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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone,
let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take your order? The Ranger |
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On Jun 21, 9:25*am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > > The Ranger walk out of the joint. harriet & critters (j j who is still sleeping; and faddy tabby catty who demands her breakfast every morning beginning at 6:30 AM) |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
The Ranger wrote:
> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > Go ahead and order the food. Then call him every 3 minutes asking where your food is. |
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On Jun 21, 11:25*am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > > The Ranger I've seen people that have what I call "cell phone twitch", where they have their hand up along side their face and don't even have a cell phone in their hand!! But it looks like they are using their cell phone. It's just a nervous habit. And don't even get me STARTED about those Blue Tooth earpiece devices! Borg, each and every last one of 'em!! "Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated!" John Kuthe... |
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:53:19 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote: >On Jun 21, 11:25*am, "The Ranger" > wrote: >> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, >> let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server >> walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take >> your order? >> >> The Ranger > >I've seen people that have what I call "cell phone twitch", where they >have their hand up along side their face and don't even have a cell >phone in their hand!! But it looks like they are using their cell >phone. It's just a nervous habit. > >And don't even get me STARTED about those Blue Tooth earpiece devices! >Borg, each and every last one of 'em!! "Resistance is futile, you will >be assimilated!" > >John Kuthe... I usually shut my phone off entering a restaurant, just as I do when at a theatre. Nothing worse than being in a nice restaurant having a conversation and some assholes phone rings, and rings, and rings. I'd like to see someone take the offenders phone and drop it in their soup (just once) In the car I have a hands free that slides on my rear view mirror, as the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and no one is ready). This allows me to keep my eyes peeled for fools on their phones wandering in and out of my lane. |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
The Ranger wrote:
> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > > The Ranger > > Walk out but be sure to let the manager know why I did. |
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On Jun 21, 12:25*pm, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? Get up and find Le Manager. |
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On Jun 21, 1:08*pm, "--> Stu" > wrote:
the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and > no one is ready). I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. |
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--> Stu wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:53:19 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe > > wrote: > >> On Jun 21, 11:25 am, "The Ranger" > wrote: >>> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, >>> let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server >>> walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take >>> your order? >>> >>> The Ranger >> I've seen people that have what I call "cell phone twitch", where they >> have their hand up along side their face and don't even have a cell >> phone in their hand!! But it looks like they are using their cell >> phone. It's just a nervous habit. >> >> And don't even get me STARTED about those Blue Tooth earpiece devices! >> Borg, each and every last one of 'em!! "Resistance is futile, you will >> be assimilated!" >> >> John Kuthe... > > I usually shut my phone off entering a restaurant, just as I do when > at a theatre. Nothing worse than being in a nice restaurant having a > conversation and some assholes phone rings, and rings, and rings. > I'd like to see someone take the offenders phone and drop it in their > soup (just once) Exactly, I am a heavy cellphone user but I know what voicemail is for. I shut the phone off or at least put it in manner mode. Part of the reason of going to a restaurant is to get away. Those attention seeking folks with the loud annoying ringtones are just plain rude and crude. > In the car I have a hands free that slides on my rear view mirror, > as the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and > no one is ready). This allows me to keep my eyes peeled for fools on > their phones wandering in and out of my lane. |
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Kalmia wrote:
> On Jun 21, 1:08 pm, "--> Stu" > wrote: > > the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and >> no one is ready). > > I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. > Naw, we are turning into nanny states with feel good laws. The three neighboring states have "hands free" laws and ours is supposed to be next. But police can already cite you without any additional laws if they observe you weaving etc. Should we also have laws that we can't change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? |
