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Things That Rightfully or Not Bug Me
Scout wrote: "I agree. I have some flatware from Crate and Barrel, and the forks and spoons (the eating ends, too) are too big and thick to suit me, so I bought a set at Big Lots. They're not pretty, but they'..."I also dislike big spoons.
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But they're so useful for administering a beating.
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I have a drawer divider specifically for flatware. These can be purchased at any kitchen store. I stack forks, knives, and spoons each separately. Larger things, like serving spoons, serving forks, etc. go in a separate drawer without a divider.
A friend from many years ago, whose mother was Czech, was often threatened with the wooden spoon when she was misbehaving.
I arrange them in a drawer organizer with (from left to right) small forks, big forks, small spoons, big spoons then knives. Serving pieces are above in a large slot.I like utensils with a good heft to them. I cleaned the house of a retired employee of Reed & Barton and when I got married he gave me his discount (60%) on any pattern I wanted to buy. Love that stuff!
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Two prongs = chopsticks I've not mastered eating rice with chopsticks. Has anyone here?
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I love chopsticks! Much easier than you think the first time. Eating stir-fry without them just seems wrong.Strong dislike of plastic handled cutlery, WTF? I'm not 5 years old I don't need a big oversized plastic handle to hold on to my fork!
And, cutlery drawer: fork, spoon, knife (just like setting the table) - & spoonwise, yes the smaller the better. Prefer eating with a teaspoon than a desert spoon.
Phew! Cutlery overload :)
Scout wrote: "Two prongs = chopsticks I've not mastered eating rice with chopsticks. Has anyone here?"If the rice is cooked right (sticky) then yes. I can't eat minute rice with chopsticks. My step-mom is from Cambodia, and she used to take us to a Vietnamese restaurant that didn't have forks, so I learned quickly how to deal with chopsticks so as not to be embarrassed by the fact that three-year-olds in the restaurant were chopstick masters.
Félix wrote: "A friend from many years ago, whose mother was Czech, was often threatened with the wooden spoon when she was misbehaving."My mother frequently threatened us and very rarely smacked us with a wooden spoon when we were growing up. Those things sting!
Admit it, kogi, you put flatware storage solutions to a use other than their intended one...
Flatware and flatware storage solutions are much more versatile than one might believe upon first glance.
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Yes, I know what you mean - wouldn't it be better to eat with our hands like in the "cave man" days? This would save on dish soap, water and energy.
Love eating with my hands, you feel so much more connected to the food. This is very common with meze and tapas - two of my favourite types of good eating :)
When so called friends stop talking to you because you stand up for yourself, rights, or self-worth and they're in the middle of it. We shouldn't allow ourselves to be knocked down, ridiculed and our hearts ripped to shreds by associates, friends or anyone else in order for a friend to stay up on the high pedistal.
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Agreed, sorry Barb! :(
Sally and kogijiki,I know but they say that you should just walk away and hold your head up high. To me it tears at your heart. Thanks for the response.
It would me too! :(
Sally wrote: "That this flatware conversation has endured for such length disturbs me."It disturbs me that it disturbs you.
Oh, and another thing that bugs me about flatware . . . :)Barb, I'm not sure exactly what the circumstances were, but it's always sad to lose a friend.
Lobstergirl wrote: "Flatware with big handles bugs me. Flatware should stack nicely and neatly in your flatware drawer. This stuff doesn't stack. It takes up lots of space."
I have that cutlery set except in blue. We use them camping and they live permanently in the trailer.
This weekend I went to a BBall game with my son. A young gal noticed I didn't have a chair and offered me hers. When I asked if she was sure-she looked at me and said "Of course! I'm young and I can stand".Reminded me of the bit in the movie Fried Green Tomatoes when Kathy Bates decides not to be a doormat when the girls steal her parking spot. When she tells them that she was waiting for it-they reply that they are sorry-it's too bad that they are younger and faster. After Bates gets pissed and rams their car repeatedly and they come running out-she tells them that it's ok-she is older and has more insurance.
