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Yesterday, my 10 y.o. And I went to lunch at a recently opened restaurant in our area. Not high end, but more of a pub type place with a bar on one side and serving sandwiches, salads, pizza with table service. While we were waiting for our meals, our waitress climbed up on the food service counter next to us and stood there for a few minutes while she wrote a new menu on the blackboard over the counter. She had her shoes on, walking on the counter right in front of us. To me, this was inappropriate. Those shoes walk into bathrooms, on the street, etc., and they are depositing germs on a surface where food is placed. I mean, how much does a stepladder cost? Someone in charge clearly chose to put the blackboard menu there; did no one figure out how to access it? If something like that (waling on a counter) is freely done right in front of customers, what goes on behind the scenes? I watched our pizza com right from the oven to us, so we ate it and left. Would this make you uneasy or am I being too picky?
I'm with you. I'm surprised to hear about a server doing this.
It drives me crazy to see parents let their brats walk around on the seats in restaurant booths. Are they kidding? Where have those shoes been? ICK ICK ICK.
TOTALLY uneasy! The other thing that really gets to me is when somebody sits their toddler in diapers on a counter while paying for takeout. Yuck!
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how about letting their kids sit in diapers in the grocery cart?
or letting their toddler kids stand and walk around in the large section of the cart with their shoes on?
re: westsidegal
Are you referring to the part of the cart designed for kids? Because I have no problem with that :)
re: CanadaGirl
if the kids are in diapers only, i have a problem with it.
unless diaper technology has vastly changed in the last 20 years, they leak/ooze.
think rotavirus. most kids get infected with it several times.
re: westsidegal
Are you saying you've seen kids shopping who had diapers with nothing over them?! I've never seen that, and that is inappropriate.
However, as long as they are dressed, I'm fine with it. I always wipe the carts down though, including the handle.
re: CanadaGirl
yes, in the summertime i have seen that.
sometimes the only thing "over" the diaper is a onesie, which doesn't really cover it.
re: westsidegal
That's why grocery stores all have cart-wipes at the front door... if you're concerned that some little germ-carrier has been dirtying up the trolley, you can disinfect it before you touch it.
As for the OP, I sure hope that the follow-up to standing on the counter to write the menu was wiping it clean before they put food on it!
re: CanadaGirl
I've definitely seen parents toting around their children in shopping carts wearing only a diaper. And those kids usually have some type of food all over their face. I always suspected the clothing was probably also covered in food, and left in the car.
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This is exactly why I don't use the top "kiddie seat" part of the shopping cart, ever. I just shut that part of the cart and lay everything on the bottom of the cart. I've read too many stories of "junior had an accident while we were out shopping" - which is a shame, since it does make a nice place to put cartons of eggs and loaves of bread - things you don't want squished.
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Well since this thread is straying a bit off topic I will add this to the list of ewwwww places for children.
Ball Pits!?!?!?! You know like at Mc Donalds or Chuck E Cheese........I would NEVER allow my children to play in those ball pits. All I could think of is the urine and possible worse soaked floor on the bottom of those things. They are vile ball filled petri dishes of germs!!
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Since we are off topic, I'll just throw it further off....
I cringe when a grocery store checker is obviously sick. I just envision all those germs getting all over my stuff....
(and I'm really NOT a germ freak at all...there are just some hot buttons)
re: jrvedivici
re: jeanmarieok
Hey, obviously millions of children have, I'll admit, it's just my "icky" factor.
re: jbsiegel
How about people letting their children out in public? I hate that.
Seriously, standing on the counter where they then place food. That's a no no. Usually I don't fret too much about a lot of the things with kids for some reason. Maybe it's because I raised 5. After the first time one of them goes to throw up and you try to "catch it" so it doesn't get on the couch your perspective changes a bit.
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re: westsidegal
Yeah, you're right. I guess I did hoave a different standard for my own children as I had a pretty good idea how clean they really were.
I do admit to having different standards for different types of places. In the instance of the OP's, I might have emailed the place with a "...you know, having your employee standing on the counter where you serve food...etc.) I've also been to places in my time (and it's been a pretty long time) where I've seen women actually dance on the bar where they served food. No one seemed to mind but pluck a diaper clad baby on the counter at Denny's - I'd probably have a problem with that.
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<<No one seemed to mind>>
especially if the women were wearing really high spike-heeled shoes. . . . . .
re: bobbert
I don't fret, at all, when it comes to innocent children who do what they do. They're children, not adults who should know better. It's the parents who I have a problem with that pick their children up and let them either stand or sit on the counter where there's an expectation of a clean space.
I've raised children and would never have allowed them to sit, stand or lay down on the counter.
re: latindancer
i wasn't finding fault with the diapered children, rather i was finding fault with the parents of the diapered children whose practices were practically a recipe for rotavirus dissemination.
i find it hard to believe that the parents didn't know that everything should be done to keep food and fecal matter completely separate.
re: westsidegal
It would seem perfectly logical, wsg, but I see it more often than I would like. I simply won't use the big shopping carts that babies can sit it.
re: jbsiegel
The baby in diapers on food surfaces is a huge pet peeve of mine.
It's one reason why I NEVER use the little front section of grocery carts. They are mostly used to sit small children in diapers and sometimes women's purses (that also commonly spend time on public restroom floors). Then people pick up the cart and put food in it. That's completely disgusting.
It does not matter if the kid has clothes over the diaper. Any parent can tell you that the things leak all the time.
I was in the store today and a guy rolled up next to me with a three-year old in the big part of the cart. It's snowy here so the kid got his muddy feet all over the cart.
Does anyone remember that Flay vs. Morimoto Iron Chef battle when Bobby Flay won and stood on the counter/cutting board.. And Morimoto was furious?
