My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
their weekly sale flyer.

Crab Cake, one count - $8.99

WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
last week.

It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
more crabmeat."

I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
be mostly crabmeat.

Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
as an appetizer, already cooked and served.

But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
might have even used canned crabmeat.

On 2020-05-19 11:30:48, Gary wrote:
>But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>might have even used canned crabmeat.

Where I live in the UK, fresh crabmeat is probably sold at the prices you
mentioned.

However I don't think I'd trust any pre-made crabcake in a supermarket to
actually use it.

On Tue, 19 May 2020 11:30:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
>their weekly sale flyer.
>
>Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>
>WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
>last week.
>
>It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
>Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
>Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
>overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
>more crabmeat."
>
>I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
>be mostly crabmeat.
>
>Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
>I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
>as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>
>But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>might have even used canned crabmeat.

Made in a grocery store you can bet your bipee it's canned crab, and
not very much. And I don't much care for crab... I'd much rather have
finfish cakes. When I lived on Lung Guyland I ground lots of fresh
caught fish to make fishcakes... it'd be like 85% fish with seasoning,
eggs, and matzo meal or saltine cracker crumbs. Living there I ground
more seafood than butcher meat... even made five pound fish loafs and
grilled twelve ounce fish burgers.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> Made in a grocery store you can bet your bipee it's canned crab, and
> not very much. And I don't much care for crab... I'd much rather have
> finfish cakes. When I lived on Lung Guyland I ground lots of fresh
> caught fish to make fishcakes... it'd be like 85% fish with seasoning,
> eggs, and matzo meal or saltine cracker crumbs. Living there I ground
> more seafood than butcher meat... even made five pound fish loafs and
> grilled twelve ounce fish burgers.

I've used the albacore tuna for fish cakes in the past.
Not bad at all and using the same recipe as for crabcakes.
Always fried in butter too.

I also have a small can (5oz) of boneless salmon that I
bought many years ago to make salmon cakes like Jill does.
Not sure whether to make cakes, or just a salmon salad to
eat on bread, like you would use tuna for.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
> their weekly sale flyer.
>
> Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>
> WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
> last week.
>
> It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
> Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
> Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
> overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
> more crabmeat."
>
> I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
> be mostly crabmeat.
>
> Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
> I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
> as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>
> But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
> might have even used canned crabmeat.

Have you priced restaurant food recently?

Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.

Cindy Hamilton

On Tue, 19 May 2020 10:39:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
>> their weekly sale flyer.
>>
>> Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>>
>> WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
>> last week.
>>
>> It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
>> Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
>> Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
>> overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
>> more crabmeat."
>>
>> I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
>> be mostly crabmeat.
>>
>> Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
>> I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
>> as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>>
>> But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>> might have even used canned crabmeat.
>
>Have you priced restaurant food recently?
>
>Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
>they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

If they relied on normal people to buy scavenger cakes they'd
starve... I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 5:32:46 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
> their weekly sale flyer.
>
> Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>
> WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
> last week.
>
> It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
> Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
> Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
> overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
> more crabmeat."
>
> I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
> be mostly crabmeat.
>
> Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
> I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
> as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>
> But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
> might have even used canned crabmeat.

I'd get some ahi poke and make some ahi cakes. The poke here costs about $12 a pound and you can make 4 cakes with that amount. You also get to decide how well you want the ahi done. I'll take mine just seared at high heat.

Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.

On Tue, 19 May 2020 12:01:16 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Tue, 19 May 2020 11:30:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
>>their weekly sale flyer.
>>
>>Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>>
>>WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
>>last week.
>>
>>It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
>>Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
>>Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
>>overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
>>more crabmeat."
>>
>>I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
>>be mostly crabmeat.
>>
>>Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
>>I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
>>as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>>
>>But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>>might have even used canned crabmeat.
>
>Made in a grocery store you can bet your bipee it's canned crab, and
>not very much. And I don't much care for crab... I'd much rather have
>finfish cakes. When I lived on Lung Guyland I ground lots of fresh
>caught fish to make fishcakes... it'd be like 85% fish with seasoning,
>eggs, and matzo meal or saltine cracker crumbs. Living there I ground
>more seafood than butcher meat... even made five pound fish loafs and
>grilled twelve ounce fish burgers.

I bet any of that was good, made with the solid meat of ocean fish/
Janet US

On Tue, 19 May 2020 14:13:37 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Tue, 19 May 2020 10:39:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:32:46 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>> My local grocery store advertises this almost every week in
>>> their weekly sale flyer.
>>>
>>> Crab Cake, one count - $8.99
>>>
>>> WTH? 8.99 for one crabcake? I finally remembered to check
>>> last week.
>>>
>>> It's a round ice cream scoop size of mix.
>>> Looks to be maybe 1/4 pound but probably a bit less.
>>> Anyway, I told the seafood person that it sounds very
>>> overpriced to me. She said, "yes, but these contain a lot
>>> more crabmeat."
>>>
>>> I said nothing but that was funny. A crabcake should always
>>> be mostly crabmeat.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I just looked and asked because I was curious.
>>> I could see paying that much at a nice restaurant
>>> as an appetizer, already cooked and served.
>>>
>>> But not raw, made in a grocery store. Who knows, they
>>> might have even used canned crabmeat.
>>
>>Have you priced restaurant food recently?
>>
>>Crab cake appetizer is $16 at a local seafood restaurant. And
>>they're not the most expensive seafood place in the area.
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>If they relied on normal people to buy scavenger cakes they'd
>starve... I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.

those roaches taste mighty good
Janet US

dsi1 wrote:
>
> Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.

Is her goal to become a chef? Sounds like she is doing many
innovative dishes lately with her own ideas?
That defines a great chef.
It would be nice to be you and get to taste all these things.

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>
> those roaches taste mighty good

He's just never eaten crab.
I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 3:43:21 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > Yesterday my daughter made some crab/cream cheese won tons. She used fake crab. She also made some corn fritters and mochi with strawberry and sweet red beans. She's keeping busy these days. She kept coming into our bedroom carrying plates.
>
> Is her goal to become a chef? Sounds like she is doing many
> innovative dishes lately with her own ideas?
> That defines a great chef.
> It would be nice to be you and get to taste all these things.
>
>

That's a good question - I do not know. I think she'd make a pretty good chef but she's going to veterinary school. Yesterday she made some zucchini noodles with avocado dressing and tomatoes. That was pretty good - she should make that on a regular basis.

On 2020-05-20 10:58 a.m., Gary wrote:
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>>> Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>
>> those roaches taste mighty good
>
> He's just never eaten crab.
> I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.
>
Three of the four dinners I had in Tybee Island last year were crab. I
had soft shell crab twice and steamed crab and shrimp. Delicious.

On 2020-05-20 12:22:51, Dave Smith wrote:
>Three of the four dinners I had in Tybee Island last year were crab. I had
>soft shell crab twice and steamed crab and shrimp. Delicious.
>

If anyone ever comes the UK ever again, then I can heartily recommend a Cromer
Crab. Quite well known here so best avoided in Cromer itself for tourist tax,
but surrounding villages do magnificent dressed crabs you just eat straight
out of the shell.

On 2020-05-20 12:45 p.m., Ben Oliver wrote:
> On 2020-05-20 12:22:51, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Three of the four dinners I had in Tybee Island last year were crab. I
>> had soft shell crab twice and steamed crab and shrimp. Delicious.
>>
>
> If anyone ever comes the UK ever again, then I can heartily recommend a
> Cromer Crab. Quite well known here so best avoided in Cromer itself for
> tourist tax,

Tourist tax? Like the one in Niagara Falls?


>but surrounding villages do magnificent dressed crabs you
> just eat straight out of the shell.


The one I had in Georgia came on a platter with a pound of shrimp, some
potatoes and corn a mallet and no plates. They leave a roll of cheap
brown paper towel to serve as your plate and your napkins. It took
several yards of paper towel to make it through the meal.

On 2020-05-20 12:53:02, Dave Smith wrote:
>Tourist tax? Like the one in Niagara Falls?

Ah no, I meant that the crab in Cromer itself tends to be overpriced and not
that great, because it's named after the town.

>The one I had in Georgia came on a platter with a pound of shrimp, some
>potatoes and corn a mallet and no plates. They leave a roll of cheap brown
>paper towel to serve as your plate and your napkins. It took several yards of
>paper towel to make it through the meal.

This sounds brilliant.

Ben Oliver wrote:
>
> On 2020-05-20 12:53:02, Dave Smith wrote:
> >Tourist tax? Like the one in Niagara Falls?
>
> Ah no, I meant that the crab in Cromer itself tends to be overpriced and not
> that great, because it's named after the town.

Speaking of tourist tax.
I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
the tourist season.

They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.

Also...it's not a govt. tax. Just extra fee for them.
They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
I hope they all fail and go out of business.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:45:03 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> Speaking of tourist tax.
> I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
> Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
> just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
> the tourist season.
>
> They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
> bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
> again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.
>
> Also...it's not a govt. tax. Just extra fee for them.
> They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
> I hope they all fail and go out of business.
>
That's been in the news at least two weeks and it's just not Virginia
Beach. Many customers are squawking about it and I don't blame them.

On 5/20/2020 12:53 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-05-20 12:45 p.m., Ben Oliver wrote:
>> On 2020-05-20 12:22:51, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Three of the four dinners I had in Tybee Island last year were crab.
>>> I had soft shell crab twice and steamed crab and shrimp. Delicious.
>>>
>>
>> If anyone ever comes the UK ever again, then I can heartily recommend
>> a Cromer Crab. Quite well known here so best avoided in Cromer itself
>> for tourist tax,
>
> Tourist tax?Â* Like the one in Niagara Falls?
>
>
>> but surrounding villages do magnificent dressed crabs you just eat
>> straight out of the shell.
>
>
> The one I had in Georgia came on a platterÂ* with a pound of shrimp, some
> potatoes and corn a mallet and no plates.Â* They leave a roll of cheap
> brown paper towel to serve as your plate and your napkins. It took
> several yards of paper towel to make it through the meal.
>
>
That's a lot like Frogmore Stew. There's a bucket for discarding the
shrimp and crab shells and corn cobs. A roll of cheap brown (butcher
paper) on the table. If they'd added locally made link sausage to the
mix you'd have been eating Frogmore Stew.

Jill

On 5/20/2020 2:07 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:45:03 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>
>> Speaking of tourist tax.
>> I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
>> Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
>> just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
>> the tourist season.
>>
>> They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
>> bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
>> again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.
>>
>> Also...it's not a govt. tax. Just extra fee for them.
>> They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
>> I hope they all fail and go out of business.
>>
> That's been in the news at least two weeks and it's just not Virginia
> Beach. Many customers are squawking about it and I don't blame them.
>
I get what ya'll are saying but I sort of get where they are coming
from, too. Restaurants want to stay in business. They're taking a risk
opening back up and not having enough customers right now so they're
going to charge you a little more for your convenience. Meanwhile, they
still have to pay the staff and the bills. It isn't cheap to run even a
small restaurant under the best of conditions. Under pandemic and
social distancing conditions? Totally new.

I, for one, am glad I am not dependent upon going out to eat or take-out
food. I truly enjoy cooking and always have a well stocked freezer and
pantry. If I had to depend on dining in, takeout or delivery I'd be
dead by now. Heh.

Jill

On 2020-05-20 1:43 p.m., Gary wrote:
> Ben Oliver wrote:

> Speaking of tourist tax.
> I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
> Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
> just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
> the tourist season.
>
> They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
> bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
> again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.
>
> Also...it's not a govt. tax. Just extra fee for them.
> They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
> I hope they all fail and go out of business.
>

There are undoubtedly some issues that are going to have to be worked
out in order for these guys to stay in business. Depending on their
location, they lost about two months of business. They had rent,
insurance, some salaries and other expenses to pay during the time they
had no business. In most places they are having to make some changes
in the way they operate that will require more staff and few customers.

Calling it a tax is inappropriate. It is a surcharge. It ranks up there
with adding an 18% "gratuity" to restaurant bills if there is more than
a certain number in the party. That is a service charge not a gratuity.
Apparently the businesses in Niagara Falls can charge a tourist
destination tax, but there is no real obligation to pay it.

On 5/20/2020 2:52 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-05-20 1:43 p.m., Gary wrote:
>> Ben Oliver wrote:
>
>> Speaking of tourist tax.
>> I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
>> Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
>> just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
>> the tourist season.
>>
>> They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
>> bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
>> again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.
>>
>> Also...it's not a govt. tax.Â* Just extra fee for them.
>> They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
>> I hope they all fail and go out of business.
>>
>
> There are undoubtedly some issues that are going to have to be worked
> out in order for these guys to stay in business. Depending on their
> location, they lost about two months of business.Â* They had rent,
> insurance, some salaries and other expenses to pay during the time they
> had no business.Â* In most places they are having toÂ* make some changes
> in the way they operate that will require more staff and few customers.
>
> Calling it a tax is inappropriate. It is a surcharge. It ranks up there
> with adding an 18% "gratuity" to restaurant bills if there is more than
> a certain number in the party.Â* That is a service charge not a gratuity.
> Apparently the businesses in Niagara Falls can charge a tourist
> destination tax, but there is no real obligation to pay it.
>
>
By all means, call it a surcharge. The name doesn't matter. The
restaurant owners need to earn money lost by having to stay closed. And
the people who are demanding they reopen are exposing themselves and the
staff to risk. I don't care what you call it. I think they're entitled
to charge a little extra just to provide you with the conveniences of
restaurant food.

Jill

On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:58:59 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>
>> those roaches taste mighty good
>
>He's just never eaten crab.
>I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.

Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
$4.
Janet US

I said and will say it again. If I do not cook it, I will not eat it. Virus on a box. No thanks.

On Wed, 20 May 2020 14:25:52 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:58:59 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>>
>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>>> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>>
>>> those roaches taste mighty good
>>
>>He's just never eaten crab.
>>I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.
>
>Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
>cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
>even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
>$4.
>Janet US

I went to my MD this afternoon to get checked out for a Pre-Op for my
cateract surgery, I passed with flying colorors but it took over two
hours, had to be masked and placed in an exam room that was spotless
and devoid of all extraneous thingies, no mags.
Got an email today that my dentist is back in business but to phone to
set up an appointment for a cleaning, will probably take twice as
long. Just because this is dairy country doesn't mean they need to
milk all the billing hours... and my dental hygienist is plesant, has
a nice ass,but she's sort of flat chested.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 20 May 2020 14:25:52 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:58:59 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
>>>>> Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
>>>>
>>>> those roaches taste mighty good
>>>
>>> He's just never eaten crab.
>>> I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.
>>
>> Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
>> cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
>> even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
>> $4.
>> Janet US
>
> I went to my MD this afternoon to get checked out for a Pre-Op for my
> cateract surgery, I passed with flying colorors but it took over two
> hours, had to be masked and placed in an exam room that was spotless
> and devoid of all extraneous thingies, no mags.
> Got an email today that my dentist is back in business but to phone to
> set up an appointment for a cleaning, will probably take twice as
> long. Just because this is dairy country doesn't mean they need to
> milk all the billing hours... and my dental hygienist is plesant, has
> a nice ass,but she's sort of flat chested.
>

Popeye, yoose should buy some falsies for that poor gal!

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 8:51:40 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-05-20 1:43 p.m., Gary wrote:
> > Ben Oliver wrote:
>
> > Speaking of tourist tax.
> > I saw a mention on the local news just this morning.
> > Local restaurants here (supposedly only the oceanfront ones),
> > just got the go ahead to open up again just in time for
> > the tourist season.
> >
> > They are adding a "Covid tax" of 2.something percent to their
> > bills. Really? Cheap greedy turds. Just being able to open
> > again is not good enough. They want to charge people extra.
> >
> > Also...it's not a govt. tax. Just extra fee for them.
> > They claim it's to cover the cost of extra cleaning.
> > I hope they all fail and go out of business.
> >
>
> There are undoubtedly some issues that are going to have to be worked
> out in order for these guys to stay in business. Depending on their
> location, they lost about two months of business. They had rent,
> insurance, some salaries and other expenses to pay during the time they
> had no business. In most places they are having to make some changes
> in the way they operate that will require more staff and few customers.
>
> Calling it a tax is inappropriate. It is a surcharge. It ranks up there
> with adding an 18% "gratuity" to restaurant bills if there is more than
> a certain number in the party. That is a service charge not a gratuity.
> Apparently the businesses in Niagara Falls can charge a tourist
> destination tax, but there is no real obligation to pay it.

My granddaughter's dad is the operations manager of a famous local restaurant. He had to lay off 75 workers at the restaurant. He said it broke his heart.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:10:37 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> I said and will say it again. If I do not cook it, I will not eat it. Virus on a box. No thanks.

Today, I found a bag in my step-mom's car. Nobody knows where it came from. There was some food wrapped up in side. We did an unboxing to see what was in it. The reveal was exciting. There were some blond brownies with lines of chocolate. It's fairly obvious that people should never eat foods that appear out of nowhere under mysterious circumstances. OTOH, boy do they look delicious!

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...fBxUSnW9R_Y13J

On 2020 May 20, , dsi1 wrote
(in >):

> On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:10:37 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> > I said and will say it again. If I do not cook it, I will not eat it. Virus
> > on a box. No thanks.
>
> Today, I found a bag in my step-mom's car. Nobody knows where it came from.
> There was some food wrapped up in side. We did an unboxing to see what was in
> it. The reveal was exciting. There were some blond brownies with lines of
> chocolate. It's fairly obvious that people should never eat foods that appear
> out of nowhere under mysterious circumstances. OTOH, boy do they look
> delicious!

Either someone loves you, or someone hates you. What are the odds?

leo

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:23:56 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Wed, 20 May 2020 14:25:52 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 20 May 2020 10:58:59 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >
> >>"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>> I wouldn't eat disgusting crab anything if it were free.
> >>> >Eating crab is no different from eating cockroaches.
> >>>
> >>> those roaches taste mighty good
> >>
> >>He's just never eaten crab.
> >>I sometimes refer to them as sea spiders.
> >
> >Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
> >cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
> >even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
> >$4.
> >Janet US
>
> I went to my MD this afternoon to get checked out for a Pre-Op for my
> cateract surgery, I passed with flying colorors but it took over two
> hours, had to be masked and placed in an exam room that was spotless
> and devoid of all extraneous thingies, no mags.
> Got an email today that my dentist is back in business but to phone to
> set up an appointment for a cleaning, will probably take twice as
> long. Just because this is dairy country doesn't mean they need to
> milk all the billing hours... and my dental hygienist is plesant, has
> a nice ass,but she's sort of flat chested.

My hygienist is pleasant, too, but I don't recall I've ever looked
at his ass.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 21 May 2020 02:52:15 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7:23:56 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 May 2020 14:25:52 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Someone has to pay for all the extra sanitizer cleaning fluids,
>> >cloths, etc. Also those who clean must also be paid for their time
>> >even though they are not making money. Haircuts at my place went up
>> >$4.
>> >Janet US
>>
>> I went to my MD this afternoon to get checked out for a Pre-Op for my
>> cateract surgery, I passed with flying colorors but it took over two
>> hours, had to be masked and placed in an exam room that was spotless
>> and devoid of all extraneous thingies, no mags.
>> Got an email today that my dentist is back in business but to phone to
>> set up an appointment for a cleaning, will probably take twice as
>> long. Just because this is dairy country doesn't mean they need to
>> milk all the billing hours... and my dental hygienist is plesant, has
>> a nice ass,but she's sort of flat chested.
>
>My hygienist is pleasant, too, but I don't recall I've ever looked
>at his ass.