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In article >,
"The Ranger" > wrote: > We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > > The Ranger I think you're reaching. Has it ever happened to you? (I'd be tempted to call the restaurant after getting the server's name and explain why I was leaving.) -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009 "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -Philo of Alexandria |
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In article >,
"--> Stu" > wrote: > I usually shut my phone off entering a restaurant, just as I do when > at a theatre. Not me. I carry it in my, uh, cleavage, on 'vibrate' mode. And hope like hell someone calls. "-) The ringtone is so annoying. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009 "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -Philo of Alexandria |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
... > In article >, "The > Ranger" > wrote: >> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to >> put down their phone, let alone turn it off, while dining >> out. What would you do if a server walked up to your >> table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take >> your order? >> > I think you're reaching. Has it ever happened to you? "It's possible, Pig, I might be bluffing. It's conceivable, you miserable, vomitous mass [..] But, then again..." > (I'd be tempted to call the restaurant after getting the server's name > and explain why I was leaving.) As you removed it from its hiding place in front of said manager or server? The Ranger |
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Kalmia > wrote in news:01b5211e-cc31-43ac-ae41-
: > I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. California has such a law. It's a joke - never enforced. |
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George > wrote in -
september.org: > Should we also have laws that we can't > change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? > That is a completely different thing. The brain is capable of multitasking in it's normal environment. We are surrounded by sounds that do not distract us from what we are doing. Most people are able to drive while talking to a passenger, changing the radio, etc. A cellphone is completely different - the cellphone conversation demands most of the brain's attention. I cannot count the number of times I've seen cellphone impaired drivers do absolutely mindnumbingly stupid things. And, yes, they are impaired. A University of Utah study found that the average person when talking on a cellphone is as impaired as if they have had three drinks. That will put you over the limit in most states. |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
elaich > wrote in message ...
> Kalmia > wrote in news:01b5211e-cc31-43ac-ae41- > : > >> I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. > > California has such a law. It's a joke - never enforced. Oh. Yes. It. Is. If you don't believe it, give the CHP a chance to enlighten you by driving down 101 during the afternoon commute. Those that think they're above the law and that abuse the commuter lane are also a favorite target. The Ranger |
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"The Ranger" > writes:
> What would you do if a server walked up to your table talking on his > or her cell phone.... Nothing to even remotely annoy the server. That only invites food-based retaliation. The 2 cent tip is brilliantly simple and devastatingly effective in relaying your feelings. nb |
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> Stu wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:24:34 -0400, George > > wrote: > >> Kalmia wrote: >>> On Jun 21, 1:08 pm, "--> Stu" > wrote: >>> >>> the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and >>>> no one is ready). >>> I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. >>> >> Naw, we are turning into nanny states with feel good laws. The three >> neighboring states have "hands free" laws and ours is supposed to be >> next. But police can already cite you without any additional laws if >> they observe you weaving etc. Should we also have laws that we can't >> change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? > > > No, but if you're driving with undue care and caution while engrossed > in your cell phone conversation, you need someone to step in with > either a hefty fine or a more serious charge affecting your privilege > to drive before more are killed. > Why? It's already against the law to drive recklessly. Should there be a law for every single reason you might drive recklessly? No driving with an annoying two-year-old in the car? No driving while you're worried about being laid off? No driving while your foot hurts? Serene -- 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here! http://42magazine.com "But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory |
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OT Cell phone safety (was Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
elaich wrote:
