Subj : Re: Diary Of A Snow Lover To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Mon Aug 09 2021 10:38:41 > I get delivery from Wal-Mart. I have enough groceries to last until the > end of the week...but I want to wait until after my cardiologist visit on > Thursday for a chemical stress test and echocardiogram, along with blood > work, to order more items. Plus, with shopping online (I get a 1 hour window > to do it), I can take my time, and do it from the comfort of my home. > I had wondered why I was so winded after moving groceries...now, that I > found out that I have atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation, that explains it. Definitely. . . I remember when I shoppped on foot, using my cane -- an exhausting ordeal. So I began going by bus(free with annual pass) in my wheelchair, shopping, & cabbing everything home. (cost $10 back then, including 18-20% tip.) One doofus took me on tyhe scenic route & the endfare was $12.50 instead of $18, so I handed him the same $10 I always pay. He said, "You've only given me $10 here."; I replied, sweetly, & pointedly, "That includes your tip fror taking me the long way -- have a nice day" & I just wheeled off; he didn't follow me or say anything else. Some people are nice enough to acknowledge they were a rectal orifice & got what they deserved & let it go so there isn't more penalty to come. > GP> I generally use the self checkout if I go in person, just to get > GP> through it & be on my way. . . (& the regular checkout lanes are too > GP> narrow for my wheelchair) > If I don't have a lot of items, I'll use the self checkout...but it's > hard for me to stand in one place for very long. > GP> I shop at the next door plaza, too, especially the butcher, who has > GP> quality meats & usually knocks off 20% on my orders! (nice guy) > That's true. > GP> The local, next door, drugstore has been bought by the same national > GP> chain I above mentioned, so the brands are at both now. . . :) > Might as well keep them together. > GP> If need quick milk, cream, or cheese, the drugstore works fine! > Reminds me of a song by Dick Feller..."Making The Best Of A Bad > Situation". There were 3 situations in the song. > 1) When the husband goes off to work, the wife stays at home. More often > than not, she's paid a visit by the milkman. Well, the husband says he would > be concerned, but they're never out of dairy products. > 2) An alligator wrestler ends up getting his ear bit off, and when told he > can never wear a hat (it'll fall off his head), and he can't ever be a > gypsy, as > he has no place to put a gold earring...the guy just replied "Huh??". :P > 3) A husband worked so hard and was so stressed, that he snapped, and > thought he was a chicken. He roosts in the bush by the side of the house, > and when his wife was asked about getting him a doctor to make him well, she > said "He don't eat much chicken feed, and all the pecking in the ground > doesn't hurt"...then adds "Heaven knows we can use the eggs!!". > It's at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XH-bV6g3X8 > He also did a deal called "The Credit Card Song". A guy gets this card, > and charges a few items, and a month later gets a huge bill for $3200 (this > was recorded in 1974). Well, he calls the card issuer, and says "This bill > says > I owe more money than I've ever seen"...but is told "Computers do not lie... > send us the money". > Well, he grabs the computer card, and ignores the deal of "Do Not Bend, > Fold, Staple, Or Mutilate"...and he throws it on the floor, stomps on it, > punches out > a few more holes, staples it, and then drives his car over it...adding > "Stick That Up Your Computer". > He sends the card back, and gets a note, saying "We've run your card > through our machine, and it tells us you've OVERPAID YOUR BILL", and they've > enclosed > a $9000 check, saying "We Appreciate Your Business". > So, he calls the card issuer back, tells them what the computer had done, > and adds "Remember, you're the one, who told me that 'Computers Do Not > Lie'". > It's at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRhxu-wbCJQ > GP> The produce farmer's market is expensive, but good quality. . . > I look at restaurants the same way. If the food and service is good, I > don't mind paying a bit more. > Daryl > ... I'm not deaf...I'm ignoring you. > === MultiMail/Win v0.52 > --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 > * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33) Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .