Re: [CH] Hot Sauce Collections

Donald R Jordan (drjordan@rocketmail.com)
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 13:24:12 -0700 (PDT)

---Jeffrey Rose <Jeffrey_Rose@eri.eisai.com> 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?
> 
> Jeffro
> Jeffro's Serious Sauces
> 

No.

And you invite these people into your home?

I generally avoid people who get their jollies running down other
people.


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