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Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 5:11:49 AM8/12/14
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We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
bit too salty. But...
They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
floor.
I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the burgers
are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
eat.
What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
people really like this?
they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
bit too salty. But...
They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
floor.
I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the burgers
are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
eat.
What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
people really like this?
Ed Pawlowski
Aug 12, 2014, 6:08:55 AM8/12/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
snip
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
>What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
>we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>people really like this?
I'll join you in the mud. It has no appeal to me at all. I don't
>we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>people really like this?
mind a burner in a plastic basket at an outside stand, but at the
table, I prefer traditional plates, not a hubcap. I don't want to
walk across nut shells and other garbage either. It is supposed to be
rustic and give you some sort of old time wild west experience, but I
prefer sanitation in the 21st century.
jmcquown
Aug 12, 2014, 7:03:38 AM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 5:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>
> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>
> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.
>
It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.
>
them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
Jill
Bryan-TGWWW
Aug 12, 2014, 8:14:36 AM8/12/14
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The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>
> Jill
--Bryan
Nancy2
Aug 12, 2014, 9:46:00 AM8/12/14
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Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
N.
to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
N.
Nancy Young
Aug 12, 2014, 9:49:29 AM8/12/14
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before they came around. I mean, not just me being
a slob, but at places where that was the tradition.
nancy
Bryan-TGWWW
Aug 12, 2014, 10:02:22 AM8/12/14
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On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 8:46:00 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
In Crestwood, Missouri, where Mr. Kuthe and I grew up, there was a place called Jacks R Better that did the peanut shells on the floor thing in the early 1970s.
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
>
> N.
--Bryan
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 11:52:13 AM8/12/14
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the same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of
places were roadhouses or bars that served food.
The salted nuts made for more drink orders.
It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
steakhouse in ages?
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 12:03:27 PM8/12/14
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are alcoholics?
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 12:09:22 PM8/12/14
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Lone Star Steakhouse was where I first encountered it.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 12:25:38 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 10:01 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
The last time shells were used for traction they were ground walnut
shells used in snow tires back in the late 50s.
Peanut shells on a finished wood floor are like ball bearings, fool.
> Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
Does it handle most of yours?
Boones Farm, or MD 20-20?
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction.
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
The last time shells were used for traction they were ground walnut
shells used in snow tires back in the late 50s.
Peanut shells on a finished wood floor are like ball bearings, fool.
> Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
Does it handle most of yours?
Boones Farm, or MD 20-20?
Cheri
Aug 12, 2014, 12:34:04 PM8/12/14
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"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
news:lsclor$k0p$1...@dont-email.me...
> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
> there.
> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
> people really like this?
Cheri
Nunya Bidnits
Aug 12, 2014, 12:37:42 PM8/12/14
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Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>> food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>> food wasn't all that great.
>
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
Traction? Busted up pieces of peanut shells all over a slick floor help with
>
> -sw
traction? Huh?
Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
Nunya Bidnits
Aug 12, 2014, 12:38:46 PM8/12/14
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houses. May have Texas in the name of the chain.
MartyB
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Nunya Bidnits
Aug 12, 2014, 1:03:30 PM8/12/14
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Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
> tell them apart)
>
> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>
> -sw
Actually that's beside the point. Walking on a bunch of small busted up
loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
> tell them apart)
>
> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>
> -sw
Actually that's beside the point. Walking on a bunch of small busted up
loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
Nunya Bidnits
Aug 12, 2014, 1:04:45 PM8/12/14
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practice, with a side of stupid.
jmcquown
Aug 12, 2014, 1:15:01 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 12:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
>
I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
> wine doing the walking.
>
> -sw
>
Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells
doesn't really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.
Jill
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 1:20:21 PM8/12/14
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<snip>
business. Japan is worse.
http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.
>
> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
> eat.
>
> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
> people really like this?
I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
> eat.
>
> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why do
> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
> people really like this?
business. Japan is worse.
http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 1:26:49 PM8/12/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
> >
I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
> >
absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 1:27:30 PM8/12/14
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:33:27 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 10:49 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile.
Wood is inherently slippery in plank or composite form, even when
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile.
artificially "distressed".
It has to do with the commercial grade finishes they use on it.
> It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
> tell them apart)
>
> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>
> -sw
No one said that but you.
Peanut shells on any hard surface, even skid-resistant tile or waxed
concrete is going to create slippage, period, end of discussion, troll.
Now go lay down somewhere.
Pico Rico
Aug 12, 2014, 1:33:54 PM8/12/14
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"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:h8jku91pmocnpnvfd...@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>> allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>> the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>> >
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
I agree, but since these days "everyone is **special** " . . .
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>> allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>> the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>> >
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:40:14 PM8/12/14
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:41:40 PM8/12/14
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reasonable price.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:44:42 PM8/12/14
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jmcquown
Aug 12, 2014, 1:48:46 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
Jill
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:52:04 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>
> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>
>
Do they sell beer and wine?
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>
> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>
>
There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:55:40 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
3-4% of Americans have a serious food allergy, but indications are that
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
>
.6% of them are allergic to peanuts.
What's odd is how that has spiked up lately.
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 1:57:25 PM8/12/14
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 2:00:11 PM8/12/14
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http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 2:12:56 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 12:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
Stop fighting with your older brother...
> I didn't say they improve it, but it's not like they're marbles or
> banana peels.
Close enough on a hard surface.
> Sawdust and wood chips are often used for traction.
