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Happy 4th Of July
jofirey wrote:
I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much fun as I used to. I know what you mean. I can't stand huge drunken crowds. (Does anyone actually like them?? Maybe other drunken people...) For me the issue is not only age, but location. I live in a big city, so any fireworks event will be crammed with enormous crowds, it will be impossible to park your car, and many of the people will be obnoxious. I stopped going to them years ago, although if I have the opportunity to watch them from someone's house, I do enjoy that. But I grew up in a small town, and our 4th of July celebrations were always really fun. I remember driving to some field and lying out on a blanket with my family to watch the fireworks. It wasn't totally crowded, or full of unpleasant people. And of course, I was a kid and far less cranky! The biggest problem was mosquitoes. Happy 4th, USA'ans, Joyce |
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Matthew, just reading that improved my attitude. What a send off!
All I did was fry some chicken and make a big bowl of potato salad. You should be just almost ready for the fireworks. Enjoy. Jo "Matthew" wrote in message ... "jofirey" wrote in message ... "Mishi" wrote in message news On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:10 -0700, "jofirey" wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight I think fireworks here are pretty well confined to specific, licensed displays (and the rules are being strictly enforced). Campfires are verbotten, too, and off-duty firemen remain on call. With humidity in the single digits, and an expected high temperature of 116 F today, wildfires are a distinct possibility, and they are taking no chances! (If fires happen, they won't be any that could have been prevented.) Our local track record for the license fireworks is so dismal I don't think we even get them this year. The crowds and traffic are unmanageable and we've had a couple of severe injuries. I'll be glad when its over for this year. I love fireworks, but it is just so hot and so dry and there are so many idiots when it comes to playing with them. (A few of whom I'm related to) I'm very glad we no longer have a wooden shake roof. Jo Hi Jo, My home town and a few around there send their fireworks out from a dock or parking lot, so they go out over the lakes/rivers nearby. I used to go to Morristown, NY across from Prescott, PQ, Canada - they set theirs off over the St. Lawrence River. It was neat watching the huge ships going up river. If there happened to be one on this stretch of river when the fireworks went up, they would sound their horns. Our cats do not like fireworks. We have a field day here in town, and they set them off less than 1000 feet away. Pretty to watch, but every cat in the house needs a bottle of rescue remedy - that is, after they come out from under our bed. Mishi I grew up in Washington DC, so I have excessive expectations as to fireworks. But at the same time I shudder at all the money that will literally go up in smoke tonight. Our local fireworks display has been financed for many years my the local newspaper. Professional pyrotechnicians and sent up over a lake from a tiny island in the lake. But they still managed to send one into the crowd resulting in an amputation for a child. That was the second injury in the last few years. I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much fun as I used to. Jo Dang Jo If I knew you were being a grouch ;-) I would have told you to come over and help me out at my BBQ blow out. I have been busy all day cooking and preparing for the store employees there will be about 100 or more here in an hour. We are doing fried chicken but it has been soaked in butter milk and honey for over 12 hours and the crust has paprika, oregano, with some other secret herbs. that is one of the item. I took a break and let the helpers finish the small work I have been working the last 3 days for this. Fireworks will be shot off I got permit and a firefighter going to be here so it will be legal. We are using the neighbors field it has been raining for the last 3 days so the ground is soaked. I am telling every one tonight that I am retiring those who don't make it will know at the meeting on Sunday. Items on the list Flank steak stuffed with fresh mozzarella and mushrooms oysters, clams, mussels all soaked in a chardonnay brine Blue crabs caught this morning turkey legs injected with a honey base broth chicken wings soaked in buttermilk covered in a honey BBQ sauce with smoke chipotle chopped fresh stuffed portabella mushrooms with blue crab meat jerked pork skewer's with various vegetables roasted vegetables and corn on the cob BBQ ribs with Italian seasoning and my secret sauce Coleslaw, macaroni salad, red potatoes salad Mash potatoes mixed with baby spinach and roasted garlic Country fried lamb skewers ( something I saw on food network) Stuffed pork chops with cornbread with dried apricot stuffed artichokes with cheese and shrimp and of course hotdogs, ground chuck burgers and other various necessary BBQ items Well cooled off enough talk to everyone later back to cooking the guest are starting to arrive |
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Happy 4th Of July
