Sunday, October 6, 2013

What Will You Do On Furlough Week No. 2?

Waterloo Pizza's cheesesteak is calling furloughed workers
Let's make lemonade out of the government shutdown -- or at least a great sandwich or something else to eat.

Congress has left thousands of people out of work for the past week.  The House has been polite enough to say that they will pay the people who are pawns in the political game, so folks should breath a little more easily this week.

What food fun could you have if you're sitting around Howard County?

Lee Biars sent me an amusing offer.  Diamondback Tavern and Portalli's will give 25% off an entire party's check to anyone with a state or federal government ID.  They're running the special Monday to Thursday this week.  Does anyone know similar offers aimed at government folks?

If I were home this week, I could imagine looking for some special lunches.  I could do chores and errands, getting myself out at mid-day to enjoy some places far away from where I normally spend the weekdays.  Five ideas:
Any other suggestions?  Any reports about food fun that you have had during your furlough?

7 comments:

Adam said...

Love the blog when it comes to HoCo dining. Never like the political interjections, or hints of taking a side in a blame game, though.

Judith said...

I agree with Adam!

Anonymous said...

I agree. Taxpayer-funded extra paid vacations are nothing to celebrate. If you're a taxpayer, that is.

Anonymous said...

Yes. How dare you have an opinion on your own blog! Oh, wait. That makes no sense.

Anonymous said...

Wow, if you're offended by the one sentence that mentioned a political party then don't pick up a newspaper or watch any biased networks. Better yet, shut down your browser right now.

HowChow said...

Could someone suggest a sandwich? Or a cool place to check out for lunch? Adam and I are buds, but I don't want this to spiral off into a blog about Congressional politics. I didn't need to pick a side to use the furlough as an opening to suggest lunch joints.

The real question: Where could someone pick up their spirits with something delicious?

Christee said...

People need to calm down...

Anyway, how about Cafe Au Lait for a delicious bahn mi?