Dog3 wrote:
>
> Katra > tip tapped
> :

> > Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)

> I'll just leave the house without remembering it's there. I've done it
> many times and about 90% of the time I forget to take the lunch with me.


Put a note on the door you leave the house through. It took me a little
while to train myself to always pickup the lunch bag in the morning, but
you get the hang of it.

In reference to the original question, about all I have is some
condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing in the
mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.




Brian Rodenborn

Bob Myers wrote:
> "Larry Smith" > wrote in message
> news >
>>I keep a handful of MREs in my desk (that's Meals Ready-to-Eat for
>>you civilians).
>
>
> And where might a civilian buy the Real Deal, were we so
> inclined?

Mil surplus:
http://www.healthyharvest.com/index....roducts_id=771
http://www.healthyharvest.com/index....roducts_id=770

Civilian:
http://www.mreinfo.com/civilian-mres.html

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
MREs

> The rough equivalents.hould be available in most any Army Surplus store, or
> a store that sells lotsa camping/survivalist gear...don't know if it's
> kosher for civilians to buy the Army - issue "real deal"...anybody know?

According to the notice on the meals, no, the full-up military
version shouldn't be sold to the public (though why on earth that
should be so is beyond me). However, they are still available and
sold to civilians (I found the above notice by simply reading the
sides of the last case of MREs I ordered). There are, however,
places like Sopakco that produce "civilian" MREs that lack only
the usual military accessories (toilet paper, dried coffee, gum,
towelette, etc) and the heater. But since you can get the heaters
separately by the dozen, I don't see any real difference.

Some places sell "lite" MREs with about half the calories of
mil-spec that they call "civilian" so make sure you know what
you are getting before ordering.

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
MREs

> The rough equivalents.hould be available in most any Army Surplus store, or
> a store that sells lotsa camping/survivalist gear...don't know if it's
> kosher for civilians to buy the Army - issue "real deal"...anybody know?

According to the notice on the meals, no, the full-up military
version shouldn't be sold to the public (though why on earth that
should be so is beyond me). However, they are still available and
sold to civilians (I found the above notice by simply reading the
sides of the last case of MREs I ordered). There are, however,
places like Sopakco that produce "civilian" MREs that lack only
the usual military accessories (toilet paper, dried coffee, gum,
towelette, etc) and the heater. But since you can get the heaters
separately by the dozen, I don't see any real difference.

Some places sell "lite" MREs with about half the calories of
mil-spec that they call "civilian" so make sure you know what
you are getting before ordering.

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
MREs

> The rough equivalents.hould be available in most any Army Surplus store, or
> a store that sells lotsa camping/survivalist gear...don't know if it's
> kosher for civilians to buy the Army - issue "real deal"...anybody know?

According to the notice on the meals, no, the full-up military
version shouldn't be sold to the public (though why on earth that
should be so is beyond me). However, they are still available and
sold to civilians (I found the above notice by simply reading the
sides of the last case of MREs I ordered). There are, however,
places like Sopakco that produce "civilian" MREs that lack only
the usual military accessories (toilet paper, dried coffee, gum,
towelette, etc) and the heater. But since you can get the heaters
separately by the dozen, I don't see any real difference.

Some places sell "lite" MREs with about half the calories of
mil-spec that they call "civilian" so make sure you know what
you are getting before ordering.

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>|| Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
>
>Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
>

Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.

>|| Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
>
>Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
>

Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.

Fx199 wrote:

> >|| Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
> >
> >Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
> >
>
> Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
> Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.


Jeez, ya climbin' Mt. Everest there or sumthin'...???

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Fx199 wrote:

> >|| Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
> >
> >Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
> >
>
> Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
> Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.


Jeez, ya climbin' Mt. Everest there or sumthin'...???

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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:

> In article > , Dog3
> <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote:
>
>> Katra > tip tapped
>> :
> (snip)
>> > Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
>> > K.
>
>> I'll just leave the house without remembering it's there. I've done
>> it many times and about 90% of the time I forget to take the lunch
>> with me. Michael
>
> Oh, stop making excuses. Put a note on the back door - "Don't forget
> lunch, you fool!" If notes on the back door offend your
> sensibilities, stick your car key through it. You can do this.
> Unless, of course, you really don't want to.

