I just went and picked up some stir-fry takeout, I got home and the rice is not fully cooked! I’m trying to decide if it’s worth my time to go back to the restaurant and complain.
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Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2020 9:28:07 am PST #1683 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
-t - Dec 28, 2020 9:39:56 am PST #1684 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How weird! I don't think I've ever seen that.
Jesse - Dec 28, 2020 9:43:20 am PST #1685 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is really weird. I guess the question is how far away?
Scrappy - Dec 28, 2020 9:59:19 am PST #1686 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Well, I’m ending the year on an appropriate note. Saturday I had what looked like a bug bite on my face which grew larger and painful the next day. Last night the entire left side of my face turned red and swelled up. I look like Jake LaMotta. Off to urgent care this morning to find I have a skin infection, which I seem to have responded to at the right time. I do have to monitor carefully and if my eye starts hurting or I get a fever, I have to immediately go to the ER. As it is, my face hurts and I am on Amoxicillin and Bactrim and have to apply hot compresses on the regular.
Honestly, I look way worse than I feel. Every time my DH catches sight of my face, he looks stricken.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2020 10:04:55 am PST #1687 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It wasn’t far, so I called them and got a replacement meal. I specifically asked them to make sure the rice was cooked. This time the rice is al dente instead of crunchy. I’m pretty sure rice isn’t supposed to be either.
Jesse - Dec 28, 2020 10:08:24 am PST #1688 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is bizarre, Tom. I wonder if their rice cooker is malfunctioning so they don't know??
Oh no, Scrappy! That sounds ugh. I'm so glad you got in to see someone.
-t - Dec 28, 2020 10:10:00 am PST #1689 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yikes, Scrappy! Hope it clears up quick.
I am unaware of any trends toward al dente rice. But then, I wouldn't hear until they were over, probably.
JenP - Dec 28, 2020 10:44:03 am PST #1690 of 30000
Oh, no, Scrappy. I'm glad you went to urgent care in good time. Here's to antibiotics. Rest well, and heal.
Tom, that is weird.
I'm eating leftover refritos and rice from yesterday's (or the day before's?) tacos. The rice is fully cooked, I'm happy to report.
Scrappy - Dec 28, 2020 11:33:23 am PST #1691 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We like those packages of rice you just need to pop into the microwave and we eat a lot of rice, so we have a lot of packages. We were keeping them in a wire basket on top of the refrigerator, but we started seeing packages all over, like on the second floor landing or on the couch. We then found a couple of wrappers behind the dog bed and realized our dog had enjoyed some Uncle Ben’s. We discovered that one of our cats was taking them out overnight and carrying them around the house. Why rice, when the house is full of dog and cat toys? He has his mysterious catty reasons. We keep the rice in the cabinet now.
-t - Dec 28, 2020 11:36:39 am PST #1692 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A bag of rice does seem pretty similar to a cat toy, to be fair.