On 8/12/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
> Cheri
>>>
>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>
> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>
We keep bags in the car, also an insulated container for things which
need to be kept cold. That way, we always have them when we need them.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:30:34 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 8/12/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>
>>
>> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
>> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
>> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>>
>We keep bags in the car, also an insulated container for things which
>need to be kept cold. That way, we always have them when we need them.

I always keep shopping bags in the car as well (we have to buy bags
here if you don't have your own anyway). On shopping days, I also take
one or two coolers with ice packs, which are then covered with a doona
(or what you 'foreigners' call a duvet). My groceries might be in the
car for several hours, so this is pretty much a necessity. Doing this
did backfire on me once, I bought some prawns in Hobart for dinner, 4
hours later I get home and they were mostly frozen.

On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
>>>
>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
>> suppose.
>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
>
> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
> assistance.
>
Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
Graham

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:39:38 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>
>>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
>>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
>>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
>>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
>>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
>>>>
>>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
>>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
>>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
>>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
>>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
>>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
>>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
>>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
>>> suppose.
>>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
>>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
>>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
>>
>> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
>> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
>> assistance.
>>
>Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?

LOL! You must be joking!

I have some chicken Maryland (thigh and leg in once piece - NOT the
recipe) thawing out for dinner tonight... beyond that, inspiration is
failing me today. Not sure what I'll make with it as yet.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 6:52:46 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
> > >darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
> > >
> > >Jill
> >
> > I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
> > need a bag for it? Less is more.
> >
> >
> You like your tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, bell peppers,
> etc. rolling around in the seat and falling onto the floorboards?
> Paper or plastic bags are nice to keep those items corralled especially
> if you don't keep a supply in your vehicle.

Don't you bring your own bag of recycled fair-trade cotton? You people
are so behind!

In article >, says...
>
> On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> >>
> >> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >>
> >>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
> >>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
> >>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
> >>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
> >>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
> >>>
> >> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
> >> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
> >> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
> >> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
> >> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
> >> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
> >> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
> >> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
> >> suppose.
> >> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
> >> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
> >> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
> >
> > Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
> > that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
> > assistance.
> >
> Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
> Graham

That would be a non sequitur, because y'all were talking about baggers.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
T...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> T...
>> >
>> > Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean
>> > effort
>> > that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
>> > assistance.
>>
>> Nobody made it sound like that at all. I'm sure everyone could bag their
>> own
>> groceries but don't want to, sort of like unloading a dishwasher or
>> vacuuming, you could, but why do it if you don't have to. If I wanted to
>> bag
>> groceries, I'd work in a supermarket.
>
> Look, you're doing it too! Daily life must be one big succession of
> terrible chores for you. I wish you all the best with that.

Jealousy will get you nowhere "Mr. I don't mop my floors until I stick to
them." Fortunately, I don't have to do too many chores that I don't care to
do anymore.

Cheri

In article >, says...
>
> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> T...
> > In article >, says...
> >>
> >> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> >> T...
> >> >
> >> > Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean
> >> > effort
> >> > that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
> >> > assistance.
> >>
> >> Nobody made it sound like that at all. I'm sure everyone could bag their
> >> own
> >> groceries but don't want to, sort of like unloading a dishwasher or
> >> vacuuming, you could, but why do it if you don't have to. If I wanted to
> >> bag
> >> groceries, I'd work in a supermarket.
> >
> > Look, you're doing it too! Daily life must be one big succession of
> > terrible chores for you. I wish you all the best with that.
>
> Jealousy will get you nowhere "Mr. I don't mop my floors until I stick to
> them." Fortunately, I don't have to do too many chores that I don't care to
> do anymore.

You don't put on your own shoes because you don't work in a shoe shop.
You don't dress yourself because you don't work in a clothing shop. I
get it

(Jealousy?)

On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:

> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>

How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
not use one.

On 8/12/2016 8:21 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 6:52:46 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>>
> You like your tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, bell peppers,
> etc. rolling around in the seat and falling onto the floorboards?
> Paper or plastic bags are nice to keep those items corralled especially
> if you don't keep a supply in your vehicle.
>
Exactly, joan. I don't want my produce loose and rolling off the seat
of the car onto the floor. I did buy more than just an eggplant.

