Federal Shutdown

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Originally Posted by Starter

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

I've done the quick meals, as has my wife, and the longest it has taken us to go from start to finish is about 15 minutes.

Now all I hear are excuses ;) How about making the time like we do for other things all day long :)

Otherwise, make some sandwiches in the morning when you wake up (that takes only a few minutes now) and pack them into a small lunch cooler and you have lunch, brunch etc immediately, faster than walking to McDonalds, cheaper and far healthier too! ;)

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How many jobs do you work? How much time is spent each day in commuting. If your answer is one for the first and less than an hour and a quarter for the second, then you don't really understand the issue for the working poor.

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On the contrary, I came from a very poor background as a youngster. My mother worked 3 jobs, that's right, 3 jobs, 2 during the week and one on the weekends. Before my sister came round, my brother and I used to sit in the corner by her workplaces after school and read books. I worked 16-18 hour days when I first left school. I know all about the working poor. The fact that I am successful now does not mean I have forgotten where I came from and how hard life can be, life can be a real b!tch. That's probably why I appreciate what I have now so much. I take nothing for granted.

No matter how many jobs you work, how long you spend travelling, there is no excuse for poor planning and eating unhealthy fast food all the time. My mother made sure we had at least 3 square healthy meals a day, so what's the excuse other than people being lazy? :)

It's necessity isn't it? Your Mum did what she did because she had to, there wasn't the ready meals etc available then. However now with everyone having a freezer and ready meals are cheap, there's that option available.

Pardon me for interrupting the foody hour , but how's it all going with the federal shutdown over there in the US of A ?
Are we all back to normal now ?

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Pardon me for interrupting the foody hour , but how's it all going with the federal shutdown over there in the US of A ?
Are we all back to normal now ?

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Until the next 90 day period runs out. :p Then we do it all over again.

I don't think Boehner's dumb enough to do it again, but you never know...

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Originally Posted by Mark

It's necessity isn't it? Your Mum did what she did because she had to, there wasn't the ready meals etc available then. However now with everyone having a freezer and ready meals are cheap, there's that option available.

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Yes she did :) As a youngster I never really appreciated the predicament she was in after my folks divorced. She was a single mother trying her best to raise 2 boys, and we were naughty little shysters too! Until my stepfather came round a few years later, she worked hard to support us and to this day I still marvel at the bloody minded resolve she had back then. This is why whenever she needs anything now, a car, television, money, anything, I make sure she gets it and wants for nothing :)

Regarding frozen foods, there some surprisingly good ones we get here that are tasty and nutritious, much better than fast foods, but still pricey considering what you get. You pay for convenience I guess!

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Pardon me for interrupting the foody hour , but how's it all going with the federal shutdown over there in the US of A ?
Are we all back to normal now ?

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As starter said, we gotta wait a while still :D

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

I don't think Boehner's dumb enough to do it again, but you never know...

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No mention at all for the man who's doing the real damage? The man who's actually allowing the debt ceiling to raise to astronomical levels, and gives the Republicans the power to force him into getting a fresh mandate? The man who allows his agencies to get the blank cheques necessary to monitor 60 million Spanish phone calls in a month (let alone how many in the world total), and yet apparently he can't find anywhere in the budget to reduce spending?

This forum can be so painfully brainless.

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Originally Posted by webberf1

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Originally Posted by Gregor-y

I don't think Boehner's dumb enough to do it again, but you never know...

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No mention at all for the man who's doing the real damage? The man who's actually allowing the debt ceiling to raise to astronomical levels, and gives the Republicans the power to force him into getting a fresh mandate? The man who allows his agencies to get the blank cheques necessary to monitor 60 million Spanish phone calls in a month (let alone how many in the world total), and yet apparently he can't find anywhere in the budget to reduce spending?

This forum can be so painfully brainless.

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Yes, I do blame all the other Republicans that forced Boehner into the shutdown, too, but he's the one that made it happen. And he's supposed to be the leader.

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Originally Posted by webberf1

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Originally Posted by "Gregor-y":a5l6um4w

I don't think Boehner's dumb enough to do it again, but you never know...

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No mention at all for the man who's doing the real damage? The man who's actually allowing the debt ceiling to raise to astronomical levels, and gives the Republicans the power to force him into getting a fresh mandate? The man who allows his agencies to get the blank cheques necessary to monitor 60 million Spanish phone calls in a month (let alone how many in the world total), and yet apparently he can't find anywhere in the budget to reduce spending?

This forum can be so painfully brainless.

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Yes, I do blame all the other Republicans that forced Boehner into the shutdown, too, but he's the one that made it happen. And he's supposed to be the leader.[/quote:a5l6um4w]
Irony's not exactly your strong suit, is it?