Month: May 2014

dbpony:

You know, it’s really sad to see that most of our WWII era fighters are starting to dwindle in size. If anyone here has relatives that served during that time and are still living, I encourage you all to spend some time with them.

I regret not getting to talk to my grandfather as…

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So much that.

My grandparents never actually took part in the wars (WW2 or subsequent.)
However I had the privilege of being able to talk with several members of the aero club were my parents went who had.

I actually did an in depth interview with one for a school assignment, it was really fascinating to hear stories directly. It’s something no documentary could offer in my opinion.

I do encourage people to talk to anyone they know who does have first hand accounts of any of the conflicts (if the person is willing to do so, never force the subject, wars are traumatizing, and many will not want to discuss it). It’s a valuable insight, and worth doing.
Each person involved has their own story to tell, and there’s a huge majority that will never really be told.

Go, ask the questions, the answers may surprise you, and you can learn a lot from it. It may not be exciting, but it’ll be informative.

Just had an idea for a thing

Just had an idea for a thing

thechefponyspodium:

thechefponyspodium:

I’ve decided to create a sort of running “series” of topics for this blog which I’ll header under the title “Let’s Discuss…”

The concept is simple, send me an ask, or submission with the title “Let’s discuss” then a topic for discussion.
However it should also include a statement/comment…

Reblogging this, because I still want to do this thing…

moron

moron

dashaque:

So some dude called today to order a pizza, we were busy so I said it’d be about 20 minutes. He was fine with that… I rolled out the dough (took about 2-3 minutes MAX) and then I realized I had no ingredients up front for his pizza. So I had to run back into the kitchen and grab everything. I…

Oh I hated that when I worked in the pub as an apprentice.
I actually had one guy cancel it right as I was putting his order into the oven.. At least staff meals were done for the night though, haha..

(The place I worked at did wood-fired pizzas in the courtyard, so the other apprentice and myself rotated the days we would do them.)

When making pizza dough, is it really necessary to do spin the dough in the air? And how well can you do it?

dashisgone:

It’s not necessary but it’s the easiest way to stretch the dough evenly. 

It kinda depends on the dough though.  The place I used to work out, we used a machine to flatten the dough and you COULD toss it, but the dough was kinda stiff.  If you tried to stretch it with your hands, it would almost always break.  But if you tossed it, that would work.

Where I work now.. .the dough is super soft… I find that tossing it works well, BUT if I toss just SLIGHTLY too high… when I catch it I put a big hole in the dough =/  It stretches by hand much easier than the stiff stuff (OMG LOL STIFF)

As for how well.. well each dough is different, so I can safely say I can do really soft dough and really hard dough well… haven’t tried one in the middle though XD

It’s rare I do anything with pizza dough myself these days (mostly only do it when I do a pizza night at home)

my dough tends to be in the middle when I make it. I toss it a little, but I try to avoid doing it too much. I can be a bit rough sometimes and end up ruining it, lol

needs-more-pony:

dreamscapescloud:

(So, I’m not one to ask for help unless I really, really have to, and I’ve run into a rather big problem, for me, anyway, that there is no way I can fix myself. My car’s air conditioning is dead. And to FIX it would require a brand new compressor….valued at $825. While I CAN afford it, it would put my finances in a place that’d make me really, really nervous. So I’m doing a little commissions fundraiser to help me afford that new compressor. If there is one thing I’ve learned about the pony community, it’s that you guys are all a caring and helpful bunch. So there are a few ways you could all help me a ton. Firstly, it’d be a gigantic help if anyone just spreads the word. Reblogging this makes a huge difference, and would mean the world!

The other way you could help…is to commission me! All donated funds made will be pooling to get me this compressor so I don’t melt this summer. 😉 I have a tendency to get headaches big time in the heat, so seriously, this means so very much to me.

If you’d like a commission, please drop me an email at autiewuff@gmail.com with references and what you’re looking for! I’ll give you my paypal address from there and you can send whatever amount you wish to donate. From there, I’ll send you your completed commission as soon as I can. 🙂

Lastly, thanks to EVERYONE who reads, reblogs, or commissions me…you guys are the best and I can’t possibly express how much I appreciate it. *hearts*)

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