Heh, all good ideas. Truth is, I don't really want to take lunch to work.
Our lunch time is very flexible...anytime you want to take it, and an
hour that flexes up to an hour and a half. I welcome getting out of the
office and into a restaurant for a while, to eat and relax and have non-
work or semi-work conversations, or to eat and run an errand. Most of
that is impossible unless you leave the building. Luckily, there are
scads of restaurants of many types within a 5-minute drive of the office.
Having said that, I still keep a large array of snacks in the filing
drawer of my desk, and have a very small electric cooler next to it. I
keep crackers, cheese, candy, cookies, bottled tea, etc. We also have a
vending area, but not much selection. Also a break room with
fridge/freezer, commercial coffeemaker, 2 micros, and 2 toaster-ovens.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
:

> In article > , Dog3
> <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote:
>
>> Katra > tip tapped
>> :
> (snip)
>> > Pack your lunch the night before and stick in in the 'frige. :-)
>> > K.
>
>> I'll just leave the house without remembering it's there. I've done
>> it many times and about 90% of the time I forget to take the lunch
>> with me. Michael
>
> Oh, stop making excuses. Put a note on the back door - "Don't forget
> lunch, you fool!" If notes on the back door offend your
> sensibilities, stick your car key through it. You can do this.
> Unless, of course, you really don't want to.

Heh, all good ideas. Truth is, I don't really want to take lunch to work.
Our lunch time is very flexible...anytime you want to take it, and an
hour that flexes up to an hour and a half. I welcome getting out of the
office and into a restaurant for a while, to eat and relax and have non-
work or semi-work conversations, or to eat and run an errand. Most of
that is impossible unless you leave the building. Luckily, there are
scads of restaurants of many types within a 5-minute drive of the office.
Having said that, I still keep a large array of snacks in the filing
drawer of my desk, and have a very small electric cooler next to it. I
keep crackers, cheese, candy, cookies, bottled tea, etc. We also have a
vending area, but not much selection. Also a break room with
fridge/freezer, commercial coffeemaker, 2 micros, and 2 toaster-ovens.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 02:01:58 GMT, Wayne >
wrote:

> Heh, all good ideas. Truth is, I don't really want to take lunch to work.
> Our lunch time is very flexible...anytime you want to take it, and an
> hour that flexes up to an hour and a half. I welcome getting out of the
> office and into a restaurant for a while, to eat and relax and have non-
> work or semi-work conversations, or to eat and run an errand. Most of
> that is impossible unless you leave the building. Luckily, there are
> scads of restaurants of many types within a 5-minute drive of the office.

GAD! You are soooo lucky! I don't have the luxury of being
able to leave the building to GO somewhere to eat, so a
nearby deli is perfect. Unfortunately there is NO nearby
deli or any other eating establishment within blocks (half a
mile or more) of my work.

My last job (xx years ago) was on a street that had gobs of
restaurants, but we had an old fashioned Italian deli across
the street which the staff streamed out the door to
patronize. Oh, I how miss it!

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 02:01:58 GMT, Wayne >
wrote:

> Heh, all good ideas. Truth is, I don't really want to take lunch to work.
> Our lunch time is very flexible...anytime you want to take it, and an
> hour that flexes up to an hour and a half. I welcome getting out of the
> office and into a restaurant for a while, to eat and relax and have non-
> work or semi-work conversations, or to eat and run an errand. Most of
> that is impossible unless you leave the building. Luckily, there are
> scads of restaurants of many types within a 5-minute drive of the office.

GAD! You are soooo lucky! I don't have the luxury of being
able to leave the building to GO somewhere to eat, so a
nearby deli is perfect. Unfortunately there is NO nearby
deli or any other eating establishment within blocks (half a
mile or more) of my work.

My last job (xx years ago) was on a street that had gobs of
restaurants, but we had an old fashioned Italian deli across
the street which the staff streamed out the door to
patronize. Oh, I how miss it!

