This Week - Food

Saturday (February 4th)

We were set up at a show and I had my son bring us some food. Other than it being cold (due to my son) it was good. It was the first time I've had burgers at Burger King in awhile. Usually I have breakfast there anymore.

Tuesday (February 7th)

Went and grabbed some breakfast as I usually do twice a month. I ordered the usual, a croissanwich meal with an extra hashbrown. The extra hashbrown must have thrown them off because they gave me a sandwich to go with it. Bonus. I gave it to Ward.

Wednesday (February 9th)

We were out and about so we hit Sonic for supper. I tried the new Steak and Cheese thingy. It was good but it needed more meat, it was all bread. I feel like it would have been really good if it had more meat to match the bread. Cheri got her usual and it was good.

Friday (February 10th)

We drove out to the Granger Culver's for supper. Everything was good, except for the lack of Mountain Dew but that wasn't their fault, it was the corporations. It was good to have their fries and cheese again. Yummy!

This Week - Food

Saturday (January 28th)

This was just a pizza place in the mall that we were set up at for a card show. It wasn't bad, nothing special. They keep pizza under a heat lamp, when you order it, they throw it in the oven for a few minutes to heat it up and give it to you. Service was fine, the guy enjoyed his job so he was pleasant.

We had our choice of Subway or McDonald's when we stopped for gas. McDonald's will win that batlle 9 out of 10 times even though I don't care for either. Had a fish meal and nuggets. Everything was good and we got everything so no complaints.

Tuesday (January 31st)

We ran down to Wendy's for supper. We ordered on the app and hit the drive thru. We grabbed our food and went next door to sit in the parking lot to eat. We had to take Cheri's sandwich back because they put mustard on it and she can't eat it. They were friendly and quick with the switch. My burger was pretty good as well as the Baconator fries.

Friday (February 3rd)

I grabbed a Biggie Bag on the way home since I left work before lunch. Everything was as expected and even the guy who took my money was extremely friendly. 

Grabbed some Taco Bell for supper. Service and food was exact and great. My only complaint was not enough cheese and sour cream on my Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes but it wasn't enough complaint to give it a thumbs down. We ordered through the app.

This Week - Eating Out

Saturday (January 14th)

Kevin and I hit McDonald's this morning while traveling. The door said the lobby opened up at 7, it was 8:15 and it was locked. We got them to at least let Kevin in to use the bathroom before running through the drive-thru. Food was good and quick. Perfect.

Sunday (January 15th)

Trevor brought home Dairy Queen after work, being as he works there, everything was good and since he brought it home to us, I don't have anything to say about the service.

Tuesday (January 17th)

It was time for one of my trips to the other plant so I grabbed some breakfast. Everything was good, service was good. The same lady was at both windows so I'm guessing they were short staffed. I think she threw in some extra hash browns, both bags were full and there was still some in the bag.

Wednesday (January 18th)

We hit Chick-Fil-A while we were out tonight. Usually this place is perfect but today, the drive-thru line was actually slow. Not necessarily slow, just slow for Chick-Fil-A. They were actually using their speakers. I won't hold that against them though. The only other issue was they forgot our salt, which is what makes the waffle fries perfect so they were not as good but still good.

I had Chick-Fil-A, the wife wanted Sonic. She didn't complain and I didn't eat anything so I don't have much to say.

This Week - Eating Out

 

Saturday (January 7th)

The wife was wanting some breakfast at lunch so it narrowed it down to where we could go. She actually chose Copper Creek. I had the Gyro while she loaded up on breakfast items. Food was great, service was good. The waitress said it was only her 3rd day but she did fine. The price got a little steep. I can see the extra $3 for her bowl of gravy but $5 for a side salad with nothing but lettuce with 2 pieces of tomato & cucumber. I'm okay with that, I'm in it for the Bleu Cheese dressing anyways but I thought $5 was a little expensive for it.

I'm starting to wonder if my wife is having pregnancy cravings as much as she wants Taco Bell lately. I wasn't really feeling it but the boss gets what she wants. I ended up just getting a nachos grande, taco and a drink. I wasn't really that hungry. I got a little scare when I pulled up, the first thing they said was they were out of, and I went crap, but he said change so exact change and cards. Whew! I said I had a mobile order and gave him my name. Then he started to read my order and said, oh, we're out of Mountain Dew Baja, oh wait, you got a regular Dew. Whew again! I gave them another green, everything was good and right but they did forget my extra cup of cheese.

Monday (January 9th)

We hit the drive-thru at KFC for supper. I had to wait on my fries but they told me up front that it would be a 4 minute wait and wanted to know if I wanted something else. I told him I was fine waiting, they just had me pull up until my food was down. Granted there was nobody behind me but whatever. Everything was good, even the wife's custom order and they remembered her butter and honey for her biscuit.

Tuesday (January 10th)

We were out and about so we ran over to Firehouse for supper. We usually do carry out but since it was a last second decision, we ate in. Everything went well, food and service were great. I actually rounded my change up (I rarely do that) because it was for firefighters.