I'll admit, I baited her. She fell for it. It will not matter to
lucretia I brought my own own cloth bag. Maybe she has a problem with
good customer service. <shrug>

Jill

On 8/12/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
> Cheri
>>>
>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>
> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>
That's pretty much my thoughts on it.

Jill

On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>
> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
> not use one.

There is no logic behind her argument.

Jill

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:21:35 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 6:52:46 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>> >darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>> >
>> >Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>>
>You like your tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, bell peppers,
>etc. rolling around in the seat and falling onto the floorboards?
>Paper or plastic bags are nice to keep those items corralled especially
>if you don't keep a supply in your vehicle.

Even bagged many groceries tend to shift, and end up rolling on the
floor boards. I have two large cat litter pans in my car for
corraling groceries... when not used they nest and most times I need
only one so I leave them nested... those pans are very handy for jars
and bottles and especially when I buy cartons of eggs. I first
started using those pans for transporting plants from the nursery,
plants often leak and if they fall over they make a mess of potting
soil. Now those two pans live in my car.

On 8/12/2016 6:48 PM, Bruce wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
>>>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
>>>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
>>>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
>>>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
>>>>>
>>>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
>>>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
>>>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
>>>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
>>>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
>>>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
>>>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
>>>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
>>>> suppose.
>>>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
>>>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
>>>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
>>>
>>> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
>>> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
>>> assistance.
>>>
>> Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
>> Graham
>
> That would be a non sequitur, because y'all were talking about baggers.
>
I have never seen a post from you about your abilities as a cook.

In article >, says...
>
> On 8/12/2016 6:48 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >, says...
> >>
> >> On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
> >>> In article >, says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
> >>>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
> >>>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
> >>>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
> >>>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
> >>>>>
> >>>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
> >>>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
> >>>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
> >>>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
> >>>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
> >>>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
> >>>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
> >>>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
> >>>> suppose.
> >>>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
> >>>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
> >>>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
> >>>
> >>> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
> >>> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
> >>> assistance.
> >>>
> >> Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
> >> Graham
> >
> > That would be a non sequitur, because y'all were talking about baggers.
> >
> I have never seen a post from you about your abilities as a cook.

That's because they aren't that great, which is why I mainly read when
the topic is cooking. Don't get me started about the role of the bagger
in the life of a biddy, however!

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:09:28 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 8/12/2016 6:48 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> In article >, says...
>>>
>>> On 8/12/2016 4:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> In article >, says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/12/2016 2:16 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose so, in theory at least. The checkout system commonly seen
>>>>>> here is pretty efficient though, and even with a bagger doing the
>>>>>> bagging, I can't see them saving much time TBH. Maybe 20 seconds
>>>>>> difference on a full trolley? We (the customer) handle our own bags
>>>>>> once they are full and put them bag into the trolley or whatever.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Shortly after arriving in Perth, W.A., we shopped for a few things in a
>>>>> supermarket not far from the hotel. It was Saturday morning and we
>>>>> didn't know that all the shops closed at noon on Saturday (1971). We
>>>>> were in the checkout line when the noon hooter sounded. The person in
>>>>> front of us was a bit slow and the young woman cashier shouted: "Come
>>>>> on, I wanna be goin' 'ome!"
>>>>> In the 4 years we lived there, we always had to pack our own groceries.
>>>>> It was part of the traditional Aussie "Jack's as good as his master" I
>>>>> suppose.
>>>>> The first time we went to a s/m here in canada, it was very busy and I
>>>>> started to pack the groceries as usual and was stopped by the cashier
>>>>> who said that she would do it - all part of the service.
>>>>
>>>> Y'all make it sound as if 'packing your groceries' is a Herculean effort
>>>> that only the strongest among us can perform without needing medical
>>>> assistance.
>>>>
>>> Why don't you post something about what you have cooked or are cooking?
>>> Graham
>>
>> That would be a non sequitur, because y'all were talking about baggers.
>>
>I have never seen a post from you about your abilities as a cook.

Notice he tried to avoid answering your question? <G>
I've never once seen him post about what he cooks either.
It's either mindlessly vacuous exchanges with Obesia, or smugly
judging others, or simple trolling. That's about it.

