(2007-07-01) Survey on the RFC site: Packed 'lunches'

Chatty Cathy said:

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I WON! May I give the hat to Little Malice, please? I already have the
beanie from my last win. I still feel guilty telling her I didn't care
about winning a hat, when I really did and I believe I kept her from
beating me the last time.

Chatty Cathy said...

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Oh [censored], I SO wanted a tiara, dammit. Guess I can hang up my gown and take
off my fake 24k earrings. Really blows my day to hell. And I obviously won't
need this belly button piercing either.

And I was gonna go out tonight!!!

Friggin' surveys!!!

Andy
Voter #2

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Chatty Cathy said...

Quoted message said:

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Oh [censored], I SO wanted a tiara, dammit. Guess I can hang up my gown and
take off my fake 24k earrings. Really blows my day to hell. And I
obviously won't need this belly button piercing either.

And I was gonna go out tonight!!!

Friggin' surveys!!!

Andy
Voter #2

I already won a tiara. You can borrow mine.

Michael

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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan said...

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Chatty Cathy said...

Quoted message said:

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Vote now! (or not)

Oh [censored], I SO wanted a tiara, dammit. Guess I can hang up my gown and
take off my fake 24k earrings. Really blows my day to hell. And I
obviously won't need this belly button piercing either.

And I was gonna go out tonight!!!

Friggin' surveys!!!

Andy
Voter #2

I already won a tiara. You can borrow mine.

Michael

You won a tiara??

Well that's the best offer I've had all day!

Much appreciated!

Andy

Chatty Cathy said:

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The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

Brian

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won't shut up.
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On 1 Jul 2007 17:18:27 GMT, "Default User" <[email hidden]>

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Chatty Cathy said:

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The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

and there are some people who eat in regular restaurants daily. How
about those who get take out from a deli (a sandwich, pasta, risotto
etc)... but not McDonald's type fast food?

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I noticed a little something interesting about the survey results.
More folks responding answered that they did not have a spouse at
home.

Which brings up something kind of interesting, which I was thinking
about the other day. . .I really much more love cooking now, rather
than when I had family at home. Why is that?

I suspect, it's because I can conjure a special recipe in my head to
cook on special occassions when family or friends come to visit. . .It
wasn't all that special when it was a needed and "expected" task, 3
times a day, day in-and-day out! Back then, I was in "just get it on
the table" mode.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Chatty Cathy said:

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Chatty Cathy said:

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The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

OK. So what does your "regularly scheduled Chinese food day" entail?
Do you order Chinese food "in" and eat it at the office, or do you cook
Chinese at home and bring it to work, or go out to a Chinese
restaurant... or what?
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Chatty Cathy

sf said:

On 1 Jul 2007 17:18:27 GMT, "Default User" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Chatty Cathy said:

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Vote now! (or not)

The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

and there are some people who eat in regular restaurants daily. How
about those who get take out from a deli (a sandwich, pasta, risotto
etc)... but not McDonald's type fast food?

Well, I was one of "those people" when I worked... I sometimes ate at a
local restaurant or got take out to eat at my desk (indeed, *not*
McDonalds - yuk) - and very occasionally I ate at the cafeteria - the
food there was mediocre and just as expensive as eating elsewhere.
Therefore, I "Never" took a 'packed lunch' to work...

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Chatty Cathy

Chatty Cathy said:

sf said:

On 1 Jul 2007 17:18:27 GMT, "Default User" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Chatty Cathy wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

and there are some people who eat in regular restaurants daily. How
about those who get take out from a deli (a sandwich, pasta, risotto
etc)... but not McDonald's type fast food?

Well, I was one of "those people" when I worked... I sometimes ate at
a local restaurant or got take out to eat at my desk (indeed, *not*
McDonalds - yuk) - and very occasionally I ate at the cafeteria - the
food there was mediocre and just as expensive as eating elsewhere.
Therefore, I "Never" took a 'packed lunch' to work...

I always brought my lunch, except during the quarterly software update.
Then the company had lunch brought in for us. No matter how stringently the
software was tested someone always managed to sneak in a last minute
something which caused all hell to break loose!

Jill

Chatty Cathy said:

sf said:

On 1 Jul 2007 17:18:27 GMT, "Default User" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Chatty Cathy wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

and there are some people who eat in regular restaurants daily. How
about those who get take out from a deli (a sandwich, pasta, risotto
etc)... but not McDonald's type fast food?

Well, I was one of "those people" when I worked... I sometimes ate at a
local restaurant or got take out to eat at my desk (indeed, *not*
McDonalds - yuk) - and very occasionally I ate at the cafeteria - the
food there was mediocre and just as expensive as eating elsewhere.
Therefore, I "Never" took a 'packed lunch' to work...

