My foodies have been bitching about the same thing WRT Chipotle for a long time, but so many people seem to love it. I think their burritos are awful but the Bowl is good in a pinch when I'm out and want something that isn't fried and has someone at least ATTEMPTING to make good sourcing choices for meat (they use Niman Ranch for pork, for example). It's definitely very salty but at least I don't have an MSG migraine after eating there like I would at Christian-Fil-A.

^WRT?

 

Come to thing of it, now that you mention it. I usually never get the burritos there, usually a salad or a bowl, I guess I have a subconscious dislike for them too.

^WRT?

 

 

It's either "White Rice, Totally", or "Wiccan Ritual Today", or "With Regard To". I've never been sure which.

I eat Chipotle a little too often.  The burritos should have more flavor for their 900 calories.  That's not even an exaggeration.  The typical chicken burrito is 900 calories.  For comparison, a Bic Mac is 576 calories.

I eat Chipotle a little too often.  The burritos should have more flavor for their 900 calories.  That's not even an exaggeration.  The typical chicken burrito is 900 calories.  For comparison, a Bic Mac is 576 calories.

 

I'm not surprised given the size and weight of their burritos. I was kind of surprised how big and heavy it was when I picked it up. After eating only half of it, I was done.

I don't get why so many people hate Chipotle. I love it. The only problem I have with it is that some stuff can be too spicey and this is coming from a guy who loves spicey food. I mean, spicey corn? Seriously? Is that necessary?! I love their sour cream though!

 

Kinda peed off that so many Quiznos are closing down. Those are good quality subs! I love their Chicken Carbonara and Prime Rib. I hate how you can't even go to a gas Station without seeing a Subway but you have to go 8 miles away to find a Quiznos. Just shows how people care much more about price than quality. The way I see it, I can make Subway quality subs at home with stuff bought at Kroger.

^(Insert MyTwoSense rant about how Chipolte isn't spicy, and how much he loves spicy food so much that one he asked someone to use their keychain safety pepper spray on his meal just to kick it up a notch)

I eat Chipotle a little too often.  The burritos should have more flavor for their 900 calories.  That's not even an exaggeration.  The typical chicken burrito is 900 calories.  For comparison, a Bic Mac is 576 calories.

 

You think thats high, a large prime Rib Steak sub at Quiznos is over 1700 calories. Even their large Veggie sub is  over 1200 calories but I don't care, I don't gain fat easily and I'd rather die happy than live a long miserable life eating Bean Sprout Quesadillas.

^(Insert MyTwoSense rant about how Chipolte isn't spicy, and how much he loves spicy food so much that one he asked someone to use their keychain safety pepper spray on his meal just to kick it up a notch)

 

Lawwwwwwd

 

 

 

^(Insert MyTwoSense rant about how Chipolte isn't spicy, and how much he loves spicy food so much that one he asked someone to use their keychain safety pepper spray on his meal just to kick it up a notch)

 

 

Lmao. He would use pepper spray on a burrito. I like peppers on a lot of stuff just not so spicey that I can't taste anything else. Taco Bell's food is so bland I end up using Fire sauce because their mild sauce is worthless. Taco Hell is like a 2am last resort though.

Too each his own, but eating a bunch of Quizno's and dying doesn't sound that great to me.  However, I would be willing to sacrifice my life for Popeye's.

I'm with David on Quizno's. It's a shame that so many have closed. The one I used to frequent closed down without any warning :x. Btw, Subway has passed McDonalds in the chain restaurant department. I'm too lazy to post a link, but a quick Google search will show a plethora of results.

 

And Chipotle too spicy......bwahahaha!

Yeah, Chipotle too spicy????  Sorry, David, but you don't like spicy food if you think Chipotle is too spicy.

 

Subway, Quiznos, Popeye, Chipotle?

 

Pass, pass, pass, pass.

 

Out of those four, I'd choose Chipotle.  Easily.  And I don't like Chipotle.

I subscribe to all manner of food snobbery, but Popeye's cannot be denied.  And only 900 calories for two pieces of spicy and a biscuit!

