http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs

Andy wrote:
> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs

Andy,
I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks convinced me
of the meaning of this cartoon!

OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got danged cold
again outside.

Jill

jmcquown said...

> Andy wrote:
>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>
> Andy,
> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks convinced
me
> of the meaning of this cartoon!
>
> OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got danged
cold
> again outside.
>
> Jill


I never got to have hot lunch. Just the 3 cent cartons of milk.

Andy

Andy wrote:
> jmcquown said...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>>
>> Andy,
>> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks
>> convinced me of the meaning of this cartoon!
>>
>> OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got
>> danged cold again outside.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> I never got to have hot lunch. Just the 3 cent cartons of milk.
>
> Andy

Trust me, sweetie, you wouldn't have wanted it. But if you'd like a taste,
go buy a 10 inch frozen cheese pizza (no toppings, just cheese) and
microwave it (wait, I guess back when we were in school they put it in the
oven, follow the instructions on the package), then cut it into 6 slices and
give yourself one slice. Add a 1/2 pint carton of milk and call it "lunch".
Would have cost you a quarter. Gee, now didn't that fill you up? Go on
now, the bell rang. Time for your next class!

Jill

jmcquown said...

> Gee, now didn't that fill you up?


I'd have to skip dinner!

We didn't have a cafeteria, per se, until high school. Up until then the gym
would double as the cafeteria. The lunchroom tables would get wheeled into
place and they'd fold down.

Oh and the teacher lead us single file to and from lunch. Nobody ever made a
break for it and lived.

Andy

jmcquown wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > jmcquown said...
> >
> >> Andy wrote:
> >>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
> >>
> >> Andy,
> >> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks
> >> convinced me of the meaning of this cartoon!
> >>
> >> OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got
> >> danged cold again outside.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> >
> > I never got to have hot lunch. Just the 3 cent cartons of milk.
> >
> > Andy
>
> Trust me, sweetie, you wouldn't have wanted it. But if you'd like a taste,
> go buy a 10 inch frozen cheese pizza (no toppings, just cheese) and
> microwave it (wait, I guess back when we were in school they put it in the
> oven, follow the instructions on the package), then cut it into 6 slices and
> give yourself one slice. Add a 1/2 pint carton of milk and call it "lunch".
> Would have cost you a quarter. Gee, now didn't that fill you up? Go on
> now, the bell rang. Time for your next class!
>
> Jill

Interesting. We used to have vegetables, mystery meat, mac&cheese, and
on Pizza day, there were "Chocolate covered wheat bars" made from
oatmeal. The pizza was edible (remember, we were kids), I forget what
the "vegetable" was on pizza day.

If anyone is nostalgic for those old school lunches, head for one of
those buffet places (not the asian ones). My husband says they are
owned by the same people who made the lunches at his old school!

maxine in ri
who used to walk home for lunch in grade school

In article >, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>Andy wrote:
>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>
>Andy,
>I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks convinced me
>of the meaning of this cartoon!
>
>OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got danged cold
>again outside.

I hope Snert doesn't hear about it! :-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

jmcquown wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>
> Andy,
> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks convinced me
> of the meaning of this cartoon!
>

The lunch at public school in Denmark consists of burgers, pizza, and
hotdogs. Soda or chocolate milk to go with it.

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Michael Archon Sequoia Nielsen wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>>
>> Andy,
>> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks
>> convinced me of the meaning of this cartoon!
>>
>
> The lunch at public school in Denmark consists of burgers, pizza, and
> hotdogs. Soda or chocolate milk to go with it.

