On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 10:17:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> On 6/5/2021 8:42 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> Bi-LO was across the parking lot from where I lived in the hotel in
>> Greenville. Hated it. I'd go in there pretty much every night
>> after work and left empty handed nothing most nights. There was
>> just nothing there I wanted to buy, cook, or eat. I did eat a lot
>> of rock shrimp, though. That's all I remember from Bi-Lo in 2
>> months.
>
> Right before the Bi-Lo closed the man I work for told me they were
> having a clearance sale so he bought a lot of meat there. "Select" or
> "Choice" grade. IOW, cheap crappy meat.

Choice isn't crappy meat. And select really either for many cuts.
I certainly wouldn't pay more for choice ground beef than for
select. And I wouldn't buy prime short ribs or prime brisket at the
same price as choice (I'd get the choice).

>> Then I moved to that "luxury apartment" (@ $2,800/month -
>> ****ers) was halfway between Publix and Bi-Lo, so Publix it was.
>> Fried chicken, cottage ham, Taylor pork roll, uglyripe tomatoes,
>
> Publix does make good fried chicken! I've found the produce selection
> to be very good, even if (at one point) no one seemed to know what a
> leek is.
>
>> ... Oh, those horrible Florida avocodos.
>
> They sell avocados from Mexico these days. Haas/hass?

Yeah, they sold both back in 2003 (or whenever that was). But it
was thee first place I ever Florida avocados. Their impressive
girth was what attracted me to buying one. Eeek. That was a
surprise.

> There's got to be more to that story!

Maybe I'll tell it later. I know, I'm such a tease. I may have
written it somewhere (outside of an affidavit).

-sw