Text 9594, 80 rader
Skriven 2008-06-26 16:26:05 av Carol Shenkenberger (15784.cooks)
   Kommentar till text 9572 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Fruits and family
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 >  CS> Today was a 2 cart trip which is rare for me but I perused the meat
 >  CS> isle all the way down (after the fresh veggies) and it was totally too
 >  CS> heavy to add more to after that.  I had Charlotte get an extra cart
 >  CS> and we put the lighter stuff and whatnot in there.  More in a sec as I
 >  CS> list it all in another post.
 > 
 > We've done that too, but not that often recently.  The non grocery items
 > usually go into the 2nd cart, especially the bulk ones. The basket on
 > the riding carts can only hold a limited amount so if I need a lot of
 > things, I'd rather off load the space hogs.

I havent used the riding carts yet but i sure do use the cart like a walker
near the end!

(silently munching more pulled BBQ pork, man this is good!)

 >  >  CS> You would not believe it!  Total grouch!
 > 
 >  > Is Oscar a relative? (G)
 > 
 >  CS> Ohh, darn, cant come up with a reply to that but we got cookies on the
 >  CS> trip if that helps? Charlotte is such a monster about'em.
 > 
 > Teach her how to make them--most can be made in half batches or extras
 > can be frozen. I know you don't do a lot of sweets but this is one way
 > to handle the amount of a batch of cookies.

True!  Havent really worked on that but did show her how to use 2 forks to
pull a pork roast today.

 >  > Most renters wouldn't; we try to leave a place in better shape than when
 >  > we moved in.
 > 
 >  CS> We've normally managed to do so or at least 'the same'.
 > 
 > Most of the time you can see the difference in the yard. Had a huge one
 > in AZ and got it looking good; when we went thru Fort Huachuca a couple
 > of years ago, it was all dust and desert again--worse than when we first
 > lived in that house. That was only 5 1/2 years after we moved out too.


Too bad.  Some here are down to bare clay as well.  There's not much topsoil
here.

 >  CS> ewwhh, one of 'those tests'.  Idontwannaknowdetails ;-)
 > 
 > Yes, one of "those  tests". (G) But, in other news, Steve says he went
 > to an ACAP class last year and we will be going to one together on
 > Monday. (Army Career and Alumni Program--iow, pre retirement briefs)

Good!

 >  CS> Got more going off now.  We are used to it and brings money into the
 >  CS> area. Now and again a few idiots try to shut down the Oceana base as
 >  CS> if it 'hurt their property values' but they get told fast that their
 >  CS> property values are as high as they are due to the people stationed
 >  CS> there who *buy houses* and shop locally to the tune of millions a
 >  CS> year.  Fact is if you remove the Oceana base, property value will
 > 
 > I've not heard it around Savannah but have heard of it in other places.
 > You just tell those folks that they're listening to hte sounds of their
 > freedom.

Thats what we do.

 >  CS> *drop* about 40,000$ on my house alone.  It generally 'MS Rich Bitch'
 >  CS> who's husband is high end contractor for that same base who's clueless
 >  CS> and asking for it to go away.  Her 500,000$ house just became
 >  CS> *unsellable* if she gets her way.
 > 
 > Yep!
 
Silly folks.  The really big money in any area comes from he factory (which
may smell or be loud) or some other thing like a miliary base.  It's not that
each worker makes so much, its that there are lots of'em.
             xxcarol

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