What, no whipped cream??? <G>

maxine in ri wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> > Andy wrote:
> > > jmcquown said...
> > >
> > >> Andy wrote:
> > >>> http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
> > >>
> > >> Andy,
> > >> I never ate at the school cafeteria because a couple of looks
> > >> convinced me of the meaning of this cartoon!
> > >>
> > >> OB Food: Pot (chuck) roast in the crock pot today since it got
> > >> danged cold again outside.
> > >>
> > >> Jill
> > >
> > >
> > > I never got to have hot lunch. Just the 3 cent cartons of milk.
> > >
> > > Andy
> >
> > Trust me, sweetie, you wouldn't have wanted it. But if you'd like a taste,
> > go buy a 10 inch frozen cheese pizza (no toppings, just cheese) and
> > microwave it (wait, I guess back when we were in school they put it in the
> > oven, follow the instructions on the package), then cut it into 6 slices and
> > give yourself one slice. Add a 1/2 pint carton of milk and call it "lunch".
> > Would have cost you a quarter. Gee, now didn't that fill you up? Go on
> > now, the bell rang. Time for your next class!
> >
> > Jill
>
> Interesting. We used to have vegetables, mystery meat, mac&cheese, and
> on Pizza day, there were "Chocolate covered wheat bars" made from
> oatmeal. The pizza was edible (remember, we were kids), I forget what
> the "vegetable" was on pizza day.
>
> If anyone is nostalgic for those old school lunches, head for one of
> those buffet places (not the asian ones). My husband says they are
> owned by the same people who made the lunches at his old school!
>
> maxine in ri
> who used to walk home for lunch in grade school
When my sons were younger(1-2 grade) I went and had lunch with them at
school. They seemed to get a kick out of introducing me to their
friends. The food hadn't changed too much! We did move last spring to
another school district, and I was surprised to find out that they have
something called Kid's Way Cafe. If the kids don't want the regular hot
lunch, the can order pizza, cheeseburgers, or hotdogs. I believe they
have a salad bar, too.

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan said...

> Michael <- driven to school every day


We used to collect up the posse on the way to the bus stop. We waited for my
friend and his sister from across the street to stand outside our house
calling us. Then we'd join them and walk to the corner and wait for the next
ones. Then we'd walk up the block, waiting and yelling at houses until a
parade of us got to the bus stop two blocks away.

And everything in reverse after school.

Andy

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> What's the weather been like there? It's been bad here. We had no
> power for 24 hours but it's back on now. We've have a fire in the
> fireplace for days. Been doing a lot of comfort food as well. It's
> just bitter cold after the ice storm we had. Walking the dog s*cks.
> Everything is frozen solid outside. I've got a top round I'll
> probably throw in the oven shortly.
>
All that wintry precipitation missed Shelby County, despite days of dire
predictions. No rain, no sleet, no snow. No power outtages. I feel for
you, sweetie. I've heard about how bad it is around your area. Nothing
happened here other than it got cold. The storm tracked north from Arkansas
into Missouri, which is unusual. I'm sorry!

Jill

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan said...

>>> I never got to have hot lunch. Just the 3 cent cartons of milk.
>>>
>>> Andy


Actually I did have a hot lunch, once.

Once at lunch in 1st grade I opened my lunchbox and instead of my chicken
roll and butter sandwich, cucumbers and fig newtons, there was Mom's
wallet. She must've tied one on the night before. So I made a first
grader's executive decision and bought a hot lunch. I had MONEY, ones,
fives and tens and credit cards and "FAKE ID." ))

I even bought TWO chocolate milks!!! I forget what hot lunch was. Probably
a plain hamburger and plain fries AND an ice cream sandwich for desert.
Maybe $0.35.

I gave Mom her wallet back when she got home. I don't think she knew it was
missing.

Andy
I've told this story before.

