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How about the weather?
Posted by: Hal at August 10, 2009 9:19 AM
Welcome to the OT, Hal!
How about "objectum sexuality"?
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3867577-woman-getting-married-to-playground-ride
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at August 10, 2009 9:21 AM
sis, does that make her a "carpet muncher?"
Welcome, Hal.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:26 AM
It's gonna be a scorcher today.
Sorry, sixyears, I meant "six," not "sis."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:31 AM
Haha DIBS, I may be your very distant cousin, but I'm definitely not your sister!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at August 10, 2009 9:33 AM
Do any of you bake bread at home??? I made my first attempt at it using the overnight "starter method" to make a ciabatta.
The dough was very hard to work with and I think my bowl was too small and it didn't rise as much as it should have at the stage after I added the flour.
Although the loaf baked properly and achieved that "hollow sound" when you tapped it, the inside was a bit dense and tasted a bit undercooked.
Any tips from you bakers?? Like other things in life, I will do it over and over again until I get it right.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:34 AM
Dibs - Weather has an impact on bread. Is your kitchen air conditioned? If not, density of eggs & butter can be different from the optimal. Also the effect of yeast is altered by heat & humidity can affect the "rest" period.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 9:40 AM
quote:
Any tips from you bakers?? Like other things in life, I will do it over and over again until I get it right.
i prefer to stop if i dont get it right the first time.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 9:43 AM
Rob, you live in Prime Park Slope so you can drop by a store for bread. DIBS is in middle of nowhere hence need to grow his own veggies, bake his own bread,....
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 9:47 AM
Arkady, there are no eggs or butter in a bread. Jeeesh.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:50 AM
Thanks for the greetings.
Posted by: Hal at August 10, 2009 9:51 AM
You'll all be baking your own bread after the final Collapse of the Mutant Asset Bubble. Better learn how to now. Also, start storing flour in your basement.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:51 AM
DIBS, stop rubbing it into us non-house dwellers. we don't have basements
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 9:57 AM
Dibs - Try making a challah w/o eggs. Also, freeze your flour for 2 weeks before storing it long-term or you'll get weevils.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 9:59 AM
If i remember correctly, m4l, you have 2 basements at your disposal. No???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 9:59 AM
isnt it a firehazard to store flour in your basement? isnt that why that bedbug den in williamburg blew up last year?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 10:00 AM
3 DAYS LEFT to the Charles Tyrwhitt sale:
http://tinyurl.com/mr7s54
At the next PLUSA gathering I want to see everyone in French cuffs.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:02 AM
DIBS - i make focaccia. was the dough really sticky? sometimes that happens to me, then i can't get it properly evenly spread out onto the sheet and it doesn't rise the second time properly. also, since it's only yeast, flour, salt and oil, the prime suspect would be yeast. Was the water the right temp?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 10, 2009 10:02 AM
This weekend, while on line in a convenience store, I came to realize that the price of a Sunday NYT is now a whopping $5. Are they kidding or what? Are they trying to hasten their decline?
Of course, this is the same paper that will rail against price-gouging by other industries. What a joke. I haven't purchased a NYT in perhaps 7 years, and shed not a tear for them.
Buh-bye NYT!!!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 10:02 AM
Just wanted to say thanks so much to Montrose for the Crown Heights walking tour yesterday! We looked at an incredible variety of buildings & learnt a bunch. Then went off to Tavern on Nostrand for food & drinks (of course..).
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 10:03 AM
DIBS, you're partially correct. can store it at my crown heights place but no storage at my current residence.
hey, will email you shortly to ask you something
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 10:04 AM
Who eats challah, Arkady? The closest thing I might come to that is a ham sandwich on Jewish rye (always with caraway seeds).
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:04 AM
"isnt it a firehazard to store flour in your basement?"
no that's grain dust from silos.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 10:08 AM
Just wanted to say thanks so much to Montrose for the Crown Heights walking tour yesterday! We looked at an incredible variety of buildings & learnt a bunch. Then went off to Tavern on Nostrand for food & drinks (of course..).
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 10:03 AM
+1. BIG Thank you Montrose!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 10:09 AM
Dibs - Do you think Snappy has enough cuff links for all of us to borrow?
Anyone hear from her over the weekend? How's she doing? And the new baby?
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:09 AM
Kudos and thanks to MM for the tour of Crown Heights North, Andy and I had a super time.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 10, 2009 10:11 AM
All us Jews- we eat challah! :-) Makes a great sandwich too. And fab french toast.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 10:11 AM
Challah bread has got to be one of the most tastiest breads ever made!
nothing like throwing a piece on a frying pan with a little butter then topping it with honey dijon chicken salad with almonds and shreaded carrots
delish
anyone make it out to see Big Daddy Kane at the Park saturday night? he was great! performed with a live band - sounded really tight
Posted by: gemini10 at August 10, 2009 10:12 AM
Snappy sent up pictures of Tidbit. We're very upset- he doesn't look like he misses us at all (the ungrateful wretch) :(
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 10:13 AM
benson - The world would come to an end if I didn't read the Times every morning - that's well worth the freight.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:13 AM
"The world would come to an end if I didn't read the Times every morning"
My condolences.
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 10:16 AM
bxgrl - But did Pia ask to go live with you?
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:16 AM
quote:
This weekend, while on line in a convenience store, I came to realize that the price of a Sunday NYT is now a whopping $5. Are they kidding or what? Are they trying to hasten their decline?
wow! that is a lot. i find sunday new york times all over the place on the street on sunday mornings though. they must deliver free ones to park slope?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 10:16 AM
Benson
I feel the same way about the times. I can't believe it's up to $5. I buy it maybe 1 every 6 weeks when I really want to have a lazy sunday and just read every single section with Breakfast, otherwise I am online on Saturday mornings doing a quick run through!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 10, 2009 10:16 AM
Oh nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAT TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See you later, folks!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 10:18 AM
Rob:
are you stoop-lifting?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 10, 2009 10:18 AM
Oy, DIBS, I bet you put mayo on that sandwich, too.
