Dutch McDo's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice...
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From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) on 29 Jan 2010 15:50 Gregory Morrow wrote: > Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) wrote: > >> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: >>> Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) wrote: >>>> Gregory Morrow wrote: >>>>> Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) wrote: >>>>> In the case >>>>> of Borders the employees are not even told when this is going go >>>>> to happen, and it's a condition of their employment that they not >>>>> tell *anyone* when it does happen... >>>>> >>>> Frankly, I'd make it legal to access these materials in the >>>> dumpsters. >>> But they shouldn't reach the dumpsters at all! With so many people >>> in the world starving (even in "developed" countries), unwanted food >>> should be made available to any who need it! >>> >> I think that food is often donated. I was more thinking of >> supposedly unusable electronics or whatever. It amazes me what >> people toss out. > > > Whole Foods and Panera Bread are two companies that donate a lot of their > left-over food to charities. IIRC the charities have to sign a waiver - > of - liability agreement... > > >>>>> OTOH a number of food stores or restos will donate their >>>>> over-stock or whatever to food pantries and charities...and OTOH >>>>> some forbid this absolutely. >>>>> >>>> What I'm saying is that if this stuff matters to you, go to the >>>> place that isn't wasteful. >>>> >>>> >>> That's probably why the perpetrators don't make their actions public! >>> Those of us who grew up during the Great Depression were taught not >>> to waste food - meaning we ate what we were given, even if we >>> disliked the items served. Most American restaurants - although the >>> portions may be over-generous - will provide a "doggy bag" for your >>> leftovers, upon request. I suspect that, in most cases, the "dog" >>> never sees them - they provide the customer's next-day lunch. >>> >> That's a good thing, although Earl has some sort of problem with >> it. > > > Portions tend to be smaller in France, Bill...so no need for "doggy bags". > > ;-) > In my experience, that's true in most of Europe. Perhaps that's one reason why obesity is reaching (has reached?) epidemic proportions in the U.S. >
From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) on 29 Jan 2010 15:59 John Rennie wrote: > Earl Evleth wrote: >> On 28/01/10 21:11, in article hjsr1k0uv9(a)news5.newsguy.com, >> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> She was a bit startled when I pointed out that >>> she would not be able to use her electric typewriter, either. (She >>> worked at home, typing scripts for free-lance screen-writers!) >> >> >> Reminds me, we still have ours. An IBM selectric, which had a correcting >> tape, a big thing at the time. It is down stairs in the cave. >> >> We had it with a French key board since generally the French keyboard >> is a >> bit more universal than the American. The only problem is that several of >> the letters are in different location, but when typing I can switch over >> from the English to the French sequence in a minute or so. I only type >> using >> the French sequence. Occasionally the Mac switches over without my >> noticing >> until I hit the "m" or "a", or whatever. >> >> > Blah, blah, blah. You did your best to miss the point, Earl. > The lady possessed an IQ of 160 (snipped by you) and yet was > quite dumb. Actually, he didn't "miss the point" as much as you generally seem to do in your various posts! (If you don't like the way posts here go off on tangents, perhaps you should confine your postings to "moderated" newsgroups.)
From: Earl Evleth on 29 Jan 2010 16:01 On 29/01/10 21:50, in article hjvho31u8a(a)news3.newsguy.com, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > In my experience, that's true in most of Europe. Perhaps that's one > reason why obesity is reaching (has reached?) epidemic proportions in > the U.S. One notes that here in France often the young will buy two hamburgers, which are 400-500 calories each is a big fraction of the daily needed intake. Add fries and a cok to that and that runs near 1500. A daily diet like that will put on weight. Normally people don't eat like that in normal French restaurants but the fast food places are another thing.
