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Who is it that says: "Can we Talk?"...Is it Joan Rivers? Ya, I think so. So, let's talk a bit. About going to the grocery store. I've come to the conclusion that if you plan on going to shop there for just a few items, don't enter when you're hungry!
I went into H E Bs [a local Texas chain of grocery stores] just the other day and had just a short list of things to buy. Orange Juice, Cat Food, and a case of Bottled Water. That was it. I figured just in and out; no problems. Then, I'd be on my way back home in no time.
Well, the talk around our home is "Don't go shopping for groceries if you haven't eaten in a while...it'll cost you!" And sure 'nough. It did! I ended up inside with the grocery cart and headed for the fresh fruit. Now, in today's times that particular branch of the store is expensive for what you're buying. Exception would be bananas. They're still a reasonable price. $0.48 a pound. You can buy, literally, a bunch of bananas for under a dollar. If you're lucky you can find a fresh fruit that is on sale. This week it was black plums. They were $0.99 a pound. I got some. Then, being just the two of us, I love watermelon, Bud doesn't. That purchase is always a bit more than it's worth too, only 'cause I buy a 1/2 watermelon so it won't go to waste. I couldn't possibly eat a whole watermelon by myself before it would get mushy and spoil. When a whole watermelon is $4.00+ and 1/2 is $3.00+...I guess it's the labor cost added...you know, cutting one swipe of the knife and then wrapping in it cellophane...that constitutes the extra buck, right? Then, I go to the apples. Now my favorite year 'round apple [except for the month of September, then, it's Jonathon apples] is the Braeburn. They're red, they're tart, they're juicy! For the last month none of the stores around here have had this kind. So I've always opted for the 2nd best - golden delicious. I don't know why the Braeburn apples haven't been on the shelves recently....but I do know that the other day when I spotted them, the price about threw me off balance. Let's just say I bagged only TWO apples....and that was nearly $3.00!!
Okay, so off I go to the freezer section. For Orange Juice. I pay extra for the kind I like. And it must be with pulp added! Got some in the cart and headed for the bottled water!
I was doing good. Oh oh....but I headed in the wrong direction. I should've avoided the bakery aisle! But, ho boy the breads were just coming out of the ovens...and you know that fragrance'll get me! I picked up a loaf of fresh European Crusty Bread.
The water...the water Anni. Get to the water! I ended up there, picked up a case of water and began heading to the check out stand. I figure I'm going to get out of the store for less than $15. Way cool.
I pass the dairy and remembered I needed more Promise Cholesterol shots. They're more expensive that prescription drugs, but in my estimation, healthier than filling my system with something the body doesn't need -prescription drugs. I put into the cart, a package of four. Still heading toward the cashier.
Oh oh...the deli I spot. I'll get a sandwich and a salad so Bud and I can split both for lunch. I ended up getting a hoagie, a tossed salad, and then...the potato salad looked good to me too, so into the cart that all goes too! Some exclusive brand jelly beans too....I like 'em. Not fat. And if I get me some candy, I hafta get Bud some too. So a couple bags of bite sized Snickers™ for him...they were on sale, 2 for $5.
By the time I got to check out, I had a lot more than water, and orange juice! And it came to over $40!!! And I packed it all in the trunk, and I realized I forgot the cat food!
I dreaded turning around and going back in, but I did!!!
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Trust me when I talk straight talk to you.....shop for groceries AFTER you've eaten. It'll save you a lot.
Image used for this blog entry
found through a clipart search on Google.
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And TALK about rain!!!
We got it ---
...and on top of all this heat and humidity, I'm not a happy camper! The air conditioner has been running continually most of the summer. Day and night. Yesterday, as always it's pouring out the cool air...but was it? For a while, early in the morning, it was still comfortable in the house...but along about 8:30am or so, I began to feel too warm. What is happening? I get up from the computer [of course, where else am I that early?] and place my hand in front of all the air vents...air, but not cold! I walk over to the thermostat...85°!! That can't be! The setting is 70°----oh, oh. Freon? What is it? I call the AC service and they tell me it's either 'today after 5PM -which would mean paying them overtime charges- or tomorrow around 3pm!' Needless to say I hung up with an appointment around 3 this afternoon....and then, went into the attic and got down all the floor fans...and turned on all the ceiling fans...miserable? You betcha! Not a happy camper, no sirree!!
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TALK on the tube...the key speaker at the DNC....
PS...I just finished listening to Michelle Obama's Speech at DNC in Denver...I think we Democrats nominated the wrong Obama! [insert wink here] Her speech brought me to tears. Whoa!!! If nothing more, she spoke of family values, and to me - even if the country and world is in dire straits, family is always #1 and support is imperative - of country AND family. Where the heart of America stands. From those who struggle along life's path and conquer their dreams. And then their daughters...they were show stoppers too, when they grabbed the microphone and talked to their dad and visually showing us love for their father...that tells me a lot of the man, the family, the strengths upon which America and American dreams are built!!