Under a car's wheels in snow...
> Peanut shells on a non-slip surface are not significantly slippery.
>
> -sw
That's a total lie, troll.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:03:30 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>>
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>>
>>>> Traction? Busted up pieces of peanut shells all over a slick floor
>>>> help with traction? Huh?
>>>>
>>>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>>>
>>> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
>>> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
>>> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
>>> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
>>> tell them apart)
>>>
>>> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
>>> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>>
>>>> help with traction? Huh?
>>>>
>>>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>>>
>>> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
>>> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
>>> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
>>> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
>>> tell them apart)
>>>
>>> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
>>> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>>
>> Actually that's beside the point. Walking on a bunch of small busted up
>> loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
>
> Make up your mind.
>> loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
>
Stop fighting with your older brother...
> I didn't say they improve it, but it's not like they're marbles or
> banana peels.
Close enough on a hard surface.
> Sawdust and wood chips are often used for traction.
Under a car's wheels in snow...
> Peanut shells on a non-slip surface are not significantly slippery.
>
> -sw
That's a total lie, troll.
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Aug 12, 2014, 3:11:54 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
> N.
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
>
There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
little, plastic baseball caps, too.
I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked sweet
potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
their service is wonderful.
If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
birthday tomorrow.
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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 3:40:20 PM8/12/14
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sf
Aug 12, 2014, 3:48:53 PM8/12/14
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hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
Janet Bostwick
Aug 12, 2014, 4:00:06 PM8/12/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
wrote:
Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
Janet US
wrote:
maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
Janet US
Ophelia
Aug 12, 2014, 4:30:26 PM8/12/14
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
>> eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do
>> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>> people really like this?
>
> I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
> business. Japan is worse.
> http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
> http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
> http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
I could never eat in those places. They are so gory they are sick:(
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
>> eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do
>> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>> people really like this?
>
> I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
> business. Japan is worse.
> http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
> http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
> http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
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sf
Aug 12, 2014, 4:52:38 PM8/12/14
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> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
> birthday tomorrow.
Can you scoop up a friend and go? Hoist a glass of cheer to Barry
> birthday tomorrow.
while you're there. :)
Je�us
Aug 12, 2014, 5:19:49 PM8/12/14
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>We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
>double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
>I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal.
Some sort of trauma counselling might be in order?
So sorry to hear about your ordeal, I hope it becomes a distant memory
as soon as possible. Hang in there.
>they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>bit too salty. But...
>
>They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>floor.
>I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
>seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
>
>What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
>
>double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
>I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal.
Some sort of trauma counselling might be in order?
So sorry to hear about your ordeal, I hope it becomes a distant memory
as soon as possible. Hang in there.
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 5:24:47 PM8/12/14
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Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 5:26:07 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 3:52 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>> birthday tomorrow.
>
> Can you scoop up a friend and go? Hoist a glass of cheer to Barry
> while you're there. :)
>
>
I wish I could drink! It's bad for the platelets. I so miss that half
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>> birthday tomorrow.
>
> Can you scoop up a friend and go? Hoist a glass of cheer to Barry
> while you're there. :)
>
>
glass of wine with dinner.
Tomorrow I see the radiation guy and perhaps we will get a protocol for
nuking the cancer spots. Then, if my blood returns to normal, it will
be wine time again.
Nunya Bidnits
Aug 12, 2014, 5:27:53 PM8/12/14
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>
> I didn't say they improve it, but it's not like they're marbles or
Yeah, but peanut shells are all lumpy.
> Peanut shells on a non-slip surface are not significantly slippery.
>
> -sw
problem believing someone could get hurt, like someone with gait issues or
an older person. No matter what surface they are on, they move when you walk
on them.
Anyway I don't patronize institutional meat steakhouse chains so I probably
won't run into it again for a long time. In fact the trash on the floor
thing is one of the many reasons such restaurants put me off, along with
little things like the inability to cook a steak properly to order.. I'd
rather eat at Applebees, and that's no compliment.
MartyB
Ophelia
Aug 12, 2014, 5:53:33 PM8/12/14
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Aug 12, 2014, 6:00:53 PM8/12/14
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fish and shellfish during the first year of their life, and now we are
hearing the opposite of that. They are telling us that we should expose
these foods to our babies, as well as exposing them to dogs and cats, so
they will build immunities to them.
I remember when eating eggs were healthy, then no, you should stop
eating eggs, and now we can eat eggs again. Who knows?
Becca
Ema Nymton
Aug 12, 2014, 6:03:40 PM8/12/14
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Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
Guys, IMO.
Becca
Nancy2
Aug 12, 2014, 6:30:12 PM8/12/14
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The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
N.
peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
N.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 6:49:48 PM8/12/14
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"Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsdd83$hk8$1...@dont-email.me...
> On 8/12/2014 3:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>
>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
>> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
>> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
>> cement floor.
>>
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>> there.
>>
>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
>> and I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the
>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>
>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
>> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
>> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
>> cement floor.
>>
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>> there.
>>
>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
>> burgers are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
>> to eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>> do people really like this?
>
>
> Folks _love_ TR...and I think one of their competitors Lone Star does the
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
>> to eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>> do people really like this?
>
>
> same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of places were
> roadhouses or bars that served food.
>
> The salted nuts made for more drink orders.
>
> It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
> steakhouse in ages?
Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it is
clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on things
hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 6:51:07 PM8/12/14
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
These did not provide traction. They were indeed slippery and I was trying
>
>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that great.
>
> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
> wine doing the walking.
to walk around them which made me walk a very odd path. They didn't bother
to sweep them up once while I was there and the floor was uneven to begin
with.
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 6:51:14 PM8/12/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton <EmaN...@comcast.net>
wrote:
> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
> Guys, IMO.
>
No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
wrote:
> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
> Guys, IMO.
>
weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
sf
Aug 12, 2014, 6:52:52 PM8/12/14
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there too. Clean floor, discard bucket for shells.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 6:53:14 PM8/12/14
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>
>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>
>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>
>>
>> Traction? Busted up pieces of peanut shells all over a slick floor help
>> with
>> traction? Huh?
>>
>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>
> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
> tell them apart)
>
> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
This floor appeared to be a dark, almost blackish cement. And although I
>> Traction? Busted up pieces of peanut shells all over a slick floor help
>> with
>> traction? Huh?
>>
>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>
> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
> tell them apart)
>
> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
didn't get down there and examine the piles, some appeared to be 5-6 deep
with shells and there were also errant peanuts everywhere too. Peanut
shells also make dust and that was everywhere too.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 6:54:21 PM8/12/14
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:03:30 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>>
>
>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:37:42 -0500, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have
>>>>>> sued them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip
>>>>>> and fall. They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down
>>>>>> all my info. About a week later I got a call to make sure I was
>>>>>> okay. They were in CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue
>>>>>> their asses off. I probably should have sued, mostly because the
>>>>>> food wasn't all that great.
>>>>>
>>>>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>>>>> wine doing the walking.
>>>>
>>>> Traction? Busted up pieces of peanut shells all over a slick floor
>>>> help with traction? Huh?
>>>>
>>>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>>>
>>> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
>>> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
>>> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
>>> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
>>> tell them apart)
>>>
>>> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
>>> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>>
>>>> help with traction? Huh?
>>>>
>>>> Probably a typo. You musta meant fraction.
>>>
>>> Who said it was a slick floor? All the places I have been in that
>>> have peanut shells on the floor, the floors are not slippery. They
>>> are either wood or some sort of composite material, not glazed cement
>>> or tile. It's not like Walgreens (CVS has carpeting - that's how I
>>> tell them apart)
>>>
>>> I can't think of any restaurant that has glossy/glazed floors -
>>> specifically because they DON'T want people slipping.
>>
>> Actually that's beside the point. Walking on a bunch of small busted up
>> loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
>
> Make up your mind.
>
>> loose junk all over a floor does not improve traction. Just sayin'.
>
> Make up your mind.
>
> I didn't say they improve it, but it's not like they're marbles or
> banana peels. Sawdust and wood chips are often used for traction.
> banana peels. Sawdust and wood chips are often used for traction.
> Peanut shells on a non-slip surface are not significantly slippery.
These were not on a non-slip surface and I beg to differ.
sf
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:49:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
> the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it is
> clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on things
> hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
> peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
Black Angus was founded by Stuart Anderson (the person). Report your
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
> the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it is
> clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on things
> hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
> peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
filthy restaurant to the corporate office, which is supposedly located
in based in Los Altos, CA.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:07:20 PM8/12/14
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"Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote in message
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> I find them extremely unpleasant and unsettling to walk on. I have no
> problem believing someone could get hurt, like someone with gait issues or
> an older person. No matter what surface they are on, they move when you
> walk on them.
>
> Anyway I don't patronize institutional meat steakhouse chains so I
> probably won't run into it again for a long time. In fact the trash on the
> floor thing is one of the many reasons such restaurants put me off, along
> with little things like the inability to cook a steak properly to order..
> I'd rather eat at Applebees, and that's no compliment.
Yikes! Applebee's! I deliberately ordered the chili after learning that
> problem believing someone could get hurt, like someone with gait issues or
> an older person. No matter what surface they are on, they move when you
> walk on them.
>
> Anyway I don't patronize institutional meat steakhouse chains so I
> probably won't run into it again for a long time. In fact the trash on the
> floor thing is one of the many reasons such restaurants put me off, along
> with little things like the inability to cook a steak properly to order..
> I'd rather eat at Applebees, and that's no compliment.
the burgers came in a hubcap. That did not appeal. Another person at our
table pointed out that they had Prime Rib, thinking that my husband would
like it. I commented that while it did seem like a food he would like, in
fact he hated it and so did I. The reason didn't come to my mind right away
but I was thinking of the word "chewy" and said so. She said that no, this
meat was very tender and that's why she liked it.
Then I noticed her plate. I think hers was served on a plate. Not
everything was. There were little piles of fat on there. So I asked. Yes,
it was fat. Aha! I said that was why I disliked the stuff. All the fat.
She just shrugged and said that it was really easy to pick out. Now this
was on a sandwich. Who wants to plow through their sandwich with a fork,
defatting it before they eat?
Granted, my experiences with Prime Rib have been limited. I think I had it
twice and it was like that both times.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:08:22 PM8/12/14
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"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On 8/12/2014 12:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that
>>> great.
>>
>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> wine doing the walking.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that
>>> great.
>>
>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> wine doing the walking.
>>
>>
> I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
> Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells doesn't
> really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.
Agree! It was even difficult for the diners closer to the window because
they had to throw their shells past us.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:09:17 PM8/12/14
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:15:01 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
>> Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells
>> doesn't really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.
>
> I don't disagree that it's a stupid idea. Unless you're standing,
>
>> I hadn't even had a glass of wine yet. And yes, the floor was wooden.
