The Economy

The diners and restaurants will pay up or they won't. What's the problem?

 

I'll not stand for slandering the delicious squirrel. Get me some squirrel dumplings and I'm set on a winter day.

 

My takeout costs 50% more than it used to.

 

My wife used to use the delivery apps when I was working on Friday nights. I think her breaking point was when she got a Wendy's value meal delivered and it cost almost $30.

 

Exactly.

 

Squirrel gravy on toast.

 

Come on over to the World Championship Squirrel Cookoff in Bentonville in the fall. Everything from traditional Ozark recipes to Top Chef folks doing gourmet preparations and you get to taste them all.

 

I'll tell this on myself because it's been 30 years, and it's a message board.

When I lived in Charleston, I was in your standard duplex apartment complex: buildings, pool, clubhouse, tennis court, etc. all surrounding a big lake/pond with fountains, etc. Pretty much a standard cookie cutter place in the early 90s. Plenty of small wildlife running around.
I had gone squirrel hunting, brought several home, cleaned, dressed, in the freezer. You know the drill. I came home from work one evening and decided that's what I wanted for supper. I took one out to thaw so I could cook him.
Weeeellllllll, in the time it took to thaw, I might have got drunk and fell asleep.
When I woke up, I was no longer hungry and generally surly.
I opened the front door and chucked the squirrel into the lake.
A couple of days later I was at the pool and overheard people thinking Jeffrey Dahmer was living in the apartment complex.
For those who don't know what a cleaned squirrel looks like, I'm not going to tell you, but it's not something you'd expect to find floating in your complex lake.
I just kept my mouth shut.

 

Squirrels, man.

From a thread of yore:

Squirrels have insulated teeth. They eat electricity. It makes them powerful.
I do not welcome our rodent overlords.

 

Tough. Pick it up instead.

When was used to? Before GrubHub?

 

Pre-Grub Hub.

Not even tallying the cost increases due to pandemic or inflation.

Again, the setting for my complaint is New York City, where delivered food is a not a special occasion, but the norm.

 

Now I have to rethink every like I’ve ever gotten from Azrael.