OK, I'm a Virgo.
Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none

We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.

So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
egg carton

https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg

I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.

Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.

On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:02:27 -0400, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

>OK, I'm a Virgo.
>Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
>for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>
>We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
>when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
>a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
>said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
>inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.

Your life's one big adventure, Ed.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
> egg carton
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>
> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>
> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
>
Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
EEK!

On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
>> egg carton
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>>
>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>>
>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
>>
>Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
>EEK!

I'm a Leo too and I work from the outside in, so as to have a balanced
carton in case it's put on top of something else. But I think Ed's
daughter's approach is more artistic, not hindered by mathematical or
overly practical considerations.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:02:34 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> OK, I'm a Virgo.
> Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
> for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>
> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.
>
> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
> egg carton
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>
> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>
> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
Virgo too. When I need 3 I use 4.

On 2022-10-01, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
> EEK!

I wish I was a Leo! It's only logical, but I'm a Virgo too. That
mismanaged carton of eggs looks disrupted and chaotic to me.

On 2022-09-30, Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
> OK, I'm a Virgo.
> Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
> for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>
> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.
>
> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
> egg carton
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg

My husband's like that. I rearrange the egg carton every time I
open it up, keeping the eggs toward the center so the carton is
balanced and easier to pick up.

I'm a Pisces.

"Pisces people are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and
emotionally aware. Pisces characters are regarded for being among the
most sympathetic of the zodiac signs, and they will go to great lengths
to ensure the happiness of those around them. They're also creative and
imaginative."

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> OK, I'm a Virgo.
> Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
> for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>
> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.
>
I do the exact same thing with eggs. They are less
likely to fall out of a crowded fridge. It's not kooky
or obsessive. It's rational. I am not *a Virgo*. Those
who believe in such hooey would call me *a Scorpio*.

--Bryan

On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 Bryan Simmons wrote:
>On Friday, September 30, 2022 Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> OK, I'm a Virgo.
>> Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
>> for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>>
>> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
>> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
>> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
>> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
>> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
>> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.
>>
>I do the exact same thing with eggs. They are less
>likely to fall out of a crowded fridge. It's not kooky
>or obsessive. It's rational. I am not *a Virgo*. Those
>who believe in such hooey would call me *a Scorpio*.
>
>--Bryan

We generally buy the 18 egg cartons, as soon as we remove any the rest
go into a glass mixing bowl, easier and safer. We also keep hard
boiled eggs in the fridge, those are placed into a plastic Tupperware
bowl. We give the empty egg cartons to a neighbor who keeps chickens
for the eggs... we don't take any of those eggs because they are not
inspected by the health department... chickens don't need to be
inspected until someone is keeping a certain amount, I think here it's
25 chickens, everywhere is different. Commercial chicken operations
are inspected constantly. Eggs are cheap, not worth the risk for a
few free eggs.

On 10/1/2022 8:40 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Friday, September 30, 2022 Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> OK, I'm a Virgo.
>>> Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known
>>> for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none
>>>
>>> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
>>> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
>>> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
>>> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
>>> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
>>> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.
>>>
>> I do the exact same thing with eggs. They are less
>> likely to fall out of a crowded fridge. It's not kooky
>> or obsessive. It's rational. I am not *a Virgo*. Those
>> who believe in such hooey would call me *a Scorpio*.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> We generally buy the 18 egg cartons, as soon as we remove any the rest
> go into a glass mixing bowl, easier and safer. We also keep hard
> boiled eggs in the fridge, those are placed into a plastic Tupperware
> bowl. We give the empty egg cartons to a neighbor who keeps chickens
> for the eggs... we don't take any of those eggs because they are not
> inspected by the health department... chickens don't need to be
> inspected until someone is keeping a certain amount, I think here it's
> 25 chickens, everywhere is different. Commercial chicken operations
> are inspected constantly. Eggs are cheap, not worth the risk for a
> few free eggs.

My boss's wife has six chickens so they can have fresh eggs. She gifts
me a half a dozen eggs once in a while. There's nothing wrong with
them, they don't need to be inspected. She's not running a chicken
farm. The breed of chickens she has are called 'Easter Eggers'. They
lay eggs that have different coloured shells. Green, blue, yellow, pink. :)

Jill

On 9/30/2022 8:25 PM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
>> egg carton
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>>
>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>>
>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
>>
> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
> EEK!

