What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.

And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
it home with me. It won't go to waste.

Jill

On 7/17/2014 6:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>
> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>
> Jill

Glad they are finally getting something right. Many of my friends
belong to a local country club. The food is awful. I try very hard to
graciously turn down invites to dine there. Sometimes I will, just for
the company.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> scallops,
> shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the basil
> didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The meal
> was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed butter.
> All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.

Everything sounds very tasty.

Tara

On 7/17/2014 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.

> Jill

Sounds like a nice change. I don't recall you saying, but is there a
new chef yet?

On 7/17/2014 8:41 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 7/17/2014 6:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>>
>> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
>> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
>> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
>> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
>> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Glad they are finally getting something right. Many of my friends
> belong to a local country club. The food is awful. I try very hard to
> graciously turn down invites to dine there. Sometimes I will, just for
> the company.
>
I can understand why you'd want to turn down the invitations. These
country club places seem to change chefs (and menus) as often as we
change underwear. Your friends probably have to meet dining minimums,
too. There is no guarantee the food will be good from month to month.

Still, the Club seems to have nailed this particular meal. Very good!
I told Marina it was great.

What strikes me as interesting is many of the people who work there
recognize me when I come in. They know my name.

I don't eat at the Club very often. I'm making more of a concerted
effort this year to use the dining minumum. Still, I hardly ever eat
there. Yet they know who I am. That's either pretty neat or rathr
scary.

Jill

On 7/17/2014 9:01 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/17/2014 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>
>> Jill
>
> Sounds like a nice change. I don't recall you saying, but is there a
> new chef yet?

I don't think they've actually named a head chef. The menus are being
changed up a bit. What I had for dinner was tasty.

Jill

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>
> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>

Sounds like things are improving at the club, congratulations!


--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:01:47 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I don't eat at the Club very often. I'm making more of a concerted
> effort this year to use the dining minumum. Still, I hardly ever eat
> there. Yet they know who I am. That's either pretty neat or rathr
> scary.

You order food to go and that's how they know your name. It doesn't
take long for workers to know a "regular", no matter how irregular you
think you are. Besides, it's smart marketing. In general, people
like to be recognized.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:48:20 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 7/17/2014 9:01 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 7/17/2014 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> >> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> >> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> >> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> >> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> >> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
> >
> >> Jill
> >
> > Sounds like a nice change. I don't recall you saying, but is there a
> > new chef yet?
>
> I don't think they've actually named a head chef. The menus are being
> changed up a bit. What I had for dinner was tasty.
>
Maybe they are auditioning chefs and whoever gets the best feedback
gets the job. Hopefully they know what they are looking for and will
be able to make quick decision when they find one they like.


--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>>
>> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
>> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
>> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
>> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
>> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>>
>
> Sounds like things are improving at the club, congratulations!

Now all she needs is a date.




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On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:08:47 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> news
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> >> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> >> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> >> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> >> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> >> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
> >>
> >> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
> >> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
> >> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
> >> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
> >> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
> >>
> >
> > Sounds like things are improving at the club, congratulations!
>
> Now all she needs is a date.
>

I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:08:47 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>>>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>>>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>>>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>>>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>>>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>>>>
>>> Sounds like things are improving at the club, congratulations!
>>
>> Now all she needs is a date.
>>
>
> I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>
I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.

I think it's a rather sad commentary that some people cannot enjoy life
without being joined at the hip.

Jill

On 2014-07-17 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.

Sounds nice. Pesto sounds like an odd dish to go with seafood, but I
guess it worked.
What happened to the kaiser roll? ;-)

>
> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
> it home with me. It won't go to waste.


If you are going to have to pay for it you might as well get to enjoy it.

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:22:40 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I think it's a rather sad commentary that some people cannot enjoy life
> without being joined at the hip.

Oh, god yes. It's ridiculous the way you can count on never seeing
only one of some couples.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
> > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
> >> Now all she needs is a date.
> >>
> >
> > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
> >
> I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.

But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
just buy takeout.

G.

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
> > > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
> > >> Now all she needs is a date.
> > >>
> > >
> > > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
> > >
> > I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>
> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
> just buy takeout.
>

Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.


--
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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> > On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>> > > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>> > >> Now all she needs is a date.
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>> > >
>> > I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>
>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>> just buy takeout.
>>
>
> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.


This is a cooking newsgroup, not a tea party at the palace. Anything goes.



