Marlene

Adam, never having dined at Charlie's myself, I found your post to be refreshing and honest from your perspective. And as a reading audience, should we ask for more? I think that reviews of any dining experience reflect the writer's expectations and experience, and your review reflected those two perfectly. Thank you for engaging us in this dialogue.

Um jackal? If you've got 120 recipes, can you start sending them to me to enter into the archive? Otherwise, I'll be here till Christmas entering them, once the course comes out

Define 'win"

Oh yeah? Then so should mine

As a consolation prize for not being able to attend the main event, we stopped in Tysons Corners at the mall. We parked the rig in the loading dock , and I sat with my foot propped up in bed, while hubby went int to pick me up an All clad French roaster and two all clad stainless, non stick frying pans. Life is good

Well I think Dean had my cell phone number, although I may not have had it on I can't believe we got all that way and then couldn't attend the main event. Next time, they can carry me there in an ambulance if necessary! Looks great though folks!

Varmint, the butter tart SQUARES dont "suck?" I suppose everyone is wondering what happened to us after driving a zillion miles to get there and then not attending on Saturday? Ok, here's the deal. Don has an arthritic disease. He has something called ankleosispondelitis, (I have no idea if I've spelled that right, but Varmint's wife will know!), and he takes anti inflamatories regularly for it. It flares up occassionally in various spots on his body. Sometimes he's ok for weeks. When he (tried) to get up on Sat, he was incredibly stiff. So I thought, ok, let him rest for a bit, and if I have to I can drive in and he can rest. (I suspect two days of heavy driving, plus the dampness did him in). About 2:00, I stepped out of the RV to get something, missed the step, and twisted my ankle. My right one. It's still pretty puffy. So I wasn't driving anywhere. I lost Dean's phone number, and I didn't have internet access, so I couldn't let anyone know. But, we were there on Friday, and it was great to see some of the people I've only met on the site. We are really really sorry that we missed it. We were looking forward to it. I go to rest my ankle now!

Yeah. There's 100 butter tart squares that need eating. Jason, I'm sorry about your mom. I really hope she gets better soon. I'll miss meeting you. I was looking forward to it.

Done!

Yes, we can throw our 5 gallon water cooler jug into the RV and bring it. Would that do? Last batch of butter tart squares just went into the oven. I figure I'll have about 100 squares. Hope to God that's enough As long as they don't take them at the border. They're kinda fussy these days.

Yes I realize that. I don't do multiple quotes well The first response was for Sherribabee. The rest of it was in response to you

meds? what meds? Oh yeah, that's why I'm coming from Canada. I forgot to take my meds. Works for me. I'd rather a party, than meds any day

Exercise all the personal freedom you want. So long as in doing so, you're not directly affecting my health. It's bad enough that I have to walk through a fucking cloud of noxious fumes everytime I go in or out of a building in this city, I shouldn't have to endure the same hazard inside the building as well. People can eat themselves into obesity and diabetes if they want, they can smoke themselves silly for all I care. But the second any of it affects my ability to go out in public with a relative degree of safety, THEN it becomes an issue. Telling people to go find a smoke-free environment in this city is ridiculous, there aren't (or weren't) any. Hell, you can hardly walk down the sidewalk without some ignorant tool blowing smoke all in your face. So boo-fucking-hoo that people now have to walk 8 yeads to the front entrance of a club to smoke. I was never able to walk 8 yards to the front entrance to get away from the smoke, cuz it's outside too. Please make sure you don't stand near any buses Jaymes, I don't know why allowing establishments to build separately vented areas such as some restaurants have done in Toronto would not work. I also agree, you shouldn't have smoke in public places with children, which is why in Toronto, you may declare yourself to be a 19 year and over establishment, and thus can permitt smoking in those separately vented areas.

Not goin there, just not goin there

ok! the more kitties, the merrier

Just blow the other way, Darlin'. Just blow the other way. Jeeus, don't tell my husband that! Darlin.

Elyse, we have three kitties we are leaving at home. We've got people to come in and feed them. ????

She could sleep in our RV

And since you are fond of hypotheticals, try this. There's a famous restaurant in California. Let's call it, just for grins, The French Laundry. In addition to serving some of the best savory food in the world, they are famous for their desserts. You are going to be spending a week in Northern California. You are interested in food. You have always wanted to go to the French Laundry. You are a diabetic (analogous to being asthmatic). You discover that it is part of the French Laundry's policy that everyone that eats dinner there MUST have at least a bite or two of one of their desserts. You think that infringes upon your rights. You are told, "Well, fine, then go somewhere else." Which is just what the handicapped people were told when they complained that they couldn't even get into some places. "If you don't like it, go somewhere else." Honestly. It would be great if smokers could understand what the real problem is, and try to deal with that, and help to solve it, instead of totally dismissing the rights of others. Jaymes, remind me not to stand too close to you at the Pig Pickin

no bunnies

I've been there very recently with my mother. My thoughts are with you.

Picked up the RV yesterday. Packed it. We'll be heading out on the road early Wed morning, with expected arrival in Raleigh about noon Thursday. We'll be at Dean's Friday night to help with the pig and anything else that needs doing. I'll be bringing butter tart sqaures as long as they don't get confiscated at the border , and we'll pick up a Keg on our way to Dean's on Friday. Let me know if there's anything else. See ya'll soon

There's nothing simple about pastry at least for me. Picking up the RV tomorrow and getting it ready to head down. See you on Friday.

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We'll have to post pictures after to torment -I mean show Marlene the dinner. Sure, rub it in folks.