On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:27:11 -0500, 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.
>
> Lou

i'd say the butchers had a mighty good union at that time.

your pal,
blake