Friday, May 23, 2008
Mercy 10
Mercy 10 refers to a well known phrase that circulates the ship referring to the 10 pounds one puts on while "in service". I have also heard Mercy 20 referred to. The cooks do almost too good a job in providing us with 3 buffets a day...unheard of in Liberia. Instead of fasting we are feasting.
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Michal, you are our concience. I'm eating less.
Yes Michal, I am in a cache 22 (as some may call it).
I feel the need, my duty to do the best I can with what I have...so that in turn produces good food and usually helps increase the abundance when you know how to use all the products and produce more options...
But on the other hand it creates an expectation that breeds complaints and anger when some feel they don't get what they 'deserve', which is nothing...whoever figured out that the crew fees pay for their food OBVIOUSLY has never fed theirselve and cleaned up after theirselves for 3 dollars a day...
At least not any where near the food and service they get on the ship, even if it was just beans and rice.
That is the approximate food budget alloted for an adult - somewhere between $3 to $3.35 a day, NOT A MEAL, a day...
Another funny thing is people complain about eating healthy and eating right, then they try to blame it on the ship and food service...they need to blame it on their selves.
We create good food options with what we can obtain and prepare, from there its THEIR (the crews) JOB to pick whats best for them, and to control their own will for eating in moderation. NOT OURS.
Once again I thank you Michal, for allowing my soapboxing and grandstanding in your comment section!
[OH, by the way, usually peanut butter and a hazelnut chocolate spread (nutella or nusco)is out at every meal, BUT even though you may think the nuts are good protein the sugar in the US peanut butter is outrageous, AND the first 3 ingredients of the 'Nutella/Nusco' substance is SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL, & FAT so keep that Hazelnut addiction going, you'll have to eat a lot to get at the less than 10% a jar nut intake]
Sorry couldn't help myself at one more poke...
I keep convincing myself I must at least be a halfway decent human being or I would serve rice & beans, and boiled meats & sausages till everyone would come back to their senses...but I haven't been able to bring myself to punish the few complainers by punishing the many who don't.
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