I always take eggs from the two ends, then the front of a package and
leave the others in the center. My fridge stays extra cold and hopefully
that will keep any from freezing slightly.

I also take some out to the counter an hour or so before cooking, just
in case.

On 9/30/2022 8:39 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
> <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
>>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
>>> egg carton
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>>>
>>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>>>
>>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
>>>
>> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
>> EEK!
>
> I'm a Leo too and I work from the outside in, so as to have a balanced
> carton in case it's put on top of something else. But I think Ed's
> daughter's approach is more artistic, not hindered by mathematical or
> overly practical considerations.

Leo lives in Nevada, you two fakers.

On Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:16:25 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 9/30/2022 8:39 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> > <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>
> >>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
> >>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
> >>> egg carton
> >>>
> >>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
> >>>
> >>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
> >>>
> >>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
> >>>
> >> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
> >> EEK!
> >
> > I'm a Leo too and I work from the outside in, so as to have a balanced
> > carton in case it's put on top of something else. But I think Ed's
> > daughter's approach is more artistic, not hindered by mathematical or
> > overly practical considerations.
> Leo lives in Nevada, you two fakers.
>
I am Spartacus.

--Bryan

On Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:37:19 AM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> On Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:33:21 AM UTC-5, bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 10:16:25 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > > On 9/30/2022 8:39 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> > > > <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
> > > >>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
> > > >>> egg carton
> > > >>>
> > > >>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
> > > >>>
> > > >> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
> > > >> EEK!
> > > >
> > > > I'm a Leo too and I work from the outside in, so as to have a balanced
> > > > carton in case it's put on top of something else. But I think Ed's
> > > > daughter's approach is more artistic, not hindered by mathematical or
> > > > overly practical considerations.
> > > Leo lives in Nevada, you two fakers.
> > >
> > I am Spartacus.
> >
> > --Bryan
> Do you pants or a skirt...???
>
I prefer a terrycloth bathrobe.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 11:16:18 -0400, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:

>On 9/30/2022 8:39 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:25:00 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Friday, September 30, 2022 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So, my daughter stayed with me for a couple of day with the storm so she
>>>> made a half dozen hard boiled eggs. She is not a Virgo and this is the
>>>> egg carton
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/VkPtrhT5/eggs.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I sent it to my friend and her reply was: Oh, never.
>>>>
>>>> Not easy being a Virgo sometimes.
>>>>
>>> Oh no! I'm a Leo and my egg carton never looks like that.
>>> EEK!
>>
>> I'm a Leo too and I work from the outside in, so as to have a balanced
>> carton in case it's put on top of something else. But I think Ed's
>> daughter's approach is more artistic, not hindered by mathematical or
>> overly practical considerations.
>
>Leo lives in Nevada, you two fakers.
>
What does that have to do with anything?

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:40:51 -0400, Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>
wrote:

>We generally buy the 18 egg cartons, as soon as we remove any the rest
>go into a glass mixing bowl, easier and safer. We also keep hard
>boiled eggs in the fridge, those are placed into a plastic Tupperware
>bowl. We give the empty egg cartons to a neighbor who keeps chickens
>for the eggs... we don't take any of those eggs because they are not
>inspected by the health department... chickens don't need to be
>inspected until someone is keeping a certain amount, I think here it's
>25 chickens, everywhere is different. Commercial chicken operations
>are inspected constantly. Eggs are cheap, not worth the risk for a
>few free eggs.

Nonsense, as usual.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 09:14:05 -0400, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:

>> We generally buy the 18 egg cartons, as soon as we remove any the rest
>> go into a glass mixing bowl, easier and safer. We also keep hard
>> boiled eggs in the fridge, those are placed into a plastic Tupperware
>> bowl. We give the empty egg cartons to a neighbor who keeps chickens
>> for the eggs... we don't take any of those eggs because they are not
>> inspected by the health department...

You're a typical city wuss.

>> chickens don't need to be
>> inspected until someone is keeping a certain amount, I think here it's
>> 25 chickens, everywhere is different. Commercial chicken operations
>> are inspected constantly. Eggs are cheap, not worth the risk for a
>> few free eggs.
>
>
>My boss's wife has six chickens so they can have fresh eggs. She gifts
>me a half a dozen eggs once in a while. There's nothing wrong with
>them, they don't need to be inspected.

