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☆Joycedale☆
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Jul 27, 2013 07:38AM
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Brittany wrote: "What is chicken fried bacon?I must be he only American who isn't a vegetarian/vegan who doesn't like bacon."
I love bacon but that sounds nasty
Brittany wrote: "What is chicken fried bacon?I must be he only American who isn't a vegetarian/vegan who doesn't like bacon."
You're not alone. You must hear all the time, "You don't like bacon?" like your a f-ing moron for not liking it. Makes me want to slap somebody.
Jason: Yes! It's annoying. Same goes for cheese. "You don't like cheesesteak subs? Cheeseburgers? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" Nothing that I know of. I just don't like bacon or cheeseburgers, and don't offer me a bacon cheeseburger, lol.I ordered a steak sub - hoagie? - once and they said "you don't want cheese on it?" No, if I wanted cheese on it I think that'd make it a cheesesteak. And damn if they didn't give me a cheesesteak anyway; claiming it was easier to add cheese then it was to not add cheese.
God forbid if I was allergic or something...
Brittany wrote: "Jason: Yes! It's annoying. Same goes for cheese. "You don't like cheesesteak subs? Cheeseburgers? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" Nothing that I know of. I just don't like bacon or cheeseburgers, and don..."Seriously you could've been allergic! and how is it easier? I would've asked for a manger
Joycedale wrote: "Brittany wrote: "What is chicken fried bacon?I must be he only American who isn't a vegetarian/vegan who doesn't like bacon."
I love bacon but that sounds nasty"
I agree. And it was just what it says. Take breading, put it on (already-cooked, I think) bacon, then deep fry it. Sounds like a lot of calories to me!
Joycedale wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Jason: Yes! It's annoying. Same goes for cheese. "You don't like cheesesteak subs? Cheeseburgers? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" Nothing that I know of. I just don't like bacon or chees..."They just don't get it.
My husband and I were at Pizza Hut many years ago, and ordered a supreme pizza without green peppers (he's just not fond of them). Of course, they were on there when we got it. So we sent it back. And of course, they just peeled them off the top and left them under the rest of the toppings, instead of making a new one (hopefully they didn't do anything else to it - that's what I've always thought, anyway). I asked him if he could survive, as I had an idea. He said yes, he just didn't want a ton of them.
After we ate, I sent him out to the car and went to pay. While I was paying, I said, "Thank you so much for changing the pizza out. He is DEATHLY allergic to green peppers. Last time he had them, his face blew up and he ended up in the hospital for a week."
When I left, she (the assistant manager) was standing there watching me, with a look of horror on her face and her jaw hanging open.
Hopefully it at least triggered something so that she knew from then on that sometimes people need to have it a certain way NOT just because they like it that way, but because there could be medical complications!
Brenda wrote: "Joycedale wrote: "Brittany wrote: "Jason: Yes! It's annoying. Same goes for cheese. "You don't like cheesesteak subs? Cheeseburgers? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" Nothing that I know of. I just don't l..."I'm going to start using that line. Thanks!
Brenda: But where does the chicken come from? lol.
Brenda: Good one! These people are just so inconsiderate in restaurants and I understand they're busy, and in some instances some food is already premade but still.Chuck: Hah. Feel free.
They do act like they're put out sometimes when you ask for something special. I thought that it was their "job", to give the customer whatever they want (within reason of course). No fingers or toes on sandwiches, etc. I have been in management in the food service industry in the past and I always wanted to make my customers happy. One negative experience shared by just one person typically gets heard by anywhere from 85-100 others just from word-of-mouth.
Exactly, Cindy. Just done people don't care anymore.
The internet has really helped with complaints. If I have bad service or a bad experience, especially at a chain, I hop right on the internet and go straight to the main company. If they contact me, I'll patronize them again. If they ignore me, I won't - but I will let them know why, and that I'm putting it on my Facebook page. Man, does that get results!
I bet Brenda! Like I said, word-of-mouth is very effective. Especially, on social networking sites such as Facebook. That's actually kinda funny.
I got an email from someone in another group who is in charge of getting people to review books, then following up with the 3-week time period they'd like to have. With all the reading I do, I found 1 that I absolutely could not get into, no matter how many times I tried to start it. That makes me sad. I know how much the authors need reviews, good or otherwise, but when it just isn't there for me, it just isn't there.
