Romeo Lunch 4-28-10

The Romeo Gang met for lunch this month on 4-28-10 at the Taipei-Tokyo Restaurant in Woburn. It is right in Woburn Sq. and there is plenty of street parking. You can see the web site at the link … http://www.taipeitokyocafe.com/

Everyone arrived in time and we were all seated at a table for eight. The Romeos in attendance were Joe Lapiana, Steve Winter, Joe Loducca, Paul Girard, John Tweedie, Jim Terlizzi, Ed DeSchytner and Mark Ryan.

We decided to have the buffet (all you can eat) for $9.95. There was a wide assortment of cooked chicken shrimp, pork and beef dishes as well as some cooked sushi rolls in two inch slices. You could order soft drinks and tea but needed to bring your own alcohol beverages (wine or beer).

As Joe Lapiana explained to me the sushi is cooked fish wrapped or rolled in seaweed with rice and other vegetables. The raw fish is called sashimi.

The food was delicious and most went back for seconds and more. The waitress frequently came back to the table checking are needs and removing used dishes.

The conversation was lively as always and went around the table with each contributing some info. We talked about the latest legislation to base new teacher retire on the average salary over the whole career rather than the last three years,

Another conversation was about getting Medicare with GIC Health insurance that make the co pays less. Many towns in Massachusetts are now thinking about joining GIC. It would make their health cost less and would be less for everyone with more participants.

Next we talked about Comcast vs. Fios and the benefits of both. You also need to get a HD TV like Sony Bravia if you are going to have HD Cable reception.

Joe Lapiana announced that he is doing well in his new art studio-gallery in Lowell and recently sold one of his paintings for $300. There is an Open House at his Art Gallery Complex this Sunday. Call Joe for directions.

Mark gave out some copies of his new short story and others commented that they enjoyed holding a real book to read rather than trying to read off the computer screen.

Jim asked where we might want to go for lunch next month and some suggested we take the Downeaster Train to Portland, ME for the day. Jim is looking into it.

You can see photos of the group at the link below……
http://picasaweb.google.com/markryan312/RomeoLunchPhotos42810#

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