Thread: Kili & TFM®...

MareCat wrote:
> So, how did the party go today?? Fill us in, please!!
>
> Mary

To sum the event up in one word...chaos.

We knew "about" where the hall for the party was, but the streets were
blocked off due to a Music and Motorcycle festival being held downtown, so
we couldn't find it. My husband forgot his cell phone, so we had to drive
back home to call Christal, the hostess, to find out how to get to the hall.
She told us it was a PINK building. Her boyfriend, Roger, got on the phone
and said he'd be standing in the alley waiting for us to show us how to get
there. We got back in the car, drove across town, saw Roger waving and he
pointed to the building.

PINK? It was an old, river rock structure, with white plaster in between
the rocks. I don't know where Christal got "pink" from.

We were told there was going to be a full kitchen in the hall where we could
warm up the meat and the beans and there wasn't. We had to make another
trip back home and attempt to quickly heat the food up in our kitchen.

All-in-all, I'd say only about 10 kids showed up, just a couple of guests
ate. The boys flirted with the girls, the girls flirted with the boys
(these are 18 year olds, by the way), boys and girls pounded gibberish notes
on the piano while rap music blared from the stereo.

It was a waste of money, time and engergy, in my opinion. (And the birthday
girl never said, "Thank you" to us, which, I guess is typical.)

On a good note, the hosts of the party will have food in their 'fridge for a
while. Their 'fridge is ALWAYS empty (and when I say empty, I mean not even
a condiment), so the Amanda and Brittney (the daughters) ride their bikes to
7-11 for dinner every night.

The parents are already talking about a graduation party for their daughter,
now. I don't get it. There are going to be LOTS of graduation parties
going on. Do they really feel the need to host one themselves? Whatever,
we're not going to get involved. This was a fiasco. I know my husband
agrees with me. :~)

kili

kilikini wrote:

> It was a waste of money, time and engergy, in my opinion. (And the birthday
> girl never said, "Thank you" to us, which, I guess is typical.)

No, it's not.

I substitute teach in our local school district. I am among the few who
will take on the high school level Learning Disabled and Behaviorally
Disordered classes. When I accept one of these assignments I stop off
at QuikTrip on my way in and pick a couple reels of BubbleTape (chewing
gum), which I share with my students.

These kids are considered the worst of the worst and many of them don't
know me from Adam and yet I have never failed to receive a "Thank You"
and a smile for something as inconsequential as a strip of bubble gum.

The birthday girl's behavior is inexcusable and unforgivable and I'd ask
if she'd been raised by wolves except that wolves display complicated
social behavior and highly regulated manners and the comparison would be
insulting to them.

If she were an animal, she'd be a zoo-raised chimp flinging poo at visitors.

kilikini <[email protected]> wrote:

> PINK? It was an old, river rock structure, with white plaster in between
> the rocks. I don't know where Christal got "pink" from.

Maybe she was thinking of the pink birthday cake you didn't bring.

-sw (ducking)

Sqwertz wrote:
> kilikini <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> PINK? It was an old, river rock structure, with white plaster in
>> between the rocks. I don't know where Christal got "pink" from.
>
> Maybe she was thinking of the pink birthday cake you didn't bring.
>
> -sw (ducking)

Good one, Steve. :~)

kili

On Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:59:47a, kilikini told us...

> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.

Somehow this is not at all surprising. It's a sad commentary on how *some*
people are today.

I feel for you, and I pray you *never* get involved in anything like this
again!!!

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Sunday, 09(IX)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
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Countdown till Veteran's Day
8wks 1dys 15hrs 19mins
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That must be wonderful! I don't
understand it at all.
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"kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> PINK? It was an old, river rock structure, with white plaster in between
> the rocks. I don't know where Christal got "pink" from.
>

That's funny, because I never realized it before, but those come across as
pink to me, too.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:59:47a, kilikini told us...
>
>> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.
>
> Somehow this is not at all surprising. It's a sad commentary on how
> *some* people are today.
>
> I feel for you, and I pray you *never* get involved in anything like
> this again!!!

If we do it won't be for them! We'll plan a menu, print out a guestimate
and get the money for the food up front, the rest on delivery. And, I'd
like at least a 2 week advance notice!!!

This whole thing caused TFM® and me to argue for almost 3 days. It's not
worth it. No way, no how.

kili

cybercat wrote:
> "kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote
>>
>> PINK? It was an old, river rock structure, with white plaster in
>> between the rocks. I don't know where Christal got "pink" from.
>>
>
> That's funny, because I never realized it before, but those come
> across as pink to me, too.

Really? I was looking at it (when we got there) and thought, grey and brown
streaked stones plastered in white. How does she get pink out of this?

I've been looking for a picture of the hall online to show you, but there
doesn't seem to be one, which is surprising because it's on the National
Historic Register.

kili

kilikini <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been looking for a picture of the hall online to show you, but there
> doesn't seem to be one, which is surprising because it's on the National
> Historic Register.

Google street views? Even my Podunk neighborhood is there.

-sw

"kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:gaina5$mht$[email protected]..
> MareCat wrote:
>> So, how did the party go today?? Fill us in, please!!
>>
>> Mary
>
> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.

So sorry, Kili. Live and learn, eh?

Hope you get paid next week for all your trouble!

Mary

On Sun 14 Sep 2008 10:59:50a, kilikini told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:59:47a, kilikini told us...
>>
>>> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.
>>
>> Somehow this is not at all surprising. It's a sad commentary on how
>> *some* people are today.
>>
>> I feel for you, and I pray you *never* get involved in anything like
>> this again!!!
>
> If we do it won't be for them! We'll plan a menu, print out a guestimate
> and get the money for the food up front, the rest on delivery. And, I'd
> like at least a 2 week advance notice!!!
>
> This whole thing caused TFM® and me to argue for almost 3 days. It's not
> worth it. No way, no how.
>
> kili

Hon, I'm glad you've come to that realization.


--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Sunday, 09(IX)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
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Countdown till Veteran's Day
8wks 1dys 11hrs 34mins
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A victim of a prank, Geordi puts a
banana over his eyes
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Sqwertz wrote:
> kilikini <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I've been looking for a picture of the hall online to show you, but
>> there doesn't seem to be one, which is surprising because it's on
>> the National Historic Register.
>
> Google street views? Even my Podunk neighborhood is there.
>
> -sw

Duh! I should have thought of that.

kili

kilikini wrote:

> MareCat wrote:
>> So, how did the party go today?? Fill us in, please!!
>>
>> Mary
>
> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.

<snipped for space>

Sorry to hear that kili, but I feared as much from what you've told us
about these people before. Unfortunately, some folks just don't
appreciate good friends like you two.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Google is my Friend (GIMF)

"MareCat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:gaina5$mht$[email protected]..
>> MareCat wrote:
>>> So, how did the party go today?? Fill us in, please!!
>>>
>>> Mary
>>
>> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.
>
> So sorry, Kili. Live and learn, eh?
>
> Hope you get paid next week for all your trouble!


I just hope we get our serving utensils back. That was the last thing I
said to them before we left. Toss the containers, but I need my utensils
back.

If we don't get them back it's a small price to pay to never deal with them
again in this venue.


TFM®

In article <48cd8dd6$0$2864$[email protected] >,
TFM® <[email protected]> wrote:

> "MareCat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
> > "kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:gaina5$mht$[email protected]..
> >> MareCat wrote:
> >>> So, how did the party go today?? Fill us in, please!!
> >>>
> >>> Mary
> >>
> >> To sum the event up in one word...chaos.
> >
> > So sorry, Kili. Live and learn, eh?
> >
> > Hope you get paid next week for all your trouble!
>
>
> I just hope we get our serving utensils back. That was the last thing I
> said to them before we left. Toss the containers, but I need my utensils
> back.
>
> If we don't get them back it's a small price to pay to never deal with them
> again in this venue.
>
>
> TFM®

Are you guys trying to start a catering biz? Cool. :-)
Might not be a bad idea to investigate disposable utensils, and charge
for them.
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

Omelet wrote:
>
> Are you guys trying to start a catering biz? Cool. :-)
> Might not be a bad idea to investigate disposable utensils, and charge
> for them.

No, we're not going to start a catering business, but if someone wants to
pass us a few extra dollars to cook some BBQ for a party, we'll do it.

My friend, Tina, is starting her own catering business, though. She said
once it starts to take off, she'll need help with recipes. I think I've got
a million of those. :~)

kili

In article <galftj$v1e$[email protected]>,
"kilikini" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > Are you guys trying to start a catering biz? Cool. :-)
> > Might not be a bad idea to investigate disposable utensils, and charge
> > for them.
>
> No, we're not going to start a catering business, but if someone wants to
> pass us a few extra dollars to cook some BBQ for a party, we'll do it.
>
> My friend, Tina, is starting her own catering business, though. She said
> once it starts to take off, she'll need help with recipes. I think I've got
> a million of those. :~)
>
> kili

Sounds fun. :-)
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

"kilikini" <[email protected]>
news:galftj$v1e$[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking

> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> Are you guys trying to start a catering biz? Cool. :-)
>> Might not be a bad idea to investigate disposable utensils, and
>> charge for them.
>
> No, we're not going to start a catering business, but if someone wants
> to pass us a few extra dollars to cook some BBQ for a party, we'll do
> it.
>
> My friend, Tina, is starting her own catering business, though. She
> said once it starts to take off, she'll need help with recipes. I
> think I've got a million of those. :~)

If she needs some help in the kitchen are you going to do it? I think you
would have a lot of fun with it.

Michael

--
"Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded
to eviscerate my wallet - pate, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon,
and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound
notes."
~S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge (1961)

Find me at: - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "kilikini" <[email protected]>
> news:galftj$v1e$[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>>
>>> Are you guys trying to start a catering biz? Cool. :-)
>>> Might not be a bad idea to investigate disposable utensils, and
>>> charge for them.
>>
>> No, we're not going to start a catering business, but if someone
>> wants to pass us a few extra dollars to cook some BBQ for a party,
>> we'll do it.
>>
>> My friend, Tina, is starting her own catering business, though. She
>> said once it starts to take off, she'll need help with recipes. I
>> think I've got a million of those. :~)
>
> If she needs some help in the kitchen are you going to do it? I
> think you would have a lot of fun with it.
>
> Michael

Nah, I'll just help her out with recipes. I don't have a car to get to her
house and I can't stand up for long periods of time. When I cook at home, I
sit down and put a cutting board on my lap. If Allan's home, he does all
the chopping for me. :~)

kili