University removes trays in dorm cafeterias
This may be barely OT since it involves U of M, but according to this column there are no more plastic trays in the dorm cafeterias (except at Bursley, strangely enough). No doubt there are rationales involving cost, the environment etc. for this change, but what exactly are Markley (and other Hill dorm) residents supposed to "tray" on in the Arb this time of year? Anyway, as a Markleyite from the 1980s, I thought that this was an entertaining eulogy to the passing of the dorm tray:
http://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/01endure-michigan16
January 17th, 2015 at 11:20 PM ^
I see that they filled in the best spot to tray in the arb with shrubs and small trees.
I swear when conditions were ideal you could tray several hundred yards at speeds rivalling luge runs.
You just had to make sure to avoid the lone tree at the bottom, right in the middle of the run.
January 17th, 2015 at 11:22 PM ^
I see that they filled in the best spot to tray in the arb with shrubs and small trees.
I swear when conditions were ideal, smooth and icy, you could tray several hundred yards at speeds rivalling luge runs.
You just had to make sure to avoid the lone tree at the bottom, right in the middle of the run.
January 18th, 2015 at 12:22 AM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 1:09 AM ^
I recall seeing / reading about some data that you take and/or waste X% more food when you have a tray to fill up. I think similar theory applies to large plates vs small plates. Seems like a decent idea (or you could just get smaller trays)
January 18th, 2015 at 3:04 AM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 8:07 AM ^
Dave Brandon is sensing a business opportunity here.
January 18th, 2015 at 8:10 AM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 10:06 AM ^
Class of 85 -- I trayed a few times my Freshman year in Markley . Had to go to Health Services because I flew off of my tray and landed on my thumb (broke it).
Who would think that you couldn't see a roll in the ground that would send you flying off of your tray when it's pitch dark ??
January 19th, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
I still have 3 of them from West Quad. And I still use them for my coffee. Every Single Day for 25+ years.
January 19th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
When today's large cell phones and tablets will do the trick?