Mercy killing? You know I felt kinda tense that day and I suppose I could have been pushed that far.
And Lynn you are welcome at my house any time!
I made six different kinds of cookies, a few dozen of each, fudge, hard candy, pies, real chex mix, (not the packet you get at the store for the seasoning) turkey, with dressing, mashed potatoes, gravey,(no lumps) three kinds of hot veggies, a veggie tray with homemade dip, and dinner rolls.
I love to cook, and I have no problem spending all day in the kitchen over the stove. All I wanted was someone to say wow this is good, or at least thanks for all your hard work I enjoyed it, or even it looks nice.
Nope, after I left for my mom’s house, my brother-in-law brought a bunch of his high friends over after the bar, and they ate all the rest of the food.
High point of the evening was comming home and being told there were no leftovers. And I mean that seriously.
Now, the rest of you carry on with what you were doing. I will continue to purge myself of this memory a little at a time.
My mom and my sister made tons of it for Xmas…and we have lots leftover! My favorite is when it’s almost gone…and you have the little crumbs with all the spices left…mmmmm!
Hey, I worked in a theatre when I was in college too. I recall it being pretty fun, seeing tons of movies for free. Getting friends in for free made you kind of popular too. Once some guy came out of the theatre (‘Flashdance’ as I recall) and complained that a couple was having sex, and could we please go in there and stop them.
It was minimum wage, but at that age, everything was minimum wage.
Even now, 20 years later, I can’t stand the smell of popcorn in a theatre, after smelling it day after day after day.
Oh, one more memory: Occasionally, people would come up to the consession stand and want a bag of popcorn, with only the unpopped kernels. Do you ever get those?
I’m sorry if some are going to think this an unnecessary followup to a followup of a hijack, but this is conversation–and I didn’t want to let it go.
Why apologize for being at a junior college? It can be a much more cost-effective way to get an education. Some people go there to get core credits out of the way before transferring to a 4-yr school. Others don’t need more than a 2-year degree for what they want to do. Others see it as a smarter, more student-friendly way to try out postsecondary education while they figure out what they want to do. Even though I plan to make my living for the rest of my life in higher ed, I also firmly believe that in the U.S. we’re too quick to think that four years of college is a “must do” for all students of a certain economic class or background.
We now return you to the thread in progress. You holiday-shafter, you!
Good for you!
Quitting sevice jobs is always good for the soul.
Even if you end up with another, it’s a new set of problems and you get a break from the repetiveness of it.
Dealing with the public is okay, but dealing with a lot of people for short exchanges that are almost identical is a really numbing thing.
Hope this year’s job is better for you.
If not, don’t forget to quit again.
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! It was all about ME wasn’t it?! Damn it all but isn’t it all about me in the end?
Tee he! Let me guess, YOU were the hot dog and she already had the bun?
And don’t apologize about any schooling you get your ass in gear to get. It really isn’t about the school it’s about you. It’s about what you take away from it. So… quit your bitching and get out there and learn something! Sheesh! It’s not like you don’t have a lot to learn; do you think daily bathing might be something you could grasp this semester!!!
