Re: [CH] Hot Sauce Collections]
Dave Drum (xrated@cityscape.net)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:00:18 -0500
Jeffrey Rose wrote:
>
> I love to collect hot sauces (as well as making them) and have about 150
> of them proudly displayed in my basement along with other salsas and
> condiments. Lately, when people see my collection, I get ragged on for the
> amount of money I've foolishly spent on a stupid hobby. They sit there and
> try to calculate exactly what the collection cost me and try to embarrass
> me.
>
> I'm used to marching to my own drummer and have tastes in everything far
> from the mainstream but this is starting to get to me a little bit. I
> feel I shouldn't have to justify my sauces or extensive CD collection just
> because they are right there for everyone to see. I don't ask others to
> explain why they shell out thousands a year on expensive toys, greens fees,
> ski weekends, Caribbean vacations, or Patriots season tickets. I'm
> starting to think I should just keep my collections to myself.
>
> Does anyone else run into this problem?
Many people are unnecessarily nosy and think that they have some claim
at telling others how to live their lives. I tell these sorts that I
often speak in acronyms and do they have any inkling what the letters
F.O.A.D. mean. <GGG>
ENJOY!!!
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