In article >, ost
says...
>
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 12:22:29 +1000, Jeßus wrote:
>
> > Notice he tried to avoid answering your question? <G>
> > I've never once seen him post about what he cooks either.
> > It's either mindlessly vacuous exchanges with Obesia, or smugly
> > judging others, or simple trolling. That's about it.
>
> You and Bruce were courting each other back in February.

lol

> You had 122 responses to each other in February alone. What happened?
> Did the Valentines Day sausage party not go so good?

On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 7:45:40 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
> Don't you bring your own bag of recycled fair-trade cotton? You people
> are so behind!
>
>
I do keep my shopping bags in my vehicle but it's still nice
have your veggies from a roadside stand or farmers market in
a bag they pack for you. I don't keep enough bags to keep some
of those vegetables or fruits separate. What bags I do get
from the vendor are recycled.

On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 8:58:02 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> Even bagged many groceries tend to shift, and end up rolling on the
> floor boards. I have two large cat litter pans in my car for
> corraling groceries... when not used they nest and most times I need
> only one so I leave them nested... those pans are very handy for jars
> and bottles and especially when I buy cartons of eggs. I first
> started using those pans for transporting plants from the nursery,
> plants often leak and if they fall over they make a mess of potting
> soil. Now those two pans live in my car.
>
>
Good idea. I've heard some folks will keep a laundry basket
or two in their vehicles to keep items from wandering all over
the place when driving. I usually tuck those bags from a
vegetable stand on the front seat next to me.

In article >,
says...
>
> On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 7:45:40 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >
> > Don't you bring your own bag of recycled fair-trade cotton? You people
> > are so behind!
> >
> >
> I do keep my shopping bags in my vehicle but it's still nice
> have your veggies from a roadside stand or farmers market in
> a bag they pack for you. I don't keep enough bags to keep some
> of those vegetables or fruits separate. What bags I do get
> from the vendor are recycled.

But the idea is not to use bags from the vendor. Don't you lay awake at
night worrying about your carbon footprint?

On 8/12/2016 9:57 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Even bagged many groceries tend to shift, and end up rolling on the
> floor boards. I have two large cat litter pans in my car for
> corraling groceries... when not used they nest and most times I need
> only one so I leave them nested... those pans are very handy for jars
> and bottles and especially when I buy cartons of eggs. I first
> started using those pans for transporting plants from the nursery,
> plants often leak and if they fall over they make a mess of potting
> soil. Now those two pans live in my car.

That's a good idea. My car is a hatchback. It's got a detachable cargo
net that strings across the back. I can tuck bags in that to keep
things from escaping the bags.

Jill

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:21:35 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 6:52:46 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>> >darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>> >
>> >Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>>
>You like your tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, bell peppers,
>etc. rolling around in the seat and falling onto the floorboards?
>Paper or plastic bags are nice to keep those items corralled especially
>if you don't keep a supply in your vehicle.

Jill said she 'bought an eggplant' -

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:26:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
> Cheri
>>>
>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>
>
>Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
>of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
>those things to the car and then from the car to the house.

Do you need a bag for one eggplant?

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:30:34 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 8/12/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>
>>
>> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
>> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
>> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>>
>We keep bags in the car, also an insulated container for things which
>need to be kept cold. That way, we always have them when we need them.

So do I - so many plastic bags wind up in trees or in the sea which is
worse. I know people will always use them but at least only when it
is very necessary.

On 8/13/2016 12:20 AM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 8:58:02 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>> Even bagged many groceries tend to shift, and end up rolling on the
>> floor boards. I have two large cat litter pans in my car for
>> corraling groceries... when not used they nest and most times I need
>> only one so I leave them nested... those pans are very handy for jars
>> and bottles and especially when I buy cartons of eggs. I first
>> started using those pans for transporting plants from the nursery,
>> plants often leak and if they fall over they make a mess of potting
>> soil. Now those two pans live in my car.

> Good idea. I've heard some folks will keep a laundry basket
> or two in their vehicles to keep items from wandering all over
> the place when driving. I usually tuck those bags from a
> vegetable stand on the front seat next to me.

I love my pop up bag, you can fold it flat if you need the
space for something else, and it can carry a whole shopping
trip worth of stuff into the house if you don't feel like
corralling a bunch of bags. Very sturdy. I got mine at
Costco, natch. Similar to this:

https://www.amazon.com/Pop-Up-Organi...p+up+organizer

nancy

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>
>>
>> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
>> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
>> not use one.
>
>There is no logic behind her argument.
>
>Jill

You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
eggplant' - your memory must be failing.