On Jul 4, 2:51 pm, Mishi wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:10 -0700, "jofirey" wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight I think fireworks here are pretty well confined to specific, licensed displays (and the rules are being strictly enforced). Campfires are verbotten, too, and off-duty firemen remain on call. With humidity in the single digits, and an expected high temperature of 116 F today, wildfires are a distinct possibility, and they are taking no chances! (If fires happen, they won't be any that could have been prevented.) Our local track record for the license fireworks is so dismal I don't think we even get them this year. The crowds and traffic are unmanageable and we've had a couple of severe injuries. I'll be glad when its over for this year. I love fireworks, but it is just so hot and so dry and there are so many idiots when it comes to playing with them. (A few of whom I'm related to) I'm very glad we no longer have a wooden shake roof. Jo Hi Jo, My home town and a few around there send their fireworks out from a dock or parking lot, so they go out over the lakes/rivers nearby. I used to go to Morristown, NY across from Prescott, PQ, Canada - they set theirs off over the St. Lawrence River. It was neat watching the huge ships going up river. If there happened to be one on this stretch of river when the fireworks went up, they would sound their horns. Our cats do not like fireworks. We have a field day here in town, and they set them off less than 1000 feet away. Pretty to watch, but every cat in the house needs a bottle of rescue remedy - that is, after they come out from under our bed. Mishi- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Happy fourth, everyone. Nina and Francesca are definitely on the "We don't like those big bang things" list. The local firework displays just had their big finales, and poor Nina's ears were swiveling around as if she was about to star in the Kitty Exorcist. She hid finally squatted under the bed, but I could see her poor scared eyes. Francesca listened and was very alert, but now that the worst is over, she's got her muzzle back on her paws and is looking ready for another nap. =o) Melissa |
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Happy 4th Of July
"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:58:05 -0400, Matthew wrote: "jofirey" wrote in message ... "Mishi" wrote in message news On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:10 -0700, "jofirey" wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight I think fireworks here are pretty well confined to specific, licensed displays (and the rules are being strictly enforced). Campfires are verbotten, too, and off-duty firemen remain on call. With humidity in the single digits, and an expected high temperature of 116 F today, wildfires are a distinct possibility, and they are taking no chances! (If fires happen, they won't be any that could have been prevented.) Our local track record for the license fireworks is so dismal I don't think we even get them this year. The crowds and traffic are unmanageable and we've had a couple of severe injuries. I'll be glad when its over for this year. I love fireworks, but it is just so hot and so dry and there are so many idiots when it comes to playing with them. (A few of whom I'm related to) I'm very glad we no longer have a wooden shake roof. Jo Hi Jo, My home town and a few around there send their fireworks out from a dock or parking lot, so they go out over the lakes/rivers nearby. I used to go to Morristown, NY across from Prescott, PQ, Canada - they set theirs off over the St. Lawrence River. It was neat watching the huge ships going up river. If there happened to be one on this stretch of river when the fireworks went up, they would sound their horns. Our cats do not like fireworks. We have a field day here in town, and they set them off less than 1000 feet away. Pretty to watch, but every cat in the house needs a bottle of rescue remedy - that is, after they come out from under our bed. Mishi I grew up in Washington DC, so I have excessive expectations as to fireworks. But at the same time I shudder at all the money that will literally go up in smoke tonight. Our local fireworks display has been financed for many years my the local newspaper. Professional pyrotechnicians and sent up over a lake from a tiny island in the lake. But they still managed to send one into the crowd resulting in an amputation for a child. That was the second injury in the last few years. I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much fun as I used to. Jo Dang Jo If I knew you were being a grouch ;-) I would have told you to come over and help me out at my BBQ blow out. I have been busy all day cooking and preparing for the store employees there will be about 100 or more here in an hour. We are doing fried chicken but it has been soaked in butter milk and honey for over 12 hours and the crust has paprika, oregano, with some other secret herbs. that is one of the item. I took a break and let the helpers finish the small work I have been working the last 3 days for this. Fireworks will be shot off I got permit and a firefighter going to be here so it will be legal. We are using the neighbors field it has been raining for the last 3 days so the ground is soaked. I am telling every one tonight that I am retiring those who don't make it will know at the meeting on Sunday. Items on the list Flank steak stuffed with fresh mozzarella and mushrooms oysters, clams, mussels all soaked in a chardonnay brine Blue crabs caught this morning turkey legs injected with a honey base broth chicken wings soaked in buttermilk covered in a honey BBQ sauce with smoke chipotle chopped fresh stuffed portabella mushrooms with blue crab meat jerked pork skewer's with various vegetables roasted vegetables and corn on the cob BBQ ribs with Italian seasoning and my secret sauce Coleslaw, macaroni salad, red potatoes salad Mash potatoes mixed with baby spinach and roasted garlic Country fried lamb