This just isn't my day.

So, it's pouring down rain but the Food Lion circular said the sale on
corned beef ($2.99/lb.) ends today. So I drove over... no corned beef.
Give me a break! I know, I should have called first. <sigh>

The guy said they only got one case of it. They should have more
tomorrow. He asked my name and gave me a rain check (how appropriate
given the weather). He said he'll make sure they set a couple aside for
me. That's nice. So I get to drive back over there tomorrow, and yes,
it will still be raining.

The CB I bought at Publix is in the crock pot. I was going to put the
seasonings from the spice packet in one of the tea balls/infusers I
bought. I picked the wrong one, the mesh one. Like this:

http://tinyurl.com/pkxezvg

When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all over
the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and threw
them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball with
the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)

Oh well, I didn't own any tea balls last year so no biggie. I'll add
the cabbage wedges to the crock pot a couple of hours before dinner time.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all over
> the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and threw them
> into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball with the
> screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)


I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are just
like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.


Cheri

On 3/17/2014 1:44 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all
>> over the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and
>> threw them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball
>> with the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)
>
>
> I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are
> just like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.
>
>
> Cheri

I'm sure it will be, Cheri. Things just worked against me today. It
happens that way sometimes.

I do hope I can find the corned beef tomorrow at that $2.99/lb price. I
will call ahead this time. He said he'd set a couple aside. I asked
for no more than 3.5 pounds each. I don't want or need a larger corned
beef.

Next time I'll use the *other* tea ball round tea ball for the contents
of the spice packet. It's prettier anyway.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/17/2014 1:44 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all
>>> over the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and
>>> threw them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball
>>> with the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)
>>
>>
>> I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are
>> just like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.
>>
>>
>> Cheri
>
> I'm sure it will be, Cheri. Things just worked against me today. It
> happens that way sometimes.
>
> I do hope I can find the corned beef tomorrow at that $2.99/lb price. I
> will call ahead this time. He said he'd set a couple aside. I asked for
> no more than 3.5 pounds each. I don't want or need a larger corned beef.
>
> Next time I'll use the *other* tea ball round tea ball for the contents of
> the spice packet. It's prettier anyway.
>
> Jill

Yes, some days do just happen that way. You can almost tell when they're
going to happen as soon as you get out of bed. :-)

Cheri

On 3/17/2014 4:28 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/17/2014 1:44 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all
>>>> over the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and
>>>> threw them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball
>>>> with the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)
>>>
>>>
>>> I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are
>>> just like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> I'm sure it will be, Cheri. Things just worked against me today.
>> It happens that way sometimes.
>>
>> I do hope I can find the corned beef tomorrow at that $2.99/lb price.
>> I will call ahead this time. He said he'd set a couple aside. I
>> asked for no more than 3.5 pounds each. I don't want or need a larger
>> corned beef.
>>
>> Next time I'll use the *other* tea ball round tea ball for the
>> contents of the spice packet. It's prettier anyway.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Yes, some days do just happen that way. You can almost tell when they're
> going to happen as soon as you get out of bed. :-)
>
> Cheri

Yes, it rained all night and I woke up to rain. I did expect to find
the corned beef today at that price. I'll check back tomorrow.

I had such high hopes for using that tea ball for the spices. Oh well.
Stuff happens. The corned beef is fork and the cabbage is just about
there. I'll have a very nice dinner this evening.

Jill

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 3/17/2014 1:44 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all
> >> over the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and
> >> threw them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball
> >> with the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)
> >
> >
> > I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are
> > just like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.
> >
> >
> > Cheri
>
> I'm sure it will be, Cheri. Things just worked against me today. It
> happens that way sometimes.
>
> I do hope I can find the corned beef tomorrow at that $2.99/lb price. I
> will call ahead this time. He said he'd set a couple aside. I asked
> for no more than 3.5 pounds each. I don't want or need a larger corned
> beef.

If you wind up with an extra, you can dry it off, give it a good rub
with a spice mixture, and smoke-cook it for some tasty "pastrami".

Isaac

On 3/18/2014 12:24 AM, isw wrote:
> In article >,
> jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 3/17/2014 1:44 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> When I went to close it my hand slipped and the spices spilled all
>>>> over the counter. Grrrr. I swept them into the palm of my hand and
>>>> threw them into the pot with the CB. (I should have used the tea ball
>>>> with the screw-top, dammit. Again, this just isn't my day.)
>>>
>>>
>>> I hate days spent being *attacked* by inanimate objects. Some days are
>>> just like that, but I bet your CB will be worth it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> I'm sure it will be, Cheri. Things just worked against me today. It
>> happens that way sometimes.
>>
>> I do hope I can find the corned beef tomorrow at that $2.99/lb price. I
>> will call ahead this time. He said he'd set a couple aside. I asked
>> for no more than 3.5 pounds each. I don't want or need a larger corned
>> beef.
>
> If you wind up with an extra, you can dry it off, give it a good rub
> with a spice mixture, and smoke-cook it for some tasty "pastrami".
>
> Isaac
>
Not a fan of pastrami, but thanks. Actually, I plan to stash the two
extras at that great (unheard of in this area) price in the freezer.
There's no reason to only enjoy corned beef & cabbage once a year.

Jill

On Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:31:04 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I plan to stash the two
> extras at that great (unheard of in this area) price in the freezer.
> There's no reason to only enjoy corned beef & cabbage once a year.

But it takes the fun out of 3-17 if you're not "jonesing" for corned
beef.


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