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meara - Jul 15, 2021 8:47:48 pm PDT #7891 of 30000

Definitely refinance -t! I just did, it was pretty simple.

I would try a bite of Mac and cheese ice cream but can't imagine I"d want an entire scoop.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2021 10:33:55 pm PDT #7892 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Having discovered that my local Greek food truck where everything else was delicious made disgusting fried mac & cheese bites (since removed from their menu—I was not alone in my opinion!), I would be extremely dubious about trying it as ice cream.


Jesse - Jul 16, 2021 5:28:43 am PDT #7893 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That sounds like a fault of the truck, though, since in my experience, fried mac & cheese bites are delicious!


Toddson - Jul 16, 2021 5:57:03 am PDT #7894 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I thought the mac n cheese ice cream was a bad idea, but I have issues with Kraft (I always get a chemical-y undertaste with their stuff) and wouldn't think of trying it. If I want mac n cheese I either make it from scratch or buy frozen, depending on time. The idea of a small amount of a savory ice cream (gelato? sorbet?) with appetizers sounds appealing, though.


Calli - Jul 16, 2021 6:13:45 am PDT #7895 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Carbs + cheese = delicious

Truth. Although ice cream is fairly carbolicious, so this doesn't rule out mac and cheese ice cream.

I'd probably try a bite. Maybe two to be sure. Then again, I've tried rotten shark and cricket chocolate bars, so I may not be an example of someone with good culinary sense.

I also don't like chocolate chips in my ice cream (it's a texture thing—chocolate chips should be just a couple of degrees off melting, and ice cream makes them too cold). So take my assessment for whatever it might be worth.


-t - Jul 16, 2021 6:28:43 am PDT #7896 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Fried Mac & cheese bites always sound like a good idea - mac & cheese =yum, frying things usually adds tastiness - but I’ve been disappointed in the actual foodstuff on numerous occasions. Too much mac not enough cheese, perhaps. Or ratio of filling to outer crust is off. Or maybe my expectations just get too high. IDK.


Laura - Jul 16, 2021 6:29:14 am PDT #7897 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I'm your opposite, Calli. I like chocolate chips straight out of the freezer.


-t - Jul 16, 2021 6:35:03 am PDT #7898 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I like mint chocolate chip ice cream but I do find the frozen chocolate chips a little disconcerting. As long as they melt in your mouth, as m&m’s used to say, i can work with it.


-t - Jul 16, 2021 8:51:39 am PDT #7899 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, I went to Rocket Mortgage who had done my previous refinance (via Quicken Loans) so they still had some information and filled in their questionnaire with reducing my payment as my goal and they suggested a new loan that would reduce my monthly payment by $106 but increase the overall cost of my loan by rather a lot and that doesn't seem worthwhile. But thanks for poking me to check into the option!


meara - Jul 16, 2021 9:32:48 am PDT #7900 of 30000

Dammit!! I closed on my refinance last Friday….so of course TODAY I get an email from American Express offering $2k if I refinance through that SAME LENDER. AASRFH.