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Skriven 2015-11-13 22:00:59 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 33034 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> I can relate to that... there's a few people that I don't manage
 NB> to  NB>> call for similar reasons... ;)

 RH> I'm not a morning person anyway.

 NB> So afternoons should work out well for both of you...  as long as the
 NB> day isn't (as usual) spinning out of control..  ;)

It usually is by that point. Yesterday was an eye appointment for me,
today was getting the new car. Both took a lot longer than expected.


 NB>  RH>> Seems like it has been out longer. The big box hardware stores
 NB> start  RH>> pushing it in late September/early October.
 NB>  NB>> Probably because for them, Christmas is the big money maker, not
 NB>  NB>> Thanksgiving or even Halloween...  :)

 RH> I know, but it gets to be a bit on the overdone side.

 NB> Indeed.  :)

Altho there was a lot of Christmas stuff in W-M tonight, I did see a
fair amount of fall stuff that didn't come out and scream "Thanksgiving"
but it was implied.

 NB>  NB>> Also, I suspect that Thanksgiving tends to be a more
 NB> family-oriented  NB>> holiday, and much less commercialised... hence
 NB> less display in the  NB>> stores...  ;)

 RH> Black Friday and football--the former is quite commercialised. Some
 RH> stores are advertising their "black Friday" sales are starting now.
 RH> Even before the turkey goes into the oven!

 NB> Hey... you know they'll be advertising the sales long before the
 NB> turkey goes into the oven... how else would you know to plan for
 NB> them... (G)

But they're having the sales now, and calling it Black Friday.


 NB> And, of course, Black Friday IS considered the beginning of the
 NB> Christmas sales period...  So it's still Christmas being

Yes, but it should start on the day after Thanksgiving, not the day
after hallowween.

 NB> commercialized, not Thanksgiving... (G)  And sports are a world to
 NB> themselves..  :)
 NB> True, though... it is pushing the Xmas commercial season earlier in
 NB> the year and blurring the distinctions...  But one doesn't have to buy
 NB> into it, even though it is being pushed... one can still celebrate
 NB> Thanksgiving on one's one terms, and ignore all the commercial hyping
 NB> of the Christmas season...  :)

I try to tune out as much as possible, easier said than done sometimes.

 NB>  RH>> hand or thawed. Remember, I grabbed a couple at Olindo's? Not
 NB> quite  RH>> the same as home made stock but a good pinch hit.
 NB>  NB>> Yes I remember that...  The Wegmans stocks and broths are also a
 NB>  NB>> good pinch hit...  :)

 RH> Have to take your word on that as we don't have Wegman's nearby
 RH> to try.

 NB> Next trip north, you might want to grab a couple just for trying
 NB> out... :)

If I see any; we're not planning to head north again until after the
snow stops (or most of it, anyway). Have to plan to head to western NY
to get to a Wegman's also.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Get shopping while the gettin' is good!!!

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