wrote:
>
> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.

Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
Bah humbug.

Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.

;-D

" wrote:
>
> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 6:51:03 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >
> > Sadly, my grocery store fresh peaches were not so good. They are
> > picked unripe to allow for the distribution. Hoping to get some
> > local fresh picked sometime next week.
> >
> >
> Try this method for unripe peaches. I've used it more than once
> and it works!
>
> http://tallcloverfarm.com/74/the-bes...-ripen-peaches


thank you for that. Next time at grocery store (or farm stand),
I'll remember this. I've saved what they wrote.

Meanwhile, I might open that can of peaches tonight. I didn't do
it last night. Have it with some plain vanilla ice cream. I'm
sure that will work well.

In my past I've noticed that some things "fresh" are not as good
as canned. Canned peaches and canned pineapples are perfect
examples of that. In my experience, the canned are better than
the "fresh" from a grocery store.

On 2017-08-11 9:09 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/11/2017 8:14 AM, wrote:
>

> Couple of months ago at my granddaughters wedding, the leftovers were
> packed in containers by the caterer and set out for anyone to take home.
> Better than tossing it.

At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
her and told her that was unacceptable.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...

> Couple of months ago at my granddaughters wedding, the leftovers were
> packed in containers by the caterer and set out for anyone to take home.
> Better than tossing it.


Big difference than just going and helping yourself to take home without
permission.

Cheri

On 2017-08-11, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> Couple of months ago at my granddaughters wedding, the leftovers were
> packed in containers by the caterer and set out for anyone to take home.
> Better than tossing it.

When Cajun cuisine/festivals were all the rage in the San Francisco
Bay Area (SFBA), I had the misfortune of meeting a Cajun food caterer.
His ppl were jes unloading the leftovers from a previous festival.
When I inquired what he was doing, he candidly replied he was
refreezing the left-over alligator, as it was not to be wasted. I got
to see what he was re-freezing. I quit eating alligator that very
day. 8|

nb

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-08-11 9:09 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 8/11/2017 8:14 AM, wrote:
>>
>
>> Couple of months ago at my granddaughters wedding, the leftovers were
>> packed in containers by the caterer and set out for anyone to take home.
>> Better than tossing it.
>
>At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
>packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
>her and told her that was unacceptable.

big niece?

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:02:25 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 11:20:46 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 10:44:13 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 5:43:06 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 9:07:44 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 3:07:29 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > > > On 2017-08-09 12:28 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue 08 Aug 2017 08:21:21p, tert in seattle told us...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Certain people in our social group predictably bring things like
> > > > > > > buns,
> > > > > > > chips, jarred salsa, peper and plastic goods, etc., of which
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > certainly useful, but always purchased with little effort to
> > > > > > > offer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend of ours used to host pot luck parties but he only invited
> > > > > > people who he knew would bring interesting dishes. Just this week
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > read an advice column letter from someone wondering how to deal
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > friend whose contribution to their groups pot luck meals were
> > > > > > insultingly cheap, like a bowl of rice. I disagreed with the
> > > > > > advice,
> > > > > > which was to accept it graciously and thank her. I would be more
> > > > > > likely
> > > > > > to exclude her.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would bring Asian potato salad for potluck - it's interesting
> > > > > stuff!
> > > > > Potlucks over here are kinda odd cause always get choke food.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZsBqNJywFs&t=259s
> > > > >
> > > > > ==
> > > > >
> > > > > lol I like that bloke He is funny
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> > > >
> > > > I'm interested in food and how it relates to culture so yeah, that guy
> > > > is
> > > > the bomb. My son got a plate of Filipino spaghetti recently. I asked
> > > > him
> > > > how
> > > > it was. He said it's like spaghetti with ketchup, only sweeter. I'm
> > > > very
> > > > anxious to try this style spaghetti. Unfortunately, he ate up every
> > > > last
> > > > scrap of pasta or whatever the heck is in Filipino spaghetti. One day,
> > > > man.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://jollibeepadala.com/
> > > >
> > > > ==
> > > >
> > > > I Googled and look what I found:
> > > >
> > > > http://panlasangpinoy.com/2013/09/12...ghetti-recipe/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> > >
> > > That's very interesting - and a little scary. Thanks!
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > My pleasure <g> Err if you get brave and make it, do report back?
> > >
> > > )
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> >
> > I'm a big chicken. Hee hee. The people on the mainland seem to like the
> > food
> > so I believe that Jollibee might be trending in a few years. It seems like
> > America might be ready for spaghetti with no spices and a heaping amount
> > of
> > sugar. Amazing!
> >
> > The great part for some folks is that you can get a Spam sandwich as well
> > as
> > a canned corned beef sandwich there. I doubt you can find that anywhere
> > else. Halo halo could be a big thing on the mainland. I have a good
> > feeling
> > about this.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_rC7WGBHw
> >
> > ==
> >
> > You could get in on the ground floor and start your own? ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> What would be a worthwhile pursuit would be "normalized" halo halo. No ube,
> no jackfruit, no coconut sport, no beans, no palm fruit, no nata de coco,
> nothing strange. Just canned fruit and shave ice and ice cream. Of course,
> you gotta have condensed milk.
>
> OTOH, maybe that's not such a good idea.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0990edc3100db
>
> ==
>
> LOL I don't know, you could make the 'real thang' )
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

