On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 10:04:24 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:38:42 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:06:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> >> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> > > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> >> > > but it didn't work out.
> >> > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> >> > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> >> > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
> >> Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
> >> with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
> >> almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.
> >
> >"Really disgusting" falls under the "De Gustibus" rule. One man's disgusting
> >is another man's tasty.
> >
> >For me, it's the entire package. The lettuce, the sauce, the extra piece of bun.
> >At $3.99 it's not going to break the bank, considering I eat one about every
> >10 years.
> >
> >Thus freeing up my cash for the $11 Greek salad at my regular lunch spot,
> >which I might get to enjoy again someday. If people will just stop spreading
> >the damned virus.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
> A Greek salad is easy to prepare at home and should cost no more than
> $3.

I go out for lunch because I enjoy eating in restaurants. I order the Greek salad
at my favorite lunch spot because I like the way they make it.

It's not always about the money.

> I prepare a typical Greek salad often, only I swap Provolone for
> the Fehta, so it's an Italian salad.
> I don't eat restaurant salads, they are the filthiest item on the
> menu... they are pre-prepared, from a plastic bag, only dressing is
> added, oil n' vinegar.

Not this restaurant. I can tell by looking at the lettuce that it didn't come
from a bag. That is, of course, part of the reason the salad costs $11:
additional labor costs.

Cindy Hamilton