what brings you all the way out there? did you move there for the job or is that where you are from?
--- In [email protected], "maxshenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Harleysville is probably about an hour north of center city, I'd say... > you'd take the Schuylkill Expressway to the turnpike, to the northeast > extension, get off at the Lansdale exit and then go west on rt 63 about > 4 miles. > > If you have no bacon shame, you could get Oliver enough cooked bacon to > last him until Christmas, or until you get tired of his loose stools, > whichever comes first. > > (Oliver I assume is a DOG and not a spouse or partner.) > > > --- In [email protected], Julie <parkcitycondo@> > wrote: > > > > I just got around to reading the update. The quiche remark seems to > > indicate that you don't have to consume it there? You can take it with > > you? Oliver loves bacon and this would be cheaper than dog treats. > > > > The guys who used to work behind the counter at Comet, the former > > deli/liquor store in adams morgan, would give Oliver a few pieces of > bacon > > every time we came in. He still tries to drag me in there even though > it's > > now a shoe store. Then when he gets inside, all he wants to know is > what > > are all these shoes doing here where has the bacon gone. I keep trying > to > > explain, but it just hasn't gotten through to him yet. I'm sure this > place > > would quickly become one of his favorites. In fact, we'll be in Phila > over > > Thanksgiving. How far is it from center city??? Maybe we'll have to > make a > > run over the weekend instead of, say, going to the Flyers game, which > was > > the original plan, but just seems like torture at this point. I could > get > > enough to at least keep him happy on the ride home. Me too. > > > > > > On 11/2/06, maxshenk brianmargo67@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > The way it works is: 39 cents an ounce up to a certain weight, and > > > anything over 6.99 is "all you can eat," unlimited return trips. > > > > > > I may have the per ounce weight wrong... but it is ridiculously > cheap > > > and I usually get a half dozen strips of bacon, a piece of french > toast, > > > a little bit of scrambled eggs, an english muffin and whatever fresh > > > fruit is in season for under four bucks. And no tip. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" ellengoodman6@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Right, how much it costs in a restaurant is quite different from > how > > > > much it costs in the supermarket. Makes sense to me. Although Ray > > > > does have a point, how much are breakfast buffets usually? $6- > > > > $7/pound? Salad bars that are all cold are usually $4.99/pound or > > > > more, a hot food bar is usually more than that so 39c/oz doesn't > > > > sound ridiculously cheap. I assume there is also eggs and stuff? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "maxshenk" > > > > brianmargo67@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but this is COOKED bacon... meaning most of the fat > (probably > > > > half > > > > > the weight) has been cooked off. > > > > > > > > > > Leaving just that Great Bacon Taste. > > > > > > > > > > You would be amazed at how many strips of bacon equals four > ounces. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" > <clavenia@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I did the math... 39 cents an ounce, 16 ounces in a pound, > that's > > > > > > $6.24 a pound. Or, about what the average supermarket sells > flank > > > > > > steak per pound. > > > > > > > > > > > > That's some expensive assed bacon. > > > > > > > > > > > > 39 cents a pound is a bargain and a half. 39 cents an ounce is > > > > rather > > > > > > pricy. > > > > > > > > > > > > When you live in Iowa as long as I did, you learn just how > cheap > > > > pork > > > > > > products can be. > > > > > > > > > > > > - Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "maxshenk" > > > > > > brianmargo67@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 39 cents for four crispy, delicious thick slices, I > accept > > > > the > > > > > > > moniker. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It is 39 cents an OUNCE, by the way... I don't know why my > happy > > > > > > fingers > > > > > > > typed 39 cents a POUND. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But the bacon consumption of the people at that buffet puts > me > > > > to > > > > > > shame. > > > > > > > "Copier-paper-ream-sized stack" is NOT an exaggeration. And > > > > some of > > > > > > > these people eat that much AND THEN GO BACK FOR MORE!! I > like > > > > > > bacon, but > > > > > > > I am not willing to die puking it, thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "James" > <ttlsccr@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You got some pretty good ink there, bacon-boy. Nice going! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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