jmcquown wrote:
> This ridiculous place where I live charges an annual assessment for
> dining at "the club". They do this whether you eat there or not. The
> way it works, they charge $830 per annum. If/when you eat at the
> club, they tack the food bill onto your monthly dues and the statement
> reflects the reduction in the annual assessment.
>
> If you don't eat there, they'll still charge you for the total amount
> at the end of the year. It's stupid but that's the way things work
> here.

Condo? Retirement community? My wife's aunt lives in a place where the
norm is having one meal per day in their communal dining room and that's
part of what you pay for. You get to pick which meal it will be. I
don't think you get a choice in the matter, either, although they let
save up meals you've missed and you can use them for guests instead of
having to pay for the guests.

That'll be our Thanksgiving this year, 11 AM to 2 PM because they let
the staff go home for dinner. It's usually a buffet and it's usually
pretty good for institutional food, IMO. I don't really mind eating
there although I guess I'd get tired of it if I had to do it daily for
years on end.

-S-