On Mar 29, 4:49*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> 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...
>
Lines like that are shoplifter alerts. I spent many years as
housekeeping dept mgr at several Venture stores. I forget some of the
ones they used to use.
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

--Bryan