Nothing like a good roast beef on a Zabar's rye with the black sesame seeds on the crust and old fashioned deli mustard. Sour pickles on the side.
Bx is right, challah makes great french toast (that's eggy bread, etson), particularly if it is slightly stale.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 10, 2009 10:18 AM
Since the US is headed towards third world status, I see an opportunity here. In places like Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere, kids make money by reselling used papers at a fraction of the newsstand price.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:19 AM
slope:
ham on rye with mayo
roast beef on rye with Russian
shrimp salad on rye
Most other sandwiches on a roll.
Peanut butter on Wonder Bread.
Mother Goose liverwurst (with mayo, not mustard) on Wonder Bread
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:21 AM
hahahaha of course not gemini! im just saying, if you dont wanna pay 5 bux, they are all over the street in the morning. i read my roommate's paper when he's done. most of the paper is gag-worthy tho, specifically the real estate section, i dont know why i bother reading it. it just makes me feel schizoid about myself. like im the biggest loser EVER and that omg i am SO glad im not like the people featured in that section of times.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 10:23 AM
Arkady, when the starter recipe calls for milk, does it make a difference if it is whole or skim????
A ciabatta is a very, very wet dough and I may have added too much flower at the end and handled it improperly.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:24 AM
Rob:
um exactly! - when reading those Real Estate section fluff pieces - you should be thrilled you aren't one of those people they are writing about...
I hate mayo with a passion!
Posted by: gemini10 at August 10, 2009 10:26 AM
woops, i read focaccia. also a wet dough. try making focaccia! no milk in the starter.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 10, 2009 10:26 AM
you were definitely off course if you put flowers in it
Posted by: dittoburg at August 10, 2009 10:27 AM
gemini, if you like Miracle Whip I have lost ALL respect for you :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:27 AM
I don't like focaccia.
I want to make ciabatta, sourdough and and a plain Pain Ordinaire.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:29 AM
DIBS,
I wasn't commenting on your taste in sandwiches so much as concurring in why you wouldn't know who eats challah.
I don't keep kosher, and have no problem with ham and mayo (on a hero, or 7 grain, etc.). But something in my cultural sensibilities is offended by putting this combo on rye. I either go yid or goy on my sandwiches, but rarely mix up the two.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 10, 2009 10:29 AM
ahhh miracle whip wonderbread sandwiches. good old days!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 10:29 AM
I don't particularly like whole greain, 7 grain or whole wheat either. I like my toast white and burnt.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:31 AM
Well, 5$ is high but if my e-hubby really loved me (as he said on friday), he would have no problem rushing out every Sunday and getting me the virtual edition of the NYT hot off the cyberpresses :-)
(In return I will allow him to watch FoxNews- that bastion of objective reporting and quality journalism- every day ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 10:32 AM
I cannot stand miracle whip
I put mustard on all my sandwiches,sometimes ketchup or maybe red wine vinegar
I love a good sourdough bread and a nice rye, a great crossiant is amazing
in Brooklyn, who do you all think makes an amazing almond crossiant?
Posted by: gemini10 at August 10, 2009 10:34 AM
Dibs - Yes, whole vs. skim makes a huge diff.
Julia Child has a nearly fool-proof pain ordinaire (not a dig at you, I made it easily the first time) - I'll try to find which book it's in.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:36 AM
I'm with you slopefarm. I just don't do ham on challah - which oddly surprised me a I never thought about it before you mentioned it. I love ryr bread as long as its seedless- hate hate hate caraway seeds.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 10:36 AM
"Who eats challah, Arkady?"
DIBS, I was going offer you my mother's amazing challah recipe if you want it. It's like eating cake. You can just keep slicing away at it, and you don't need to put anything on it.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 10:36 AM
The rosemary focaccia you get at Au Bon Pain, when traveling, it's a lifesaver!
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 10:39 AM
Bxgrl;
Oh the things an e-wife demands!! OK,I'll have to hold my nose on this one.
The apt comparison is not to Fox News, but to the Wall St. Journal. I have noticed that in the past three or four years serious thinkers on the left (guys like Robert Reich, Paul Kennedy, Alan Blinder and Larry Summers) write their essays in the op-ed pages of the WSJ, as do serious thinkers on the right. In both cases, serious, reasoned proposals are put forth, with little invective or cycnicism.
The op-ed pages of the NYT has been turned over to snarksters (Maureen Dowd),cycnics (Frank Rich) or fear-mongerers (Paul Krugman).
A serious question: can someone really point to a serious polemic that has been written in the NYT in the recent past?
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 10:40 AM
Hellman's Real Mayonnaise only!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 10:40 AM
"Just wanted to say thanks so much to Montrose for the Crown Heights walking tour yesterday! We looked at an incredible variety of buildings & learnt a bunch. Then went off to Tavern on Nostrand for food & drinks (of course..)."
I want joining in thanking MM for a great walking tour of Crown Heights North yesterday! She's going to be a tough act for any of us to follow.
And there was a unanimous PLUSA recommendation of Tavern on Nostrand as ROTD! (4pm wasn't too early for cocktails, was it?)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 10:42 AM
Hola PLUSAs! Here are the day's obligatory cute kitty pics...featuring....TIDBIT! (who right now is fighting to help me type!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35191472@N03/
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 10:46 AM
bxgrl, since I don't watch Fox News, can I presume you're addressing your OTHER e-husband?! And to think of all the nice things I said about you yesterday!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 10:48 AM
How has Pia adjusted to Tidbit???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:50 AM
So far they've only met once....Pia stared at him for a while, sniffed and inspected him, then walked away and took a nap! She was totally like, 'Eh?'
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 10:53 AM
Snaps - A-DOR-able!
How's Pia?
BTW, forming the pipecleaners into circles or balls turn them into terrific toys too.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:55 AM
"Eh?", really? "Eh?"
