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   Message 215,076 of 215,319   
   Bob La Londe to Jim Wilkins   
   Re: Skillet Wanted   
   14 Dec 25 18:03:25   
   
   From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 12/14/2025 4:17 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:10hmrio$8kmi$1@dont-email.me...   
   > ...   
   > Its better than I remember.  Seriously.  The old used Mirro "Teflon 2"   
   > coated skillet works better than I remember.  I've used it 9 days out of   
   > 10 since I got it, and it just works.  I was afraid it wouldn't be as   
   > good as I remembered, but its better.  I bought two more, and found some   
   > matching (I hope) Mirro glass lids for them.   
   > Bob La Londe   
   >   
   > ------------------------------   
   >   
   > Good for you!   
   >   
   > Cast iron is good enough for my basement wood stove. I mostly have what   
   > my mother left and my sister didn't want. The selection was large since   
   > Mom worked in and understood Probate and took care of elderly relatives,   
   > then sold what she could and pushed the rest on us. I hardly ever bought   
   > new furniture or lawn and garden equipment.   
   >   
   > A friend tried trapping and took me along, so I learned what to look for   
   > and how to skin them without damage. He quit when the price collapsed.   
      
   My best year trapping was the year the price collapsed.   
      
   > I   
   > tanned a couple of deer hides in a trash can in the bathroom. Learning   
   > primitive skills made me appreciate my nice clean job in electronics, I   
   > could go logging for firewood only when I felt like it.   
   >   
      
      
      
      
   --   
   Bob La Londe   
   CNC Molds N Stuff   
      
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