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Re: Vacations
While I will fully admit this could have been just a one time thing, I had one of my worst restaurant meals ever at his flagship restaurant "Emeril's". I only went that one time and have never been back. Of course, the meal was expensive. But it was completely bland and flavorless. I sent it back and got something else, which was good, but not great.
Then, at the end of the meal, we placed our orders for dessert and espressos. Only to have the waitress return about one minute later with our check, a fake smile, and a, "Thanks for coming in, have a good night". I guess she was pissed I had sent my meal back which caused our table to turn over a little slower than the norm for their seatings. So she decided to completely ignore that we had ordered a dessert course. Just one of the rudest experiences I've had at a restaurant on top of a mediocre, but very expensive, meal.
Visiting my brother in GA for a long weekend.
And a week at the shore which costs us pretty much nothing as my parents have a place. We just have to pay for food and activities. (And we usually buy my parents a gift certificate to one of the restaurants in town as a thank you.)
Oh! Good luck with that for him. I've know two people who have had it. One former coworker had the surgery three years before I met her. You could have knocked me over with a feather when she told me! She was a perfect weight and in great shape. She told me the surgery had gone very smoothly for her and she hadn't had any complications. She said it was one of the best things she had ever done.
My other friend did have some minor complications after the surgery...felt very faint a few times, some stomach troubles...but that was just in the first couple months. She was also extremely glad she'd had the surgery. It was amazing how much weight she lost so quickly but, really, the most important part was how much it improved her health. It was like she just blossomed in front of my eyes. Her blood pressure improved, her skin color got better, and she had so much more pep and energy.
And it's just so unfair sometimes. It's such a myth that people are fat because they eat too much and don't exercise enough. I'm not saying that isn't a factor, but there is SO MUCH more to it than that. My friend was over 300 pounds before her surgery. And do you know what she ate the majority of the time? Normal sized meals, usually cooked at home, not fast food. Nothing different than the majority of the population. (Getting back off my soapbox).