> 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. . .


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