On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 13:43:32 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 5 Jun 2021 10:17:15 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 6/5/2021 8:42 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Bi-LO was across the parking lot from where I lived in the hotel in
>>> Greenville. Hated it. I'd go in there pretty much every night
>>> after work and left empty handed nothing most nights. There was
>>> just nothing there I wanted to buy, cook, or eat. I did eat a lot
>>> of rock shrimp, though. That's all I remember from Bi-Lo in 2
>>> months.
>>
>> Right before the Bi-Lo closed the man I work for told me they were
>> having a clearance sale so he bought a lot of meat there. "Select" or
>> "Choice" grade. IOW, cheap crappy meat.
>
>Choice isn't crappy meat. And select really either for many cuts.
>I certainly wouldn't pay more for choice ground beef than for
>select. And I wouldn't buy prime short ribs or prime brisket at the
>same price as choice (I'd get the choice).
>
>>> Then I moved to that "luxury apartment" (@ $2,800/month -
>>> ****ers) was halfway between Publix and Bi-Lo, so Publix it was.
>>> Fried chicken, cottage ham, Taylor pork roll, uglyripe tomatoes,
>>
>> Publix does make good fried chicken! I've found the produce selection
>> to be very good, even if (at one point) no one seemed to know what a
>> leek is.
>>
>>> ... Oh, those horrible Florida avocodos.
>>
>> They sell avocados from Mexico these days. Haas/hass?
>
>Yeah, they sold both back in 2003 (or whenever that was). But it
>was thee first place I ever Florida avocados. Their impressive
>girth was what attracted me to buying one. Eeek. That was a
>surprise.
>
>> There's got to be more to that story!
>
>Maybe I'll tell it later. I know, I'm such a tease. I may have
>written it somewhere (outside of an affidavit).
>
>-sw
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