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Post by Bean on Oct 14, 2016 8:29:24 GMT
Me too but my husband's not so keen on it. I love to stir fresh coriander into curries at the end but it's too much for him. Can't say it always stops me - he'll have to cook more himself if he wants things his way!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 14, 2016 8:41:24 GMT
Well said Bean hunni, There are things I didn't cook when I was able to because Paul didn't like them so I used to cook small meals for myself. Chilli was one of them.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 14, 2016 21:43:29 GMT
That soup sounds like something I would like, but not sure Vic would be at all interested. Maybe if I served it with meat Do your grocery stores sell peppers as Capsicum? I've never seen that done in the US, and doubt most Americans even know what it means. You do have a lot of different names for things than we do. Nice day today. Cool and sunny. Yesterday was rainy, with a short break of sunshine. It was a really down day for me, as I wasn't feeling very well, hadn't been all week, and I didn't need the lack of sunshine. I'm glad to have the sun back, today. It also reminded us that we have to swap the overhead light bulbs for daylight bulbs, before the days get any shorter.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 15, 2016 15:21:22 GMT
I knew that Capsicum was another word for them love and I am sure I have seen them sold as this somewhere. I love them especially if the dish entails a nice spicy sauce.
Glad you had a nice day Piggles love and that the sun is back. It is very Autumnal here now and it has been raining for the best part of the day.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by Bean on Oct 16, 2016 17:55:11 GMT
No, we all just call peppers peppers! I only see them called capsicums in recipes. I'm not sure where the recipe creator is from.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 17, 2016 8:20:08 GMT
It is rather a cute name though lol! I think they sometimes use it so they are not confused with the small hot peppers. I am sure I have heard them referred to as Bell Peppers too.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 17, 2016 19:37:07 GMT
That's really my point, Jo. All peppers are capsicums, regardless of their type, hot and bell peppers alike. That's why I was surprised to see it called that. I googled it, and learned that it's called capsicum in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and India. That might explain the use.
I responded to one thread, and received a pop up that took over the whole tab, saying my computer was infected with spy ware of a virus, and I needed to call a certain number immediately. It said it was from Microsoft support, but I sent a screen capture to Vic, who said it's someone phishing. They'll want passwords, etc., allegedly to get rid of the problem. Once they get the password, they go through the computer taking the information they want. It looked incredibly official and real, so I hope he's right! I have to trust him.
Temp hit 80 today, and tomorrow is supposed to be hotter. Indian Summer is the last gasp of summer, before Fall takes over. This week is supposed to be a warm week, unseasonably warm, but after tomorrow, the temp is slowly dropping each day.
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Post by shades on Oct 18, 2016 7:07:15 GMT
I responded to one thread, and received a pop up that took over the whole tab, saying my computer was infected with spy ware of a virus, and I needed to call a certain number immediately. It said it was from Microsoft support, but I sent a screen capture to Vic, who said it's someone phishing. They'll want passwords, etc., allegedly to get rid of the problem. Once they get the password, they go through the computer taking the information they want. It looked incredibly official and real, so I hope he's right! I have to trust him. installing sth like this adblockplus.org/en/about should give you some protection. I use it and never get any pop-ups... If your PC is already infected, you can use this software to clean it. www.malwarebytes.com
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 18, 2016 8:37:07 GMT
Oh I see, Jo has said a silly again lol. I didn't realise it applied to all peppers. Be careful of those scam emails Piggles love. We also get phone calls asking us if they can help with our computer problems (which we don't have at the time). It is just a rouse to access financial information. Hope the temp falls for you soon too, and temperatures are more comfortable.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 18, 2016 20:01:43 GMT
Thank you, Shades. I will pass that on to Tech Support, a.k.a. my husband He's always interested in those programs, and protecting the computers. Luckily, he was right when he said kill the message and see if I could get back to Wheekers. I could, and I haven't had the message since. It was such a great message, so I can see why people would fall for these scams. We have Norton Utilities guarding our computers, and if there's any hint of a problem, Norton sends us notifications. Since they hadn't sent us one, I didn't think it was real, but I wanted to check with hubby, just to be sure. Not to worry, Jo. I didn't make myself clear. We have so many types of peppers, from the hottest to the sweetest, and they all fall into the category of capsicum, so I was just surprised. As I said, it turns out Capsicum is regularly used in some places. Cool and damp today, but once the sun returns, there should be some good tree pictures to take
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 19, 2016 8:21:12 GMT
Cool and damp here too Piggles love. At the moment there is a stand off between our kitty and the one next door, who keeps trying to come in. Felix is doing a great job protecting his territory lol.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 19, 2016 17:55:49 GMT
Sunny and hot today, with temps possibly reaching 80 degrees. I went for my walk early, while it was still coolish. Temps actually increased overnight, instead of decreasing. They are supposed to start heading back down tomorrow, slowly, and another possible frost next week.