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 10:57 AM
I think we're doing quite well here today without Biff.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:58 AM
Were you looking for a "Meh" Arkady?? Not everyone in NYC is Jewish you know.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 10:59 AM
Yup, Arkady. I'm in shock!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 10:59 AM
Cged- of course I was referring to my right wing e-hubby benson. As a true centrist you'll notice I have both left nad right wing spouses. (Of course that can be construed to mean I sam wishy-washy- but somehow I don't think that's an issue :-)
benson- The Grey Lady has far more depth than you give it credit for. I like reading news from a lot of different sources but even you have to admit the WSJ has a very right leaning stance and makes no bones about it. (Did you want sugar in your coffee, sweetheart? )
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:00 AM
Monty!! Many thanks for your superb tour of Crown Heights. It was so nice to walk around the nabe with everyone, get to know it and you all a bit better. Also great to find a new restaurant not so far from the house. Love the Tavern on Nostrand, thanks again -- looking forward to next week!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 10, 2009 11:01 AM
"I think we're doing quite well here today without Biff."
Where's the Biff?
Morning all.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 10, 2009 11:01 AM
Snappy- did he act like he missed me even a little bit???
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:01 AM
herk- I understand that you are the one taking care of the kitties there? I always wondered who were the nice people feeding them when I go to the train. (Actually I thought- wow, Montrose and I aren't the only suckers :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:05 AM
bxgirl...at first he was kinda like "Aaaack! Where am I? This is *so* not home!"
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:05 AM
I'm glad Pia seemed uninterested- that's more easily overcome than the "I'll kill you, bitch!" reaction.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:07 AM
didn't biff say he was going with the fams back to canada this week?
Posted by: CG_ups at August 10, 2009 11:08 AM
Biff went home to the Motherland, THL.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 11:08 AM
Yes, 'eh' is so much better than attack mode! Now we'll see what happens the first time she catches him sitting on my lap!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:09 AM
I'm glad everyone had a good time on the tour, I had fun doing it. It was great sharing my neighborhood with appreciative people, and always great to get together with some of the Brownstoner gang. I'm so glad it didn't rain, too. I also enjoyed our meal at Tavern, they are great folks, and they have a great chef.
Snappy, I'm glad Mr. Tid is adjusting so well. I miss him too. The photos are really cute. He looks just like his Uncle Angus when he was a wee kit.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 10, 2009 11:09 AM
Monty?? Never heard MM called that before.
Now I'm picturing MM in front of three curtains. Behind two are beautiful 19th century landmarked limestone townhouses with exquisite detailed carvings and some of the most ornate plaster crown moldings you've ever seen. Behind the third is a goat. You've already got a newly constructed 2 BR condo. Do you want to keep it or trade it for what's behind the curtain?
Posted by: slopefarm at August 10, 2009 11:10 AM
DIBS--Have you tried the famous incredibly simple no-knead bread recipe from Mark Bittman/Jim Lahey? I had success on the first try, and got even better at it with time. This warm weather is good for breadmaking, IMO. Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/08mini.html?_r=1
Posted by: tinarina at August 10, 2009 11:11 AM
So he's riding a Zamboni as we speak.
Tidbit is just too cute. I'm in love with his little spotty belly and big ears. I'm so shocked that Pia seems so cool with it. What a relief!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 10, 2009 11:12 AM
Slopey! ROFL! I smell a new show for Game Show Network!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:12 AM
ah suckerville... a great place to live, Bxgrl, been a resident there for many years. We're a motley, but happy, bunch :)
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 10, 2009 11:12 AM
I definitely want to trade the new condo for the goat!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 11:12 AM
Very funny, Slopey! I say go for the curtain! Even a goat is better than new construction! (just kidding, of course)
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 10, 2009 11:13 AM
THL, I guess the vet really knew what he was talking about!
This little guy is funny. He's currently involved in a death match with his tail and back left leg! Funny thing is, he's losing!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:14 AM
"He looks just like his Uncle Angus when he was a wee kit."
Would that be Colonel Angus???
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4109/saturday-night-live-colonel-angus-comes-home
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 11:14 AM
actually, on the tour, MM referred to Montrose Morris affectionately as Monty and I kinda took a liberty because it's a cute nickname. But MM, please feel free to reestablish the boundaries of your alias!
Posted by: herkimermaid at August 10, 2009 11:15 AM
good morning everyone.
Bread also figured in my weekend--but it was made by someone else, namely the Muslim Uzbeks at the fabulous Cafe Kashgar in Brighton Beach.
This is one of my favorite New York restaurants. I dream of this place when I'm in Hong Kong. The Uzbek Muslim food is like a halfway house between Chinese and Middle Eastern food.
Anyway, the bread they serve comes in big flat rounds, it's got a soft crust and is dense inside. It is great for dipping into their lamb broth soups. Also for sopping up the vodka, which these Uzbek muslims so graciously allow their non-halal customers to bring into the joint.
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 11:16 AM
Bxgrl;
Again I'll ask: has there been a serious polemic written in the Op-ed pages of the NYT in the recent past? Why do guys like Robert Reich, Paul Kennedy, Alan Blinder and Larry Summers now choose to express their views in the WSJ? Do you consider Maureen Dowd to be a serious writer? What does she do other than to put down women politicians like Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin?
BTW: as opposed to the NYT, the WSJ is doing quite well.
I drink cappucino in the morning!!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 11:16 AM
Dave, I love that skit! One of SNL's best
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:16 AM
No, Dave, get your mind out of the gutter. (A classic, very funny piece, however)
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 10, 2009 11:17 AM
Great skit...
If I overstay my welcome just tap me on the head.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 10, 2009 11:20 AM
Sometimes MM gets confused with Miss Muffett, if we happen to post on the same thread, which isn't often. Monty is better than some of the things I've been called in the past.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 10, 2009 11:22 AM
MM, we certainly wouldn't want to confuse you with Miss Muffett! ;)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 11:24 AM
WonTon, you should try Taci Beyti on Coney Island between Avenue P and Quentin. It is AMAZING! Also allow you BYOB.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 11:26 AM
Is that also Uzbek Muslim style food, Kens? Do they serve Manty?