I worked at one place where the cafeteria food was like eating at
grandmas (where grandma was an excellent cook). Everything was made in
the kitchen from real ingredients with a nicely varied menu. There was
absolutely no industrial food to be found. A couple of local women ran
it and the company didn't charge them anything so effectively it was
subsidized by the company and the prices were very reasonable. It didn't
even make sense to pack a lunch.

Occasionally I eat lunch with a buddy who is on staff at the local
Catholic hospital. They have a similar setup there to what I described
and the food is always great and reasonable.

Quoted message said:

I noticed a little something interesting about the survey results.
More folks responding answered that they did not have a spouse at
home.

Which brings up something kind of interesting, which I was thinking
about the other day. . .I really much more love cooking now, rather
than when I had family at home. Why is that?

I suspect, it's because I can conjure a special recipe in my head to
cook on special occassions when family or friends come to visit. . .It
wasn't all that special when it was a needed and "expected" task, 3
times a day, day in-and-day out! Back then, I was in "just get it on
the table" mode.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

there is definitely something to that.

your pal,
blake

George said:

Occasionally I eat lunch with a buddy who is on staff at the local
Catholic hospital. They have a similar setup there to what I described
and the food is always great and reasonable.

One of the managers where I worked told me his parents would go to a nearby
hospital once or twice a month to have dinner in the cafeteria. I'd never
heard of anyone doing that before!

Jill

jmcquown said:

George said:

Occasionally I eat lunch with a buddy who is on staff at the local
Catholic hospital. They have a similar setup there to what I described
and the food is always great and reasonable.

One of the managers where I worked told me his parents would go to a nearby
hospital once or twice a month to have dinner in the cafeteria. I'd never
heard of anyone doing that before!

Jill

One Catholic hospital I worked at about 10 years ago was pretty small,
and the cafeteria limited. But this hospital still made things from
scratch and everything was really delicious! They offered a healthy
discount to the staff so you could get a full meal, drink, dessert for
perhaps 3-4 bucks?? They encouraged the community to eat there, and many
did before or after doctors office visits and such. I wonder if they're
still as good? The inpatient meals were as good as the cafeteria meals too.
Hospital food (inpatient) can be scary stuff sometimes.

Chatty Cathy said:

Default User wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The choices were either too specific or not specific enough, as it
didn't allow mine. I take lunch four days a week, because there's a
regularly scheduled Chinese food day once a week.

OK. So what does your "regularly scheduled Chinese food day" entail?
Do you order Chinese food "in" and eat it at the office, or do you
cook Chinese at home and bring it to work, or go out to a Chinese
restaurant... or what?

The secretary has a sign-up sheet, people write down what they want,
she calls in a delivery order, then we all eat together in a conference
room if one is available.

Brian

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won't shut up.
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On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:04:54 -0500, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

George said:

Occasionally I eat lunch with a buddy who is on staff at the local
Catholic hospital. They have a similar setup there to what I described
and the food is always great and reasonable.

One of the managers where I worked told me his parents would go to a nearby
hospital once or twice a month to have dinner in the cafeteria. I'd never
heard of anyone doing that before!

I've heard of it. One of our local hospitals will allow any senior to
eat in the cafeteria... all you need to do is prove you're a senior.
I'm not sure how they can tell outsider seniors from seniors who are
visiting loved ones, though.

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Chatty Cathy said:

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Chatty Cathy

Interesting responses. We have a room with refrigerators and
microwaves that is called the cafeteria, so I said no, we don't have
one. Some people go out fairly often to grab a sandwich or Chinese
food, but none of the local stuff really appeals to me so I don't
usually go or ask them to pick me up stuff.

OTOH, people are always bringing stuff in, and leaving leftovers with
"eat me" signs on them. One guy has someone who visits his family
regularly and brings a store-bought cake, which none of them like, so
he brings that in. Others decide that they want a doughnut, so will
buy a box of a dozen, and leave the rest on the table. Cold pizza
very often. And of course baked goods (here, try my new recipe for
broccoli danish/my 6-year old twins baked cookies and decorated them)

Our whole building is around 20 people so it's sort of like family.
Most of us have been there 10-30 years....

maxine in ri

Chatty Cathy said:

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Bizarre "inadequate choices" response #24:

I eat twice at work. At 11 am I go out for lunch. Then at
3 pm I eat food I've brought. Usually a protein bar and
a banana. They're serious protein bars, so it's about as
many calories as any other normal meal I eat.

So the poll needs a choice for "both".

--Blair

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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One of the managers where I worked told me his parents would go to a
nearby
hospital once or twice a month to have dinner in the cafeteria. I'd never
heard of anyone doing that before!

Jill

Our local hospital used to advertise the cafeteria in the newspaper. They
also did catering.