On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:07:44 GMT, Puester >
wrote:

>Pennyaline wrote:
>> Lou Decruss wrote:
>>> We've got $80 in gift cards for Olive Garden.
>>
>> Dumb ass!
>
>>
>> Go someplace YOU like, cheapskate. Spend a couple of bucks, get food you
>> don't mind eating, have some good wine, enjoy your friends and make a
>> real night of it.
>
>
>And throw the $80 in the trash? Lou and his guests will
>find something
>edible there, even if it's not five star quality. Reread
>his post and you
>will note that he is trying to make use of the gift card he
>received.
>
>If the economic downturn we are currently in continues,
>people won't
>be so quick to throw money away, whatever form it takes.

Thank you for adding something rational Gloria. We're far from poor,
but I still look at $80 as a lot of money. At minimum wage it takes
people 2 days to make that much.

Lou