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[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by curves2000

Fresh or frozen sardines and anchovies are actually extremely tasty very lightly fried in good EVOO with a light dusting of flower. More lemon and EVOO on top with a nice salad and veggies and you have the healthiest, cheapest, easy to make meal around.

Sounds a little like the salt and pepper sardine(?) you can get at T Pot for dim sum.

Also reminds me of the plethora of options for tinned sardines in Portugal.

Mm... Yum.

[curves2000]

Originally Posted by you&me

The process to import a car from Canada into the US is actually less smooth that importing from the US to here.

Normally I'd call shenanigans on your post, as no out of state (or country) purchaser should be subject to paying California sale tax, but for some reason, in your case, I find it completely believable that you did.

I only bought one of the cars at a dealership, the used SL500 and paid California sales tax. I was quite young when I bought the car and there may have been a mechanism in order to get the tax rebated but I wasn't aware of it. I was in a rush to close the deal as this was in Anaheim (technically Fulerton I think) and it was going to be the Cup clinching game for the Ducks in 2007. I recall driving around in this car and it was a regular night after they won the cup. To this day it still totally shocks me.

As for American's buying up Canadian cars in droves, it's actually a big thing and big business. There is a little paperwork sure but curber's and dealerships are literally buying car carrier loads of them.

[curves2000]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Sounds a little like the salt and pepper sardine(?) you can get at T Pot for dim sum.

Also reminds me of the plethora of options for tinned sardines in Portugal.

Mm... Yum.

I don't really eat dim sum but sardines/anchovies or other smaller fishes like red mullet are really nice. The key is just the simplicity of the fish with EVOO/lemon. These fish are so cheap, healthy and easy to make and very tasty. I would throw in salted cod in the same mix although not a small fish but the same idea.

Portugal I think may be the biggest canned exporter of fish? Regardless even canned options are great but I have been advised from a few trusted Dr's to stay away from canned ones from China.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by curves2000

I only bought one of the cars at a dealership, the used SL500 and paid California sales tax. I was quite young when I bought the car and there may have been a mechanism in order to get the tax rebated but I wasn't aware of it. I was in a rush to close the deal as this was in Anaheim (technically Fulerton I think) and it was going to be the Cup clinching game for the Ducks in 2007. I recall driving around in this car and it was a regular night after they won the cup. To this day it still totally shocks me.

As for American's buying up Canadian cars in droves, it's actually a big thing and big business. There is a little paperwork sure but curber's and dealerships are literally buying car carrier loads of them.

This doesn't sound like you had one instance of paying California state tax.

I was literally buying cars from dealers for profit, paying California sales tax, import duties, GST and Canadian inspection and it was still worth it.

[fotze2]

I think I geeked my ankle just now. First dream in forever. Was stuck in a hotel room for some reason and the door had a note scribbled on paper above the peephole saying “unsee it”. It’s a monster and it bursts in and I’m kicking it. But I’ve turned around in my sleep and I’m full kicking the headboard as I wake up with my chest burning. It’s been an hour and I’m still unsettled.

[Fuzz]

Maybe cut back on the insanity peppers before bed.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

JFC dude, full kicking the headboard? That's like night terrors stuff. My dad has that, he's put a foot through the drywall one time. Gotta see someone about that.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by curves2000

I don't really eat dim sum but sardines/anchovies or other smaller fishes like red mullet are really nice. The key is just the simplicity of the fish with EVOO/lemon. These fish are so cheap, healthy and easy to make and very tasty. I would throw in salted cod in the same mix although not a small fish but the same idea.

Portugal I think may be the biggest canned exporter of fish? Regardless even canned options are great but I have been advised from a few trusted Dr's to stay away from canned ones from China.

I think the only annoyance is the occasional sardine that has a super weird bitter aftertaste, but sorta lightly battered and simple salt/spice/sour and they're quite good.

Hmm... that kinda reminds me of what I occasionally do for brussels sprouts. I wonder if that works together as a food combo.... and damn, I'm craving a canned sardine in tomato sauce sandwich... I need to eat more fish and I've totally overlooked sardines and other options have been a pain in the ass. A solution! Awesome!

Oops, wrong thread. I mean... grumble grumble, inconvenient I have to go buy them now.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

They freeze almost all of it right when it comes out of the ocean.

Also the “actual fresh” thing is noticeable to nobody… you’re being a snob on an unsnobby thing. It’s silly.

Good grief.

Here, knock yourself out next time you go to Victoria, you can do the comparison yourself. I realize frozen isn't that much worse but like virtually everything animal, unfrozen is better.

https://floatingfishstore.com/fresh-fish/

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Good grief.

Here, knock yourself out next time you go to Victoria, you can do the comparison yourself. I realize frozen isn't that much worse but like virtually everything animal, unfrozen is better.

https://floatingfishstore.com/fresh-fish/

As pointed out, unfrozen is better on the day it’s caught. For every other situation, frozen is better.

[Fuzz]

What about stores with live fish in tanks? I assume they swim in so much of their own filth, frozen would be better.

[undercoverbrother]

I'm sure there was some TV Chef espousing frozen fish in sushi, that many high end places use it

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Washers and dryers are simple machines. The parts don't cost that much - not even the control board. Buy a one receptacle surge protector for the washer - surges are what kills everything these days.

You have an extreme sense of nostalgia. Cars didn't last 500K kms "back in the day". Hondas have had transmission problems since forever, I have no idea why people keep thinking the damned things are all that reliable. Jesus I remember when people complained about ABS being unreliable. And automatic transmissions. And the e-brake button on the floor. And shift stalks on the steering column. And the tranny hump in the back seat.

Who you drive around in your back seat is your business. A tad heartless referring to them like that. Is it the Adam's apple or the 'other' tranny hump that concerns you?

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

There was about a 10 year period starting in the late 1990s when those Japanese cars were in fact fairly indestructible. Exceptions like anything else but if you had a 2002 Lexus RX or whatever that they wouldn't die no matter what you did to them. Although I think the old Land Cruiser probably did a lot for that reputation given how overbuilt it was.

Anyway I'm not sure how my gear grinder of "damn, I had to replace my furnace motor, that sucks" turned into multiple pages of debate about planned obsolescence.

Are you new here?

[fotze2]

This site being total garbage pop up hell. Holy fata. Trying to PM some insider stuff to some posters and I’ve given up. Nightmare.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by fotze2

This site being total garbage pop up hell. Holy fata. Trying to PM some insider stuff to some posters and I’ve given up. Nightmare.

yeah on mobile, writing a post is basically impossible.

[puckedoff]

Why don't you cheapskates just upgrade to CP premium? No ads, faster loading times and your posts get an automatic thanks by "This Post Sucks" (at least mine do).

[Shazam]

I'm on CP Platinum, I get five free swear words a month.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I'm on CP Platinum, I get five free swear words a month.

You bastard!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I'm on CP Platinum, I get five free swear words a month.

I am Titanium, Fuzz sends one pickle photo a month