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 11:33 AM
By the way, this is a link to a review of my other "must visit" New York restaurant...Everett, a Fukienese place in Sunset Park Chinatown. We should get a group together and go sometime.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/everett-c-and-c-brooklyn
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 11:37 AM
In other news.....
I was blown away this weekend when I went to see my daughter's new apartment this weekend. She rooms with my cousin's daughter, and they were previously renting a 2-bedroom in Carroll Gardens West (Columbia St.) that was a complete dump. The only thing that it had going for it was a sentimental purpose, as it was a stone's throw from where my grandmother used to live.
They took advantage of the weak market and moved to a 2-bedroom in Greenwood Heights that is a HUGE difference. The owner completely gut-renovated the place: new walls, new kitchen, new bathroom and new wiring. The rent is only $25 more than they were paying in the previous dump. She is only 2 blocks from the subway now, as opposed to the trek she had before.
I was proud that my daughter hit a home run like this. More impressive to me was that the broker she used (Rapid Realty) charges the landlord the fee.
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 11:42 AM
What does Fukienese mean?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:43 AM
WonTon, it's more of traditional Turkish style but one of the best shish kebabs I've had to date.
http://events.nytimes.com/gst/nycguide.html?detail=restaurants&id=1106681330981
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 11:43 AM
Benson, your daughter should have dropped in to Ellis last week! I could have given her an official Welcome To Greenwood Heights kit and given her the skinny on the local stores and services to use/avoid!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:45 AM
benson- I like Maureen Dowd but consider her a social commentator. the WSJ is a creditable paper- I'm not denying it. But plenty of serious journalists do write for the Times. I happen to like Krugman and Rich- they don't snark. I love Bob Herbert, whose column I have read for years. I also read David Brooks. I notice that when you don't agree with a writer you label them (cynic, fearmonger). Once you do that, you automatically prejudge so there is no objectivity. I've read plenty of biased journalism on the WSJ website too. They all do it.
Do you take soymilk lite in your cappucino?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:48 AM
Snappy;
Thanks!
I told her about the get-together,and she may come to the next one (also my wife).
Another thing she is thrilled about: she is two blocks away from the new C-town on 4th Ave.
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 11:49 AM
I plan on heading to that C-Town today. It will be my first visit there. How does she like it?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 11:51 AM
benson- we talked about Rapid at Ellis. My nephew works for them and loves it.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:52 AM
I second Tacis Beyti. Amazing grilled eggplant. Everything was really tasty there. But yes, real Turkish, not anything further east on the silk road.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 10, 2009 11:53 AM
Speaking of Fukienese....
I have a great review of Yamato Restaurant on 7th Ave. The service was excellent. The food was very good. As appetizers we had the pickles, a raw abalone special and a very nice, sweet hot eggplant dish.
We had sushi a la carte and the fish was extremely fresh and the pieces were LARGE. Unlike many Brooklyn sushi restaurants, they always have Toro and Bonito. The toro was $7.00 a piece and melted in your mouth. Sake was $18 per 250 ml.
Now the more interesting part....I went with my Chinese bf and he's from Fujian. I knew that the staff was Chinese but he told me that the three sushi chefs were Fukienese. The one directly in front of me was gorgeous with those almond shaped eyes that slanted at about 22 degrees and wondeful full epicanthal folds...a rice queen's dream.
There was also a very nice waiter from Bhuttan.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 11:54 AM
Bxgrl;
I agree with virtually nothing that Robert Reich proposes, nor do I agree with much of anything the other writers I mentioned propose(Blinder, Summers and Kennedy). Yet I have enormous respect for all of them, and would never label them a cynic or a snarkster.
Bob Herbert is a decent guy as is David Brooks. Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd and Krugman are what I previously labelled them.
As someone once put it to me "Asking for Cappucino with soymilk is like ordering a condom with a hole in it". Real men drink cappucino with MILK!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 11:55 AM
Snappy, Fukienese reference is for the food style of a chinese province that is directly across from Taiwan. if you venture into Man Chinatown, the loud aggressive sounding Chinese people you hear are from that province. BTW, if not for these people, Chinatown would've disappeared cause Cantonese people here are pretty weak and no impact considering they've been in this country since they days of laying railroad tracks to the West coast.
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 11:59 AM
ROTFL! benson
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 11:59 AM
Krugman today is not mongering fear. Gail Collins is terrif. As Montrose said on Thursday, it's amazing how 2 people can read the same input but come to utterly different conclusions.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 12:01 PM
Snappy;
She loves the new C-town. She said that it is a little bit small, but everything is fresh and new!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 12:02 PM
Awesome. And ROFL on your cappucino comment!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 12:07 PM
dibs, my fave sushi in my nabe is Taro Sushi on Dean St near Flatbush, which also has a support staff of Fukienese sushi chefs (under the supervision of the head guy, who's from Tokyo). Go between Thursday and Saturday, when the boss is around, and order omakase or one of the specials. It is as good as any neighborhood joint in Tokyo, the real deal.
Seems like many of the sushi places in Brooklyn are manned by either Mexicans or Fujianese....
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 12:17 PM
Dowd is entertaining but she's far from a thinker, more of a equal opportunity snark. After having read many of Krugman's books in grad school (where many of my professors were lefties) I can understand why many see him as a red communist. He seems to belittle that many americans can and will do what is best for themselves.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 10, 2009 12:18 PM
WonTon...my only complaint in Brooklyn is that a lot of places don't stock Toro. I don't eat sushi every week so when I do I want Toro or it just is second rate to me.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 12:20 PM
Taro always has toro, and between Thurs-Sat usually several kinds of toro....
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 12:24 PM
DeLepp- I find that very true of people on the right as well. In fact it seems that everyone in this country and their goldfish belittle everyone else who doesn't agree with them. It sucks actually.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 12:25 PM
Snappy, Tidbit is the sweetest! Glad it looks like he's enjoying his mouse!
