tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post6804460115512534569..comments2023-10-29T03:35:21.895-07:00Comments on With Great Joy: The bug dramaStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02291035676569127788noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-44877709294242943382007-11-12T12:13:00.000-08:002007-11-12T12:13:00.000-08:00Blech. I think I know what place you're talking a...Blech. I think I know what place you're talking about too. The closest one to where we are is a 30 minute drive, and Jace and I make the drive often just for a little taste of home. That's SO gross and I'm SO sorry that you had to deal with something SO gross. SO gross.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195153990661448428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-52646333538030089422007-11-12T11:22:00.000-08:002007-11-12T11:22:00.000-08:00first of all, this both cracked me and disgusted m...first of all, this both cracked me and disgusted me all at the same time. Aren't you just the powerful writer? *wink*<BR/><BR/>I dont know what I would've done to be honest. There have been times that we've said stuff...but some people don't seem to care that there was a LONNNNGGG hair baked into our bread. *gag* But I'm so with you...thinking that you should've gone to the manager. Have you written the store a lovely note telling them all about Manager-Mark? Maybe he'll get a raise. :DChristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200547170096475624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-29146136692326892552007-11-11T22:03:00.000-08:002007-11-11T22:03:00.000-08:00Stacy,Your posts *always* capture me, from beginni...Stacy,<BR/>Your posts *always* capture me, from beginning to end!<BR/>I love your descriptive posts!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938212975250341102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-80877046842798776202007-11-11T21:48:00.000-08:002007-11-11T21:48:00.000-08:00P.S. I love Mark's question, "What would Jesus do...P.S. I love Mark's question, "What would Jesus do if He found a bug in His food?" Excellent!<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure of the answer....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-10781048499590650932007-11-11T21:46:00.000-08:002007-11-11T21:46:00.000-08:00Hi Stacy,Thanks for entertaining me with that hila...Hi Stacy,<BR/>Thanks for entertaining me with that hilarious tale. <BR/><BR/>I wish I could go and talk to a manager like that - I'm a wimp!<BR/><BR/>Yay for Manager Mark. What a guy.<BR/><BR/>I feel sorry for the unhappy girlie. I wonder why she wasn't more helpful? I guess we'll never know.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a bug free week.<BR/>StacyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-79920766151006420962007-11-11T21:32:00.000-08:002007-11-11T21:32:00.000-08:00Overwhelmed, Um, yeah... I'm with you. I'm not su...Overwhelmed, <BR/>Um, yeah... I'm with you. I'm not sure I would have wanted additional food after the incident, too. <BR/><BR/>Yaowalak, <BR/>I followed your link but could only stay at that site for a second. Um, yikes! <BR/><BR/>Rebekah, <BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>KH, <BR/>Six or seven times? Wow. And I thought *twice* was bad! :) Tell me where you eat and I'll make sure to stay away!<BR/><BR/>Quinne, <BR/>Oh, Quinne-- somehow you seem far too sweet to me to ever go track down a manager. <BR/><BR/>Cutzi, <BR/>Oh boy, Cutzi. You and I should sit down and have a pow wow about customer service problems nowadays. I could add a LOT to the conversation, believe me. It's one of my own pet peeves, too. <BR/><BR/>As for where the Chinese food was, yes... I'm sure you know. Two words: Never Again. <BR/><BR/>Mrs. "M", <BR/>I'm with you on the eating after the fact. Had it been in my OWN food, I would NOT have eaten any more.<BR/><BR/>Kimmie, <BR/>Yes, I think Mark is a bit tougher than us... *grin* But not so tough as to shrug off the bug and keep right on eating. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Anonymous (aka Mike), <BR/>I abhor your list of all the things we've probably eaten while eating out. EW.<BR/><BR/>And I think you should pack yourself a bunch of peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches for the road. Knowing all that you know. <BR/><BR/>Kendra, <BR/>I may just done the same had that bug been on my fork. Ick, ick, ick.<BR/><BR/>Merri, <BR/>Welcome! <BR/>Wow. A whole fresh perspective. I imagine under similar circumstances I would have to adapt, too! [While closing my eyes and praying for strength to eat the food before me, that is.]<BR/><BR/>Camee, <BR/>Oh, I'm so glad I made you laugh. A few times today I thought, "That was such a dumb post. Why did I post that?" But now that I know it had you laughing, I'm glad. <BR/><BR/>I know-- it is a little ridiculous about me wanting to make things right with the girl. I just didn't want her to be angry with me. I think Mark thought I was a bit nuts when I asked him if I should go talk to her. :) <BR/><BR/>Oh, and somehow I'm just not sure the new bracelets would be a big hit. Too many letters, you know? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Take care, all of you! <BR/><BR/>~StacyStacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13485518521402606014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-91618508016051449592007-11-11T21:05:00.000-08:002007-11-11T21:05:00.000-08:00All I know, Stacy, is that you are hilarious. Wha...All I know, Stacy, is that you are hilarious. What a treat to get me laughing out loud. You should seriously consider writing a book with all of your histerical (although not at the time, I know) stories. ... I can totally relate to how you were responding. I totally would have been hashing and rehashing the whole thing to see what in the world *I* had done wrong to perturb that girl. And to make everything OK between us? It makes me laugh every time I think of it - making sure things are OK between you and a stranger -but I only laugh because I would have and really have done the very same thing! Gotta keep the peace! ... And what would Jesus do if He found a bug in His food? (Mark is so funny. Maybe we should get bracelets that say W.W.J.D.I.H.F.A.B.I.H.F.?) Well, my theory is that he would eat it. Probably happened more often than not. Might even have been a delicacy, you know? :) Love you Stacy ~ thanks for making me chuckle. Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-39485032420753586892007-11-11T20:07:00.000-08:002007-11-11T20:07:00.000-08:00Hi, found your blog by accident a few months back ...Hi, found your blog by accident a few months back and have really been enjoying it! <BR/><BR/>I just had to comment on this, since I live in Thailand. When I arrived, I really struggled with this! Mostly, I would find ants and other bugs in my food prepared at home by my inlaws maid ( I know, rough life, huh?) After a year, I am sad to say, my standards have shifted! Now, I just perform a bug check and remove any found, and then continue to eat. I just don't have the energy to be alarmed by it anymore! I often wonder, how many bugs have I eaten in the last year without knowing it?? <BR/><BR/>But if I were you, I would have done the same...<BR/><BR/>And yes, Thai people, at least some do snack on bugs knowingly!! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for making me smile today!Merrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03180324970031726992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-43251483557178405132007-11-11T18:27:00.000-08:002007-11-11T18:27:00.000-08:00At 13 weeks pregnant, I would have to excuse mysel...At 13 weeks pregnant, I would have to excuse myself and go... lose... the bug.Kendra Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762184032404428343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-43467173763871623692007-11-11T16:05:00.000-08:002007-11-11T16:05:00.000-08:00I eat out a ton. Between working in restaurants a...I eat out a ton. Between working in restaurants and reading a few books on restaurants, I can pretty much guarantee that you've eated far worse than the little fruit-fly sized bug. That's just yet another price you pay for the convenience of being able to eat on the go... and yet another reason why home cooked meals (especially Stacy-cooked meals, which I've been fortunate to enjoy on a number of occasions) are superior to eaten out meals. Besides, our bodies are resilient and can handle all sorts of bugs, spit, foreign objects, dirt, hair, fec... eh you get the point.<BR/><BR/>Now, all that said, I still think that their exists a sort of social contract by which we, as restaurant-goers, pay for the privilege of momentarily ignoring the presence of said objects and the food establishments do their best to not remind us of such accidental additives. Typical compensation for the breach of this contract is free meal or at least a free plate, delivered courteously along with the statement [lie] that, "that's never happened before and I'm so sorry that you had have your meal interupted." The cashier's blatant disregard for this social contract is quite discouraging. Happily one of the requirements of management is a thorough understanding of this social contract.<BR/><BR/>But that's just what I think. I have to eat out more often than not it seems these days for work, so my health and sanity depends on my ability to suspend certain knowledge. And eat out a lot less when I'm home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-65438771696304808702007-11-11T14:29:00.000-08:002007-11-11T14:29:00.000-08:00I think you did a great job- I probably wouldn't h...I think you did a great job- I probably wouldn't have ordered another ANYTHING! (Mark must have a better stomach than me) ;-)<BR/><BR/> Sorry about your bad Chinese experience...maybe God will have you adopt from China- I am pretty sure that would cure any of the bad food memories ;-) (don't laugh, God could do it!)