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On 2014-07-18 10:34 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:22:40 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I think it's a rather sad commentary that some people cannot enjoy life
>> without being joined at the hip.
>
> Oh, god yes. It's ridiculous the way you can count on never seeing
> only one of some couples.
>


I used to work with a guy who spent almost all of his time with his
wife. He never went anywhere without her. I don't know is that was his
idea or her's, but she used to call him four or five times a day, and he
used to call her.

wrote:
>
> gary wrote:
> > I've never
> >gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
> >just buy takeout.
>
> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
> any takeout.

I've never eaten alone in a restaurant. If I don't have a friend to go
with me, I'll just get take out. When eating alone, tv or a book is a
good dinner companion.

G.

sf wrote:
>
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> > jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
> > > > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
> > > >> Now all she needs is a date.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
> > > >
> > > I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
> >
> > But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
> > gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
> > just buy takeout.
> >
>
> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.

Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
wondering if she did.

G.

On 7/18/2014 3:41 PM, Gary wrote:
> sf wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>>>>> Now all she needs is a date.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>>>>>
>>>> I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>>
>>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>>> just buy takeout.
>>>
>>
>> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.
>
> Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
> for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
> wondering if she did.
>
> G.
>
As a matter of fact, I did. I've eaten alone in restaurants many times;
it's nothing new nor is there anything odd about it.

I remember one particular time around 1990 I went out on my lunch break
to a little bistro. There was a couple in line ahead of me. The
hostess tried to group me with them. Table for three? They looked at
each other, then at me. We sort of chuckled and shook our heads. So
then it was just me. She assumed someone was joining me. When I said
no she was incredulous. ONE?! Yes, one! People do it all the time.
And yes, I had a book with me.

Jill

On 7/18/2014 8:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-17 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>
> Sounds nice. Pesto sounds like an odd dish to go with seafood, but I
> guess it worked.
> What happened to the kaiser roll? ;-)
>
I guess the kaiser roll "deals" dried up when the former chef left.
Whew!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/17/2014 8:41 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 7/17/2014 6:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>>> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>>> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice;
>>> the
>>> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked.
>>> The
>>> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>>> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>>>
>>> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of
>>> the
>>> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also
>>> the
>>> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't
>>> eat
>>> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
>>> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Glad they are finally getting something right. Many of my friends
>> belong to a local country club. The food is awful. I try very hard to
>> graciously turn down invites to dine there. Sometimes I will, just for
>> the company.
>>
> I can understand why you'd want to turn down the invitations. These
> country club places seem to change chefs (and menus) as often as we
> change underwear. Your friends probably have to meet dining minimums,
> too. There is no guarantee the food will be good from month to month.
>
> Still, the Club seems to have nailed this particular meal. Very good!
> I told Marina it was great.
>
> What strikes me as interesting is many of the people who work there
> recognize me when I come in. They know my name.
>
> I don't eat at the Club very often. I'm making more of a concerted
> effort this year to use the dining minumum. Still, I hardly ever eat
> there. Yet they know who I am. That's either pretty neat or rathr
> scary.
>
> Jill
>
They know a balding woman when they see one.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/18/2014 3:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>>>>>> Now all she needs is a date.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>>>
>>>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>>>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>>>> just buy takeout.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.
>>
>> Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
>> for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
>> wondering if she did.
>>
>> G.
>>
> As a matter of fact, I did. I've eaten alone in restaurants many
> times; it's nothing new nor is there anything odd about it.
>
> I remember one particular time around 1990 I went out on my lunch
> break to a little bistro. There was a couple in line ahead of me.
> The hostess tried to group me with them. Table for three? They looked
> at each other, then at me. We sort of chuckled and shook our heads.
> So then it was just me. She assumed someone was joining me. When I
> said no she was incredulous. ONE?! Yes, one! People do it all the
> time. And yes, I had a book with me.
>
> Jill

And you make fun of Julie.

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:46:11 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> > On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>> > > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>> > >> Now all she needs is a date.
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>> > >
>> > I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>
>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>> just buy takeout.
>>
>
>Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.

Actually that's not true... everything posted here is everyones
business.

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:41:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> > jmcquown wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>> > > > "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>> > > >> Now all she needs is a date.
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > > I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>> > > >
>> > > I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>> >
>> > But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>> > gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>> > just buy takeout.
>> >
>>
>> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.
>
>Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
>for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
>wondering if she did.