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 10, 2009 12:29 PM
bxgrl, I meant more that he belittles the idea that we can think for ourselves and have the ability to look out for our own interests. The "big" hand of govt gives many the willies. Interesting article last week on how France's universal health care plan is having lots of trouble with providing servies.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 10, 2009 12:32 PM
MM/Monty, so prelim plan is for Bed Stuy Tour this Sun around 2pm? really want to join this one.
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 12:36 PM
Hiya Cobble! He definitely is enjoying the toys you and Arkady got him. He just wore himself out with them and is now happily snoozing, but still holding on to the mouse!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 12:40 PM
Another tour? Hmmm...maybe I'll ice my foot a few extra times this week so I can make it. (Dancing Thursday night at Ellis set me back! YEOWCH!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 12:41 PM
I've never gotten that from him but I haven't read him as extensively as you. You know I find the "big hand" of government is such an odd thing. People seem to welcome or worry about it depending on the time of day, the issue the subject. Last week seniors were howling down town hall health care reform meetings, yelling "keep government out of my health care"- where the hell do they think medicare comes from? the man in the moon? The people on wholeheartedly embraced Homeland Security- and still do, despite the big hand of government on our civil rights? The religious Right who wants the government to legislate our social mores? It would be great if we could agree on just what we all mean by big government.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 12:45 PM
Is next week a set date for the BedStuy tour? Had not noticed that, but I will be there if it's on.
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 12:45 PM
So he enjoys his llittle mouse does he? Loves all the little toys- so THAT's how you won his affections! You cheated!!!! I am not bitter. I just feel these are sleazy, underhanded tricks to make this little defenseless, innocent animal forget about me....SOB....Sobbbbb........
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 12:47 PM
Montrose;
I think you've got to find another "nickname". In my mind, "Monty" doesn't resonate with your persona.
If there is a tour this Sunday, I may be able to go.
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 12:47 PM
You shouldn't have turned him out then, bxgrl. :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 12:49 PM
The seniors and their medicare at the town hall meeting were hilarious. That being said I don't think universal health care plan was thought out enough by the obama team. Either their message is being muddled by the naysayers or the message was muddled from the get go. Me thinks both.
Republicans tried to have it both ways under bush(big govt in another name) and low taxes and now they're spent like mint leaves in a mojito.
Posted by: DeLepp at August 10, 2009 12:53 PM
Turned him out? He was ripped from my grasping, clutching hands by those two co-conspirators- Montrosey and snappy. It was horrible! Horrible, I tell you.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 12:53 PM
LOL Bxgirl! You should blame Cobble and Arkady for that! They bought him the toys!!! (trying to escape culpability here!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 12:54 PM
Agreed, DeLepp!
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 12:56 PM
I think we should have a daily "Cat Thread", as well as the "Open Thread".
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 12:58 PM
"now they're spent like mint leaves in a mojito"
ROFL!!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 12:59 PM
I'm actually quite upset with my fellow republicans for spreading the "euthanasia" hysteria. I haven't really kept up with the details and don't know who is reponsible for it all.
Not to be confused with "youth in Asia."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 1:00 PM
bxgrl, It's all part of my nefarious plan, heh heh heh.
[Uhm, I'll get back to you when I know exactly what that plan is! ; )]
Posted by: cobblehiller at August 10, 2009 1:01 PM
Benson, sadly a daily Cat Thread may get more hits than the Open Thread!!! (we are all a bunch of crazy cat ladies here)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:04 PM
I agree Monty doesn't work. How about if we keep MM for Montrose Morris & use Muffy for Miss Muffet on the rare occasions when it's needed?
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 1:05 PM
Muffy! Ha! I wonder how she'll take to that!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:06 PM
Another big thank you to Montrose for taking time out of her weekend to teach us a bunch about CHN!! I had a wonderful time.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 10, 2009 1:08 PM
Did anyone else go to the open house on bainbridge?? I was totally underwhelmed. It's got its facade and a great location going for it but that's where it ends. All the alluring fretwork needs to be completely stripped.
$1.245 MM, is crazy. It won't get $1.0 MM
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 1:13 PM
ROOFTOPS ARE MEANT FOR PARTIES, NOT URBAN FARMS!
REPEAT AFTER ME:
ROOFTOPS ARE MEANT FOR PARTIES, NOT URBAN FARMS! YOU STUPID COW TIPPING STINKY BEARDED NO DEODORANT WEARING MIDWESTERN DORKS GO BACK HOME!
ROOFTOPS ARE MEANT FOR PARTIES, NOT URBAN FARMS! YOU STUPID COW TIPPING STINKY BEARDED NO DEODORANT WEARING MIDWESTERN DORKS GO BACK HOME!
ROOFTOPS ARE MEANT FOR PARTIES, NOT URBAN FARMS! YOU STUPID COW TIPPING STINKY BEARDED NO DEODORANT WEARING MIDWESTERN DORKS GO BACK HOME!
okay sorry i had to vent and get that off my chest after watching a horrifying segment on tv last night about urban farming on rooftops. grrr
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 1:22 PM
We now return you to our regularly scheduled program: "Better living through cats".
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 1:25 PM
I also vote for calling Miss Muffett "Muffy" from now on (and I suspect she won't like it one bit).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:26 PM
The truck rental place on the corner of Smith St and 9th St. Is that a Uhaul, Ryder or Budget?
Posted by: lechacal at August 10, 2009 1:31 PM
It looks like there's a cat in one of the pics of today's HOTD . . .
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:32 PM
Found it. Budget. Carry on.
