On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:19:31 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

>On 10/25/2011 4:44 PM, Lou Decruss wrote:
>>
>> I've read about them here for years but never shopped at one. Last
>> week we went to the one in St. Pete Beach and I was pretty impressed.
>> We were there for 5 nights and the suite had a real fridge so we went
>> to get munchies, milk, coffee, etc. The selection of cheeses was
>> great. They had butterkase which is hard to kind even in Chicago. The
>> store was neat and clean and the people were very nice. I didn't look
>> at the meat and produce because that's not what we were shopping for.
>> The bill was $125 which is double what it would have been in Chicago
>> but it was still way cheaper than room service crap.
>>
>> The younger daughter came from Seattle the second day and shared
>> another room with her sister. She had to pull an all nighter to
>> finish a paper for school to email in and she called at almost 2:00 am
>> starving. It was nice to have something for her to eat even though
>> the prices were very high.
>>
>> Anyway, now when some of you mention Publix I know a little about the
>> store.
>>
>> Lou
>
>
>When you get a chance, try their sandwiches. They make them to order
>while you watch. When we are in Florida, we stop there in the morning
>and get a couple of sandwiches and head to the beach. Excellent!

I never thought of that but I doubt I'll be back down for awhile.

>You are right about the prices. I would have liked to move to Florida
>but the cost of living is crazy. Nice place to visit... but I can't
>afford to live there.

I've spent lots of time in Florida in years past and certainly enjoyed
the weather in the winter compared to Chicago but once you get away
from the beaches I find it a shit hole. People go there on holiday
and get all glossy-eyed and don't look at reality. Unless you go
there with a bunch of money or have a great job it's hard to live a
decent lifestyle.

Lou