spinynorman99 wrote:

jlawrence01 wrote:After watching hundreds of hours of YouTube videos regarding Australia and New Zealand customs,

Not sure I want to ask the follow-up question.

Well, you didn't ask, but his might elucidate the issue. Woman fined for 1/2 a Subway sandwich.Paywaled, but google for woman fined for half a sandwich by customs. It cost her about $1,800.

Xexo wrote:

spinynorman99 wrote:

jlawrence01 wrote:After watching hundreds of hours of YouTube videos regarding Australia and New Zealand customs,

Not sure I want to ask the follow-up question.

Well, you didn't ask, but his might elucidate the issue. Woman fined for 1/2 a Subway sandwich.Paywaled, but google for woman fined for half a sandwich by customs. It cost her about $1,800.

It was the "hundreds of hours" part.

spinynorman99 wrote:It was the "hundreds of hours" part.

Hi,

I cooked in someone else's kitchen yesterday.

Long divorced man who has been on his own forever it seems. He has always been very helpful to my family. His dog is a brother to a dog in our family circle. Brought the dogs together for a fabulous time of brotherly love. The drive home was so peaceful, because the dog was exhausted.

I brought a brownie mix and a silicon spatula. I checked if he had eggs, but never dreamed to ask about butter or cooking oil. Yep, he had just over three tablespoons butter and no cooking oil. I used the least amount of butter to grease the pan, then melted the rest for the brownies. I added another tablespoon of water to make up the volume lost by not enough butter or oil. The brownies turned out fine.

This guy's old home had no dishwasher. I don't know how he managed this, but the new home has no dishwasher, either. I hand washed all the dishes to be a good guest. The soap dispensers at the sink seemed more like hand soap and he was uncertain about what they were. I used them, because there was nothing else to consider.

Next time I will bring something cooked from home to eat as-is or heat up. His home does now have a silicon spatula, because I forgot it.

Generally, I really don't like using other people's kitchens.

Regards,
Cathy2