George,

Either way, I order what I want to eat; if they balk, I go elsewhere.

So, you don't eat at "Borg Burgers" -- they do it THEIR WAY...your way
is irrelevant, and if you argue with them, you'll be assimilated. Or, if
you encounter Dyslexia Of Borg, he'll tell you "Prepare to have your ass laminated". <G>

More that they want to streamline for cheapest producton & maximum profits.

Exactly. That's why there are these kiosks in some restaurants. I've
only seen them in area McDonald's, but heard that other franchises are considering such.

When I order extra pickles; staff time is needed to change my order & pickles cost something. (the cheap crap they have might cost 3 for a penny); they think in terms ofmillions & if millions ordered like I do, they could lose $100K easy.

I love the dill pickles, but I don't go overboard on them. One time, I
was snacking on Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips, and eating ice cream sandwiches. So, I raised a few eyebrows when I told folks "I'm eating
pickles and ice cream". <BG> Or "I'm pregnant with an elephant...want to
see its trunk". <EG>

Of course; I'll point out the difference & often people trust me on
sight, but like you say, ewhatever you want, Sir; I'm here to serve
you! Have a nice day!

Sometimes, it's like "here's your sign". <G> One smart aleck came
through the drive thru, wanting "a fur burger and a side order of
thighs". I told him "you'll find that in the red light district
downtown". <G> Another smart aleck tried to order something from
McDonald's, and I said "Sir, this is Burger King. McDonald's is down
the street". And, there was a black guy who had "the dialect", and
he wanted "a waffer...a double waffer...a double waffer with cheese".
He couldn't make up his mind, and he obviously wasn't educated. I
guess a waffer is a rather large wafer. :P

Soda pop is bad in so many ways. I can't recall when I lasty had any -- maybe my last 8 hour early morning shift (up at 4am)

I drank a little Sprite the other day, but sometimes now, the drink (especially Pepsi products) will set my colon off into diarrhea...I
guess too much fluid or sugar.

Per the mothers I've talked to, stones are worse, by far.

Two women's takes on kidney stones:

1) I'd rather have quintuplets (5 at once) with no epidural or
anesthetic, in hard labor, than one kidney stone. That sums it up.

2) Woman: "If us women can pass a baby, you men can pass a kidney stone".
Me: "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis cannot dialate". That
shut her up.

Both involve some thing big goigb through a smnaller passage; buy with
a baby, you got a nice(give or take) baby at the end.

One asked me if I had several at once if I'd name them, and I replied
"Of course. Sly And The Family Stone". <G>

With stones it's more like you get a porcuypine acoming out -- but even
a porcupine is a living crearture, & lovable for that reason, so more like giving birth to a dead porcupine, breech! (quills facing the
wtrong way)

Exactly...never mind a prick to the prick. :P

I think of it olike tht & I understand why every mother I've spoke with whose had both says stones hurt worse. A couple OB/GYNs say in their career's experience with patients, they've said the same.

See my comment above.

Pain sucks, no matter what, but you see many a mother go through 20+
hours of EXCRUCIATING childbirth pain, purposely get pregnant again later.

Men are wimps when it comes to pain. It reminds me of a joke (I may
have told this before, but it's still funny).

This husband brings his wife to the hospital, as she has gone into
labor to deliver a baby. The OB/GYN doctor tells them "We have a new study
to transfer the pain from the mother to the father, so he can know how it feels". Needless to say, Mom was all for it...and Dad bragged that he had
a high pain tolerance. So, they get them both in there, strip them both
naked, wire them up for sound (as it were), and the doctor starts the
pain transfer. Well, he does it slowly, then ramps it up.

Neither Mom nor Dad had any pain, and she delivered a healthy 8 pound
baby boy.

However, when they got home...the milkman was found dead on the front
porch. <BG>

Never met a kimney stone patient yet who would willingly re-up for a kidney stone!

Unless they're into pain.

Yup, Tim Horton's is a Canadian brand, now bought out by Burger King,
in Canada - they've been opening up outlets globally to serve ex-pats
who request it.

Interesting.

A&W has been slowly disappearing for 20+ years. I worked at one of 2 remaining drive-ins in Canada. My boss owned both & went bankrupt
soon after I went into the hospital for several months.

One local restaurant, Grady's, had great food...but when several of the employees came down with Covid-19, causing a staff shortage, the owner
shut the place down...and the employees were out of a job. There is
another Grady's in a different part of town, but the parking lot is
smaller, and it's harder to get in and out of there. The same is true
with this David's Burgers, where I met this young lady...and am going
to be joining her church. The location I go to is near a Bass Pro Shop,
and it has a lot of available parking, and it's easy to get in and out
of. Another location in west Little Rock has less parking, and it's
very hard to get in and out of...especially considering it's at a busy intersection.

Way to go! Too much greed moticvated mercantile game-playing by the bilionaires these days. . .

They have more money than they know what to do with. Believe me, if
I could convert the money in L.O.R.D. II right now (over $114 million)
to real life, I think I could survive. <G>

I buy as locally as I can find & afford. I consider US stuff as good
as Canadiuan, except for meat & dairy, but we don't get that here,
unless one drives down for a shopping trip (Done that in the past; not knowing about the antibiotics & hormones)

They got actual visual evidence of a hormone...a hooker moaning because
she was having pain before sex. <G>

Yup, ours doesn't allow private ownersship of the franchise outlets --
the owener of all 7 Tim Hortons in Richmond, including the airport's
must sign over operationhs of the airport one & he gets a small piece
of the profits.

It should be that way...and everyone is treated the same.

It gores by many names, including Mongolian Grill -- basically you take
a tin late & fill it from the fresh raw food buffet, they weight it & charge you by weeight, then the cook sautes it on the greill with a
bit of stir fry sauce, & puts it onto another plate, on top of a half cup of rice (we get choice of white or red/brown)

Benihana has a Steakhouse in a hotel in North Little Rock that does a
similar thing. There is another place in town called "The Butcher Shop",
but I'm not much of a steak eater...however, my late wife was. There used
to be a placed called "Steak-Out"...that had the best beef sirloin tips
and baked potato combo (please excuse me while I wipe the slobber off of
the keyboard). <G> Unfortunately, all of them shut down awhile back.

No kidding -- that's not healthy eating in any way -- hopefuly you
don't have hypertension, as those are loaded with Sodium!

All processed foods are drowning in sodium, and I do have hypertension,
along with atrial fibrillation (and 40 other medical conditions). The best example of drowning in sodium are anchovies on pizza. My late wife, who
had a defective aortic heart valve since birth...when we ordered out for
pizza, she'd say "I want every anchovy you have in the place", and I told
her "you can have those nasty things". Talk about a massive salt lick!! :P
I asked her one time "If you drop an anchovy on the floor, what if the dachshund gets it??". She growled "If he touches it...he dies". <G>

You're unable to cook from ingredients? (even only ground beef can be
very versatile, if you have a variety of herbs & spices); I used to go
to the grocery store on disaility pay day & order 3 pounds, separated into double- wtapped paxckages of 1/3 pound each (for freezing so they won't get freezer burnt)

I can't stand for long periods of time at the sink, toilet, table, or
in the shower...as the arthritis is so bad in my legs, along with the degenerative disease in my back and spine. I use a cane or walker every day...which one depends on how I feel.

& spuds -- I love my mashed taters!

When someone told me to cut carbs, I said "I sliced a pizza". <G>

For gravy, when on au jus, Isd cheast & put a can of crream of m,iushroom(or chicken) soup ointo a 2cup glass measurig bowl with a little worcestire(pronounced woostah) sauce, then stir it & nuke it
(or use cream corn)

There was an episode of "The Three Stooges", where Moe is talking about
this sauce (the one you noted), and he was having trouble pronouncing it.
Then, he lamented "I never could say worcestshire". <G>

How could that be? You're getrting less grease? (you can order any
burgere at McDonalds "extra lean" & they will squeeze the fat out of
it until it's dry)

Probably because of the broiling. I love their original chicken and
chicken nuggets. Lately, when I go to this David's Burgers, I've been
eating their grilled chicken sandwich. It's a central Arkansas franchise,
and if you eat in and order a combo, you get unlimited french fries.