On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:57:29 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:21:35 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 6:52:46 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>> >darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>> >
>>> >Jill
>>>
>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>
>>>
>>You like your tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, bell peppers,
>>etc. rolling around in the seat and falling onto the floorboards?
>>Paper or plastic bags are nice to keep those items corralled especially
>>if you don't keep a supply in your vehicle.
>
>Even bagged many groceries tend to shift, and end up rolling on the
>floor boards. I have two large cat litter pans in my car for
>corraling groceries... when not used they nest and most times I need
>only one so I leave them nested... those pans are very handy for jars
>and bottles and especially when I buy cartons of eggs. I first
>started using those pans for transporting plants from the nursery,
>plants often leak and if they fall over they make a mess of potting
>soil. Now those two pans live in my car.

I have a kitty litter bucket in the back, the sort you can buy litter
in, not the ones cats have used

In article >,
says...
>
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
> >>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
> >>>
> >>
> >> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
> >> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
> >> not use one.
> >
> >There is no logic behind her argument.
> >
> >Jill
>
> You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
> eggplant' - your memory must be failing.

Yes, she adjusts her stories to what suits her in the discussion.

On 8/13/2016 7:24 AM, wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>>
>>>
>>> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
>>> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
>>> not use one.
>>
>> There is no logic behind her argument.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
> eggplant' - your memory must be failing.
>
No, your reading comprehension is failing. I bought AN eggplant. One.
Singular. From that, you inferred it is the *only* thing I bought.
You would be wrong.

Jill

On 8/13/2016 7:10 AM, wrote:

> So do I - so many plastic bags wind up in trees or in the sea which is
> worse. I know people will always use them but at least only when it
> is very necessary.

This is my complaint about not bagging my own groceries, which
I would be happy to do. I don't use 50 bags when 10 would do.
The cashiers seems like they'd be happy to put one item per
bag.

Of course, where I shop they use the absolute cheapest bags
I think they can get. I haven't had any break on the way to
the car but it wouldn't surprise me.

Yes, I use them for kitty litter, vacuum dust, whatever else
comes up, and I'm glad they are cheap thin bags, but I don't
need a gazillion of them. I take them back to the store for
recycling (they are required to take them, here) for what
that's worth.

nancy

On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:59:24 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/13/2016 7:10 AM, wrote:
>
>> So do I - so many plastic bags wind up in trees or in the sea which is
>> worse. I know people will always use them but at least only when it
>> is very necessary.
>
>This is my complaint about not bagging my own groceries, which
>I would be happy to do. I don't use 50 bags when 10 would do.
>The cashiers seems like they'd be happy to put one item per
>bag.
>
>Of course, where I shop they use the absolute cheapest bags
>I think they can get. I haven't had any break on the way to
>the car but it wouldn't surprise me.
>
>Yes, I use them for kitty litter, vacuum dust, whatever else
>comes up, and I'm glad they are cheap thin bags, but I don't
>need a gazillion of them. I take them back to the store for
>recycling (they are required to take them, here) for what
>that's worth.
>
>nancy

Same here Our cashiers do the bagging here as they go along but
they don't overdo the quantity fortunately. I would be inclined to
say something, or email the manager, if they did.

The last time I was in the UK I went by bus from Heathrow to
Cirencester and it was as if every tree had been decorated like
Christmas trees with plastic bags.

On 8/13/2016 5:09 AM, wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:26:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and I'll be
>>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>
>>
>> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
>> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
>> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>
> Do you need a bag for one eggplant?
>
Only in Texas!

On 8/13/2016 8:09 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:59:24 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> This is my complaint about not bagging my own groceries, which
>> I would be happy to do. I don't use 50 bags when 10 would do.
>> The cashiers seems like they'd be happy to put one item per
>> bag.

> Same here Our cashiers do the bagging here as they go along but
> they don't overdo the quantity fortunately. I would be inclined to
> say something, or email the manager, if they did.

I learned the hard way that an email to a store manager goes
right to corporate. I wouldn't complain to someone's manager
over something like that, either.

