Buffalo!!

[replicant_008]

Bobby calves...

Many years ago, Replicant did some consulting work for Dairy Meats (who purchase most of the bobby calves in NZ for veal). He remembers going to visit the MD and being asked if he ate veal or beef and would he be happy to visit a freezing works. Replicant answered that he did and he been to the works at Horotiu before as one of his mates worked there - the MD had a very relieved look on his face and grinned.

Evidently, the two other consultants the firm had sent previously had been a vegan and the other had been a Hindu (who regard cows as being sacred) respectively. Neither ate beef or veal and both had reservations about visiting the works.

Oh the irony...

[Moppie]

Originally posted by replicant_008

Evidently, the two other consultants the firm had sent previously had been a vegan and the other had been a Hindu

ROTFLOL!

That is funny!
I guess your tooth must be better!

[replicant_008]

Thanks for the best wishes Moppie - yes my tooth is much better today. And I haven't had to use pain relief today which is always better for my general disposition...



Incidentally, I agree ostrich does have a texture and flavor akin to beef as does kangaroo (which is also quite lean and flavorful) esp on the barbie. Crocodile is more like poultry incidentally than beef.


Incidentally, Rep's homemade barbecue marinade recipe:

One large clove of freshly chopped and crushed garlic
Small quantity of finely chopped ginger say a teaspoon
Half a dozen slices of 'bruised' ginger ie crushed with the blade of your knife
One tablespoon of dark soy
One tablespoon of light soy
A couple of teaspoons of Bourbon
Dash of tabasco and Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (to taste)
One teaspoon of sugar
Quantity of freshly ground black pepper
Dash of sesame oil (easy on the sesame oil)
One tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Massage into a sirloin or fillet steak. Cover and leave in the fridge for two to three hours. Turn occasionally.

Bring grille to sizzling hot. Remove steak from marinade, spray a fine mist of olive oil on both sides of meat.

Turn once the blood starts showing thru on the top

I prefer steak rare so once it does the same on the other side once turned, remove from heat and serve.

[taranaki]

Originally posted by replicant_008


Evidently, the two other consultants the firm had sent previously had been a vegan and the other had been a Hindu

Oh the irony...

Ideal consultant material....less is more,and all that.

[replicant_008]

When I worked in consulting one of my clients explained to me how a lot of folk see consultants...

Definition 1:
A guy who knows every variation of the kama sutra but is still a virgin

Definition 2:
A seagull... someone who dives in, eats your lunch, squawks a lot and then shits on you when they leave

Definition 3:
Someone management spends a fortune on per hour to get them to explain something needs fixing that the staff have been complaining about for some time. Management feel better about the consultant's opinion because it cost them a lot of money so therefore their opinion is that it must be worth something.

Definition 4:
Snake-oil salesman ie they promise to cure all ills, sell you a product and bugger off before you find out it doesn't work

Definition 5:
The hatchet merchants - the folk management send in so they can blame later when after the business has been gutted

Having said that... my client then told me that I was too nice a person to be consulting after I counselled them out of signing up for more work (which was unnecessary for the bucks to be charged) from the firm.

I think he was right because I left soon after to do something completely different.

[JD@af]

Originally posted by replicant_008
When I worked in consulting one of my clients explained to me how a lot of folk see consultants...

Definition 3:
Someone management spends a fortune on per hour to get them to explain something needs fixing that the staff have been complaining about for some time. Management feel better about the consultant's opinion because it cost them a lot of money so therefore their opinion is that it must be worth something.

OH MAN Got a good laugh from the above definitions you listed, Rep, being an employee at an environmental consulting firm myself. I 'd like to think that we have the benefit of the doubt of keeping work on our plates because of definition #3.

Since, at least in Connecticut, keeping many construction and property transfer actions legal (not to mention complying with necessary permitting) requires oversight from a consultant like us, I'd like to think that we are indeed providing a valuable product, and saving our clients from DEP fines and hassles in the long run. But an eye-opening set of “perceptions” :sun:

[Ssom]

JD- just an after thought- at first when I saw the thread title I thought you were talking about the place in New York State :finger: