George,

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

 GP> 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.

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

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

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

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

 GP> I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your
 GP> own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing
 GP> some thing, unwise  with mony" & I just reply "All personally made
 GP> 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. 
His defense before the police officer was "If I'm wrong, what can I lose??
I'm the only caterer in town". 

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

  Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. 

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

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

  Not a bad deal.

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

  LOL!! It can go rather nuts at times .

 GP> Good plan ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll
 GP> 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

 GP> I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually
 GP> 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.

 GP> What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola
 GP> 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 ), 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.

 GP> 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. 

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

  I can't remember if I asked the size or not.

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

   Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and
triglycerides after all that. 

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

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

  The economy versus the deluxe version. :)

 GP> 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.

 GP> 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.

 GP> Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one --
 GP> 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.

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

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

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

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

 GP> Sounds like Joan. . .

  The video was hilarious.

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

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

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

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

 GP> My old Urologist made sure I had a ready access to plenty of that Opiod
 GP> 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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