Don't pay that 350 pound cellulitus butt obesetie any mind.

"Earl" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/18/2014 3:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>>>>>>> Now all she needs is a date.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>>>>
>>>>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>>>>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>>>>> just buy takeout.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.
>>>
>>> Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
>>> for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
>>> wondering if she did.
>>>
>>> G.
>>>
>> As a matter of fact, I did. I've eaten alone in restaurants many times;
>> it's nothing new nor is there anything odd about it.
>>
>> I remember one particular time around 1990 I went out on my lunch break
>> to a little bistro. There was a couple in line ahead of me. The hostess
>> tried to group me with them. Table for three? They looked at each other,
>> then at me. We sort of chuckled and shook our heads. So then it was
>> just me. She assumed someone was joining me. When I said no she was
>> incredulous. ONE?! Yes, one! People do it all the time. And yes, I had
>> a book with me.
>>
>> Jill
>
> And you make fun of Julie.

I can honestly say that I have never dined anywhere alone, outside of home.

On 7/18/2014 1:23 PM, wrote:

>
> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
> any takeout.
>

Sometimes you have to. If you are traveling on business, for instance,
you can't go home for dinner. Alternative is take=out in your hotel room.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/18/2014 1:23 PM, wrote:
>
>>
>> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
>> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
>> any takeout.
>>
>
> Sometimes you have to. If you are traveling on business, for instance,
> you can't go home for dinner. Alternative is take=out in your hotel room.

I would much rather eat in the restaurant than get takeout Twice I have
gotten takeout for myself at the taqueria and twice for my husband so he
would have something to eat when we were not here. What we wound up was a
sloppy mess. A good tasting sloppy mess but not nearly as good as what we
would have gotten had we dined in there. However, both times, dining in was
not an option. Once they were too packed. No tables. The other time I was
picking Angela up from dinner and a movie so I went through the drive
through.

Most of the times I have eaten in a hotel room, if I did not order room
service, I found a grocery store and brought food back with me to eat. I
learned from some fellow travelers that while some things are better eaten
heated, they don't always have to be. They made their own tostadas using
the purchased crisp tortillas, canned beans, cut up raw veggies, cheese and
salsa. I am fine with eating stuff like that if there is a need.

My husband sent out for pizza once and I hated it. He always gets the extra
large and can never finish it. There was no fridge and even if there had
been, that size would not have fit in it. So we had to smell the pizza
stink in the room.

Another time, same trip, he went through the drive through at Taco Time.
That is a local chain that serves freshly made Mexicanish food. It is not,
IMO authentic Mexican food but most of what they have is healthy fare. For
some reason he thought he was at Taco Bell where you have to order several
items to get filled up. He just kept ordering and ordering. Then the guy
behind the counter laughed when I said, "Stop! This isn't Taco Bell!" I
remember the total coming to around $50 and he was flabbergasted when bag
after bag came into our vehicle.

Of course there was no way to have eaten all of that food overnight. Again
no fridge but most of that kind of food doesn't keep well and would likely
need to be reheated. Plus a lot of it had sour cream and guacamole on it.
So not only was it a huge waste of money but once again, I had to put up
with the stink of food while I was trying to sleep.

When I buy food to eat in our room, I make sure to choose wisely. Yes,
sometimes there is a little extra but I try to plan it out well so that we
have a fridge or at least some plastic bags where we can seal up the extra
and dispose of it so that we're not smelling it all night.

On 7/18/2014 3:23 PM, wrote:

>>>
>>>> I think it's a rather sad commentary that some people cannot enjoy life
>>>> without being joined at the hip.
>>>
>>> Oh, god yes. It's ridiculous the way you can count on never seeing
>>> only one of some couples.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I used to work with a guy who spent almost all of his time with his
>> wife. He never went anywhere without her. I don't know is that was his
>> idea or her's, but she used to call him four or five times a day, and he
>> used to call her.
>
> So what's wrong with that ?
>

I spend a lot of time with my wife but when I go to work I only call one
time a day. Dave is talking about 8 to 10 times between them. That is
obsessive. Affects concentration and work performance too.

