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I'm not a coop member and don't plan on joining because I don't live close enough for it to be worth it time wise, plus I have other options that are reasonably close in price and quality. What I don't understand is why people are snotty enough to thumb their noses at the writer's words and to suggest that everyone who shops in Park Slope or surrounding areas makes $75 an hour. Now if that's a consultant's fee and you only can bill 3 hours a day that's one thing, but if you're making over $125,000 a year then you shouldn't complain about sacrificing 3 hours a week.
I prefer to drive to Fairway...that's me, but I found the article very interesting. I have friends who have said similar things about the coop and not in terms of missing their shifts, but in terms of the "standing around" jobs that don't accomplish anything. If I had any criticism of the article it'd be that the writer quotes her friends instead of conducting interviews with random members.
Posted by: bornandbredinbk at October 26, 2009 12:11 PM in response to NYT: Food Co-op Exile's Story Demands 2,000 Words
I'm not a coop member and don't plan on joining because I don't live close enough for it to be worth it time wise, plus I have other options that are reasonably close in price and quality. What I don't understand is why people are snotty enough to thumb their noses at the writer's words and to suggest that everyone who shops in Park Slope or surrounding areas makes $75 an hour. Now if that's a consultant's fee and you only can bill 3 hours a day that's one thing, but if you're making over $125,000 a year then you shouldn't complain about sacrificing 3 hours a week.
I prefer to drive to Fairway...that's me, but I found the article very interesting. I have friends who have said similar things about the coop and not in terms of missing their shifts, but in terms of the "standing around" jobs that don't accomplish anything. If I had any criticism of the article it'd be that the writer quotes her friends instead of conducting interviews with random member.s
Posted by: bornandbredinbk at October 26, 2009 12:11 PM in response to NYT: Food Co-op Exile's Story Demands 2,000 Words
bornandbredinbk wrote a review about Szechuan Delight on October 26, 2009 2:13 PM
I've eaten at this restaurant off and on since I was in grade school. I went back last Christmas (movie and Chinese for my Jewish Christmas), and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I used to prefer Red Hot on 7th and 10th but I think it's not as good as it was a year or two ago. I think Szechuan Delight makes good eggplant dishes, General Tso's (I get it with white meat, think it's better), and has good Chinese vegetables. It's not the best in the world and it's pricier than standard take-out places, but it's pretty good, tasty, filling, and worth a try if you're hungry on 7th Avenue and not