Subj : Re: Eggs! To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Dec 26 2019 03:18:40 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 20-Dec-2019 11:09 <=- NB>>>> I'm making a little headway on the backlog finally... ;) BM>>> Holidays are coming up -- that'll fix that! NB>>> Not necessarily.... :) BM>> You're not planning on attending any wild bashes?! NB>> Haven't been invited to any that I know of... BM> Then it's up to you! What, to stage some...? We went out with friends today to our favorite Taste of Japan... And Friday will be my family's shindig... not all that wild, but will kill the day pretty well... :) BM>> Yes: don't recall when did exactly but did mulch the leaves - packed BM>> down to one lawn bag and got the gutters cleaned out - found a pine BM>> cone in one which is odd only because the closest pine tree is about BM>> fifty feet away. NB>> It may have had help... like a squirrel or something.... BM> A possibility, though did have some land on the porch and deck and BM> doubtful those were carried by critters. Then maybe it was the wind for all of them... :) BM>> Right. BTW I did have a chance to ask the Frito Lay Guy about his BM>> merchandize being moved - basicly he doesn't know. He did say when a BM>> major move occurs he does get help from his boss, and/or sometimes BM>> from the store. He wasn't too concerned about it and kidded me about BM>> buying some so he didn't have to move those. NB>> And you said it would depend on when it needed to be moved whether NB>> or not you'd be in a position to help out there... BM> The do have my schedule down! One of the ladies stocking in the Dairy BM> department looked at me and exclaimed "oh! I forgot it was Thursday!". The last few weeks, I'm sure we've been confusing people that think they have our schedules down... we've been busy on Friday afternoon/evenings one way or another, so have been shopping on Saturday instead.... that'll be the case again this week, with my family's Christmas on Friday... NB>>>> As long as you can (eventually at least) find what you are looking NB>>>> for... I suspect that the store to some extent takes advantage of the NB>>>> move to quietly discontinue some items... they just don't make it to NB>>>> tbe new spot.... BM>>> I would suspect that also. So far haven't noticed anything missing BM>>> other than the coffee-flavoured M&Ms but those were sporadic before BM>>> the remodel. NB>>> With our store shuffle, I've noticed a few things not reappearing... BM>> My coffee-flavoured M&Ms!!!! NB>> Those were probably just a test-market item anyway.... ;) BM> It seemes like the entire M&M section is condensed and not BM> as much of a variety as originally. As I said to begin with... they seem to be taking advantage of the moves to quietly disappear some things.... BM>>> I would agree. Apparently profitable to both Starbucks and Hy-Vee. BM>>> ...I could sort of see sipping on a nice warm cup of coffee while BM>>> shopping after coming in from the cold; maybe they'll also get new BM>>> carts with cup holders! NB>>> The cupholders might be an easy addon to the existing carts... I've NB>>> seen some at Wegmans that just hook over the side of the cart... BM>> Yes, probably will have some sort of add-on cupholder available. NB>> Would make sense... :) BM> Stay tuned! Noticed last week the store had signs up advising people BM> could apply for barista positions at Hy-Vee.com -- I would have more BM> expected Starbuck.com but perhaps links. Maybe... or maybe the Starbucks-in-the-stores have the stores be the actual hirers for them.... NB>>>> Yours is definitely more of a real restaurant.... BM>>> Hehe - no. Compared to the restaurants at the new stores the one at BM>>> 'my' store is an eating area. I would expect after the remodel it to BM>>> be transformed into a nice restaurtant. NB>>> We can't get steak dinners at ours... ;) But, yes, after the remodel, NB>>> yours should be even nicer... :) BM>> I sometimes wonder if I would ask "how fresh is the steak?" if they'd BM>> answer "John in the Meat Department just sliced it". (I wouldn't BM>> ask as the restaurant staff doesn't know me like the store staff does.) NB>> You just need to eat regularly at the restaurant... the staff would NB>> soon get to know you well enough... ;) BM> Hmmm, that's a possibility! Keep that in mind... BM>> Also initially doesn't make sense for grocery shopping to get BM>> heavier/more crowded around the holidays as people eat year round, but BM>> then yes, one does do speciality grocery shopping around the holidays. BM>> We only buy a turkey once a year, along with the sides, so while do eat BM>> green beans throughout the year might need to shop to be sure to have BM>> for the holidays. And once a year do make a special trip to a BM>> different grocery store as they have a cheesecake sampler. NB>> People don't feast year round, at least not usually... ;) There is NB>> a somewhat more intensive shopping around the holidays, and people NB>> buying fancier stuff often.... BM> True. We rarely-to-never buy a turkey any other time of BM> year. Same for rolls, though they're more 'rarely'. Same for gravy. BM> All the little sides and extras add up! Exactly... :) NB>> ... Just because it doesn't do what you planned doesn't mean it's NB>> useless. BM> Very true! Seems like Teflon and rubber tires started off in that BM> category. Yup... among other things... :) BM> ... Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? Nah... it just means you aren't taken quite so thoroughly by surprise.... ttyl neb .... System Error: (A)bort, (R)etry, (C)onsume Chocolate --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .