I keep getting relieved at work mere minutes after the early train leaves. So I keep having nothing to do for an hour until the next R8 comes through. I need to move, like, now.

I just dialed 911 because of some whacked out crackhead being all crackhead-ish outside my house. Some woman answered, so hopes of it being Barry Jive were dashed.

I'll tell the crackhead you say "Hi"

I was dispatching tonight anyway. Homicide at 2800 Pacific. Tons of fun.

jerseyhoya wrote:I'm not sure why I continue to be amazed at Ptk bringing up the same arguments and being confused about the same $#@! over and over again.

Also bumping the same old poll threads

jerseyhoya wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:I'm not sure why I continue to be amazed at Ptk bringing up the same arguments and being confused about the same $#@! over and over again.

Also bumping the same old poll threads

and re-answering his own questions

SK790 wrote:Lunchmeat doesn't really go bad for 2/3 weeks, though.

if you are eating that stuff after a week and a few days... well you sohuldnt.

CalvinBall wrote:

SK790 wrote:Lunchmeat doesn't really go bad for 2/3 weeks, though.

if you are eating that stuff after a week and a few days... well you sohuldnt.

I used to work in a deli. Everything sliced is safe for 3 weeks. After that you're taking a small risk.

i worked at wawa but i dont remember what our rule was... i do know that the lunch meat gets kinda slimy after a week and a half. i just toss it.

You don't slice your own meat at Wawa. No shit the lunchmeat there was only good for a week/ 2 weeks.

we sliced the roast beef and one of the turkeys. and then if anyone ever wanted lunchmeat.

Then it was fine for at least 3 weeks.

ok

The FDA disagrees: http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/storagetimes.html

No deli at your supermarket or otherwise freezes their meat and it's all dated for 4 months.

I worked at a deli one summer and we didn't keep any sliced meat for more than a day or two, figuring that the consumer would then keep it for a week in their fridge.

For myself, I'll keep roast beef about 10 days, but ham and turkey doesn't last that long. Even my wife, who throws nothing edible away, will turn up her nose at lunchmeat much older than a week. The meat gets slimy and starts to smell bad.

I guess people shouldn't eat the lunchmeats from the deli I used to work at...

Not claiming to be an expert on the subject, just trying to say what we did.

jerseyhoya wrote:Speaking of lunchmeats, my mom bought two pounds of ham at Acme this week cause it was buy one get one free. I like ham sandwiches and all, but unless my dad helps me in the quest of eating this cold cut product, there's no way in hell I'm finishing it before it goes bad.

Freeze like half of it or whatevz.

bah

SK790 wrote:No deli at your supermarket or otherwise freezes their meat and it's all dated for 4 months.

it was also vacuum packed