We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
bit too salty. But...

They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
floor.

I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.

What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the burgers
are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.

Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
eat.

What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
people really like this?

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
snip
>What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
>we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>people really like this?


I'll join you in the mud. It has no appeal to me at all. I don't
mind a burner in a plastic basket at an outside stand, but at the
table, I prefer traditional plates, not a hubcap. I don't want to
walk across nut shells and other garbage either. It is supposed to be
rustic and give you some sort of old time wild west experience, but I
prefer sanitation in the 21st century.

On 8/12/2014 5:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>
> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.
>

It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.

Jill

On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:03:38 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 5:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>
> > sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>
> > although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>
> >
>
> > I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>
> > was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>
> > there.
>
> >
>
>
>
> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>
> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>
> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>
> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>
> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>
> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.

N.

On 8/12/2014 9:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:

> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts
> on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.

I was throwing peanut shells on the floor long
before they came around. I mean, not just me being
a slob, but at places where that was the tradition.

nancy

On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:46:00 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
In Crestwood, Missouri, where Mr. Kuthe and I grew up, there was a place called Jacks R Better that did the peanut shells on the floor thing in the early 1970s.
>
> N.

--Bryan

On 8/12/2014 3:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>
> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
> cement floor.
>
> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.
>
> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
> and I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the
> burgers are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
>
> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
> to eat.
>
> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
> do people really like this?


Folks _love_ TR...and I think one of their competitors Lone Star does
the same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of
places were roadhouses or bars that served food.

The salted nuts made for more drink orders.

It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
steakhouse in ages?

On 8/12/2014 6:14 AM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:03:38 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/12/2014 5:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>>
>>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>>
>>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>
>>>
>>
>>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>>
>>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>>
>>> there.
>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>>
> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.

Should serving alcohol with meals be forbidden too because some folks
are alcoholics?

On 8/12/2014 7:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
> N.
>
That I don't recall from them, it's a southern US roadhouse thing.

Lone Star Steakhouse was where I first encountered it.

On 8/12/2014 10:01 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction.

The last time shells were used for traction they were ground walnut
shells used in snow tires back in the late 50s.

Peanut shells on a finished wood floor are like ball bearings, fool.

> Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw

Does it handle most of yours?

Boones Farm, or MD 20-20?

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...

> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.

So, why didn't you turn around and leave? Just curious.

> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
> people really like this?

I guess because people who *don't* like it actually eat there?

Cheri

On 8/12/2014 12:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
>
I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells
doesn't really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.

Jill

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

<snip>
>
> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
> eat.
>
> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
> people really like this?

I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
business. Japan is worse.
http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-...awesome-themes
http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/1...taurants/3861/
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...nts-japan-food




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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
> >

I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>

Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>> allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>> the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>> >
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>

I agree, but since these days "everyone is **special** " . . .

On 8/12/2014 11:15 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 12:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that
>>> great.
>>
>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> wine doing the walking.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
> Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells
> doesn't really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.
>
> Jill

+1

On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.

Jill

On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>
> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>
>
Do they sell beer and wine?

There's usually a reason for salty snacks.

On 8/12/2014 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
3-4% of Americans have a serious food allergy, but indications are that
..6% of them are allergic to peanuts.


What's odd is how that has spiked up lately.

http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

On 8/12/2014 11:33 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>>> the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
>
> I agree, but since these days "everyone is **special** " . . .
>
>

Especially our kids, yes?

http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.

On 8/12/2014 11:48 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I
>>> think the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
> After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
> of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
> allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
> grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
> school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
>
> Jill

Something has changed since those days:

http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html

Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food
allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.

On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
> N.
>


There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
little, plastic baseball caps, too.

I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked sweet
potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
their service is wonderful.

If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
birthday tomorrow.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:00:11 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

> On 8/12/2014 11:48 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
> >> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
> >>> allergies.
> >>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I
> >>> think the practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
> >>>>
> >>
> >> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> >> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> >> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> >> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> >> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> >> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
> >>
> >>
> > After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
> > of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
> > allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
> > grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
> > school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
> >
> > Jill
>
> Something has changed since those days:
>
> http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html
>
> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food
> allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.
>
>
Let's blame Monsanto. They're my favorite whipping boy.


