tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post4971719843624864563..comments2024-03-27T02:20:56.245-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: Volunteer Appreciation WeekTravels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-73250577591623980342012-04-06T21:15:30.457-05:002012-04-06T21:15:30.457-05:00I can't shuck & suck. No way. Yuck. I love...I can't shuck & suck. No way. Yuck. I love hot & spicy foods, but crawfish is off my list of edibles. And I'm with you, where's the honor of the honored having to do the work???TexCynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174615550131393975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-56373496685890771322012-04-06T21:09:05.967-05:002012-04-06T21:09:05.967-05:00Oh yecch. That's it, Judy, I'm posting co...Oh yecch. That's it, Judy, I'm posting composting toilet pictures!<br /><br />That's bogus, making the volunteers cook their own "appreciation" dinner. I believe I'd do with less appreciation.The Good Luck Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448071993000984393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-488985540555199922012-04-06T07:55:22.615-05:002012-04-06T07:55:22.615-05:00Being a Cajun from south Louisiana, I love crawfis...Being a Cajun from south Louisiana, I love crawfish. That said, I also realize many people do not enjoy them. Volunteers in the south are usually not from the south and a crawfish boil may be interesting yet not appetizing. There should have been something else offered along with the crawfish. The volunteers should not have been asked to do preparation or clean up for the meal. If this was “volunteer appreciation” then show appreciation and honor the volunteers! I enjoy your blog and look forward to reading it each day.Cajunvillehttp://rvcajuncooking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-76158197971939788372012-04-06T07:22:04.626-05:002012-04-06T07:22:04.626-05:00None of that seafood stuff for this guy. Just giv...None of that seafood stuff for this guy. Just give me a good old bowl of Cheerios & send me on my way...Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-37579874633991349772012-04-05T22:09:04.073-05:002012-04-05T22:09:04.073-05:00I don't think you are old and cranky, I think ...I don't think you are old and cranky, I think your right! I've never had crawfish, they don't look that appetizing but I will have to try them someday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191567454481794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-24294845678241363262012-04-05T19:28:34.286-05:002012-04-05T19:28:34.286-05:00Don't blame you for your feelings about how th...Don't blame you for your feelings about how the volunteers were treated (or not treated). If they appreciate you, they should do the work, not you. <br />We are in our 14th season of volunteering and realize some places just don't get it. They say they can't do without volunteers while treating you like a bother or excess baggage. I guess the reward has to be in what we get out of what we do and in what we do for others, expecially the public.John and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796149970555679406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-48869114531026164402012-04-05T12:48:04.608-05:002012-04-05T12:48:04.608-05:00Few things I appreciate more than a woman who spea...Few things I appreciate more than a woman who speaks her mind. This is one of the things I love about your blog. And like the others, I don't think you are cranky, I think you are right. Some appreciation if volunteers do all the work for the "appreciation" and then there is no room at the table for them to sit and eat food they didn't have a say in choosing. Hope the staff also reads your blog!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-51154116606821100832012-04-05T12:03:05.883-05:002012-04-05T12:03:05.883-05:00And you serve something each of them will apprecia...And you serve something each of them will appreciate! No crawdads for me, either, thank you vey much! Not the spice either. I wouldn't even have had the sausage. In fact, I probably wouldn't have shown up until the root beer floats came out and maybe not even then since this event as you describe it would certainly not have made me feel appreciated. :(Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-18717641072260630262012-04-05T10:52:19.343-05:002012-04-05T10:52:19.343-05:00Agree with you on all counts Judy. Anything label...Agree with you on all counts Judy. Anything labeled "mud bugs" doesn't need to be on my plate either and not even offering the volunteers a seat is tacky in the extreme.TravelingLongdogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562207397650862936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-40276514470743045412012-04-05T10:38:48.674-05:002012-04-05T10:38:48.674-05:00I used to go seining(sp?) with my Dad for Kansas c...I used to go seining(sp?) with my Dad for Kansas crawdads for him to use for bait to catch some awesome catfish! That was close enough for me to those things! And the spices...N.O. thank you!!!<br /><br />I very much appreciate you and the others that spend their time volunteering to educate the visitors to our beautiful areas along so many roadsides!!! Well... mostly YOU!!! And, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiment about how an appreciated person should be shown appreciation! I also bet most if not all of those sittin down were younger than you, right? Manners, people, manners!!!!! Teach your children well!!!!!meowmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209824648988317879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-74974893218792755712012-04-05T10:29:54.638-05:002012-04-05T10:29:54.638-05:00You're not old and cranky...you are right.