<BR/><BR/>hugs<BR/>Kimmie<BR/>mama to 6<BR/>one homemade and 5 adoptedKimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04462108880167593207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-49876696149013843472007-11-11T14:15:00.000-08:002007-11-11T14:15:00.000-08:00I would have done the same as you except I would h...I would have done the same as you except I would have struggled to eat any more food after that. <BR/>Some people around the world eat bugs as part of their staple diet.<BR/>Ummm...that wouldn't be me!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953023131915534135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-91754633320794927042007-11-11T13:26:00.000-08:002007-11-11T13:26:00.000-08:00Oh man! You are so much more reserved than I ever...Oh man! You are so much more reserved than I ever would have been about the situation. In fact, my husband pretty much knows that I complain about bad service. And really, the problem with kids these days? For the most part they give terrible service!!! As a business owner myself, I'd say that manager did absolutely the right thing and he absolutely should have spoken with the girl about it. I get fired up about this kind of stuff. And no, you were not overreacting - I would have gone on and on about it afterwards too. And, the worst part is that I know where you're talking about and I LOVE their chinese food. Hmph.Cutzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815741632369910907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-13425522127006732112007-11-11T11:16:00.000-08:002007-11-11T11:16:00.000-08:00Hi Stacy :) I was going to suggest learning how to...Hi Stacy :) I was going to suggest learning how to cook Chinese food at home, but honestly, after an inch worm in the formative years and a beetle bug in the mommy years - I would feel just the way you do!<BR/><BR/>And, yes, I would have spoken to the attendant and then the manager. Health issues were at stake and not just your own. <BR/>Have a glorious afternoon! Love, QQuinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-66637765986214663162007-11-11T10:51:00.000-08:002007-11-11T10:51:00.000-08:00Gross!I have always had my money returned upon fin...Gross!<BR/>I have always had my money returned upon finding a bug ~ and yes, I say "always" because it has happened to me about six or seven times.<BR/><BR/>As far as that rude girl ~ I remember being at Walmart two years ago and the checkout lane I got into had a very perturbed teenage girl as cashier. She flatly told me she had been denied her break and had to wait a half hour for the next person to come before she could take her said break. She then took my groceries, one by one, and slammed them into the bags, denting things, breaking things, a few labels off the cans came off... yikes! I was afraid to say anything, so I took my $130 worth of items quietly to the customer service counter and "tattled" on her. The girl at the customer service counter (quite obviously having the same rude gene) shrugged her shoulders and said, "Okay."<BR/><BR/>When I got home, the food leaked onto my car seat and stained it. I called the store and asked for the General Manager. He apologized profusely and not only returned ALL my money, but fired the girl and offered to pay to have my van detailed (which was too much, so I kindly declined)<BR/><BR/>I bet this Manager had the same awesome managerial gene as your Mark the Manager.<BR/>Sorry you had bugs in your food! Seems like the next generation has a major chip on their shoulder more often than not.<BR/>KHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-42376565922682928292007-11-11T10:21:00.000-08:002007-11-11T10:21:00.000-08:00I was out blogger walking and stopped by. Enjoyed...I was out blogger walking and stopped by. Enjoyed the visitRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065188969643402603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-20624136529474443252007-11-11T07:25:00.000-08:002007-11-11T07:25:00.000-08:00You never know with Thai food, authentic restauran...You never know with Thai food, authentic restaurants might have a selection of <A HREF="http://importfood.com/thai_insects.html" REL="nofollow">Thai Insect Snacks</A> but at least there are no surprises! <BR/><BR/>Enjoyed your story.<BR/><BR/>-YaowalakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9672908576255934.post-39442173592678540492007-11-10T22:36:00.000-08:002007-11-10T22:36:00.000-08:00Hmm...what would I do if I found a bug in my food?...Hmm...what would I do if I found a bug in my food? I'd go to the register and ask for a refund. If the cashier wasn't willing to give me one, I'd esculate it to the store manager.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'd accept additional food from them and I probably wouldn't eat there again, but that's just me being paranoid! :)Overwhelmed!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03213476355485623906noreply@blogger.com