On 7/10/2014 10:03 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:53:29 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I still haven't checked out The Pig (Piggly Wiggly); it's too far away to
>> consider as a regular shopping stop unless I have some other reason to
>> be in that part of town.
>
> Piggly Wiggly will be worth the trip just to see all their branded
> items. A childhood friend who lives in NC sent me their shopping bag,
> coasters and a child's t-shirt... all with their piggy logo on them.
> Cute.
>
I'm glad you like their merchandising. :-) Piggly Wiggly simply isn't
worth the trip for me. The store was founded in Memphis. It was
probably the first grocery store I ever shopped in as an adult. There's
even a replica of the first store in the Pink Palace Museum.

http://www.memphismuseums.org/sub_exhibit-2590/

I *really* don't need to see another Piggly Wiggly.

Jill

In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:

> On 7/10/2014 6:56 AM, wrote:
> > On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 04:37:40 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/9/2014 11:14 AM, wrote:
> >>> Plus pre-internet dating I always understood midnight shopping was for
> >>> those of both sexes sizing up what was available
> >>
> >> I remember in the 1980's Kroger (supmrkt) advertised some sort of
> >> "singles" night. It was like a wine & cheese bar or something similar
> >> so people could meet & greet. That was a really strange idea. Who
> >> looks for dates in a grocery store? (Other than Andy, RIP.)
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > I didn't think it was that odd. There are many single people who
> > perhaps formerly would have been looking around at places like church
> > gatherings and people newly moved to areas where they did not grow up
> > who found it difficult to start meeting new friends. This catered to
> > that market. As I understood it, there was no ad, no wine and cheese
> > bar, it was just a thing some did, a couple of girls for example would
> > slowly tour the aisles with more than groceries in mind.
> >
> > As I said, internet dating sites probably solved that one.
> >
> I wouldn't know about internet dating sites. I did think it was an odd
> idea for a grocery store to sponsor a "singles night". I wouldn't
> bother with church socials, either. I knew a couple of women who had
> their hearts ripped out by some of those fine, upstanding church-goers.
>
> Jill

Perhaps you haven't hear the old saying: "The church is a hospital for
sinners, not a museum for saints." It's a good thing their aren't any
sinners outside of church though, don't you think?

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 7/10/2014 9:09 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>> snip
>>>
>>> Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler. I
>>> only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If it
>>> takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room in
>>> my freezer for ice.
>>>
>>> I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented. Also
>>> read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I could
>>> not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>>
>> If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>> cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>> will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>> cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>> humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>> house feel.
>> Janet US
>>
>A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>
>Jill

It's just a fan with water added and a lot more maintenance. So,
instead of paying $30+ for a fan on a stand, Julie is going to spend a
lot more on a swamp cooler, tablets for the cooler (to keep algae and
mold down) and get an ice maker if needed. shaking head
Janet US

> wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:00:53 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:48:41 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
>>
>>>On 7/9/2014 11:48 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have no idea how mine gets so heavy. I clean it out, lift it while
>>>> empty and it's very light. Then I put the necessities back in, and
>>>> there
>>>> we go again, heavy. Sometimes it's loose change. I have a huge plastic
>>>> beer bottle shaped coin collector, and I haven't cashed it in ever.
>>>> It's
>>>> too heavy to lift so I can't imagine how much is in there. LOL
>>>
>>>I can feel it if my little wallet gets too full of coins. For
>>>your back's sake it's worth unloading most of it.
>>>
>>>You probably have hundreds of dollars in that bottle! I have
>>>a little one that was originally a peanut butter jar (meant to
>>>be a coin jar, has a slot in the cap) and if that gets even
>>>close to full it's 100 bucks.
>>>
>>>nancy
>>I have a bucket that originally housed peanut butter. I collect at
>>least $100 per year. I've got a coin sorter to make it easier. I
>>always round up when paying so I collect change. It's my little
>>savings plan.
>>Janet US
>
> I used to do that and roll up the coins towards Xmas. However now I
> have my everyday, current account, on which I use my debit card for
> even little amounts, does it for me. It rounds up to the next dollar
> and deposits it in a savings account.
>
> I should add that because I am a senior I don't pay banking charges on
> accounts, debits, atms all those things, don't know how it works in
> the USA, your banks are different.