I subscribe to all manner of food snobbery, but Popeye's cannot be denied.  And only 900 calories for two pieces of spicy and a biscuit!

 

I've had Popeye's in New Orleans at several different locations. The difference in taste and food quality of their stores is astounding compared to most of the other ones I've tried. They also have a significanty larger menu containing some local specialties. Popeye's was founded down that way, so their superb food quality isn't all that unexpected. 

Standing in line at Chipotle and seeing people load up whatever they're getting with half a tub of sour cream and a couple fist fulls of cheese is probably the most revolting food experience I've had sans health code violations.  However, I like what I order there and I used to eat there once a week when it was convenient.  Also like that I could make two meals out of my burrito.  At ~$2.50-$3/meal that was some cost effective eating that didn't involve my microwave.

Quizno's seemed like their sandwiches relied too much on heavy sauces such as ranch.

Quizno's seemed like their sandwiches relied too much on heavy sauces such as ranch.

 

Might depend on where you go but they aren't usually skimpy on the meat and cheese like subway. The bread is much better too. Subway's bread tastes stale to me.

Slow day...

 

Why did I subscribe to AOL news? Another case of Missing Pretty White Woman Syndrome. Is it just me or does it seem like we only hear about every pretty young white woman attending college who is missing? Its always featured on shows like Nancy Grace or that other woman's show. She usually gets killed by her possessive boyfriend or killed mysteriously by some native of some country she's visiting abroad either on Spring Break or while partaking in some foreign exchange program. Don't get me wrong, I hate to hear about anyone missing but it seems like when I see posters of missing people, the faces are much more diverse than what the national media actually brings attention to. I have to say its pretty pathetic.

^ Not enough made-for-TV movies about troubled women on Lifetime anymore, I suppose.

I'm so excited!  I'm going to be an Aunt!  My baby brother and his g/f are expecting their first baby!

 

 

You think you need anxiety medication now? Wait until you have to babysit. Let me tell you about the last time kids were pawned off on me. There I am on Memorial Day with poison ivy, I couldn't really go outside and didn't have to work so I said what the hell. I'll watch my little brother and his half brother and sister. Along with two dogs- a 150 lb Bull Mastiff and a Beagle that has to be let out and in every 10 minutes or she howls bc she has a weak bladder. The two toddlers, I have nicknames for. Ray is The Terrorist, Lizzy is The Monster. Now....

 

My little brother was good albeit he is ten, on Ritalin, Abilify and a thousand other meds I had a fun time figuring out dosages and times for and getting him to eat throughout the day. He spent every moment on the computer playing games and demanding I cook him luxurious meals that he would not even eat because he's on such strong stimulants. He's basically the staple of his self-entitled generation.

 

Anyway, The Terrorist went next door to play with his friends. He's four and I've seen him go over there before so I let him go over there. Unbeknownst to me, he's actually banned from there! The mom comes over and says he hit her daughter and that was a problem last summer too. Then she goes on and on about him having this and that mental disorder and that his mom doesn't give him enough one on one attention, blah blah blah and he needs help. I'm like OMG, Really!? No sh!t but I'm just babysitter.

 

So I confine The Terrorist to the house. The Monster spills two coffee cans of grease that splatter literally all over the walls and floor of the kitchen. I finally get that cleaned up two hours later and I go in the living room.

 

The Terrorist is petting the Bull Mastiff gently but the dog started growling. I said, "Jack, stop it, be good!" The Terrorist pet him gently again, and Jack turned around and ripped into his face! I couldn't believe it. The dog's mouth was bigger than his face and he ripped open his flesh on both sides of his face. got a cloth and finally got his blood to clot. Called his mom who is out of state, sent her a pic  on my phone of the damage. I beat the hell out of the dog, picked him up and threw him down the basement steps and locked him down there. Then I had to call Rays aunt to come get the oyher kids while I take Ray to Children's hospital. He had to get 32 stitches! Inside and out. They admitted him because youre not supposed to give stitches for dog bites bc it's guaranteed to get infected but he needed to get them for cosmetic purposes since it was across his face. He's still going to be scarred for life. I had to stay in the hospital room for 8 hours until his dad showed up. I had a fun time explaining what happened to his kid on my watch and come to find out that incident spawned a new custody battle between his mom and dad. But yeah, that's a long story short. Be careful what you're getting yourself into when you babysit for family members!

