TO THE EDITOR
more important in their minds than to do a job
properly or feel empathy and compassion for
human misfortune.
After worldwide amazement to this gov-
ernment’s first, then second, and the third esti-
mate of humanitarian aid, they have upped the
ante, so to speak, to a somewhat face-saving
amount. In their initial responses, this admin-
istration forgot from where the money will re-
ally come. This nation has no bottom-line
profits from which to draw. This money will
again come from those of us in the working
middle-class and our children and grandchil-
dren. This bill will be charged to the credit
card account of the Social Security Trust Fund
surpluses.
Charles L. Crawford, Sr.
Philomath
DO THE MATH
May I express my position on Burrito
Boy? They have, since inception, had some of
the best cooked, on-premise food in Eugene. I
have eaten there often since they first opened
on Hwy 99 at Fairfield, now occupied by
Burrito Amigos, which is quite good also. The
world’s best burrito, in my opinion, is the
chicken boy burrito. However, I prefer it with
rice instead of sour cream and lettuce. It is
wonderful.
So what is my problem, you say? The
newer location on 10th Street near Willamette
is right up to par on quality (and most conven-
ient for me). The young man who cooks there
“really cooks,” but the humble manager will
not let me make the substitution of rice as de-
scribed above. He spent a good five minutes
trying to convince me not to eat at his restau-
rant. He actually said, “You can’t go to any
restaurant in town and get this kind of substi-
tution.” Like, how would you like your eggs?
What kind of toast do you prefer and potatoes,
are you into hash browns, home fries or
French and will it be sausage, bacon, ham,
kielbasa, pork chops or steak (and how would
you like that cooked today?) is something
found only on the French Riviera. The register
lady tells me that rice costs more than sour
cream. Well hello, you’ve not been to the same
grocery I go to. Of all items in a restaurant, po-
tatoes, soda pop, pasta and rice are the least
expensive food service items purchased and
the ones with the highest markup and profit.
McDonald wholesale tells me that rice is
$8.60 for a 25-pound bag and sour cream is
$29.42 for a 20-pound bulk supply. You do the
math, and please inform the manager at
Burrito Boy (10th and Willamette) that I am
actually doing him a favor with this simple
substitution.
Every other location gladly makes my
chicken boy burrito, and I highly recommend
it. In fact, I’m going to the Broadway location
as soon as I hit send, as I have made myself
quite hungry writing this piece (two green and
one really hot red sauce please). Adios ami-
gos.
Jon Jenkins
Eugene
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