>> Whether or not it would have been slick without the peanut shells
>> doesn't really matter... trash doesn't belong on the floor.
>
> it's actually more trouble to throw the shells on the floor than it is
> to place them in a receptacle on the table - especially if you're
> sitting in the wall seats of a 4 person booth. Those same places
> don't promote throwing your spare rib bones or spent chicken wings on
> the floor.
Yes, it was. Somebody at our table did drop a napkin and I said not to
worry about it.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:11:24 PM8/12/14
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"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
> news:lsclor$k0p$1...@dont-email.me...
>
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
>> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>> there.
>
> So, why didn't you turn around and leave? Just curious.
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
>> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>> there.
>
>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>> do people really like this?
>
> I guess because people who *don't* like it actually eat there?
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>> do people really like this?
>
Well, I sure don't plan to go back there. Only reason we did was because
Angela wasn't with us. She can't have peanuts and in a place like that
there is no way to keep her food safe from them.
My actual meal was fine. Just not good enough that I'd want to venture out
there again or put myself through all the crap on the floor.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:11:43 PM8/12/14
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"Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote in message
> Cheri <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
>> news:lsclor$k0p$1...@dont-email.me...
>>
>>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and
>>> I was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at
>>> them down there.
>>
>> So, why didn't you turn around and leave? Just curious.
>>
>>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And
>>> why do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the
>>> mud? Or do people really like this?
>>
>> I guess because people who *don't* like it actually eat there?
>>
>> Cheri
>> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
>> news:lsclor$k0p$1...@dont-email.me...
>>
>>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and
>>> I was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at
>>> them down there.
>>
>> So, why didn't you turn around and leave? Just curious.
>>
>>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And
>>> why do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the
>>> mud? Or do people really like this?
>>
>> I guess because people who *don't* like it actually eat there?
>>
>
> I ate in one of those places once. Never went back. I think it's a nasty
> practice, with a side of stupid.
Yes!
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:16:51 PM8/12/14
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
plates. This place also used the plastic baskets with the paper liner. I
don't really get that either.
I do remember dining at the Madonna Inn.
http://www.madonnainn.com/
I guess the big draw there were the themed rooms and it does look like it
has changed a lot since we were there. The restaurant we dined in had life
sized moving...uh...mannequins? Not sure what to call them. There were
several but the only one I remember well was a woman on a swing who swooped
back and forth above our heads and between two rows of tables. This was not
a cheap place. The food was good and it was very clean.
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
>> eat.
>>
>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try to
>> eat.
>>
>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>> do
>> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>> people really like this?
>
>> do
>> we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or do
>> people really like this?
>
> I don't get it either, but people like it or they wouldn't be in
> business. Japan is worse.
> http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
> http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
> http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
I don't mind some themed restaurants but I prefer having my food served on
> business. Japan is worse.
> http://piximus.net/others/4-amazing-japanese-restaurants-with-awesome-themes
> http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/11/6-truly-strange-theme-restaurants/3861/
> http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/nov/27/tokyo-theme-restaurants-japan-food
plates. This place also used the plastic baskets with the paper liner. I
don't really get that either.
I do remember dining at the Madonna Inn.
http://www.madonnainn.com/
I guess the big draw there were the themed rooms and it does look like it
has changed a lot since we were there. The restaurant we dined in had life
sized moving...uh...mannequins? Not sure what to call them. There were
several but the only one I remember well was a woman on a swing who swooped
back and forth above our heads and between two rows of tables. This was not
a cheap place. The food was good and it was very clean.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:27:54 PM8/12/14
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of the food allergic kids in my daughter's grade and they put them all in
one class to make it easier. One had the life threatening allergies and
there was another like Angela who is just intolerant.
In NY, they put all of the food allergy kids in a glassed off room at luck
to keep them safe. There were about 20 but it was a big school.
The wife of a coworker of my husband was allergic to peanuts. I did not
know this until we went to a formal dinner and she began screaming at her
husband because he brought peanuts to the table. I really wanted some
peanuts too. The food they served was not to my liking and just plain
wasn't good. It wasn't just me that noticed this. They did not mix the
seasonings in well. Those of us who ate at the buffet first complained of
too much salt in the food and those who ate last said there was no salt.
They also put shards of raw beet in the salad and they were so sharp that
they were sticking into my tongue.
I too think that the peanut thing has gone overboard because peanuts in and
of themselves are no more likely to kill someone than something like cheese
to a person with a dairy allergy or cilantro to a person who is allergic to
that. I actually know of a Latino waitress with a life threatening cilantro
allergy.
But... I can see why peanuts can be different than other foods. When a
person has a life threatening allergy, they can react (not all will but some
can) to airborne particles and peanuts put off dust that stuff like cheese
and cilantro aren't going to do. So in an enclosed place with recirculated
air, like on a plane, that could be bad. People are also more likely to
wipe their hands on stuff after eating peanut too because they can leave an
oily/salty residue and allergic people can react to that as well.
We make it a point to give out peanut free things for Halloween. Many years
we don't even give candy. I leaned last year that nobody wants pretzels.
Won't do that again. But they do like fruit snacks and toys.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>> allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>> the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>> >
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
I actually know several. One year I was in charge of class parties for all
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>> allergies.
>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>> the
>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>> >
>
> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>
of the food allergic kids in my daughter's grade and they put them all in
one class to make it easier. One had the life threatening allergies and
there was another like Angela who is just intolerant.
In NY, they put all of the food allergy kids in a glassed off room at luck
to keep them safe. There were about 20 but it was a big school.
The wife of a coworker of my husband was allergic to peanuts. I did not
know this until we went to a formal dinner and she began screaming at her
husband because he brought peanuts to the table. I really wanted some
peanuts too. The food they served was not to my liking and just plain
wasn't good. It wasn't just me that noticed this. They did not mix the
seasonings in well. Those of us who ate at the buffet first complained of
too much salt in the food and those who ate last said there was no salt.
They also put shards of raw beet in the salad and they were so sharp that
they were sticking into my tongue.
I too think that the peanut thing has gone overboard because peanuts in and
of themselves are no more likely to kill someone than something like cheese
to a person with a dairy allergy or cilantro to a person who is allergic to
that. I actually know of a Latino waitress with a life threatening cilantro
allergy.
But... I can see why peanuts can be different than other foods. When a
person has a life threatening allergy, they can react (not all will but some
can) to airborne particles and peanuts put off dust that stuff like cheese
and cilantro aren't going to do. So in an enclosed place with recirculated
air, like on a plane, that could be bad. People are also more likely to
wipe their hands on stuff after eating peanut too because they can leave an
oily/salty residue and allergic people can react to that as well.
We make it a point to give out peanut free things for Halloween. Many years
we don't even give candy. I leaned last year that nobody wants pretzels.
Won't do that again. But they do like fruit snacks and toys.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 7:30:20 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 1:40 PM, sf wrote:
>
>
All that GMO crap and terminator seeds, wouldn't surprise me at all.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:00:11 -0600, Mayo <af...@tr.oll> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:48 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:48 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>>>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>>>> allergies.
>>>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I
>>>>> think the practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>>>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>>>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>>>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>>>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>>>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>>>> allergies.
>>>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I
>>>>> think the practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>>>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>>>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>>>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>>>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>>>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets
>>> of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
>>> allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
>>> grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
>>> school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Something has changed since those days:
>>
>> http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
>>
>> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
>> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
>> and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food
>> allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.
>>
>>
> Let's blame Monsanto. They're my favorite whipping boy.
>>> of peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was
>>> allgeric to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in
>>> grade school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to
>>> school - nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Something has changed since those days:
>>
>> http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
>>
>> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
>> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
>> and Prevention. Experts don't disagree that the incidence of food
>> allergies has increased, but there isn't much consensus as to why.
>>
>>
>
>
All that GMO crap and terminator seeds, wouldn't surprise me at all.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:31:16 PM8/12/14
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there are more than one. Used to be a girl who was older than Angela. Not
only did she have the peanut allergy but asthma and diabetes as well. I
know there is a younger girl because the studio owner said that the girl
stopped what she was doing and said that her lips felt funny and that
someone must have eaten peanuts in there. We do have a teacher who is
vegetarian and likely did eat a peanut butter sandwich in that room.
Luckily, the girl was fine but there is now a nut ban there.
If you are mostly around older people, you may not run into many with peanut
allergies. But more and more kids are getting them.
> On 8/12/2014 1:26 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>>> the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
> After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets of
> peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was allgeric
> to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in grade
> school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to school -
> nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
I forgot about those at the dance studio. I don't know who they are now but
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>>> the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
> After a few years of not doing so, they went back to giving out packets of
> peanuts on airplanes. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was allgeric
> to peanuts. Lord knows if it had been prevalent when I was in grade
> school none of us would have been able to bring our lunches to school -
> nearly everyone brought and ate PB&J sandwiches.
there are more than one. Used to be a girl who was older than Angela. Not
only did she have the peanut allergy but asthma and diabetes as well. I
know there is a younger girl because the studio owner said that the girl
stopped what she was doing and said that her lips felt funny and that
someone must have eaten peanuts in there. We do have a teacher who is
vegetarian and likely did eat a peanut butter sandwich in that room.
Luckily, the girl was fine but there is now a nut ban there.
If you are mostly around older people, you may not run into many with peanut
allergies. But more and more kids are getting them.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:32:24 PM8/12/14
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"Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsdkff$c2e$1...@dont-email.me...
> On 8/12/2014 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>>> the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
> 3-4% of Americans have a serious food allergy, but indications are that
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 05:14:36 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems irresponsible because of all the folks who have peanut
>>> allergies.
>>> The residues get all over folks shoes and get tracked around. I think
>>> the
>>> practice should be forbidden on those grounds.
>>>>
>>
>> I think that peanut allergy thing is overblown and ridiculous. I know
>> absolutely NO one with a peanut allergy, and yet I know someone who
>> carries an epi pen at all times because she's that allergic to onions.
>> I even know someone who is allergic to beans, yes - beans (not the
>> green vegetable)! If I can know even one person with a weird allergy
>> like that and not a soul who is allergic to peanuts, it's overblown.
>>
>>
> .6% of them are allergic to peanuts.
>
>
> What's odd is how that has spiked up lately.
>
> http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
>
> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention.
Yes and nobody really knows why for sure.
> http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1869095,00.html
>
> Between 1997 and 2007, the number of children under 18 who suffered from
> food allergies jumped 17%, according to the Centers for Disease Control
> and Prevention.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:32:49 PM8/12/14
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing?
>> I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>
> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
Yeah. I don't think they encourage that. This place does.
> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing?