& I always order my fries unsalted -- healthier & better tasting, plus
hot as they get! If you prefer the salt, ask, for some on the side.

We had some customers at Burger King who did that.

Likewise; & I try to tip well, but finances don'rt usually allow too
much generosit -- but I have given extra, especuially, if I'll be away for a while.

Same here. I can't afford to eat out every day.

Mostly I tipp my cabbies 20-25% -- as I like that they'll usually waste little time picking me up when I call for one, at least if they know it's me.

I did the same with Uber...I'll have to consider that if I end up having
to sell the car.

I thought it was "hold the mayo"?

No, that was the exchange in Airplane, where the pilot was talking on
the payphone to the Mayo Clinic on his vasectomy results. He then is paged
that he has a phone call from Mister Hamm on Line 5...so he replies "OK,
give me Hamm on Five, and Hold The Mayo". <G>

Arbys isn't bad, but my nearest one is the airport. . Ditto Taco Bell
(I want to try the Gordita Crunch, but not with a bus & two
skytrains.)

I got gas for under a dollar the other day...but it was at Taco Bell.
And, I saw a meme where they were changing the seats in Taco Bell to
toilets. <G>

I'm not into fast food fish; McD's teed me off when they made a big
promo of their Maritime Haddock & chips basket for par of their world tour -- so miserable -- a thin dry piece of over-breaded generic fish paste (no flakiness like real fish)

I thought the fish at Arby's was better than Captain D's. The fish at
Long John Silver's is good, but it has too much breading. And, I'm not
going to Red Lobster (too expensive). There is a seafood restaurant north
of Arkadelphia, Arkansas off of Interstate 30, called "The Fish Net". They
put Red Lobster to shame!!

I got a world-known fish & chips place near here - they serve it in newspaper, even! Not cheap, though (under $20 so not overely out of reach; but a very rare treat in the summer near rthe water, watching to see if some other idiot puts their tot on the edge of the pier, so a sealion yanks her into the water! (true story--a watching stranger
wasted no time in jumping in & rescuing her)

There was a place in south Florida called "Arthur Treacher's Fish And
Chips". I don't think they are in Arkansas.

Q: What's the difference between a Sea Lion & a Seal? A: I.O.N.

I ON the mark, U OFF the mark.

Q: Why are sea lions so strong?
A: Because they love big mussels

Stud-ly Do-Right??

[chemistry 101 trigger warning]
A seal is just a neutral sea lion. Neutral, as in without the ion.

Are you sure you lost an electron?? I'm positive. <G>

My family spent an afternoon at Fisherman's Wharf. My daughter and I
were taking pictures of the sea lions. Several of them started making noise. So I said to my daughter,"The sea lions saw you. They're saying Dork, Dork, Dork".

Really.

[if they were Swedish, they'd say, "bork! bork! bork!"]

Wasn't he a political figure or a judge??

Daryl

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Exactly. That's why there are these kiosks in some restaurants. I've
only seen them in area McDonald's, but heard that other franchises are considering such.

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. . .

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm not taking right off to go. . .

The mobile ordeering was handy when it got too busy inside to get my wheelchair in, then I'd park in a car spot & order via mobile (get the points from buying co0ffee & fries, plus can m,ore easily cash them in for free coffeees or fries (my wife loves their coffees -- I'll buy here 7 $1.80 medium coffees, then trade in points for a $4 medium mocha! (I love a deal!)

I love the dill pickles, but I don't go overboard on them. One time, I
was snacking on Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips, and eating ice cream sandwiches. So, I raised a few eyebrows when I told folks "I'm eating
pickles and ice cream". <BG>

That'll do it.