My son will make that stuff using the canned halo halo mix. It's more like a halo halo shave ice hybrid. It's still pretty good stuff.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:14:18 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message:
> > I'm a big chicken. Hee hee. The people on the mainland seem to like the food
> > so I believe that Jollibee might be trending in a few years. It seems like
> > America might be ready for spaghetti with no spices and a heaping amount of
> > sugar. Amazing!
>
> > http://panlasangpinoy.com/2013/09/12...ghetti-recipe/
>
> Oh dear lord, homey don't play that!
>
> Sorry but that Jollibee weird spaghetti plate and recipe sounds
> like such a fail to me. I doubt that will ever be trending
> anywhere in the known world. It will never be tried or trending
> in my house, that's for sure. And here people talk bad about
> McD's food? yikes. :-D

Dear lord would be right. I'm afraid to order anything from there. OTOH, it matters very little what we think, believe, or are afraid of. The kids seem to dig it and my guts tell me this thing is going to explode soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj6zyqFCc-8

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:50:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-08-11 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
>>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
>>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
>>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
>>
>> Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
>> Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
>> Bah humbug.
>>
>> Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
>> I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.
>
>That is not cynical. It is just being realistic. There are people like
>that and most of us know at least one.

True... I've met lots of those who always take but never give.
However animals don't take more than they need. The blue jays who
grab dry cat food only take what they can eat and to feed their
babies. I always put out an extra bowl of kitten chow for the blue
jays, however I place it where the crows won't get it.

Gary wrote:
>
> Sadly, my grocery store fresh peaches were not so good. They are
> picked unripe to allow for the distribution. Hoping to get some
> local fresh picked sometime next week.

Plant a couple dwarf peach trees, surely you can find a piece of
ground... ask that hot lady whose kitchen you painted.. gift her the
peach trees and I bet she'd gift you her melons.

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:50:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2017-08-11 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
>>>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
>>>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
>>>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
>>>
>>> Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
>>> Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
>>> Bah humbug.
>>>
>>> Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
>>> I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.
>>
>>That is not cynical. It is just being realistic. There are people like
>>that and most of us know at least one.
>
> True... I've met lots of those who always take but never give.
> However animals don't take more than they need. The blue jays who
> grab dry cat food only take what they can eat and to feed their
> babies. I always put out an extra bowl of kitten chow for the blue
> jays, however I place it where the crows won't get it.


The blue jays where I am always take more than they need at the moment and
cache it for later.

Cheri

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:13:41 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> I know the yogurt salad doesn't hold well - I'd have to make it right
>> before the party, but if you kept up you'd have known to nevermind
>
> If you would have been on the ball in the first place, you wouldn't
> have even needed to post this damned thread.
>
> Oh, but sure - blame us for making suggestions for a dish you didn't
> even have to bring in the first place. Duh. Way to go terd!
>
> -sw


:-*

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:02:25 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 11:20:46 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 10:44:13 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 5:43:06 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 9:07:44 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > "dsi1" wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 3:07:29 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > On 2017-08-09 12:28 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue 08 Aug 2017 08:21:21p, tert in seattle told us...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Certain people in our social group predictably bring things
> > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > buns,
> > > > > > > chips, jarred salsa, peper and plastic goods, etc., of which
> > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > certainly useful, but always purchased with little effort to
> > > > > > > offer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend of ours used to host pot luck parties but he only
> > > > > > invited
> > > > > > people who he knew would bring interesting dishes. Just this
> > > > > > week
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > read an advice column letter from someone wondering how to deal
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > friend whose contribution to their groups pot luck meals were
> > > > > > insultingly cheap, like a bowl of rice. I disagreed with the
> > > > > > advice,
> > > > > > which was to accept it graciously and thank her. I would be more
> > > > > > likely
> > > > > > to exclude her.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would bring Asian potato salad for potluck - it's interesting
> > > > > stuff!
> > > > > Potlucks over here are kinda odd cause always get choke food.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZsBqNJywFs&t=259s
> > > > >
> > > > > ==
> > > > >
> > > > > lol I like that bloke He is funny
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> > > >
> > > > I'm interested in food and how it relates to culture so yeah, that
> > > > guy
> > > > is
> > > > the bomb. My son got a plate of Filipino spaghetti recently. I asked
> > > > him
> > > > how
> > > > it was. He said it's like spaghetti with ketchup, only sweeter. I'm
> > > > very
> > > > anxious to try this style spaghetti. Unfortunately, he ate up every
> > > > last
> > > > scrap of pasta or whatever the heck is in Filipino spaghetti. One
> > > > day,
> > > > man.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://jollibeepadala.com/
> > > >
> > > > ==
> > > >
> > > > I Googled and look what I found:
> > > >
> > > > http://panlasangpinoy.com/2013/09/12...ghetti-recipe/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> > >
> > > That's very interesting - and a little scary. Thanks!
> > >
> > > ==
> > >
> > > My pleasure <g> Err if you get brave and make it, do report back?
> > >
> > > )
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
> >
> > I'm a big chicken. Hee hee. The people on the mainland seem to like the
> > food
> > so I believe that Jollibee might be trending in a few years. It seems
> > like
> > America might be ready for spaghetti with no spices and a heaping amount
> > of
> > sugar. Amazing!
> >
> > The great part for some folks is that you can get a Spam sandwich as
> > well
> > as
> > a canned corned beef sandwich there. I doubt you can find that anywhere
> > else. Halo halo could be a big thing on the mainland. I have a good
> > feeling
> > about this.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH_rC7WGBHw
> >
> > ==
> >
> > You could get in on the ground floor and start your own? ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
> What would be a worthwhile pursuit would be "normalized" halo halo. No
> ube,
> no jackfruit, no coconut sport, no beans, no palm fruit, no nata de coco,
> nothing strange. Just canned fruit and shave ice and ice cream. Of course,
> you gotta have condensed milk.
>
> OTOH, maybe that's not such a good idea.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0990edc3100db
>
> ==
>
> LOL I don't know, you could make the 'real thang' )
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

My son will make that stuff using the canned halo halo mix. It's more like a
halo halo shave ice hybrid. It's still pretty good stuff

==

I can see it now ... 'Father brings back real Halo'


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:14:18 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > "dsi1" wrote in message:
> > I'm a big chicken. Hee hee. The people on the mainland seem to like the
> > food
> > so I believe that Jollibee might be trending in a few years. It seems
> > like
> > America might be ready for spaghetti with no spices and a heaping amount
> > of
> > sugar. Amazing!
>
> > http://panlasangpinoy.com/2013/09/12...ghetti-recipe/
>
> Oh dear lord, homey don't play that!
>
> Sorry but that Jollibee weird spaghetti plate and recipe sounds
> like such a fail to me. I doubt that will ever be trending
> anywhere in the known world. It will never be tried or trending
> in my house, that's for sure. And here people talk bad about
> McD's food? yikes. :-D

Dear lord would be right. I'm afraid to order anything from there. OTOH, it
matters very little what we think, believe, or are afraid of. The kids seem
to dig it and my guts tell me this thing is going to explode soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj6zyqFCc-8

==

What is in that ladle he pours over the top?



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 8/10/2017 4:34 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Well, even anti-social types can have work "pot luck" situations.
>
> The guy who'd bring in the cheapest and easiest possible contribution
> was the same one who never missed filling up on free food everyone
> else brought.
>
> There's always one.
>
> nancy

Yes, there's always "that guy". Invariably the same guy would go from
department to department looking to see if someone might have brought in
doughnuts on any given day.

Jill

On 8/11/2017 1:53 PM, wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-08-11 9:09 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 8/11/2017 8:14 AM, wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> Couple of months ago at my granddaughters wedding, the leftovers were
>>> packed in containers by the caterer and set out for anyone to take home.
>>> Better than tossing it.
>>
>> At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
>> packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
>> her and told her that was unacceptable.
>
> big niece?
>
Dave hasn't mentioned her in a while. Surely you remember the tales of
his "big niece" who would attend, say, Thanksgiving family dinners and
eat pretty much everything in sight? IIRC if she couldn't find
something on the buffet table she liked she'd help herself to whatever
she could find in the kitchen.

Jill

tert in seattle wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:13:41 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle wrote:
> >
> >> I know the yogurt salad doesn't hold well - I'd have to make it right
> >> before the party, but if you kept up you'd have known to nevermind
> >
> > If you would have been on the ball in the first place, you wouldn't
> > have even needed to post this damned thread.
> >
> > Oh, but sure - blame us for making suggestions for a dish you didn't
> > even have to bring in the first place. Duh. Way to go terd!
> >
> > -sw
>
>
> :-*


See wot you done,tert...you have Steve clutching at his pearls...


--
Best
Greg

On 2017-08-11 5:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/11/2017 1:53 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith

>>> At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
>>> packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
>>> her and told her that was unacceptable.
>>
>> big niece?
>>
> Dave hasn't mentioned her in a while. Surely you remember the tales of
> his "big niece" who would attend, say, Thanksgiving family dinners and
> eat pretty much everything in sight? IIRC if she couldn't find
> something on the buffet table she liked she'd help herself to whatever
> she could find in the kitchen.

Actually, she never seems to have problems finding things she likes at a
buffet. She will eat pretty much anything, and in large quantities. That
does not stop her from sneaking off to the kitchen and raiding the
pantry, opening up boxes of crackers and cookies and whatever else there
is.

One of the more memorable buffet tales was when her mother was living in
an apartment for artists and actors and there was a Boxing Day potluck.
She and her also large husband brought half a head of lettuce, with a
little bit of tomato and onion as a salad. She was eating it on the way
for her mother's apartment to the party room. When the dinner bell went
she was one of the first in line. Instead of taking the plate on top,
she moved all the plates to get the big one at the bottom, and then she
proceeded to pile it high with all the good food that others had bought.


The last time I had to endure a meal with her was when her mother took
us to a restaurant. BN ordered something that came with fries or salad.
It was not a surprise to me that she opted for the salad, but a few
minutes later she called the waitress over and asked for the salad. When
her meal came with the salad she asked about the fries. The waitress
said she thought that she had wanted salad instead of the fries. Nope,
she wanted both. So the waitress headed off to the kitchen to correct
the problem. A couple minutes later, BN called her over and cancelled
the fries. A little while later she called the waitress over again and
ordered the fries... again.

IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.

On 8/11/2017 6:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-08-11 5:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/11/2017 1:53 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith
>
>>>> At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
>>>> packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
>>>> her and told her that was unacceptable.
>>>
>>> big niece?
>>>
>> Dave hasn't mentioned her in a while. Surely you remember the tales
>> of his "big niece"
>
(snippage)
>
> The last time I had to endure a meal with her was when her mother took
> us to a restaurant. BN ordered something that came with fries or salad.
> It was not a surprise to me that she opted for the salad, but a few
> minutes later she called the waitress over and asked for the salad. When
> her meal came with the salad she asked about the fries. The waitress
> said she thought that she had wanted salad instead of the fries. Nope,
> she wanted both. So the waitress headed off to the kitchen to correct
> the problem. A couple minutes later, BN called her over and cancelled
> the fries. A little while later she called the waitress over again and
> ordered the fries... again.
>
> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>
>
A long, long time ago. If I'd run into a customer like her I would
have gone back into the kitchen, into the walk-in cooler and screamed.
I'm not kidding. It was actually something we did when we had
outrageous customers. No one can hear you scream or curse if you're
inside the walk-in.

This sort of customer behavior disrupts everything in the kitchen. It's
okay to change your mind. But flip-flopping your order several times is
a real PITA. Everyone (including the kitchen staff trying to churn out
orders) has other customers and orders to think about. The walk-in
cooler was a good place to cuss and yell, blow off steam.

Fortunately I never ran into someone like your big niece. I will say
large parties of say, 10-15 older women tended to run servers to death.
I didn't mind separate checks. It was the "Could I have some more
butter?" Sure. Bring that back, someone else wants more cream. Bring
that back, someone else, how about more lemon? It did get to the point
where I felt like saying, "How about you make a list? I'll come back in
2 minutes and bring it all at one time!" You can't do that if you're a
server relying on tips. Not that a table of 10-15 old women ever tipped
more than a quarter each. LOL As I said, it was a *long* time ago.

Jill

On 2017-08-11 7:17 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/11/2017 6:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-08-11 5:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Fortunately I never ran into someone like your big niece. I will say
> large parties of say, 10-15 older women tended to run servers to death.
> I didn't mind separate checks. It was the "Could I have some more
> butter?" Sure. Bring that back, someone else wants more cream. Bring
> that back, someone else, how about more lemon? It did get to the point
> where I felt like saying, "How about you make a list? I'll come back in
> 2 minutes and bring it all at one time!" You can't do that if you're a
> server relying on tips. Not that a table of 10-15 old women ever tipped
> more than a quarter each. LOL As I said, it was a *long* time ago.
>

We had a similar sort of experience at my FiL's birthday/ family
Christmas party. He hosted it at the Military Institute coinciding with
its family Christmas brunch. He arranged for the family to have a room.
It was a buffet brunch and they had servers for drinks, coffee, tea
etc, The waiter came around with coffee. BN wanted tea. The waiter came
back with tea for her. She asked for milk. The waiter returned with a
pitcher of milk. Then she asked for a glass of milk. He came back with
a glass of milk. Then she asked for orange juice. He came back with a
glass of orange juice. Then she asked for a soft drink. The waiter
disappeared and we never saw him again. I didn't blame him.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 6:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> We had a similar sort of experience at my FiL's birthday/ family
> Christmas party. He hosted it at the Military Institute coinciding with
> its family Christmas brunch. He arranged for the family to have a room.
> It was a buffet brunch and they had servers for drinks, coffee, tea
> etc, The waiter came around with coffee. BN wanted tea. The waiter came
> back with tea for her. She asked for milk. The waiter returned with a
> pitcher of milk. Then she asked for a glass of milk. He came back with
> a glass of milk. Then she asked for orange juice. He came back with a
> glass of orange juice. Then she asked for a soft drink. The waiter
> disappeared and we never saw him again. I didn't blame him.
>
>
Has anyone ever spoken to your niece about her stupid, selfish,
rude behavior?

Is she still as obnoxious now?

In article >, says...
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:50:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>On 2017-08-11 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
> >>>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
> >>>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
> >>>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
> >>>
> >>> Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
> >>> Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
> >>> Bah humbug.
> >>>
> >>> Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
> >>> I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.
> >>
> >>That is not cynical. It is just being realistic. There are people like
> >>that and most of us know at least one.
> >
> > True... I've met lots of those who always take but never give.
> > However animals don't take more than they need. The blue jays who
> > grab dry cat food only take what they can eat and to feed their
> > babies. I always put out an extra bowl of kitten chow for the blue
> > jays, however I place it where the crows won't get it.
>
>
> The blue jays where I am always take more than they need at the moment and
> cache it for later.

So do foxes, squirrels and rats.

Janet UK

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:51:01 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 6:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> We had a similar sort of experience at my FiL's birthday/ family
>> Christmas party. He hosted it at the Military Institute coinciding with
>> its family Christmas brunch. He arranged for the family to have a room.
>> It was a buffet brunch and they had servers for drinks, coffee, tea
>> etc, The waiter came around with coffee. BN wanted tea. The waiter came
>> back with tea for her. She asked for milk. The waiter returned with a
>> pitcher of milk. Then she asked for a glass of milk. He came back with
>> a glass of milk. Then she asked for orange juice. He came back with a
>> glass of orange juice. Then she asked for a soft drink. The waiter
>> disappeared and we never saw him again. I didn't blame him.
>>
>>
>Has anyone ever spoken to your niece about her stupid, selfish,
>rude behavior?
>
>Is she still as obnoxious now?

I wonder if BN is active in another newsgroup, telling stories about
BU.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 7:19:46 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:51:01 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> >Has anyone ever spoken to your niece about her stupid, selfish,
> >rude behavior?
> >
> >Is she still as obnoxious now?
>
> I wonder if BN is active in another newsgroup, telling stories about
> BU.
>
>
I doubt it. She's probably too busy running waiters and waitresses
around for a half dozen different things only to change her mind
a half dozen times.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:26:44 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:50:42 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On 2017-08-11 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
>>>>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
>>>>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
>>>>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
>>>>
>>>> Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
>>>> Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
>>>> Bah humbug.
>>>>
>>>> Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
>>>> I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.
>>>
>>>That is not cynical. It is just being realistic. There are people like
>>>that and most of us know at least one.
>>
>> True... I've met lots of those who always take but never give.
>> However animals don't take more than they need. The blue jays who
>> grab dry cat food only take what they can eat and to feed their
>> babies. I always put out an extra bowl of kitten chow for the blue
>> jays, however I place it where the crows won't get it.
>
>
>The blue jays where I am always take more than they need at the moment and
>cache it for later.
>
>Cheri

I've never seen that, There are a few birds that will horde shiny
objects but I know of no birds that stash food. Birds will eat more
than they need but it's regurgitated for nestlings.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-08-11 5:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/11/2017 1:53 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:47:22 -0400, Dave Smith
>
>>>> At a family gathering the big niece went into the kitchen and started
>>>> packing up all the food to take home with her. Her brother confronted
>>>> her and told her that was unacceptable.
>>>
>>> big niece?
>>>
>> Dave hasn't mentioned her in a while. Surely you remember the tales of
>> his "big niece" who would attend, say, Thanksgiving family dinners and
>> eat pretty much everything in sight? IIRC if she couldn't find
>> something on the buffet table she liked she'd help herself to whatever
>> she could find in the kitchen.
>
>Actually, she never seems to have problems finding things she likes at a
>buffet. She will eat pretty much anything, and in large quantities. That
>does not stop her from sneaking off to the kitchen and raiding the
>pantry, opening up boxes of crackers and cookies and whatever else there
>is.
>
>One of the more memorable buffet tales was when her mother was living in
>an apartment for artists and actors and there was a Boxing Day potluck.
>She and her also large husband brought half a head of lettuce, with a
>little bit of tomato and onion as a salad. She was eating it on the way
>for her mother's apartment to the party room. When the dinner bell went
>she was one of the first in line. Instead of taking the plate on top,
>she moved all the plates to get the big one at the bottom, and then she
>proceeded to pile it high with all the good food that others had bought.
>
>
>The last time I had to endure a meal with her was when her mother took
>us to a restaurant. BN ordered something that came with fries or salad.
> It was not a surprise to me that she opted for the salad, but a few
>minutes later she called the waitress over and asked for the salad. When
>her meal came with the salad she asked about the fries. The waitress
>said she thought that she had wanted salad instead of the fries. Nope,
>she wanted both. So the waitress headed off to the kitchen to correct
>the problem. A couple minutes later, BN called her over and cancelled
>the fries. A little while later she called the waitress over again and
>ordered the fries... again.
>
>IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.

But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.

On 2017-08-11 7:51 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 6:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> We had a similar sort of experience at my FiL's birthday/ family
>> Christmas party. He hosted it at the Military Institute coinciding with
>> its family Christmas brunch. He arranged for the family to have a room.
>> It was a buffet brunch and they had servers for drinks, coffee, tea
>> etc, The waiter came around with coffee. BN wanted tea. The waiter came
>> back with tea for her. She asked for milk. The waiter returned with a
>> pitcher of milk. Then she asked for a glass of milk. He came back with
>> a glass of milk. Then she asked for orange juice. He came back with a
>> glass of orange juice. Then she asked for a soft drink. The waiter
>> disappeared and we never saw him again. I didn't blame him.
>>
>>
> Has anyone ever spoken to your niece about her stupid, selfish,
> rude behavior?
>
> Is she still as obnoxious now?
>

On 2017-08-11 7:51 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 6:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> . He came back with
>> a glass of milk. Then she asked for orange juice. He came back with a
>> glass of orange juice. Then she asked for a soft drink. The waiter
>> disappeared and we never saw him again. I didn't blame him.
>>
>>
> Has anyone ever spoken to your niece about her stupid, selfish,
> rude behavior?

Her brother and sister have confronted her about it. Her mother
acknowledges that her behaviour about food is a drag.

> Is she still as obnoxious now?


The restaurant episode where she ordered fries, then salad, then fries,
then no fries, then fries, was last year and she is 58. So...yes, she
is just as obnoxious now. I have as little to do with her as possible.

My son gets into the city regularly and meets up with his male cousins.
They guys always get along well. BN somehow catches wind of these
impromptu gatherings and then whines to her mother that she was not
included. There are several reasons why they don't include her. She is
19 years older than my son. They have nothing in common. They usually
end up going out for a meal or drinks and they know that she will pig
out and expect everyone else to pay for her... in which case she will
really take advantage.

On 2017-08-11 8:55 PM, wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:26:44 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
> I've never seen that, There are a few birds that will horde shiny
> objects but I know of no birds that stash food. Birds will eat more
> than they need but it's regurgitated for nestlings.
>
There are a number of bird species who stash food.

On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>
> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
>

She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:26:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>>
>> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
>>
>
>She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
>stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
>food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
>gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.

She sounds like an attractive zoftig woman, enjoys food she must be
very sensual.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:37:20 -0400, wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:26:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>>>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>>>
>>> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
>>>
>>
>>She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
>>stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
>>food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
>>gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.
>
>She sounds like an attractive zoftig

Sexually appealing or arousing to males, esp in a plump and
well-rounded way; curvaceous;
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/zoftig

> woman, enjoys food she must be very sensual.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:39:34 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:37:20 -0400, wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:26:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
> >>> > wrote:
> >>>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
> >>>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
> >>>
> >>> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
> >>>
> >>
> >>She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
> >>stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
> >>food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
> >>gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.
> >
> >She sounds like an attractive zoftig
>
> Sexually appealing or arousing to males, esp in a plump and
> well-rounded way; curvaceous;
> http://www.dictionary.com/browse/zoftig
>
> > woman, enjoys food she must be very sensual.

I'd say we have a trend here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDRORgoZxZU

On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:50:00 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 3:39:34 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:37:20 -0400, wrote:
>>
>> >On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:26:24 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
>> >>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>> >>>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>> >>>
>> >>> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
>> >>stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
>> >>food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
>> >>gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.
>> >
>> >She sounds like an attractive zoftig
>>
>> Sexually appealing or arousing to males, esp in a plump and
>> well-rounded way; curvaceous;
>> http://www.dictionary.com/browse/zoftig
>>
>> > woman, enjoys food she must be very sensual.
>
>I'd say we have a trend here.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDRORgoZxZU

Lol, she's verry zoftig.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 8:15:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2017-08-11 7:51 PM, wrote:
> >
> > Is she still as obnoxious now?
>
>
> The restaurant episode where she ordered fries, then salad, then fries,
> then no fries, then fries, was last year and she is 58. So...yes, she
> is just as obnoxious now. I have as little to do with her as possible.
>
> My son gets into the city regularly and meets up with his male cousins.
> They guys always get along well. BN somehow catches wind of these
> impromptu gatherings and then whines to her mother that she was not
> included. There are several reasons why they don't include her. She is
> 19 years older than my son. They have nothing in common. They usually
> end up going out for a meal or drinks and they know that she will pig
> out and expect everyone else to pay for her... in which case she will
> really take advantage.
>
>
I hope nobody holds back and tells her she's too old to be hanging
out those younger guys, even if one is her cousin. And I hope they
tell her they don't want to pay for her food orgies.

Just how BIG is she?

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 11:32:03 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> Just how BIG is she?
>
>
OOPS, sorry. I did not read far down enough.