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:27:28 GMT, Default User
> wrote:

> In reference to the original question, about all I have is some
> condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing in the
> mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.

I don't have anything stashed in my desk. Heh, it amazes me
when I visit colleagues who are eating/snacking as if they
were starving (at 3 or 4 PM). Dang! I get fat just
watching them eat... and yes I do say "no".

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:27:28 GMT, Default User
> wrote:

> In reference to the original question, about all I have is some
> condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing in the
> mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.

I don't have anything stashed in my desk. Heh, it amazes me
when I visit colleagues who are eating/snacking as if they
were starving (at 3 or 4 PM). Dang! I get fat just
watching them eat... and yes I do say "no".

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Katra > wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> "Bob" > wrote:
>
> > Michael wrote:
> >
> > > I was cleaning out my desk and file cabinets today. Right before I left,
> > > I cleaned out my 'stash' drawer. All of this food has been in the drawer
> > > since last November. I had 10 packages of assorted flavors of Ramen
> > > noodles. A box of Instant Quaker Oatmeal(apples and cinnamon), a box of
> > > garlic melba toast (stale), Lays fat free chips (way too stale), an
> > > unopened bag of Snyders fat free pretzels, a can of tuna and an unopened
> > > package of starburst fruit chews. I can't always get away from my desk
> > > for lunch, and I snack during the afternoon sometimes.
> > >
> > > What does everyone else have stashed away at work?
> >
> > Damn! I thought this was going to be a "what do you take to work for lunch?"
> > thread. I was really looking forward to some useful hints along those
> > lines.
> >
> > I don't have *any* food stashed in my office; the closest I come is a jar of
> > tea bags. But then again, the building which holds my office also has a
> > thriving population of field mice, so keeping a drawer full of food isn't a
> > real good idea anyway.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
> You can seal it in metal cookie cans, or glass jars....
>
> Y'all need some cats or an exterminator. Mice can carry Hantavirus.
>
> K.

What's hantavirus? My office gets infested also plus we had a
"visitor" at home yesterday morning. My son thought it was a "scout"
but now I'm thinking I may have to get another cat. Ours died last
December and he was a cracker jack hunter.

Ginny

Katra > wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> "Bob" > wrote:
>
> > Michael wrote:
> >
> > > I was cleaning out my desk and file cabinets today. Right before I left,
> > > I cleaned out my 'stash' drawer. All of this food has been in the drawer
> > > since last November. I had 10 packages of assorted flavors of Ramen
> > > noodles. A box of Instant Quaker Oatmeal(apples and cinnamon), a box of
> > > garlic melba toast (stale), Lays fat free chips (way too stale), an
> > > unopened bag of Snyders fat free pretzels, a can of tuna and an unopened
> > > package of starburst fruit chews. I can't always get away from my desk
> > > for lunch, and I snack during the afternoon sometimes.
> > >
> > > What does everyone else have stashed away at work?
> >
> > Damn! I thought this was going to be a "what do you take to work for lunch?"
> > thread. I was really looking forward to some useful hints along those
> > lines.
> >
> > I don't have *any* food stashed in my office; the closest I come is a jar of
> > tea bags. But then again, the building which holds my office also has a
> > thriving population of field mice, so keeping a drawer full of food isn't a
> > real good idea anyway.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
> You can seal it in metal cookie cans, or glass jars....
>
> Y'all need some cats or an exterminator. Mice can carry Hantavirus.
>
> K.

What's hantavirus? My office gets infested also plus we had a
"visitor" at home yesterday morning. My son thought it was a "scout"
but now I'm thinking I may have to get another cat. Ours died last
December and he was a cracker jack hunter.

Ginny

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:27:28 GMT, Default User
> > wrote:
>
> > In reference to the original question, about all I
> > have is some
> > condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing
> > in the
> > mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.
>
> I don't have anything stashed in my desk. Heh, it
> amazes me
> when I visit colleagues who are eating/snacking as if
> they
> were starving (at 3 or 4 PM). Dang! I get fat just
> watching them eat... and yes I do say "no".
>
> sf
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

I keep a stash for my way of eating--a couple hundred
calories every two hours. Perhaps that is what your
co-workers are doing?