It shouldn't bug me when my boss asks me a bunch of rhetorical questions that generally add up to "why are you so stupid and why do I keep you here?" as he does it on a regular basis. But it does.
It bothers me, but at this point I should be so used to it I'm surprised it fazes me as much as it does. To be honest, I'm finding it very difficult not to cry in frustration right now.
I'd quit before I let them see how much they get to me. Besides, I can't talk to anyone in the office, they'll just turn around and tattle on me. I will never work for place in which more than half of the staff is related to each other ever again. There is a bit of relief on the horizon, thankfully. The owner, they guy I perpetually want to punch in the face, is going on a three-week vacation starting Thursday. I'm hoping to possibly have an interview or two with other companies while he's gone; if I'm really, REALLY lucky, maybe I won't be here when he gets back.
Amber, even if your boss is a certified dickhead, your friends are proud of you for knowing the correct spelling of "fazes" and not being afraid to use it!*leads a cheer for Amber*
Want me to come down there and give them a hard time, Amber? Jerks!
What bugs me is till slips folded up. Seriously! Those things don't lie flat and it drives me nuts when they curl up, flip over, etc etc when I'm trying to enter data from them. I know, I know... there are worse things in life to be bothered about.
Ok, I have to return to the flatware thread....I hate forks that have only 3 tines. I can only eat with a fork that has 4 tines. Chopsticks are fine, though. And as an aside, please don't eat your egg salad sandwich with your mouth open! Thanks for letting me vent some of my all-time pet peeves!
I get pedestrian rage, when walking either in an aisle or in the main flow of "walking" traffic, DO NOT STOP to lolly gag, or have a conversation with your friend/family/guest, dont stop in the line of traffic to stare off to space, when I am on a mission and you are delaying me from getting to my destination. If you are going to drive, dont go ten below the speed limit, dont idle along the parking lot, use that long pedal off to the right there on the floor its called a gas pedal, or an accelerator.
People who dont say thank you when I take the time and effort to hold the door open for you, so now Im to the point I will take the time and effort to make sure the door closes in your face.
Ok this is what really gets me, ladies, men both dont wear light colors if you are intending on sweating primarily pants, I dont want to see that I dont want a wet pants contest at the gym, its horrible.
Oh the grunters at the gym, really???
Im on a roll now, if I am on the elliptical at the gym and there are 14 other open ellipticals around me, DO NOT go on the one that is right next to me and sit there and huff and puff and moan loud enough that i can hear you over my music and you are not even going that fast as all... seriously......
I can keep going folks, just let me know :) i could do this all day, this is something I usually keep to myself about.
Exactly!! I would add not using your turn signals to that list. I swear, sometimes I feel like they must be an expensive add-on that people forego when they are buying their cars for the amount of lack of use that I see. >.<
Ok well, theres those who have their nails done and have to constanly click their nails, stop before I break out the pliers.Those that are at the local gas station, sheetz, Wawa sort of establishment, do you have any idea what "Line Forms here" means do you have any concept of what a line is? If you are waiting for your food order go as far away from the line dont wait in the middle of it. Because I stand behind you, waiting to pay for my cup of delicious mind starting coffee, and your not moving, then you want to turn around and ask me what am I doing?? " Im checking your hair for mites......last time I checked Im standing in line?" "Oh Im not in line" like i knew that...like that huge illuminated light says waiting for food above your head.
if you can drive then dont..... if you dont have common sense dont drive.... if you think curbs are speed bumps dont drive....
when it snows the whole town is on the fritz because their lifeline has disappeared under the snow in the parking lot...... so they seem to loose all sense of direction and how to park their car when the parking lot is snow covered...... the once organized straight rows of cars open to a wide vast selection of safe areas to park your car has turned into a free for all, looks more like the symbol Zorro leaves behind but its drawn by a toddler.
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Barb wrote: "I think Andrea has had either too much or not enough coffee."And not enough proper punctuation.
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People who match their kitchen with their flatware scare me.
Question...how do you arrange your flat/silver/whatever you call it, you know, forks, knives, spoons...drawer?