Doc H Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I found this both humorous and interesting. McDonalds after 17:00 Edited January 31, 2023 by Doc H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) There's a 7/11 on a street in Portland that used to get a lot of homeless/meth-heads sitting right out front which, needless to say, made customers very nervous and less willing to enter. They started blaring opera (the kind where the fat lady sings) into their parking lot. Made a big difference! ? Edited February 1, 2023 by craigb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doc H Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 32 minutes ago, craigb said: They started blaring opera (the kind where they fat lady sings) into their parking lot. Made a big difference! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 As much as I love classical music, I am NOT going to eat at McDonald's. They could add a free burger, and I'm still not going to eat at McDonald's. Life is too short to eat mediocre food Besides, I doubt they would be playing Prokofiev or Shostakovitch. Notes ♫ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWS Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 28 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: As much as I love classical music, I am NOT going to eat at McDonald's. They could add a free burger, and I'm still not going to eat at McDonald's. Life is too short to eat mediocre food Besides, I doubt they would be playing Prokofiev or Shostakovitch. Notes ♫ Perhaps you've never had an Egg McMuffin. It's the greatest breakfast sandwich since the dawn of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 26 minutes ago, RobertWS said: Perhaps you've never had an Egg McMuffin. It's the greatest breakfast sandwich since the dawn of time. *Pfft!* Their bacon, egg and cheese McGriddle was far superior! ? (But now, I'm with Bob and can't eat that kind of crap food anymore.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 23 hours ago, RobertWS said: Perhaps you've never had an Egg McMuffin. It's the greatest breakfast sandwich since the dawn of time. I can go to a local restaurant, get fresh cooked eggs in butter (any way I like them), a side of bacon (becan), muffin, coffee in a china cup, real silverware (actually stainless steel), juice in a real glass, a cloth napkin, a comfortable booth and a clean table served by a friendly waitress who keeps the coffee topped off. Why would I want to eat a sandwich wrapped in paper that has been microwave reheated and drink coffee out of a styrofoam or paper cup in my car or in on a hard fiberglass seat inside? Life is too short to eat mediocre food. It's meant to be enjoyed, savored, and it pleasant surroundings. Of course, that's for me. There is more than one right way to eat food. Insights and incites by Notes ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: There is more than one right way to eat food. Just none that can happen in a McDonald's! ? David, before eating at McDonald's and after! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWS Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/2/2023 at 9:01 AM, Notes_Norton said: Why would I want to eat a sandwich wrapped in paper that has been microwave reheated and drink coffee out of a styrofoam or paper cup in my car or in on a hard fiberglass seat inside? The sandwiches aren't microwaved and they don't use Styrofoam cups. As a matter of fact, MacDonalds coffee is better than Starbucks according to Consumer Reports: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/mcdonalds-coffee-beats-starbucks-says-consumer-reports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) I don't do Starbucks either. Way overpriced and IMO not that good. If it was extraordinarily superb, it might be worth the money. I just don't do fast food - zilch - nada - none. I think life is too short to rush through meals. We went out and got a burger today, and a huge RV resort where we gig. I like to patronize the places that hire us, and the owner has hired us twice a month for 8 years now. I got a 9 oz burger made with beef that has never been frozen, delivered by the butcher this morning, hand pattied, on a fresh bun that was baked yesterday without preservatives, the burger was grilled the way I like it (well done) with the choice of toppings I like, and without the toppings I don't like. The cheese was real cheddar, not some processed cheese food. Mrs. Notes got hers rare with the toppings she prefers. The fries were real, fresh, never frozen potatoes, some with the skin still on (I like that), fried in an individual batch (not sitting under a heat lamp), and crispy the way I asked for them. Mrs. Notes got a salad that made fresh after she placed her order. She got the bottle of vinegar and oil to put on the salad, because they know that's what she wants. We were catered to, with the desire to do it the way we like it, not the way the factory builds them. We sat outdoors in a comfortable chair (it was 84 degrees today), and were served by an attractive, pleasant, and attentive waitress who checked on us to make sure everything was OK. The food was bursting with flavor, the company was superb, the location under huge Live-Oak trees pleasant. That was much more enjoyable than the car or any fast-food 'dining room'. That's good for our experience. The cup was ceramic, the plate china, the silverware stainless steel, the salt/pepper/ketchup/etc. in reusable, washable containers, and the only thing that was disposable was the napkin. That's good for the environment. ----- And what's really in an Egg McMuffin? Buns: High-fructose corn syrup, soy or canola oil (inflammatory, two of the hateful 8 oils), calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate (preservatives), soy lecithin, inflammatory gliaden protein, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides. (Are those unpronounceable ingredients actually food?) Eggs: From chickens who've been cooped up in dark factories where they don't even have room to spread their wings. They never see light, which means they're missing vitamin D, and their diet largely consists of only soy and corn. But I suppose most restaurants serve similar eggs, so McD gets an OK on that. At home, we buy free-range eggs from local farms. Cheese: (Actually not cheese, but processed cheese food.) Their blend is 60% cheddar cheese and 40% other ingredients, which include water, salt, whey powder, butter, milk proteins, emulsifying salts, natural cheese flavoring, and food coloring. This highly processed dairy product most likely comes from a cow that's been treated with synthetic hormones (rBGH) to boost milk production by about 10 percent. rGBH has been banned in Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand because it's unhealthy for both the cows and humans. Bacon: sugar, salt, sodium lactate, sodium phosphate, natural flavor (vegetable), sodium diacetate and sodium nitrite https://www.livestrong.com/article/559235-diet-detective-whats-really-inside-your-egg-mcmuffin/ I'm opposed to the High-fructose corn syrup, soy oil, alcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, calcium propionate, potassium sorbate, soy lecithin, gliaden, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides, rBGH, sodium diacetate, sodium nitrite and sugar. The sodium nitrite I'm probably getting in all bacon, so I guess that doesn't count. At home, I buy bacon that doesn't have the nitrites in it. But then I'm careful about what I eat, which is perhaps why I haven't been sick in +20 years except for one two-day cold I caught after a vacation where I ate many things that weren't very good for me. My doc says my heart/circulatory system and everything else is like a healthy person, more than 20 years younger than my age. Before I changed my diet, I wasn't this healthy at all. But that could just be me, and might not be the same for everyone else. Mrs. Notes never gets sick since we changed our diet. We're not vegans or anything like that, but we shy away from overly processed foods (frankenfood), eat fresh whenever we can, avoid corn syrup and inflammatory oils, keep the carbs down, and eat healthy fats. So, eating this way is healthy for us (YMMV). And since I gig for a living, and cannot call in sick, it makes good sense to eat a diet that keeps me from getting sick. ----- Plus I'd rather sit down at a comfortable restaurant and enjoy the meal cooked the way I like it, with a non-disposable cup, non-disposable plate, non-disposable flatware, salt/pepper/ketchup/etc. in non-disposable individual packets and savor the meal. Life is short, I try to enjoy and savor everything I do. Of course, that's just me. Others obviously love fast food. Big corporations make a mint producing it. Insights and incites by Notes ♫ Edited February 3, 2023 by Notes_Norton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeGBradford Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 Whilst I don't disagree we are going way off topic here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, JoeGBradford said: Whilst I don't disagree we are going way off topic here ? Wait... What??! Off-topic???! Here?? In the Coffee House??!!! Tell me it isn't so!!! ????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Sooner or later, all long posts drift off-topic. It's like a friendly conversation between friends in a coffeehouse. OK, I'll try to get back on. Mrs. Notes and I love to travel (BTW, she is a musician, too). Until COVID reared it's ugly head, we went somewhere every year. Sometimes close (as in North or Central America) or sometimes far (as in Asia or Australia). We like to plan our trip around concerts we'd like to hear by world-class symphony orchestras in their home venue. Here is one that got on film. You can't see us, but we are in the audience. It's a great piece of music, not often played in the USA. Edited February 4, 2023 by Notes_Norton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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