Friday (January 13th)

We were out and about today so we grabbed some Sonic for lunch. It was good but the seemed to skimp on some stuff. My burger didn't have much on it as far as condiments and both of our chili cheese tator tots didn't have much chili on them. Like I said, it was alright but they weren't what they usually are.

The boss decided she wanted Taco Bell again for supper. They got everything and everything was right but like Sonic for lunch, they didn't put much meat in anything. My taco was good but both of our Chalupas (mine chicken, hers beef) didn't hardly have anything on it. It's my first complaint about Taco Bell in the last 5 trips so there is that.

This week - Eating Out

I feel like we are eating out a lot right now. I need to go back to work just to pay for everything. I go back to work on Monday so I'm guessing this will get a lot smaller next week.

Thursday (12/29)

I traveled with some family up to Ann Arbor on Thursday evening and me hit the local Texas Roadhouse. We were on the road for a basketball game at Michigan and we were on a time crunch. We were on the road and still about 40 minutes out and my brother got on the app and put our name in which was great. When we got there, we were the next ones up which was really great because of the time crunch. We got seated, ordered and everything went well, other than I had to eat fast which I hate doing. The food and service was great and I loved that we could check out right at the table, except that I had planned on using cash but since we were in a hurry, I just used the debit card so we could get out quicker.

Friday (12/30)

When I'm home and the wife goes to the Chiropractor, I usually tag along and we go to Culver's afterwards which is right up the road. I generally don't even get out of my PJ's because I sit in the car at the Chiropractor and we hit the drive thru at Culver's and sit in the car and eat in the parking lot, which is what we did.

It's rare for anything bad to happen when we go to Culver's but this time it wasn't the greatest. I still have it a green, but marked an F for food being the issue. We ordered and pulled up to wait for our food. And waited, and waited. That alone is rare but the reason I mentioned it was because when we pulled up, they were bringing food out and cleared a couple of cars. Then nothing. We sat for a good 8-10 minutes before anybody else got any food. That's the rarity because they are usually pretty efficient. I marked the F (stands for food, not a grade) because the fry's weren't their usual crispy self and our cups of cheese were barely warm. I gave them a green still but I don't usually mark down for having to wait because a lot of places just can't get help and that's generally the reason. I'm pretty patient but I like my food to be good as well.

Saturday (12/31)

Picked up Taco Bell on the way home for Cheri. She ordered on the app and I had her get me a Mountain Dew. I pulled up, gave her name and they said they didn't have anymore Sierra Mist (for Cheri) so I changed it to a Mountain Dew. Pulled up and he informed me they ran out of Mountain Dew as well. Had I not already paid for it in the app, I would have just cancelled my drink because I wanted a Dew but since it was already paid, I came home with 2 Pepsi's. They got her food right as in her changes to her Chalupa but they didn't give her the nachos or cheese. The O stands for Out (Mountain Dew & Sierra Mist) and S for shorted (Nachos & Cheese).

Monday (1/2)

We went up to Copper Creek Cafe for some breakfast. Everything was perfect, food was great, service was great. Had a little bit of a wait to sit down but that doesn't bother me as they were pretty busy.

Cheri and I went to Sonic Drive-In for supper. Ordered on the app, pulled into our stall, checked in and the food came pretty quickly which is rare. We usually have to wait awhile there. Food was pretty good and correct so no complaints here.

Tuesday (1/3)

Ordered some Taco Bell and the app and went and picked it up. They redeemed themselves as everything was good. They even put a lot of the extras (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes) in. Everything was correct and they didn't forget anything.

Wednesday (1/4)

Hit the drive-thru at Taco Bell this morning for some breakfast. I ordered the crunch wrap meal and they gave me the box meal which was fine. I would have ordered that had I noticed it before I ordered. Or maybe that is the meal now, who knows. It comes with a side of hash browns that didn't come with the meal before. Everything was great. That's 3 out of the last 4 good. Compared to the 3 out of 5 bad previous to those, they are definitely getting better.

Hit the drive-thru this morning for my wife's breakfast. Her order was all there and good. That's 4 green in a row for McDonalds over the last month or so.

I went in and grabbed a couple of subs for supper. The only reason they got a yellow instead of red was because I wasn't expecting much. I generally don't eat at Subway, I'm not a fan of it. I've only eaten there one other time in the last 2 years but my wife was craving an Italian BMT. I figured I'd try out one of the Signature sandwiches. It looked nothing like the picture, which wasn't a surprise. Both sandwiches were cold and I had them toasted, makes me wonder if he even turned on the toaster oven thingy. The service was good, food sucked. Not surprisingly.

Thursday (1/5)

Sent the kids to pick up from our usual Chinese take-out. It was great, as usual. No complaints at all. We don't usually go there when we're feeding 4 because it's pricey.