I work with a guy that is similar. Texting numerous times aside, he used
to leave work at lunch to take her a coffee where she worked. He could
stay at the shop and have a paid lunch, but instead he left and gave up
5 hours of overtime pay a week. That coffee cost him about $7,000 a
year in lost wages.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/18/2014 3:23 PM, wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>>> I think it's a rather sad commentary that some people cannot enjoy
>>>>> life
>>>>> without being joined at the hip.
>>>>
>>>> Oh, god yes. It's ridiculous the way you can count on never seeing
>>>> only one of some couples.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I used to work with a guy who spent almost all of his time with his
>>> wife. He never went anywhere without her. I don't know is that was his
>>> idea or her's, but she used to call him four or five times a day, and he
>>> used to call her.
>>
>> So what's wrong with that ?
>>
>
> I spend a lot of time with my wife but when I go to work I only call one
> time a day. Dave is talking about 8 to 10 times between them. That is
> obsessive. Affects concentration and work performance too.
>
> I work with a guy that is similar. Texting numerous times aside, he used
> to leave work at lunch to take her a coffee where she worked. He could
> stay at the shop and have a paid lunch, but instead he left and gave up 5
> hours of overtime pay a week. That coffee cost him about $7,000 a year in
> lost wages.

I have worked with people like that. And it wasn't always the spouse.
Once, there was a pregnant woman where I worked. I didn't actually work
with her as we had a lot of employees. Her mom or dad used to bring her
lunch in daily. Dad worked there too so he could only do this on his day
off. But the three of them had lunch together whenever they could and often
her husband was there was well. Lunch was some sort of carrot salad. Dad
told me that her Dr. told her that she needed to eat it. I didn't question
why.

The whole thing was perfectly silly as we had a mostly empty and well
cleaned full sized refrigerator in one of the break rooms. We also all had
lockers so if she didn't want to use the fridge, she could have used an
insulated container. I don't think we had insulated bags yet in those days.

I guess since they all had different schedules, it was one time when they
all could get together, even if dad or daughter was just on a coffee break.

Had a coworker who was working part time nights. She worked at a bank
during the day. Her husband worked for some kind of company that had
something to do with food. I never could figure out exactly what he did but
I know that he got a lot of freebies. He once treated us all to a VIP table
at a Neil Young concert. I just know that he somehow got the table via his
work. None of us had to pay the cover charge and we were all treated like
stars. Anyway...

He was in the store all night when his wife was working. They'd have coffee
together and he would hang around until she got off work. Some of us
thought that was a tad creepy. He was a nice enough person, just perhaps a
little strange. But now that I think of it, perhaps this was their way of
conserving on gas. She worked across the street at the bank so he may well
have dropped her off on the way to his work then came back to pick her up.
They lived North of there so maybe he didn't want to have to drive back to
get her? Dunno.

I do hate being called all the time though and I do have a person who does
it to me. I used to get a ton of texts but I just quit responding to them
unless they seemed important which they mostly were not. Now if I get too
many calls on they cell phone, this person gets blocked for an hour or more.
I have yet to find a way to block the home phone though and that might be
hard to do. So what I finally resorted to there was to push the "talk"
button, set the phone down and then keep doing whatever I was doing. I told
this person they may call me once in a day and then again only if it is an
emergency. Otherwise, just stop. They are doing it out of boredom, usually
on the way to and from work, using Bluetooth.

One of my friends gets multi calls at home from another friend. We're not
really sure why. This woman calls her going to and from work, on her breaks
at work, as soon as she gets home. Many times a day. It was far worse when
she was recovering from a heart attack. She was not allowed to drive yet
and was walking around so she would call while walking. It got to the point
of being an extreme nuisance and I think that my friend finally did get
through to her because the calls lessened dramatically.

I think sometimes people who do these things are only thinking of themselves
and not the fact that the other person might actually have some things that
they need to do. When I was a kid, we called our grandparents long distance
once a week. We were allowed to call our friends perhaps once a day for
perhaps a total of an hour. We all shared the same landline phone.
Otherwise the phone was saved for important matters. Business or
emergencies.

Personally, I'd rather if a person feels the need to contact me repeatedly
that they do it by email. Then I can just delete at whim.

On 7/17/2014 10:55 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:01:47 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I don't eat at the Club very often. I'm making more of a concerted
>> effort this year to use the dining minumum. Still, I hardly ever eat
>> there. Yet they know who I am. That's either pretty neat or rathr
>> scary.
>
> You order food to go and that's how they know your name.

Actually, I've started eating *at* the club. That will continue until
daylight savings time ends. Occasionally I order something to bring
home for the freezer. I got gypped on a fish & chips dinner I ordered
to go. Got home, had the fish but no chips!