Chuck wrote: "I noted an interested fact in this book I'm reading: Thirty thousand people commit suicide annually in Japan."That is an interesting tidbit. I think one of the most astonishing things I've ever read was in the book
. This is really morbid: when a mortician prepares a body for embalming, the blood removed from the body flows directly into the public city sewer system. I don't know why I found that astonishing, but I did.
Rachel wrote: "Chuck wrote: "I noted an interested fact in this book I'm reading: Thirty thousand people commit suicide annually in Japan."That is an interesting tidbit. I think one of the most astonishing thin..."
Rachel, did it say if that is the norm, or if it was just that particular city? I have no idea, myself.
Brenda wrote: "Rachel, did it say if that is the norm, or if it was just that particular city? I have no idea, myself."It didn't say, but I looked it up and it seems to be the norm:
http://www.funeralplan.com/askexperts...
Crazy, right?
Well ... you're bloody well right! LOL!
Brenda wrote: ""Brenda wrote: ""
Hahah!
LOL!Brenda wrote: "Well ... you're bloody well right! LOL!"
haha! I try not to think of these things whenever I have a glass of water.
Well, this one sent chills down my spine, although I suppose it really shouldn't bother me.There is an interesting article in our local paper this morning entitled "Man Who Killed Family as Teen in Texas Found Teaching at Millikin" (http://herald-review.com/news/local/m... for the whole story). Millikin University is just a couple of blocks from our house. And this man has lived about 4 doors down from us for the 22 years we've been in our home. And we've spoken with him numerous times.
In googling the story, I also located this, which includes pictures from the original murder scene: http://wilcoonline.com/clients/wilcoo....
Now granted, he's now been a psych professor (yeah, go figure!) at Millikin for like 27 years. And he's done a lot of good. But really??? I mean, really??? This is the closest I've ever been to something like this! Frrrreeeeeaaaaakkkkkkyyyyyy!!!!!
the mosquitoes are really bad this yr
Yeah, we've got a bunch of saddles on our back fence, waiting to catch one as they fly by! ;)
Joycedale wrote: "the mosquitoes are really bad this yr"
Seriously! They are eating me alive this year.
Seriously! They are eating me alive this year.
I'm glad the mosquitos aren't just around here! (We've had terrible rain...). I had a yard sale Saturday morning and my god. My dad, on the other hand, all he has to do is THINK about going outside and they tear him apart.
So my daughter started 7th grade this yr. she comes home 2day and tells me she noticed the jr high library has The Twilight Saga, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour and A Kiss in Time. She said she should've waited to get them from there instead of the public library lol.
Joycedale that is too cool. My 10 yr old is into Eregon and The Warriors series right now. They carry them at her school library, which surprised me, really. Hey what happened to Brenda?
I wish more kids that age read. It really bothers me that not reading is kind of the "cool" thing for kids right now. I have always read through middle school and high school (right now.) It's sometimes hard knowing your peers don't like doing the things you love.
Bailey wrote: "I wish more kids that age read. It really bothers me that not reading is kind of the "cool" thing for kids right now. I have always read through middle school and high school (right now.) It's some..."I know what you mean my friends still don't understand why I like reading so much. I never had anyone to talk books to except the town librarian who was in her early 20's when I was a teen so it worked out for me. I think alexis has the same problem with her friends but she has me to talk to :)
Adam wrote: "Joycedale that is too cool. My 10 yr old is into Eregon and The Warriors series right now. They carry them at her school library, which surprised me, really. Hey what happened to Brenda?"
I read the eragon books and really liked them. alexis couldn't seem to get into them. but usually we like the same ones. for instance she recommended the twilight books to me and I did them other 2 to her.
And where is Rick today? Hope all is well with both of them.
Sorry, I'm here. Having a bad time management day today. You're right though, we haven't heard from Brenda lately. Hope everything's alright.
I don't have kids, so I don't have any first-hand knowledge on why reading isn't as popular today. I know that, even before I could remember, my mother used to read to my sister and I every night before we went to bed, and got to know all the teachers we had during Elementary school, right up until Jr. High. Granted, that was during the 1960's, and we lived in a small town, but I wonder if some parents are spending less time reading to kids, with society being more hectic than it used to be. There's also a lot more vying for everyone's time, like computers, video games, even TV (we had black and white sets that just got a handful of local channels when I was a kid). I can see where these might be more attractive than spending time reading a book.
