I think you’re right about Parque. My first area was Barranquitas.

Jul 13, 2021
7:20:11pm

MacGyver All-American

I had no idea what I was walking through every day for three transfers until I went to a new area. I would have been a bit more scared and cautious had I went to another area first. Great people there though.

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Post your worst food poisoning story

Division Bell Intervention Needed

7/13/21 5:12pm

Argentina chicken hanging out in the hot sun and we cooked it. Didn’t cook

Don Carlton

7/13/21 5:14pm

Undercooked chorizo in Argentina for me. No more tracting that day

Noni Fruit

7/13/21 5:19pm

Which mission?

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:31pm

Neuquen, before the split

Noni Fruit

7/13/21 5:39pm

Before they created Commodoro Rivadavia?

2FarGone

7/13/21 5:41pm

Yep, I served in combined Neuquen/Comodoro. They split after the age change

Noni Fruit

7/13/21 5:44pm

Neuquen alumni here as well. 96-98. Spent the Winter of 97 in Ushuaia.

NWCoug

7/13/21 5:47pm

I never made it to Ushuaia

2FarGone

7/13/21 5:50pm

I went to Zapala after Ushuaia. Only saw Bariloche via bus on transfer. Would

NWCoug

7/13/21 5:59pm

General Roca, Junin de los Andes, Zapala, Neuquen, Comodoro, Villa la Angostura

Noni Fruit

7/13/21 6:05pm

A green squash stuffed with hamburger and onions and boiled. I ate so many

wabluecoug

7/13/21 5:24pm

Which mission?

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:30pm

Salta

Don Carlton

7/13/21 5:37pm

Rosario for me

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:39pm

That's the best one

wabluecoug

7/13/21 5:41pm

My wife and I are thinking of a senior mission in BA North or South

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:44pm

My wife and I went back to Rosario and Santa Fe last year and it planted the

wabluecoug

7/13/21 5:47pm

I have been back to Rosario a number of times. Both of those missions are great

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:56pm

I served in BA North, but at that time it covered Mendoza, BA West, and BA East

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 6:30pm

You must have been there back in my day when there were only 4 missions

Kilgruman

7/13/21 6:31pm

There were actually 9 or 10 in my day. The Mendoza mission was formed a couple

Dread Pirate Westley

7/13/21 6:35pm

Did you serve in Rosario?

Kilgruman

7/13/21 5:51pm

Yes, 2000-2002. When were you there?

wabluecoug

7/13/21 5:56pm

76-78 when it included all of the Santa Fe and Resistencia missions

Kilgruman

7/13/21 6:02pm

I served all of my time in Santa Fe providence, Pergamino and San Nicolas.

Kilgruman

7/13/21 6:04pm

Nice, I was there in 2014-16. Santa Fe, Rafaela, San Nicolas, Hughes, Casilda.

Kavorka

7/13/21 6:19pm

I served in Casilda as well.

Kilgruman

7/13/21 6:24pm

Nice little city, but a tough area. Lots of issues and drama with the members

Kavorka

7/13/21 7:10pm

Yup, I got there just after half the branch was exed. I became branch president

Kilgruman

7/13/21 8:11pm

Yep. Crazy how long that had been a cycle in that town. I ran into more than one

Kavorka

7/13/21 8:33pm

Which areas in Santa Fe?

MacGyver

7/13/21 6:26pm

Parque del Sur and Yapeyu.

Kavorka

7/13/21 7:09pm

I think you’re right about Parque. My first area was Barranquitas.

MacGyver

7/13/21 7:20pm

Parque was where I started too. Was a humbling baptism by fire.

Kavorka

7/13/21 8:34pm

Served in Yapeyu in 1996. Greatest area. Great member

StanfordCougar

7/17/21 3:31pm

Lots of great people in that area. Was my most successful area by far.

Kavorka

7/17/21 3:57pm

I serviced 06-08. Spent a lot of time on Sante Fe too

MacGyver

7/13/21 6:26pm

My areas: Santa Elena (way out in the boonies

StanfordCougar

7/17/21 3:37pm

It’s a miracle I never got food poisoning in the Philippines. Those outdoor food

maxpowers

7/13/21 7:16pm

Didn’t cook my ground turkey enough but didn’t know it until a few hours

Chefcurry

7/13/21 5:16pm

Name checks out

BYU Grounds

7/13/21 5:18pm

A month and a half ago. Roberto's in Las Vegas. Catered to my nephews

UNLVcougar

7/13/21 5:26pm

Taco Time 20 plus yrs ago puking diarrhea 5 days straight, could not

kotacoug

7/13/21 5:28pm

That's pretty bad if you were puking diarrhea. I think they made a South Park

UNLVcougar

7/13/21 5:29pm

Ward break the fast - almost everyone got it

novacoug1

7/13/21 5:32pm

Armadillo kidneys (apparently not cleaned well) in Argentina . . .

dizzagle

7/13/21 5:32pm

LA Temple cafeteria

Remigius

7/13/21 5:33pm

I took a new job in another city, before starting I had to travel up to where

Penske Material

7/13/21 5:33pm

Mission in Taiwan. Don't know what I ate but I'm sure it was nasty because

SanDiegoCoug

7/13/21 5:37pm

Carls Jr. before a ducks hockey game. Luckily made it thru the game and home but

creameryon9th

7/13/21 5:39pm

I got hit twice in two weeks in Laos

Medute

7/13/21 5:44pm

Division Bell

7/13/21 5:50pm

Ate a bad Chimi once in the DR and had it coming out both ends for a night. That’s the only time I’ve had food poisoning

Slim

7/13/21 5:49pm

My first area on the mission, my comp and I both got it.

KingDave

7/13/21 5:59pm

A guy at my work brings in homemade Reese’s peanut butter cups for a Christmas

Q-grr

7/13/21 6:16pm

Cook out bacon

ral1988

7/13/21 6:31pm

In all my travels all over the world I have been sick only one time and it was

Hoopster

7/13/21 6:32pm

you know there can't be a food poisoning story collection without re-telling this... some will remember it... enjoy

ChinaFan

7/13/21 6:36pm

Was at girlfriends apartment, ran to bathroom. It came quick and came out both

4slyce

7/13/21 6:49pm

DR mission. Probably the water. Scream puking w force I never thought possible

nc-puma

7/13/21 7:14pm

After one of our kids was born and we were asked to accept meals, someone

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