@huja Forgot that work bought a Portillo’s chocolate cake for the afternoon meeting to celebrate a coworker passing a difficult certification exam. So dessert was better.
@ConAndLibrarian my fiancee just told me last week that she was on the way home from the store and saw a homeless guy with a sign saying he was hungry and a dog at a red light. She took one of these out of her package (not one with chocolate, as will become relevant in a moment) and held it out for him.
He came over, looked at it, turned up his nose, and said “well, I guess lil mama will eat it”. He opened it and gave it to his skin-and-bones dog who scarfed it down.
She said she felt better that the dog ate it than him after their interaction. I asked if she learned anything about panhandlers on the side of the road.
@djslack Before City Council made it illegal to give handouts to panhandlers from your car, I carried bags containing:
Single serve tuna and cracker pack or similar
Single serve pop tart or cookies
Crackers-n-cheese packet
Bottle water
Juice box
An apple (in cool weather)
Tableware packet (saved from takeout meals)
Wetnap (saved from bbq places)
Disposable razor
Toothbrush and toothpaste kit (from Dollar Tree)
Shampoo and soap (saved from hotel stays)
Sandwich bag of dog food
Sheet listing addresses and admission policies of local homeless shelters and soup kitchens (we had one that took pets till the highway department emminent domained them out of business.)
They cost me about $3 apiece and were designed to keep in the car for a few days. Most panhandlers received them with grace and a “god bless you”, whether they ditched them afterward is on them.
@moondrake That’s a good plan and very caring of you. I will say around here I had more refuse food or turn up their nose and ask for money instead than accept food gratefully. I have been told “I don’t want that shit” when trying to give food to someone who claimed to be hungry. It was enough to where the actions of those burned all of them for me.
@djslack Ours are smarter than that. Or maybe they are actually hungry; I live in a very poor area. Now that they can’t beg on street corners they beg in supermarket parking lots. I truthfully tell them I don’t carry cash and I pick up a few things for them in the store. If they have a pet I also pick up some pet food. El Paso’s a very laid back town where people are usually friendly and respectful. Panhandlers ask politely, back off politely, and appear grateful for what they receive. A couple of weeks ago I was wresting with the air hose at a gas station and a passing homeless guy stopped to help me. Turned out the machine was broken, so he helped me use the compressor I had in my trunk (the numbers are too small for me so I pay for digital air machines). He seemed genuinely suprised when I gave him a bag of groceries and a gallon of water I’d just bought down the street.
A light salad with marinated mushrooms and blue cheese. For dessert, cantaloupe with Alaska Pure jalapeno infused sea salt flakes that I bought at a gourmet salt store in Sitka. Sweet and spicy goodness.
Went to Alamo Drafthouse to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Had an ice cream, coconut milk, peach, mango, toasted coconut and pineapple smoothie shake from their Guardians menu called “I am Froot”. Delish.
Nothing.
@PlacidPenguin sad
@huja
yup.
Jolly green giant antioxidant blend and a hand fulla nuts.
@cranky1950 huh.
@huja That’s what she said
@cranky1950
This subthread may be for you.
@cranky1950
Never saw you as a health nut.
Beers, a truck, shotguns, dogs, weird wimmin, antioxidants?
/giphy "all right!"
@f00l I hafta defat or start taking drugs.
@cranky1950 Awww… Can you put a shot of vodka in there, or is that off limits too?
@OldCatLady Yes
@OldCatLady once in awhile. Prefer Black Jack though
Grilled cheese sandwich & Salad with ranch dressing & a banana.
@daveinwarsh WIN
FlatOut Roasted garlic wrap with turkey & cheese, and bbq sauce.
@dashcloud YUM
veggie drink. no fruit juice in it.
@f00l Meh
@huja
If i do a little extreme health crap it doesn’t matter so much if I pig out at the Tex-Mex at another meal.
Tri-tip/avocado taco. Corn tortilla.
@connorbush Ooh!
@huja
I was gonna criticize that response, but I noticed that you didn’t say you’d use a 3 character response.
Roasted brussels sprouts, parsnips, & tempeh w/ a mustard dressing.
@brhfl fit
@brhfl That sounds good.
@Ignorant Yuk
@huja
@Ignorant
You like pretty arteries I take it.
Ham, provolone cheese, and tomato sandwich on Italian bread.
@RiotDemon Pro
Blackened blue chicken salad from Zaxbys.
@djslack wat?
@huja don’t know if actual question or entire response…
“Mixed greens, red cabbage, carrots, Roma tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles, fried onions, and blackened chicken with Texas Toast.”
They don’t really know how to blacken chicken, so just call it grilled chicken with a little bit of seasoning. Pretty tasty, though.
@djslack oic
A Maple Bacon Dijon Quarter Pounder
@thismyusername 'kay
Gas station imitation McRib sandwich.
@duodec ugh
@duodec
@huja Forgot that work bought a Portillo’s chocolate cake for the afternoon meeting to celebrate a coworker passing a difficult certification exam. So dessert was better.
@duodec cāk
It’s way better than it looks.
@ConAndLibrarian Nah
@ConAndLibrarian I go for the cashew ones!
@thismyusername I need the chocolate. I would of never thought I like cheese and chocolate together, but I totally do.
@ConAndLibrarian my fiancee just told me last week that she was on the way home from the store and saw a homeless guy with a sign saying he was hungry and a dog at a red light. She took one of these out of her package (not one with chocolate, as will become relevant in a moment) and held it out for him.
He came over, looked at it, turned up his nose, and said “well, I guess lil mama will eat it”. He opened it and gave it to his skin-and-bones dog who scarfed it down.
She said she felt better that the dog ate it than him after their interaction. I asked if she learned anything about panhandlers on the side of the road.
@ConAndLibrarian
/image “chocolate cheesecake”
@djslack Before City Council made it illegal to give handouts to panhandlers from your car, I carried bags containing:
Single serve tuna and cracker pack or similar
Single serve pop tart or cookies
Crackers-n-cheese packet
Bottle water
Juice box
An apple (in cool weather)
Tableware packet (saved from takeout meals)
Wetnap (saved from bbq places)
Disposable razor
Toothbrush and toothpaste kit (from Dollar Tree)
Shampoo and soap (saved from hotel stays)
Sandwich bag of dog food
Sheet listing addresses and admission policies of local homeless shelters and soup kitchens (we had one that took pets till the highway department emminent domained them out of business.)
They cost me about $3 apiece and were designed to keep in the car for a few days. Most panhandlers received them with grace and a “god bless you”, whether they ditched them afterward is on them.
@moondrake That’s a good plan and very caring of you. I will say around here I had more refuse food or turn up their nose and ask for money instead than accept food gratefully. I have been told “I don’t want that shit” when trying to give food to someone who claimed to be hungry. It was enough to where the actions of those burned all of them for me.
@djslack Ours are smarter than that. Or maybe they are actually hungry; I live in a very poor area. Now that they can’t beg on street corners they beg in supermarket parking lots. I truthfully tell them I don’t carry cash and I pick up a few things for them in the store. If they have a pet I also pick up some pet food. El Paso’s a very laid back town where people are usually friendly and respectful. Panhandlers ask politely, back off politely, and appear grateful for what they receive. A couple of weeks ago I was wresting with the air hose at a gas station and a passing homeless guy stopped to help me. Turned out the machine was broken, so he helped me use the compressor I had in my trunk (the numbers are too small for me so I pay for digital air machines). He seemed genuinely suprised when I gave him a bag of groceries and a gallon of water I’d just bought down the street.
Corned beef hash, two eggs over-easy, and whole wheat toast. Also, a grapefruit juice mimosa.
@DaveInSoCal FTW
Generals chicken, friend rice, and a crab rangoon
@dnh127 fāk
PB&J sandwich on walmart bakery $1 loaf Italian bread
@Kidsandliz rēl
@msklzannie
FTW!