Or "I'm pregnant with an elephant...want to

see its trunk". <EG>

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say, "Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Sometimes, it's like "here's your sign". <G> One smart aleck came
through the drive thru, wanting "a fur burger and a side order of
thighs". I told him "you'll find that in the red light district
downtown".

I've done that, but at the A&W I worked for, when a mate took me out of the hospital for a day, including lunch at the A&W drive-in; I took the order pad & wrote my own order.

I sw thw jkitchen crew trying to read my handrwriting & giggling, then I got a fish burger & fries (close enough)

Another time, whentrasveling & aty a McD's I'd never go in evert again anywya I ordfered it from the pretty young thing at the counter & she ran away & gpt a manager. I just calmly said I wanted a fish burger & a side of fries. I don't know why she got him involved.

I guess I looked mischievous or he really trusted her not to come to him for frivolity, cuz he replied, "Just take your food and go." in a drop dead tone.

<G> Another smart aleck tried to order something from

McDonald's, and I said "Sir, this is Burger King. McDonald's is down
the street".

I'd always try to match them up with an A&W mnenu item close as possible to their order, like iof they wanted a Big Mac, I'd give them a double cheeseburger with bacon (McD's wasn't putting bacon on burgers yet) then point out that this is beter as it had bacon,. & no extra bun in the middle for wasted carbs -- just meat & enough bun to hold onto it neatly while eating.

He paid triple the burger's value to me, including tip!

And, there was a black guy who had "the dialect", and

he wanted "a waffer...a double waffer...a double waffer with cheese".
He couldn't make up his mind, and he obviously wasn't educated. I
guess a waffer is a rather large wafer. :P

I'd guess whopper. . . & I'd have asked, "dbl Whopper with cheese? Extra cheese on that,. sir?" (for the upsell)

Soda pop is bad in so many ways. I can't recall when I lasty had any --
maybe my last 8 hour early morning shift (up at 4am)

I drank a little Sprite the other day, but sometimes now, the drink (especially Pepsi products) will set my colon off into diarrhea...I
guess too much fluid or sugar.

My wife drinks a half can of whichever we have handy, to help with heartburn -- chug half a can, burp hard, & passthe other half can to her daughter to finish, or put it in the fridge for another day.

Per the mothers I've talked to, stones are worse, by far.

Two women's takes on kidney stones:
1) I'd rather have quintuplets (5 at once) with no epidural or
anesthetic, in hard labor, than one kidney stone. That sums it up.
2) Woman: "If us women can pass a baby, you men can pass a kidney stone".
Me: "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis cannot dialate". That
shut her up.

I say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The fact it gives so much pleasure when not being used to help a birth, shows how powerful her pain would be without it (more like our kidney stones, maybe)

Both involve some thing big goigb through a smnaller passage; buy with
a baby, you got a nice(give or take) baby at the end.

One asked me if I had several at once if I'd name them, and I replied
"Of course. Sly And The Family Stone". <G>

Good one! Or the Shredding Stones?

Exactly...never mind a prick to the prick. :P

prick is a funny word;
You can "prick your finger" but if you're on the radio, never speak of "fingering your prick" (even if you just mean fiddling with the scab)

Men are wimps when it comes to pain.

I am, specifically, & I don't care who knows it -- I admit to to pretty nurse right up front & often get treated extra kindly. . .

Never met a kimney stone patient yet who would willingly re-up for a
kidney stone!

Unless they're into pain.

I think even masochists prefer their pain in certain contexts.

Liuke if his partner was feeding him chocolate covered espresso beans, promisding the stones would hurt worse than anything she could do & he's to think of her every time a stone goes through.

They have more money than they know what to do with. Believe me, if
I could convert the money in L.O.R.D. II right now (over $114 million)
to real life, I think I could survive. <G>

I just banked another $2M to make $8 in the bank(in L2) -- I could live well off that, including starting a small business or two to keep me eating for life.

They got actual visual evidence of a hormone...a hooker moaning because
she was having pain before sex. <G>

A prostitute was depositing $100 into her bank when the teller told her it was counterfeit.