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo > wrote:

> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> >> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
> >>
> >
> > Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
> >
> >
> Do they sell beer and wine?
>
> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.

No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>> N.
>>
>
>
>There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
>little, plastic baseball caps, too.
>
>I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
>loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked sweet
>potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
>their service is wonderful.
>
>If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>birthday tomorrow.

Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
Janet US

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
>> eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do
>> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>> people really like this?
>
> I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
> business. Japan is worse.
> http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-...awesome-themes
> http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/1...taurants/3861/
> http://www.theguardian.com/travel/20...nts-japan-food

I could never eat in those places. They are so gory they are sick

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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
> birthday tomorrow.

Can you scoop up a friend and go? Hoist a glass of cheer to Barry
while you're there.


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
>I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
>seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
>
>What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
>I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal.

Some sort of trauma counselling might be in order?
So sorry to hear about your ordeal, I hope it becomes a distant memory
as soon as possible. Hang in there.

On 8/12/2014 3:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>
>>> N.
>>>
>>
>>
>> There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>> also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>> but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
>> little, plastic baseball caps, too.
>>
>> I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
>> loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked sweet
>> potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
>> their service is wonderful.
>>
>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>> birthday tomorrow.
>
> Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
> maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
> Janet US
>
Thanks, Janet, and everyone else for the birthday wishes.

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On 8/12/2014 3:52 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
> wrote:
>
>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>> birthday tomorrow.
>
> Can you scoop up a friend and go? Hoist a glass of cheer to Barry
> while you're there.
>
>

I wish I could drink! It's bad for the platelets. I so miss that half
glass of wine with dinner.

Tomorrow I see the radiation guy and perhaps we will get a protocol for
nuking the cancer spots. Then, if my blood returns to normal, it will
be wine time again.

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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 8/12/2014 3:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>>>> thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>>> also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>>> but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
>>> little, plastic baseball caps, too.
>>>
>>> I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
>>> loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked sweet
>>> potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
>>> their service is wonderful.
>>>
>>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>>> birthday tomorrow.
>>
>> Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
>> maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
>> Janet US
>>
> Thanks, Janet, and everyone else for the birthday wishes.

Well I am saving my birthday wishes for tomorrow)


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On 8/12/2014 1:00 PM, Mayo wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 11:48 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>>> allergies.
>>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I
>>>> think the
>>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>>
>>>
>> After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
>> of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
>> allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
>> grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
>> school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Something has changed since those days:
>
> http://content.time.com/time/health/...869095,00.html
>
> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food
> allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.

Parents were warned not to feed their babies egg whites, peanut butter,
fish and shellfish during the first year of their life, and now we are
hearing the opposite of that. They are telling us that we should expose
these foods to our babies, as well as exposing them to dogs and cats, so
they will build immunities to them.

I remember when eating eggs were healthy, then no, you should stop
eating eggs, and now we can eat eggs again. Who knows?

Becca

On 8/12/2014 2:48 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>>>
>>>
>> Do they sell beer and wine?
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.


We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
Guys, IMO.

Becca

The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.

N.

"Mayo" > wrote in message ...
> On 8/12/2014 3:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>
>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
>> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
>> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
>> cement floor.
>>
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>> there.
>>
>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
>> and I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the
>> burgers are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
>> to eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>> do people really like this?
>
>
> Folks _love_ TR...and I think one of their competitors Lone Star does the
> same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of places were
> roadhouses or bars that served food.
>
> The salted nuts made for more drink orders.
>
> It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
> steakhouse in ages?

Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it is
clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on things
hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
peanut shells doesn't thrill me.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.

These did not provide traction. They were indeed slippery and I was trying
to walk around them which made me walk a very odd path. They didn't bother
to sweep them up once while I was there and the floor was uneven to begin
with.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton >
wrote:

> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
> Guys, IMO.
>

No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.


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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:30:12 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

> The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
> peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
>
We ate at one Texas Roadhouse back East and that was the situation
there too. Clean floor, discard bucket for shells.



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