At long last I am able to get online. Have missed everyone more than i can say. The last several months have been trials and tribulations and I'm sure there is more in the future. Hoping to find everyone on here well and in good spirits..... or at least vertical and drinking spirits..... xoxoxoxoxo..... paulette - still in sw fla usa sniffle sniffle snork.... tears of joy

I've never used a grill but my older son does all the time. He grills his vegetables on there plus his meat. Emma ----- Original Message ----- From: Smoochie Newton<mailto:smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com<mailto:southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Saving on electricity and food hmmmm..... I'm going to buy a grill this weekend for the exact same reason...although who can afford the food to cook on the brand new grill??? paulette in sw fla usa

Hello There...So glad to know you are ok...I thought maybe your hubby got a two week vacation or somethng...I am always afraid you sell out and go back to IL. I am on the go, too. Brother came home from nursing home yesterday after being in hospitals since his surgery on March 24. So I am busy...Love ya, Paulette.,.

Dear Stella Good Morning ........ Please dont worry about That coking Pot & the Rust , ,,,,Just Send it to me ,,I Love Collecting These Cast Iron Things ha ha ha ,, Great listening this morning , ,,all you Gals Keep it up ,its 39 and raining , soooo will be inside for a while ,, lee _____________________________________________________________ Scan, remove and block Spyware. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iieeW5Qtn0xg6L7q2Pyinfpo8y2ek1nQ6alohlYCc0p7ny3hi/?count=1234567890

 Paulette ,     Your home again ,yeah and double yeah !!!!! You have been sorely missed .!                      Sorry to hear abt. your trials and tribulations ,I've heard tell they make character ,but then you are already a character .ANYTHING WE CAN HELP WITH ?  Luv Ya Linda AKA cuppycakes ----- Original Message ---- From: Smoochie Newton <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: SOUTHERN-CHAT@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 12:33:06 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Hello one and all.... At long last I am able to get online.  Have missed everyone more than i can say.  The last several months have been trials and tribulations and I'm sure there is more in the future.  Hoping to find everyone on here well and in good spirits..... or at least vertical and drinking  spirits..... xoxoxoxoxo..... paulette -  still in  sw  fla  usa sniffle sniffle snork.... tears of joy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Stella , Jeannie is the one you want to talk too abt. stuff like that, she's the expert . Linda the challenged homemaker ----- Original Message ---- From: Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:48:10 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Saving on electricity and food GOOD morning, all,                                  I wanted to ask all of you for any suggestions you might have, that I don't have, on removing rust  that is not really bad...it's just from dampness in the storage room out in the yard where I stored it. I  am  referring to an iron cooking    pot...or whatever you call it...we used to call it a fish fryer. It sits on short legs, is oval shaped...has a fat belly for coals, with the damper openings where you can close for heat etc...just like the old stoves had...To cook with, I have  the iron grill that fits the top, also have the flat griddle iron top that makes good pancakes, and I used to put foods wrapped in foil...or is good for a warmer as the coals die down...I also have the deep cooker , it fits the whole top also and is iron, about three inches deep. We used to fry wonderful fish on the creek banks. this cooker has a long bail...so you can pick it up and carry it...(but this booger' is heavy!)  Now...do any of you have one, or know what they look like, I may not be doing such a good job, in describing it)? My husband got it from  an old fleamarket back about 1980.As I said...I want to clean it up...just in case I decide to use charcoal instead of my stove, this summer to save on utilities, and since I lve in an apartment...it is easier to store...we can't leave things outside here much..    It is covered with rust now but it is not pitted...just covered. Pans and all.Please advise. I have two sizes of wire brushes, and I started to go get t that jelly...remover stuff...but wondered about using it on eating  utensils? I also started to build a good hot fire (I even bought the charcoal) and see if the heat would burn it off. What do yo think? Maybe some of you guys have  removed rust safely?        Thanks a bunch. Stella ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

 I'm glad you can identify with that stuff to .I sure did when I read it . Linda ,the sun is shinning here but not hot ----- Original Message ---- From: Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 5:05:34 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Fw: Fwd: Please send back. This is neat. Friends forever, Linda!!!                            I  can identify with a lot of that, too.            Thanks.......Stella ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lee...if you collect them...you must have removed rust from something iron. I think this thing is real iron...it is thick and HEAVY. Stella

GOOD morning, all, I wanted to ask all of you for any suggestions you might have, that I don't have, on removing rust that is not really bad...it's just from dampness in the storage room out in the yard where I stored it. I am referring to an iron cooking pot...or whatever you call it...we used to call it a fish fryer. It sits on short legs, is oval shaped...has a fat belly for coals, with the damper openings where you can close for heat etc...just like the old stoves had...To cook with, I have the iron grill that fits the top, also have the flat griddle iron top that makes good pancakes, and I used to put foods wrapped in foil...or is good for a warmer as the coals die down...I also have the deep cooker , it fits the whole top also and is iron, about three inches deep. We used to fry wonderful fish on the creek banks. this cooker has a long bail...so you can pick it up and carry it...(but this booger' is heavy!) Now...do any of you have one, or know what they look like, I may not be doing such a good job, in describing it)? My husband got it from an old fleamarket back about 1980.As I said...I want to clean it up...just in case I decide to use charcoal instead of my stove, this summer to save on utilities, and since I lve in an apartment...it is easier to store...we can't leave things outside here much.. It is covered with rust now but it is not pitted...just covered. Pans and all.Please advise. I have two sizes of wire brushes, and I started to go get t that jelly...remover stuff...but wondered about using it on eating utensils? I also started to build a good hot fire (I even bought the charcoal) and see if the heat would burn it off. What do yo think? Maybe some of you guys have removed rust safely? Thanks a bunch. Stella

Sorrt to group it was a miss lick by my own big hand please excuse me Donna

Friends forever, Linda!!! I can identify with a lot of that, too. Thanks.......Stella

Donna, there is nothing here! Love Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Carter" <joeanddonna@semo.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:14 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Fw: Fwd: Please send back. This is neat. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Belle ,           I know how you feel abt. those children and some of the wives .This is suppose to be a branch off the LDS church but the LDS church did nothing to stop the illegal practices of this church in their states Utah and arizona .  Linda , if you get kicked off the list I'll be with you ,kicked off that is ----- Original Message ---- From: Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> To: KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com; homespun@rootsweb.com; southern-chat@rootsweb.com; rememberingwhen@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 2:41:40 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Gay marriages.. Hello, I have read about the  law, I don't like it either but one good thing is that they can't have kids to be neglested and abused , by their union. Not the way some  so called legal unions with four or more wives and dozens of offspring to be abused, neglected and  no knowledge of who might be their parent.This is the kind of thing that makes me ill. The most disgusting thing a person can do. I had a distant cousin, brother to my  great-grandfather that joined the group. His son went to Colorado, ended upp with four wives and 27 children. Many of these went to Arizona. Two of his wives were sisters but there is no mention of their parents in the LDS Genealogy records. I met some of the descendants living in Arizona back in the late 60's. Nice people but some didn't seem to be playing with a full deck. Perhaps I will be asked to refrain from posting on these lists, so it goes. Linda, Emma, there is no absolutely perfect place to live, though some are better than others.Over the years, I have lived in several different places. If I still had a choice, I think I would choose North Carolina west of Ashville. Regards, Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-- yours truly,Linda -----Inline Message Follows Note: forwarded message attached. ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.Meth Training Information Hey guys.  I was at a meth training/workshop yesterday and there was a lot of great new information presented.  I wanted to let you all now about one thing that I was not aware of.  Meth cooks are getting the propane tanks from the exchanges at Wal-Mart, Kroger, etc. and emptying them of the propane.  Then, they are filling them with anhydrous ammonia (which they now have a recipe for by the way).  After they are finished with them, they return them to the store.  They are then refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy.  Anhydrous ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank.  It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc. According to our presenter, you should inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around the valve areas.  If it is present, refuse to purchase that one. Just felt a duty to warn.  Have a great weekend. Rebekkah Helton Burkett UNITE Substance Abuse Counselor Bell County , Middlesboro, & Pineville Independent Schools Telephone:  606-499-0861 Email:  Rebekkah.Burkett@bell.kyschools.us