skewers ( something I saw on food network) Stuffed pork chops with cornbread with dried apricot stuffed artichokes with cheese and shrimp and of course hotdogs, ground chuck burgers and other various necessary BBQ items Well cooled off enough talk to everyone later back to cooking the guest are starting to arrive What a feast! How many helpers do you have to prepare all of that for 100 hpeople? Purrs for a sane and happy celebration. MLB Thanks I made all of that myself. The helpers 4 of them made sure when I put things on the grill or in the oven that when the timer went off they took it out and move it to the warming dishes. They did all the moving and setting up of the items. That is where I have been for the last couple days. I was in my glory I loved it but glad it only happens once a year. I am a tired old man I played dinner impossible last night I had all the employees and their families show up plus neighbor and friends. I had at least 200 plus last night but it all went off with now problems Right after I took my break, a friend showed up with his pull behind truck BBQ trailer. He brought a wild hog and deer that he had cooked up to the party plus almost everyone brought a covered dish or something. There is so much food left over everyone left with a huge doggie bag and my refrigerator is stuffed We got to watch over an hour of fireworks last night where I live in Florida there are 2 close cities and the county. They shot off their fireworks one right after another you could see them great from the field we were setup in. The rain stopped before. I had bought several displays such as these http://www.fireworks.com/fireworks_g...=300&x=20&y=12 Plus many of the guest brought there own so we had our own huge display. There furballs came out about 3 am about 2 hours after the party. I had kept them locked in their room last night to prevent any oops I let the cat out. I had the house except for the kitchen blocked off. I brought in port potties for the bathrooms. Sorry I still don't trust everyone too many strangers were going to be here last night. Off course they were very skittish but I made it up to them by giving them their own plate of venison; which was gone and the headbutts and the meowing came next saying we forgive you but more daddy and NOW!! I had a great time last night. All my employees showed up and I told them that I was retiring. Most of course are worried about their jobs but I told them the contract I have is that all full time employees; unless they done something stupid, for the next year are guaranteed their job position and hours at the store. I apologized to the part time employees and told them that the company will review their jackets and make their decision to keep them or not but they have to make some room bring their own employees in. All senior employees that have a 401k it will be turned solely over to their name so they can do with it what they want. I have a couple of employees that have a pension I told them it will be cashed out and given to them before the turn over. I told anyone who wants to leave will make get a small severance pay according to their time in to the job. Their insurance plans are good till next May but I don't know if the company will continue it that was not my call. They would get 2 weeks paid vacation will the store went under renovations when the company is taken over. I feel bad for the part timers but I had to do what was best for all not just the few A few asked me were the ex was when I informed them what happened their comments was about time I smartened up. I told them thanks but how come they did not tell me earlier it would have saved a lot of hassle ;-) I was waiting for her to show up last night and try and ruin everything but nope she never showed and my night went of fine. . So I am worn out and going to take a nap before I finish the dishes. |
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On 4 Jul, 13:19, "Matthew" wrote:
Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight It sounds like a wonderful night was had by all. Well done Matthew. I'm certain that your employees were grateful to you & it sounds like the furrballs are recovering well considering the crackers & fireworks. No doubt they will have forgiven you by now, lol ;o) I miss the 4th July celebrations here. I live very close to a USAF base that has recently become scaled down. Before this happened, they used to invite locals onto the base to celebrate it with them, & I have to say that we all had a really good time. I'm glad it went so well, Sheelagh |
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Happy 4th Of July
On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:15:11 -0400, Matthew wrote:
"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:58:05 -0400, Matthew wrote: "jofirey" wrote in message ... "Mishi" wrote in message news On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:10 -0700, "jofirey" wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight I think fireworks here are pretty well confined to specific, licensed displays (and the rules are being strictly enforced). Campfires are verbotten, too, and off-duty firemen remain on call. With humidity in the single digits, and an expected high temperature of 116 F today, wildfires are a distinct possibility, and they are taking no chances! (If fires happen, they won't be any that could have been prevented.) Our local track record for the license fireworks is so dismal I don't think we even get them this year. The crowds and traffic are unmanageable and we've had a couple of severe injuries. I'll be glad when its over for this year. I love fireworks, but it is just so hot and so dry