you say tomato, I say tomato
Posted By: SM on 2007-08-11
In Reply to: You sound - Glenda
I tried to leave by telling the guy the little one needed tending too...and it wasn't like the odor said I was lying about it! He just kept talking. The allotted time was over and we reminded him of that several times. As he did not want "his chance" to get away and wouldn't stop talking, I was left with no alternative.
You say classless and I bet you were one of the ones miffed for giving up 3 hours of your time when the deal said you only had to stay for 1-1/2 hours. We fulfilled our obligation. The rest...well, was... in the diaper. At least I didn't ask him to dispose of it!
There is a joke among used car dealers that becoming a TS salesman is what happens when a used car salesman gets burned out!
It's a business arrangement. We fulfilled our obligation and the offers always say you are under no obligation to buy...just fulfill their criteria. When the salesman overstepped his bounds and wouldn't take no for an anwer, he made the situation more uncomfortable than it had to be. Ms. Manners would probably chastise the TS salesman for not taking no for an answer, me for changing the child in front of him (there were no bathrooms where he gave the tour), and you for the holier-than-thou attitude. Classy indeed!
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Crab in Tomato Sauce with Pasta
CRAB IN TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA |
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1 lb. blue crab meat, flaked
2 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 med. onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. flour
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, drained and quartered
1 c. chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2/3 c. Parmesan cheese
Spaghetti or linguine, cooked and hot
In a large skillet, combine butter and olive oil and saute onion and garlic over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, add the flour and cook and stir until flour is well blended. Stir in broth, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add crab meat and cook for 5 minutes. Toss hot pasta with 1/3 Parmesan cheese, then top pasta with crab-tomato sauce. Pass remaining cheese.
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