Several restaurants in the Tucson area
have run their Thanksgiving Day ads in the paper.

Low price seems to be around $30 per person.
Highest price I found was $85 per person.

( tax & tip extra )


<rj>

On Nov 8, 11:30?am, "<RJ>" > wrote:
> Several restaurants in the Tucson area
> have run their Thanksgiving Day ads in the paper.
>
> Low price seems to be around $30 per person.
> Highest price I found was $85 per person.
>
> ( tax & tip extra )

Holy Shit! Turkey costs less than ground beef. You can buy a just as
good if not better heat n' eat turkey dinner from your stupidmarket's
frozen food section for $3, no tax, no tip. For $85 I can feed ten
people a turkey dinner, as good as from any restaurant, probably
better... BYOB.

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
>
>
> Holy Shit! Turkey costs less than ground beef. You can buy a just as
> good if not better heat n' eat turkey dinner from your stupidmarket's
> frozen food section for $3, no tax, no tip. For $85 I can feed ten
> people a turkey dinner, as good as from any restaurant, probably
> better... BYOB.
>

Most likely better, but then you have to cook it yourself. Since
Thanksgiving is traditionally a family celebration, it means that you have
to have other people over for dinner. That means cleaning up the house, do
all the preparation work, invite the relatives that you want to be
with...... and those you don't want to but have to because they are family.
By having it in a restaurant you don't get stuck with leftover turkey for a
week and a half.

However....... I have never had decent turkey in a restaurant.The gravy
sucks. The stuffing sucks. Worst of all, they usually have canned cranberry
sauce. Yech. That stuff is wretched. How hard can it be to put some
cranberries in a pot with some water and sugar and boil it for a few
minutes? Most people buy their pumpkin pies, so they are going to be as bad
as the commercially made pies in a restaurant. Maybe the $85 per person
would be a good turkey dinner, but if I am paying that much for a dinner,
it isn't going to be turkey.

You guys should move Thanksgiving up to the secodn Monday in October like
we do. Then you can have a patio party BBQ instead of foul fowl. Besides,
it would give you a two month break between turkeyfests.

On Nov 8, 11:20 am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Holy Shit! Turkey costs less than ground beef. You can buy a just as
> > good if not better heat n' eat turkey dinner from your stupidmarket's
> > frozen food section for $3, no tax, no tip. For $85 I can feed ten
> > people a turkey dinner, as good as from any restaurant, probably
> > better... BYOB.
>
> Most likely better, but then you have to cook it yourself. Since
> Thanksgiving is traditionally a family celebration, it means that you have
> to have other people over for dinner. That means cleaning up the house, do
> all the preparation work, invite the relatives that you want to be
> with...... and those you don't want to but have to because they are family.
> By having it in a restaurant you don't get stuck with leftover turkey for a
> week and a half.
>
> However....... I have never had decent turkey in a restaurant.The gravy
> sucks. The stuffing sucks. Worst of all, they usually have canned cranberry
> sauce. Yech. That stuff is wretched. How hard can it be to put some
> cranberries in a pot with some water and sugar and boil it for a few
> minutes? Most people buy their pumpkin pies, so they are going to be as bad
> as the commercially made pies in a restaurant. Maybe the $85 per person
> would be a good turkey dinner, but if I am paying that much for a dinner,
> it isn't going to be turkey.
>
> You guys should move Thanksgiving up to the secodn Monday in October like
> we do. Then you can have a patio party BBQ instead of foul fowl. Besides,
> it would give you a two month break between turkeyfests.

The only memorable Thanksgiving Day dinner I've ever had in a
restaurant was in Peacock Alley at the Waldorf. One of the choices
was wild turkey, which I really enjoyed. (I generally don't like
turkey). The entire meal from beginning to end was a delight. This
was probably 10 years or so ago, and I think out total bill was under
$200. We didn't consider that excessive, given the environment and
quality of food.

We normally have Thanksgiving Day dinner at home.

Wayne

> wrote in message
ups.com...
would give you a two month break between turkeyfests.
>
> The only memorable Thanksgiving Day dinner I've ever had in a
> restaurant was in Peacock Alley at the Waldorf. One of the choices
> was wild turkey, which I really enjoyed. (I generally don't like
> turkey). The entire meal from beginning to end was a delight. This
> was probably 10 years or so ago, and I think out total bill was under
> $200. We didn't consider that excessive, given the environment and
> quality of food.
>
> We normally have Thanksgiving Day dinner at home.
>
> Wayne


The most memorable Thanksgiving Day I ever had -- and I say that because
it's the only one I 'really, really' remember is about 10 years ago. We had
all the things ready to go (at our home) and DH's mom and dad, DH and I got
up late (from staying up late chatting), so the next day we all said to hell
with it, and jumped in the car and the only place we could find open was a
Howard Johnson's sandwich-type shop. We ate our turkey dinner there (they
were actually serving turkey that day) I believe there were about 2 other
couples there.

