Tip of the iceberg

The idea for googled it was born, as have been many of the greatest ideas throughout the history of both Western and Eastern civilization, while waiting for Chinese food.

My order was $17.80. If I gave the guy $20, was that too cheap? There was a delivery charge, but so what? Does the guy even get it? Do you give 15%? 10%? A couple bucks and change is bogus?

Fundamental issue, he knows where I live. If I go too low, I don't want the pu-pu platter next time I order if you get what I'm saying.

Fire makes it good

My best friend always counts each piece and the total number of pieces
and then divides by the number of people and the circumference of the dish
to determine who gets the last half of the crab rangoon
This is true family style eating for both the Chinese and Jewish peoples

Food Service

Barista

No tip required, though many suggest throwing coins into the tip jar.

Bartender

$1/drink (or 15% of total bill). Pre-tip for better service.

Delivery person (including pizza)

10%, $2 minimum (also, also)

Maitre d’

$5-$25 for special efforts

Takeout

No tip required unless something special is done (also, also)

Waiter

15% for adequate service, 20% for exceptional service. For poor service, leave 10% or less. It’s okay to leave nothing for exceptionally poor service, but only if you’re sure it’s the waiter’s fault.

~ getrichslowly.org


The next day, preparing to reheat the leftovers, I stared at a mountain of dirty dishes with nothing to heat the General in (General Tso's - nobody can pronounce it but it is damn tasty chicken). Of course I could just use the plastic container that it came in.

Except I fear heating plastic in the microwave.

I know you should never nuke live animals or tinfoil, but what about a plastic container from No. 1 China of Pennsylvania?


Tests done by the Journal Sentinel, with the help of Dr. Fred Vom Saal, lead us to conclude that it’s not a good idea to use plastic in the microwave.

Ten product containers were tested for BPA leaching, including a Munchkin feeding bowl and a Stouffer’s frozen dinner. The products were either labeled as microwave-safe or were meant to be warmed in a conventional oven. Not surprisingly, BPA was found leaching from every single product, even containers labeled with recycling codes 1, 2, and 5.

As we’ve discussed before, recycling categories should be used as a guideline to help you avoid BPA, polystyrene and PVC. Products labeled with codes 1, 2, 4 or 5 are not guaranteed to be free of hormone-mimicking chemicals.

We had quite an experience with this issue recently when we found out that several Sassy feeding products made from polypropylene (recycling code #5) actually contained small amounts of BPA. It turned out that while the product itself was made from BPA-free plastic, the colorant added did contain BPA. Although it was only present in minute amounts, research has shown that young children are sensitive to its endocrine-disrupting action. Since then, we’ve re-confirmed with each manufacturer that the products we offer at The Soft Landing are indeed BPA-free.

We’ll stick to warming our food in glass. Dr. Vom Saal said it best, “There is no such thing as safe microwaveable plastic.”

~thesoftlandingbaby.com

I wiped off one of my ceramic bowls and placed a plate on top with a little room to vent it. I was hungry, but not for polypropylene poisoning. I'm more comfortable waiting for the spareribs and eggroll to clog my arteries.

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