I would have asked her to please clean the counter.It is unsanitary and a source of contamination for anyone to do that in a food service area. I also would have spoken to the manager and pointed out that it is unsanitary. I was in the produce department the other day and the produce worker dropped a bunch of Roma tomatoes ( literally at my feet) he just bend down and started piling them onto the display. I actually put my hand on his arm.....shook my head and said
"You have no idea whether people will wash those at home or just assume they are clean and eat them as is.I just watched you pick them up off this filthy floor and put them on top of that pile.Please remove them or I will find the manager and complain about you and what I observed you do". He complied but even though I tried not to embarrass him he was quite embarrassed. I could care less.You are not too picky.Food safety and sanitation are a priority.
re: Lillipop
Not to get too off topic, but I always wash my produce and can't believe anyone wouldn't! Would you have been as bothered if it had been something with a thick/discarded skin (oranges or limes or potatoes or onions)? What about your fellow shoppers who drop produce and throw it right back onto the stack? I have seen this done countless times, and it seems like the most frequent offenders are those who feel the need to choose THAT one particular tomato the bottom row, and send the rest of the stack tumbling.
If you thought the dropped roma was bad, you will shudder at this-- just today I saw a lady drop a clamshell of blueberries, sweep them back into the container, place it back on the shelf and then spend another 5min selecting the blueberries she wanted (popping open clamshells and tasting as she went) before finally selecting blackberries instead, of course after more extensive tasting. I was floored by her audacity and sense of entitlement.
re: ohmyyum
Um is that a trick question? The part about the orange lime and onion?
re: Lillipop
No not at all! I'm with you that it was unsanitary.
With things like citrus, however, it can be more difficult for someone to tell if it had been previously dropped because the sturdier skin would not show as much damage/bruising as say, a tomato or an apple.
My point is that I see produce getting dropped, and getting put right back onto the shelf by other customers all the time. I suppose the difference in your case is that it was a store employee doing it.
re: ohmyyum
but we also don't typically eat citrus rind -- but we *do* eat tomato skin regularly.
Still should rinse it all, but it's less of an issue with nonedible rinds.
re: sunshine842
You may not eat the citrus rind, but if you're like a lot of people, you've had a drink with a slice or wedge of lime and lemon in it. Where has the lemon or lime been? And was the outside of it washed before it made it into your drink? Probably not.
re: ohmyyum
I am just overly cautious because of working in hospitals for many years. I am also a healthy person but for some reason I am also the sad sack that seems to be contaminated by germs of others. Irony....like something out of a Woody Allen film. Go figure:) I am starting to realize that my fervor@being on germ patrol while out in public may not be shared by others:) Your reference to the rinds or skins did make me think of the salmonella contamination that caused the massive cantaloupe recall in 2012.I need to go buy a couple of new little scrub brushes:)
re: Lillipop
<<I am just overly cautious>>
i don't think your caution is "overly" cautious.
there are many more drug-resistant superbugs today than there used to be. ( for a host of reasons)
your caution seems perfectly rational to me.
p.s. i remember that cantaloupe salmonella outbreak. 94 people hospitalized. 3 died.
re: westsidegal
I don't recall the 2012 cantaloupe recall but Jensen farms cantaloupe listeria outbreak in late 2011 killed 30 people and sickened 146 in 28 states.
re: ohmyyum
the 2012 cantaloupe salmonella outbreak originated in melons that came from chamberlain farms.
A total of 261 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium (228 persons) and Salmonella Newport (33 persons) were reported from 24 states
which included, as i mentioned before, 94 hospitalizations, 3 deaths.
re: westsidegal
There was also an outbreak of a food borne illness at DVI (Duell Vocational Prison) in the Tracy Ca. area in 2009 or 2010. The single serving milk cartons were contaminated with either salmonella or some other pathogen. There was a massive outbreak on all of the prison units among the inmates. Etiology unknown.They finally solved the puzzle and resolved the issue.So that is an example of how improper handling of food products can cause a massive outbreak of a food borne illness.
re: Lillipop
the cdc lists the outbreaks that they have investigated (mostly multi-state outbreaks) both by pathogen and by year.
not a year goes by without outbreaks and some deaths.
re: ohmyyum
Just as an addendum.I am fanatical about sanitation regarding food and food preparation.I worked in food service for two years at a huge hospital before I went into nursing.Believe me there are strict rules regarding sanitation that you had better follow.So maybe I just have a more microscopic POV about sanitation...contamination...food borne pathogens etc. That kitchen was as strict about sanitation as the actual hospital units I worked on later:)
re: ohmyyum
i, too, always wash my produce.
lots of reasons for doing this.
re: westsidegal
My worst produce aisle story concerns a mother, a nose-picking child, and the head of broccoli the child grabbed mid-pick and chomped down on, and which the mother then grabbed and put back on the stack.
I swiped the broccoli off the stack, threw it in a convenient trash receptace, and went and got someone. The woman did this little defensive Homer Simpson-y "oooh, lord of the broccoli...gotta protect the broccoli" dance move as she hightailed it out of the produce aisle.
re: Jay F
Oh, I see it all the time and don't consider myself a germaphobe. I do, however, like cleanliness and proper hygiene.
From what I've seen those cheese and crackers offerings are the worst. It's the nose picking, running nosed, hungry and thirsty child, whose mommy tells her/him to 'eat a bunch of this and you'll feel better' scene, that gives me pause.
I wash everything and don't sample the cheese and crackers.
re: Lillipop
there was a thread that ran to hundreds of posts about all the stuff the tomatoes come in contact before they end up in the store -- stuff that's a lot scarier than a floor that gets washed at least once a day.
re: sunshine842
that's one reason i wash my tomatos before slicing and eating.
grapes, citrus, apples, pears, cucumbers, peppers, too.
anything with a smooth skin/peel gets washed.
re: westsidegal
Don't for get the bananas and oranges too. The insides might be fine but you hold the pesticide covered fruit in your hands, peel it, then procede to hold your previously chemical/crap free fruit with your newly contaminated hands and eat it. We can go on forever. Everything we come in contact with is gross.
re: bobbert
re: sunshine842
Hahaha +1!
re: sunshine842
actually, if you look at the CDC statistics, "we" DON'T all manage to survive.
because the only people on this board are people who are still alive, SELECTION BIAS is created.
re: westsidegal
your sarcasm detector is malfunctioning.