and there are so many idiots when it comes to playing with them. (A few of whom I'm related to) I'm very glad we no longer have a wooden shake roof. Jo Hi Jo, My home town and a few around there send their fireworks out from a dock or parking lot, so they go out over the lakes/rivers nearby. I used to go to Morristown, NY across from Prescott, PQ, Canada - they set theirs off over the St. Lawrence River. It was neat watching the huge ships going up river. If there happened to be one on this stretch of river when the fireworks went up, they would sound their horns. Our cats do not like fireworks. We have a field day here in town, and they set them off less than 1000 feet away. Pretty to watch, but every cat in the house needs a bottle of rescue remedy - that is, after they come out from under our bed. Mishi I grew up in Washington DC, so I have excessive expectations as to fireworks. But at the same time I shudder at all the money that will literally go up in smoke tonight. Our local fireworks display has been financed for many years my the local newspaper. Professional pyrotechnicians and sent up over a lake from a tiny island in the lake. But they still managed to send one into the crowd resulting in an amputation for a child. That was the second injury in the last few years. I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much fun as I used to. Jo Dang Jo If I knew you were being a grouch ;-) I would have told you to come over and help me out at my BBQ blow out. I have been busy all day cooking and preparing for the store employees there will be about 100 or more here in an hour. We are doing fried chicken but it has been soaked in butter milk and honey for over 12 hours and the crust has paprika, oregano, with some other secret herbs. that is one of the item. I took a break and let the helpers finish the small work I have been working the last 3 days for this. Fireworks will be shot off I got permit and a firefighter going to be here so it will be legal. We are using the neighbors field it has been raining for the last 3 days so the ground is soaked. I am telling every one tonight that I am retiring those who don't make it will know at the meeting on Sunday. Items on the list Flank steak stuffed with fresh mozzarella and mushrooms oysters, clams, mussels all soaked in a chardonnay brine Blue crabs caught this morning turkey legs injected with a honey base broth chicken wings soaked in buttermilk covered in a honey BBQ sauce with smoke chipotle chopped fresh stuffed portabella mushrooms with blue crab meat jerked pork skewer's with various vegetables roasted vegetables and corn on the cob BBQ ribs with Italian seasoning and my secret sauce Coleslaw, macaroni salad, red potatoes salad Mash potatoes mixed with baby spinach and roasted garlic Country fried lamb skewers ( something I saw on food network) Stuffed pork chops with cornbread with dried apricot stuffed artichokes with cheese and shrimp and of course hotdogs, ground chuck burgers and other various necessary BBQ items Well cooled off enough talk to everyone later back to cooking the guest are starting to arrive What a feast! How many helpers do you have to prepare all of that for 100 hpeople? Purrs for a sane and happy celebration. MLB Thanks I made all of that myself. The helpers 4 of them made sure when I put things on the grill or in the oven that when the timer went off they took it out and move it to the warming dishes. They did all the moving and setting up of the items. That is where I have been for the last couple days. I was in my glory I loved it but glad it only happens once a year. I am a tired old man I played dinner impossible last night I had all the employees and their families show up plus neighbor and friends. I had at least 200 plus last night but it all went off with now problems Right after I took my break, a friend showed up with his pull behind truck BBQ trailer. He brought a wild hog and deer that he had cooked up to the party plus almost everyone brought a covered dish or something. There is so much food left over everyone left with a huge doggie bag and my refrigerator is stuffed We got to watch over an hour of fireworks last night where I live in Florida there are 2 close cities and the county. They shot off their fireworks one right after another you could see them great from the field we were setup in. The rain stopped before. I had bought several displays such as these http://www.fireworks.com/fireworks_g...=300&x=20&y=12 Plus many of the guest brought there own so we had our own huge display. There furballs came out about 3 am about 2 hours after the party. I had kept them locked in their room last night to prevent any oops I let the cat out. I had the house except for the kitchen blocked off. I brought in port potties for the bathrooms. Sorry I still don't trust everyone too many strangers were going to be here last night. Off course they were very skittish but I made it up to them by giving them their own plate of venison; which was gone and the headbutts and the meowing came next saying we forgive you but more daddy and NOW!! I had a great time last night. All my employees showed up and I told them that I was retiring. Most of course are worried about their jobs but I told them the contract I have is that all full time employees; unless they done something stupid, for the next year are guaranteed their job position and hours at the store. I apologized to the part time employees and told them that the company will review their jackets and make their decision to keep them or not but they have to make some room bring their own employees in. All senior employees that have a 401k it will be turned solely over to their