Re: [CH] First Post

=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:00:56 -0400 

An interesting note on Cross Country Nursery, Janie, the lady who runs it 
does not like spicy foods!  Did not stop her from attending one of the Bowers 
Chile Festivals in Pa.  You can see her picture at: 

http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/bowers00/ 

Looks like chileHead attendance at Bowers this year will be minimal.  :-(   



On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:18:36 -0700, John H. Sphar wrote
> Hi Sandy - Looks like all is well and working.  Thanks for the feedback!
> 
> To answer, I like all levels of heat. As a recreational grower, I 
> even grow bell peppers and have been known to devour pimientos de 
> padron.  I just love chiles and chile-like fruit.  However, let me 
> relate the following, which may be all the evidence required to 
> categorize me.  Before planting time this year, I decided to try 
> Cross Country Nursery, since they have so many varieties.  You have 
> to order plants in units of twelve, eighteen, etc. After I hurredly 
> ordered via their web pages (with all the excitement of a kid in a 
> toy store), and printed out the order, I discovered that I had two 
> tomatoes, four bell peppers, a jalapeno, a serrano, a Thai and nine 
> different types of Habanero.  Busted.
> 
> I would love to talk moderation however, since I am the only family member
> who likes it hot.  I do the cooking and need to learn to respect the 
> wishes of my wife and kids.  Oh, by the way, I usually have to do 
> all the dishes as well, because everyone has been burned by still-
> unwashed utensils.
> 
> John S.
> San Jose, CA
> 
> SandyO wrote:
> ---------------------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:04:09 -0500
> From: "Sandy Olson" <sandyo@myclearwave.net>
> Subject: [CH] First Post
> 
> Well, John... your first post came through loud and clear and I 
> assume you were not automatically booted from the list or anything 
> dire such as that. Now you can post long and often.
> 
> My main question: as a new poster and perhaps a new member, are you 
> a fire eater or of the moderate persuasion?
> 
> SandyO
> CH #1146, always looking for new recruits!


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=Mark

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