On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:37:56 -0500, Dave Smith
wrote:

Frogleg wrote:

On 3 Dec 2003 14:24:30 GMT, wrote:

A colleague of mine visited the
part of the Bay area I was most familiar with, and I loaded him up
with recommendations, from fish'n'chips to the best Chinese to a
Hungarian deli to a little French bistro. You know what he did? Went
to the grocery store and bought fruit and crackers he could eat in his
room!

He sounds thrifty. That may or may not be a good thing.

Forgot to mention it was a business trip with expenses or a meal
allowance.. Although perhaps he *was* trying to save a little extra.
But I really think it was a total lack of interest in food
opportunities. The places I'd mentioned were mostly quite modestly
priced.

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:46:48 -0500, levelwave
wrote:

A.T. Hagan wrote:

Can't say about the Midwest, but here in the South Hardees has been
around a long time and they're known quantity. Carl Jr.'s would be an
unknown and that would work against them. Most especially since
Hardees is often the first (many times only) chain restaurant to open
in a small town. Except for their chicken biscuits I don't care for
them myself, but I've eaten at many a Hardees since they were the only
game in town often enough.


How annoying are those new commercials they've been running for the new
"Thick Burger"?... I actually get angry when I see these...

"Ray"
I said, "Yes Boss?"
he said, "Well your gettin' lunch all week"

~john!

One of the prime advantages of NOT watching television is that I don't
have to see the television commercials.

......Alan.

--
Curiosity killed the cat -
lack of it is killing mankind.

Frogleg wrote:


He sounds thrifty. That may or may not be a good thing.

Forgot to mention it was a business trip with expenses or a meal
allowance.. Although perhaps he *was* trying to save a little extra.
But I really think it was a total lack of interest in food
opportunities. The places I'd mentioned were mostly quite modestly
priced.

He was on an expense account and ate fruit and crackers instead of going out
for meals? Thrifty, yes, but not the good kind. When I travel for work I am
on a limited expense account. It would not cover meals in most hotels, since
most of them are outrageously inflated, but I can eat quite well at
moderately priced places. And since I would have to pay for the food I eat at
home anyway, I often splurge and pay the difference.

You friend sounds like he would fit in the same category as a former
co-worker I posted about earlier who goes out with others but forgets his
wallet, gets them to pay, collects the expense account and fails to pay them
back. Such cheapness is a fault for which I have zero tolerance.

Craig Welch wrote:

"For the second time in 22 years, the American Taco Bell chain has
failed in Australia, showing that Australians might like eating in
Mexican restaurants and cooking Mexican meals at home, but Mexican
fast food is definitely not on the menu.

They should have put beetroot in the tacos.