The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[CapricornFarm]

I posted the recipe because you are planting cranberry beans and they will be like pinto beans.

What do you plan to do with the cranberry beans?

Hubby likes beans and i never saw those before. So i am going to try cooking some when they get that far.

 

[ronott1]

I've always kind of felt like one day wasn't enough. So I remember and take a moment of silence on both days. The great thing about the jobs I've had for the last 20+ years is that if I make a bad decision, no one dies.



Gee, every time I fix a breakout spot, they make a new one.



Back in the day when I was in charge.... I had a simple rule: If you can't solve it in three two to three sentence emails, then talk... you know, like face to face. The milinials (sp) called me archaic.



Ron, I was so thrilled when I could finally remote into the problem computer. Soooooo many times I gave instructions and knew they weren't following them.

Debby, if I leave my email for more than a day or two, I'll have hundreds to deal with, mostly spam. In my former life I did roughly 1000 emails per day for work.

I used to use a program called timbuktu but it had to have a client install. There is a another one that campus has a license for but my Unit will not pay for it..likely because they think we will spy on them. Oddly enough, we are talking about University computers so we own them not the user

 

[ronott1]

Hubby likes beans and i never saw those before. So i am going to try cooking some when they get that far.

If you like minestrone soup, you could use them in that too

 

[DigMyChicks]

Good Morning Friends

I have a filter set up on my personal In Box so all BYC and other ‘notification’ e.mails get automagically marked as read, bypass the in box and get popped in a folder.

I have some news! I know I mentioned that I was thinking of doing contract typing but have I mentioned that I have 19 years medical and radiology typing experience? I enjoyed that line of work and actually miss it. Well, I have submitted my resume to a transcription company who are evaluating me for inclusion on their medical audio transcription typing team. I have this morning applied for and received my Australian Business Number and have my registered business name in the system and it is pending approval.

So, I am a few steps further down the path to setting up my own business and being my own boss.

Just need to get a couple of pieces of hardware, foot pedal etc and I am good to go. If all goes well, I could be submitting my 4 weeks notice in a couple of weeks time!

Good luck, I hope it all comes together for you.

 

[ronott1]

Good Morning Friends

I have a filter set up on my personal In Box so all BYC and other ‘notification’ e.mails get automagically marked as read, bypass the in box and get popped in a folder.

I have some news! I know I mentioned that I was thinking of doing contract typing but have I mentioned that I have 19 years medical and radiology typing experience? I enjoyed that line of work and actually miss it. Well, I have submitted my resume to a transcription company who are evaluating me for inclusion on their medical audio transcription typing team. I have this morning applied for and received my Australian Business Number and have my registered business name in the system and it is pending approval.

So, I am a few steps further down the path to setting up my own business and being my own boss.

Just need to get a couple of pieces of hardware, foot pedal etc and I am good to go. If all goes well, I could be submitting my 4 weeks notice in a couple of weeks time!

Good luck on getting the job!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

The recipe is for Bacon(like Ham) beans. Do you like those?

Perfect Old Fashioned Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• 1 16 oz bag of pinto bean
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion - diced
• 2 cloves garlic - minced
• 4 slices of thick cut applewood smoked bacon
• 1 tsp salt (less if you are sensitive)
• 4 tsp chicken broth concentrate
• 1 bay leaf

Instructions

1. Rinse the bag of beans well and remove any that look like they are past their prime. If unsure - chuck it.
2. Pour the beans into a large bowl and cover with at least 2 inches of water and allow to soak overnight. Alternately, you can boil the beans at a steady boil for about 10 minutes before you begin to cook them. Whether you soak or parboil, pour the water off from this step.
3. In a six quart stock pot on medium heat, heat the olive oil and saute the onion and garlic until they smell really good and the pieces become translucent.
4. Remove the pot from the heat and add the beans, bacon, salt, chicken broth concentrate and one bay leaf and enough cool clean water to cover the beans by 2 inches. (If you are sensitive to salt, then you can always decrease the amount)
   
   
5. Heat the beans on medium until they come to a light boil then reduce the heat to low.
6. Stir the beans occasionally and don’t let them get to a strong boil. Cook until done. I tell doneness by tasting - you could also spoon some out and smash it in your fingers. If it is smashy- through and through - they are done.

Recipe Notes
This recipe is for simple old fashioned pinto beans with great flavor!

That's a staple in our house.
Add Johnny bread and I'm a happy camper.

 

[ronott1]

That's a staple in our house.
Add Johnny bread and I'm a happy camper.

Yes! Corn bread with butter and Honey!

It is not like baked beans at all

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I don't like chili or baked beans.

More for me then!
I guess that explains why you don't like coffee either. It's a bean. (Actually it's a pit of a cherry type fruit)

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Good Morning Friends

I have a filter set up on my personal In Box so all BYC and other ‘notification’ e.mails get automagically marked as read, bypass the in box and get popped in a folder.

I have some news! I know I mentioned that I was thinking of doing contract typing but have I mentioned that I have 19 years medical and radiology typing experience? I enjoyed that line of work and actually miss it. Well, I have submitted my resume to a transcription company who are evaluating me for inclusion on their medical audio transcription typing team. I have this morning applied for and received my Australian Business Number and have my registered business name in the system and it is pending approval.

So, I am a few steps further down the path to setting up my own business and being my own boss.

Just need to get a couple of pieces of hardware, foot pedal etc and I am good to go. If all goes well, I could be submitting my 4 weeks notice in a couple of weeks time!

Woo hoo!!!
Take your vacation first... then give notice. That way you won't lose so much in taxes.

 

[Treerooted]

I liked when people came down to talk through complicated projects, but I actually always asked for an e-mail regardless. I made it a "requirement" but of course not everyone was always compliant.
The reason was I needed the emails was to organize and prioritize all the different jobs coming in and to make sure they were using a template filled in. Bringing a piece of paper with the needed information was ok too, but e-mails meant I could keep a dynamic calendar going, easily search for information, etc.
Also, people stopping by my desk while I'm trying to work to give me more work and then not sending an e-mail with the information I needed and then I have to track them down later to get it...well lol, it's been a couple years but I still feel some of those frustrations