Posted by: lechacal at August 10, 2009 1:33 PM
Rob and Benson!!!! You two just made me laugh so hard I'm actually crying!!! Oh, mercy! hahahahahahahaha
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:34 PM
On the deck, Cgar???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 1:34 PM
we can use MM on OT. Miss Muffet never shows up here. I normally use MM or Montrose
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 1:35 PM
CarGar - The cat is a subliminal marketing tool & is worth a couple of grand increase on the price.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 1:39 PM
that's not really true. cats definitely bring down property values.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 1:42 PM
Rob - Only for rentals when you're the landlord.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 1:43 PM
I thought that was a dog???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:43 PM
OH!! i wanted to ask, not sure if i should post in the forum or not (sometimes i dont think the forum regulars like me very much, but anyway) does anyone have a wood floor sander!? i really want to sand the floor in my room and redo it. it's kinda nasty. but is it easy to do? how will i know which shine will match the rest of the apartment? since the floor in my room extends into the living room that much. i was reading that there is also chemical strippers you can use if you dont want to use a sander?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 1:44 PM
DIBS, that's what it looks like to me! (And, though I'm setting myself up for pummeling here, I'm not a cat person.)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:46 PM
Rob, you can go to Home Depot (17th street and Hamilton Ave) and rent one. Also ask them for advice on stripping if you want to do it yourself.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:47 PM
rob, did you ever re-stain your coffee table?
(sorry, can't help with the floor question)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:48 PM
Not a cat person? Cargar, get in the corner! NOW! :-) You'll have good company there though...Benson's not a cat person either, but we tolerate him anyway! J/K Benson!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:49 PM
Hey Snappy, looks like a cat to me, but you're among the cat experts here, so . . .
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:49 PM
Cargar...look at the head and the way the animal is sitting...seems more of a doggy pose. Not to inflame the dog lovers out there, but cats tend to sit in a more refined manner (unless they are in the process of cleaning their naughty bits!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 1:52 PM
I'm a dog person, Snappy, plus I'm allergic to cats. Kens, where are you when I need you?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 1:53 PM
quote:
rob, did you ever re-stain your coffee table?
i didnt need to restain it, i just wound up having to sand it down and getting the gunk off the top that i never wiped down originally! it came out really nice actually :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 1:53 PM
it's hot as balls outside.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 10, 2009 2:03 PM
CGar, I am here. Not a cat person either. Wayyyy tooooo allergic. I like dogs. Oh well, fire away.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 2:06 PM
And just how hot are balls? :o
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:06 PM
Ken...you go sit in the corner too!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:07 PM
Thanx for the cover, Kens! You get one corner, I get the other!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 2:12 PM
Snappy, I just looked again. STILL looks like a cat to me. Loving the garden notwithstanding the feline's presence. ;)
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 2:14 PM
**this is a non-contextual, oddly shaped penalty room...there is only one corner and you all have to share it. get cozy boys!**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:15 PM
Cargar, you say feline, I say pooch. You say feline, I say "GET IN THE CORNER!" Ha!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:16 PM
I'm not a cat person too. Only like the real big sturdy ones (ie like one THL posted recently that she & hubby liked alot). Like dogs more. but overall, too lazy to take care of pets - already got hands full watching over the little bugger
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 2:21 PM
M4L, you buckin' to share that corner with CarGar, Ken and Benson? Huh? :-) It's gettin' crowded over there!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:22 PM
- I am not a cat person.
- I think it's a dog in the HoTD picture.
Am I in trouble too?
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 2:22 PM
Welcome to The Corner, Etson. Pull up a stool!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 2:26 PM
Snappy, I'll share it with a cute LatinA any day.
BTW, highlight of our Crown Heights tour was Motrose showing me the block that Faithful lives on. The stalking shall begin for cute Latinas on that block as soon as the weather hits the acceptable hot as balls ratio.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 2:27 PM
Etson, join the corner crew!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:29 PM
Kens...my niece just got the new Dora doll. She loves it! Thank you sooooo much. I'll let you out of the corner for this :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:31 PM
Oh and the said Latina CANNOT be a playing for my team! Spending an evening hitting on ONE was enough :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 2:32 PM
2 p.m. and on my lunchtime walk the sun feels like it's noontime...I guzzled four glasses of water from the water cooler, the security guard was staring at me in disbelief.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 2:32 PM
ROFL Ken!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at August 10, 2009 2:33 PM
Rob, I wouldn't try it (sanding). Normally you need at least two sanders, one for the center of the floor, one for the edging. It definitely requires some skill, multiple grades of sandpaper, and then several coats of poly. You'll have to get all the furniture out of the room for several days. And finally, when you screw it all up, it may be that your landlord won't take kindly to it.
Honestly, If I was gonna try a room, I'd pick up a used 3" or even 4" belt sander off ebay and use that. Less likely to do damage, and you'll definitely get some exercise.
Posted by: denton at August 10, 2009 2:33 PM
You're welcome Snappy :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 2:34 PM
I agree with denton. I would take on a bunch of DIY projects but sanding floors would not be one of them.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 2:38 PM
DIBS, I don't bake, I cook, but my wife bakes.
Ultimately to bake bread you have to be consistent, and you need to feel the subtle differences in consistency of the dough induced by humidity, differences in the flour, and so on.
Sometimes people try and take short cuts in sifting, not you, right? And shortcuts in general, they don't work in baking. Cooking you can get away with a lot more than baking.
And I definitely second the recipe that Tina suggested!
"I may have added too much flower at the end and handled it improperly."
Last but not least, in accordance with what I said about getting it right, before attempting the gay version, get the straight version down pat! Improper handling indeed!
Posted by: denton at August 10, 2009 2:39 PM
DIBS, I meant to add, stick with a single simple recipe until you get it right, then keep going.
Posted by: denton at August 10, 2009 2:41 PM
that's a DOG in the HOTD. For those who think it's a CAT, goes check your eyes.
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 2:41 PM
Rob;
A friend of mine just refinished his floor using one of these chemical strippers, and the results are truly amazing. Apparently it is a two-step process. The first step is the application of a chemcial that dissolves the top layer off the old polyurethane. It leaves the bottom layer of the old polyurethane intact. You take off the dissolved goop with a squegge-type mop. Then you apply another layer of poly.
This process does not require a high skill level. As I mentioned above, the results are amazing, given its simplicity. Not as good as a sanding/refinishing, but more than adequate for a rental apartment.
If you want me to find out more info about this process,let me know (name of chemical, where to buy, etc.).