name so they can do with it what they want. I have a couple of employees that have a pension I told them it will be cashed out and given to them before the turn over. I told anyone who wants to leave will make get a small severance pay according to their time in to the job. Their insurance plans are good till next May but I don't know if the company will continue it that was not my call. They would get 2 weeks paid vacation will the store went under renovations when the company is taken over. I feel bad for the part timers but I had to do what was best for all not just the few A few asked me were the ex was when I informed them what happened their comments was about time I smartened up. I told them thanks but how come they did not tell me earlier it would have saved a lot of hassle ;-) I was waiting for her to show up last night and try and ruin everything but nope she never showed and my night went of fine. . So I am worn out and going to take a nap before I finish the dishes. All in all it sounds like a wonderful party. The port-a-potties was a wise touch. Not a good idea to let partyers wander through you house. My only suggested would have been to hire a couple of people to help with the clean-up, especially to wash dishes. Are you able to freeze some of the best left-overs? MLB |
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"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:15:11 -0400, Matthew wrote: "mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:58:05 -0400, Matthew wrote: "jofirey" wrote in message ... "Mishi" wrote in message news On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:01:10 -0700, "jofirey" wrote: "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Happy fourth of July to all those who celebrate it Enjoy the BBQ and the fireworks Have a safe and fun 4th Remember protect the furballs tonight I think fireworks here are pretty well confined to specific, licensed displays (and the rules are being strictly enforced). Campfires are verbotten, too, and off-duty firemen remain on call. With humidity in the single digits, and an expected high temperature of 116 F today, wildfires are a distinct possibility, and they are taking no chances! (If fires happen, they won't be any that could have been prevented.) Our local track record for the license fireworks is so dismal I don't think we even get them this year. The crowds and traffic are unmanageable and we've had a couple of severe injuries. I'll be glad when its over for this year. I love fireworks, but it is just so hot and so dry and there are so many idiots when it comes to playing with them. (A few of whom I'm related to) I'm very glad we no longer have a wooden shake roof. Jo Hi Jo, My home town and a few around there send their fireworks out from a dock or parking lot, so they go out over the lakes/rivers nearby. I used to go to Morristown, NY across from Prescott, PQ, Canada - they set theirs off over the St. Lawrence River. It was neat watching the huge ships going up river. If there happened to be one on this stretch of river when the fireworks went up, they would sound their horns. Our cats do not like fireworks. We have a field day here in town, and they set them off less than 1000 feet away. Pretty to watch, but every cat in the house needs a bottle of rescue remedy - that is, after they come out from under our bed. Mishi I grew up in Washington DC, so I have excessive expectations as to fireworks. But at the same time I shudder at all the money that will literally go up in smoke tonight. Our local fireworks display has been financed for many years my the local newspaper. Professional pyrotechnicians and sent up over a lake from a tiny island in the lake. But they still managed to send one into the crowd resulting in an amputation for a child. That was the second injury in the last few years. I just seems to me that the holiday has been reduced to a bunch of people getting drunk in public, eating take out fried chicken and behaving like fools. But I'm an old grouch and I'm quite sure children are having as much fun as I used to. Jo Dang Jo If I knew you were being a grouch ;-) I would have told you to come over and help me out at my BBQ blow out. I have been busy all day cooking and preparing for the store employees there will be about 100 or more here in an hour. We are doing fried chicken but it has been soaked in butter milk and honey for over 12 hours and the crust has paprika, oregano, with some other secret herbs. that is one of the item. I took a break and let the helpers finish the small work I have been working the last 3 days for this. Fireworks will be shot off I got permit and a firefighter going to be here so it will be legal. We are using the neighbors field it has been raining for the last 3 days so the ground is soaked. I am telling every one tonight that I am retiring those who don't make it will know at the meeting on Sunday. Items on the list Flank steak stuffed with fresh mozzarella and mushrooms oysters, clams, mussels all soaked in a chardonnay brine Blue crabs caught this morning turkey legs injected with a honey base broth chicken wings soaked in buttermilk covered in a honey BBQ sauce with smoke chipotle chopped fresh stuffed portabella mushrooms with blue crab meat jerked pork skewer's with various vegetables roasted vegetables and corn on the cob BBQ ribs with Italian seasoning and my secret sauce Coleslaw, macaroni salad, red potatoes salad Mash potatoes mixed with baby spinach and roasted garlic Country fried lamb skewers ( something I saw on food network) Stuffed pork chops with cornbread with dried apricot stuffed artichokes with cheese and shrimp and of course hotdogs, ground chuck