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Skriven 2008-01-22 15:02:00 av BOB GEARHART (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JANIS KRACHT
Ärende: Re: BlueWave
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 Janis Kracht said to Bob Gearhart at 01-21-08  16:39
 Subject: Re: BlueWave<Janis Kracht>

 JK> Hi Bob,
 Hi Janet
 
 > Over the Holidays my daughter and sil trapped me into going out with
 > them.  I offered to pay the bill and suggested a chain place close,
 > but they were dead set to do the Outback, a place where they give you
 > beepers while you sit at the bar.   I do like the blooming onions at
 > the outback so agreed.  It will be a very long time before I do
 > another.  I wanted fish, all they had was that farm raised and
 > antibiotic loaded Chinese Tilapia junk.

 JK> Yeah, that's almost as bad as that phony-crab stuff.. almost <g>

 Oh they have some awful stuff in that place.  If your not going with
 the $20 strip steak, find someplace else to eat.
 
 >   So I opted for the prime rib
 > and crab cake.  The prime rib was almost visible, the crab cake came
 > with a plate of potatoes on top so it was not only awful tasting but
 > squashed and spread across the plate like a pancake.  No veggies, and
 > a french onion soup that was closer to translucent fried onions in a
 > medium white sauce.

 JK> That sounds pretty nasty... I've never eaten at Ouback, guess it's a
 JK> good thing <grin>.. I mean it's so easy to make onion soup.. good onion
 JK> soup! 

 Yes it is and it's so good for you.

 >   The room ventilation stunk so cigarette smoke
 > from the other side of the partition made your eyes water.

 JK> Wow.. I'm amazed they even let anyone smoke in the building these
 JK> days.. Where are you located, Bob? we're in NYS, about 15 min. from

 I'm in Michigan, south of Detroit about 20 miles.  Trenton is the town
 and it's where the Detroit River runs into Lake Erie.   Here the
 restaurants  are required to set aside no smoking areas, but most of
 the good ones have made the entire restaurant into no smoking.  We
 complained and they moved us in the Outback, but that shouldn't be
 required.
 

 JK> Binhamton. That was one thing I also remember about Kentucky, when we
 JK> were living in Louisville.. the number of restaurants that accomodated
 JK> smokers :( Here in NYS, we're lucky they haven't banished smoking out
 JK> on the street <grin>.
 
 They have in many places.  Sometime back I was skiing in Utah, and went
 out on the sundeck with my beer for a smoke.  I was asked to not smoke
 even there.  Glad I quit that habit.  It's been about 20 years now.

 JK> When we're in the mood to eat out, we generally go to a little chinese
 JK> restaurant in Binghamton.. that or to a Korean Restaurant also in
 JK> Binghamton.. both have good food, pretty consistently.

 We have a lot of eating places.  Two of my favorites are the OCB and a
 Japanese buffet place.  I like buffets as I can only put what I like on
 my plate and pass on the stuff I get if they make it up in the back
 room for me.   :-)

 JK> Take care,
 JK> Janis

 You too Janis

 Bob


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