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 2:57 PM
ah nevermind then. for some reason i thought it would be an easy project. i probably shouldnt even attempt to do it anyway since it's a rental. i used to cover my floor with a carpet but i stopped using one and now the scuff marks on the hardwood really irk me!! and when i sit on the floor sometimes i catch myself picking at the scuffs and making it worse! grrrr
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 2:58 PM
M4L, I have to check with Amzi on this weekend. I think it's a go.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 10, 2009 3:00 PM
DIBS, you in the ghetto this weekend if we do a Bed Stuy walking tour?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 3:02 PM
I just reached a momentous point in my life. You know what it is??????
I just made the last tuition payment for my daughter. That's it: she's on her own from here.
Yippppeeeeeeeee!!!!!!! I'm free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 3:02 PM
I'm with M4L- its a dog. You can see the front legs and the broad chest- cats forelegs would be closer together.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 3:04 PM
ROFL and Congrats, benson! I seem to recall my father having a similar reaction when he cut me off completely!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 3:04 PM
benson- that is my e-stepdaughter you're talking about and i insist that you give her an allowance until she is at least 45 years old and/or married/
FYI- I thought you would be interested in this cat lover and cat hater's lists. Verrrrrryyy telling :-)
Sir Issa Newton
Tchaikovsky
Ravel
Frédéric Chopin
Domenico Scarlatti
Stravinsky
Camille Saint-Saens
Albert Schweitzer
Winston Churchill
Abraham Lincoln
Mark twain
Nikola Tesla
Charles Dickens
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sir Wlater Scott
Theodore Roosevelt
Poe
Renoir
Cardinal Richelieu
Florence nightingale
Sir Samuel Johnson
Edward Lear
Ernest Hemingway
Alexander Dumas
Jean Cocteau
Raymond Chandler
Pope Benedict XVI
John Lennon
Paul Gallico
H.H. Munro
Walter de la Mare
Thomas Hardy
Lewis Carroll
Beatrix Potter
H.G. Wells
W.B. Yeats
T.S. Eliot
Haters:
Julius Caesar
Adolph Hitler
Napoleon
Mussolini
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Genghis Khan
Alexander the Great
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 3:06 PM
does anyone here have a fire hydrant cap i can borrow for a few days? i know you can get them from certain fire stations but most of the time they are really cheap about it. (those caps you put on fire hydrants when you open them to frollick. using a cap makes it legal or something) someone SERIOUSLY needs to open a hydrant in soho today!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 3:08 PM
Rob,
I wouldn't tackle sanding, either, and I've done a fair amount of small-time DIY on my place. Very easy to create all kinds of weird marks, grooves and scratches that will be quite noticeable. Pete of Bed-Stuy reno did a pertty good job with his floors, and some posters noticed the marks in the photos.
More importantly, I thought you were renting. You could get yourself in a heap of trouble with the LL if you sand the floors in a rental. Really, LL won't like it even if you do a fab job. Much worse than painting. If you screw it up it could cost a lot to fix (poof, there goes the deposit). Don't mess with your floors unless you own the place. You're better off getting a rug.
Same goes for staining and finishing the floors. I'm a pretty mellow LL with the rental unit in my own house, and I would be freaked out if my tenant started doing all this floor stuff, even if my tenant were Bob Vila.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 10, 2009 3:09 PM
bxgrl, where is Lenin on this list?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 3:10 PM
I will not be here this weekend. I was hoping you would have done Bed Stuy last week as I offered up drinks at my end of the tour!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 3:10 PM
bxgrl, I didn't say I'm a cat "hater" (and could certainly do without joining that illustrious list). Just not a cat person, and I suspect my terrible allergies have much to do with it.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 3:10 PM
The men on that list were asked if they like "pussy" - sorry bxgrl.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 3:12 PM
yeah i think youre definitely right slopey, thanks!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 3:12 PM
http://www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com/cgi-bin/seigmiaow.pl
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 3:13 PM
"someone SERIOUSLY needs to open a hydrant in soho today!"
take iPhone photos of the fashionista playing in the water for me plz, i'll get you back next 'stoner meetup dude
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 3:13 PM
cats are fine, in pictures, funny pictures. i just find that most of them always smell like skunks. P-U.! yeah yeah i know dogs can smell too, most dogs smell like fritos and nachos, which is much better smelling than skunks i think.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 3:14 PM
Kens- didn't see him listed anywheres. I imagine he would be a cat hater.
CGed- of course you're not. People with allergies are excused :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 3:18 PM
"benson- that is my e-stepdaughter you're talking about and i insist that you give her an allowance until she is at least 45 years old and/or married/"
Hmmmmm,I see that the e-female-bonding has already begun, eh???
Posted by: benson at August 10, 2009 3:20 PM
Awesome benson!
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 3:20 PM
Hey! I got allergies too! I want an automatic "get out of the corner free" card.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 3:25 PM
I got allergies too but I still like cats and we have two in Philly. Take one for the team, Kens.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 3:26 PM
I got allergies too but I still like cats and we have two in Philly. Take one for the team, Kens.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 3:26 PM
I was going to write a comeback on this one but everything I could come up with sounded too dirty and involved taking one for the team.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at August 10, 2009 3:31 PM
I'm quite happy in the corner.
And if I'm anything like the other non-cat fans on the list I'll just invade somewhere if I get bored there.
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 3:34 PM
Where can I get one of those stainless steel water bottles like the Sigg bottles? A large one...I'm thinking I have to buy online.
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 3:48 PM
Somehow etson I just don't see you in the same league as Hitler and Mussolini. Unless you are hiding something from us.