The generator installer guy is coming this afternoon, so we should be getting a generator installed soon. Hubby is coming home from work early to talk to the guy, so he'll be working from home later. I'm trying to get my computing done before he needs the office.
We had a new exhaust system and new front struts put on my car last week, and the car has been creaking and squeaking ever since. So today hubby drove my car to work, so he could take it back to the repair place, and it didn't make one single squeak or creak the whole trip. Go figure. So he's just waiting for the temps to cool down a bit, so see if it starts making all sorts of noise again. It actually sounds as if the exhaust system is hitting the underside of the chassis, but we have to wait for it to make the noise before we can expect the repair place to fix it.
Hubby gets all out of sorts when we spend any money on that car, but since it hardly cost us anything to buy, we don't own anything on it and haven't for years, it costs hardly anything to register or insure, and it's a very utilitarian vehicle, it seems to me we're getting off easily. If we bought a new car, it would cost 4 times as much to register it and to insure it. He's not a big picture kind of person.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 20, 2016 8:43:55 GMT
Good luck with the new generator instalment love. We are lucky in that respect, all we have to pay on our car is the fuel, the motability takes care of the tax and insurance etc.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by shades on Oct 20, 2016 10:20:08 GMT
The generator installer guy is coming this afternoon, so we should be getting a generator installed soon. Hubby is coming home from work early to talk to the guy, so he'll be working from home later. I'm trying to get my computing done before he needs the office. We had a new exhaust system and new front struts put on my car last week, and the car has been creaking and squeaking ever since. So today hubby drove my car to work, so he could take it back to the repair place, and it didn't make one single squeak or creak the whole trip. Go figure. So he's just waiting for the temps to cool down a bit, so see if it starts making all sorts of noise again. It actually sounds as if the exhaust system is hitting the underside of the chassis, but we have to wait for it to make the noise before we can expect the repair place to fix it. Is it normal for US households to have private generators? I've never really seen that facility except in the countryside where there might be none or patchy power supplies. What fuel source does the generator use? If the exhaust has come loose, a competent mechanic should be able to notice and tighten or replace a bracket. When the car's making a noise, it's always sod's law that it's as quiet as a mouse when you take it to the garage I agree that car repair/servicing bills are never welcome but we just can't live without them. When I was younger, I didn't pay attention to keeping the car serviced and the like. Then I got hit by massive repair costs. Nowadays I'll follow the service recommendations almost religiously. So far, I've not been let down unexpectedly. Keeping the car in a reliable state is important but not cheap. My wife doesn't understand....