From: EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) on 29 Jan 2010 16:08 Donna Evleth wrote: > >> From: "Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously)" >> <tribuyltinafpant(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Organization: Our legacy is not the lives we lived but the lives we leave to >> those who come after us. >> Newsgroups: rec.travel.europe,alt.activism.death-penalty >> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:39:12 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Dutch McDo's 'wrong' to fire worker over cheese slice... >> >> >> >> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: >>> Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) wrote: >>>> Gregory Morrow wrote: >>>>> Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously) wrote: >>>>> In the case >>>>> of Borders the employees are not even told when this is going go to happen, >>>>> and it's a condition of their employment that they not tell *anyone* when >>>>> it >>>>> does happen... >>>>> >>>> Frankly, I'd make it legal to access these materials in the >>>> dumpsters. >>> But they shouldn't reach the dumpsters at all! With so many people in >>> the world starving (even in "developed" countries), unwanted food should >>> be made available to any who need it! >>> >> I think that food is often donated. I was more thinking of >> supposedly unusable electronics or whatever. It amazes me what >> people toss out. >> >> >> >>>>> OTOH a number of food stores or restos will donate their over-stock or >>>>> whatever to food pantries and charities...and OTOH some forbid this >>>>> absolutely. >>>>> >>>> What I'm saying is that if this stuff matters to you, go to the >>>> place that isn't wasteful. >>>> >>>> >>> That's probably why the perpetrators don't make their actions public! >>> Those of us who grew up during the Great Depression were taught not to >>> waste food - meaning we ate what we were given, even if we disliked the >>> items served. Most American restaurants - although the portions may be >>> over-generous - will provide a "doggy bag" for your leftovers, upon >>> request. I suspect that, in most cases, the "dog" never sees them - >>> they provide the customer's next-day lunch. >>> >> That's a good thing, although Earl has some sort of problem with >> it. > > The "doggy bag" has a down side. If you are a tourist traveling from place > to place you cannot take advantage of it. Most motel rooms have neither > refrigerators in which to store the left over food, nor microwaves in which > to reheat it. This is almost always our situation. So the food is sent > back to be wasted. > > BTW, I have also noticed that the doggy bag, once brought home, can get > shoved to the back of the refrigerator, not eaten for the next day's lunch, > eventually going bad and getting thrown out. I have seen this problem at > the home of a relative. > > Donna Evleth Most of the hotels in which I stayed had refrigerated minibars. (True, one was not SUPPOSED to use them for food, but I never had any problem doing so.) I always travel with a dual-current gadget that boils water in a cup, along with a serving-sized cafetiere/coffee-mug and ground coffee. Even cold, the previous day's leftover dinner has often provided me with a good (if unorthodox) breakfast.
From: John Rennie on 29 Jan 2010 18:14
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: > > > John Rennie wrote: >> Earl Evleth wrote: >>> On 28/01/10 21:11, in article hjsr1k0uv9(a)news5.newsguy.com, >>> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>> She was a bit startled when I pointed out that >>>> she would not be able to use her electric typewriter, either. (She >>>> worked at home, typing scripts for free-lance screen-writers!) >>> >>> >>> Reminds me, we still have ours. An IBM selectric, which had a correcting >>> tape, a big thing at the time. It is down stairs in the cave. >>> >>> We had it with a French key board since generally the French >>> keyboard is a >>> bit more universal than the American. The only problem is that >>> several of >>> the letters are in different location, but when typing I can switch over >>> from the English to the French sequence in a minute or so. I only >>> type using >>> the French sequence. Occasionally the Mac switches over without my >>> noticing >>> until I hit the "m" or "a", or whatever. >>> >>> >> Blah, blah, blah. You did your best to miss the point, Earl. >> The lady possessed an IQ of 160 (snipped by you) and yet was >> quite dumb. > > Actually, he didn't "miss the point" as much as you generally seem to do > in your various posts! (If you don't like the way posts here go off on > tangents, perhaps you should confine your postings to "moderated" > newsgroups.) Now get this, Evelyn. Earl and I are 10th cousins and I post whatever I like about him. |