I've rounded all of my checks up to the next dollar since 1977. I have no
idea how much it's amounted to in those years. since I don't balance my
checkbook. We pay no bank charges etc. either.

Cheri

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> We spent most of the day shopping. How the food did not spoil was beyond
> me. But we did go to several different stores. First stops were Farmers
> and U Market. Both were the cheap cheap stores with grease pencils where
> you marked your own prices. At these stores, we bought bulk foods, bread,
> canned and frozen things and non-food items. Then we had lunch at Safeway
> where we bought our meat. Last stop was Albertsons for produce. Not sure
> where we bought dairy products but we did have a milkman for a while.

You spent "most of the day shopping." I spend about 30 minutes
grocery shopping and my cold/frozen food goes into the fridge/freezer
in no time.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-07-10 7:52 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> My local Safeway had them before the big merger.
>>> They had double baskets and AFAIWC held as much as a regular cart did
>>> - but the powers that be in the new management structure have declined
>>> to continue the practice.
>>
>> They already had the carts, and those things are not cheap.
>> What the heck did they do with them. Crazy.
>
> Some become mobile homes for the homeless. If there are apartments nearby,
> especially in low income areas, people take their groceries home in them.
> Needless to say, they don't bother to return them.
>
> It is strange. I have seen people pushing shopping carts home with only
> one or two bags in. Aside from the fact that they are basically stealing
> the cart, it has to be easier to carry a few bags than to push a cart.

Some of the bigger chains like Safeway in my area have carts that lock if
going a certain distance from the store, so that has cut down a lot on
stolen carts.

Cheri

On 7/10/2014 1:09 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>
>> Jill
>
> It's just a fan with water added and a lot more maintenance. So,
> instead of paying $30+ for a fan on a stand, Julie is going to spend a
> lot more on a swamp cooler, tablets for the cooler (to keep algae and
> mold down) and get an ice maker if needed. shaking head
> Janet US
>
I'll bet she's not even thought about algae or mold. Or how often she's
going to need to keep adding water to whatever it is she bought.

Jill

On 7/10/2014 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> Plus pre-internet dating I always understood midnight shopping was for
>> those of both sexes sizing up what was available
>
> Not midnight. If you want to meet available singles, go grocery
> shopping around 7-9pm on Fridays or Saturdays. That's when singles
> with no significant others shop. Just to get out of the house since
> they have no other plans for that night. Those hours are prime
> "hunting season."
>
> G.
>
LOL Another good reason to shop in the morning. :-D

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Plus pre-internet dating I always understood midnight shopping was for
>>> those of both sexes sizing up what was available
>>
>> Not midnight. If you want to meet available singles, go grocery
>> shopping around 7-9pm on Fridays or Saturdays. That's when singles
>> with no significant others shop. Just to get out of the house since
>> they have no other plans for that night. Those hours are prime
>> "hunting season."
>>
>> G.
>>
> LOL Another good reason to shop in the morning. :-D
>
> Jill

For sure, for sure. :-)

Cheri

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:55:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 9 Jul 2014 20:04:46 -0700 (PDT), Nellie >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Other way around, the Whatsapp *is* available for your phone and *not*
> >> mine.
> >
> > Heh, I don't care anyway. Looked at it and it's another form of skype
> > where you can only talk to other people who have signed up with it.
> > Sounds like a good idea to get my kids signed up with it if we ever
> > leave the country again. Not sure if that will happen though. I'm
> > ready for a cruise, hubby isn't interested - yet.
>
> Whatsapp is text. Do you mean Viber?

Yes, sorry. I forgot which was which. I disregarded the text only
app immediately because the other one did text too. I have more text
allotments per month than I'll ever use in a lifetime anyway on my
plan, so no need for more of them.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:54:49 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> So far as I know, Whatsapp works on Android which is Google.

Hm. I'll take another look and see if I can use whatapp to text with
my Nexus7.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.

Why do people always talk about them as if they're a good thing. I
know I used to read about it here and no one ever said it was a bad
thing.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:43:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> Cheryl wrote:
> >
> > I'll have to try to find the times when
> > my usual store isn't busy.
>
> Go any day of the week very early. Never a crowd problem. My normal
> weekly time is 6am every Saturday.
>
You couldn't pry me out of bed at that time of day with a
jackhammer.... but I would go grocery shopping at that ungodly hour if
I hadn't gone to sleep yet. )

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/10/2014 9:00 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:48:41 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> You probably have hundreds of dollars in that bottle! I have
>> a little one that was originally a peanut butter jar (meant to
>> be a coin jar, has a slot in the cap) and if that gets even
>> close to full it's 100 bucks.

> I have a bucket that originally housed peanut butter. I collect at
> least $100 per year. I've got a coin sorter to make it easier. I
> always round up when paying so I collect change. It's my little
> savings plan.

Works for me. It really does accumulate though I'm not sure
how since we rarely pay cash for anything. I just take my
glass bear shaped jar to the supermarket and feed the coin
machine. I used to get an amazon 'gift card' because that
way the fee is waived, but now I can get a card for the
supermarket so it's a week's free shopping, at least.

nancy

In article >,
"Cheri" > wrote:

> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2014-07-10 7:52 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> >>> My local Safeway had them before the big merger.
> >>> They had double baskets and AFAIWC held as much as a regular cart did
> >>> - but the powers that be in the new management structure have declined
> >>> to continue the practice.
> >>
> >> They already had the carts, and those things are not cheap.
> >> What the heck did they do with them. Crazy.
> >
> > Some become mobile homes for the homeless. If there are apartments nearby,
> > especially in low income areas, people take their groceries home in them.
> > Needless to say, they don't bother to return them.
> >
> > It is strange. I have seen people pushing shopping carts home with only
> > one or two bags in. Aside from the fact that they are basically stealing
> > the cart, it has to be easier to carry a few bags than to push a cart.
>
> Some of the bigger chains like Safeway in my area have carts that lock if
> going a certain distance from the store, so that has cut down a lot on
> stolen carts.
>
> Cheri

I was in off-campus student housing in college and we had an agreement
with the local grocery store where we could take the carts to our
building, and every so often they would come by with a truck and collect
them, or we would push one or two back next time we shopped. Hard to say
if you could still get that arrangement today.

On 7/10/2014 11:04 AM, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> Plus pre-internet dating I always understood midnight shopping was for
>> those of both sexes sizing up what was available
>
> Not midnight. If you want to meet available singles, go grocery
> shopping around 7-9pm on Fridays or Saturdays. That's when singles
> with no significant others shop. Just to get out of the house since
> they have no other plans for that night. Those hours are prime
> "hunting season."
>
> G.

Our bank has a branch office inside Walmart and George was waiting in
line at the bank, when a woman asked him out to breakfast. He did not
go, but this should be a message to you single folks to look your best,
you never know who has their eye on you.

Becca

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:54:49 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>> So far as I know, Whatsapp works on Android which is Google.
>
> Hm. I'll take another look and see if I can use whatapp to text with
> my Nexus7.

Is it Android?


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 7/10/2014 8:02 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>
> Why do people always talk about them as if they're a good thing. I
> know I used to read about it here and no one ever said it was a bad
> thing.
>

These coolers work fine under hot, arid, conditions. They might not work
well in swamps but may work fine in the desert. The one at my in-law's
place in Oroville CA works great. They work best when the relative
humidity is low.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 7:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> At 76 I would be miserable. I am a Princess.
>
> Oh! I forgot you're a Princess! Do you walk around wearing a tiara? LOL
>
>> 55-60 is the perfect
>> temp. for me. I can do as low as 50 without whining or perhaps as high
>> as 70. I can even do colder with no problems. It is currently 56
>> outside but it is 80 in here. Once this house gets hot it does take a
>> good two days of cooler weather to get it comfortable. I think it is
>> too well insulated.
>>
> Would you rather have a poorly insulated house?