Desk stash includes peanut butter, wasa crispbread,
trail mix, canned tuna and soup, and fridge stash is
cheddar, cottage cheese, yogurt, salad greens, and
salad dressing.

Amy

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:27:28 GMT, Default User
> > wrote:
>
> > In reference to the original question, about all I
> > have is some
> > condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing
> > in the
> > mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.
>
> I don't have anything stashed in my desk. Heh, it
> amazes me
> when I visit colleagues who are eating/snacking as if
> they
> were starving (at 3 or 4 PM). Dang! I get fat just
> watching them eat... and yes I do say "no".
>
> sf
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

I keep a stash for my way of eating--a couple hundred
calories every two hours. Perhaps that is what your
co-workers are doing?

Desk stash includes peanut butter, wasa crispbread,
trail mix, canned tuna and soup, and fridge stash is
cheddar, cottage cheese, yogurt, salad greens, and
salad dressing.

Amy

In article
>,
wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:27:28 GMT, Default User
> > wrote:
>
> > In reference to the original question, about all I
> > have is some
> > condiment packets and half a bottle of salad dressing
> > in the
> > mini-fridge, plus some diet soda.
>
> I don't have anything stashed in my desk. Heh, it
> amazes me
> when I visit colleagues who are eating/snacking as if
> they
> were starving (at 3 or 4 PM). Dang! I get fat just
> watching them eat... and yes I do say "no".
>
> sf
> Practice safe eating - always use condiments

I keep a stash for my way of eating--a couple hundred
calories every two hours. Perhaps that is what your
co-workers are doing?

Desk stash includes peanut butter, wasa crispbread,
trail mix, canned tuna and soup, and fridge stash is
cheddar, cottage cheese, yogurt, salad greens, and
salad dressing.

Amy

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:03:31 +1000, augie mcduck
> wrote:
:
>|| >Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
>|| >
>|| Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
>|| Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.
>||
>In the microwave???

Pemmican, jerky and many dried fruits can be warmed in the microwave
to soften them. If the jerky's on the slightly-stale-hard-as-leather
side, I'll wrap it with a moistened paper towel and zap it. I'm none
the worse. Same with dried fruits, although the chewiness is the
reason I like many of them.

The Ranger

sf wrote:

> My last job (xx years ago) was on a street that had gobs of
> restaurants, but we had an old fashioned Italian deli across
> the street which the staff streamed out the door to
> patronize. Oh, I how miss it!

Geez, you make me nostalgic for all the wonderful delis in downtown
Manhattan, and they DELIVERED! Great food.

Later years, some office building in NJ, I would keep candy in my
desk, no big deal. I didn't touch it, but people would stop by and
take some, that's okay, that's why it's there. I'd keep it in a
little bowl. M&Ms or Kisses, like that.

I had to finally stop that. Two things. A) People would stop to
say, so What's New? when I was trying to beat a deadline. Take the
candy and get away from me. Alright I didn't say that, but I could
have strangled people. B) If I forgot to put it away at night,
someone would steal it all. Not just some, ALL. Now, if you take
candy/whatever from someone's desk all the time, doesn't it occur to
you to replace it on occasion?

One time, I guess it was M&Ms, a coworker told me, nance you weren't
even at the stairs and I heard someone steal your candy. By the time
she even stood up they were gone. How pathetic is that?

So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
we're at it, but that's another story.

(laugh) nancy

sf wrote:

> My last job (xx years ago) was on a street that had gobs of
> restaurants, but we had an old fashioned Italian deli across
> the street which the staff streamed out the door to
> patronize. Oh, I how miss it!

Geez, you make me nostalgic for all the wonderful delis in downtown
Manhattan, and they DELIVERED! Great food.

Later years, some office building in NJ, I would keep candy in my
desk, no big deal. I didn't touch it, but people would stop by and
take some, that's okay, that's why it's there. I'd keep it in a
little bowl. M&Ms or Kisses, like that.