Rick. I used to run a school and found that there was the occasionally bookworm but nothing like when I was young. I think the reason largely is due to the fact that reading is not done at home. I also think in the UK with our constant testing, level predictions and school league table in early days youngsters are asked to read and be tested so much it becomes a chore not a pleasure. My school was slightly different from others and we encouraged reading of any nature for example I don't care if you read a novel but reading a magazine on a topic of interest was just as important. The other thing I found with children which is quite sad is they would rather read electronically through eBooks than hold paper in their hands. Scares me as to the future of book with the next generation having this opinion but still at least some are still reading. I have made a big effort with my nieces to get them to love books including taking them to the library regularly and getting them to be surrounded with books. I hope it works because in the end they have quite a big collection of books to divide amongst them.
Sam wrote: "Rick. I used to run a school and found that there was the occasionally bookworm but nothing like when I was young. I think the reason largely is due to the fact that reading is not done at home. I ..."I love eBooks. I think it would be sad if they didn't embrace those and audiobooks.
I will always love the feel, smell and closeness of a book, but if kids prefer e-books, I think it's still a good thing if they read. I think in the not too distant future, all books will be digital, which will be great ecologically, and for the future generations that didn't have the benefit of physical books, they probably won't miss what they never had. Their great loss. I love audio books as well Chuck, but I wonder if kids benefit more from the effort and act of reading rather than just listening. I think I can appreciate books and audio books more now, since I was brought up in an environment of people who loved reading. I agree with you Sam, what a way to drive kids away from reading by making it a pressure filled chore.
I'd never realized it until I started talking about this on the net, but I'm finding listening to audiobooks is a skill in itself. I would have never though it, but many people have a lot of trouble listening to books. Their mind wonders on them or whatever--they just can't do it very well without practice. IIRC, it seems like I read somewhere that reading uses a different part of the brain, and since you are not using "system resources" to power your eyeballs and converting writing on the page into words, you are "freed up" for lack of a better term, to think about the content of the story more. I don't know, though, it seems to me that wouldn't be an issue for anyone that can read really well.
I do both, A LOT. I like to read along with the audio a considerable amount of the time, too. AFAIAC, there are advantages and disadvantages to both. For instance, you can't jog down the road, roof your house, swim laps, or any number of other things while reading a book. At the same time, there have many times I've listened to a book and when I got ready to discuss it, I didn't know how to spell certain things in the story. Embarrassing! I'm convinced actual reading will help a person learn to write better.
Regardless of which method a person chooses, the goal is to comprehend something that has been written, so I guess as long as you achieve that it really doesn't matter.
I thought I was only one that has trouble paying attention to audiobooks
Joycedale wrote: "I thought I was only one that has trouble paying attention to audiobooks"I'm not too good with them either.
I do fine with audio books, as long as I don't try doing something else as well. I've also noticed it seems to get just a little harder as you get older. That is, that's what I've been told...
Older? Thanks for the encouragement Rick. LOL
I'm here, I'm here. Just kind of losing my mind. First day back at work after vacation - yikes! And 'vacation' was spent mostly at meetings at the nursing home, then helping Grandma with her dinners. If she could see, she'd be doing so much better. Macular degeneration and glaucoma are kicking her heiny. Anyway, I have some catching up to do.Oh, and also - do you know there are still parts of our country that Verizon hasn't touched? Like Piedmont, MO, where I did spend the first couple of days last week, relaxing before the week began. Seems weird to be anywhere that you absolutely cannot get cell signal for Verizon.
Anyway, gonna do a quick skim around here, then I have to get to bed. I'm really exhausted this evening.
Hugs, everyone!
Brenda wrote: "I'm here, I'm here. Just kind of losing my mind. First day back at work after vacation - yikes! And 'vacation' was spent mostly at meetings at the nursing home, then helping Grandma with her dinner..."Actually I know that, I live in missouri. in my town at&t has no signal so we switched to verizon but the town where my stepdaughter lives I can't make a call.
Joycedale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I'm here, I'm here. Just kind of losing my mind. First day back at work after vacation - yikes! And 'vacation' was spent mostly at meetings at the nursing home, then helping Grandma ..."What century are we living in?? There should be no area left uncovered! LOL!
We are just a few days away from
Woo-hoo~!
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