>> I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>
>
> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:33:55 PM8/12/14
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> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo <af...@tr.oll> wrote:
in peanut oil which may not be obvious. A big bag or trough or however they
display them of peanuts is.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo <af...@tr.oll> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>> >> thing? I thought it was supposed
>> >> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>> >
>> >
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>> > <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>> >> thing? I thought it was supposed
>> >> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>> >
>> >
>> Do they sell beer and wine?
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
>
I think it's their way to keep people with peanut allergies out. They fry
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
>
in peanut oil which may not be obvious. A big bag or trough or however they
display them of peanuts is.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 7:34:28 PM8/12/14
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"Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five Guys,
> IMO.
I won't go. Have heard from others that they are greasy and not good.
> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five Guys,
> IMO.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 7:34:43 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 1:48 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo <af...@tr.oll> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>>>
>>>
>> Do they sell beer and wine?
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
>
>
I've eaten there all of one time also, didn't go back due to crowds and
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:52:04 -0600, Mayo <af...@tr.oll> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2014 11:27 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:46:00 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
>>> <ellor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Five Guys has free peanuts, but I didn't see any shells on the floor.
>>>
>>>
>> Do they sell beer and wine?
>>
>> There's usually a reason for salty snacks.
>
> No alcohol. I have no idea why they do it. It's a fast food
> hamburger chain fer cripe's sake... who puts peanuts and FF burgers
> together? Someone here said they do it so customers will have
> something to eat while they wait. I've only eaten there once and the
> wait wasn't very long; so if I was a company executive, I'd put
> peanuts in the unnecessary business expense column and 86 it ASAP.
>
>
noise.
I guess I missed the peanuts.
Odd pairing for sure.
Roy
Aug 12, 2014, 7:35:59 PM8/12/14
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You don't appreciate the finer things in life that's for sure.
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 7:56:02 PM8/12/14
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floor. Those are damned good peanuts, BTW
--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 7:56:57 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 5:51 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton <EmaN...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
>> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
>> Guys, IMO.
>>
>
> No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
> weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
> they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
>
>
It's a Texas based company. Their chicken strips are the greatest.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton <EmaN...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
>> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
>> Guys, IMO.
>>
>
> No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
> weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
> they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
>
>
Absolutely non-greasy and made of real solid white meat chicken.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 7:58:15 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 3:19 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:11:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not sure if
>> they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>> bit too salty. But...
>>
>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>> those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>> eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>> floor.
>> they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good although oddly a
>> bit too salty. But...
>>
>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one of
>> those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then you
>> eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven, cement
>> floor.
>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I was
>> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
>>
>> seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down there.
>>
>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
>> I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal.
>
> Some sort of trauma counselling might be in order?
>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite and
>> I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal.
>
> So sorry to hear about your ordeal, I hope it becomes a distant memory
> as soon as possible. Hang in there.
>
Does sarcasm spin counterclockwise down there too?
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:03:19 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 3:27 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>> Make up your mind.
>
> It never changed.
Boys!
Settle down, or I'll tell your father.
>> Make up your mind.
>
> It never changed.
Boys!
Settle down, or I'll tell your father.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:06:56 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 3:53 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Janet Wilder" <not...@notreal.com> wrote in message
> news:53ea8621$0$1366$c3e8da3$b135...@news.astraweb.com...
>> On 8/12/2014 3:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>>>> also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>>>> but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
>>>> little, plastic baseball caps, too.
>>>>
>>>> I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
>>>> loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked
>>>> sweet
>>>> potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
>>>> their service is wonderful.
>>>>
>>>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>>>> birthday tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
>>> maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Thanks, Janet, and everyone else for the birthday wishes.
>
> Well I am saving my birthday wishes for tomorrow:))
>
>
At which point she'll be one happy year younger!
>
>
> "Janet Wilder" <not...@notreal.com> wrote in message
> news:53ea8621$0$1366$c3e8da3$b135...@news.astraweb.com...
>> On 8/12/2014 3:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:11:54 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>>>>> thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>> On 8/12/2014 8:46 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor
>>>>> thing? I thought it was supposed
>>>>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>>>> also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>>>> but my kids loved that place. They sold ice cream sundae desserts in
>>>> little, plastic baseball caps, too.
>>>>
>>>> I really like Texas Road House. I know the floor is dirty and it's
>>>> loud, but they make a wonderful piece of prime rib and their baked
>>>> sweet
>>>> potato (I get it plain) is awesome. Their drinks are very good and
>>>> their service is wonderful.
>>>>
>>>> If Barry were alive and I was feeling well, we'd be there for my
>>>> birthday tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Have the very best birthday you can. Treat yourself to something --
>>> maybe something outrageous. Wishing you the very best birthday.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Thanks, Janet, and everyone else for the birthday wishes.
>
> Well I am saving my birthday wishes for tomorrow:))
>
>
At which point she'll be one happy year younger!
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:11:01 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 4:30 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
> peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
>
> N.
>
Wise manager.
> The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
> peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
>
> N.
>
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:22:10 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 4:49 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsdd83$hk8$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> burgers are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
>> the same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of
>> places were roadhouses or bars that served food.
>>
>> The salted nuts made for more drink orders.
>>
>> It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
>> steakhouse in ages?
> We have one here. No peanuts
> on the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it
> is clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on
> things hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over
> piles of peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
They're an older chain for sure, maybe yours need new management.
I still like those tall upholstered booths.
And they turn out a decent steak, the prime rib is cut too thin for my
liking.