I had to finally stop that. Two things. A) People would stop to
say, so What's New? when I was trying to beat a deadline. Take the
candy and get away from me. Alright I didn't say that, but I could
have strangled people. B) If I forgot to put it away at night,
someone would steal it all. Not just some, ALL. Now, if you take
candy/whatever from someone's desk all the time, doesn't it occur to
you to replace it on occasion?

One time, I guess it was M&Ms, a coworker told me, nance you weren't
even at the stairs and I heard someone steal your candy. By the time
she even stood up they were gone. How pathetic is that?

So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
we're at it, but that's another story.

(laugh) nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Later years, some office building in NJ, I would keep candy in my
> desk, no big deal. I didn't touch it, but people would stop by and
> take some, that's okay, that's why it's there. I'd keep it in a
> little bowl. M&Ms or Kisses, like that.
>
> I had to finally stop that. Two things. A) People would stop to
> say, so What's New? when I was trying to beat a deadline. Take the
> candy and get away from me. Alright I didn't say that, but I could
> have strangled people. B) If I forgot to put it away at night,
> someone would steal it all. Not just some, ALL. Now, if you take
> candy/whatever from someone's desk all the time, doesn't it occur to
> you to replace it on occasion?
>
> One time, I guess it was M&Ms, a coworker told me, nance you weren't
> even at the stairs and I heard someone steal your candy. By the time
> she even stood up they were gone. How pathetic is that?
>
> So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> we're at it, but that's another story.
>
> (laugh) nancy


Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)

Best regards,
Bob

*yucky orange-colored marshmallow candies, shaped like big peanuts

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Later years, some office building in NJ, I would keep candy in my
> desk, no big deal. I didn't touch it, but people would stop by and
> take some, that's okay, that's why it's there. I'd keep it in a
> little bowl. M&Ms or Kisses, like that.
>
> I had to finally stop that. Two things. A) People would stop to
> say, so What's New? when I was trying to beat a deadline. Take the
> candy and get away from me. Alright I didn't say that, but I could
> have strangled people. B) If I forgot to put it away at night,
> someone would steal it all. Not just some, ALL. Now, if you take
> candy/whatever from someone's desk all the time, doesn't it occur to
> you to replace it on occasion?
>
> One time, I guess it was M&Ms, a coworker told me, nance you weren't
> even at the stairs and I heard someone steal your candy. By the time
> she even stood up they were gone. How pathetic is that?
>
> So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> we're at it, but that's another story.
>
> (laugh) nancy


Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)

Best regards,
Bob

*yucky orange-colored marshmallow candies, shaped like big peanuts

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:

> > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > we're at it, but that's another story.
> >
> > (laugh) nancy
>
> Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)

(laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
colored marshmallow thing?

nancy

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:

> > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > we're at it, but that's another story.
> >
> > (laugh) nancy
>
> Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)

(laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
colored marshmallow thing?

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > > we're at it, but that's another story.
> > >
> > > (laugh) nancy
> >
> > Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>
> (laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
> colored marshmallow thing?
>
> nancy

Oh my God! I remember those Circus Peanuts! Do they still even make them
anymore? Ick! You brought back some memories!

kili

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > > we're at it, but that's another story.
> > >
> > > (laugh) nancy
> >
> > Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>
> (laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
> colored marshmallow thing?
>
> nancy

Oh my God! I remember those Circus Peanuts! Do they still even make them
anymore? Ick! You brought back some memories!

kili

kilikini wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>>So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
>>>>Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
>>>>him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
>>>>you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
>>>>we're at it, but that's another story.
>>>>
>>>>(laugh) nancy
>>>
>>>Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>>
>>(laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
>>colored marshmallow thing?
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> Oh my God! I remember those Circus Peanuts! Do they still even make them
> anymore? Ick! You brought back some memories!
>
> kili
>
>



They still sell them. I dunno if they still make 'em, or if they are
still trying to sell the ones they made 10 years ago. (How would you tell?)

