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Judy Haffner wrote:
> merryb wrote:
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>> Someone or you paid for a buffet and all
>> you ate was melon? WTF??


Nobody paid for anything. It was a casino buffet and it was free. It was a
lousy buffet. My now husband didn't like the food either so we didn't
bother to eat there the next day even though we did have to pay for our
breakfast at the restaurant.
>
> I was thinking the same thing! If that was the case, it would be a
> cold day in hell before that person would ever get another invitation
> from me!


Again, it was a free buffet.
>
> Secondly, I've yet to ever go to a buffet where there was only
> watermelon and sweets (and meats, that doesn't apparently eat).
> Usually there is such a huge variety of ALL kinds of food at a
> buffet, that a person can hardly try it all.


Well apparently you never stayed at this hotel/casino. I won't give a name
because I am not certain which one.
>
> Have you ever been to one where there wasn't some types of salads, for
> one thing?!


Generally there are. But there were not here.

We also stayed at a hotel in WA DC that offered a free breakfast that was
fine on the first day but only leftover pastries on the second day. It was
also their last day in business. The maids were going nuts, running down
the halls and tossing shampoos and other little things at people. They were
just trying to get rid of it all.
>
> Strange, this?!


Not really. In the old days it was a lot more common for free breakfasts to
consist mainly of pastries or donuts. I have stayed in a great many
hotels/motels over the years. My parents loved to travel. And with my
husband having been in the military we have made many cross country moves.
In more recent years, even motels that offer breakfast now usually seem to
offer a balanced meal.


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On Jul 15, 3:38*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Judy Haffner wrote:
> > merryb wrote:

>
> >> Someone or you paid for a buffet and all
> >> you ate was melon? WTF??

>
> Nobody paid for anything. *It was a casino buffet and it was free. *It was a
> lousy buffet. *My now husband didn't like the food either so we didn't
> bother to eat there the next day even though we did have to pay for our
> breakfast at the restaurant.
>
>
>
> > I was thinking the same thing! If that was the case, it would be a
> > cold day in hell before that person would ever get another invitation
> > from me!

>
> Again, it was a free buffet.
>
>
>
> > Secondly, I've yet to ever go to a buffet where there was only
> > watermelon and sweets (and meats, that doesn't apparently eat).
> > Usually there is such a huge variety of ALL kinds of food at a
> > buffet, that a person can hardly try it all.

>
> Well apparently you never stayed at this hotel/casino. *I won't give a name
> because I am not certain which one.
>
>
>
> > Have you ever been to one where there wasn't some types of salads, for
> > one thing?!

>
> Generally there are. *But there were not here.
>
> We also stayed at a hotel in WA DC that offered a free breakfast that was
> fine on the first day but only leftover pastries on the second day. *It was
> also their last day in business. *The maids were going nuts, running down
> the halls and tossing shampoos and other little things at people. *They were
> just trying to get rid of it all.
>
>
>
> > Strange, this?!

>
> Not really. *In the old days it was a lot more common for free breakfasts to
> consist mainly of pastries or donuts. *I have stayed in a great many
> hotels/motels over the years. *My parents loved to travel. *And with my
> husband having been in the military we have made many cross country moves..
> In more recent years, even motels that offer breakfast now usually seem to
> offer a balanced meal.


LOLOL- Jules, you make me laugh- thank you. Please don't mention the
name of the place that you aren't sure that is even the place, even
though it sucked.
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On 7/15/2012 6:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> We also stayed at a hotel in WA DC that offered a free breakfast that was
> fine on the first day but only leftover pastries on the second day. It was
> also their last day in business. The maids were going nuts, running down
> the halls and tossing shampoos and other little things at people. They were
> just trying to get rid of it all.


Motel Hell?

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> On 7/15/2012 6:38 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We also stayed at a hotel in WA DC that offered a free breakfast that was
>> fine on the first day but only leftover pastries on the second day. It
>> was
>> also their last day in business. The maids were going nuts, running down
>> the halls and tossing shampoos and other little things at people. They
>> were
>> just trying to get rid of it all.

>
> Motel Hell?


No. It was actually a nice and very inexpensive stay. But had we known in
advance that they were going to close that day we likely would have picked
somewhere else. The only bad thing was that some guy was shot outside of
the restaurant that we had just had dinner at. Just minutes after we left.


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On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:38:24 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
> wrote,
>Judy Haffner wrote:
>> merryb wrote:
>>
>>> Someone or you paid for a buffet and all
>>> you ate was melon? WTF??

>
>Nobody paid for anything. It was a casino buffet and it was free.


TINSTAAFL.


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