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:26:44 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:50:42 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2017-08-11 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
>>>>>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
>>>>>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
>>>>>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lol Sheldon. You sound about as cynical as I'm becoming.
>>>>> Live long enough and you only accumulate loss in your life.
>>>>> Bah humbug.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, animals deserve more consideration than human leeches.
>>>>> I hope your will looks after your ferals that you love.
>>>>
>>>>That is not cynical. It is just being realistic. There are people like
>>>>that and most of us know at least one.
>>>
>>> True... I've met lots of those who always take but never give.
>>> However animals don't take more than they need. The blue jays who
>>> grab dry cat food only take what they can eat and to feed their
>>> babies. I always put out an extra bowl of kitten chow for the blue
>>> jays, however I place it where the crows won't get it.
>>
>>
>>The blue jays where I am always take more than they need at the moment and
>>cache it for later.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> I've never seen that, There are a few birds that will horde shiny
> objects but I know of no birds that stash food. Birds will eat more
> than they need but it's regurgitated for nestlings.


Then you don't know blue jays like mine, and you're wrong, many birds do.

Cheri

On 8/11/2017 9:37 PM, wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:26:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-08-11 9:02 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:11:12 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>> IIRC correctly, you once worked as a waitress. I wonder how you would
>>>> have liked to be able to deal with a customer like that.
>>>
>>> But no one answered why she's the BIG niece.
>>>
>>
>> She is Big Niece because she is big.She is big because she eats non
>> stop. She is a very dainty eater, cutting very small pieces,nibbling her
>> food and chewing it carefully.... all the time. She grazes from the time
>> gets out of bed in the morning until the time she goes to bed.
>
> She sounds like an attractive zoftig woman, enjoys food she must be
> very sensual.
>
Ha! You're always going on about the size of sf's ass... but Big Niece
is an attractive, zoftig woman?

Jill

On 2017-08-12 12:31 AM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 8:15:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2017-08-11 7:51 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>> Is she still as obnoxious now?
>>
>>
>> The restaurant episode where she ordered fries, then salad, then fries,
>> then no fries, then fries, was last year and she is 58. So...yes, she
>> is just as obnoxious now. I have as little to do with her as possible.
>>
>> My son gets into the city regularly and meets up with his male cousins.
>> They guys always get along well. BN somehow catches wind of these
>> impromptu gatherings and then whines to her mother that she was not
>> included. There are several reasons why they don't include her. She is
>> 19 years older than my son. They have nothing in common. They usually
>> end up going out for a meal or drinks and they know that she will pig
>> out and expect everyone else to pay for her... in which case she will
>> really take advantage.
>>
>>
> I hope nobody holds back and tells her she's too old to be hanging
> out those younger guys, even if one is her cousin. And I hope they
> tell her they don't want to pay for her food orgies.

One of the guys is her own brother. The way it usually works is that my
son drops by to visit the one cousin. They are very close. The cousin
had a business in Africa and my son went over there and worked for him
when he was 19. Sometimes the cousin's brother is in town and staying
there. The other cousin, BN's brother, lives in the area so they call
him up. They all have common interests.

She does get excluded from a lot of events for a couple reasons. One is
that she and her husband are quite a bit older. Making a pig of herself
is another one. She once dropped in on her step sister, who was
expecting company... invited company. Step sister was a very generous
hostess who loved to prepare lots of good food when entertaining. BN
was invited to stay and then she ate all the food before the guests
arrived.

> Just how BIG is she?
She is 6 feet tall and probably about 350. About 2 years ago she had to
lose 75 pounds to get a hip replacement. She has since gained it all back.

On 8/10/2017 7:44 AM, Gary wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Without office workers the shlemiel wouldn't have electricity or a
>> mower or cat food or toilet paper or a house.
>
> That's true. The blue collar workers in a company can be highly
> skilled at what they do and make good products. Without office
> workers that know "their" skills, any company would fail.
> Marketing, bookkeeping, accounting, advertising, sales are all
> necessary office workers in any company. Any successful company
> is a team effort.
>
Somebody has to churn out the paychecks (even if direct deposit) for the
folks working in the machine shop. Guess what? Those people are
*office workers*. Unless, of course, he and everyone else was getting
paid under the table...

Jill