-- yours truly,Linda -----Inline Message Follows----- Hope this works.....forgive some of the "oops" in the text...it came to me that way....           Old  Age, I decided, is a gift.   I am now, probably for the first time in  my life,  the person I have alw ays wanted to be. Oh, not my body!  I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the  baggy < SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 24px'>eyes,  and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror,  but I don't agonize over those things for long. I would never trade my amazing friends, my  wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've  become more kind to myself, and less critical  of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide  myself for  eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for  buying < B>that  silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my  patio. I am entitled to a tr eat, to be messy, to be extravagant.   I have  seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before  they understood  the great freedom that comes with aging.   Whose business is it if I choose to read or  play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until  noon?  I will dance  with myself  to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at  the same  time, wish to weep over a lost love . I will. I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is  stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with  abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set  . They, too, will get  old. I know I am  sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just  as well  forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things. Sure,  over the years my heart has been  broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers,  or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts  are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never  broken is pristine and sterile  and will never know the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have  lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be  forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never  laughed, and so many have died before their  hair could turn silver. As you get older,  it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think I  don't question  myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to  answer your question, I like being old. It has set me  free. I  like the person I have become. I am not going to live  forever, but  while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what  could have  been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single  day. (If I feel like it)   MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP  NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM  THE HEART! MAY  YOU AL WAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND  IN  YOUR  HEART FOREVER AND EVER! FRIENDS FOREVER! Forward this  to at  least 7 people and see what happens on your screen You will  laugh your  head off!!!!!!!!!                  ------ End of Forwarded Message ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ________________________________ Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize! Hope this works.....forgive some of the "oops" in the text...it came to me that way....Bev           Old  Age, I decided, is a gift.   I am now, probably for the first time in  my life,  the person I have alw ays wanted to be. Oh, not my body!  I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the  baggy < SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 24px'>eyes,  and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror,  but I don't agonize over those things for long. I would never trade my amazing friends, my  wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've  become more kind to myself, and less critical  of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide  myself for  eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for  buying < B>that  silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my  patio. I am entitled to a tr eat, to be messy, to be extravagant.   I have  seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before  they understood  the great freedom that comes with aging.   Whose business is it if I choose to read or  play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until  noon?  I will dance  with myself  to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at  the same  time, wish to weep over a lost love . I will. I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is  stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with  abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set  . They, too, will get  old. I know I am  sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just  as well  forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things. Sure,  over the years my heart has been  broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers,  or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts  are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never  broken is pristine and sterile  and will never know the joy of being imperfect. I am so blessed to have  lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be  forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never  laughed, and so many have died before their  hair could turn silver. As you get older,  it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think I  don't question  myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong. So, to  answer your question, I like being old. It has set me  free. I  like the person I have become. I am not going to live  forever, but  while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what  could have  been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single  day. (If I feel like it)   MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP  NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT FROM  THE HEART! MAY  YOU AL WAYS HAVE A RAINBOW OF SMILES ON YOUR FACE AND  IN  YOUR  HEART FOREVER AND EVER! FRIENDS FOREVER! Forward this  to at  least 7 people and see what happens on your screen You will  laugh your  head off!!!!!!!!!                  ------ End of Forwarded Message ________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ________________________________ Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize!

-- yours truly,Linda -----Inline Message Follows----- ---   Subject:  Tequila and Salt       Tequila and Salt This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true. 1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for. 2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. 3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. 4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you. 5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep. 6. You mean the world to someone. 7. You are special and unique. 8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you. 9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. 10 When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look. 11 Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks. So......... If you are a loving friend, send this to everyone, including the one that sent it to you. If you get it back, then they really do love you. And always remember.... when life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt and call me over! Good friends are like stars........ You don't always see them, But you know they are always there. 'Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway' I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole truck load when I'm gone. Forward to all your friends. And don't tell me you're too busy for this.. Don't you know the phrase 'stop and smell the flowers'? See how many 'bouquets' you end up with! Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keeps You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going   Nicko ________________________________ Change the world with e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. ________________________________ ---   Subject:  Tequila and Salt       Tequila and Salt This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true. 1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for. 2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. 3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. 4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you. 5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep. 6. You mean the world to someone. 7. You are special and unique. 8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you. 9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. 10 When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look. 11 Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks. So......... If you are a loving friend, send this to everyone, including the one that sent it to you. If you get it back, then they really do love you. And always remember.... when life hands you Lemons, ask for Tequila and Salt and call me over! Good friends are like stars........ You don't always see them, But you know they are always there. 'Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway' I would rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole truck load when I'm gone. Forward to all your friends. And don't tell me you're too busy for this.. Don't you know the phrase 'stop and smell the flowers'? See how many 'bouquets' you end up with! Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keeps You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going   Nicko ________________________________ Change the world with e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft.

Stella ,            I agree with your idea of one day for primaries ,it sounds so much simpler and most likely as you suggest cheaper .They ought to listen to us voters ,now that would new .I do remember something about a government for the people ,by the people something like that anyway ? Linda, out here in the west with the happy cows ----- Original Message ---- From: Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> To: Southern-Chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:51:51 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Voting today Well....did you girls who live in KY go see  Bill or Hillary this week? This is the most  ridiculous run election I ever witnesed in my lifetime.  Why don't they have a voting day...and let every state vote and elect a president. Save Billions of dollars too. Stella P.S.                                      Emma...Oregon is really turning out, according to the exit polls.And they said most had mailed them in early. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have begun to believe that none of them are run honest any more after the last election.... I know that 2 and 2 MAKE 4.. IN THE LAST ELECTION NOTHING MADE ANY SENSE.. I don`t believe out votes count any more,, when the other guy won by 2hundred and some votes but didnt go in.. maby 2 n 2 dont make 4 Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stella Roper" <busmar1852@webtv.net> To: <Southern-Chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:51 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Voting today > Well....did you girls who live in KY go see Bill or Hillary this week? > This is the most ridiculous run election I ever witnesed in my > lifetime. Why don't they have a voting day...and let every state vote > and elect a president. Save Billions of dollars too. Stella > P.S. Emma...Oregon is really > turning out, according to the exit polls.And they said most had mailed > them in early. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >