I'd like to wish a happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today and hope everyone else has a good day,

I have much to be thankful for this year!

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Hello Sean!

On 23 Nov 2023, Sean Dennis said the following...

I'd like to wish a happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today and hope everyone else has a good day,

Thanks, and back at you!

Best regards
Zip

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I'd like to wish a happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating today and hope everyone else has a good day,

Thanks. Hope you had a great one also!

Mike


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Hello, Mike!

Replying to a message of Mike Powell to SEAN DENNIS:

Thanks. Hope you had a great one also!

I did, actually. My sister and her boyfriend came over in the early afternoon and we had a nice meal together. Unfortunately he had to work that night so they had to leave early but I'm glad I wasn't alone.

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I did, actually. My sister and her boyfriend came over in the early afternoon >nd we had a nice meal together. Unfortunately he had to work that night so the
had to leave early but I'm glad I wasn't alone.

That is good. I got to meet my youngest niece for the first time. It is (usually) good to spend time with family.

Mike


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afternoon and we had a nice meal together. Unfortunately he had to
work that night so they had to leave early but I'm glad I wasn't

We went to a buffet restaurant yesterday for US Thanksgiving. They
didn't have turkey out, but had a decent roast beast. Rest was your
typical buffet food. Glad FIL treated the entire family on that one. (I wouldn't want to know bill there was around 15 of us)


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To: Shawn Highfield
Re: Happy Thanksgiving
By: Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on Mon Nov 27 2023 06:37 am

From Newsgroup: micronet.chat.general

afternoon and we had a nice meal together. Unfortunately he had to
work that night so they had to leave early but I'm glad I wasn't

We went to a buffet restaurant yesterday for US Thanksgiving. They
didn't have turkey out, but had a decent roast beast. Rest was your
typical buffet food. Glad FIL treated the entire family on that one. (I wouldn't want to know bill there was around 15 of us)

do you guys have golden corral there? i went to thanksgiving there a few times and it was awesome.
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We went to a buffet restaurant yesterday for US Thanksgiving. They
didn't have turkey out, but had a decent roast beast.

The Whos of Whoville would be pleased. :D

Mike


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Hello, Shawn!

Replying to a message of Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis:

We went to a buffet restaurant yesterday for US Thanksgiving. They
didn't have turkey out, but had a decent roast beast. Rest was your typical buffet food. Glad FIL treated the entire family on that one.
(I wouldn't want to know bill there was around 15 of us)

It's always nice to go to an AYCE on someone else's dime. Our local big-chain buffet has an "early bird special": between 1 to 4 PM, price drops to USD$9.99 per person. Got paid for next month so I might see if I can get my friend to take me tomorrow.

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do you guys have golden corral there? i went to thanksgiving there a
few times and it was awesome.

No we don't. Only buffet left is the mandaran chain. It's decent and
their carved section is better then the frozen generic c food.


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big-chain buffet has an "early bird special": between 1 to 4 PM, price
drops to USD$9.99 per person. Got paid for next month so I might see
if I can get my friend to take me tomorrow.

Sounds good. Need to treat yourself on occasion.


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To: Shawn Highfield
Re: Happy Thanksgiving
By: Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on Wed Nov 29 2023 06:35 am

From Newsgroup: micronet.chat.general

big-chain buffet has an "early bird special": between 1 to 4 PM, price drops to USD$9.99 per person. Got paid for next month so I might see
if I can get my friend to take me tomorrow.

Sounds good. Need to treat yourself on occasion.

back when i was with pookie we just ended going to buffets a lot
because i'd go some place else and my food would be shitty. at a buffet i had a choice.

we noticed that the same people would be there each time, like they ate there every single day and hung out for a long time.

I saw this a lot at a chinese one. a gang of guys with no jobs would just sit there all day and talk and read books. i don't know how they could allow it.
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i guess these guys would be filler for when there were no regular
customers.

Probably, that and the restaurant most likly made money on them. Even if
they just had coffee and lunch if you go every day you'd probably eat
very little after a while.

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Probably, that and the restaurant most likly made money on them.
Even if they just had coffee and lunch if you go every day you'd
probably eat very little after a while.