> George > wrote in - > september.org: > >> Should we also have laws that we can't >> change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? >> > > That is a completely different thing. The brain is capable of multitasking > in it's normal environment. We are surrounded by sounds that do not > distract us from what we are doing. Most people are able to drive while > talking to a passenger, changing the radio, etc. Not true, and it's also not true that the hands-free option is safer. Below are some exerpts from http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/i...ce/cellphones/ (I'll let folks read the rest for themselves). Those who want their ObFood can read the next paragraph and skip the OT stuff that follows. ObFood: Today, I need to bake bread, and I want to do something different. Thinking of adding caramelized onions to my regular loaf, but might go searching for something fun. Any ideas? Serene # Motorists who use cellphones while driving are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves, according to a study of drivers in Perth, Australia, conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The results, published in July 2005, suggest that banning hand-held phone use will not necessarily improve safety if drivers simply switch to hand-free phones. The study found that injury crash risk didn't vary with type of phone. # Many studies have shown that using hand-held cellphones while driving can constitute a hazardous distraction. However, the theory that hands-free sets are safer has been challenged by the findings of several studies. A study from researchers at the University of Utah, published in the summer 2006 issue of Human Factors, the quarterly journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, concludes that talking on a cellphone while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk, even if the phone is a hands-free model. An earlier study by researchers at the university found that motorists who talked on hands-free cellphones were 18 percent slower in braking and took 17 percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. # A September 2004 study from the NHTSA found that drivers using hand-free cellphones had to redial calls 40 percent of the time, compared with 18 percent for drivers using hand-held sets, suggesting that hands-free sets may provide drivers with a false sense of ease. # A study released in April 2006 found that almost 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds of the event. The study, The 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study, conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), breaks new ground. (Earlier research found that driver inattention was responsible for 25 to 30 percent of crashes.) The new study found that the most common distraction is the use of cellphones, followed by drowsiness. However, cellphone use is far less likely to be the cause of a crash or near-miss than other distractions, according to the study. For example, while reaching for a moving object such as a falling cup increased the risk of a crash or near-crash by nine times, talking or listening on a hand-held cellphone only increased the risk by 1.3 times. The study tracked the behavior of the 241 drivers of 100 vehicles for more than one year. The drivers were involved in 82 crashes, 761 near-crashes and 8,295 critical incidents. # These findings confirm an August 2003 report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety that concluded that drivers are far less distracted by their cellphones than by other common activities, such as reaching for items on the seat or glove compartment or talking to passengers. That study was based on the analysis of videotapes from cameras installed in the vehicles of 70 drivers in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. -- 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here! http://42magazine.com "But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory |
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Serene wrote on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:26:15 -0700:
> elaich wrote: >> George > wrote in >> - >> september.org: >> >>> Should we also have laws that we can't change the station on the >>> radio or talk to a vehicle >>> occupant too? >>> >> That is a completely different thing. The brain is capable of >> multitasking in it's normal environment. We are surrounded by >> sounds that do not distract us from what we are doing. Most >> people are able to drive while talking to a passenger, >> changing the radio, etc. > Not true, and it's also not true that the hands-free option is > safer. What do think of the totally hands-free Bluetooth phones? They can be programmed to autodial simply by speaking a name. I can't think of any driver who would totally refuse to speak to a passenger, even if a highly technical conversation might be distracting. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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James Silverton wrote:
> Serene wrote on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:26:15 -0700: > >> elaich wrote: >>> George > wrote in - >>> september.org: >>> >>>> Should we also have laws that we can't change the station on the >>>> radio or talk to a vehicle >>>> occupant too? >>>> >>> That is a completely different thing. The brain is capable of >>> multitasking in it's normal environment. We are surrounded by >>> sounds that do not distract us from what we are doing. Most >>> people are able to drive while talking to a passenger, >>> changing the radio, etc. > >> Not true, and it's also not true that the hands-free option is >> safer. > > What do think of the totally hands-free Bluetooth phones? They can be > programmed to autodial simply by speaking a name. I've read research that says that we are as distracted by a completely hands-free call as we are by a hands-on cellphone call. > I can't think of any driver who would totally refuse to speak to a > passenger, even if a highly technical conversation might be distracting. In one of the studies I read is correct, because the people in our car can see what's going on around us, they stop talking/distracting when something dangerous is going on, and we feel less compelled to talk to them or explain what's going on -- in other words, we are less likely to let them distract us, because we don't have this knee-jerk "I'm on the phone so I shouldn't just hang up and drive" reaction to passengers in the car. Serene -- 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here! http://42magazine.com "But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory |
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In article h>,
"The Ranger" > wrote: > Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message > ... > > In article >, "The > > Ranger" > wrote: > > >> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to > >> put down their phone, let alone turn it off, while dining > >> out. What would you do if a server walked up to your > >> table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > >> your order? > >> > > I think you're reaching. Has it ever happened to you? > > "It's possible, Pig, I might be bluffing. It's conceivable, you miserable, > vomitous mass [..] But, then again..." > > > > > (I'd be tempted to call the restaurant after getting the server's name > > and explain why I was leaving.) > > As you removed it from its hiding place in front of said manager or server? > > The Ranger You betcha! -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009 "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." -Philo of Alexandria |
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On Jun 21, 11:38*am, "The Ranger" > wrote:
> wrote in .... > > [Major snippage] > > > The 2 cent tip is brilliantly simple and devastatingly > > effective in relaying your feelings. > > Without a doubt, this is an underutilized tool available to every patron! > . *At one .. One couple talked to him prior to leaving. I'm pretty sure she's > going to learn a good lesson or not be there in the future. > > The Ranger she should be fired & a new server hired & trained...however, he may be stuck with a close relative, i.e., wife, daughter, aunt, etc. when i have a rude,incompetent server, i usually drop the pennies in the water glass. harriet & critters in azusa. |
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Serene Vannoy wrote:
> ObFood: Today, I need to bake bread, and I want to do something > different. Thinking of adding caramelized onions to my regular loaf, > but might go searching for something fun. Any ideas? One of our favourites was to add sundried tomato and herbs. I tried onions in various form but dried was the only type that worked for me. |
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Serene Vannoy wrote:
> elaich wrote: >> George > wrote in >> - september.org: >> >>> Should we also have laws that we can't >>> change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? >>> >> >> That is a completely different thing. The brain is capable of >> multitasking in it's normal environment. We are surrounded by sounds >> that do not distract us from what we are doing. Most people are able >> to drive while talking to a passenger, changing the radio, etc. > > Not true, and it's also not true that the hands-free option is safer. In UK it is illegal to use a cell phone while driving. If it is suspected that one has been used while driving, then cell phone records will be used to prove it. I agree that hands free is must as dangerous but atm it is not illegal here. |
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The Ranger wrote: > > We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, > let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server > walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take > your order? > > The Ranger I think there is some confusion here as to the roles of the waitstaff and the customer. The waitstaff has the job of waiting on me the customer, if I happen to be on the phone, that is my business, not theirs. The waitstaff have the option of skipping me and handling their other tables and coming back when I'm off the phone, or they can stop by and ask if I'm ready to order. It's no different than if I'm still looking at the menu, you can stop and ask if I'm ready to order and I can either tell you to stop back in a few minutes, or I can put down the menu and order. |
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> Stu wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:24:34 -0400, George > > wrote: > >> Kalmia wrote: >>> On Jun 21, 1:08 pm, "--> Stu" > wrote: >>> >>> the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and >>>> no one is ready). >>> I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. >>> >> Naw, we are turning into nanny states with feel good laws. The three >> neighboring states have "hands free" laws and ours is supposed to be >> next. But police can already cite you without any additional laws if >> they observe you weaving etc. Should we also have laws that we can't >> change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? > > > No, but if you're driving with undue care and caution while engrossed > in your cell phone conversation, you need someone to step in with > either a hefty fine or a more serious charge affecting your privilege > to drive before more are killed. > I don't disagree. Thats why I mentioned that the police can already cite you for careless or reckless driving (happened to my buddies girlfriend who was engrossed in a conversation). All these new extra laws are just feel good nonsense. > Imagine you are coming home and the cell phone rings, it's your wife > wanting you to stop at the market. You and her get into a heated > arguement, you are distracted and run someone down at a crosswalk. > Not just their life is over but your's as well. > > I think it's a good law. |
