Update 6/10/21

@LindaOHio (156276)
United States
June 10, 2021 5:53am CST
Well, today our little housekeeper will be coming. I have a ton of stuff for her to do and to help me with. There's no way she will get to all of it today. Hubs has a routine doctor's appointment. Nothing else going on. Update on our Meals on Wheels -- The frozen dinners that we receive aren't like the fresh meals that we get. They are in different containers and contain preservatives and additives. More like what you get in the supermarket frozen food section. Yesterday we received a "make-it-yourself" Reuben...Turkey slices, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, rye bread and Thousand Island dressing. Also included was a cucumber salad (unfortunately had RAW onions in it; so we had to throw it out -- neither one of us can stomach raw onions -- and pineapple. Our frozen dinner is meat loaf. We will get one fresh meal tomorrow; and that will end our first week. What's happening in your neck of the woods? Stay safe, healthy and happy! Photo Credit: In an email from a friend
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
10 Jun 21
soudns like this is working! Now I want to make Rubins!!! i love those!!!!!!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
10 Jun 21
My hubs loves the corned beef ones; but he enjoyed the turkey just fine. He piled on the sauerkraut and dipped it in the Thousand Island dressing.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Jun 21
@LindaOHio ,Speaking of sauerkraut , I need to make some soon,
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
10 Jun 21
@LindaOHio i love both kinds, so i can't blame him. i've not tried dipping it in the thousand island, something to add to my list!!!!
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@NJChicaa (116005)
• United States
10 Jun 21
Both the Reuben and the cucumber salad sound great
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Jun 21
I have to agree!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
The raw onions stunk up the whole house. I just can't get used to them.
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
10 Jun 21
That’s sad that Meals on Wheels doesn’t provide quality anymore. Love the baby sitter/pillow in the picture!!!
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@JWMILLER (3280)
• Westmoreland, Tennessee
10 Jun 21
Great pic.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I'm glad you enjoyed the picture. The meals aren't terrible. The fresh ones are better than the frozen ones.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@JWMILLER I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Jun 21
All together, how would you rate your experience with the system? From 1 to 10?
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio , And not too many dishes to do either
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@marlina That's for sure!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
So far, I'd say a 7. At least we don't have to cook.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
10 Jun 21
I like the corned beef Reuben this is what I often ordered when we visited your country.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
11 Jun 21
@JWMILLER During 34 years we came to the United States from 2 to 3 times a year, it was because of my husband business. I enjoyed most of my visits.
@JWMILLER (3280)
• Westmoreland, Tennessee
10 Jun 21
I hope you enjoyed your visit. I have always enjoyed my visits to your country.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
That's a good choice.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Jun 21
Oh no! That is not good. Why do they add all that unwanted stuff to the frozen dinners?
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio have you decided if you will keep doing this meals thing?
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@lovebuglena We have to have the meals for at least 30 days. Right now I'm not impressed with the food. We will have to wait and see.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I don't know. All this food is supposed to come from a catering company. You'd think it would be made fresh just like the other meals.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Jun 21
Are you going to continue using the Meals on Wheels service, since the frozen meals are full of additives and preservatives?
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jun 21
@LindaOHio That's what I have always found about meal services, is that their food is meh at best. Nothing has really wowed me to this point.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
14 Jun 21
We're going to see how it goes. There are additives and preservatives in the frozen dinners hubs buys at the stores; so it's not much different. So far the meals have been meh. The best thing so far was the turkey Reuben.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@moffittjc We had another good meal this week. Stuffed shells. We are going to try it for a while and see how it goes.
@DianneN (246838)
• United States
14 Jun 21
It all sounds delicious to me! Love the photo!!!
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
15 Jun 21
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
15 Jun 21
Glad you enjoyed the photo!
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 21
I hope you are able to get a lot done with your helper. I know it's been a long time since you've had help.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jun 21
@LindaOHio At least you've been able to make a start with things now.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
13 Jun 21
We made a dent in the list but didn't finish. We'll do more when she comes next time.
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@Dena91 (15860)
• United States
10 Jun 21
Hope your husband's doctor appointment goes well. And your housekeeper is able to get done what you need her to do.
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@Dena91 (15860)
• United States
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio Well hopefully when she comes back she'll be able to finish everything for you. Glad his appointment went well.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@Dena91 Thanks! Have a great weekend!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
His appointment went well. She wasn't able to get it all done; but then I did have a huge list of things for her to do.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
12 Jun 21
What an awesome photo. Cute baby. I was making rosewater this evening. Have a nice weekend.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
13 Jun 21
@LindaOHio You are welcome. Same to you.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
14 Jun 21
@thelme55 Thank you!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
13 Jun 21
Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo. Have a good day.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Jun 21
Love that photo. Reubens are always good. Glad your housekeeper is back.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
Glad you enjoyed the photo. Yeah, we got a lot done; but she didn't get to all of the cleaning. Maybe next time.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@CarolDM Thanks. You too!
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio Sounds like progress. Enjoy your day.
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• India
11 Jun 21
They look so cute and adorable. Look at that baby sleeping on his furry friend with no issues in the world whatsoever.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
And I think that the dog would protect the child!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
12 Jun 21
@Prabhatsingh That's for sure!
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• India
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio Well looks like it. nothing can come between them.
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@miftha (1621)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
15 Jun 21
i like both the reuben
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
15 Jun 21
They are good!
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@miftha (1621)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
15 Jun 21
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
13 Jun 21
I hate that we get frozen now. I quit getting any because they were terrible yet I hated throwing them out. I wonder why they started doing that. what a waste
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
14 Jun 21
It would really be easy for them to improve the quality of the meals somewhat. It wouldn't cost them anything extra either...just better cooking.
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• Pamplona, Spain
10 Jun 21
Can I say that I just love that photo of the dog and the baby there both so happy together. I don´t whose photo it is but its really gorgeous and I so love those dogs.
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• Pamplona, Spain
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio I do its a really nice one.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I'm glad you enjoyed the photo.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
10 Jun 21
I like Reuben sandwiches
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
11 Jun 21
@LindaOHio This kind too
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I like them even better with corned beef!
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
10 Jun 21
what a lovely photo! I like that meals on wheels and same with you, no to raw onions
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
12 Jun 21
@LindaOHio it is really heartwarming
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
I'm glad you enjoyed the photo.
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@paigea (35695)
• Canada
15 Jun 21
At least the sandwich sounds nice. You would think they would leave raw onions on the side. Many don't prefer them.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
16 Jun 21
That's for sure!
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• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun 21
That's good that she came by today, hope the work went well. sorry that their frozen meals are like what you get in the frozen food section at the store. The sandwich sounds good minus the sauerkraut, yucky lol!
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
11 Jun 21
Yeah, sauerkraut or any type of veggies would not be on your favorites list!
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• Rupert, Idaho
12 Jun 21
@LindaOHio Especially that one....lol
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