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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 7:54 am
Thanks Costa (it was me not Naja who asked about the Call Waiting) for the extra details. I am prepared... now I just have to wait for two people to call me at once!
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 3:07 pm
LOL, you're patient, Kitt. I have called my Dad and my grandmother to try out new phones over the years. It's silly, but when I get a new phone and plug it in, I wanna hear what the ring sounds like--RIGHT NOW! So I call someone and ask for a call back so I can hear the new phone. I'm so silly sometimes.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 3:56 pm
Sounds cute rather than silly, Sia . If it was something I think I would use more I'd be more anxious to try it out too!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 7:50 pm
Whoopsie! Sorry about that Kitt! That's what I get for posting at 4:00 in the morning, before I've had a full cup of coffee! 
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:24 am
Someone help my addled memory! Mom and I were talking about a burger joint we used to kinda like. It had other food, but I think it was more known for burgers. It was a national chain (or might still be, just the one in town is long gone). You ordered your food over a telephone that was installed at your table. What the heck is/was the name of this franchise? It's gonna drive me nuts trying to remember it! 
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Couchtomato
Member
09-09-2008
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:49 am
Who, was it Round the Corner Restaurant?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:25 am
YES! Thank you! Now Mom and I can rest easy. LOL. ETA: Intersting. A quick Google search of the name shows a few hits mostly in Colorado, but no company website. Only hits are from restaraunt review type sites. I wonder if its gone as a franchise, but a few privately owned restaraunts are still around?
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 7:28 am
Does anyone know about how long you can keep freezer pops or individually wrapped icecreams in a cooler of ice, before they would get mushy? At work we have a cookout on the lawn during lunch once or twice a year, with the proceeds benefiting the Relay for Life. It's supposed to be close to 80 degrees here on the planned day, so we were thinking about having a cool treat as something extra for sale. But if we can't keep things frozen we might have to come up with a different idea. Thanks in advance!!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 8:46 am
Tays, I've taken popsicles and freezer pops to the girls games for snacks in a small cooler and don't usually push it more than an hour or so. Our temps are closer to 90 or 100 by the time I'm thinking about frozen treats though, so they may just melt faster than if it wasn't so hot. A year or so ago, it dawned on me that as long as we're at our own park, I could take frozen stuff and toss in the freezer in the snack bar and thats what I do now. Do you have a fridge/freezer inside work that you can store stuff in until after lunch is served? Ohhhhh, I bought the kids one of those little snow cone makers a few years ago, probably wouldn't be great for a large event (perfect for two kids) but, I know out here you can rent the larger ones from party supply rental places.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 9:03 am
We do have a fridge with a small freezer in the kitchen here. But, I'm not sure it would be big enough. Last year we sold out of 80 hotdogs and this year it's supposed to be much bigger. Thanks for your input! I think we are going to do cookies for dessert instead.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 9:52 am
You're welcome. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Whatever you end up doing it sounds like it's going to be fun and a great fund raiser! Good luck with it.
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Taysmomcj
Member
03-24-2008
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 9:55 am
Actually, you helped alot! Thanks!
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 10:28 am
what about those little ice cream cups...they come in those little cups and in a big bag...cant remember how many in them...but maybe you could set them in rows in the icechest and layer each row with those ice bags...I bet they would do better cause they are in the little cups.. ??
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, May 21, 2010 - 5:12 pm
Tay, use dry ice. If you don't know where to get it in your 'hood (usually, places that sell kegs will have it), check out dryicedirectory.com. You could also check around and see if there are any local vendors who would be willing to come for a couple of hours to sell. The cost might be higher than anything you could do, but there are people who might be willing to do it. You could also check with any local catering companies and see if they want to do an ice cream "social" or something during the lunchtime event. (BTW, I think the smaller the ice cream item, the faster it will melt in a regular ice chest with ice. Ice in bags or blocks is intended to keep food cold, not frozen.)
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 4:41 pm
I have a dumb question. Often when I make a post that requires I mention where I live, I usually say KC area or KCMO. Does the average person who doesn't live where I live know what those abbreviations mean offhand? It's hard to judge when you actually live here. And I rarely ever see anybody else use abbreviations for where they live unless it's something like L.A.. or NYC.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 4:47 pm
I'd probably figure out KC area. But KCMO looks like a broadcast station's call letters to me. 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 4:48 pm
I guess Kansas City, but I'd have to think about it each time. I'd assume KCMO was the name of a tv station, but from the way you phrase it I'm guessing it's metropolitan area.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 4:55 pm
Hi Kitt and Whoami, since Kansas City is a border city, and half of the city is in Kansas, and half of the city is in Missouri, KCMO stand for the half of the city that is Kansas City, Missouri. KCK is the other half of Kansas City in Kansas. And thanks! I guess I should be using more than abbreviations. eta: KCMO Kansas City, Missouri KCK Kansas City, Kansas
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 5:08 pm
Oh, I didn't make up the abbreviations... That's just how they are referred to around here. Like on the news, they will say "Police in KCK tracked down the suspect", or "KCMO school districts to close 20 more schools".
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 5:40 pm
I didn't even know Kansas City was split across two states! You really wouldn't be in Kansas any more...;)
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 6:12 pm
I learned pretty quickly after I moved here that Missourans get really pissed off if you think they are from Kansas...LOL It has to do with the area trend in politics, if you know what I mean 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:08 pm
Naja, I would think it is a pretty local jargon. Just like people who casually talk about being in the "Bay Area." What does Bay Area mean to you? Which bay? How large an area? I can figure KCMO out, would have a harder time with KCK. But I also might think KCMO was radio call signs, but my first guess would be a radio station in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:14 pm
lol Well I know which bay, Juju.. SF.. and if you live up thre referring to "The City" just means SF. and no, not Frisco, ack.. never say that up there.. but it is a town in Texas. Naja, I saw you refer to KCMO and for a split second thought it was a radio station too but knowing you are in KC, I figured it out quickly.
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Aurora
Member
11-24-2006
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:14 pm
I guess I've always known Kansas City, Missouri as "Kay Cee Moe" Maybe it's a Midwest thing?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 9:17 pm
I always say bay area about where I live. It's the San Francisco bay area but we just call it bay area. I always say the city for San Francisco. You never say Frisco!
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