No, but I do think this wasn't done right.
>
>> My mom claims that all people used to heat their houses to 74. I can't
>> imagine that. My FIL did do this as he was constantly cold due to a
>> severe thyroid problem.
>
> Old people get cold easily. My parents kept it at 80°. When I first got
> here it was winter. I had to sleep with the window open and a fan
> running. I had packed as if things were normal - long pants, sweaters. I
> wound up scrounging around for shorts because it was so friggin' hot in
> the house.
>
>> We learned even in winter to bring lightweight
>> clothing, particularly if we had to do any cooking. I also learned to
>> bring hard candies because my throat would get so dry from the hot air.
>>
> I drink lots of ice water. I can't think of the last time I needed a
> losenge or some such.
>
>> In my liftetime, I think 70 was the number that most people shot for.
>> But I do remember when we were urged to drop it down to 68.
>
> That was in the winter, not the summer. You can always put more clothes
> on. There is only so much you can take off without being arrested.
>
> Jill

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> snip
>>
>>Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler. I
>>only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If it
>>takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room
>>in
>>my freezer for ice.
>>
>>I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented.
>>Also
>>read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I could
>>not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>
> If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
> cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
> will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
> cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
> humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
> house feel.
> Janet US

My house isn't humid. Our humidity drops when the temp rises. I'll repost
the link.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...p-coolers.html

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:09:46 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>>snip
>>>
>>>Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler. I
>>>only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If
>>>it
>>>takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room
>>>in
>>>my freezer for ice.
>>>
>>>I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented.
>>>Also
>>>read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I
>>>could
>>>not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>>
>>If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>>cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>>will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>>cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>>humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>>house feel.
>>Janet US
>
> How a swamp cooler works:
> http://tinyurl.com/ms8lj79
> Janet US

I know what they are. I also know when I lived in Seattle and had no washer
or dryer, the apartment would feel cooler when I hung the damp laundry to
dry. Same principal.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>> snip
>>>
>>>Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler. I
>>>only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If
>>>it
>>>takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room
>>>in
>>>my freezer for ice.
>>>
>>>I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented.
>>>Also
>>>read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I
>>>could
>>>not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>>
>> If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>> cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>> will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>> cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>> humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>> house feel.
>> Janet US
>
> I was wondering the same thing. I had one years ago and hated it, it was
> not efficient at all.
>
> Cheri

We'll see. I won't need it often at any rate.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 9:09 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>> snip
>>>
>>> Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler.
>>> I
>>> only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If
>>> it
>>> takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room
>>> in
>>> my freezer for ice.
>>>
>>> I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented.
>>> Also
>>> read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I
>>> could
>>> not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>>
>> If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>> cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>> will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>> cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>> humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>> house feel.
>> Janet US
>>
> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.

Why?

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 7/10/2014 9:09 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>> snip
>>>>
>>>> Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler.
>>>> I
>>>> only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If
>>>> it
>>>> takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no
>>>> room in
>>>> my freezer for ice.
>>>>
>>>> I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented.
>>>> Also
>>>> read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I
>>>> could
>>>> not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>>>
>>> If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>>> cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>>> will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>>> cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>>> humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>>> house feel.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>>room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>
>>Jill
>
> It's just a fan with water added and a lot more maintenance. So,
> instead of paying $30+ for a fan on a stand, Julie is going to spend a
> lot more on a swamp cooler, tablets for the cooler (to keep algae and
> mold down) and get an ice maker if needed. shaking head
> Janet US

I have tons of fans already.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 1:09 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> It's just a fan with water added and a lot more maintenance. So,
>> instead of paying $30+ for a fan on a stand, Julie is going to spend a
>> lot more on a swamp cooler, tablets for the cooler (to keep algae and
>> mold down) and get an ice maker if needed. shaking head
>> Janet US
>>
> I'll bet she's not even thought about algae or mold. Or how often she's
> going to need to keep adding water to whatever it is she bought.

Of course I've thought of it and I also bought a product for that. I have a
severe mold allergy.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 8:02 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>
>> Why do people always talk about them as if they're a good thing. I
>> know I used to read about it here and no one ever said it was a bad
>> thing.
>>
>
> These coolers work fine under hot, arid, conditions. They might not work
> well in swamps but may work fine in the desert. The one at my in-law's
> place in Oroville CA works great. They work best when the relative
> humidity is low.

