Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Dec 03 2019 08:59:00 Hi Nancy! BM> Happy Thanksgiving! ...That will be tomorrow as I write this, and two BM> weeks ago when you reply. NB> Nope, only 5 days ago... ;) I'm making a little headway on the NB> backlog finally... ;) Holidays are coming up -- that'll fix that! BM> A little breezy here this morning: 30-35 MPH and to 50-55 MPH tonight. BM> Power outages already reported in a couple of rural areas on the BM> Illinois side. NB> We had that wind last week, too.... didn't hear of any power NB> outages in the area, though... and our tarp stayed put, NB> thankfully... :) Good on both. Slightly above normal temperatures here predicted for the rest of the week: lower 40's. Will probably get some clean-up done outside this afternoon as warmer and the leaves have dried out, or at least not soggy. BM>>> The Great Peeled and Ready-To-Eat Egg Hunt may BM>>> have to continue after the store is done updating - though I am keeping BM>>> my eye out for them and any other interesting-looking and within the BM>>> splurge budget items. NB> Leaving this in just as a reminder for when things are finally NB> settled... Will probably be a lot of quotemarks by the time they're done remodeling the store: originally said over a year and recently the construction was running behind schedule. And with the added space who knows what other goodies I may find! BM> More two cars can not occupy the same space. His thing on making BM> progress when crowded was more be patient on merging into traffic; BM> that was more for pulling out into traffic. Be patient, eventually BM> there will be a safe opening. NB> And with practice, one learns to gauge the safe openings, as NB> well... I'd tend not to take a chance, usually, though, while NB> Richard might be a little more aggressive... :) Right: I've seen some driving where there is space but doesn't look like there's sufficient safety margin. Like you, I'm not that aggressive. NB>>> yes, the vendors would expect to have their allotted space(s)... and NB>>> probably that sort of thing would be moved as a block, and possibly NB>>> with the vendor involved with the relocation.... BM>> "Rental" or "lease" would probably be the more correct term, or at BM>> least as far as what us non-grocery types understand. As for the BM>> vendor involvment, thinking two ways. One is the temporary reduction BM>> in allocation while the moving/remodelling is going on. Other is the BM>> physical assistance in moving the product. NB>> I wasn't really paying attention when the beverages section at our NB>> store got all moved around... dunno about the beer, but the sodas NB>> (CocaCola and Pepsi products at least, maybe more) are vendor items... NB>> they probably did help with that part of the move.... :) BM> AFAIK the same at Hy-Vee: always see the same people stocking certain BM> products, or at least at specific sections, and wearing some sort of BM> uniform. Would guess when that section of the store gets moved BM> they'll be doing the unstocking and restocking. NB> Watch to see if you see them doing the move...? Some of the NB> cookies/ crackers are also vendor items in our store... My guess is the Frito-Lay Guy will be participating in the move of his products, maybe with in-store help, but he probably has something like the initial pack and the final unpack. As for cookie and cracker vendors, I haven't seen but that doesn't mean they don't exist. A bag of potato chips takes a lot more room than a box or packet of cookies so no need for a daily refill of cookies. Or could be done every day, just overnight, and so I'd not see. BM>> Thinking how in Produce AFAIK the Hy-Vee staff restocks, moves, etc., BM>> the Driscoll berries, Dole salads, etc., but the Frito Lay guy is BM>> there daily to restock his brand's chips, so would he be the one BM>> doing the move? > announcer overvoice> Stay tuned for the next episode to find if BM>> Frito Lay guy will move his chips. Will a mysterious Dole man BM>> suddenly appear to the Salad House? Will ... GAAAH!!!! NB>> GAAAH, indeed.... That imagination of yours does run wild...! ;) BM> It does seem not to sit around up there being bored! NB> Useful, at times, though.... ;) At times. And then there are those other times! BM>> Well, Hy-Vee does have a product locator for customers. Testing: BM>> Garlic ==> BM>> Aisle side of store near aisle 3 (Spices) BM>> Aisle 6 (Spice) BM>> Nothing about fresh garlic nor the jar. Not sure what that first BM>> descriptor is supposed to mean. NB>> Guess it isn't fully implemented yet... ;) BM> And needs a few tweaks. Last week needed to pick up a couple of boxes BM> of stuffing. Saw someone I knew working in a could-be-the-right- BM> aisle-but-probably-not and wanted to say 'hi' anyway; she knew BM> _exactly_ where it was: aisle, side, two sections from the end, about BM> waist-height. Take that, on-line locator!! NB> No doubt she'd just been there... ;) Possibly, or even some time back and memorized the specific location because it was in the ad. She was also one of the signing people and so may have pretty much memorized the store. BM>> Swiss cheese ==> BM>> Aisle 18 (Cheese) BM>> Aisle Deli (International cheese Upc) BM>> No idea what a 'Upc' is. ...Wonder if the first "Aisle" is hard-coded BM>> in the location lines? The sentence responses tend to make more sense BM>> without that word. NB>> Could be hard-coded... As to 'Upc', a UPC is a universal product code, NB>> but maybe it's instead refering to a stand-alone area for a Cheese NB>> Shop... can't make an acronym work, but the thought would work... ;) BM> Or there might be an actual UPC identifier for International Cheeses. BM> Sort of doubt as I think there's supposed to be a code for each BM> specific manufacturer followed by the specific product. BM> OK, Curious Kitty got to stretch: looked up "international cheese BM> upc" and nothing found that makes sense to answer our question. Did BM> find the words but nothing as far as a generic identifier. NB> So maybe just an in-store indicator... or