FFFC 3/31

EmeraldNC · March 2017

Let's hear them ladies!!!!

JessyKV · March 2017

Lame one but I already drank a coffee this morning and then my DH asked if I wanted Starbucks and I couldn't say no. Bring me all the caffeine. DS got up at 5am and we are going to Disney on ice at 7pm which will go way past bedtime. Fingers crossed we all nap today!

lovesclimbing · March 2017

I secretly love watching the number of BMB boards after June grow.

kdanjou · March 2017

This might be stupid or better as a UO but here it is:
I hate hate hate when people at the grocery store grab packages of raw meat and put them into their carts and then onto the checkout conveyor belt without bagging them first. EWWW! Most of those packages are leaking fluids and all I can think of is how much salmonella and ecoli are getting spread around because of these lazy people. I always put the meat in a little plastic baggie (like a produce baggie) first before putting in the cart. And I never touch it with my bare hands (I use the baggie almost like a glove).
Ok I'm admittedly a germaphobe but it's still gross.

danij0 · March 2017

@kdanjou I had no idea this was even a thing. Are there baggies near the meat section? I have definitely noticed some meat leaking before but never even thought to put it in a bag. Oops.

n0soup4u · March 2017

I had McDonald's breakfast 4 times this week.

ladylolly89 · March 2017

@kdanjou I always put mine in a bag if there is one available, but most of the time there isn't! I'd have to walk back to the produce section to get one and I don't have time for all of that. I agree, though, it is gross.

LMMama · March 2017

danijo-2 said:

@kdanjou I had no idea this was even a thing. Are there baggies near the meat section? I have definitely noticed some meat leaking before but never even thought to put it in a bag. Oops.

Yeah I have never heard of this either. I wouldn't consider myself lazy for not bagging up packaged meat either. There def aren't plastic bags in the meat section of my grocery stores so I get the feeling that it's not a requirement?

Wino0920 · March 2017

I don't bag my meat and I eat my grapes as I shop! Unwashed!!!!!

EmeraldNC · March 2017

I don't bag my meat (althought I would if bags were near/available) and @Wino0920 I eat my grapes while I shop too!

My FFFC: I wish my mother would just disappear already. Most of you know that her and I don't have a great relationship because of abuse in my childhood. Last week, she had an "emergency" and when my sister and I didn't jump on board to come "help her" she got really nasty. So, I just told her what I really thought/felt and blocked her from everything. Today she is posting on my sister's FB a video on forgiveness and told my sister to share it with me. I think I have mentioned that my sister is a doctor... and I am a teacher. Her and I have so many professionals on our FB pages that we don't need knowing we have a crazy inappropriate mother. My sister is livid. As am I. I don't even know what to do about it. What if she starts that crap on her own page? We have (had) a lot of mutual friends.

meg2704 · March 2017

All these comments about bagging meat are making me giggle like a 12 year old! I have never done that either. Never occurred to me!

doodleoodle · March 2017

Any grocery store that I've ever shopped at provides bags in the meat section, just like in the produce section. You guys are living in the Wild West lol

Stankonia2014 · March 2017

My DH is super anal about bagging his meat, I on the other don't really make an effort to bag it.

mkrel · March 2017

I bag chicken, but I don't worry as much about other meat.

Elyse1384 · March 2017

Stankonia2014 said:

My DH is super anal about bagging his meat, I on the other don't really make an effort to bag it.

The teenage boy brain in me is giggling at how well your DH handles his meat. Sorry.... carry on

awillis13 · March 2017

I just finished my last meeting of the day and inhaled my chicken parm sandwich (that they delivered to the wrong place the first time, and arrived to work 5 minutes before the meeting was starting). There's about 45 minutes left to the day, and the entire building is at an assembly. I could be getting so much paperwork done with this quiet, but I'm sitting here bumping away because I just need to take 5 minutes. It's been such a long freaking week.

Stankonia2014 · March 2017

awillis13 said:

I just finished my last meeting of the day and inhaled my chicken parm sandwich (that they delivered to the wrong place the first time, and arrived to work 5 minutes before the meeting was starting). There's about 45 minutes left to the day, and the entire building is at an assembly. I could be getting so much paperwork done with this quiet, but I'm sitting here bumping away because I just need to take 5 minutes. It's been such a long freaking week.

chicken parm you taste so good...

n0soup4u · March 2017

Elyse1384 said:

Stankonia2014 said:

My DH is super anal about bagging his meat, I on the other don't really make an effort to bag it.

The teenage boy brain in me is giggling at how well your DH handles his meat. Sorry.... carry on

my mind went there too. I'm such a pig.

merrylea · March 2017

FFFC - I lurk on Babycenter to make myself feel better about my life.....

FSUNole31 · March 2017

I "let" my husband go to happy hour because I knew he would bring me anything I wanted home. Now to figure out a delicious meal that I don't have to cook!!

Heliumgirl717 · March 2017

I totally bought a Reeses egg to enjoy tonight after I take my post-dinner glucose reading. I know I shouldn't, but all my readings have been good, so I figure a treat won't be that bad. The real secret is that DH has no idea because he'd flip if he knew I was eating one.