LOL But then you also don't wear any makeup.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 10:25:21 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote:
> On 2020 May 20, , dsi1 wrote
> (in >):
>
> > On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:10:37 PM UTC-10, Thomas wrote:
> > > I said and will say it again. If I do not cook it, I will not eat it. Virus
> > > on a box. No thanks.
> >
> > Today, I found a bag in my step-mom's car. Nobody knows where it came from.
> > There was some food wrapped up in side. We did an unboxing to see what was in
> > it. The reveal was exciting. There were some blond brownies with lines of
> > chocolate. It's fairly obvious that people should never eat foods that appear
> > out of nowhere under mysterious circumstances. OTOH, boy do they look
> > delicious!
>
> Either someone loves you, or someone hates you. What are the odds?
>
> leo

Weird, ain't it? The brown bag it was new with crisp folds and the brownies were carefully wrapped in foil so as to not mess up that delicate surface. I was at a restaurant supply place and when I come back, there it was on the back seat. My wife seemed to be revulsed and said to dump it. That doesn't seem right. I mean, it's not like it's a human leg or anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS299VkXZxI

Bruce wrote:
>
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >My hygienist is pleasant, too, but I don't recall I've ever looked
> >at his ass.
>
> LOL But then you also don't wear any makeup.

I've been waiting for the makeup issue to reappear to say
one last thought on the subject.

The skin does absorb things applied to it at least to some
extent.

How about an ingredient list from you for the more
common makeup products that are used?

Just to name a few to help you out:
- eye shadow
- lipstick
- spray on (airbrushed) skin color

On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:03:57 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

> - spray on (airbrushed) skin color

Is that actually common? Shows how little I know.

I'd expect traditional liquid foundation to be much more common,
as the startup costs are so low.

Cindy Hamilton

On 5/21/2020 8:50 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:03:57 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>
>> - spray on (airbrushed) skin color
>
> Is that actually common? Shows how little I know.
>
> I'd expect traditional liquid foundation to be much more common,
> as the startup costs are so low.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I've only seen this airbrushing thing on a commercial for the product +
their foundation. I can't say I've ever met a woman who bought one of
those things.

Jill

On Thu, 21 May 2020 08:01:55 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >My hygienist is pleasant, too, but I don't recall I've ever looked
>> >at his ass.
>>
>> LOL But then you also don't wear any makeup.
>
>I've been waiting for the makeup issue to reappear to say
>one last thought on the subject.
>
>The skin does absorb things applied to it at least to some
>extent.
>
>How about an ingredient list from you for the more
>common makeup products that are used?
>
>Just to name a few to help you out:
>- eye shadow
>- lipstick
>- spray on (airbrushed) skin color

Most makeup has an animal fat base.

On Thu, 21 May 2020 08:01:55 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >My hygienist is pleasant, too, but I don't recall I've ever looked
>> >at his ass.
>>
>> LOL But then you also don't wear any makeup.
>
>I've been waiting for the makeup issue to reappear to say
>one last thought on the subject.
>
>The skin does absorb things applied to it at least to some
>extent.
>
>How about an ingredient list from you for the more
>common makeup products that are used?
>
>Just to name a few to help you out:
>- eye shadow
>- lipstick
>- spray on (airbrushed) skin color

Google is your friend too.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:03:57 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>
> > - spray on (airbrushed) skin color
>
> Is that actually common? Shows how little I know.

I have no idea how common it is but I do see full face
crap on news women all the time. Not here in real life
often.

The commercials for that product is shown 50 times a day
on a few channels for many months now. One would think that
they must be selling lots as they continue to advertise
so often.

I dated a woman for years that always had her entire face
covered (but this was before the spray-on stuff). It was
pretty weird but I liked her and never said anything.

To me, yes full-face makeup looks nice from a distance
but get close and it's pretty creepy. And the bright
colored lipstick is strictly clown stuff and should
never be worn by women.

How would you women like to see some otherwise handsome
man wearing bright lipstick in a grocery store?

The only other people I know that do the mega makeup deal are
the dead ones that have an open casket (for viewing) funeral.
They all look like wax figures simulating the live person.

On Thu, 21 May 2020 13:19:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:03:57 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>
>> > - spray on (airbrushed) skin color
>>
>> Is that actually common? Shows how little I know.
>
>I have no idea how common it is but I do see full face
>crap on news women all the time. Not here in real life
>often.
>
>The commercials for that product is shown 50 times a day
>on a few channels for many months now. One would think that
>they must be selling lots as they continue to advertise
>so often.
>
>I dated a woman for years that always had her entire face
>covered (but this was before the spray-on stuff). It was
>pretty weird but I liked her and never said anything.
>
>To me, yes full-face makeup looks nice from a distance
>but get close and it's pretty creepy. And the bright
>colored lipstick is strictly clown stuff and should
>never be worn by women.
>
>How would you women like to see some otherwise handsome
>man wearing bright lipstick in a grocery store?
>
>The only other people I know that do the mega makeup deal are
>the dead ones that have an open casket (for viewing) funeral.
>They all look like wax figures simulating the live person.

Without heavy make up you'd not want to view someone who's been dead
for a week.
Then again many women are heavily made up because they have blemished
skin or are otherwise disfigured. Women may wear heavy make up for
the same reason some women wear heavily padded bras, or why Gary
stuffs gym socks in his shorts. Most women who are heavily made up do
not enjoy applying it or paying for it. People on TV or in movies
would look too grotesque in front of the cameras and all those bright
lights without make up. Something for Garry to consider is that most
women remove their make up and dim the lights before getting into
bed... not everyone is as perfect as Gary.

On 5/21/2020 1:51 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 21 May 2020 13:19:39 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:03:57 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> - spray on (airbrushed) skin color
>>>
>>> Is that actually common? Shows how little I know.
>>
>> I have no idea how common it is but I do see full face
>> crap on news women all the time. Not here in real life
>> often.
>>
>> The commercials for that product is shown 50 times a day
>> on a few channels for many months now. One would think that
>> they must be selling lots as they continue to advertise
>> so often.
>>
>> I dated a woman for years that always had her entire face
>> covered (but this was before the spray-on stuff). It was
>> pretty weird but I liked her and never said anything.
>>
>> To me, yes full-face makeup looks nice from a distance
>> but get close and it's pretty creepy. And the bright
>> colored lipstick is strictly clown stuff and should
>> never be worn by women.
>>
>> How would you women like to see some otherwise handsome
>> man wearing bright lipstick in a grocery store?
>>
Or blue? From the TV show 'Friends', Joey's famous commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4F0UnnHFzM

Lipstick for men! BTW, men wearing makeup isn't new. It's been going
on for centuries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cosmetics

>> The only other people I know that do the mega makeup deal are
>> the dead ones that have an open casket (for viewing) funeral.
>> They all look like wax figures simulating the live person.
>
> Without heavy make up you'd not want to view someone who's been dead
> for a week.

Good thing I don't plan to view anyone who has been dead for a week. (I
never did understand the whole "viewing" thing anyway.)

> Then again many women are heavily made up because they have blemished
> skin or are otherwise disfigured. Women may wear heavy make up for
> the same reason some women wear heavily padded bras, or why Gary
> stuffs gym socks in his shorts. Most women who are heavily made up do
> not enjoy applying it or paying for it. People on TV or in movies
> would look too grotesque in front of the cameras and all those bright
> lights without make up. Something for Garry to consider is that most
> women remove their make up and dim the lights before getting into
> bed... not everyone is as perfect as Gary.
>
LOL and happy belated birthday, Sheldon!

Gary has a weird obsession about this. His biggest hangup seems to be
red lipstick. Frankly, I don't see many women wearing red or any really
bright shades of lipstick. Not even women in their 20's at the grocery
store.

I remember hearing on some talk show last year about actress Julia
Roberts being slammed for appearing in a video post on social media with
her daughter and <gasp> Julia wasn't wearing makeup! Oh, the calamity!
Cut the woman some slack, she was at home and didn't feel like putting
on makeup that day. The earth didn't tilt off its axis.

Jill