Eating Alone

[CattaniAFJ]

So I am sitting in a hotel room eating Taco Bell even though I get $20 for my dinner when traveling for business. I feel weird to go somewhere and sit there by myself and eat or even sit at a bar. Am I weird or do a lot of you guys feel like that? I should be eating a good steak somewhere right now on my companies dime but I am eating ToxicHell

I've never had a problem with it. I use to do outside sales when I lived in Tennessee, so I ate alone while on the road.

I frequently go to the bar down the street from me and smoke a cigar by myself after by girl goes to sleep. Never bothers me to be alone...even at a bar.

[speedytriple]

Drinking alone at the bar right now. Killing time before our bonus meeting. Smart phone makes it easy.

[scottb]

You suck!!......

[scottb]

oh, i forgot the J/K

[speedytriple]

At paninis on 222nd come on up

[Bad324]

I eat alone.

Yeah' date=' with nobody else.

Don't you know when I eat alone..

I prefer to be by myself.[/quote']

easy there George

[scottb]

At paninis on 222nd come on up

I'll see ya in about 30 minutes in the tunnel.

I am working til 2:30

[jbot]

I eat alone.

Yeah' date=' with nobody else.

Don't you know when I eat alone..

I prefer to be by myself.[/quote']

but pauly... no man is an island.

you should know

[flounder]

I traveled quite a bit for work. I would always hit the gym after work for about 2 hrs and then go get food. Most of the time, I would just bring it back to my room to eat while watching TV. I would make sure that at least once a week or so, to go to a bar to eat and sit at the bar and hold conversations with whoever was working. It helps when you travel allot. It doesnt bother me to eat alone and I actually prefer it when I'm traveling for work.

FYI, you should talk to your company about your per diem rates because $20 for dinner doesnt even cover the Gov calculated per diem rates for most cities in the US.

Edited December 10, 2010 by flounder

[RSVDon]

I've found I drink WAY more when eating alone. Coincidence, I think not.

Those 4 weeks in Wentzville, MO were quite boring. I hit up BW3s like three times and probably racked up over $200 in just bar tab. lol

[Fonzie]

Yeah' date=' we used to get a $50 per diem, but the boss all-the-sudden changed his mind. Now we pay for our meals and the company reimburses us. Not a big deal, but now he gets his ass handed to him. Sushi, sake, beer, moar sushi... for lunch and dinner. Hey.. that's what he wanted. [/quote']

I'm beginning to understand why he had you laid off for awhile & used the scabs instead

[tyler524]

We are a pretty big corporation and I think we get like $35/day per diem for food and then like $85 a day for hotel and like $5 a day for miscellaneous

[C-bus]

I love eating alone while traveling for business. After working all day, I don't want to talk to anyone.

[tyler524]

I dont get anxiety eating alone just feel akward is all plus there's no bar or lounge at the hotel I stay at. I would have to drive a few miles Atleast to find one

[gen3flygirl]

I am all for eating alone. It is when you start getting into going to the movies alone that I get iffy. I have done it several times before but I don't always like the judgmental look the high school kid gives me as I ask for one ticket and there is no one behind. They probably think their life sucks but mine sucks even worse since I can't find any one to join me in a social activity that requires the least amount of interaction.

[C-bus]

Alone-time is what draws me to riding. No phones, no music, no voices..... just my own thoughts. Never done a movie alone though. But going to the movies has never been all that important to me.

[RSVDon]

I am all for eating alone. It is when you start getting into going to the movies alone that I get iffy. I have done it several times before but I don't always like the judgmental look the high school kid gives me as I ask for one ticket and there is no one behind. They probably think their life sucks but mine sucks even worse since I can't find any one to join me in a social activity that requires the least amount of interaction.

It's funny cuz it's true. But I've never actually done it. Considered it and said hell no I'm not watching a movie by myself.

[Fonzie]

I've been to movies by myself before, when the wifey & I were fighting & I needed to get away from her for a few hours.

Unfortunately they've since closed the dollar theater, & as much as we fight, I'd need to win the lottery to afford all my time at the regular theater

[jporter12]

I've been to movies by myself before, when the wifey & I were fighting & I needed to get away from her for a few hours.

Unfortunately they've since closed the dollar theater, & as much as we fight, I'd need to win the lottery to afford all my time at the regular theater

Or fight for a bigger allowance?

[juliejuliejulie]

I feel like this is a whole different ball game for women...

[flounder]

We are a pretty big corporation and I think we get like $35/day per diem for food and then like $85 a day for hotel and like $5 a day for miscellaneous

Thats dirt money.. youre getting screwed.

[flounder]

I am all for eating alone. It is when you start getting into going to the movies alone that I get iffy. I have done it several times before but I don't always like the judgmental look the high school kid gives me as I ask for one ticket and there is no one behind. They probably think their life sucks but mine sucks even worse since I can't find any one to join me in a social activity that requires the least amount of interaction.

Ive done the movies a few times myself while traveling for work.

[Bad324]

I feel like this is a whole different ball game for women...

do explain

[Gump]

Sell some of her shoes and hit the real theater.