On Oct 31, 4:15*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:06:25 -0400, wrote:
> >On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:51:20 -0500, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
> >>So Publix prices aren't typical of the south?
>
> >Publix prices are very competitive in the developed south. That is one of their
> >major business plan points. (My brother is a Publix executive.)
>
> Interesting. *Do they vary by location? *I'd imagine the rent has to
> be very high at the St. Pete Beach store. *The prices were
> substantially higher than what I see in the Chicago burbs. *I was
> impressed with the store and it sure was nice to have it so close to
> the resort. *Pass the good review on to your brother if you will
> please. *I wish I had known about the sandwiches.

Lou, you're used to shopping at a deep discount place. How did the
prices at Publix compare to Jewel?

While Publix shoppers really like everything about their store as I
understand it, they are quite fond of the sandwiches.

>
> >We visit Florida about six times a year,
>
> I'm not a fan of Florida but I could get used to where we were.
> Central Forida from what I've seen isn't very nice. *My mom lived on a
> waterway that we could boat on to lake Kissimmee. *It was nice during
> the winter but the summer was not so much fun. *
>

Some 20 years ago, my mom's uncle retired to New Port Richey to live
near his stepson. But recently the whole family upped and moved to
Pennsylvania.