Whatever: The Open Lines Thread

[anniem]

Silly. You should have bought a Carrier.

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Anything. It was well over 100 degrees.  Maybe 1000 degrees!!!!

[PolkaDot]

Anything. It was well over 100 degrees.  Maybe 1000 degrees!!!!

that is hot!

[PolkaDot]

How did the salad turn out?

I had almost forgot to report back (luckily CFP gently reminded me): The salad turned out awesome! There was no need to worry about the fennel at all it was super mellow. I ended up toasting some sunflower seeds and threw them on top too. Yum!

[KSM]

I had almost forgot to report back (luckily CFP gently reminded me): The salad turned out awesome! There was no need to worry about the fennel at all it was super mellow. I ended up toasting some sunflower seeds and threw them on top too. Yum!

What kind of protein did you have with the salad in question? I checked out the recipe and I say a blacken striploin would work well with that.

CFP

[PolkaDot]

What kind of protein did you have with the salad in question? I checked out the recipe and I say a blacken striploin would work well with that.

CFP

No extra protein. I've been pretty much off red meat for the last few years though the occasional steak is nice. (I know, I know). I eat a lot of vegetarian. If I was going to serve this with meat I'd probably go pork.

[KSM]

I'd probably go pork.

LOL 

[TigerLily]

You said the perfect thing.  Good for you, anniem.  I hate to admit it, but I'm the cause of Sears going belly up.  I tried to buy a stereo system from them once but they wouldn't let me charge it because I had no previous credit history.  I got mad and put a curse on them.  One of my bigger curses, as a matter of fact.  Still, it took a good forty plus years to take effect.

Glad it was your fault, @Rikki Gins , and not mine. When I was in college I worked at Sears part time for a couple of years. I had a bad attitude. Lots of eyerolls and dramatic sighs. I worked in, get this, Customer Service. I might not have killed Sears (thank you, Rikki) but I probably helped put it on life support

[sean92008]

Glad it was your fault, @Rikki Gins , and not mine. When I was in college I worked at Sears part time for a couple of years. I had a bad attitude. Lots of eyerolls and dramatic sighs. I worked in, get this, Customer Service. I might not have killed Sears (thank you, Rikki) but I probably helped put it on life support

Oh, so YOU were the one.... Hahahaha!

Did people treat Sears like Nordstrom's? Returning stuff that's been worn at one party?

[Ren]

No extra protein. I've been pretty much off red meat for the last few years though the occasional steak is nice. (I know, I know). I eat a lot of vegetarian. If I was going to serve this with meat I'd probably go pork.

Have you noticed any difference overall staying away from red meat?

[PolkaDot]

Have you noticed any difference overall staying away from red meat?

No, not at all. But to be fair I didn't do it for a health reason. We lived in the UK for a hot minute and I could not stand the flavor of the beef over there. Then when we came back I noticed I just didn't enjoy the meat as much and it's expensive to boot so I've pretty much stopped eating it. Occasional hamburger or steak, few times a year.

[Ren]

No, not at all. But to be fair I didn't do it for a health reason. We lived in the UK for a hot minute and I could not stand the flavor of the beef over there. Then when we came back I noticed I just didn't enjoy the meat as much and it's expensive to boot so I've pretty much stopped eating it. Occasional hamburger or steak, few times a year.

I can understand that. Top quality beef is best to me. I live in the south so it is all around me.  I do wonder are you primarily eat more chicken or more of a vegetarian type?

[Spookcat]

No, not at all. But to be fair I didn't do it for a health reason. We lived in the UK for a hot minute and I could not stand the flavor of the beef over there. Then when we came back I noticed I just didn't enjoy the meat as much and it's expensive to boot so I've pretty much stopped eating it. Occasional hamburger or steak, few times a year.

Beef is also different in Japan. I haven’t eaten much since I came back.

[GravitySucks]

I can understand that. Top quality beef is best to me. I live in the south so it is all around me.  I do wonder are you primarily eat more chicken or more of a vegetarian type?

Texas has some fairly decent beef but it generally pales in comparison to the aged beef I used to buy when I was stationed in Omaha.

I seldom eat beef anymore but when I do it is a Texas Wagyu sirloin or hamburger from HEB. 

Nolan Ryan’s grass fed angus beef used to be pretty good but I haven’t had it in awhile.

[PolkaDot]

I can understand that. Top quality beef is best to me. I live in the south so it is all around me.  I do wonder are you primarily eat more chicken or more of a vegetarian type?

Chicken is ok, but those birds are not treated great. I mostly eat vegetarian and I love pork. Growing up we raised our own beef and game birds and we hunted so meat was always plentiful and well taken care of. My dad hates chickens so we hardly ever had that growing up. I didn’t buy meat at a grocery until well into my adulthood. Maybe I was ruined by good fortune?

[Ren]

Texas has some fairly decent beef but it generally pales in comparison to the aged beef I used to buy when I was stationed in Omaha.

I seldom eat beef anymore but when I do it is a Texas Wagyu sirloin or hamburger from HEB. 

Nolan Ryan’s grass fed angus beef used to be pretty good but I haven’t had it in awhile.

I used to go to a place that had wagyu hamburgers that were very tasty!

It has been awhile since I have had Nolan Ryan's beef but I was kind of amazed of how good it was when I tried it.