You have an interesting family, David.

I could seriously write a book.

I watched our neighbor's kids a few times.  They'd ask to eat the whole carton of ice cream and I'd say "Ok go ahead" or want to stay up beyond midnight, which I'd say "Sure that's fine."  They'd still only eat about a bowl of ice cream and fall asleep around 10:30.  I found it hilarious I could say yes to anything, but they'd still be good.  The parents were impressed because the kids said I was the greatest so they paid me a sh!t ton of money.  I guess not being strict made it easy.  They had a dog which they were sometimes playfully rough with.  I'm surprised it never got pissed and lashed out.

I'm so excited!  I'm going to be an Aunt!  My baby brother and his g/f are expecting their first baby!

 

 

You think you need anxiety medication now? Wait until you have to babysit. Let me tell you about the last time kids were pawned off on me. There I am on Memorial Day with poison ivy, I couldn't really go outside and didn't have to work so I said what the hell. I'll watch my little brother and his half brother and sister. Along with two dogs- a 150 lb Bull Mastiff and a Beagle that has to be let out and in every 10 minutes or she howls bc she has a weak bladder. The two toddlers, I have nicknames for. Ray is The Terrorist, Lizzy is The Monster. Now....

 

My little brother was good albeit he is ten, on Ritalin, Abilify and a thousand other meds I had a fun time figuring out dosages and times for and getting him to eat throughout the day. He spent every moment on the computer playing games and demanding I cook him luxurious meals that he would not even eat because he's on such strong stimulants. He's basically the staple of his self-entitled generation.

 

Anyway, The Terrorist went next door to play with his friends. He's four and I've seen him go over there before so I let him go over there. Unbeknownst to me, he's actually banned from there! The mom comes over and says he hit her daughter and that was a problem last summer too. Then she goes on and on about him having this and that mental disorder and that his mom doesn't give him enough one on one attention, blah blah blah and he needs help. I'm like OMG, Really!? No sh!t but I'm just babysitter.

 

So I confine The Terrorist to the house. The Monster spills two coffee cans of grease that splatter literally all over the walls and floor of the kitchen. I finally get that cleaned up two hours later and I go in the living room.

 

The Terrorist is petting the Bull Mastiff gently but the dog started growling. I said, "Jack, stop it, be good!" The Terrorist pet him gently again, and Jack turned around and ripped into his face! I couldn't believe it. The dog's mouth was bigger than his face and he ripped open his flesh on both sides of his face. got a cloth and finally got his blood to clot. Called his mom who is out of state, sent her a pic  on my phone of the damage. I beat the hell out of the dog, picked him up and threw him down the basement steps and locked him down there. Then I had to call Rays aunt to come get the oyher kids while I take Ray to Children's hospital. He had to get 32 stitches! Inside and out. They admitted him because youre not supposed to give stitches for dog bites bc it's guaranteed to get infected but he needed to get them for cosmetic purposes since it was across his face. He's still going to be scarred for life. I had to stay in the hospital room for 8 hours until his dad showed up. I had a fun time explaining what happened to his kid on my watch and come to find out that incident spawned a new custody battle between his mom and dad. But yeah, that's a long story short. Be careful what you're getting yourself into when you babysit for family members!

 

An adult left you in charge of their children? :o

 

^(Insert MyTwoSense rant about how Chipolte isn't spicy, and how much he loves spicy food so much that one he asked someone to use their keychain safety pepper spray on his meal just to kick it up a notch)

 

Welcome to Urban Ohio, Meryl.

MTS,

 

And tell me how that would not have been your reaction to David's comment that Chipolte is spicy?

Oh.... dear..... God.....

 

who? Elton John?

MTS silly.  I guess his summer job gives him more flexibility to rejoin the conversation...