re: sunshine842
my sarcasm detector has never been hooked up.
need to get a Sarcasm Technician in to see about that.
re: sunshine842
Given how often I forget to wash my apples, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be the star of the next episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive."
re: bobbert
i absolutely wash bananas and all citrus.
the harder-skinned fruit, like apples, citrus, etc. get washed before they are put in the refrigerator; that way, nice, clean, cold, healthful, fruit is always readily available.
bananas, though, get washed as they get used.
re: westsidegal
I also wash my apples and avocados and other fruit before it goes in the fridge (except berries and figs, which get washed immediately before use), but it has never occurred to me to wash a banana! I eat them out of the peel, usually on the go, or slice them inside the peel to avoid dirtying another plate or cutting board. I don't touch the banana and the banana never touches the outside of the peel.
re: westsidegal
I was shopping at a Winco in the city south of Lodi with the high homicide rate etc.etc.That store is like bursting at the seams with every imaginable type of individual possible...*hood rats*....moms with kids LOTS of little rogue kids running wild.....businessmen......grandmothers.....in other words that floor was scummy.My point was that kids/toddlers grab things and shove them in their mouths......maybe some geriatric person forgets to scrub the produce.I am cognizant and functional so it is not an issue with me.I wash my purchases and since the cantaloupe recall I scrub and wash melons....and oranges etc. Food borne pathogens are not a *third world issue*. People can die from food borne illnesses.My beef was with the employee for pulling that crap right in front of me.The nerve of that sap:(
re: Lillipop
i am in complete agreement with you.
re: westsidegal
westsidegal.....I hope I am not being intrusive by asking this and if I am overstepping a boundary I apologize up front. I am always open to listening and learning.Are you in the science field? You gave us great stats very efficiently. Appreciate that.
re: Lillipop
not at this point in my life, but now my daughter is in the science field.
really rue the fact that when i wanted to get my masters in human genetics and become a genetic counselor (in the early 70's), my professor-of-medicine uncle convinced me that there wouldn't be any demand for people in that profession. listening to him on this topic was one of the worst decisions of my life. still mourning that "path not taken."
re: westsidegal
You obviously have the brain for comprehending microbiology and bacteria:) Good on your daughter. Our daughters have so many more options than we did and I am grateful for that.
re: Lillipop
me too!
re: Lillipop
Yeah, I know that store...I've shopped that store. I've seen many of those same kids cruise the bulk bins as if they were a huge, snack buffet. One of many reasons I don't like that store.
re: Lillipop
Glad to encounter a kindred spirit, Lillipop! Having had a very similar experience to yours re: tomatoes, and reacting just about the same way (asking they be removed from sale), I posted about my experience and was taken aback by the responses. Read about it here: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/887494
re: Lillipop
I dunno, I view it as EVERYONE's personal responsibility to wash their own produce. Unless it's in a sealed container, if you don't wash it, you're an idiot. People handle it, sneeze on it, etc. The grocery worker wasn't doing anything wrong in my opinion - no one has a right to expect that the produce they buy is clean and ready to eat. I watch people drop produce in the grocery store all the time and put it back on the pile. The guy was probably less embarrassed than biting his tongue so he didn't say something to you that would get him fired.
re: Heatherb
Um no there was no tongue biting or tongue thrusting.Nothing I observed indicated a grown man being on the verge of *jeopardizing* his job @ Winco Foods secondary to an interaction between two adults.Maybe the majority of people handle themselves with more finesse than you seem to want to give them credit for. Calm down you are over reacting to my posts:)
re: Heatherb
Even if it is in a sealed container. I always wash those so-called "organic" salads one buys in horrible clamshell packaging. I buy those very infrequently, but I sure wouldn't trust their cleanliness.
re: Lillipop
Tomatoes and other foods go through so many stages of picking and transportation that them rolling onto the floor of a shop should not be problematic. I have purchased food which was dropped onto the ground of a street market (by me, out of clumsiness - but only for a few seconds and not in mud or a puddle or anything, just the floor). I made sure to wash them extremely well and not eat them raw afterwards, and/or peel them.
As a voice of decent and the complete opposite of a germaphobe - this wouldn't phase me at all.
In general, I expect that I am exposed to bacteria/germs in a pretty wide assortment of ways all day - and I suspect most bar tops to be fairly "germy" most of the times. Not to mention the amount of wiping tables that involves a not fresh rag or is just a wet rag with no disinfectants on them at all.
Either way, none of this bugs me.
re: cresyd
HaHa on your wit:) *None of this bugs me* Germs=Bugs.
re: cresyd
I'm with you. I'm sure I'm exposed to much worse throughout the day and I'm doing just fine.
Regarding the OP, it is not unusual for staff to stand on counters, bars, tables, etc to change lightbulbs, hang things, clean things, etc. What is unusual is for them to do it in front of you and then not have the common sense to wipe it down. You are right to think that worse things are probably happening behind the scenes, because they most likely are. It happens. I would bet that your server at any given meal has handled money (arguably just as gross as the shoes that touched the ground and then the counter) and then picked up your order and dropped your beautifully prepared food in front of you. A restaurant (grocery store, corner market, farmer's market, etc) is a not a sterile environment.
re: cresyd
It's not just bacteria and germs that are on the soles of shoes. Would you lick the bottom of someone's shoes?
re: cresyd
You are on a roll with the snappy come backs.Too funny. The visual of someone licking a bartop does not seem that far fetched depending on the amounts of alcohol consumed. You are funny and I like your posts because you are always nuanced thoughtful and you write well.I am seeing some wit and sass in your last two posts that is enjoyable as well.
re: Lillipop
Thank you!
In general, I do respect that this really isn't "my thread". And yes, while worse probably does happen, having a staff that doesn't understand that "customers shouldn't see that" probably allow even worse to occur elsewhere. But it just doesn't bother me.
