Text 3429, 110 rader
Skriven 2013-08-11 19:46:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 3346 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: cross cultural 794
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> contacted Dunkin Donuts (name "branded" on them) and just got 2 gift
 RH> cards as an answer. He took the cups apart & put on a food grade
 RH> silicone sealant, now they work without leaking. Used the gift cards
 RH> for coffee pods and a latte (holdes a latte tea) for me.

 NB> Well, at least they tried to make good to some extent.  :)  I somewhat
 NB> remember that from when it happened... Figured that if you merely
 NB> replaced the cups the new ones might have been as defective as the
 NB> first set? Or just didn't need another set since Steve had fixed the
 NB> cups already...?

The DD we went to redeem the cards at didn't have the mugs so we
defaulted to other choices. We've also got a good number of travel mugs
so didn't need any more; these are good in that they hold heat for
several hours instead of only an hour or so.

 RH> They're basically the same, from state to state--couple of vendors
 RH> (sunglasses and other stuff) out front, a couple of fast food places,
 RH> gift shop and rest rooms inside of the main building. Gas is off to
 RH> the side,

 NB> Yes, that's pretty standard...

About the only difference is the name on the front of the building. (G)

 RH> and we found gas on the NJ Turnpike cheaper than off the pike.

 NB> That happens often enough... I've seen it on the NYS Thruway, too.

We don't usually see it for less on the Thruway; it's usually more
expensive to us.


 RH> In NJ it's all full service stations, no pump it yourself; I
 RH> think they're the only state that still does that.

 NB> Could be.  I remember being somewhat surprised by that some years ago
 NB> on a trip thru there...  I think that the thruway/turnpike gas is
 NB> often
 NB> full service, even in other states, just not a state-wide everywhere
 NB> practice...

I don't recall; we usually don't get gas on the Thruway. (and we usually
don't eat at the fast food plazas)


 NB>  NB>> And for a relatively small place, they seem quite diversified.
 NB> :)

 RH> The owner of it was a baker/pastry chef up in the NY/NJ before he
 RH> moved to NC. The folks around here are enjoying his baked goods and
 RH> prime rib.

 NB> Ah.  :)  He probably is enjoying the slower pace of life there, too.
 NB> :)

Somewhat slower pace, anyway. He keeps quite busy on Friday and Saturday
nights tho. (G) The place is really busy any time we come in, and
there's always a lot of baked goods available for purchase (temptation).


 NB>  NB>>> Now that you have things more under control, you might
 NB>  NB>>> judiciously pick up some of the baked goods again...?   :)
 NB>  RH>> We might, but to take home and consume over several days rather
 NB> than  RH>> all at once. Probably not until we get back from our next
 NB> trip however.  NB>> Makes sense.   :)

 RH> Have to get resettled, and the finances in order before we do much
 RH> splurging.

 NB> As does that.  :)

Hopefully, with our travelling, things will calm down while at home.


 RH> But, we will plan on going out to celebrate our anniversary
 RH> in September. Too far out to know where we're going to go; we usually
 RH> don't decide until sometime that week (or day of).

 NB> We were going to go out for our anniversary to the Arigato (Japanese
 NB> Steakhouse and Sushi) to see our favorite sushi chef, but they were
 NB> closed because the air conditioning was not working, which I

Sigh! At least you had other choices available.

 NB> discovered when I got there.  We had planned to meet there right after
 NB> he got out
 NB> of work at 8:30; we still met there, and decided to go instead just
 NB> down the street to Seoul House.  Had the seafood pancake and miso
 NB> soup, and
 NB> then a spicy squid entree, along with the rice tea and the little
 NB> dishes.  Very nice, if not what was originally planned for... :)


Sounds good, even if it wasn't first choice. The seafood pancake was
good; I'm going to try it at the Seoul Garden if we go there again & see
how it measures up.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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