Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:10:30 -0600, "Gregory Morrow" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >blake murphy wrote:
> >
> >> i don't shop on saturday at all if i can help it, on sunday rarely.
most
> >> of the time it's during the week, in the afternoon, so there aren't
many
> >> people causing angst. maybe that's the cause of my sunny disposition
at
> >> the grocery store.
> >
> >
> >A coupla stores near me are open 24 hours, it's nice to go shopping when
> >it's not too crowded if you can swing getting up and outta the house at
3:00
> >AM or whenever...
> >
> >Speaking of wierd laws, until 30 years you could not buy meat in Chicago
> >after 6:00 PM, on Sunday not at all...
>
> That was a butchers union rule. Meat couldn't be sold unless there
> was a union member on duty. I remember the meat being covered in
> white paper at 5:59. But back then many women didn't work full time
> so it was a bit easier. Today it would be tough on families where both
> parents work. It was a dumb rule.


Thanks, Lou, I thought it was probaly a union thang...

Another question (this has also been asked in chi.general): at the several
Walgreens I patronise I'll sometimes hear an intercom announcement saying
"Help needed in the shaved meat department". What on earth could this mean?
I guess I should ask somebody that works there, it must a "code" message or
something...

Good to see ya, you've been kinda "scarce" around here lately...

I'm fine - tuning some gumbo I made in the crockpot last night and baking
some whole wheat bread, nice to do on this snowy late March Sunday
afternoon...


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Best
Greg