Friday (1/6)

Taco Bell again? I know, but Sluggo and I were out and about and it was there. It was another good run though as I gave it all green but with me, all you have to do is give me everything, I didn't have any customizations that the wife usually does. We actually ate in since we were on the road.

Since I ate the above on my way home, when we got home, my wife wanted Taco Bell so I went out and grabbed some for her and it was actually a green as well, even with the customations. That's 4 straight green. I might actually starting to have faith in them again.

Year in Review - 2022

Since I'm trying to blog more, I'm going to post another stats from the previous year. I used to do them every year but I didn't last year.

2013  *  2014  *  2016  *  2017  *  2018  *  2019   *   2020

Here we go!

We eat out, probably more than most but not as much as many. We are real close to being emptynesters so a lot of the time, Cheri doesn't want to cook just for the both of us.

• 1 Time - Applebee's, Baker Youth Club, Bourbon Street Pizza, Callahan's, Fazoli's, Gerace's Pizza, the Hatchery, Heinnies, the Hilltop Resteraunt, Hopcat, IHOP, Little Caesar's, Mandarin Kitchen, Nelson's, Olive Garden, Party on the Patio, Pizza Hut, Popeyes, Raising Cain's, Rico Suave, Sailor's Pizza, Schoops, Simonton Lake Drive-In, Texas Roadhouse and Tradewinds.
• 2 Times - 7-Eleven, Chick-Fil-A, Cracker Barrel, Dunkin, Flippin' Cow, Long John Silvers, Macadoo's, Red Lobster, Smith's Food Mart and Steak 'n Shake.
• 3 Times - Bravo Cafe, Domino's Pizza and Hacienda. 
• 4 Times - Chili's and Copper Creek Cafe.
• 5 Times - Jimmy John's. 
• 6 Times - Bruno's Pizza and Trinity UM. 
• 7 Times - Five Guys, Arby's, Mandarin House and Martin's Deli. 
• 8 Times - KFC.
• 9 Times - Dairy Queen and Firehouse Subs.

• 11 Times - Sonic Drive-In (5 times last year)

My wife loves Sonic. It's alright, I do like the chili cheese tator tots but as far as the burger's go, I don't feel like they are anything special.

• 15 Times - Wendy's (2 times last year)

We got a new one a little closer to us so we went there a few more times than we used to. I like the Baconator Fries but other than that, nothing special.

• 21 Times - Barnaby's (never been there before this year)

My wife got addicted to this place, the pizza is pretty good but she's usually the one who wants to go here.

• 22 Times - Culver's (14 times last year)

We both like Culver's and now my daughter works there so we visit her some. The burger's are alright but we go for the fries with cheese and the cheese curds.

• 25 Times - Burger King (28 times last year)

This is usually our go to when we are craving a burger. Not that theirs are fabulous but they are better than most other fast food. Plus I have breakfast here twice a month for a lot of the year.

• 26 Times - McDonalds (28 times last year)

I go out for breakfast twice a month at work because I have to go to another plant. Taco Bell no longer is open until later and Burger King was under reconstruction for awhile, that left McDonalds. Otherwise, this might even be less than double digits.

• 50 Times - Taco Bell (48 times last year)

This is an easy number 1 because they are our go to when we aren't really craving anything. I do love their breakfast but rarely get to get any anymore. It's also the closest fast food place from home so a lot of times we just grab it rather than driving further. We didn't eat there much at the beginning of the year but it picked up when they brought some of the good stuff back.

As you can see, we've been eating out more. Like I said, almost emptynesters. Between work, school and his girlfriend, we don't see my son much and next year he'll be off to college.

This past year in books has gone done. I generally only read on my breaks at work and with my break schedule lately, I haven't been getting much reading done.

Next up is movies. I track what I watch here, but I also track the numbers on a spreadsheet.

Our movie viewership is down a bit, you'll notice I don't hardly ever go to the theaters anymore.

My sports viewership was down as well.

I didn't even watch any hockey or softball this year. Football was up 3 games but everything else was down. I don't really have a reason why the basketball is down, baseball is down because the Sox sucked last year and I got frustrated towards the end of the season and wasn't hardly watching any.

I track my music on Last.FM so you can go back and look at anything for the last few years. I like my playlists large and on random, I hate hearing the same songs over and over again. Here are my top 10 artists for last year.

The majority of my listening to music is at work and my work playlist consists of mainly rock and country which is pretty much everything you see up there. My main playlist consists of almost 5,900 songs coming into this year 5,884 to be exact.

I started tracking my sleep as well this previous year but because of my personal blog where I track everything, I was able to get most of the last few years numbers. 

As you can see, I tend to not sleep a ton. The majority of my work days fall in the 6 hrs and under while most of my non-work days are 6 hrs and up. I do get over 6 hrs on some work days but not often. Probably about once a week or so when my lack of sleep catches up with me.

I keep a lot more stats on myself but nothing nobody else will be interested in. Not sure anyone is interested in all of this either but it's out there now.