a programmer that put NB> something in as a placeholder and forgot to replace it with the NB> right term...? ;) I'm sort of thinking the latter. :) BM>> As for the degree of remodelling, my Hy-Vee is undergoing a 100% BM>> rennovation. Well, not the actual skeleton of the building but just BM>> about everything else. NB>> I'm sure that you'll be glad when they've concluded their work... NB>> hopefully it will be much better organized in the end... :) BM> Some of the people working there will be! I'm not all that ruffled by BM> it. NB> As long as you can (eventually at least) find what you are NB> looking for... I suspect that the store to some extent takes NB> advantage of the move to quietly discontinue some items... they NB> just don't make it to tbe new spot.... I would suspect that also. So far haven't noticed anything missing other than the coffee-flavoured M&Ms but those were sporadic before the remodel. BM>> People like their Starbucks! LIS not an attraction for me, NB>> And besides, we have plenty of standalone Starbucks stores around NB>> already... but I think some other chain might be housing Starbucks NB>> locations around here, too... BM> I hadn't really paid attention until somehow came up in conversation BM> but all the new Hy-Vee stores have a Starbucks -- even the gas BM> stations. NB> Guess they made some sort of arrangement between themselves.... I would agree. Apparently profitable to both Starbucks and Hy-Vee. ....I could sort of see sipping on a nice warm cup of coffee while shopping after coming in from the cold; maybe they'll also get new carts with cup holders! BM>> but then I don't spend all day at a mall shopping. Sit and lounge?? BM>> OK, I have sat, but that was more to adjust a sock or shoe tongue and BM>> back on the way. Snack at the pretzel shop? Yes, but only because BM>> someone else we were with insisted. NB>> Mall shopping is something I tend to avoid nowadays, along with NB>> the big box stores.... except for BJ's... BM> I think I've been back to the Mall where I used to work once, maybe BM> twice since I retired three years ago. Well, to shop; they did want BM> to hire me back but the District Guy wasn't going anywhere near what BM> the local management thought would be the offer. And now with the BM> holidaze I'll probably avoid in-person shopping except for groceries. NB> We did have to go out Saturday to shop for a particular item... NB> took us 3 stores, but we did finally find something that fit the NB> bill... then we went and did our weekly grocery shopping... NB> Groceries are plenty shopping for us, too.... ;) I generally avoid Saturday shopping anyway, but there are times when it is necessary. Good news is you did find when you wanted. BM>> Hy-Vee does have a restaurant area but haven't eaten at that BM>> particular one. Have at a different store and quite good. NB>> Some of the Wegmans stores have a more formal restaurant area than NB>> ours does... ours has lots of options, but they are more sandwiches, NB>> soups, hot/cold bar, and some ethnic "bowls" and prepared meals to go. BM> According to the ads 'mine' offers a steak dinner one night of the BM> week, other specials on other nights. NB> Yours is definitely more of a real restaurant.... Hehe - no. Compared to the restaurants at the new stores the one at 'my' store is an eating area. I would expect after the remodel it to be transformed into a nice restaurtant. BM>>> No idea where the health shops will go. Those aisles widths do need BM>>> to be expanded. ...Thinking all sorts of possibilities which are too BM>>> complicated to try to explain in text. NB>>> It appears that part of the shifting in Wegmans was to widen the NB>>> aisles a little... the racks themselves have shifted in a lot of NB>>> cases, and there are now more of the half-length aisles again... BM>> Half-length aisles could be handy! So far haven't seen any at Hy-Vee; BM>> Produce does have table and islands, and looks like will expand on BM>> that. Will see what the rest of the store does. NB>> Time will tell... :) BM> Yup! Last two weeks it looked like nothing much had happened -- a few BM> minor things. Possibly working in the adjacent store to get it ready BM> to move in to. NB> Could be... or slacking off a little for the holidays.... :) Already?! Depending on where the crew is based possibly: maybe the majority of the workers local but the supervisors, etc., from the Des Moines area (where Hy-Vee is headquartered) and as a perk were given time to spend with family. BM>>> And most around here are interconnected to keep the traffic flowing BM>>> smoothly, so now need to include the equipment in the network. BM>>> ...It started off some simple! NB>>> And grew like topsy... ;) BM>> It sounded good at the beginning! ...If the UPS in the BM>> traffic control box just ran the immediate set of lights at flashing BM>> (4-way flashing red) would still create a traffic tie-up but I'm BM>> thinking no different than if the traffic lights were out completely. BM>> So no need for an individual location UPS. Maybe in some locations BM>> would make sense to have a backup power source. NB>> That does begin to sound like over-thinking again... In any case, NB>> motorists need to be educated as to what to do when there is a power NB>> outage affecting the lights... :) BM> True, or even don't rely on the lights to tell the other driver what BM> to do. My light is green so the cross light *should be* red. Traffic BM> lights are off or blinking red - should be a four-way stop and take BM> turns. NB> And in any case, be aware of the other drivers, and what they NB> might be doing... ;) Always! Depending on a lot of what's and where's I'll let my guard down a bit. Light just turned green: I'm checking someone isn't going through a red or the on-coming isn't trying to turn in front of me. Light has been green and the car in front is going through: less checking. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Q. What kinds of songs do planets like to sing? A. 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