Dee Dee

<RJ> wrote:
> Several restaurants in the Tucson area
> have run their Thanksgiving Day ads in the paper.
>
> Low price seems to be around $30 per person.
> Highest price I found was $85 per person.
>
> ( tax & tip extra )
>
>
> <rj>

LOL One restaurant where I worked hyped up the Thanksgiving dinner thing in
advertisements and also in the employees' heads as though we were going to
be overrun by hoards of people that day. And it was *mandatory* you worked
that day. So what happened? We were all standing around, bored out of our
skulls. Oh well!

Jill

On Nov 8, 2:27 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:20:57 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
> > Thanksgiving is traditionally a family celebration, it means that you have
> > to have other people over for dinner. That means cleaning up the house, do
> > all the preparation work, invite the relatives that you want to be
> > with......
>
> ...put a deadbolt on the kitchen pantry.
>
> -=sw

Ah yes, the infamous niece. Duct tape on her mouth might well as
well.

Wayne

wrote:
> On Nov 8, 2:27 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:20:57 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Thanksgiving is traditionally a family celebration, it means that you have
>>> to have other people over for dinner. That means cleaning up the house, do
>>> all the preparation work, invite the relatives that you want to be
>>> with......
>> ...put a deadbolt on the kitchen pantry.
>>
>> -=sw
>
> Ah yes, the infamous niece. Duct tape on her mouth might well as
> well.
>
> Wayne
>

Ooooh.. how about a motion triggered video recorder? Then share the
results after dinner for an eye opener. I just can't believe this woman
sees herself accurately.

Goomba38 wrote:
> wrote:
>> On Nov 8, 2:27 pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:20:57 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> Thanksgiving is traditionally a family celebration, it means that
>>>> you have
>>>> to have other people over for dinner. That means cleaning up the
>>>> house, do
>>>> all the preparation work, invite the relatives that you want to be
>>>> with......
>>> ...put a deadbolt on the kitchen pantry.
>>>
>>> -=sw
>>
>> Ah yes, the infamous niece. Duct tape on her mouth might well as
>> well.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>
> Ooooh.. how about a motion triggered video recorder? Then share the
> results after dinner for an eye opener. I just can't believe this woman
> sees herself accurately.

I think that I must have missed an interesting story.

--
-Gina in Italy

http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975
I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com

PeterLucas wrote:
> ravenlynne > wrote in
> :
>
>
>>>>> -=sw
>>>> Ah yes, the infamous niece. Duct tape on her mouth might well as
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>> Ooooh.. how about a motion triggered video recorder? Then share the
>>> results after dinner for an eye opener. I just can't believe this
>>> woman sees herself accurately.
>> I think that I must have missed an interesting story.
>>
>
>
>
> Niece apparently is a bit of a vacuum cleaner around food.
>
> No shame, just shovels it in.
>
>
> *Allegedly*.
>
> No proof, other than 'heart rending' stories on here.
>
>
>

Reminds me of an aunt...she'd never eat in front of us...nothing fit
into her diet...she couldn't have this, that, or whatever. Then we'd
walk into the kitchen and see her inhaling something...junk food,
whatever and she'd just give us this guilty look.

--
-Gina in Italy

http://www.myspace.com/ravenlynne1975
I'm a blogger: http://ravenwolflodge.blogspot.com

ravenlynne > wrote in
:


>>>> -=sw
>>>
>>> Ah yes, the infamous niece. Duct tape on her mouth might well as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>
>> Ooooh.. how about a motion triggered video recorder? Then share the
>> results after dinner for an eye opener. I just can't believe this
>> woman sees herself accurately.
>
> I think that I must have missed an interesting story.
>



Niece apparently is a bit of a vacuum cleaner around food.

No shame, just shovels it in.


*Allegedly*.

No proof, other than 'heart rending' stories on here.

ravenlynne > wrote in news:fh19c901ok0
@news3.newsguy.com:


>> Niece apparently is a bit of a vacuum cleaner around food.
>>
>> No shame, just shovels it in.
>>
>>
>> *Allegedly*.
>>
>> No proof, other than 'heart rending' stories on here.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Reminds me of an aunt...she'd never eat in front of us...nothing fit
> into her diet...she couldn't have this, that, or whatever. Then we'd
> walk into the kitchen and see her inhaling something...junk food,
> whatever and she'd just give us this guilty look.
>



Humans are such stupid and at the same time such complex organisims.



Peter........... just visiting.

In article >,
ravenlynne > wrote:


> Reminds me of an aunt...she'd never eat in front of us...nothing fit
> into her diet...she couldn't have this, that, or whatever. Then we'd
> walk into the kitchen and see her inhaling something...junk food,
> whatever and she'd just give us this guilty look.

Sad but sometimes true. My office partner had a stepmother that only
ate one meal a day. When people looked at how much she put down, she
would explain that it was her only meal of the day. She spent the rest
of the day in front of the fridge, eating. That wasn't a meal, since
she didn't sit down.