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"Serene Vannoy" > wrote > > Not true, and it's also not true that the hands-free option is safer. > > Below are some exerpts from > http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/i...ce/cellphones/ There were enough idiots causing accidents *before* cell phone distractions. |
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "--> Stu" > > : in rec.food.cooking > >> I usually shut my phone off entering a restaurant, just as I do when >> at a theatre. Nothing worse than being in a nice restaurant having a >> conversation and some assholes phone rings, and rings, and rings. >> I'd like to see someone take the offenders phone and drop it in their >> soup (just once) > > <raising hand> Let me! Let me! > > >> In the car I have a hands free that slides on my rear view mirror, >> as the law ( no talking on handheld cell phone) is coming soon ( and >> no one is ready). This allows me to keep my eyes peeled for fools on >> their phones wandering in and out of my lane. > > I don't even have mine on in the car. I don't even look at it and I never > dial out or talk on it unless I'm parked. I've never had to use it due > to an emergency but that's why I carry it. It does come in handy > sometimes but never while driving. > > Michael > > > I canceled my cell account and gave the phone to Cells for Soldiers when I retired in 2007. Don't miss it at all. The landline is going next, AT&T has screwed me for the last time. DW still works and has a Jitterbug cell, doesn't cost a lot, isn't used a lot, and works anywhere in the US. Don't need texting, voice mail, special ring tones, call forwarding, or any of the other junk that you have to pay for extra. She basically uses it for emergencies such as letting me know she will be late for dinner. |
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Ophelia wrote:
> Serene Vannoy wrote: >> ObFood: Today, I need to bake bread, and I want to do something >> different. Thinking of adding caramelized onions to my regular loaf, >> but might go searching for something fun. Any ideas? > > One of our favourites was to add sundried tomato and herbs. I tried onions > in various form but dried was the only type that worked for me. Thanks for the tip. I use dried onions in bread all the time (takes about a teaspoon in my standard loaf), but I didn't know if cooked onions would work. I think maybe I'll go in a different direction. Hmm. Nuts and honey? Serene -- 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here! http://42magazine.com "But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory |
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Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Ophelia wrote: >> Serene Vannoy wrote: >>> ObFood: Today, I need to bake bread, and I want to do something >>> different. Thinking of adding caramelized onions to my regular loaf, >>> but might go searching for something fun. Any ideas? >> >> One of our favourites was to add sundried tomato and herbs. I tried >> onions in various form but dried was the only type that worked for me. > > Thanks for the tip. I use dried onions in bread all the time (takes > about a teaspoon in my standard loaf), but I didn't know if cooked > onions would work. I think maybe I'll go in a different direction. Hmm. > Nuts and honey? > > Serene > I made a loaf today with half a cup of crumbled feta cheese and half a cup of sliced black olives, also added a tablespoon of olive oil. It was a hit at our midday celebration of Father's Day. This was for a one-pound loaf, increase those ingredients if you're making a larger loaf. |
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J. Silverton intoned: > *I can't think of any driver who would totally refuse to speak to a > passenger, even if a highly technical conversation might be distracting. You never navigated the Garden State toll gates on a rainy, busy late afternoon with a friend of mine. She loudly announced "I want total quiet now". I was so glad she was doing the drivng, I was happy to comply. I had agreed to drive with her to Boston from south Jersey ONLY if she would take the wheel. |
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RegForte wrote:
> The Ranger wrote: > >> We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their >> phone, let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if >> a server walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and >> offered to take your order? >> > > > Go ahead and order the food. Then call him every 3 minutes asking > where your food is. Congrats, you are the laugh-of-the-day winner! Becca |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:25:49 -0700, "The Ranger"