As ours is when the temp rises.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:00:53 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:48:41 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 7/9/2014 11:48 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have no idea how mine gets so heavy. I clean it out, lift it while
>>>>> empty and it's very light. Then I put the necessities back in, and
>>>>> there
>>>>> we go again, heavy. Sometimes it's loose change. I have a huge
>>>>> plastic
>>>>> beer bottle shaped coin collector, and I haven't cashed it in ever.
>>>>> It's
>>>>> too heavy to lift so I can't imagine how much is in there. LOL
>>>>
>>>>I can feel it if my little wallet gets too full of coins. For
>>>>your back's sake it's worth unloading most of it.
>>>>
>>>>You probably have hundreds of dollars in that bottle! I have
>>>>a little one that was originally a peanut butter jar (meant to
>>>>be a coin jar, has a slot in the cap) and if that gets even
>>>>close to full it's 100 bucks.
>>>>
>>>>nancy
>>>I have a bucket that originally housed peanut butter. I collect at
>>>least $100 per year. I've got a coin sorter to make it easier. I
>>>always round up when paying so I collect change. It's my little
>>>savings plan.
>>>Janet US
>>
>> I used to do that and roll up the coins towards Xmas. However now I
>> have my everyday, current account, on which I use my debit card for
>> even little amounts, does it for me. It rounds up to the next dollar
>> and deposits it in a savings account.
>>
>> I should add that because I am a senior I don't pay banking charges on
>> accounts, debits, atms all those things, don't know how it works in
>> the USA, your banks are different.
>
> I've rounded all of my checks up to the next dollar since 1977. I have no
> idea how much it's amounted to in those years. since I don't balance my
> checkbook. We pay no bank charges etc. either.
>
> Cheri

I don't balance mine either but I write very few checks.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-07-10 7:52 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> My local Safeway had them before the big merger.
>>>> They had double baskets and AFAIWC held as much as a regular cart did
>>>> - but the powers that be in the new management structure have declined
>>>> to continue the practice.
>>>
>>> They already had the carts, and those things are not cheap.
>>> What the heck did they do with them. Crazy.
>>
>> Some become mobile homes for the homeless. If there are apartments
>> nearby, especially in low income areas, people take their groceries home
>> in them. Needless to say, they don't bother to return them.
>>
>> It is strange. I have seen people pushing shopping carts home with only
>> one or two bags in. Aside from the fact that they are basically stealing
>> the cart, it has to be easier to carry a few bags than to push a cart.
>
> Some of the bigger chains like Safeway in my area have carts that lock if
> going a certain distance from the store, so that has cut down a lot on
> stolen carts.

Most of our stores do that too.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:52:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
snip
>
>My house isn't humid. Our humidity drops when the temp rises. I'll repost
>the link.
>
>http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...p-coolers.html

You should read the responses in your link. They all recommend
against a swamp cooler.
Janet US

On 7/10/2014 6:03 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:15:35 -0500, Ema Nymton >
>> Our bank has a branch office inside Walmart and George was waiting in
>> line at the bank, when a woman asked him out to breakfast. He did not
>> go, but this should be a message to you single folks to look your best,
>> you never know who has their eye on you.
>>
>> Becca
>>
> I hope I always look my best but I don't have my eye on anyone and I'm
> a dead loss to men who try to chat me up, I'm never going to be a free
> housekeeper/cleaner. Men/widowers in my age group haven't quite got
> this through their heads yet. I am in for a date with a good
> conversationalist, nice dinner and maybe more but nothing permanent.
> Thank goodness there are a couple of men I know with the same idea, we
> have a great time

Companionship is a good thing, I like it. One of my elderly friends
told me, that men her age were looking for a "nurse with a purse". Not
sure how true that is, but it was funny when she said it.

Becca

On 7/10/2014 4:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>
> Why?

Moist, hot air is just the thing to make the room feel refreshing!

--
DreadfulBitch

I'm a nobody, nobody is perfect, therefore I'm perfect.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:38:36 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:54:49 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> So far as I know, Whatsapp works on Android which is Google.
> >
> > Hm. I'll take another look and see if I can use whatapp to text with
> > my Nexus7.
>
> Is it Android?

Yes. I looked and yes, it will work with a Nexus - but it's not as
straight forward as most apps are.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 2014-07-10 19:00, Janet Bostwick wrote:

>> My house isn't humid. Our humidity drops when the temp rises. I'll repost
>> the link.
>>
>> http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...p-coolers.html
>
> You should read the responses in your link. They all recommend
> against a swamp cooler.



Bbbbbbbut....... Julie never follows advice. Her MO is to come up with
reasons why she that advice won't work for her.