"I was raped!" moans the old whore. . .

I asked her one time "If you drop an anchovy on the floor, what if the dachshund gets it??". She growled "If he touches it...he dies". <G>

by her, or by the massive infusion of salt?

I can't stand for long periods of time at the sink, toilet, table, or
in the shower...as the arthritis is so bad in my legs, along with the degenerative disease in my back and spine. I use a cane or walker every day...which one depends on how I feel.

I cook sitting down in my manual wheelchair, then eat at the table, also in my chair. . .

& spuds -- I love my mashed taters!

When someone told me to cut carbs, I said "I sliced a pizza". <G>

I'm using that one!

There was an episode of "The Three Stooges", where Moe is talking about
this sauce (the one you noted), and he was having trouble pronouncing it. Then, he lamented "I never could say worcestshire". <G>

Reminds me of Porky Pig saying, "Son of a b-b-b-b-b-b--b-GUN!" then he looks cheekily at the camera & says, clear as a newscaster, "Ha! I bet you thought I was going to say son of a bitch, didn't you?"

Are you sure you lost an electron?? I'm positive. <G>

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on the other!

Then I can show either, depending on which puny I want to illustrate at the time.

[if they were Swedish, they'd say, "bork! bork! bork!"]

Wasn't he a political figure or a judge??

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who only ever saisd "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of Swedish.

I always greet the staff at IKEA with a hearty "Bork! Bork!" as a quick age check.

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George,

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. .

They're losing all the good places (sigh!). When this buffet cafeteria announced they were going to shut down 20 years ago (this was before my
Dad died 15 years ago), he lamented "I'm going to starve to death!!" <G>. We'd always go there after Sunday morning church services...but the
reason the Baptists are wanting to get to the cafeteria early, is that they're afraid the Methodists are going to beat them to lunch. <G>

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

Gpt 3 pc chicken, as plate of fries & a pop all for $5 -- I used to pop in Wednesdays for supper before going to poker. . .

Never got around to try the subs, bhut now he's gone, but he was hired on for a 2-hour shift once a week at a local pub, & most of the old customers go there for that treat!

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the
option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Good idea. I usually order the same thing when I eat out (although I
can't afford to eat out every day). I thought about making a switch the
other day, but decided it was cheaper to stick what with I had been
getting.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really)

Heckuyva deal -- those that joined the football pool got to have dinner cheap - - prime rib for $5, with the extras (potatoes, vegetable, horseradish)

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

Or I may go for all you can eat Japanese instead. . . depends on mood & weather

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go
pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm
not taking right off to go. . .

You've got some folks who have no business working there...and obviously
some who don't want to be there. I worked at Burger King for 5 years over
40 years ago, and I didn't consider it "degrading"...I got my fill of Whoppers. <G>

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the boss.

I remember when all those combos first came out nearly 50 years ago...
it was amazing how quick the others jumped on that bandwagon. I rarely
use a mobile app to order stuff, but I've considered it.

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say,
"Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Never mind hear it snort. :P

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

I thought about going to Arby's after church this morning for a couple
of fish sandwiches. But, since I was hacking from sinus drainage, and I
had grabbed an EMPTY bag of cough drops (works real well <G>), I decided
just to come straight home.

Good pp;an ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

I didn't rest well last night, so even though I woke up at 6:30am, I
went back to sleep until 7am.

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

The Good Lord gave me a poem before and

after church today...but in getting the first one set up, I was late
leaving for, and getting to church. Then, after I got home, after I
got done setting the second one up, it was time to do a ham radio
traffic net, and finish the stuff for it. I still haven't eaten anything today, and I'm starving. So, after I finish the QWK Mail, I'm going to
get something to eat...then do a small amount of computer work, then get
to bed.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

Oh, yeah...the cashiers (like myself) were encouraged to do "suggestive selling".

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

I refused to follow the book's formulas for doing so, & still had the highest rate of upsells.

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask, "Will that be a large?"

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, & the usual under bottom patty goodies.