> It doesn't
> take long for workers to know a "regular", no matter how irregular you
> think you are. Besides, it's smart marketing. In general, people
> like to be recognized.
>
There are generally a lot of people there, but yes, it does behoove them
to recognize people. Still, I'm good with faces but very bad with
names. I see people out and about and recognize them but I'll be darned
if I can remember their name. That even happened with a woman I worked
with at H&R Block. I saw her five days a week for three months. You'd
think I'd know her name since I was scheduling appointments for her.
Yet when I saw her at the library last year I could not remember her
name. <sigh>

Jill

On 2014-07-18 11:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/18/2014 1:23 PM, wrote:
>
>>
>> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
>> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
>> any takeout.
>>
>
> Sometimes you have to. If you are traveling on business, for instance,
> you can't go home for dinner. Alternative is take=out in your hotel room.


Yep. I was on the road and working alone most of the time and I often
add by myself in restaurants. It's not bad for breakfast and lunch but
for supper it is nice to have company.

On 2014-07-18 11:52 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>
>>> I used to work with a guy who spent almost all of his time with his
>>> wife. He never went anywhere without her. I don't know is that was his
>>> idea or her's, but she used to call him four or five times a day, and he
>>> used to call her.
>>
>> So what's wrong with that ?
>>
>
> I spend a lot of time with my wife but when I go to work I only call one
> time a day. Dave is talking about 8 to 10 times between them. That is
> obsessive. Affects concentration and work performance too.

Absolutely obsessive... and needy. They did everything as a unit.I
think it is important for people to have a sense of self and some
independence. This guy used to live less than 5 minutes from the office
and she used to call him a few minutes before quitting time. She
couldn't wait a few minutes until he got home?

Maybe I am old fashioned, but I always accepted that employers did not
want employees making and taking personal phone calls on the job. My
wife was the same way. My wife only called me at work a half dozen
times in the 28 years that I worked there, and two of those calls were
about deaths in the family. She was a school teacher and could not take
calls on the job. I called her only a few times, either at lunch hour or
after class.


>
> I work with a guy that is similar. Texting numerous times aside, he used
> to leave work at lunch to take her a coffee where she worked. He could
> stay at the shop and have a paid lunch, but instead he left and gave up
> 5 hours of overtime pay a week. That coffee cost him about $7,000 a
> year in lost wages.

I was given some good advice at my retirement seminar... "I married you
for better or for worse, but not for lunch". It is important to have
alone time.

On 7/18/2014 11:05 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Earl" > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 7/18/2014 3:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>>>> Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
>>>> for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
>>>> wondering if she did.
>>>>
>>>> G.
>>>>
>>> As a matter of fact, I did. I've eaten alone in restaurants many
>>> times; it's nothing new nor is there anything odd about it.
>>>
>>> I remember one particular time around 1990 I went out on my lunch
>>> break to a little bistro. There was a couple in line ahead of me.
>>> The hostess tried to group me with them. Table for three? They
>>> looked at each other, then at me. We sort of chuckled and shook our
>>> heads. So then it was just me. She assumed someone was joining me.
>>> When I said no she was incredulous. ONE?! Yes, one! People do it
>>> all the time. And yes, I had a book with me.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> And you make fun of Julie.
>
(sorry to piggyback, Julie)

And you make fun of me, "Earl". You contribute absolutely nothing else
to this ng. Do you even know how to turn on a stove? You're pathetic
and obviously don't have a life of your own. You try (and fail!) to
embarrass me with photos. I know what I look like, asshole.

> I can honestly say that I have never dined anywhere alone, outside of home.

That's fine. I'm secure enough and comfortable enough with myself to be
able to dine alone. It's food. I have to eat *somewhere*. It's really
no big deal.

Jill

On 7/19/2014 6:07 AM, wrote:

>> I work with a guy that is similar. Texting numerous times aside, he used
>> to leave work at lunch to take her a coffee where she worked. He could
>> stay at the shop and have a paid lunch, but instead he left and gave up
>> 5 hours of overtime pay a week. That coffee cost him about $7,000 a
>> year in lost wages.
>
> Agreed it wouldn't be what I would like but different strokes for
> different folks. A marriage that stays intact these days is fifty
> percent unusual


Questionable if they will be together. Still married, but have not
lived together for the past years or so. Still friendly and text each
other. Not sure what will happen in the end.