>
> "Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsdd83$hk8$1...@dont-email.me...
>> On 8/12/2014 3:11 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>>
>>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
>>> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
>>> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
>>> cement floor.
>>>
>>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>>> there.
>>>
>>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
>>> and I am glad that I only ordered the chili and not a meal. Oh and the
>>> We ate at some Roadhouse tonight. Not Texas. Uh...Jimmy Macs. Not
>>> sure if they are a chain or not. I had the chili and it was good
>>> although oddly a bit too salty. But...
>>>
>>> They offer you free peanuts in the shell. If you want them, you use one
>>> of those bamboo salad bowls and scoop your own from a feed trough. Then
>>> you eat them and toss the shells on the floor. The filthy, uneven,
>>> cement floor.
>>>
>>> I hated walking through the piles of shells to get to our table and I
>>> was seated at the end of the booth so I had to keep looking at them down
>>> there.
>>>
>>> What is the appeal of doing this? I ate one peanut. One. Not even a
>>> double one. Just a single peanut and didn't want any more. Not that I
>>> dislike peanuts but... The whole experience rather dampened my appetite
>>> burgers are served in a hubcap. Again, don't get it.
>>>
>>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
>>> to eat.
>>>
>>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>>> do people really like this?
>>
>>
>> Folks _love_ TR...and I think one of their competitors Lone Star does
>>> Hop Jacks serves their food in a pie tin. Yep. A lightweight, slippery
>>> bottomed metal pie tin that wants to shoot across the table as you try
>>> to eat.
>>>
>>> What is with this stuff? Can we not serve our food on plates? And why
>>> do we throw the trash on the floor? Am I being a stick in the mud? Or
>>> do people really like this?
>>
>>
>> the same thing. It literally dates back to the days these types of
>> places were roadhouses or bars that served food.
>>
>> The salted nuts made for more drink orders.
>>
>> It's messy, but then again, who's seen the old style Stuart Andersons
>> steakhouse in ages?
>
> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus?
Yes.
> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus?
> We have one here. No peanuts
> on the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it
> is clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on
> things hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over
> piles of peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
I still like those tall upholstered booths.
And they turn out a decent steak, the prime rib is cut too thin for my
liking.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:22:45 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 4:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> news:1b6gjmm7...@sqwertz.com...
>
> "Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:03:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that
>>> great.
>>
>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> wine doing the walking.
>
> These did not provide traction. They were indeed slippery and I was
>>
>>> It's a stupid idea. If you had slipped and fallen you could have sued
>>> them. John and I ate in a place like that once and I did slip and fall.
>>> They hastily sent a manager to the table who took down all my info.
>>> About a week later I got a call to make sure I was okay. They were in
>>> CYA mode, making sure I wasn't planning to sue their asses off. I
>>> probably should have sued, mostly because the food wasn't all that
>>> great.
>>
>> Loose peanut shells provide a lot of traction. Must have been the
>> wine doing the walking.
>
> trying to walk around them which made me walk a very odd path. They
> didn't bother to sweep them up once while I was there and the floor was
> uneven to begin with.
Case closed then.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:23:40 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 4:51 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton <EmaN...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
>> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
>> Guys, IMO.
>>
>
> No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
> weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
> they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
>
>
Really good burgers for a fast food place.
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:03:40 -0500, Ema Nymton <EmaN...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
>> Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five
>> Guys, IMO.
>>
>
> No Whataburger here that I know of. We saw it when we traveled, but
> weren't hungry enough to stop and eat when I spotted it. Looks like
> they've pretty much peppered Texas, but we weren't there.
>
>
But not as good as In and Out.
spamtr...@gmail.com
Aug 12, 2014, 8:28:18 PM8/12/14
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On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:46:00 AM UTC-7, Nancy2 wrote:
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
The former Come Back Inn, west of Chicago, did it forever.
> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
The Ground Round chain (repurposed HoJo restaurants) did it across the
country.
Brooklyn1
Aug 12, 2014, 8:37:09 PM8/12/14
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Janet Wilder wrote:
>Nancy2 wrote:
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
>Nancy2 wrote:
>> Didn't the Outback Steakhouse first start the peanuts on the floor thing? I thought it was supposed
>> to be reflective of an Australian experience, somehow.
>
>There was an earlier chain that did that, way before Outback. It was
>also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>but my kids loved that place.
Some forty years ago local eateries in north western Montana served
>also a western steak house kind of place and I can't remember the name,
>but my kids loved that place.
in-shell peanuts and they weren't chains. I think every bar and
eatery in Whitefish offered in-shell peanuts, Kalispell too.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:38:13 PM8/12/14
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I think sf was right on Monsanto.
No proof, just an opinion.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 8:39:25 PM8/12/14
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Yes, Smashburger is even more so.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 8:44:23 PM8/12/14
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news:pu6lu99p6r5e1k074...@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:49:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
> filthy restaurant to the corporate office, which is supposedly located
> in based in Los Altos, CA.
I'm not going back to see how it is now. Back in the day it was good. That
was probably in the 1970's. Heck we even went to the club part at night.
But now? Doesn't look any different than it did then and doesn't look like
it was cleaned either. We had such a very bad experience the last time we
were in, we won't go back. Got the orders wrong again and again and again.
Charged us wrong. But the worst part was that the waitress just
disappeared! Not once but many times. Got so bad that we thought it was a
joke. We were about to call the front desk from a cell phone but...
