[09:02] cmaloney: <3 good to hear it went well. [14:31] rick_h: Thank you. :) [14:38] morning [14:38] cmaloney: So what is the verdict of your CA trip? [14:42] was it as cool as it seemed from the outside once you got there cmaloney ? [14:55] rick_h: Um... I twas wet [14:55] it was [14:55] lol [14:55] well /me sends all kinds of good luck wishes your way for it [14:55] and the traffic was as horrible in a suburban area [14:55] I'd hate to see it in LA or San Fran [14:55] yea, it's not fun [14:55] * rick_h could never live out there [14:56] I didn't see the Googleplex from where I was either. I thought it was like the eye of sauron or something [14:58] The sashimi out there was really good [14:58] WEnt to Pacific Catch and had poke [14:58] yea, always love to get some sushi while out on the coast [14:58] nice [15:01] when we were driving to Pacific Catch we went past a Chili's and for a moment I thought they were taking me to Chili's [15:01] not that it would have been bad, but we have three of them within a 30 minut edrive [15:02] lol [15:02] I haven't stepped foot in a chili's in at least 15yrs. [15:02] I don't know why. It seems a reasonable alternative to applebees. :) [15:03] yea, longhorn > chilis > applebees > wendys > McD [15:03] jrwren: depending on the location a chilis can beat applebees any day of the week [15:04] especially if you're just getting the tortilla-strip-chicken-thing [15:04] is it? I'll remember this the next time my options are so limited. [15:04] They were limited a few weeks ago in columbus and I ended up at applebees. it wasn't that bad. [15:05] We haven't been at Applebees in a long time. Last time we were in there was when it was within walking distance in Belleville [15:05] But then they opened up an O'Charley's (if I'm remembering the name correctly) and that was the end of Applebees for us [15:05] yea, gave up on applebees like you did on chilis evidently [15:07] but it depends on the locations. There's a Chili's by us that we drive past to get to the one in Rochester [15:10] There's a Logans by us that goes up and down in quality as well. SOm times it's as good as Longhorn and other days where it's below Texas Roadhouse. [15:17] oh, we had LONG given up on applebees, but... when the only ohter thing is mcdonalds... we give it a shot. [15:18] I used to love Logans... I was young and foolish :) Not that its bad, its just... I liked it far beyond what it deserved. [15:18] jrwren: exactly [15:19] when you'r idea of steak is the chopped steak at Ponderosa then Logans is a step up [15:19] s/you'r/your/ [15:19] lol. [15:20] That's where I learned the trick of ordering medium rare so it would at least have some pink in the middle [15:20] lol [15:20] definitely have moved up tastes over time [15:20] and then when JoDee and I were on a date at Outback I (apologetically) had to send the sirloin back because it was too rare for me. [15:21] I used to love Olive Garden as a "nice night out" [15:21] "too rare"? [15:21] now it's basically italian themed applebees [15:21] We just went to Olive Garden. They've stepped p their game [15:21] have they? it went bad for a while [15:21] Yeah, they were pretty terrible for a while [15:22] i went ot olive garden a couple yrs ago with the kid. tomato sauce isn't supposed to be that color. i don't know what they are server. [15:22] *serving [15:22] yea, the bread wasn't any good, the salad was slop, I cut it out of the approved dining list a while ago [15:22] I had cappelini pomodoro from Olive Garden a while back that was literally cafeteria spaghetti with some tomatos thrown on it [15:24] But I think they realized that Maggianos and Carabbas have literally eaten their lunch [15:25] so I'd put it back in rotation, but a probationary one [15:26] the salad is still a head of lettuce drowned in dressing with some cabbage thrown in for color. [15:26] but... you can eat it forever. its unlimited salad. [15:26] "More salad?" "How about some freshly grated parmasean?" [15:50] It's kind of interesting how my wife and I have moved from OG/Outback/Logans for date night to more local places too. [15:50] PArt of that is more restaurants opening near us [15:52] oh man... took me a good 10s to know what OG was, because OG is original gravity to me and I didn't think you were near original gravity :) [16:02] brousch__ is a timelord. [16:03] I assumed that was universal [16:06] on subject ( food ) and off subject: https://tinyurl.com/h3oe7f7 [16:09] I doubt that will get that money [16:10] i hope not. and i hope that people aren't that stupid... but that is highly unlikely [16:10] I don't remember the exact way that works but I think there's a way for "joke" auctions like that to not have to pay [16:11] first off, it's foodstuffs, which I don't think are permitted on eBay (been a while since I was active there) [16:11] Crap. I should have auctioned my Michigan-shaped fish nugget [16:12] second-off I think there was an escape-valve that folks could trigger to not have to pay or some shit. [16:14] there was this a few years back: https://tinyurl.com/jn9tq76 [16:16] but if you want to be blessed EVERY TIME you eat a grilled sandwich: https://tinyurl.com/zyv77cb [16:19] http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/vmary_sandwich [16:21] I think the BBC had the best headline for that: made reference to the holy toast. [16:26] interesting