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style) chocolate shake

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

showed me a deal with Kroger with "Lite Peach Tea"...it has NO CAFFEINE!! I've been drinking just Kroger Lite Lemonade, and I'm getting burned out
on it...so, the next time I go to the store, I'll be getting that.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

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 say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed
to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Except only for arousal, or pressure from the bladder.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness & takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The late Betty White (wife of the late Allen Ludden from the original PASSWORD game show), noted in an interview on The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers (guest host for Johnny Carson) 50 years ago, that "I don't know
what all this talk about trouble finding the G-Spot is all about. To me,
it's a cinch...when a man touches me, I say ''Oh, Gee!!''". The entire
studio erupted in raucous laughter. <G>

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

Sounds like Joan. . .

That helps. If the pain level is at a 1 or 2, I'll either tough it out,
or take a low dose Tylenol. I was advised to give up all other pain meds

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

that I had. But, the acetomenaphen in the Tylenol and other medications
can lead to liver damage. I guess they just want us to suffer. But, for
folks on a blood thinner (like I am), these can make one more of a hemophiliac.

Up here they teach to take pain relievers BEFORE the pain hits. . .

I wait until I'm an 8 to take a Percocet, or a seriously screaming dental abcess, which hits at about 8.5-9.

My old Urologist made sure I had a rwady access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on
the other!

I get the round tuit, but the ion??

People know me as positive & when they ask me why , I can show them that & say, "See, no '-', so I'm positive"; of course, that'll only work on the latent chemistry nerds.

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who
only ever said "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of
Swedish.

Wasn't he the chef??

As above -- "Swedish Chef" ;)

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George,

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

There used to be a place here called Steak-Out...my late wife and I loved
to order from them...they had the best beef sirloin tips and baked potatoes
we had ever eaten.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

I've lately gone with the double grilled chicken steak...it's 2 grilled chicken patties (that's what they fed me when I was hospitalized twice last summer, and diagnosed with atrial fibrillation), with sauteed (grilled)
onions (I pass on the mushrooms). Then, in getting it as a combo, I get unlimited french fries, and unlimited drinks (I am drinking lemonade now).

Three of the young ladies (teenagers) who work there, invited me to their church, and I joined there last week. I saw them this morning (they attend
the "contemporary" service, and I've been going to both, but prefer the "traditional" (the only difference is the music content)...and they each
had gorgeous dresses on. They're rather attractive young ladies, but I am
old enough to be their grandfather. However, right now, I just want to
have a friend (or friends) to talk to.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really).

That reminds me of the cartoon where these hunters are camping out,
and cooking breakfast in the woods. There is a sign that says "No
Poaching Permitted"...and the game warden walks up to them, wanting
to know "how are you cooking those eggs??" <G>.

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

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. <G> 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. <G>

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your
own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing
some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

That's right. It's like the episode of The Flintstones, where the caterer
got the parties (a birthday party for Pebbles with Rocko The Clown, and
a party with the Rockettes (dancing girls) at the Water Buffalo Lodge).
That's how it was SUPPOSED to be, but the caterer got them mixed up. <G>
His defense before the police officer was "If I'm wrong, what can I lose??
I'm the only caterer in town". <G>

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the
boss.

Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. <G>

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

I remember when the local Burger Kings started the Drive Thru, then
with breakfast. I wish I could afford to eat out every day.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to
the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival.

Not a bad deal.

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

LOL!! It can go rather nuts at times <EG>.

Good plan ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll
assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

Someone coughs or sneezes, and they break out the hand sanitizer.
Next thing you know, they're going to be saying if you fart in public,
you've got Covid (they say one of the symptoms is diarrhea). The Chinese
test for Covid using anal swabs. And, we thought the prostate check was
bad!! :P

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

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...
and the pollen/hay fever season isn't here yet. I talked to a fellow
ham radio operator in Georgia last night, and he said the pollen is
already all over the place, and the car washes are making a killing.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola
bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

I have a Gospel Poetry Collection...there are few secular ones on my hobbies...the BBS (of course <G>), ham radio, and square dancing...but
the others are all Biblical based. But, like with the other Christian
stuff on here, folks aren't forced to read or access them...if they do
decide to do so, they do it of their own free will and choice. What
they do with it is up to them.