> The last time I was in the UK I went by bus from Heathrow to
> Cirencester and it was as if every tree had been decorated like
> Christmas trees with plastic bags.

That's crazy. What's going on with that, we have plastic bags
but they aren't flying around.

nancy

On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:24:25 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
> >>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
> >>>
> >>
> >> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
> >> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
> >> not use one.
> >
> >There is no logic behind her argument.
> >
> >Jill
>
> You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
> eggplant' - your memory must be failing.

I bought a watermelon at the grocery store. I also bought a cart-load
of other things, but that doesn't make "I bought a watermelon" untrue.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:19:39 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 8/13/2016 8:09 AM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Aug 2016 07:59:24 -0400, Nancy Young
>> > wrote:
>
>>> This is my complaint about not bagging my own groceries, which
>>> I would be happy to do. I don't use 50 bags when 10 would do.
>>> The cashiers seems like they'd be happy to put one item per
>>> bag.
>
>> Same here Our cashiers do the bagging here as they go along but
>> they don't overdo the quantity fortunately. I would be inclined to
>> say something, or email the manager, if they did.
>
>I learned the hard way that an email to a store manager goes
>right to corporate. I wouldn't complain to someone's manager
>over something like that, either.
>
>> The last time I was in the UK I went by bus from Heathrow to
>> Cirencester and it was as if every tree had been decorated like
>> Christmas trees with plastic bags.
>
>That's crazy. What's going on with that, we have plastic bags
>but they aren't flying around.
>
>nancy

I had one that fetched up on a tree that, lying in bed, is directly in
my line of view. I thought the first storm would do it, but it
didn't, eventually our super at the time who was very inventive,
rigged up a gizmo to snare it. I donated a bottle of wine to his
cause

On 8/13/2016 8:42 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 7:24:25 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
>>>> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
>>>> not use one.
>>>
>>> There is no logic behind her argument.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
>> eggplant' - your memory must be failing.
>
> I bought a watermelon at the grocery store. I also bought a cart-load
> of other things, but that doesn't make "I bought a watermelon" untrue.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Thank you, Cindy! I said I bought AN eggplant. I bought ONE. I also
bought other vegetables. She's picking at nits. I have no idea why she
is vehemently against people putting things in bags.

The whole point of this post was Ken lost track of his items and got
home and didn't have everything he paid for. Perhaps if someone had
been bagging them there would not have been a problem.

Next? <G>

Jill

On 8/13/2016 8:12 AM, graham wrote:
> On 8/13/2016 5:09 AM, wrote:
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:26:17 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-08-12 7:52 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:44:53 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> Cheri
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you! I bought a nice eggplant at the farm stand today and
>>>>> I'll be
>>>>> darned if the man didn't put it in a bag for me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
>>>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh? If I get a couple tomatoes, a quart of beans and a half dozen cobs
>>> of corn, I would rather have them put into a bag than try to juggle all
>>> those things to the car and then from the car to the house.
>>
>> Do you need a bag for one eggplant?
>>
> Only in Texas!

LOL Good thing I'm not in Texas.

Where did I mention I only bought that one item? That was an ASSumption
on her part. How dare that man put the eggplant in a bag alongside the
other produce I purchased? Dayum!

Jill

wrote:
>
> So do I - so many plastic bags wind up in trees or in the sea which is
> worse. I know people will always use them but at least only when it
> is very necessary.

LOL I've never seen a plastic bag up in a tree.

wrote:
>
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:52:24 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 8/12/2016 9:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 8/12/2016 7:52 PM, wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't want any produce from farm stands put in bags - why do you
> >>> need a bag for it? Less is more.
> >>>
> >>
> >> How would you carry a half dozen peaches and a quart of blueberries,
> >> loaf of bread and two cucumbers? I bring my own bag but you are free to
> >> not use one.
> >
> >There is no logic behind her argument.
> >
> >Jill
>
> You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
> eggplant' - your memory must be failing.

Jill is not a bag lady! ;-D

Bruce wrote:
>
> In article >,
> says...
> > You've changed your story AGAIN - originally you said you bought 'an
> > eggplant' - your memory must be failing.
>
> Yes, she adjusts her stories to what suits her in the discussion.

Jill only buys from the vegetable stand because they *will* bag for
her. ;-D