On 7/18/2014 3:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/18/2014 3:41 PM, Gary wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:08:04 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/18/2014 12:55 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>>>>>> Now all she needs is a date.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I doubt she was alone - but if she was, so what.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I wish these oddballs would stop worrying about my social life.
>>>>
>>>> But did you eat alone or with a friend, Jill? Just curious. I've never
>>>> gone to a restaurant alone. Kind of weird to me. At those times, I'll
>>>> just buy takeout.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Gary, some things are none of your business and that's one of them.
>>
>> Really? It was just an innocent question. I wasn't about to judge her
>> for her answer. I've never eaten at a restaurant alone and I was just
>> wondering if she did.
>>
>> G.
>>
> As a matter of fact, I did. I've eaten alone in restaurants many times;
> it's nothing new nor is there anything odd about it.
>
> I remember one particular time around 1990 I went out on my lunch break
> to a little bistro. There was a couple in line ahead of me. The
> hostess tried to group me with them. Table for three? They looked at
> each other, then at me. We sort of chuckled and shook our heads. So
> then it was just me. She assumed someone was joining me. When I said
> no she was incredulous. ONE?! Yes, one! People do it all the time.
> And yes, I had a book with me.
>
> Jill

I traveled for business in the late 80's and got used to eating alone. I
always had a book with me, the heck with good manners. The hardest part
was trying to politely brush off all the "gentlemen" who wanted to join
me.

I'm sure I didn't look like a hooker in my navy blue suits. :-)

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 7/18/2014 10:31 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/18/2014 1:23 PM, wrote:
>
>>
>> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
>> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
>> any takeout.
>>
>
> Sometimes you have to. If you are traveling on business, for instance,
> you can't go home for dinner. Alternative is take=out in your hotel room.

I hate sleeping in a room that smells like food. Even on cruise ships,
I never get room service for breakfast.

I went to the dentist in Mexico on Wednesday and treated myself to lunch
at a local restaurant. Chile rellenos, refritos and rice with a Coke
Light (Diet Coke). I had my Nook with me. I had no problem eating alone.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:31:10 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 7/18/2014 1:23 PM, wrote:
>
>>
>> To me, eating at a restaurant is to enjoy the company of a friend, if
>> I'm not doing that, I eat at home, can't remember when I last bought
>> any takeout.
>>
>
>Sometimes you have to. If you are traveling on business, for instance,
>you can't go home for dinner. Alternative is take=out in your hotel room.

When away from home alone I'd eat at the counter of a diner, or a
communal table of a cafeteria, not many of those around anymore but
used to be lots in NYC. But I don't like eating alone at a restaurant
and rarely have, being the only one all alone at a table you stick out
like a sore thumb and people actually stare including the servers...
only exception a real Chinese restaurant, typically so crowded (and
noisy) no one knows you're alone and people will ask to sit with you,
with grining, bowing, and nodding because most speak no English...
during the '50s-'60s best Chinese food in the US was NYC's
Chinatown... still the best but not nearly as good as it was.
Toronto's Chinatown has great food too. LA's Chinatown wasn't bad,
Frisco is the worst by far... I don't think any food in Frisco is
good, much too commercialized, seafood at the Wharf is way overpriced
dreck.

On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:08:47 PM UTC-7, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> news >
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:27:33 -0400, jmcquown >
>
> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> What the heck, I have to spend the money anyway. I went to the Club
>
> >> for dinner. I had the Pesto Capellini which featured seared sea
>
> >> scallops, shrimp and pieces of of lobster. The pesto was very nice; the
>
> >> basil didn't overwhelm the seafood. The seafood wasn't overcooked. The
>
> >> meal was served with two nice soft dinner rolls with whipped herbed
>
> >> butter. All in all I'd say they did a nice job with this meal.
>
> >>
>
> >> And yes, I brought home the remaining pasta and spooned over some of the
>
> >> extra pesto she'd brought (not by request) in a separate dish. Also the
>
> >> extra dinner roll with the herbed butter. Sorry, but I really can't eat
>
> >> all that much in one sitting. But hey, I paid for it so yes I'll take
>
> >> it home with me. It won't go to waste.
>
> >>
>
> >
>
> > Sounds like things are improving at the club, congratulations!
>
>
>
> Now all she needs is a date.
>
>
>
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>
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