Minor things that bother you

[JoePCool14]

the fries are way too salty.

That's an impossibility.

That very much is a possibility! Over-salted or over-seasoned foods are awful.

[kkt]

the fries are way too salty.

That's an impossibility.

That very much is a possibility! Over-salted or over-seasoned foods are awful.

Yes, it's much easier to add more salt if you like it that way than it is to take salt away if you don't want all your food to taste like a salt lick.

[kphoger]

But that's never a problem with French fries.  The more salt the better.

[formulanone]

But that's never a problem with French fries.  The more salt the better.

The old me definitely agreed; but in that last 20 years...YMMV. I've picked up more sensitivity to the saltiness over the years and I feel it overpowers too many other flavors.

When I had COVID, everything tasted like salt for the first two days (except ice cream). Thankfully, that went away and I never lost any sense of taste or smell.

If there's a place that's known for under salting fries, it's definitely Wendy's

I feel that most Wendy's establishments don't use enough salt on their fries, and that's just the right amount. But they're all a little different; maybe lots of patrons at jayhawkCO's location complained there wasn't enough so the manager told the fry clerks to use more of it, since it's not a big expense.

[JoePCool14]

That Wendy's should've just handed out salt packets then to the people who complained. I'm in support of the proposal of a 28th Amendment for the right to bear salt (or not).

[kphoger]

That Wendy's should've just handed out salt packets then to the people who complained. I'm in support of the proposal of a 28th Amendment for the right to bear salt (or not).

Which brings me back to my post that started this discussion in the first place...

Me, at Wendy's an hour ago – Could I have some salt, please?  I didn't see any out there.

Them – Salt?  Oh... We don't serve salt.

[JayhawkCO]

That Wendy's should've just handed out salt packets then to the people who complained. I'm in support of the proposal of a 28th Amendment for the right to bear salt (or not).

Which brings me back to my post that started this discussion in the first place...

Me, at Wendy's an hour ago – Could I have some salt, please?  I didn't see any out there.

Them – Salt?  Oh... We don't serve salt.

This reminds me of when I've waited tables or bartended and people asked me if we had hot water. Nope, plum out. We actually wash our dishes with melted ice cubes. Of course they serve salt. Eeeediots.

[ZLoth]

That Wendy's should've just handed out salt packets then to the people who complained. I'm in support of the proposal of a 28th Amendment for the right to bear salt (or not).

Which brings me back to my post that started this discussion in the first place...

Me, at Wendy's an hour ago – Could I have some salt, please?  I didn't see any out there.

Them – Salt?  Oh... We don't serve salt.

This reminds me of when I've waited tables or bartended and people asked me if we had hot water. Nope, plum out. We actually wash our dishes with melted ice cubes. Of course they serve salt. Eeeediots.

I think I'll keep quiet about my moments of.... "blondness".

[abefroman329]

My work laptop only has USB-C ports.

All of my wired accessories are USB-A.

The laptop came with an adapter doohickey...that I promptly misplaced.

[kkt]

But that's never a problem with French fries.  The more salt the better.

I strongly disagree.  I'm on a low-salt diet for blood pressure and one result is that I dislike foods that are so heavily salted that you can't taste the actually food.  You should be able to taste the potato in the french fries!

[US 89]

But that's never a problem with French fries.  The more salt the better.

I strongly disagree.  I'm on a low-salt diet for blood pressure and one result is that I dislike foods that are so heavily salted that you can't taste the actually food.  You should be able to taste the potato in the french fries!

I was going to say the same thing. My dad has high blood pressure so I am supposed to be watching my sodium intake. I'm not wasting precious salt intake space on making something even more salty.

[kphoger]

I'm on a low-salt diet for blood pressure and one result is that ...

My dad has high blood pressure so I am supposed to ...

See, now, what I'm hearing is, If it weren't special dietary restrictions, I'd be dumping salt on my fries too.

[hbelkins]

In general, there's no such thing as too salty in my book. I've been known to salt a ham sandwich.

[SSOWorld]

In general, there's no such thing as too salty in my book. I've been known to assault a ham sandwich.

FTFY! 

[J N Winkler]

Does anyone want to indict a ham sandwich?

[Scott5114]

Does anyone want to indict a ham sandwich?

I would, if I were on a grand jury.

[kkt]

I'm on a low-salt diet for blood pressure and one result is that ...

My dad has high blood pressure so I am supposed to ...

See, now, what I'm hearing is, If it weren't special dietary restrictions, I'd be dumping salt on my fries too.

No, I like them better with low salt.  They should put just a little salt on in the kitchen, and have packets available for those who want them.

[SSOWorld]

Does anyone want to indict a ham sandwich?

Leave the poor ham sandwich alone, it's innocent, HB assaulted it

[hbelkins]

In general, there's no such thing as too salty in my book. I've been known to assault a ham sandwich.

FTFY! 

No, I don't assault ham sandwiches, I assault dead horses (like DST.) 

[kphoger]

And now I'm imagining HB in mid-air, with fists raised, about to slam the heck out a ham sandwich that's just minding its own business there on a TV tray...

[Max Rockatansky]

My boss likes to send out significant accomplishments or milestones on group emails.  The initial emails I'm okay with, what gets me though is when one of the recipients hits reply all only to say something like "good job."   Wouldn't it not be easier just to forward said sentiment to the affected person rather than the entire group?  Probably 10% of emails every week consist of group replies.

[kphoger]

... group ...

Group anything bothers me.

[hbelkins]

My boss likes to send out significant accomplishments or milestones on group emails.  The initial emails I'm okay with, what gets me though is when one of the recipients hits reply all only to say something like "good job."   Wouldn't it not be easier just to forward said sentiment to the affected person rather than the entire group?  Probably 10% of emails every week consist of group replies.

Very few people have mastered the art of putting the recipients of a bulk email in the BCC field. I have occasionally hit "reply all" by accident, but usually it's intentional. If I "reply all" then I want everyone on the chain to see it. What bugs me is when "reply all" is the default option, as it appears to be on the Outlook mobile app for iPhones.

[kphoger]

Very few people have mastered the art of putting the recipients of a bulk email in the BCC field. I have occasionally hit "reply all" by accident, but usually it's intentional. If I "reply all" then I want everyone on the chain to see it. What bugs me is when "reply all" is the default option, as it appears to be on the Outlook mobile app for iPhones.

1.  The BCC line can also be annoying because, if you think of someone else who might need the information contained in the e-mail, you can't see that they've already received it.  Then you forward it to them, even though they've already received it.

2.  Even better than people who know the difference between 'Reply' and 'Reply All' are those who remove individual recipients who don't need to read the reply, but leave only those people who do.

3.  'Reply All' as the default is annoying as heck.  It is the bane of text messaging.

[1995hoo]

The bcc line can be dangerous, too, because the bcc recipient can still hit reply-all. In the legal field, if you bcc your client, counsel risks having his client waive privilege if the client hits reply-all and sends what would otherwise have been a privileged communication that he should have sent solely to counsel.