"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Holy cow. I was out shopping today and was astounded at the prices of some
> of the vegetables. The cold weather in parts of the US is being blamed
> for
> shortages.

When lettuce hit $2 for a small head, I just passed it by. Evidently many
others did too; two days later, it was on the used food cart for 79¢ so I
bought it then.