Th...You're not old and cranky...you are right.<br /><br />That didn't look the least bit appetizing to me either. Good thing for the root beer float.Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-83348226928899999102012-04-05T08:49:40.070-05:002012-04-05T08:49:40.070-05:00I love crawfish...but wish they had a bit more mea...I love crawfish...but wish they had a bit more meat on them. Takes so many to fill me up. We had a shrimp boil with shrimp and chicken and all the fixin's. It was delicious. Crawfish isn't for everyone so maybe the BBQ would be a much better choice. Sorry you didn't like the meal but Thank You for being an awesome Volunteer! I truly enjoy reading about your adventures. Enjoy your week. ~wheresweaverPaul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04066424117005030170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-13761959274009854222012-04-05T08:36:24.102-05:002012-04-05T08:36:24.102-05:00I agree Judy! If it's Volunteer Appreciation D...I agree Judy! If it's Volunteer Appreciation Day the staff should be doing the cooking! And yes enough tables and chairs to go around! Oregon State Parks does it that way! The Rangers made a<br />wonderful Rib BBQ luncheon for us last September up at Bullard's Beach State Park. Maybe that's why we're headed their next! They treated us very well as volunteers!<br />Oh I could have gone for Diana's plate! I became addicted to crawfish 2 years ago while in the south!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106749919609721913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-39987261091480259392012-04-05T08:13:49.087-05:002012-04-05T08:13:49.087-05:00I don't eat anything with the legs still attac...I don't eat anything with the legs still attached..not even a whole lobster...Yes, the word appreciation is a meaningful one...If you have to set up and man your own "appreciation" party, what's the point?? Taking y'all out for po'boys where NO ONE has to cook might have been a better option...Is there a suggestion box?Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-30282880655669876402012-04-05T07:37:55.754-05:002012-04-05T07:37:55.754-05:00No you are not just getting cranky. 1st off not al...No you are not just getting cranky. 1st off not all people can handle spicy food, my stomach would revolt. And as far as crawfish..no way. when we were kids we would catch 'crawdads' in the ditches, couldnt even phathom eating them, yuck. Its comparable when I've had to cook dinner for my family on mothers day....I'd rather have a mcdonalds hamburger somebody went out and bought that cooking my own mothers day meal....Dont think anyone was being malicious about the appreciation dinner, they just didnt think.Donna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-66131376382559288842012-04-05T07:33:37.465-05:002012-04-05T07:33:37.465-05:00Your thinking is right on. If it was meant to be ...Your thinking is right on. If it was meant to be for volunteers, you should have been the guests of honor. Instead of calling it a Volunteer Appreciation, perhaps they should have named the festivities an All Staff Crab Boil. I wouldn't eat the darn things either. Give me a hot dog!!Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-77142066499674551892012-04-05T06:21:47.246-05:002012-04-05T06:21:47.246-05:00May I have two floats, please ... one as my dinner...May I have two floats, please ... one as my dinner and one as my dessert. I don't get how this becomes an "appreciation for volunteers" if so much of the prep work was done by them. Sorta like some of the potlucks I've been to.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-76717051382827791412012-04-05T06:06:46.846-05:002012-04-05T06:06:46.846-05:00I would have had to bring my own salad to that par...I would have had to bring my own salad to that party. I agree that they should have made a place at the table for you and Diana. You are the volunteers. Sheesh.Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662354194885905183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-81295512799733767002012-04-05T00:37:00.947-05:002012-04-05T00:37:00.947-05:00dinner looks interesting?..not too sure about the ...dinner looks interesting?..not too sure about the craw-fish, either?Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-43624256211312739802012-04-04T22:30:05.836-05:002012-04-04T22:30:05.836-05:00The meal wouldn't have been to my taste either...The meal wouldn't have been to my taste either....even a good pizza would have hit the spot better.QuiltinLibraryLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392850776832804028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-2002377688789745702012-04-04T22:21:02.018-05:002012-04-04T22:21:02.018-05:00I agree with you on all accounts.
Sorry they could...I agree with you on all accounts.<br />Sorry they could have had other food and not cooked so hot not everyone could enjoy eating. Just my 2 centsJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-7661373222242685082012-04-04T21:53:17.299-05:002012-04-04T21:53:17.299-05:00We like crawfish but only the lazy way, just the b...We like crawfish but only the lazy way, just the bodies, like in etouffue or pasta.Bob and Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128674200250063454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-89516399497767416872012-04-04T21:53:00.090-05:002012-04-04T21:53:00.090-05:00George Stoltz said
I'd call it disingenuous. ...George Stoltz said<br /><br />I'd call it disingenuous. How can they equate thanks by offering you food you don't care for and not even a place to sit down. You are not cranky. But you are a Yankee.George & Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781167543303198930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-39943885691138967762012-04-04T21:42:10.964-05:002012-04-04T21:42:10.964-05:00Ah, yes.... we Northerners do not "get" ...Ah, yes.... we Northerners do not "get" some of that Southern delicacy. Now BBQ or Po'boys and i am there :)Luci & Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532319517164921110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-23019084771174513172012-04-04T21:25:08.910-05:002012-04-04T21:25:08.910-05:00They want to show their appreciation for all your ...They want to show their appreciation for all your hard volunteer work so they feed you bugs??? Do they think you're frogs or something???<br /><br />If they really want to show appreciation, they should double your salary.!Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.com