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 20, 2016 21:13:20 GMT
Every time I have a computer problem, it won't replicate when he goes to fix it. I told him this was what I went through every time I had a computer problem, lol He was alone in the car when it wouldn't make any noises. When it was really noisy, I was with him, sitting in the passenger seat. When it finally made noise again last night, I was with him, in the passenger seat. We allegedly got the front struts replaced, but I'm starting to wonder if we really did? We've done the recommended maintenance religiously, too. His Prius has almost 200K miles on it. My Saturn Vue has about 75K, maybe a bit more, but definitely not 80K miles on it. I hadn't been doing the maintenance because I didn't drive the car. Until Vic started driving it on weekends, I went 5 years without putting 3K miles on the car. Being an American car, that's probably why it's running as well as it is with over 75K miles on it I want to try driving it with and without someone in the passenger seat, so if it makes a difference, he can tell the mechanic. Woohoo, the gutter guy is here measuring for the gutters. $620 for the gutters, seamless and white to match the trim. He should be able to install them in 2-3 weeks, depending on the weather Shades, there are different ways to provide generator back up. Some groups of homes, such as a suburban neighborhood, may have a huge back up generator that powers all of the houses. Many people have mobile back up generators. Those are generators we can plug the most important things into(heat, electricity), or have wired into the electrical panel. We still have to go outside in the storm or whatever, and pull the cord to start it. I'm too old for that. Most municipal buildings, all hospitals and emergency services buildings have generators. During Hurricane Sandy, the tidal flood into Manhattan caused some hospitals to be evacuated, because the generators were at street level, and got flooded. Mostly, people don't have generators, and just suffer with no power, no heat, no hot water and no ability to cook anything, until the electricity is restored. After having the back up generator two houses ago, we won't go without one, again. We're getting older, and what we're buying now is to guarantee we can stay here in 20 years, when we're 85, and not able to just put on an extra jacket when it's below freezing, and we can't even make a cup of coffee. We want to be able to be comfortable. It's also a major plus for resale, although these built-in, automatic start generators do increase the value of the house and the property taxes. Since this is a 55 and older community, we're no longer pretending we can just rough it. The back up generator we had two houses ago ran on gasoline. This generator will be wired into the propane tank that services the house, and will draw directly from the tank. There are some diesel ones, but since we have the propane, we're using that. There are also small generators that plug into the outlet in the car, and can power minimal things such as a light or a coffee pot. Obviously those require the car to be running, which uses the gasoline in the car. Vic's Prius can be wired to the house. We've read the plans online, and while it looks straight forward enough, we never wanted to risk doing it wrong, and wrecking the car.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 21, 2016 8:46:30 GMT
We could have done with our own generator in the 1970's, power cuts every night.
Hugs Jo xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 21, 2016 20:12:55 GMT
That's freaking annoying, Jo! I don't think there have been any actual power cuts in the US, but there have been rolling brown-outs in places with excessive electricity use. Brown-outs are when there isn't enough electricity to fully operate an appliance. A 60W bulb might only give you 20W of light, and if your electric pot is set on high, you'd only be getting a fraction of the electricity to heat the pot. Los Angeles used to be famous for that, as it's really hot in the summer, and once all the businesses of any kind started their air conditioning, there wasn't enough electricity for everyone. Yes, the generator probably wouldn't have cost you much more to run than it cost to pay for bad electric service Generators are really necessary in places that tend to lose power a lot. We did back in Weare, and we've heard that we lose it a lot here, too.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 23, 2016 14:38:49 GMT
Oh it was love, really annoying. All of a sudden we would find ourselves in total darkness. Luckily we had a gas stove so were able to make cups of tea and coffee but the darkness seemed endless. This was due to a strike when the unions were very powerful at the time. Yes, people here who live in remote places tend to have their own generators. Hope you don't get any power cuts hunni.
Hugs JO xx
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Post by 3piggles on Oct 24, 2016 18:01:50 GMT
We had gas stoves at the condo we just sold. All the condos had gas stoves. I came out of the house during a power failure one time, with a hot cup of coffee. The guys who lived next door to us ask me how I heated the water. I told them the gas still worked, even if the electricity didn't. You'd have thought I just told them there was a portal to endless wealth in their kitchen, the way they hurried back into the house to try the gas, lol We have propane, here, so we can cook during power failures. The generator is more for heat and hot water. We have camping lanterns that will give us plenty of light. I also want to have the TV working, as an extended power failure can get really boring. Depending on the weather, we can only get outside and do things so much, before we need to go back in and warm up.
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Post by jolovespiggies on Oct 25, 2016 8:44:25 GMT
Ha ha, Piggles hunni, I must admit I wish we still had gas here. I prefer gas cookers too. Touch wood, we haven't had many power failures here except the odd one or two when use of a certain electrical item has caused the whole house leccy to trip out. Usually when I am using a hairdryer that has decided to be difficult lol! I am glad you have your own generator love and being able to still watch TV must be great. We just used to sit surrounded in candles.
Hugs JO xx
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