I've worked at several fast food places that had older, retired customers en masse in the mornings from open (around 0530-0600) to around 1000. They normally didn't buy or eat a lot individually but with them literally
filling the dining room, they were always valued cutomers because without
them, the restaurant would have a lossy breakfast shift and in order to keep labor costs down, we'd have to send some employees home which was always a Catch-22 because we'd risk being short-handed during a possibly busy lunch time.

I got to know a lot of customers that way, and since I usually worked the morning shift, I'd memorize their "usual" order which always tickled them.

Belive it or not, sometimes I miss that job. It was fun most of the time
and getting to know my customers was something I truly enjoyed. I'm hoping that when I can get a car, I might go a couple of times a week to my
favorite places also. I feel so distant from life right now being
housebound.

-- Sean

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To: Sean Dennis
Re: Happy Thanksgiving
By: Sean Dennis to Shawn Highfield on Thu Nov 30 2023 08:12 am

masse in the mornings from open (around 0530-0600) to around 1000. They normally didn't buy or eat a lot individually but with them literally filling the dining room, they were always valued cutomers because without them, the restaurant would have a lossy breakfast shift and in order to keep labor costs down, we'd have to send some employees home which was always a Catch-22 because we'd risk being short-handed during a possibly busy lunch time.

well around here they post sinage that says you can only be in the dining area for x amount of time.

regarding the chinese food restaurant, these dudes were in the front main area, there all day and not really making the place look decent. they also had loud conversations.

this place eventually went under while their other restaurants stayed open. it's too bad because the food was decent and the sushi was good.
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morning shift, I'd memorize their "usual" order which always tickled

My FIL doesn't need to order. We went with him to his daily place and as
he was walking in the door the waitress was pouring coffee and water and placing the order for his breakfast.

When he's done they place a coffee to go for his room mate. LOL
He's royality.


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Hello Shawn,

Friday December 01 2023 06:39, you wrote to me:

He's royality.

Souns like my dad at his favorite Mexican place!

-- Sean

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Souns like my dad at his favorite Mexican place!

Mexico? ;)

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He's royality.

Souns like my dad at his favorite Mexican place!

Laugh, hey when you find a place you like stick with it! ;)


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To: Shawn Highfield
Re: Happy Thanksgiving
By: Shawn Highfield to Sean Dennis on Sat Dec 02 2023 08:51 am

From Newsgroup: micronet.chat.general

He's royality.

Souns like my dad at his favorite Mexican place!

Laugh, hey when you find a place you like stick with it! ;)

Yeah, but if they get to know you then you know you go there way too much.

My ex used to spend hundreds of dollars eating out each week. When i started to go with her to her 'work lunch places' everyone was stopping by and saying hi. Every single place knew her by name. I was like wtf, that's weird.
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My ex used to spend hundreds of dollars eating out each week. When i

Wow. We may spend $100 a month and that's in a busy month where we're
both too busy to cook.

saying hi. Every single place knew her by name. I was like wtf,
that's weird.

Laugh. Some people eat out more then others.


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Shawn Highfield wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Laugh, hey when you find a place you like stick with it! ;)

We've been going to this place since it opened in 2005. The owner and
his direct fmaily immigrated and became US citizens then decided to do
what they liked best: cooking. Having lived in the southwestern US, I
enjoy the real Mexican food on their menu and if you want something that
isn't on the menu, like a regional specialty of a Mexican state, they'll
make it for you.

We've become friends with the family and their staff. I've never been disappointed once with the food and service.

-- Sean

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Shawn Highfield wrote to Jas Hud <=-

My ex used to spend hundreds of dollars eating out each week. When i

Wow. We may spend $100 a month and that's in a busy month where we're both too busy to cook.

I was just thinking back to my early-30s, dual income, no kids. We'd eat
out many nights a week, and some of the restaurants didn't have CRAYONS!

Of course, rent was reasonable back then, I think we paid 1200 for a 2
br/2 bath house with a garage and washer/dryer.

A friend of ours made more money than both my wife and I combined, and I
don't think she ever cooked for herself. She'd have people over for
dinner parties, I think her kitchen went unused otherwise.



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