Also living abroad and traveling to some far less sanitary parts of the world - if my main concern is shoes on the bar, then I'm doing very well.
re: cresyd
I agree with you wholeheartedly -- I live in a highly-developed country and see things that would send US-based germophobes into a coma.
re: sunshine842
Yeah - I've come to think that the reason that toursits are told to visit major open air markets during their busiest time is not to appreciate the "hustle and bustle" - but rather to avoid getting too close a view of certain food handling practices.
re: cresyd
I don't want to say it's made me lax, but I certainly worry less -- I figure if my neighbors have all survived it, I probably will, too.
And it's pretty well-documented that giving your immune system something to do helps keep you healthy, rather than just giving it a sanitized existence where it doesn't have to do anything because everything's clean. Also means that when you DO get something, it's less likely to stop you in your tracks.
re: sunshine842
Yup. When I was little my dad fought an aggressive form of cancer, and my mom's explanation of germ theory to me at the time basically centered around the idea that as my dad had never been in daycare, he had a more sensitive immune system than I would. Not that cancer is necessarily caused by "germs" - but it definitely left an impression on me.
re: cresyd
actually, for some cancers there IS a virus-cancer connection.
if you're interested, look up the term:
re: Lillipop
We once watched someone doing this in a métro car here in Montréal - of course he had spilled his cocaine. I suspect hygiene was the last of this individual's concerns.
re: lagatta
I do so hope your voyeurism satisfied you? Hmmm sleaze bags sucking up cocaine in a cab...sounds like California to me baby:)!
re: Lillipop
a metro car would be a subway car.
Not so much voyeurism as hard to avoid.
re: Lillipop
I'm not a voyeur. (or voyeuse...) It happened right in front of us when we were returning from work. It wasn't a cab, a métro means a subway, tube or whatever it is called where you live.
Unfortunately, public consumption of hard drugs can be seen in most major cities and a lot of smaller places. I live in Montréal.
re: lagatta
Montreal looks so beautiful to me.The old buildings are just so majestic. I hope to visit there in my lifetime. It is on my *bucket* list. I thought you had written *metro cab* and I of course was being snippy but please accept my apologies for my lapse of sanity:) I know all about illicit substances I am an RN. I worked acute psych all over northern California for many years with many substance abusers. Now I work Critical Care and Acute Psych as a travel nurse only when I want to:)
re: Lillipop
Yes, it is a lovely city with a vibrant food culture (though of course we don't have the year-round fresh produce of northern California, where I have travelled). A neighbour of mine is a street nurse - that is, working with itinerants including a lot of psych cases and substance abusers; you know the picture. To bring it back to the subject at hand, yes you both have to be very careful about working with people with disastrous hygiene. Bravo.
re: lagatta
Have a good one:)
re: Kat
I don't know what state you live in. The State of Connecticut Food Service Inspection Guidelines are available online at http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environ...
Standing on a counter and not cleaning it right away is a violation. See rule 27a.
Personally I have a bit more relaxed attitude about this sort of thing. (I would certainly hope my own kitchen is clean enough to be healthy!) But, looking at the bacteria on the counter that person stepped on- food will be served on dishes, not piled as is/ naked on to that counter. There is a barrier between that contaminated surface and your food. Ditto for that Toddler in a diaper. Yes, I would agree, one shouldn't do those things, but it is not THAT important to me.
Btw, you can scrub your hands well and then make a handprint on an Endo Agar plate, incubate at body temperature and marvel at some colonies of E. coli which still will be present. People with "practiced" healthy immune systems usually don't have a problem with bacterias which are present everywhere. Yes, we all get sick at times, but living in fear of every little perceived bug will not help much in the long run.
Just my 2 cents here....
re: RUK
You may not eat directly off the counter, but very often your silverware and napkin are directly on the counter and you put those in your mouth. Not to mention your hands and the hands of the servers.
But, as I mentioned above, it's not just about bacteria on the soles of shoes. Shoes have all kinds of grit and grime on their soles that are not intended for human consumption -- grease, road tar, road salt, gasoline, etc.
Yes, humans may be exposed to, and resilient to, a lot more bacteria when we think. This is not an excuse for never washing hands, not washing the outside of vegetables and walking on countertops.
I share your discomfort.
Frankly, it ought to have been done when no one was seated in the general area. I understand daily specials change for lunch/dinner, but still---poor timing.
And certainly, the surface should have been sanitized.
re: lagatta
Yeah, those days of hoisting myself on the kitchen counter to either sit and talk or stand up on the counter to get to that teensy weensy microscopic spider web are long gone.
Investing in a sturdy stepladder is the ticket.
Then again, I think the same thing when a Park Slope mommy takes her diaper clad kiddie out of the stroller and sits the kiddie on the counter or table.
How about women's handbags on the dining table - you know, the ones that have just previously been on the toilet floor.
Actually providing the food is not coming into direct contact with the counter, no real problem as far as I am concerned.
re: PhilipS
do you *know* that every handbag has been on the floor?
re: sunshine842
LOL - no - lurking in ladies loos is not my bag.
Just something a female friend passed comment upon once. Apparently she said it is common to see bags on the floor under the gap in the door.
re: PhilipS
I find that quite unusual. There are hooks for purses in the stall, so why would you put your handbag on the floor? No hook-hang the bag around my neck.
re: PhilipS
Mine have never been on any floor, let alone the bathroom floor. My ability to balance a coat and purse in a stall without a hook is a thing of beauty :)
re: Hobbert
re: pine time
Oh, I know! It's always covered in water. I wipe the counter at home- why not at a public restroom?
re: PhilipS
Forget the purses. There was a study published in 2011 that one in every six cell phones has fecal matter on it - and how many of those end up on dining tables.
re: cresyd
This I can believe - the number of times I have gone in the loo to hear some bloke in a cubicle on his phone.
re: PhilipS
In the study - texting while toileting was actually the biggest culprit. Either way, if you google the study there are all sorts of less than comforting articles about "how to make sure e Coli isn't on your cell phone".