LAMCH1980 · March 2017

I've always found bags in the meat section. They're often hanging overhead. I'm a germaphobe too so I always bag it and put it in a separate shopping bag from my other groceries! Food poisoning is no joke!

ChrisLipstick · March 2017

kdanjou said:

This might be stupid or better as a UO but here it is:
I hate hate hate when people at the grocery store grab packages of raw meat and put them into their carts and then onto the checkout conveyor belt without bagging them first. EWWW! Most of those packages are leaking fluids and all I can think of is how much salmonella and ecoli are getting spread around because of these lazy people. I always put the meat in a little plastic baggie (like a produce baggie) first before putting in the cart. And I never touch it with my bare hands (I use the baggie almost like a glove).
Ok I'm admittedly a germaphobe but it's still gross.

I don't always put mine in a bag. I do get super annoyed when I specifically keep the raw meat separate from the produce and the cashier piles the meat on top of my veggies. Ewww.

lovesclimbing · March 2017

I've put meat in a bag a grand total of one time and that's because all the packages were sticky. You guys who bag must shop at stores where they don't do a good job of packaging the meat. I've never experienced leaking packages, but if I did, I'd probably bag.

ladylolly89 · March 2017

lovesclimbing said:

I've put meat in a bag a grand total of one time and that's because all the packages were sticky. You guys who bag must shop at stores where they don't do a good job of packaging the meat. I've never experienced leaking packages, but if I did, I'd probably bag.

I regularly shop at three stores, and the only one that offers bags is the one with leaky packages. They must be aware. haha!
One of my stores has all of the meat behind a counter and they wrap/package everything for you. THAT is my favorite.

MotherofDragons · April 2017

I never thought about it until a friend's daughter got salmonella from a grocery cart.

It was a totally random and rare event but it has scarred me for life.

mombod · April 2017

My husband got e coli as a toddler from a shopping cart at the grocery store. He was hospitalized for a week and my MIL still talks about how scary it was. Every grocery store I have ever been to around here has the bags for meat. I use them and keep the meat seperate from the produce. I also wipe down the front of the cart where my son sits. I dont use a cover anymore since hes bigger.

HgPa · April 2017

TIL I should bag meat. Ugh, eating meat is complicated. I can't wait to be a vegetarian again someday (went omnivore when TTC).

Knottie42089123 · April 2017

I must be really undomesticated because I know nothing about this bagging meat concept. I also only grocery shop like 4x a year so I'm lost at supermarkets

LAMCH1980 · April 2017

Knottie42089123 said:

I must be really undomesticated because I know nothing about this bagging meat concept. I also only grocery shop like 4x a year so I'm lost at supermarkets

How do you eat if you don't buy food?

Knottie42089123 · April 2017

My husband does the shopping and cooking. I'll probably start to learn after baby gets here (that's what I tell myself)

LAMCH1980 · April 2017

Knottie42089123 said:

My husband does the shopping and cooking. I'll probably start to learn after baby gets here (that's what I tell myself)

Ok, that makes sense! I was thinking neither one of you shopped. I was wondering if you bought your stuff online or something!

Knottie42089123 · April 2017

Lol when I was single I used to intend to buy through Peapod. But my my fridge just looked like a standard bachelor pad fridge. Alcohol, expired milk.

BellaO21 · April 2017

kdanjou said:

This might be stupid or better as a UO but here it is:
I hate hate hate when people at the grocery store grab packages of raw meat and put them into their carts and then onto the checkout conveyor belt without bagging them first. EWWW! Most of those packages are leaking fluids and all I can think of is how much salmonella and ecoli are getting spread around because of these lazy people. I always put the meat in a little plastic baggie (like a produce baggie) first before putting in the cart. And I never touch it with my bare hands (I use the baggie almost like a glove).
Ok I'm admittedly a germaphobe but it's still gross.

I bag our meats too! Even the chicken that comes in from Heritage Farms or Purdue.. lol. Mostly because my luck sucks and if it can leak it will... and cross-contamination is no joke. I also make sure they don't bag it with any produce.

Ahutch428 · April 2017

My FFFC is that I don't grocery shop... I pay the $5 extra every week to order online and have it delivered curb side and loaded in my car. I justify the cost though because it keeps from buying things I don't need. I never really thought about, but I do think they bag the meat for me.

silliegirlie143 · April 2017

My FFFC: The Mr planned to jam with his band tonight. I am having pity party for 1 after a terrible week at work. So yes'm, I scheduled a massage for myself then went to get Cold Stone. The band had to watch DD and I had a fantastic Friday night. Sorry not sorry

JessyKV · April 2017

I've never noticed bags in the meat section at my store but I'm going to look next time I go! I do online ordering and curbside pick up or delivery for the most part but it's free at my store if you spend $100 which I do most weeks. I love it. They do bag the meat sometimes but the meat I buy is also usually in a plastic tray and sealed on top not always wrapped in brown paper.

kdanjou · April 2017

Haha I guess my FC should have been a PSA. Bag your meat people! Bags are usually either above the meat case or on either end of it. Even the sealed packages are sitting on shelves with unsealed leaky stuff and prob have salmonella on them.
Also, I wish I could order my groceries online. But I live in rural armpit USA so we don't get such service. We spend upwards of $200 dollars each week on food so I feel like I deserve it though.

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