Sheldon thinks that's very dangerous. Maybe you should put the eggs
through a RO filter before consumption.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On 10/1/2022 5:42, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I'm a Pisces.
>
> "Pisces people are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and
> emotionally aware.

I'm sorry, Cindy, but I laughed out loud when I read that :)

On 10/1/2022 8:40, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> We give the empty egg cartons to a neighbor who keeps chickens
> for the eggs... we don't take any of those eggs because they are not
> inspected by the health department... chickens don't need to be
> inspected until someone is keeping a certain amount, I think here it's
> 25 chickens, everywhere is different. Commercial chicken operations
> are inspected constantly. Eggs are cheap, not worth the risk for a
> few free eggs.

You're a chicken. LOL.

Your obsession with filtering your indoor air is understandable since
you have breathing issues, but your USDA inspected egg obsession is odd.
I would trust backyard chicken eggs ahead of commercially inspected
ones which have their protective coating washed off.

On Sat, 01 Oct 2022 20:51:31 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

>On 10/1/2022 5:42, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I'm a Pisces.
>>
>> "Pisces people are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and
>> emotionally aware.
>
>I'm sorry, Cindy, but I laughed out loud when I read that :)
>
Yes, because that sounds like the exact opposite of Cindy.

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

Michael Trew wrote:
> On 10/1/2022 5:42, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I'm a Pisces.
>>
>> "Pisces people are known for being emotionally sensitive,
>> gracious, and
>> emotionally aware.
>
> I'm sorry, Cindy, but I laughed out loud when I read that :)

She is too. She knows astrology is pure bullshit. You should too.

On 2022-10-02, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
> On 10/1/2022 5:42, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I'm a Pisces.
>>
>> "Pisces people are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and
>> emotionally aware.
>
> I'm sorry, Cindy, but I laughed out loud when I read that :)

That was precisely the reaction I was going for.

Still, that's what astrology says about everybody born between
February 19 and March 20.

The only use to which I put being emotionally sensitive is knowing
exactly where to stick the psychological "knife" and give it a twist.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:02:27 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> OK, I'm a Virgo.
> ...They can find patterns where there are none

And Cancers see little green men when there are none.

I don't think that's a "Good Thing".

> We are very methodical is the simplest of tasks. A couple of years ago
> when visiting my friend, she was going to make eggs for breakfast. From
> a carton or 18, she took tow from one end, then two from the other. I
> said I take from one end, two from the outer rows, next two from the
> inner row and worked down. She works from both ends to maintain balance.
> Either is acceptable. We just sort of laughed and then had breakfast.

I brought this up a few months ago in RFC on Facebook.
Neither of your ways are acceptable. She leave the weight in
center, you leave it on one end. The idea is to balance the
weight EVENLY across the whole carton with the eggs you have left.
I'm quite anal about trying to arrange them to make an evenly
balanced pattern but it's nearly impossible with any amount of
eggs except 12 or 18.

-sw

On 2022-10-02, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:

> I'm quite anal about trying to arrange them to make an evenly
> balanced pattern but it's nearly impossible with any amount of
> eggs except 12 or 18.

You're not nearly anal enough, Steve. I always calculate
angular moments of inertia in all three dimensions to
minimize spin flip transitions if the carton flips out.

You might also want to alternate blunt ends up and
pointy ends up, depending on handedness & hemisphere.

On 2022-10-02 7:19 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2022-10-02, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I'm quite anal about trying to arrange them to make an evenly
>> balanced pattern but it's nearly impossible with any amount of
>> eggs except 12 or 18.
>
> You're not nearly anal enough, Steve. I always calculate
> angular moments of inertia in all three dimensions to
> minimize spin flip transitions if the carton flips out.
>
> You might also want to alternate blunt ends up and
> pointy ends up, depending on handedness & hemisphere.
>

I did the test today. I needed an egg for the oatmeal pancakes I was
making and I needed some to make my favourite spinach and hot sauce
scrambled eggs. I would not call it anal, but I am in the habit of
removing the eggs from one end. My habit seems to be to open up the
carton and remove the eggs from the left. I may use my left hand or my
right hand, but I always remove them from the left.

Then I hold the empty end of the carton and slip it back into the
fridge, The next time I reach for the egg carton in the fridge I can
gauge how many eggs are left in the carton by hour offset the weight is.