Sure food service employees are required to wash their hands after using the toilet. But after checking that text in the middle of their shift...... Food for germaphobe thought.
re: PhilipS
LOL, my spouse does this all the time, even at work. He once dropped his IPhone in the toilet after a particularly animated conversation and when he came home he stuck it in a bag of rice because someone told him that would "dry it out" fast (did not work, phone was totaled). I had to sneak the bag of rice into the trash after because he would see no problem with eating it.
re: cresyd
I guess you can literally say "that was a shitty call" when you hang up.
re: PhilipS
Why, oh why, would any woman put her purse on the toilet floor? That is just disgusting.
re: RosePearl
Agree. I put my purse around my neck it there's no hook. No way is it hitting the floor. I even carry one of those table hanging hooks for purses so I don't have to put it on the floor or hang it on my chair behind me.
re: monavano
re: sunshine842
Might as well hang a neon sign pointing down "please, take my purse!".
re: monavano
Where do you people eat, the local prison chowhall??
re: PotatoHouse
I hide my shiv at the prison chowhall ;-)
re: PotatoHouse
any major city anywhere in the world.
You don't hang your purse on your chair or leave your phone laying out on the table - they disappear.
Double for sidewalk cafes.
I assume the bar was wiped down at some point? No, this is weird, and I'll be there is a stepladder somewhere. Whether there is or isn't, I think what the server did is a violation of some safety code, or possibly a violation of the restaurant's own procedures.
In this case, I'd have mentioned my discomfort about this to the manager before I left.
What if the server had fallen?
Yes, it would worry me greatly.
Allowing staff to climb on the counter without using a ladder is such a flagrant breach of workplace safety. It is obviously being condoned/encouraged by the management. It is a clear risk to the member of staff who could easily fall injuring herself badly.
If I had witnessed that, I would be drawing it to the attention of the workplace safety inspectorate in that jurisdiction. The possible hygiene issue raised by the OP pales almost into insignificance by way of comparision.
re: sandylc
that's like trying to herd cats.
the right and wrong of it is probably going to have no bearing on her behavior.
try yoga breathing.
in all likelihood the best you can do is try to find a way not to be bothered by the behavior, no matter how wrong it may be.
re: westsidegal
She also stood right in front of the doors while waiting for the elevator to come, and continued blocking the way while people were trying to get off.
I had to learn consideration for others AFTER leaving home, clearly.
re: sandylc
re: sandylc
If you start taking her to the senior center tai chi class, she can start using the bottom of her foot/shoe.
re: ricepad
She's gone now, but HA that would have been a sight!
Send something in writing to the management, and sign it. Make sure they understand you will never be back, and why.
re: PotatoHouse
I like that response
re: PotatoHouse
I agree. As a customer, I'm assuming my food is going to remain on a plate before I get it, so it should be safe. (So far I'm the only one who has given myself food poisoning.) But as an owner I would be worried about an employee falling and getting injured, plus the impression it gave to people about their cleanliness. They probably ought to invest in a step ladder.
It's not necessarily the employees fault that the restaurant doesn't have a board that can be taken down to update it, so they don't have to stand on the counter. I would be equally grossed out if they took their shoes off and were walking around it in their sweaty socks. It is unsanitary.
re: Atomic76
I feel better about shoe bottoms than sweaty socks, in general. A carpet guy once told me that sweaty socks and bare feet made a carpet much dirtier than shoes wiped at the door.
Take that, all of you fanatical shoes-off people. I don't want people's sweaty feet on my carpet, personally.
What's worse... shoes on the food service counter, or somebody's ass on a food service counter? http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2014...
re: Dan114
I think it must be shoes. Look at the photo - all those people are applauding the man for sitting.
re: Dan114
seriously...an ass that we'll *assume* was exposed to hot water and soap that morning, and is encased in at least one, possibly 2 layers of fabric (you could conceivably count the shirttail as a 3rd) being worn by a continent adult, on a counter on which food will be separated from the counter surface by a plate.
No, it doesn't matter *whose* ass it is, as long as the hygiene and clothing mentioned above apply.
Life is too short to stress over this long a chain.
As soemone else pointed out above, even Bobby Flay has committed this sin. In front of Morimoto, no less.
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However, in the event his selection for appointment to the said post, Shri/Smt. _______________ shall be relieved from the services of (This CoCompanysubject to rules and regulations, including notice period applicable to employees in the services of (This Company), and he has to resign from the services of this Company
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I have passed through from all Interviews of MB company now MB company require NOC of my current employer ES company for the purpose of issuing Appointment Letter I need the Template for NOC from ES my current employer
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dear sir, i have need a format of no objection certificate from organisation for obtaining bank loan. please send me format quickly. regard. majeed.jamali
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Dear sir /mam
Please send me Employer No Objection Certificate as i need to provide NOC of Current Employer to New Employer as they require NOC before issuing Appointment Letter.and accpeted rasignation letter(formate or samples)
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Dear Candidate Name,
Sub: Relieving Letter
With reference to the above, we are in receipt of your notice of resignation dated _________________. The company hereby accepts the same and relieves you from your duties and responsibilities with effect from ___________________.
Your being relieved from your duties and responsibilities is subject to the following conditions:
1. You will clear all your outstanding dues towards the company, if any, with immediate effect.
2. You will return any and all company training materials, official documents, electronic storage media that are in your possession immediately.
The cheque for Rs. ___________ (Rupees _____________________________) towards your salary for the month of ________________ is attached with this letter. Kindly acknowledge receipt of the same.
Your account with the company is hereby settled full and final.
We wish you success in all your future endeavours.
Warm Regards,
For Company Name,
(HR Name)
Human Resources
Date :
Dear Mr. ,
This refers to your letter dated ___________ resigning from the services of the company and requesting us to relieve you by ______________
We write to inform you that your resignation has been accepted and you shall be relieved of your duties with effect from close of working hours of _______________
You are requested to hand over all the property of the company including files, correspondence, specifications, brochures, books and other documents of any nature whatsoever, to your HOD or to the person authorized by him.
We wish to re-emphasize the following clause of your terms of appointment:
1. You will not disclose to any unauthorized person, either during or after your employment with the Company, for any reason, any information about the interest or business of the Company or any affiliated companies.
