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TRUE STORY

When I was in the service in England there was a snack bar in the building where I worked. It wasn't the only one on base but it was one of the more elaborate one's. Manning the snack bar had become one of those rotating duty assignments and eventually my number had come up. So, for the next week I was to man the snack bar, order and inventory the various snacks, clean the tables and keep the coffee pots full.

 

Being a conscientious worker, I showed up early on Monday morning to get a leg up on my temporary duties. The coffee pots were atrocious and since my mother had worked in the restaurant business for 20+ years I knew several tricks of the trade; one being icecubes in glass coffee pots. I began to clean every pot using this method removing the crud that had built up over the years. Another coworker had saw what I was doing and was shocked. He told me to stop; that the sargeants and command staff would go through the roof if I ruined the 'seasoned' pots. I looked at him, laughed to myself and continued.

 

Later that day I was approached by my sargeant. He told me that the building commander had come to visit him saying that he'd had some of the best coffee he'd had in years. He told my sargeant that he didn't care what I was doing or how my sargeant did it but that he wanted me to work the snack bar from then on.

 

I worked the snack bar for two months straight until finally I asked my sargeant for relief. I showed him what I was doing to make the coffee 'so good' and he chuckled. The method of cleaning the coffee pots was indoctrinated into the snack bar duty roster and I was able to go back to my regular duties...

[Karo Veras 0]

More proof that civilization is coming to an end:

 

Zagat rated 5 Guys Burgers and Fries above In'N'Out. My trust in the human race's judgment has taken a near fatal blow.

[STSF_Scooter 0]

More proof that civilization is coming to an end:

 

Zagat rated 5 Guys Burgers and Fries above In'N'Out. My trust in the human race's judgment has taken a near fatal blow.

 

Have you actually had a Five Guys burger? I'd have been more concerned if Zagat's rated McDonald's.

[Eva Jaz 0]

wise recommendation : Verify that you have dental floss before eating corn on the cob

[STSF Kent 0]

I would rate Five Guys and In 'N' Out about the same, actually.

 

Cheeburger Cheeburger is amazing, but I think they only have that here. ;)

[Chirakis 1]

Why does it give me a strange sense of security when I read a log concerning Aegis' demise and in the sidebar I see Google ads for LockDry decking, marine hatches, and valve manufacturers?

[Karo Veras 0]

Have you actually had a Five Guys burger? I'd have been more concerned if Zagat's rated McDonald's.

 

 

I've actually had it 4 times. . .The one thing I will give them is that you can order a la carte. Thing is, I built myself the equivalent of a Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carls Jr. (My second favorite burger next to a Double Double animal style). It couldn't hold a candle to that.

 

Sam, I've had Cheeburger Cheeburger when I was in San Diego a while back, and I would rate them above 5 Guys as well.

 

And. . . .Zagat's did rate McDonalds. . .They were 5th.

[Grom 0]

Five Guy's wins hands down every time for best burger. The fries, on the other hand, are nothing to write home about.

[rosetto 0]

I guess to have a qualifying entry, the burger kinda needs to be made of meat, huh? That definitely puts McDonalds in the freezer. My personal favorite WAS the Burger King Whopper until they followed suit with MickyDees. In Texas, number one was definitely the WhaddaBurger and here in AZ, Sonic beats them. I've had In & Out and wasn't too impressed. But I guess I'd hafta go to Cali for a good one...

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Sam, I've had Cheeburger Cheeburger when I was in San Diego a while back, and I would rate them above 5 Guys as well.

 

Interesting...I didn't know they were anywhere other than Maryland.

 

Fascinating...;)

[Crash Calestorm 0]

Why does it give me a strange sense of security when I read a log concerning Aegis' demise and in the sidebar I see Google ads for LockDry decking, marine hatches, and valve manufacturers?

 

Because, despite the non-smiley claims, you are just a big old cuddly optimist, Commander. ::finds an exit::

[STSF Sumo 0]

I like 5 guys burgers. The fries are not so great.. Wish we had an In/Out here.

[will_marx 0]

I love 5 guys. I just wish it wasn't bloody expensive. And, yeah, the fries aren't really spectacular.

 

Sonic, cheap great eats. Glad the closest one to me is down in Cape May, otherwise my paycheck would disappear there.

 

But the best place I've found for burgers, is this little, tiny dive of a burger shack in Hackensack, NJ, called "White Manna". Their grilled burgers destroy White Castle's gutbusters, hands down. Expect lines out the door, almost any time, but superb burgers. And just how superb? This past May, whilst in Savannah, Ga, I met a guy at Kevin Barry's Irish Pub (another excellent eatery and public house) from Illinois on a gastronomic tour of the East Coast. And his eventual destination was Hackensack, just to eat at White Manna. That's how good the burgers there are. And on weekends I head back up to ride EMS, I will purposely divert and stop there to grab dinner. ::is currently drooling for the taste:: And, yes Virginia, the fries there are also something to right home about.

 

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Arg! Waiting for personnel to e-mail me back for an advanced sim assignment. In other news...HUNGOVER!!

[Travis Kroells 0]

Don't buy those yoplait smoothie mixes in the freezer aisle. They taste like pennies.

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Don't buy those yoplait smoothie mixes in the freezer aisle. They taste like pennies.

 

 

Yeah, and stay away from cheap banana milkshakes, they will only bring disapointment.

[Eva Jaz 0]

New dishwasher installed !!! :: happy dance ::

[Karo Veras 0]

New bowling shirts with my name on the back of them FTW!!!! I shall celebrate with a White Russian. But I need Kahlua. . .and Vodka. . .and Baileys. . .

 

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I shall celebrate with a diet coke!

[will_marx 0]

Red vs Blue...even if you've never played Halo, watch it. Watch it now! (youtube and RedvsBlue.com)

 

Its hilarious, serious, hilarious, rinse, lather, repeat.

[Cmdr JFarrington 0]

So..we have some jalapeno bushes that are, like, three years old. Some ill-mannered bee cross-pollinated a few with red bell peppers. Sweet meat, hotter'n you know what seeds. Interesting mix. Thinking of propagating them, but I imagine it's happened to other folks as well and I doubt that bell pepper lovers will like having jalapeno insides :P

[V'Roy 0]

Nose hairs are proof against Intelligent Design. Even a mediocre designer could have found a way to avoid these things.

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BRING ME PETER PAN!

[Mitar Precip 0]

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East Coast Bias 5 guys just opened up a joint 2 miles from my house..Invading InNOut's turf -Precip

More proof that civilization is coming to an end:

 

Zagat rated 5 Guys Burgers and Fries above In'N'Out. My trust in the human race's judgment has taken a near fatal blow.

[Mitar Precip 0]

/ Oh and the Emmy's have no guts. They stick to the same conservative crap each year. Not to say "The Pacific" is in that catagory. But these guys clearly have no interest in Sci-Fi, or anything that deals with the Supernatural..

 

-Precip

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East Coast Bias 5 guys just opened up a joint 2 miles from my house..Invading InNOut's turf -Precip

 

Some day...it'll all be east coast. Just you wait.