:-(

On Nov 8, 12:37?pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:41:11 -0800, Sheldon wrote:
> > On Nov 8, 11:30?am, "<RJ>" > wrote:
> >> Several restaurants in the Tucson area
> >> have run their Thanksgiving Day ads in the paper.
>
> >> Low price seems to be around $30 per person.
> >> Highest price I found was $85 per person.
>
> >> ( tax & tip extra )
>
> > Holy Shit! Turkey costs less than ground beef. You can buy a just as
> > good if not better heat n' eat turkey dinner from your stupidmarket's
> > frozen food section for $3, no tax, no tip. For $85 I can feed ten
> > people a turkey dinner, as good as from any restaurant, probably
> > better... BYOB.
>
> Never been to a restaurant, eh? You're paying for more than just
> the food.

Right... tables jammed together to cram them in for the holiday, hard
chairs, screaming brats, some old stinky guinea at the next table who
shit her pants, surly impatient waitstaff, two measly dried out turkey
slices,small blob of greasy tasteless stuffing, canned sweet potatoes
served at room temperature, frozen pie, a fat check, and hustled out
the door after 45 minutes to make room for the next crowd of
frolicsome porcines. Did I mention screaming mimi brats.

Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven for
me and my guys.

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:

> Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
> regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
> services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
> be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
> Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven for
> me and my guys.

Good onya, Shel.

I'll be smoke-roasting 24 birds for the local men's shelter and helping with
the service. I really look forward to this each year.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:58:14 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> ravenlynne > wrote:
>
>
>> Reminds me of an aunt...she'd never eat in front of us...nothing fit
>> into her diet...she couldn't have this, that, or whatever. Then we'd
>> walk into the kitchen and see her inhaling something...junk food,
>> whatever and she'd just give us this guilty look.
>
>Sad but sometimes true. My office partner had a stepmother that only
>ate one meal a day. When people looked at how much she put down, she
>would explain that it was her only meal of the day. She spent the rest
>of the day in front of the fridge, eating. That wasn't a meal, since
>she didn't sit down.

I think most families and offices have one of that type. I worked
with a woman who was always on a diet and acted like a martyr when we
ordered out. She'd say. "Oh, I'll just have a salad." We all knew
she kept a small kitchen in her desk drawer and stuffed a new box of
doughnuts in it almost every morning. She frequently volunteered to
go pick up whatever we had ordered. She ate like a wolf and would
sometimes come back with food dribbled on her blouse. We guessed she
would get what we ordered and did a fast run through a drive through
for a burger or 4.

Lou

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
...
> Sheldon wrote:
>
>> Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
>> regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
>> services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
>> be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
>> Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven for
>> me and my guys.
>
> Good onya, Shel.
>
> I'll be smoke-roasting 24 birds for the local men's shelter and helping
> with the service. I really look forward to this each year.
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com

Good on both of you. What a nice Thanksgiving gift.

Felice

Felice wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>> Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
>>> regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
>>> services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
>>> be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
>>> Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven
>>> for me and my guys.
>>
>> Good onya, Shel.
>>
>> I'll be smoke-roasting 24 birds for the local men's shelter and
>> helping with the service. I really look forward to this each year.
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>
> Good on both of you. What a nice Thanksgiving gift.

Heck, I almost feel guilty because I like doing it. It's not a sacrifice at
all

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

On Nov 9, 5:16 pm, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
> Felice wrote:
> > "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Sheldon wrote:
>
> >>> Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
> >>> regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
> >>> services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
> >>> be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
> >>> Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven
> >>> for me and my guys.
>
> >> Good onya, Shel.
>
> >> I'll be smoke-roasting 24 birds for the local men's shelter and
> >> helping with the service. I really look forward to this each year.
> >> --
> >> Dave
> >>www.davebbq.com
>
> > Good on both of you. What a nice Thanksgiving gift.

I second that.
>
> Heck, I almost feel guilty because I like doing it. It's not a sacrifice at
> all

All the better.
>
> --
> Davewww.davebbq.com

--Bryan

On Nov 9, 5:43?pm, "Felice" > wrote:
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Sheldon wrote:
>
> >> Before suffering Thanksgiving dinner jammed into some greasy spoon
> >> regardlss they have an out of sight wine list I'd rather donate my
> >> services to a soup kitchen and dine with the more unfortunate. I'll
> >> be doing a leg of the lunch run for the neighborhood Meals On
> >> Wheels... I'll be home just in time to pop the boid into the oven for
> >> me and my guys.
>
> > Good onya, Shel.
>
> > I'll be smoke-roasting 24 birds for the local men's shelter and helping
> > with the service. I really look forward to this each year.
> > --
> > Dave
> >www.davebbq.com
>
> Good on both of you. What a nice Thanksgiving gift.
>
> Felice

It's fun. I stop at a dozen abodes and bring holiday cheer with my
partner Marie, a 93 year old local who was a liitle girl in Queens, NY
when her family moved up here to be farmers. Marie is very
interesting. No, it's just platonic.