 

  Wow...MTS...maybe the board is going to be fun again

 

Why do people keep saying things like this?  What the hell happened around here?

We just missed you, that's all!

Awww thats sweet.  FYI I tried to respond to your PM but it said your box was full!

MTS resurrected from the dead!!! Welcome back homie.

^^Try again maybe?  I deleted some stuff out of there!  I REALLY wish my box was full!  :-D

LOL  thanks!

I have to admit, I did really miss those bitch slap photos.

everyone gets lewd  and racy when MTS comes back.  There goes the neighborhood

Wooo! Looks who's back! Missed ya MTS. Seriously!!

 

I cannot believe he missed the whole vBulletin fiasco... That would have been classic.

everyone gets lewd  and racy when MTS comes back.  There goes the neighborhood

 

 

Wooo! Looks who's back! Missed ya MTS. Seriously!!

 

I cannot believe he missed the whole vBulletin fiasco... That would have been classic.

 

What the hell was going on around here while I was on my sabbatical?  Sounds like nothing!

Oh nothing much.  I talk to myself in my Chicago thread, occasionally rant in the Pet Peeves thread.  I heard somewhere this board was about cities and stuff.

I forgot how miserably hot it gets in N Carolina this time of year.  Took my bike down here..... went for a ride yesterday..... lost my sense of direction and got lost in a large residential neighborhood...... was lokking for someone, anyone to give me directions back to where I needed to go..... trying not to pass out from heat exhaustion...... but block after block after block, not a single soul was outside.  Everyone hiding away in the A/C.  The air was so thick you could cut it with a knife.  One of those 95 feels like 105 days.  Yuck.  Can't wait to get back to my summer on the north coast! 

 

I usually don't come down here during the summers, unless we are going to the mountains or beach, but grandma turned 100 yesterday.  Couldn't miss that.

MTS has been refereeing the NBA playoffs, he's been busy!

Lawd!  If I was Ref'ing, the heat would have been eliminated in ROUND 1!

Is anyone on here also on Yelp?  If so, find me at MaryEllen F.!  i'd love to add you and get feedback on my reviews!

^ I always go to yelp to read reviews.  I know some pretty dedicated people on that site.

 

 

I've decided that Western Digital makes the most durable external hard drives.  Every so often my chair at work gets tangled in the wires under my desk.  I get up to get a coffee and "CLACK, clack, clack"  the hard drive falls off the top of the desk or computer onto the concrete floor.  They build those things to last.

God, I dreaded this. I was at the Convenience Store getting my morning Redbull and saw someone I know, in that Slammer publication. She looked like a f-ing mess too lol! It was funny, some people's mugshots looked like Glamour Shots. Hair and makeup all done up or they do the three-quarter profile pose.

 

I went to her facebook page and for some odd reason she's accepting friend requests while she's in jail? They have internet in jail? What, is she adding her cell-mate buddies on facebook?! Lol! How does that work?  That is so weird. She's the last person I'd expect to find out is locked up. She probably lost her great job over it.

 

It seems like it's so easy to end up in jail--Hell, I'm not going to lie, I've driven with a few beers in my system and got pulled over by an officer in Covington, Ky of all places and he smelled it on me. I failed that stupid "Say your ABCs backwards" test that I could never even do sober but he eventually let me go because it would have ruined my life and just would have wasted his time while he has bigger fish to fry. I realized I got lucky and never took that for granted but who knows, you could simply be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

Self defense that didn't look like self-defense; some ex with a grudge claiming you hit her or forced yourself on her; involuntary manslaughter from hitting someone while driving when your brakes go out from mechanical failure. I didn't even know it was a felony for consolidating your medicine in one bottle. Who wants to carry around a bunch of medicine bottles because they have to take stuff 3x a day? Some laws are such bullsh!t. It's no wonder jails and prisons are over-crowded. Can't you become a sex offender for indecent exposure? You can get that just from p!ssing outside against a dumpster in some alley. Who hasn't done that? When you gotta go, you gotta go!

 

I hope I never find out what it's like to end up there. I'm too good-looking to go to jail.