[photo courtesy of CNN]
I went into H E Bs [a local Texas chain of grocery stores] just the other day and had just a short list of things to buy. Orange Juice, Cat Food, and a case of Bottled Water. That was it. I figured just in and out; no problems. Then, I'd be on my way back home in no time.Well, the talk around our home is "Don't go shopping for groceries if you haven't eaten in a while...it'll cost you!" And sure 'nough. It did! I ended up inside with the grocery cart and headed for the fresh fruit. Now, in today's times that particular branch of the store is expensive for what you're buying. Exception would be bananas. They're still a reasonable price. $0.48 a pound. You can buy, literally, a bunch of bananas for under a dollar. If you're lucky you can find a fresh fruit that is on sale. This week it was black plums. They were $0.99 a pound. I got some. Then, being just the two of us, I love watermelon, Bud doesn't. That purchase is always a bit more than it's worth too, only 'cause I buy a 1/2 watermelon so it won't go to waste. I couldn't possibly eat a whole watermelon by myself before it would get mushy and spoil. When a whole watermelon is $4.00+ and 1/2 is $3.00+...I guess it's the labor cost added...you know, cutting one swipe of the knife and then wrapping in it cellophane...that constitutes the extra buck, right? Then, I go to the apples. Now my favorite year 'round apple [except for the month of September, then, it's Jonathon apples] is the Braeburn. They're red, they're tart, they're juicy! For the last month none of the stores around here have had this kind. So I've always opted for the 2nd best - golden delicious. I don't know why the Braeburn apples haven't been on the shelves recently....but I do know that the other day when I spotted them, the price about threw me off balance. Let's just say I bagged only TWO apples....and that was nearly $3.00!!
Okay, so off I go to the freezer section. For Orange Juice. I pay extra for the kind I like. And it must be with pulp added! Got some in the cart and headed for the bottled water!
I was doing good. Oh oh....but I headed in the wrong direction. I should've avoided the bakery aisle! But, ho boy the breads were just coming out of the ovens...and you know that fragrance'll get me! I picked up a loaf of fresh European Crusty Bread.
The water...the water Anni. Get to the water! I ended up there, picked up a case of water and began heading to the check out stand. I figure I'm going to get out of the store for less than $15. Way cool.
I pass the dairy and remembered I needed more Promise Cholesterol shots. They're more expensive that prescription drugs, but in my estimation, healthier than filling my system with something the body doesn't need -prescription drugs. I put into the cart, a package of four. Still heading toward the cashier.
Oh oh...the deli I spot. I'll get a sandwich and a salad so Bud and I can split both for lunch. I ended up getting a hoagie, a tossed salad, and then...the potato salad looked good to me too, so into the cart that all goes too! Some exclusive brand jelly beans too....I like 'em. Not fat. And if I get me some candy, I hafta get Bud some too. So a couple bags of bite sized Snickers™ for him...they were on sale, 2 for $5.
By the time I got to check out, I had a lot more than water, and orange juice! And it came to over $40!!! And I packed it all in the trunk, and I realized I forgot the cat food!
I dreaded turning around and going back in, but I did!!!
---
Trust me when I talk straight talk to you.....shop for groceries AFTER you've eaten. It'll save you a lot.
Image used for this blog entry
found through a clipart search on Google.
<><><>
And TALK about rain!!!
We got it ---
...and on top of all this heat and humidity, I'm not a happy camper! The air conditioner has been running continually most of the summer. Day and night. Yesterday, as always it's pouring out the cool air...but was it? For a while, early in the morning, it was still comfortable in the house...but along about 8:30am or so, I began to feel too warm. What is happening? I get up from the computer [of course, where else am I that early?] and place my hand in front of all the air vents...air, but not cold! I walk over to the thermostat...85°!! That can't be! The setting is 70°----oh, oh. Freon? What is it? I call the AC service and they tell me it's either 'today after 5PM -which would mean paying them overtime charges- or tomorrow around 3pm!' Needless to say I hung up with an appointment around 3 this afternoon....and then, went into the attic and got down all the floor fans...and turned on all the ceiling fans...miserable? You betcha! Not a happy camper, no sirree!!
- - -
TALK on the tube...the key speaker at the DNC....
PS...I just finished listening to Michelle Obama's Speech at DNC in Denver...I think we Democrats nominated the wrong Obama! [insert wink here] Her speech brought me to tears. Whoa!!! If nothing more, she spoke of family values, and to me - even if the country and world is in dire straits, family is always #1 and support is imperative - of country AND family. Where the heart of America stands. From those who struggle along life's path and conquer their dreams. And then their daughters...they were show stoppers too, when they grabbed the microphone and talked to their dad and visually showing us love for their father...that tells me a lot of the man, the family, the strengths upon which America and American dreams are built!!
[photo courtesy of CNN]
