Subj : Re: Not Horsing Around To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Wed Feb 23 2022 22:35:32 > Happy Birthday. I'm too old to cut the mustard, but I can still stir > the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion ring, and Dr. > Pepper, and no one gets hurt. Or, it'd be like the meme of "When > Food Goes Bad"...you open up the icebox, and the items are holding guns > to you, demanding your wallet and credit/debit cards. Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up staying home for a h ome-cooked bday meal (much better than anything at any restaurant, especially economically!) & they got both my fave cakes: black forest, & cheesecake (still looking for the combo -- maybe I'll just have to invent it!) > I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was. At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much; don't usyually try it anywhere else, for fear of being disappointed with overdone meat. Wjhen I go to a new(to me) pub, I order a side of fries with a pint of their cheapest on tap. This is all I need to evaluate wjether I'll go back & how often. * Are they gracious in giving make the cheapest on tap ale they have? * Do the fries taste good on their own, or does the cook rely on salt for the flavour? * Is the beer cold & fresh? * Is the service good all around, with me being tended to ay good time, considering busy levels? Thye pub now gone supplied 4 kinds of dip for the fries, including a Punjabi spiced ketchup I particularly liked. I used to, while single, order the "Fat Bastard" for dinner on occasion: a HUGE playtter of all their deep-fried appetizers! Only $8 & enough to fill me til noon the next day, often. & they're seafood chowder was thick, creamy, & fresh. . . (we live rtight next to the estuary, with fishing bnozats pulled in to the docks to sell fish off their boats that they caught the night prior. (deffo fresh!) > Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. I've been fortunate to not have any of that type. > I decided to hold the $20 to get some cough drops after church. My > sinus has been draining real bad, so I got 3 bags for $4 at a local > Walgreens after church (they had 9 total available). I suck on these > like candy, but it keeps me from hacking like a cat with a hairball... If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar) > The collection is at http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- for "Soar With > Jesus". I used to do mini-concerts when I sang with choirs years ago, > but my health has gotten so bad, that those days are basically over > and done with. I take my walker with me to church...and while I do > have a portable wheelchair here, if I need it, I'd rather not use > it. You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them, when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . . I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D I was once offered payment for one, to be used by a big name hard rock band, but they were not going to give me a credit, so no thanks. >> When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask, >> "Will that be a large?" > I can't remember if I asked the size or not. We were suposed to suggest a large if they just said, "give me a root beer(or shakem oer Coke) I'f go by ewjhsat else they order -- ig a huingry man's amount, I'll then say, "Sounds like you'll need a large home-made frosty root beer to wash this all down, eh?" & 90% just agreed. Some times I could upsell to a litre (little over a quart); for m e it was ALL about what would make the customer happiest. (not only for the tips. . hehh) >> monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, & >> the usual under bottom patty goodies. > Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and > triglycerides after all that. Not my problem -- I just sell & serve the food they want. . . I only broke regs once, when the other staff forced me to grill a very rare burger for an old emplyee & regular customer. It was patty onto grill.. "one.. two.." flip. . ."one.. two.." remove. The food sdafety laws require well done. (a stupid(& flavourless) way to serve beef, if not requested that way!) > doesn't have as many bills, as he goes out to eat every day. He prefers > to go to a bar where he can order and drink his beer. I haven't been earting out daly since I was working 72-82 hour weeks & had my breakfast daily at a nice cafe ($2.50 combo, including a fresh newspaper just for me (crossword untouched) >> Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one -- >> some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine. > I used to drink Nehi Peach soda...but I rarely will drink a carbonated > beverage anymore. These big tins aren't carbonated. > There's so much of a stink out there regarding opiods. A lot of this stuff > you can only get from the ER, but many will just turn around and sell it on > the street. That's efed up up here, given that our government insurance paid for it (meaning I & everyone with a job), so it's plainly theft. I have a solution, but no way the bleeding hearts would let it go through! I've bneen offered money for some of my Percocet & I've said, truthfully, "I need every one of them; the few I sell you might be the few I need to not become suicidal from pain while waiting to get in to get a refill. . . --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757) .