2. You will not carry with you outside the office premises, any documents, books and other property belonging to the Company and relating to the Company affairs unless you are authorized by the management to do so.
You are requested to confirm that you have not made or retained any copy or photocopy of any of the documents made available to you during the course of your employment with us.
Your dues, if any, will be settled by the Accounts Department as per the HR policy and guideline.
Please sign a copy of this letter in token of your acceptance and confirmation of the issues mentioned above.
With best wishes,
Yours very truly,
For E Pack Polymers Pvt. Ltd.
Meenakshi Roy
I accept and confirm the issues mentioned in the letter
Date:14 /07/2007
To Whomsoever It May Concern
This is to certify that Mr. ABC is working with us as a Operator in Production department from the period to till date. During the tenure of his employment, we found him hard working and intelligent.
We wish him all the success in the future.
For XYZ PVT. LTD.
Ref: HR
Date: 00/00/2007
Sub: - Acceptance of resignation
Dear Mr. XXXX,
We are in receipt of your resignation letter dated 00th Month 2007 we would like to inform you that the same has been accepted by the Company w.e.f. 00th Month 2007 and you will be relieved after the closure of office hours.
You are requested to settle your dues, if any, from the Accounts Department and obtain the clearance certificate accordingly.
For XYZ PVT LTD.
HR In Charge
DEAR SIR, I HAVE NEED AFORMAT FO NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE FROM ORGANISATION FOR OBTAINING BANK LOAN. PLEASE SEND ME FORMAT QUICKLY. wITH REGARDS DPCH
DEAR SIR, I HAVE NEED AFORMAT FO NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE FROM ORGANISATION FOR OBTAINING BANK LOAN. PLEASE SEND ME FORMAT QUICKLY. wITH REGARDS DPCH
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Butler University's fall 2014 J. James Woods Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics presents genome authority John Dupré on November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Atherton Union Reilly Room.
Dupré will be followed by Isaac Newton expert William Dunham on December 2.
The lectures are free and open to the public without tickets. For more information, call 317-940-9657.
More about each event follows.
John Dupré
November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Atherton Union Reilly Room
Title of talk: From the Mendelian Gene to the Dynamic Genome
Dupré will briefly sketch the history of the gene concept from the heyday of Mendelian genetics in the early 20th century through the landmark discovery of the structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in 1953 through the Human Genome Project to the contemporary concept of the genome. He will explain how current understanding of genomes has displaced or marginalized traditional and still widely held interpretations of genes as the causes of particular features of organisms, and he will show how increasingly dynamic understandings of the genome are undermining and supplanting still popular ideas of the genome as a blueprint or a program.
Dupré has held posts at Oxford, Stanford, and Birkbeck College, London. His publications include The Disorder of Things (Harvard 1993), Human Nature and the Limits of Science (Oxford 2001), Humans and Other Animals (Oxford 2002), and Processes of Life (Oxford 2012). He is a former President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
William Dunham
December 2, 7:30 p.m.
Atherton Union Reilly Room
Title of talk: Your humble Servant, Is. Newton
Almost 50 years ago, Cambridge University Press published the correspondence of Isaac Newton, a seven-volume, 3000-page collection of letters that provide insight into this great, if difficult, genius. In this talk, Dunham shares his favorite examples of Newton as correspondent. From his earliest known letter in 1661 (where he scolded a friend for being drunk), through exchanges with Leibniz, Locke, and others, to documents from his days at the Mint in London, these writings give glimpses of Newton at his best … and his worst.
Dunham has written four books: Journey Through Genius; The Mathematical Universe; Euler: The Master of Us All; and The Calculus Gallery. He is also featured in the Teaching Company's DVD course "Great Thinkers, Great Theorems."
Last year, Dunham retired after 22 years as the Koehler Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College. In fall 2008 and again in spring 2013, Dunham was a visiting professor at Harvard University, where he taught a course on the mathematics of Leonhard Euler, and he held a visiting appointment at Princeton University in spring 2014. Currently he is a visitor at the University of Pennsylvania and serves as the Mathematical Association of America's George Pólya Lecturer.
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Wedding: 05/17/2014
Services Used: Flowers, Wedding Planning
Mrs. Z and her team have been nothing but wonderful throughout the whole wedding planning process. There have been times where I've felt in the dark about a lot of things, but she and her team have always reassured me that everything will be fine and will get done. I'm the kind of person who likes to be in control of everything, and need to know what's going on at all time. I don't like surprises at all, but Mrs. Zandra took such good care of us! And everything turned so beautifully, it took my breath away! Every detail and aspect of our wedding was perfect! With working and going to school full time, I'm so glad I had decided to hire a planner. :) I will definitely recommend this company to anyone! :)
Wedding: 01/11/2014
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Zandra Bryant and Alpha & Omega Event Consultants did an excellent job putting together the perfect wedding. The attention to detail and great wedding planning acumen provide a great experience for us and our guest. I'd highly recommend them a no nonsense consultation and beautiful event planning...
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Zandra and her team of planners were excellent! They took away the stress of our wedding day by coordinating every vendor that provided services for us! Plus, they were able to quickly incorporate last minute changes even up until the day of the event. We can not thank Zandra and her team for making our day one of the best days of our lives!!
Wedding: 07/05/2013
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Wedding: 03/16/2013
Services Used: Flowers, Wedding Planning
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Wedding: 11/26/2012
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Alpha and Omega Events and Alpha and Omega Floral were absolutely amazing! Ms. Zandra and Mr. Walter treated me with soooo much love and respect and I think of them as family. Everything was beautiful and I am way more than satisfied.
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Wedding: 08/25/2012
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Alpha and Omega helped me a lot in planning my wedding. We worked together to make the wedding as I pictured.
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Awesome, fun, professional, and creative. They took what David and I envisioned and gave me the wedding of my dream. My day wouldn't have been an awesome without these professionals.
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Great service, they make you feel like you are family, always try to save you money and give a 110% on their service. They can sure turn what you imagine and looks in magazine come to life! The best choice I'd made, thank you for turn my dream day into reality and take away my stress and headache =)!!!