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> Andy <q> :
>
> > http://www.tinyurl.com/yklzxs
>
> Okay that was funny. Reminds me of the "mock" pizza we used to get.
>
> Michael <- freezing his a** off

You still powerless? My Friend The Vice President got his back on
Tuesday evening. He got eight days out in the summer one, and five this
time. Good thing he can afford those hotel bills.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" >
> :
>
>>>
>> All that wintry precipitation missed Shelby County, despite days of
>> dire predictions. No rain, no sleet, no snow. No power outtages. I
>> feel for you, sweetie. I've heard about how bad it is around your
>> area. Nothing happened here other than it got cold. The storm
>> tracked north from Arkansas into Missouri, which is unusual. I'm
>> sorry!
>>
>> Jill
>
> This is one of the worst ones we've had in a long time. We don't get
> 'im this bad real often. It's bad right now. It is cold as hell. We
> still have ice on the ground. I'm sure Barb has it bad but she is
> used to it. My problem is I'm just not used to it. I'm not used to
> dressing real warm and stuff.
>
> Michael

It's brrrrrrrrrrr outside, if that's any consolation! Gonna hit 19F degrees
tonight! Hot soup and sammich weather. Made a grilled swiss cheese on
wheat to go with bean with bacon soup.

Jill

When my son (now 21) started high school in 1997, I volunteered for
'tuckshop' duty. Here in Australia, our schools (junior and high) have
tuckshops which are ostensibly manned by volunteer mothers but 'run' by
convenors. Sometimes the convenors are trained in the food industry and
are employed by the school's P&C, more often than not, they are
volunteer Mums who have a great deal of common sense, practical
application and general food industry knowledge.
Not so with son's new high school.
Within 3 months - 3 rosters, once a month - I had witnessed the
'convenor' sell out of date food, over load the shelved pie oven
(supposed to house around 30 items, but stacked to the rafters and
containing at least 100 items, non of which had reached the desired
temperature, some of which were still stone-cold when sold), received
cakes, slices and baked goods from local provenders which were intended
for 'day of baking consumption' - but which were wrapped in plastic
wrap and kept for up to 3 weeks with NO marking of date of receipt!...
I called in our local council health inspectors.
They went through the place with a fine-tooth-comb and made an enormous
number of recommendations.
I was told my volunteering for tuckshop was no longer required, thank
you very much.
Incredible though it seems, even given it was a scant 9 years ago, this
PRIVATE high school, run by the Anglican church, had NEVER been
registered with the local Health Department and consequently had NEVER
undergone ANY inspections during its entire time of operation.... until
1997 that is.
Amazingly no litigation was made against the school- even though there
were potentially hundreds of cases of suspected food poisoning through
poor, improper or downright unsafe food practices. They were very, very
lucky in my opinion.
The Convenor - lasted to the end of the year when she was summarily
dispatched and discharged... bloody woman was a menace to society in my
opinion.
Son left that school at the beginning of the following year for a much
happier learning environment - oddly enough a state school!
I did receive a call from the President of the P&C thanking me for
bringing the abysmal state of the tuckshop to the notice of the
authorities... had to confess to him that I'd tried to appraise the P&C
rep in charge of overseeing tuckshop proceedings of the
state-of-affairs... but she was not interested in causing dramas.
Interestingly her children NEVER ate or purchased anything from the
tuckshop I am reliably advised.... no wonder.

LadyJane
--
"Never trust a skinny cook!"

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> "Default User" >
> :

> > You still powerless? My Friend The Vice President got his back on
> > Tuesday evening. He got eight days out in the summer one, and five
> > this time. Good thing he can afford those hotel bills.

> Hotels were filled. We couldn't find a room to take the 4 pets. We
> did with the fireplace. The temp inside was decent and we cooked in
> the fireplace. It was actually pretty fun. I got to read a lot. We
> were out about a day, maybe a bit more. Besides, wienies by the
> fireside are cool

Ah. Yeah, a day's not so bad. MFTVP was out from Thursday through
Tuesday. He installed the fambly at a Residence Inn out in St. Charles
somewhere, then made regular visits to the house to check on things. As
I said, this was a double hit for him, as it was for the people across
the street from me. I was lucky this time out.

Ameren is getting grilled now with two massive outages in the same year.




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
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