On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 6:46:32 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> rosie wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 12:56:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski
> > wrote:
> > > Sheldon talked about feeding a crew of 300 on a ship. This TV show
> > > will show you how they feed 3500 on a ship. Like most cable shows,
> > > it repeats a few times so here is the schedule
> > >
> > > http://www.fyi.tv/shows/big-kitchens...on-1/episode-4
> > >
> > > UPCOMING AIRINGS
> > > Sun September 13 - 12:30 PM ET
> > > Mon September 14 - 11:01 PM ET
> > > Tue September 15 - 3:01 AM ET
> > >
> > > I also watched the one showing Junior's, the cheesecake place.
> >
> > Just returned from a trip on aship that had a total of three thousand
> > including crew, 15000 meals a day!!! nd some of the new HUGE ships
> > have more than twice that amount.
>
> CVN's Rosie. A bit less than 3,000 regular crew plus as many again as
> part of the airwing.
>
> It's not really 15,000 meals for the crew complement. Mid-rats only
> apply to 1/4 of the crew and technically, they don't eat one of the
> other meals. 12,000. Now add in the airwing. 24,000. Because *some*
> try to eat all 4 meals, might be bumping 27,000 there.
>
> Carol
>
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Don't you think that is amazing ?? It boggles my mind !