@f00l hey!
@huja
Sorry. Got inspired. Couldn’t resist.
@f00l fīn
@f00l They were okay but probably not something I’ll get again. The new caramel ones are better, but my favorite would still be almond.
Half a can of soup.
@arielleslie qik
Garlic peppercorn turkey breast, hothouse tomato and smoked gouda on potato bread.
@moondrake Mmm
Tuscan style Birdseye protein blend steamer, glass of water with ACV.
@cranky1950 idk
/image Oatmeal Cream Pie
@medz not
@medz Heh. Cream pie.
@Mehsturbator me when I ask wife to add them to the grocery list:
FYI National Burger Month
Honey garlic chicken, rice, egg roll.
@OldCatLady ave
@huja Rice was rare in Rome, but the honey garlic recipe is right on. Good call!
Kale salad
@CaptAmehrican veg
McDonald’s French Fries.
@Collin1000 and . . .
Kraft Deluxe Mac and Cheese
@tinamarie1974 kid
@huja i heard young at heart…HA!
Baked chicken breast
Rice with onions, garlic, celery & mushrooms
Banana (the last one, almost over-ripe)
One ‘Fat Tire’ Beer
@daveinwarsh max
So creamy!
@medz nōp
roasted chicken sandwich, buffalo wheat thins, water
@meh meh
A light salad with marinated mushrooms and blue cheese. For dessert, cantaloupe with Alaska Pure jalapeno infused sea salt flakes that I bought at a gourmet salt store in Sitka. Sweet and spicy goodness.
@moondrake OMG
ice cream cone, dried apricots, banana, milk, mini kit kat bar, orange. Rather a mish mash. Started with the stuff bad for me. You know. Desert first.
@Kidsandliz bon
packaged cole slaw w/ ranch dressing & cherry tomaters & imitation crab, greek yogurt w/ frozen mango & strawberry chunks, baby carrots w/ grapes.
@no1 hmm
@no1 Looked up recipes for carrots and grapes. Hmm indeed.
You took my logo.
Grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and ranch on ciabatta bread.
@RiotDemon BLT+
Mediocre tilapia baked with lemony sauce, mac and cheese, and a salad with feta, roasted peppers, and olives.
@Kawa mix
Slow barbecue tri-tip shredded on grilled texas toast, with spicy “home-made” BBQ sauce and crispy fried onion shreds. And home cut french fries.
@duodec lux
Dynamite Shrimps with curry
@amy01 hot
Street vendor all-beef chili dog. Support local vendors!
@OldCatLady awe
I’m planning on a fine Wookiee repast for lunch.
@f00l why?
@f00l 4th!
@OldCatLady
@huja
Gr8!!!
(guess i cheated on the three letter word)
Homemade chicken salad on fresh French bread.
@pooflady gud
Pan tossed macaroni and cheese with bacon and sauteed green chile, hothouse tomato, and spring onion; topped with pepperjack cheese.
@moondrake kid+
Okay folks, now you rate my lunch . . . French lentils, black rice, sweet potato, tofu, baby zucchini, watercress, Indian mixed pickles.
@huja Yum.
@moondrake Veg
Chicken strips with spicy ranch AND honey mustard.
@medz dip
@huja Insufficient dip. And the dips are touching each other!
Chicken Caesar wrap with a strawberry orange mango pineapple smoothie.
@RiotDemon meh
sushi and cola
@SebastianSoul odd
Today it will be Starbucks coffee and KrispyKreme mini crullers…
@medz fat
@huja 98% daily value of total fat in the bag of donuts. 560 calories from fat.
@medz CPR
Went to Alamo Drafthouse to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Had an ice cream, coconut milk, peach, mango, toasted coconut and pineapple smoothie shake from their Guardians menu called “I am Froot”. Delish.
@moondrake fad
Chicken breast, avocado, orange bell pepper, watercress on cracked wheat sourdough. Half an apple. Small sweet potato. Green tea.
2 McDoubles
@cranky1950 EKG