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Default I just ate a frozen meal :(


"Jinx the Minx" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> "Terry Coombs" wrote in message ...
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>>> On 4/22/2020 6:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> Micheleia's Hamburger Mac and Cheese. It was a snack sized portion.
>>>> That
>>>> part was good as I was only eating a snack. But whoever does the online
>>>> reviews should lose their job! 5 stars my eye! *Shudder* Had a slightly
>>>> weird flavor and the pasta was soft.
>>>>
>>>> My trip to Walmart tomorrow does not look promising. They are out of
>>>> stock on most everything I would normally buy. We've been eating cereal
>>>> or crackers for a meal almost daily. We also have cheese and canned
>>>> goods. That's about it.
>>>>
>>>> I need REAL food! And paper towels. Stores seem to have TP now but no
>>>> paper towels.
>>>
>>> I almost feel sorry for you , sitting here with a freezer full of
>>> various meats and a pantry well stocked with all the things we like .
>>> We've even got fresh lettuce in the fridge and green onions growing both
>>> out in the garden and in a big plastic pot out on the deck . Fresh
>>> tomatoes would be nice , but all that's available here are commercially
>>> grown tomato-shaped objects that have no flavor . I can wait for our
>>> home grown .
>>>
>>> Snag
>>>
>>> ====
>>>
>>> I do feel sorry for her. Like you, we keep a good store and freezers
>>> full always. We are fairly remote, with no shops nearby so I don't like
>>> to take chances. I suppose anyone living near shops who can normally
>>> get
>>> out easily don't need to worry so much. Times like these are not really
>>> expected I suppose.

>>
>> I normally keep a good stock but we've been on lockdown longer than most.
>> We're only allowed one trip to the store every two weeks and things are
>> being rationed. I did get paper towels today but there was a limit of one
>> package. So 6 rolls as that was the only kind they had.
>>
>>

>
> Interesting. My friend lives just 20 minutes away from Bothell in Edmonds.
> Theyre not restricted from going to the store more often than once every
> 2
> weeks.


I'm from Edmonds. They sure are. It applies to the whole state. But
seemingly the only other person I know who heard the press conference where
Inslee said this is my friend Jim. He repeated back to me what he heard and
it was exactly what I heard.