Wedding: 03/11/2012
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I love Alpha and Omega, they are very professional, and they made our dreams come true, if we could do it all over again, I would be so happy, it was so amazing and our guest is still talking about how beautiful our wedding was..
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This was a very special event for us, as it was heart warm, very touching, and so dear. We are very thankful that we were allowed to meet this couple and be a part of such a joyous event. We pray for continual blessings for them. Thanks so much!!!This was a very special event for us, as it was heart warm, very touching, and so dear. We are very thankful that we were allowed to meet this couple and be a part of such a joyous event. We pray for continual blessings for them. Thanks so much!!!
Wedding: 09/03/2011
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I'm so Thankful to have had an opportunity to work with Alpha and Omega Event Consultants and more. Ms. Zandra and Walter know how to take your vision and make it a reality. There were soooooo many surprises on my wedding day and they have far exceeded our every expectation. They stick by your side through difficult times and they are constantly encouraging you to stay positive no matter what. I'm so Blessed to have had a chance to work with them and i would refer any Bride to Alpha and Omega. One piece of advice though is to take thier advice when you plan to have a big wedding. They are professionals and know the business and they won't steer you wrong. Thank you alpha and Omega. We love you. Love Bridgette and Bryant Taylor : )
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Wedding: 07/30/2011
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I love the services I was given everything was very nice.
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Wedding: 05/27/2011
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From the very first meeting my daughter and I had with Zandra and Walter, we knew we had made the right choice. Everything was taken care of, down to the smallest detail. Our reception venue was an industrial warehouse/office combination: concrete floors, open steel beam ceiling, and a HUGE 24-ft square mural on the wall directly behind where the head table would be. We asked for draping to hide the mural and kitchen area, and lights draped from the ceiling. When I walked in to the reception that evening I was completely stunned! Walter and his crew had transformed the hall into a romantic wonderland! Even the people who worked there had never seen such a beautiful job with decorating. Even now, 7 months after the wedding, we still get compliments on everything. Alpha & Omega - you are the best!! If we ever have another event to plan, you will definately be my first phone call!
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Alpha and Omega assisted in giving me the best wedding day!!! From their assistance with table decor and ceremony decorations, to center pieces, and a day-of wedding coordinator. There staff is professional and very knowledgeable. I cannot thank Walter, Zandra, Lorreine, and the Alpha and Omega staff enough for all their assistance. The wedding coordinator was amazing and allowed the groom and I to enjoy our day. Thank you so much!! Always, Christina Buth!!!
Wedding: 05/07/2011
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Justin Theroux: Break Dancing on Ellen!by Free Britney at . Comments
Justin Theroux knows how to get DOWN!
Stopping by the Ellen DeGeneres show to promote Wanderlust, in which he co-stars with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston (they met on set) and Paul Rudd, Justin showed off some sick break dance moves. Turns out we can thank Jen for this, too.
Watch him let loose to Rob Base DJ E Z Rock's "It Takes Two":
"My girlfriend, I don't know if any of you guys know her, ever since she saw Zoolander she's been obsessed with making me break dance," Justin told Ellen.
While she tried to get him to bust a move at her birthday party, Theroux says he got out of it by telling her he couldn't do it without his "breaking shoes."
He continues, "So we got home that night. It was late and she literally came out with a pair of shoes. My actual 'breaking shoes.'" The best part of it?
Jennifer Aniston was nice enough to send the shoes to Ellen too, and after a moment of resignation, he was not shy about showing off his moves. Respect!
He is so a great actor and Hot
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Totally cute. She did good.
he is hot
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Who knows if the influx of mosquitoes in Nassau County can be attributed to the mild winter, standing water or overgrown vegetation; however, one thing is certain – this is the summer of the "skeeter."
These bloodsuckers aren't your grandparent's mosquitoes – the Asian tiger mosquito is more aggressive, harder to kill and bites during the daytime. I predict an outbreak of agoraphobia way before we see another West Nile scare.
Effective July 6, Nassau County has terminated all county-funded youth and family services and has made dramatic reductions to drug treatment programs. This decision was made in spite of the fact that these neighborhood-based programs serve well over 50,000 people in our county.
It is irresponsible for elected officials to allow programs and agencies to shut their doors and deny our most vulnerable residents vital services during times of their greatest need. This decision must be reversed immediately. Our legislators were elected to serve all of their constituents, particularly those in greatest need, and it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that they do nothing less.
With the temperatures heating up, we all need ways to keep cool during the scorching hot months of July and August. Sitting home in the air conditioning is a nice thought, but few can enjoy that luxury seven days a week.
For starters, keep a close eye out for the following heat-related symptoms: headache, light-headedness, fatigue, anxiety, nausea, vomiting and low pulse rate. Elderly residents are more susceptible to heat stroke; check in on any senior citizen who live close by and lend them a hand or offer some advice on staying cool, especially during the hottest times of the day between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Effective July 6, Nassau County has closed all county-funded youth programs due to the inability of county officials to agree on issues regarding youth program funding and other more general county fiscal matters. This irresponsible decision must be reversed. The county network of youth services and its supporters have come together to fight for the preservation of programs that serve over 35,000 people annually.
Please call the county executive, your legislator and the legislative leadership and urge them to work to restore funding to youth programs. If you can't reach them directly leave your message with whomever you speak to. Be prepared for a response blaming the other political party. If that is what you're told, tell them you want your elected officials to find solutions, not blame others. Feel free to talk about the work of the youth program in your community.
Lacrosse has been a staple of athletics on Long Island for decades and this Saturday, the Long Island Lizards will host former Manhasset lacrosse player and legendary National Football League running back Jim Brown at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.
Brown's career numbers for his football career are, quite literally, off the charts, as few running backs even came close to matching his average yards per game (104.3) and yards per carry (5.2). He was named an All American at Syracuse University for lacrosse, scoring 43 goals in 10 games his senior year.
Independence Day is the quintessential American holiday: baseball, barbecues and fireworks. George Washington even celebrated the day in 1778 by doubling the rations of rum for his troops.
It wasn't until 1938 that the U.S. Congress marked the day as a paid federal holiday – and although some of us wish Independence Day fell on a Monday or a Friday this year, the holiday is a symbol of how fortunate we are to live and work here in the United States.
While experts have predicted a near-normal hurricane season, it's important to remember that normal means the possibility of 9-15 named storms. After Hurricane Irene last August, I don't need to remind Long Islanders that it only takes one storm to force evacuations, damage homes, and leave nearly a half-million homes in the dark—many for days. And to think, Irene was downgraded to tropical storm when it made landfall here.
In preparation for Irene, the American Red Cross opened shelters from North Carolina to Maine—including 31 of them on Long Island. When the storm passed, Red Cross volunteers provided food, water and other emergency supplies to those affected.
There's a fine line between spending time and spending quality time.
I once played golf with a stranger who told me, almost implored me, to play golf as often as I can with my dad, because you never know when he won't be able to join you on the course anymore.
Marines and potential recruits, "poolees," will fill Zach's Bay at Jones Beach on Saturday, June 16 for the annual Sergeant Majors Cup competition. More than 600 marines, from more than 14 New York State recruiting stations, will participate in the competition held each year for all Marine Corps candidates waiting to deploy to boot camp.
The event is a physical competition, giving candidates a preview of some of the grueling demands of boot camp once they arrive at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, SC.
After not attending a single Mets game all last season, I, an admittedly casual Mets fan, was lucky to be at Citi Field for Johan Santana's no-hitter on June 1.
For me, in this particular order, it's Rangers, Jets and then Mets. I'm a closet Islanders fan but the pastime factor far outweighs that of any allegiance there.
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How long does opened Port last?
I have a bottle of Port that is half full and last opened about 10 months ago. It smells good, but is it safe to drink?
re: newJJD
re: Davwud
To a certian extent the fortifacation is to hold and stablize the port but non tawnys will spoil pretty quickly. Most tawnys are already somewhat oxidized during aging in barell.
re: pikawicca
Same experience here. Never a problem with port going bad. All that happens is that more sediment is thrown so be careful not to shake the bottle when you're about to use it. Or else just pour it through a fine strainer before use.
re: fauchon
There's a difference between going bad and being drinkable. The alcohol and sugar levels in port pretty much ensure it won't spoil -- by which I mean develop harmful bacterial or fungal growth -- if kept well-sealed. However, port, like any other wine, begins oxidizing as soon as the bottle is opened and that affects flavour, as you can easily demonstrate by comparing the tail end of a bottle that's been open for a week or two with the same wine from a just opened bottle. Port that's been kept stoppered in the fridge for a month or ten will probably not be dangerous to consume and may be good enough to use in cooking, but it isn't something you'd want to serve in a glass to a wine lover.
re: carswell
You're right. Perhaps I wasn't sufficiently clear. I was referring to Port -- I use a medium priced, decent but not sublime quality -- used soley for cooking. Not for drinking! LOL
carswell nailed it. There is a big difference between being "safe" to drink and being drinkable in terms of enjoyment. Any port that has been open for 10 months in a decanter is probably way past drinking for enjoyment. If it has been recorked and in the refridgerator, it is still probably past that stage but maybe not. I wouldn't use it for anything except cooking, but then again, I would never have a bottle of port that made it 10 days, much less 10 months. They are usually gone within two days in my house. (Of course, I don't open a bottle of port unless I have friends to help drink it for that very reason.)
Tick tick tick..once you pop the cork, oxygen is starting to degrade the wine. Drink good port (~$15+) within 30 days. Keep it longer for cooking. It's never going to go "off" completely it's just not going to get any better.
OK, this is a zombie post, from way, way back, and the OP's time is rather extreme, but in general terms, it depends on the Port. Assuming that one IS talking about Port, and not some port-styled wines, Port can last for awhile. In the OP's case, it is most possibly dead, and of little, to no use, or enjoyment.
Now, as there are many types, and styles of Port (from Oporto, and often called by that name), and their longevity can differ.
A capped, chilled bottle of Tawny can last for a month, or so, where a Vintage Port, once decanted, will usually change in one week, though not always for the worse.
A capped, chilled Ruby might last (it WILL change) for a couple of months.
So, it just depends on the Port, and also whether one enjoys the changes.
Many years ago, I did a Port tasting, and our VP's were all from Taylor-Fladgate - the 1963, the 1985, the 1970 and the 1977. All were decanted, at intervals, prior to the event, based on their age. We expected the 1963 to really show, but the 1970 was the hands-down winner, and by almost all attendees, both those familiar with VP, plus those new to the wine. OK - surprise,as the 1963 was "supposed" to be the winner. Four nights later, some of us revisited the decanters (not chilled, but in a cool home), and then, the 1963 had come into its own, and blew the doors off the other two, as we had anticipated initially. I had decanted the 1963 later in the scheme of things, but it needed a little extra time to really open up, and show its stuff. Obviously, four days in a decanter is not "10 mos.," but shows that Ports can present themselves a tad differently. It just depends.
re: Bill Hunt
I remember reading about that story before...you have a nice collection which can bring enjoyment on special occaisions. I think I am lucky too...my wife would be ok with it. She just doesn't like how I have to "do it all at once" sometimes. LOL


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Beautiful beachfront condo complex in sunny Emerald Isle, North Carolina. This condo is close to the beach with a great, wide view of the ocean (see picture for view from living room/balcony). It's perfect for families or anyone looking for a perfect place to relax and soak up some sun. Come enjoy Emerald Isle's crystal clear blue water and wide, soft, sandy beaches that are perfect for long walks.
The island offers many restaurants, shopping, a movie theater, a renowned aquarium, mini golf, a fishing pier, historic Fort Macon, and much more! Nearby are the quaint towns of Beaufort and Swansboro which offer fine dining, shopping, antiques, boating excursions, etc. Come stay at our condo and enjoy a relaxing and fun-filled vacation at the beach!!
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