> shouted from the highest rooftop: >We've all seen those customers that just can't seem to put down their phone, >let alone turn it off, while dining out. What would you do if a server >walked up to your table talking on his or her cell phone and offered to take >your order? What don't you understand about the difference between being a customer who *pays* for a service and an employee who is *paid* for providing that service? Having worked just about every job in the trade - except chef - if a waiter or waitress (**** that political correct "server" crap) in any restaurant I owned or managed pulled that kind of stunt, he or she would be warned once never to repeat it and, should they do it again, I'd fire them and give them a negative reference. Restaurant staff are there to serve and treat each customer like an honoured guest. That's the job they're being paid to do and do well. It's also a job in which good wait staff can *earn* a decent living in tips. Note the emphasis on EARN! So unless the restaurant has a policy prohibiting the use of cellphones, or you encounter a customer (or customers) who are abusive, aggressive or touch you in an inappropriate manner, then their use of a cellphone is none of your business, regardless of it being bad manners. BTW - there are times when I have access to a cellphone in a restaurant because of certain circumstances. I've also been at a table with doctors or other health professionals who needed to have their cellphones handy. But in one particular situation, my cellphone (which I'd turned off when we were seated) came in handy. We were seated at a table during a busy lunch time when the restaurant was so busy that our table was obviously forgotten. After sitting there for some time I turned on my phone and called the restaurant. We could hear the phone ring and see the "host" hurry over to answer it ... at which point I told the host where we were sitting (she looks), how long we'd been sitting there without service (she looks away embarrassed) and ask if she could arrange for someone - anyone - to attend to our table (she turns, smiles and waves). Within moments our table was looked after (many apologies), or order taken and delivered and, despite our protests, our bill was written off by the host. Did we ever return to that restaurant. You bet. And the service was always excellent. -- una cerveza mas por favor ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:24:34 -0400, George >
fired up random neurons and synapses to opine: >Naw, we are turning into nanny states with feel good laws. The three >neighboring states have "hands free" laws and ours is supposed to be >next. But police can already cite you without any additional laws if >they observe you weaving etc. Should we also have laws that we can't >change the station on the radio or talk to a vehicle occupant too? California went hands free last July and it's just ridiculous. The law seems to be ignored more often than not, AFAICS. I've even seen cops on their cell phones while driving. I have a new Audi that incorporates my cell phone into the sound system and I'm more likely to have a wreck trying to figure out which buttons to push on the console than if I were using the cell itself. And that's just *answering* a call. I'd be better off pulling over and parking to actually make a call. There's no social ill that can't be made worse by legislation, IMHO. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." - Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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Servers Strike Back -- Cell Phone Usage
On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:10:29 +0000 (UTC), elaich > fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine: >Kalmia > wrote in news:01b5211e-cc31-43ac-ae41- : > >> I envy you. You have some legislators with b--ls. > >California has such a law. It's a joke - never enforced. I beg to differ. My boss has been cited three times now and the fines escalate. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." - Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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OT Cell phone safety (was Servers Strike Back -- Cell PhoneUsage
Serene Vannoy wrote:
>> What do think of the totally hands-free Bluetooth phones? They can be >> programmed to autodial simply by speaking a name. > > I've read research that says that we are as distracted by a completely > hands-free call as we are by a hands-on cellphone call. I have read that too. > In one of the studies I read is correct, because the people in our car > can see what's going on around us, they stop talking/distracting when > something dangerous is going on, and we feel less compelled to talk to > them or explain what's going on -- in other words, we are less likely to > let them distract us, because we don't have this knee-jerk "I'm on the > phone so I shouldn't just hang up and drive" reaction to passengers in > the car. Some people can't even manage to walk and talk on the cell phone. I confess to not being good in crowds. I was walking around in a big city today and encountered dozens of people so intent on yakking on their cell phones that they were a hazard to other pedestrians. I was reminded of an incident in a mall last year where I saw a young woman had walked on a course perpendicular to mine, cell phone glued to her ear. She went behind a car on display. I lost sight of her. Next thing I knew she came barrelling back the other way and crashed into me. I didn't have time to react and she bounced off me and her phone went flying. Then she gave me the dirtiest look as if I had done something wrong. |
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