Best regards,
Bob

kilikini wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>>So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
>>>>Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
>>>>him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
>>>>you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
>>>>we're at it, but that's another story.
>>>>
>>>>(laugh) nancy
>>>
>>>Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>>
>>(laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
>>colored marshmallow thing?
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> Oh my God! I remember those Circus Peanuts! Do they still even make them
> anymore? Ick! You brought back some memories!
>
> kili
>
>



They still sell them. I dunno if they still make 'em, or if they are
still trying to sell the ones they made 10 years ago. (How would you tell?)

Best regards,
Bob

Nancy Young wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > > we're at it, but that's another story.
> > >
> > > (laugh) nancy
> >
> > Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>
> (laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
> colored marshmallow thing?


ACK!! "My teeth...my TEETH...!!!"

Those were the grossest things....

--
Best
Greg

Nancy Young wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > > So, pretty much I just had peppermint life savers, even then this
> > > Maylaysian guy would come over and say Mint? Hello. I finally told
> > > him, they sell them in the store, I am not in charge of supplying
> > > you mints. Oh, and I'm getting sick of doing your job, too, while
> > > we're at it, but that's another story.
> > >
> > > (laugh) nancy
> >
> > Try setting out Circus Peanuts*. Nobody likes those. HTH :-)
>
> (laughing) I might have kept them away!!! Is that that weird peach
> colored marshmallow thing?


ACK!! "My teeth...my TEETH...!!!"

Those were the grossest things....

--
Best
Greg

augie mcduck > wrote in message
...
> :
> || On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:03:31 +1000, augie mcduck
> wrote:
> || :
> || >|| >Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
> || >|| >
> || >|| Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
> || >|| Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.
> || >||
> || >In the microwave???
> || >
> || Pemmican, jerky and many dried fruits can be warmed in
> || the microwave to soften them. If the jerky's on the
> || slightly-stale-hard-as-leather side, I'll wrap it with a
moistened
> || paper towel and zap it. I'm none the worse. Same with dried
> || fruits, although the chewiness is the reason I like many of
them.
> ||
> Interesting, I have never heard of warming dried fruit in the
> microwave.
>
> Or peanut butter and bread/crackers, (soggy!) or hot apples, (I
> assume whole?)

Crackers, chips, and nuts can be zapped into "fresher" states if
they become stale from lack of use and an extended shelf-stay. I've
never thought to warm peanut butter or a fresh apple, though; it
certainly would help with spreading the peanut butter; no shredded
bread on that sandwich.

As far as dried fruit; prunes, apricots, peaches, even papaya heat
nicely for "stewed" fruits. I can see other fruits -- or even a
medley -- being heated for similar results.

The Ranger
--
"Always chant, 'Protect me from myself' when you find yourself
doing something as brain-dead as you've just done."
-- Michele Granger, SrSysad, 8/1/94

augie mcduck > wrote in message
...
> :
> || On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:03:31 +1000, augie mcduck
> wrote:
> || :
> || >|| >Yep. Or take leftovers and warm in the microwave.
> || >|| >
> || >|| Pemmican, jerky, bananas, dried fruit.
> || >|| Peanut butter and bread/crackers, apples.
> || >||
> || >In the microwave???
> || >
> || Pemmican, jerky and many dried fruits can be warmed in
> || the microwave to soften them. If the jerky's on the
> || slightly-stale-hard-as-leather side, I'll wrap it with a
moistened
> || paper towel and zap it. I'm none the worse. Same with dried
> || fruits, although the chewiness is the reason I like many of
them.
> ||
> Interesting, I have never heard of warming dried fruit in the
> microwave.
>
> Or peanut butter and bread/crackers, (soggy!) or hot apples, (I
> assume whole?)

Crackers, chips, and nuts can be zapped into "fresher" states if
they become stale from lack of use and an extended shelf-stay. I've
never thought to warm peanut butter or a fresh apple, though; it
certainly would help with spreading the peanut butter; no shredded
bread on that sandwich.

As far as dried fruit; prunes, apricots, peaches, even papaya heat
nicely for "stewed" fruits. I can see other fruits -- or even a
medley -- being heated for similar results.