On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:18:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-10 19:00, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> >> My house isn't humid. Our humidity drops when the temp rises. I'll repost
> >> the link.
> >>
> >> http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...p-coolers.html
> >
> > You should read the responses in your link. They all recommend
> > against a swamp cooler.
>
>
>
> Bbbbbbbut....... Julie never follows advice. Her MO is to come up with
> reasons why she that advice won't work for her.

Dave, I think you're way behind in the process. I've been through
that cycle and have come to "acceptance". She is what she is.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 2014-07-10 21:31, sf wrote:
>
>>> You should read the responses in your link. They all recommend
>>> against a swamp cooler.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bbbbbbbut....... Julie never follows advice. Her MO is to come up with
>> reasons why she that advice won't work for her.
>
> Dave, I think you're way behind in the process. I've been through
> that cycle and have come to "acceptance". She is what she is.
>


What process is that supposed to be?
The first step of a 12 step process is admitting that you are powerless?
Sorry, but I don't see any reason to indulge her as if she was normal.

On 7/10/2014 11:56 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/10/2014 8:02 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:30:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>>>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>>
>>> Why do people always talk about them as if they're a good thing. I
>>> know I used to read about it here and no one ever said it was a bad
>>> thing.
>>>
>>
>> These coolers work fine under hot, arid, conditions. They might not
>> work well in swamps but may work fine in the desert. The one at my
>> in-law's place in Oroville CA works great. They work best when the
>> relative humidity is low.
>
> As ours is when the temp rises.

My in-law's cooler worked like a dream. On these islands, with relative
humidity being over 50%, evaporative coolers are practically unknown.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:52:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> snip
>>
>>My house isn't humid. Our humidity drops when the temp rises. I'll
>>repost
>>the link.
>>
>>http://www.city-data.com/forum/washi...p-coolers.html
>
> You should read the responses in your link. They all recommend
> against a swamp cooler.
> Janet US

I did. And actually they didn't say that it would work. They mostly said
not to bother as it wouldn't be needed much. I don't know if this response
was on that link or another but it said that most of the big box stores in
this area use swamp coolers rather than AC.

"DreadfulBitch" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/10/2014 4:54 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>> A swamp cooler is definitely not an air conditioner. It will pump the
>>> room full of moist air... the last thing you want if it's hot.
>>
>> Why?
>
> Moist, hot air is just the thing to make the room feel refreshing!

Actually it does. As I said in another reply, when I hung my laundry in my
apartment, it cooled things off. Hanging wet sheets in front of open
windows does the same but I have new drapes and rods so not going to do
that.

Remember... Our weather here is not typical of other places. When our
temps are cold, our humidity is high. When temps are high? Humidity is
low.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 04:15:42 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 7/9/2014 11:49 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>>> I think part of what makes mine heavy is the glasses cases. One for
>>> regular glasses and one for sunglasses. I'm sure I can get lighter
>>> versions, but these are hard cases and protect them well. I can't
>>> imagine carrying around WD40. Weird.
>>
>>One of the best things I ever did was ditch the two pair of glasses
>>routine. The last time I bought new eyeglasses I went with transition
>>lenses. They do cost more but they're so much easier.
>>
>>I still won't be carrying WD-40 in my purse.
>>
>>Jill
>
> I used Transition for a while. I stopped because the accurate
> response is only good for about a year. At least, that was the
> admitted response time from the Transition people. They also seemed
> to be slightly tinted all the time. I didn't like that faint tint
> look on my face. I carry a pair of sunglasses that slip over the top
> of my regular glasses. They offer wrap-around protection.
> http://www.epolarizedsunglasses.com/...-over-glasses/
> Janet US

Mine are 4 years old. No problems. I hate the wrap around things and would
rather just go without than have to use those.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/10/2014 8:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>> I used Transition for a while. I stopped because the accurate
>>> response is only good for about a year. At least, that was the
>>> admitted response time from the Transition people. They also seemed
>>> to be slightly tinted all the time. I didn't like that faint tint
>>> look on my face.
>>
>> My current glasses are Transitions - my next pair will not be. The
>> response time seems to be getting longer - not so much the time to
>> darken,
>> but the time it takes to fade after coming indoors.
>> I've had them for about 18 months now.
>
> I won't have them. Not so bad when you just come indoors. but could be
> pretty dangerous when you are driving.

I've never had that problem but then, we don't get a lot of sun here.