Why are all of the buffet's being taken out?

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  1. not4hire

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    That will save more people than vaccinations.
     
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    I haven’t eaten from a buffet in a long time. Friend and I used to eat at Chinese buffets in Austin but quit that as well.

    they can rip em all out
     
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    The best one I've been to is the one at Seven Feathers. I hope they don't take that one out.
     
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    i used to love the all you can eat buffets. breakfast, lunch, dinner...but then i witnessed a very disturbing thing one time, that changed my mind in how i ate at the buffets..

    i was in the restroom, washing my hands, and face, and some guy was making noises in the stall. he flushed the toilet, and walked out.......not even washing his hands.

    when i finished, i grabbed a paper towel to open the door, and i went to the buffet table and sure enough, there he was, handling the utensils, getting his food.

    i ordered from the waitress instead, and paid more.

    from that day on, if i ever went to the buffet table? i took a napkin with me, and used that to handle the utensils.

    in a way, in the end, i was glad to see them go many many years ago.

    if truckers are going to be slobs, and filthy, would you really want to "catch something" from sharing those utensils..???
     
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    I can’t emphasize enough to my fellow truck drivers, get a mini fridge, a portable little grill, a couple things to cook on and buy your own food and screw the truckstop food.
     
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    Yep. I go with a mini fridge and a toaster oven, and I cook up a bunch of things at home that I can heat up, omelets for breakfast, stews and soups, spaghetti, my wife’s enchiladas, whatever I want. Those aluminum foil pie tins work great for heating things up. I also buy a bag or two of salads.
     
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  7. LimpyLegs

    LimpyLegs Medium Load Member

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    What brand of toaster oven do you use? I went through about 3 of those Ninja ones with the glass door on it
     
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    Where do you wash your dishes, food containers, silverware, etc.? Seems like more hassle than it's worth.
     
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    Exactly! So many drivers have little concern for their own hygiene like a little child. They do not properly clean themselves and then eat at a buffet like they won't have another meal for a week. Just check out those dirty clothes, filthy hands and like a child no one to show them the right way.
     
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    I got one of these Dash toaster ovens, currently not available at Amazon, unfortunately.

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