Meals - 8/18/22
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178568)
United States
August 19, 2022 7:41am CST
Well, I had a rather flabbergasting call yesterday. The guy called that handles the Champion standby generators to let us know how much the electricians charged. They allow about $1,800 for labor. Anything over that, you are responsible for. The electricians sent him a bill for **$6,000**. I almost had a stroke. He said, however, that he never expected it to be that much; and that he would only charge us an extra $1,000; and he would "eat" the rest. Wow! Were we lucky! That was really nice of him.
Breakfast - Vanilla yogurt
Lunch - Leftovers from Texas Roadhouse. I took my leftover salad, added the leftover broccoli and carrots from my mixed veggies and the leftover chicken tenders and made myself a salad. YUM!
Dessert/Snack - Key lime pie with decaf coffee
Dinner - Leftover Meals on Wheels lunch - Tuna salad sandwich, 3-bean salad and pears
I'm not used to eating this much in a day!
What did you eat yesterday?
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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12 responses
@celticeagle (166956)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Aug 22
The electrician probably charged more because he knew the bill would go to the company and not you. They always seem to charge more when that is the case.
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@celticeagle (166956)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Aug 22
@LindaOHio ......And probably expensive.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@celticeagle VERY expensive. I am still shocked.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
We had a longer way to the generator than they're used to. It was at the other end of a large ranch house. They spent 4 days and a couple of hours on the 5th day. That's a long time...
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@porwest (90876)
• United States
19 Aug 22
I think I may have had a stroke as well. Yeesh. BUT, good they were able to lessen the hit, and it appears by quite a lot. Good deal.
For dinner I made braised pork steaks. For the braise I just had an 'almost empty' jar of Dijon mustard, and so I just added a little water into the bottle, shook it up to get all the flavor bits, and voila! For a side we just had a tossed salad and had a helping of some cucumber salad we had leftover.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
Your meals sounds good. Yes, as it was it cost $8,000. Any more than that and I would have fought it.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@porwest What's the difference? We paid around $8,000.
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@porwest (90876)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@LindaOHio Was that $8,000 out of pocket or just total cost?
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That's way too expensive.@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
Yup. It ended up costing us about $8,000.
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Aug 22
Not too hungry just instant mashed and gravy that always fills me up
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
You had me at potatoes! LOVE potatoes.
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@aninditasen (16389)
• Raurkela, India
19 Aug 22
I was on a fast and therefore took only fruit juice and Indian sweets. I ate puri, papaya curry and cold milk for dinner.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
My weight could stand to be on a fast! I ate too much.
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@aninditasen (16389)
• Raurkela, India
20 Aug 22
@LindaOHio To much of fasting can lead to acidity and gut trouble. I eat less but four times a day.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
20 Aug 22
@aninditasen Four small meals a day is a good idea.
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@Beestring (14554)
• Hong Kong
19 Aug 22
I'm on veggie diet today. I had kidney beans salad for lunch and pumpkin with onions for dinner.
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Aug 22
Glad he didnt charge you the full amount.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
Boy, you know it. As it was, it was $8,000.
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@1creekgirl (41427)
• United States
19 Aug 22
Wow, I guess inflation hits everywhere. We're having leftovers today from what I cooked yesterday: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and cabbage.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
19 Aug 22
Yikes! I would have had a heart attack hearing about the bill from the electricians. You're lucky you didn't have to pay it.
Last night we had sausage, peppers and onions with pan fried potatoes
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
19 Aug 22
We would have fought having to pay around $11,000 for the whole job.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)
• Rupert, Idaho
20 Aug 22
wow, $6,000? That's great he did that for you....much better than the 6 grand.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
20 Aug 22
Yes. I would have fought that much of a difference from the original quote.
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