burgers and other various necessary BBQ items Well cooled off enough talk to everyone later back to cooking the guest are starting to arrive What a feast! How many helpers do you have to prepare all of that for 100 hpeople? Purrs for a sane and happy celebration. MLB Thanks I made all of that myself. The helpers 4 of them made sure when I put things on the grill or in the oven that when the timer went off they took it out and move it to the warming dishes. They did all the moving and setting up of the items. That is where I have been for the last couple days. I was in my glory I loved it but glad it only happens once a year. I am a tired old man I played dinner impossible last night I had all the employees and their families show up plus neighbor and friends. I had at least 200 plus last night but it all went off with now problems Right after I took my break, a friend showed up with his pull behind truck BBQ trailer. He brought a wild hog and deer that he had cooked up to the party plus almost everyone brought a covered dish or something. There is so much food left over everyone left with a huge doggie bag and my refrigerator is stuffed We got to watch over an hour of fireworks last night where I live in Florida there are 2 close cities and the county. They shot off their fireworks one right after another you could see them great from the field we were setup in. The rain stopped before. I had bought several displays such as these http://www.fireworks.com/fireworks_g...=300&x=20&y=12 Plus many of the guest brought there own so we had our own huge display. There furballs came out about 3 am about 2 hours after the party. I had kept them locked in their room last night to prevent any oops I let the cat out. I had the house except for the kitchen blocked off. I brought in port potties for the bathrooms. Sorry I still don't trust everyone too many strangers were going to be here last night. Off course they were very skittish but I made it up to them by giving them their own plate of venison; which was gone and the headbutts and the meowing came next saying we forgive you but more daddy and NOW!! I had a great time last night. All my employees showed up and I told them that I was retiring. Most of course are worried about their jobs but I told them the contract I have is that all full time employees; unless they done something stupid, for the next year are guaranteed their job position and hours at the store. I apologized to the part time employees and told them that the company will review their jackets and make their decision to keep them or not but they have to make some room bring their own employees in. All senior employees that have a 401k it will be turned solely over to their name so they can do with it what they want. I have a couple of employees that have a pension I told them it will be cashed out and given to them before the turn over. I told anyone who wants to leave will make get a small severance pay according to their time in to the job. Their insurance plans are good till next May but I don't know if the company will continue it that was not my call. They would get 2 weeks paid vacation will the store went under renovations when the company is taken over. I feel bad for the part timers but I had to do what was best for all not just the few A few asked me were the ex was when I informed them what happened their comments was about time I smartened up. I told them thanks but how come they did not tell me earlier it would have saved a lot of hassle ;-) I was waiting for her to show up last night and try and ruin everything but nope she never showed and my night went of fine. . So I am worn out and going to take a nap before I finish the dishes. All in all it sounds like a wonderful party. The port-a-potties was a wise touch. Not a good idea to let partyers wander through you house. My only suggested would have been to hire a couple of people to help with the clean-up, especially to wash dishes. Are you able to freeze some of the best left-overs? MLB Oh yeah I got enough hog and venison till next season. And the rest what was left is in the freezer such as the flank steaks, pork chops, turkey legs. I made enough for everyone to have at least one. The seafood;what little was left, gets thrown out don't want to freeze that not worth the smell or worry along with the vegetables. I can get Florida Rock shrimp and Florida blue crab all year long here. The chicken wings, hot dogs and hamburgers were the bulk of the leftovers. Everyone devoured the country friend lamb skewers and my BBQ ribs with my Italian seasoning secret recipe. I guess they like my gourmet cooking better then the regular stuff. The employees cleaned up before they left last night and the bigger part of the dishes were taken back to work by the employees this morning to clean up. I borrowed a lot from the deli department at the stores. All I had was my stuff which the dishwasher did the bulk of the work. I paid the lawn guys extra today to pick up any trash and gave them each a plate of hot food. Ever seen how fast a teenagers works when the smell gourmet food cooking on the grill and it is for them but they need to finish before they can eat. Maybe I ought to tell the schools that secret :^). Their dad was laughing his butt off when he got done before them and set down to eat. The look his kids gave him it was priceless. I thought I was going to pass out from laughing so hard. I am bringing some back on Sunday morning when we have our store meeting. I can see my employees all moving slow that day and blaming the boss for getting them stuffed and having to work. Life is good being the boss |
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