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.

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

What got me is that people would walk in, see the menu, and have no
idea what they wanted. I usually have an idea of what I'm going to
order when I go to a certain restaurant. For instance, if I wanted
pizza, I'm not going to Wendy's. <G>

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.

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a
triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty
to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the
monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, &
the usual under bottom patty goodies.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for
a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style)
chocolate shake

When I find a place that has food and service I like, I will go there
as often as I can. However, being on a fixed income does put a damper
on that. My brother gets more on disability than I do, but I guess he
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.

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

The economy versus the deluxe version. :)

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

Exactly. If they realize you're trying to get them a good deal, that
means a lot to them.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

Well, I tried it, and I wasn't impressed with it. :P So, I'm going to give them to a friend who already has some of it...and I went back to just the lemonade. But, it's not as acidic as regular lemonade, as that can give me canker sores in my mouth...then, I can't wear my dentures.

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.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness &
takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when
a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Ever since I quit drinking soda, I haven't had a stone in 2 years.

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

I loved the original PASSWORD show...and he always closed the show with a special password of the day.

Sounds like Joan. . .

The video was hilarious.

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

Or like the female veterinarian, who was complaining to her PCP, that
he wasn't taking care of her condition. He replied "Well, we can do to
you like you do to some of your patients...have you put down". <G>

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me
in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

The bad thing about morphine is that it'll shut your colon down...but
some would think both of us are full of crap anyway. <G>

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity
that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

That's like surgeries now are mainly outpatient (aka "drive thru").

My old Urologist made sure I had a ready access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

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.

Daryl

... Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your week.
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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. <G> 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. <G>

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. <G>

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.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

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. . .


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George,

Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up
staying home for a home-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!)

Never mind the hokey birthday songs, that are so embarrassing.

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;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

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)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

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. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.

The example is:

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....

Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

Daryl

... Archaeologist: A person whose career lies in ruins.
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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;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

To each his own; I'm especially fond of lamb, but at $20/lb usually -- I don't get it much -- onmce every 2-3 year, I find a nice boneless roast for $4/llb & buy it immediately, then cook it right up & eat lamb sandwiches for a week! (I'm the only one who likes it in my home)

Now & again, a pub will have a decent deal on a lamb meal, & I go for that. . .

I do like my red meat, that's a definite. No idea why -- just do -- grew up eating whatever meat was best priced (mostly pork &chicken -- my bro & I fought over the the bits of fat on the fried pork chops.

I could usually trade my peas to him for his meat -- a great deal for us both, taste-wise!

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)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

Yup, & those PTC coold remeires asre designed to make others sick (you clear your symptoms & you think you're fine, but you go spread it far & wide, & wehn others speak of how brand x helped them, you & others try it & feel better & go out & spreasd -- Big Pharma is making billions & all you'all are sick & the economy sags, because so many sick days (whether paid or not -- we just got a bnew law gsantyeeing 5 free sick days/year for every emp-loyed person)

Just as I'm basically retired -- I could've used that lnog ago -- but back then if the boss sent you home as sick, you got paid 4 hours, so i'd show up loking like death weaemed over, not brearthing near anyone, until my boss saw me & "Oh, f***, George - go home; you got your 4 hours!"

I was never much of ome for days off, whether sick or holidays -- my weekends were sacrosanct, though.

I'd be forced to take my 2 weeks paid vacay, & I'd take the cheque, then go work elsewhere for the two weeks!

Can't make money sitting ay home & watching tv!

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. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

Wow!

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.
The example is:
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....
Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

prose: ...money
poet ....you know

An MP3 I found & have:
I met a woman in a bar, she said her name was Venus But when I reached up 'tween her legs, I found she had a. . . It's those little things, those little things, that p*** me off


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