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  1. If you are mainly going to be baking bread I would look at the Bosch or the Nutrimill Artiste.  I use my Kitchen Aid for cookie doughs, whipped cream, cake batter, etc.  I use my Nutrimill for bread.  

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  2. 9 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

    Yes, that is correct.  It would be weird if they got into the food trailer to pull it down the road.  

    I don't think I've seen a food truck being pulled by another vehicle.  The only ones I've seen are drivable.  (is drivable even the right word??) 

    Anyway, it felt like the story changed from pulling truck to the actual food truck so I just wanted to clarify.  Still gross, but I wouldn't post this in a public forum.  They weren't anywhere near food or food service equipment.

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  3. 1 minute ago, Scarlett said:

    Also as far as how it went that I was still thinking about it several hours later……first I saw them not wash hands. Gross I thought.  End of thought.  Then as I was getting in to my car I saw them get into a food service truck….Ug, gross, mental note to not eat there.  End of thought.  Then hours later I was scrolling through FB and saw their post about being in our town that day..and I read all the nice posts and even one about cleanliness……and I recalled the many times I see negative ugly post on a business page….and I just wondered who would do that.  

    I thought they got into the truck pulling it, not the actual food service truck.  

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  4. 6 minutes ago, momto3innc said:

    You posting that on Facebook could ruin their business. I would never do something like that with the amount of info you have. 
    You just don’t know who was actually preparing the food, what sink they have in the truck, etc… I’d just let it go and move on. The most I would do is not eat there myself.

    I was also wondering if the mom and children were even associated with the food truck.  They could have been stranded and the owners of the food truck were giving them a ride.  Ruining a business when you don't know the whole story would be a terrible thing to do.

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  5. 7 hours ago, Scarlett said:

    Earlier today I was at a popular convenience store in my town. I was in the bathroom and noted that a mother and two young children. (6-8 years old) used the bathroom and exited without washing their hands. As I got back into the car with my Dh and another couple they were talking about the food  truck in the parking lot……Mother and two  children got into the truck pulling it. Ugh just ugh. 
     

    Just now I saw a FB post about the food truck…. Read people praising their cleanliness……. Would you have posted what you witnessed?

    They didn't get into the actual food truck itself, just the vehicle pulling it?  

    Don't get me wrong, I think it's gross!  I just don't see how it would be helpful to post this publicly when they didn't go near the food service area.

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  6. The standard deduction is much lower for a dependent than it is for the parent, assuming you provided most of his support.    He may not have to file depending on how much income he earned, however the standard deduction for a dependent is pretty low so chances are he will need to file. 

    Eta. I read the irs page wrong.  Here is the link. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc551#:~:text=Dependents – If you can be,deduction for your filing status).  if his earned income is below the standard deduction he doesn't have to file but if he paid withholdings you may want to file anyway. 

  7. Is there a place in town that you can drop off UPS packages?  I live in between 2 very small town (each have a population of about 3,000) and they both have a place.  One is a hardware store, and the other is an insurance office.  I believe there is a map you can look at that shows UPS drop offs.  Try googling UPS access points this may give you some locations.   I am wondering why you can't just drop them off at the same location?  I don't even ask Amazon where to go, just use the local UPS access points and I've never had an issue.  

  8. 20 minutes ago, DawnM said:

    Sling doesn't have local channels does it?

    Is getting an antenna an option for local channels?  We still use an antenna, but we're live out in the country and have  a flat landscape so we are able to get several local channels.

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  9. I tend to agree that any age is fine.  I know it's regional, but it's very common in my area to see young children at funerals.  Both of my girls have attended funerals since they were very young.  My oldest is pretty sensitive, but overall I think it's been healthy for her.  If you are planning on attending and don't mind bringing the six year old, I think it would be fine.  Leaving the six year old at home is ok too.  

  10. 16 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

    just wait until your body can't decide if it's hot or cold . . . . 😜

     

    eta: heated mattress pad.  Dh loves it . . I will prewarm my side of the bed, and sometimes turn it on in the night.

    This is where I am uggg.   I am hot and cold at the same time.  

    Cold flashes during menopause is a real thing!  

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  11. 58 minutes ago, DawnM said:

    These seem to be all the rage and I admit, I am intrigued.  

    But the cheaper ones run on some sort of fuel/alcohol/butane/etc....   This doesn't seem safe to roast a marshmallow and eat it, but they all show pictures of roasting marshmallows.   

    There is a more expensive one that burns wood.

    Do you have one?   Suggestions?

    ETA:  Sorry I wasn't clear.  I am not talking about a large fire pit you put on the ground and pull chairs up around it, I am talking about a small, personal fire pit/bowl type thing (I linked a few below.)

     

    I admit I'm a big confused by this statement.  Gas grills exist and are safe, so what makes a marshmallow roasted over a gas firepit unsafe?   Or is the type of fuel used?  Do gas grills use specific fuel?  (I have no idea obviously!!  Just curious)

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  12. 59 minutes ago, ScoutTN said:

    Pie Club! Brilliant! I need this in my life.

    I wanna join the pie club!! Even though the one thing I can't make is a pie crust LOL.  

    I make chicken pot "pie" in a oblong baking dish with biscuits on top too.  

    Anyway, just wanted to add that I love pie of all shapes and sizes!

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  13. 3 hours ago, Carrie12345 said:

    This is how I would (and basically did) approach it. Mom just had a big birthday milestone and was (supposed to be) retiring. Even though I don’t speak to one sister, I called the other and threw out some ideas. It wouldn’t cross my mind to tell them I was doing something for mom and they could join me if they felt like it.

    Circumstances later caused us to shift plans, but it was still a sibling group effort.

    If I did want to do something on my own with Mom, I would have presented that as her birthday gift, to be done afterward. 

    This is how I feel.  There is a difference in "this is what I'm giving dad for his birthday" vs "this is how we are celebrating dad's birthday"   I'm not sure how one sibling gets to decide how the entire birthday will be celebrated.  I only have one sister and we get along so these kinds of things are easy, but DH is from a large family and it's never just one person who decides how milestones are celebrated.  I think a small B&B with the OP's DH and dad is fine and everyone else who wants to come can find their own accommodations.  You can't actually require spouses to stay home, but you don't have to invite them to stay with you.

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  14. 29 minutes ago, EKS said:

    I'm not arguing that the instructor's behavior was appropriate (because it wasn't!), just that a zero score is usually due to specific issues.

    I agree!  He's pretty smart so I think he more shocked than anything.  

  15. 22 minutes ago, EKS said:

    It isn't just passing--it is giving As to people who literally don't deserve to pass.  I have personally seen this in the social sciences and the humanities.  And not just one--multiple As to the point were people who shouldn't have graduated from the program actually graduated with honors.  That was in the humanities, and it was infuriating.

    My guess on this one is that the paper was either late, didn't address the prompt, or didn't conform to the style requirements.

    I know the student personally and it wasn't late.  He also got an "a" in the class so it was weird because he did well on his other papers.  If he didn't address the prompt, then a simple "you didn't address the prompt" would have been appropriate feedback.  

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