Husband got up and walked around and there was not another person in sight.
No customers. No employees. This was lunch on a weekend.
Very mixed reviews and some just like I said. Corporate would have to know
by now. Surely they visit?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-angus-steakhouse-lynnwood
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:49:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>> Isn't Stuart Andersons the Black Angus? We have one here. No peanuts on
>> the floor there either but also doesn't give me the feeling that it is
>> clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on
>> things
>> hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
>> peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
>
> Black Angus was founded by Stuart Anderson (the person). Report your
>> clean. I'm not even a super neatnick but stuff like wads of dust on
>> things
>> hanging on the wall or on picture frames or having to step over piles of
>> peanut shells doesn't thrill me.
>
> filthy restaurant to the corporate office, which is supposedly located
> in based in Los Altos, CA.
I'm not going back to see how it is now. Back in the day it was good. That
was probably in the 1970's. Heck we even went to the club part at night.
But now? Doesn't look any different than it did then and doesn't look like
it was cleaned either. We had such a very bad experience the last time we
were in, we won't go back. Got the orders wrong again and again and again.
Charged us wrong. But the worst part was that the waitress just
disappeared! Not once but many times. Got so bad that we thought it was a
joke. We were about to call the front desk from a cell phone but...
Husband got up and walked around and there was not another person in sight.
No customers. No employees. This was lunch on a weekend.
Very mixed reviews and some just like I said. Corporate would have to know
by now. Surely they visit?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-angus-steakhouse-lynnwood
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 8:45:21 PM8/12/14
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"Roy" <wil...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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They're cooking now.
Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 9:11:42 PM8/12/14
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But it's the huckleberries that are to die for...
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 9:09:45 PM8/12/14
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Mayo
Aug 12, 2014, 9:13:17 PM8/12/14
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Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 9:32:35 PM8/12/14
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<spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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memorable but no peanuts that I recall.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 9:39:59 PM8/12/14
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"Brooklyn1" <grave...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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the floor.
Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 9:40:40 PM8/12/14
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Julie Bove
Aug 12, 2014, 9:42:27 PM8/12/14
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Ed Pawlowski
Aug 12, 2014, 9:55:28 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 8:38 PM, Mayo wrote:
>
> Lots of bogeymen to blame though.
>
> I think sf was right on Monsanto.
>
> No proof, just an opinion.
Wild irresponsible speculation. What do you know to draw that
>
> Lots of bogeymen to blame though.
>
> I think sf was right on Monsanto.
>
> No proof, just an opinion.
conclusion? Facts?
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 11:04:46 PM8/12/14
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astounded that they were allowed to throw the shells on the floor. It
was a freedom they never expected.
Janet Wilder
Aug 12, 2014, 11:05:58 PM8/12/14
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On 8/12/2014 8:42 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsee3s$kpu$1...@dont-email.me...
>
> "Mayo" <af...@tr.oll> wrote in message news:lsee3s$kpu$1...@dont-email.me...
>> THAT is how older chains slowly wither and die off.
>
> I think so. Got to keep up with the times! Cowboy isn't in any more.
Cowboy is still very "in". Maybe not in the rainforest where you live,
>
> I think so. Got to keep up with the times! Cowboy isn't in any more.
but the rest of the country loves Country.
sf
Aug 13, 2014, 12:09:40 AM8/13/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:56:57 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
wrote:
Not greasy items that have just been deep fried is a BFD to me. I
clearly remember being served piping hot deep fried items on a cloth
napkin that didn't have a single speck of oil on it. That's a thing
of the past these days and a major part of the reason why I don't eat
fried food anymore as a general rule (which can be broken on whim).
--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.
wrote:
clearly remember being served piping hot deep fried items on a cloth
napkin that didn't have a single speck of oil on it. That's a thing
of the past these days and a major part of the reason why I don't eat
fried food anymore as a general rule (which can be broken on whim).
--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.
sf
Aug 13, 2014, 12:12:11 AM8/13/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:34:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> "Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:lse2v...@news4.newsguy.com...
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> "Ema Nymton" <EmaN...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:lse2v...@news4.newsguy.com...
> > We ate at Five Guys once and I saw no need to go back. We are spoiled by
> > Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five Guys,
> > IMO.
>
> > Whataburger, which is just fast food, but they are better than Five Guys,
> > IMO.
>
> I won't go. Have heard from others that they are greasy and not good.
I heard either here or in another ng that 5 Guys varies by location
(obviously does not have good corporate oversight and quality
control), but the one I ate at was excellent.
sf
Aug 13, 2014, 12:13:32 AM8/13/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:56:02 -0500, Janet Wilder <not...@notreal.com>
wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 5:30 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
> > peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
> >
> > N.
> >
>
> They have the empty buckets here, too, but people throw them on the
> floor. Those are damned good peanuts, BTW
Agree, they are good.
wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 5:30 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> > The Texas Roadhouse here doesn't have peanut shells on the floor...you can get a tin bucket full of
> > peanuts, and an empty one for the shells.
> >
> > N.
> >
>
> floor. Those are damned good peanuts, BTW
Agree, they are good.
sf
Aug 13, 2014, 12:15:16 AM8/13/14
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:44:23 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> Very mixed reviews and some just like I said. Corporate would have to know
> by now. Surely they visit?
I honestly do NOT care. If you care enough to complain about it here,
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
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> Very mixed reviews and some just like I said. Corporate would have to know
> by now. Surely they visit?
then you should complain to the people who can do something about it.
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