The free pass will have to be discussed with my pro-feline group and we will get back to you.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 3:49 PM
"Where can I get one of those stainless steel water bottles like the Sigg bottles? A large one"
jester, I got something similar at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at August 10, 2009 3:51 PM
quote:
Where can I get one of those stainless steel water bottles like the Sigg bottles? A large one...I'm thinking I have to buy online.\
Old Navy - 5 bux! i just bought one last week
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 3:51 PM
technical question about window air conditioners. this totally blows since it's already the middle of august but i need a new AC. the one i have now keeps freezing up after an hour or so and then stops air coming in. the filter is clean and stuff. i think it might need a shot of freon. where can i get that (do they still even make that?) i dont want to have to buy a new AC just for another month or so. maybe i'll just tough it out, but when im hot and sweaty i get really cranky and i dont sleep well. plus i sleep on a leather sofa with no sheets so when it's hot and humid it gets all sticky and gross.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 4:06 PM
rob, or you can just buy one of the standing tower fans - $50. plus it's more friendly on the electric bill
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 4:17 PM
Thanks, I want to drink as I read and sit in Prospect Park!
Posted by: infinitejester at August 10, 2009 4:22 PM
hmm.. i dont know. maybe. live on the ground floor on an alleyway so the apt doesnt get that overheated anyway.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at August 10, 2009 4:23 PM
Lots of Fujianese working as sushi chefs in Brooklyn. My daughter goes to school with a lot of Fujianese kids and she hears the "Fuji" talk right away when we go to Japanese restaurants (the one on Franklin south of Atlantic (Bergen?); the one where Greene Ave. starts at Fulton). (Not me, I just recently started to hear the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese, which is like saying the difference between English and French!)
DIBS, she thinks they are cute too but she's only 13!
Posted by: rf at August 10, 2009 4:43 PM
rf, 1 easy way to tell fukeniese is it sounds combative & loud vs. mandarin and cantonese
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 4:50 PM
rob - i never installed my a/c bc the apt has been pretty cool. you're welcome to borrow mine for the remainder of the summer. pickup is in carroll gardens. it's 8000btu i think, so good for keeping a room nice and cool.
Posted by: CG_ups at August 10, 2009 4:52 PM
Rob--
On the floors, if you just want to spiff them up a bit, there's a great product called Minwax Floor Reviver that you can get at the hardware store for $10 or so, and you put it on with a sponge mop. It won't take out scratches, but it will give the floor a nice sheen and protect it. I would wash the floor first really well and get off any scuffs with fine steel wool and then put on the finish. It lasts for three months or more and is very easy to do.
Posted by: tinarina at August 10, 2009 4:53 PM
rob, the coil wouldn't be freezing if your were out of refrigerant. Sounds like you have too much AC for the space. You need a smaller unit. google for figuring out BTUs vs sft.
Posted by: denton at August 10, 2009 4:56 PM
So- I offered to help out a friend of a friend who moved into a new place and found out the day she moved the new place might have bedbugs. She has two cats who can't be in the apartment for 2 weeks because of the spray they use and I -stup[id me0 offer to help her out. Now this entail raarranging my place to bring up the huge cat cage, caring for them while trying to not have my cats freak out. we emailed, I gave her my phone number, she said she would call in the morning to talk over details. Zilch. Nada. I called and left a message at 11:30 or so asking her to met me know what's up. Nothing yet and it is now 5:30.
So I've waited around the entire day, rearranged my place and this person can't give me the courtesy of a call this morning? What to do? and the cats have to be bathed for bedbugs too- which I told her had to be done before they get here. So what should I do? I am royally annoyed.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 5:33 PM
bxgrl - That's horrendous! Sounds as if your friend must work as scheduler for Time/Warner cable or Nat'l Grid. appts. Awful to think you should shaft her since then what happens to the kitties. But you've already done so much, maybe just wait it out & you'll find out she's been stuck in a subway or something & couldn't get cell service.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 5:45 PM
Don't think so Arkady- she lives in Brooklyn and was to call me this morning. Considering I am doing a perfect stranger a huge favor, I'm not thrilled. Don't you think if it were that imperative she would have called me long ago?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 5:51 PM
By the way- in actuality I'm the one being shafted, don't you think?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 5:53 PM
Yes, definitely, you're the one getting done. I just feel bad for the kitties. Maybe we can hope that she decided not to have the de-bugging done & she gets them.
Posted by: Arkady at August 10, 2009 6:00 PM
I would be v.annoyed as well bxgrl.
Could you maybe call your friend through whom you know her and see if she has heard anything?
Posted by: etson at August 10, 2009 6:05 PM
My friend is in FLA right now. She emailed me all of this. I'll see what happens but this person is sounding kinds irresponsible.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 6:10 PM
The other thing is that the exterminator was spraying today- so what did she do with them all day?
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 6:11 PM
"rf, 1 easy way to tell fukeniese is it sounds combative & loud vs. mandarin and cantonese
Posted by: more4less at August 10, 2009 4:50 PM"
Actually, a lot of Westerners think that Cantonese sounds combative.
My Cantonese herbalist from Guangzhou taught me how to "spot" Fukienese language. She explains: "if you hear someone speaking Chinese language, and you don't understand one single word they're saying...that's Fukienese."
Oh, and rf, I tell people that the difference between Mandarin and Cantonese is like the difference between German and Italian.
Posted by: WonTon at August 10, 2009 6:36 PM
bxgirl, you got stiffed. THey stuck you with the kitties AND the bedbugs! That's almost funny...
Posted by: denton at August 10, 2009 6:58 PM
WIT, IF YOU DO NOT have the cats yet just forget about it. Besides, if she is this irresponsible you have NO guarantee that she is bringing you cats that have been bathed for bedbugs already and you know what kind of problem that is going to be.
No matter how close a friend, I would not get involved in a bed bug situation. As explained a few weeks ago, I'd rather contract a venereal disease.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 10, 2009 7:06 PM
I never heard from her. She was supposed to call me in the morning and drop them off today because the exterminator was spraying today. So basically I wasted the whole day waiting around, and spent several hours rearranging stuff to make space for the cat cage. Ah well, maybe its for the best- its just that she made it sound like this big urgent need to get them out today. (sorry to disappoint you, denton. The bedbugs haven't happened yet :-)
I'm taking your advice, dave.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 10, 2009 7:19 PM
dear god, stay the hell away from anything involving bed bugs (people, furniture, animals).
they are like the herpes of pests.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at August 10, 2009 7:34 PM
good night open thread!
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