The Ranger
--
"Always chant, 'Protect me from myself' when you find yourself
doing something as brain-dead as you've just done."
-- Michele Granger, SrSysad, 8/1/94

"Dog3" &"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote

> >> What does everyone else have stashed away at work?
> >>
> >> Michael

<snip>
Once or twice a week, a bottle of wine
> > depending on what I'm having for lunch. Yes, we sometimes drink wine
> > at work. Ed
>
> I remember the good old days when we could sit back and relax with a nice
> scotch at the end of the day. Those days are long gone. My very first
job
> after graduating from college was fun. Every friday was beer day. The
> employers stocked up the fridge and at the stroke of 3pm it became beer
> o'clock.
>
> Michael
=========

Ahhh, that reminds me of when I worked for Emissary Wines, back in
Springfield, IL. There's nothing like being on the phone all day, making
appointments, when the boss starts walking around filling everyone's glasses
with some really great wines. Heck, orientation was very disorienting! The
same boss gave us samples of nearly everything we sold! Two of my favorites
were the Kabinett and the Auslese. <long whistle> Great, great stuff!!

Cyndi

"Dog3" <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in message
4...
> "Rick & Cyndi" >
> :
>
>>
>> "Dog3" &"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote
>>
>>> >> What does everyone else have stashed away at work?
>>> >>
>>> >> Michael
>>
>> <snip>
>> Once or twice a week, a bottle of wine
>>> > depending on what I'm having for lunch. Yes, we sometimes drink
>>> > wine at work. Ed
>>>
>>> I remember the good old days when we could sit back and relax with a
>>> nice scotch at the end of the day. Those days are long gone. My
>>> very first
>> job
>>> after graduating from college was fun. Every friday was beer day.
>>> The employers stocked up the fridge and at the stroke of 3pm it
>>> became beer o'clock.
>>>
>>> Michael
>> =========
>>
>> Ahhh, that reminds me of when I worked for Emissary Wines, back in
>> Springfield, IL. There's nothing like being on the phone all day,
>> making appointments, when the boss starts walking around filling
>> everyone's glasses with some really great wines. Heck, orientation
>> was very disorienting! The same boss gave us samples of nearly
>> everything we sold! Two of my favorites were the Kabinett and the
>> Auslese. <long whistle> Great, great stuff!!
>>
>> Cyndi
>
> Springfield IL? The family home is there and my brother lives on the
> lake.
> What a small world it is.
>
> Michael
> ==========

No doubt Michael! You and I have been tripping over each other for years -
we just didn't know it!

I first came to Rantoul (Chanute AFB) in January of 84 and then down to
Belleville later in the year. Hmmm... started working in Springfield in 88
and then St. Louis 89 - 91. From there I went to the Peoria area until
2004. While living in that area I went from OTR driver to local/regional
where I was in Chicago almost every night M - F.

Oh, and most of 93 I was in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area...

Cyndi

I very rarely take lunch to work from home (I know I should). But on
the rare occassions when I do, it's usually

* some steamed rice with Salmon
* sandwhich (made of deli meat and cheese ONLY, no tomatoe or
lettuce)
* Grilled Chicken and vegetable

- manzoor

On 10 Dec 2004 14:41:13 -0800, "Manzoorul Hassan"
> wrote:

> I very rarely take lunch to work from home (I know I should). But on
> the rare occassions when I do, it's usually
>
> * some steamed rice with Salmon
> * sandwhich (made of deli meat and cheese ONLY, no tomatoe or
> lettuce)
> * Grilled Chicken and vegetable
>
I took a suisa carne (quesdilla wwith steak)... but it would
have been mushroom pasta if I'd thought about what was
available in the refrigerator before I left for work this
morning.

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On 10 Dec 2004 14:41:13 -0800, "Manzoorul Hassan"
> wrote:

> I very rarely take lunch to work from home (I know I should). But on
> the rare occassions when I do, it's usually
>
> * some steamed rice with Salmon
> * sandwhich (made of deli meat and cheese ONLY, no tomatoe or
> lettuce)
> * Grilled Chicken and vegetable
>
I took a suisa carne (quesdilla wwith steak)... but it would
have been mushroom pasta if I'd thought about what was
available in the refrigerator before I left for work this
morning.

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments