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http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Vote now! (or not)

I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
one... ;)
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
> one... ;)

I think "Ick, all those germs!" should be a choice in every survey from now
on. LOL

Jill (braiding her long hair and putting on her real, not Tinfoil, tiara)

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jmcquown wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
>> one... ;)
>
> I think "Ick, all those germs!" should be a choice in every survey from now
> on. LOL

<chuckle>
>
> Jill (braiding her long hair and putting on her real, not Tinfoil, tiara)
>
>
You get the TFH one too today, I gather? ;)
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

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Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own a
> cell phone."

I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

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On Oct 18, 6:35 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> > Vote now! (or not)
>
> > I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
> > one... ;)
>
> I think "Ick, all those germs!" should be a choice in every survey from now
> on. LOL

Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own a
cell phone."
>
> Jill (braiding her long hair and putting on her real, not Tinfoil, tiara)

--Bryan

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jmcquown wrote:

>
> Nope, there were 5 other votes before me.
>
> Jill = honest But I have a cute headband with crystals on it which is sort
> of like a tiara :)
>
>
Oops! Thought you were "owning up"? Wonder who was first then?
Anybody gonna claim their TFH, today?

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now! (or not)
>>>
>>> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do
>>> this one... ;)
>>
>> I think "Ick, all those germs!" should be a choice in every survey
>> from now on. LOL
>
> <chuckle>
>>
>> Jill (braiding her long hair and putting on her real, not Tinfoil,
>> tiara)
>>
>>
> You get the TFH one too today, I gather? ;)

Nope, there were 5 other votes before me.

Jill = honest But I have a cute headband with crystals on it which is sort
of like a tiara :)

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>
>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own
>> a cell phone."
>
> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)

I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't have
parents in their 80's with health issues.

Jill

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ChattyCathy wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
> one... ;)

I thought this survey was rather weird. Where in hell do
they let you drink in the supermarket? I don't have anything
against drinking and I do drink from time to time but I can't
see any need to drink while shopping unless you're an alcoholic.

Now, maybe if you are shopping at the state store and
they have free samples, like they do at many grocery stores,
well, then it makes sense. Of course that's *never* going
to happen. ;-) Of course wine tasting at a winery or tasting
room is sort of like tasting while shopping.

Anyway, there are enough problems with other shoppers in the
supermarket - blocking aisles, etc. - without having them tipsy
as well. Good grief!

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

I voted that it's a bad idea for stores to offer drinks for while people
are shopping. It's not the alcohol, I don't care about that. It's any
beverage.
I can just imagine the people clogging the aisles while sipping, then
sloshing
whatever it is all over the place when carts bang into each other. It just
doesn't work for me. Have your drink or your coffee or whatever when
you're done shopping. Or before.

nancy

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Kate Connally wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do
>> this one... ;)
>
> I thought this survey was rather weird. Where in hell do
> they let you drink in the supermarket? I don't have anything
> against drinking and I do drink from time to time but I can't
> see any need to drink while shopping unless you're an alcoholic.
>
> Now, maybe if you are shopping at the state store and
> they have free samples, like they do at many grocery stores,
> well, then it makes sense. Of course that's *never* going
> to happen. ;-) Of course wine tasting at a winery or tasting
> room is sort of like tasting while shopping.
>
> Anyway, there are enough problems with other shoppers in the
> supermarket - blocking aisles, etc. - without having them tipsy
> as well. Good grief!
>
> Kate

You missed it, Kate! Steve Wertz posted about a grocery store (somewhere in
Texas, I gather) where they have a wine bar and also let you pluck beer off
the shelves and drink while you shop.

Jill

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>
> Anyway, there are enough problems with other shoppers in the
> supermarket - blocking aisles, etc. - without having them tipsy
> as well. Good grief!

This image just made me laugh. We always encounter the gossiping grannies
who all stand and chit chat and completely block up the aisles. Now, if they
were drunk as well I can only imagine.

Thanks for the giggle Kate.

Cindi

>
> Kate
>
> --
> Kate Connally
> “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
> Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
> Until you bite their heads off.”
> What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
>

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
> one... ;)

Oh sure. Eating while shopping wasn't good enough, huh? Sure. I see.

Supermarkets here don't sell wine, so that eliminates drinking it while
shopping as a problem. They do sell beer, but local laws prohibit
drinking it in public places (we don't have bars, we have "clubs" that
require membership and are not considered open to the public).

Would you go into your favorite liquor store and start sipping at a
bottle as you browse the displays? I hope not.

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Pennyaline wrote:

> Would you go into your favorite liquor store and start sipping at a
> bottle as you browse the displays? I hope not.

Well *I* wouldn't - but you never know...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>
>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own
>>> a cell phone."
>>
>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)
>
> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't have
> parents in their 80's with health issues.
>
> Jill
>

Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do get them
in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.

But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the other
daily uses for us:

DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can happen
during that time.

DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in touch
constantly.

If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or encounter
a bear?

What if I get lost? Geez, I'm getting up there in years!

Dee Dee

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Dee Dee wrote:

> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the other
> daily uses for us:
>
> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can happen
> during that time.
>
> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in touch
> constantly.
>
> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or encounter
> a bear?
>
> What if I get lost? Geez, I'm getting up there in years!

Heck, if we didn't have cell phones we'd be "cut off" completely - from
anyone. Our landline is down more than its working in this neck of the
woods... sigh.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

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Dee Dee wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't
>>>> own a cell phone."
>>>
>>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not
>>> ;)
>>
>> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't
>> have parents in their 80's with health issues.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do
> get them in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>
> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the
> other daily uses for us:
>
> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can
> happen during that time.
>
> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in
> touch constantly.
>
> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or
> encounter a bear?
>
> What if I get lost? Geez, I'm getting up there in years!
>
> Dee Dee

Interesting. There aren't any bears where I live. There isn't any "back
40". What I see are people talking simply because they don't know how not
to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones? Things were nice and
quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of having
to be in touch every 5 minutes. Not saying it's not a worry, just saying
cell phones... um... no.

Jill

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In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >
> > Vote now! (or not)
> >
> > I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do this
> > one... ;)
>
> I thought this survey was rather weird. Where in hell do
> they let you drink in the supermarket? I don't have anything
> against drinking and I do drink from time to time but I can't
> see any need to drink while shopping unless you're an alcoholic.
>
> Now, maybe if you are shopping at the state store and
> they have free samples, like they do at many grocery stores,
> well, then it makes sense. Of course that's *never* going
> to happen. ;-) Of course wine tasting at a winery or tasting
> room is sort of like tasting while shopping.
>
> Anyway, there are enough problems with other shoppers in the
> supermarket - blocking aisles, etc. - without having them tipsy
> as well. Good grief!
>
> Kate

The grocery store we used to frequent in Greensboro, NC would
occasionally hand out wine samples in very small Dixie cups. I don't
recall getting any wine samples here in Seattle.

Cindy

--
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Delete the obvious to email me

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In article >,
"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> >> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own
> >>> a cell phone."
> >>
> >> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)
> >
> > I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't have
> > parents in their 80's with health issues.
> >
> > Jill
> >
>
> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do get them
> in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>
> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the other
> daily uses for us:
>
> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can happen
> during that time.
>
> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in touch
> constantly.
>
24/7 accessibility is overrated. I have a pager for work, which pretty
much stays turned off in my desk. I write for a living, so I'm more or
less chained to a computer. (I'll be damned if I'm going to be paged
while I'm in the bathroom.) Very few people have my cell phone # for
the same reason. If the phone rings, it's usually the SO wondering
what's for dinner, when I'll be home, or what he needs to get at the
grocery store.

OB Food: Baked chicken with potatoes and fennel for dinner tonight.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Dee Dee wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't
>>>>> own a cell phone."
>>>>
>>>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not
>>>> ;)
>>>
>>> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't
>>> have parents in their 80's with health issues.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do
>> get them in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>>
>> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the
>> other daily uses for us:
>>
>> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can
>> happen during that time.
>>
>> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in
>> touch constantly.
>>
>> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or
>> encounter a bear?
>>
>> What if I get lost? Geez, I'm getting up there in years!
>>
>> Dee Dee
>
> Interesting. There aren't any bears where I live. There isn't any "back
> 40". What I see are people talking simply because they don't know how not
> to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones? Things were nice
> and
> quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of having
> to be in touch every 5 minutes. Not saying it's not a worry, just saying
> cell phones... um... no.
>
> Jill
>

Well, I have to do some conjuring -- my grandad cut off his thumb, one
relative almost cut off his leg, neighbors got trapped under tractors,
machines could do some horrible things to people, grandad run up a tree from
a bull; uncle ran up a tree from a bear, etc. Hey, I'll bet hey wish they'd
not had so much quiet and serenity at that point and they could call for
help.

But I agree one doesn't have to be in touch every 5 minutes, but when it's
necessary, or if one feels it's necesary, in my case, it's comforting to
have. I felt the same way before we got one -- out of necessity when I got
cancer -- and we didn't have one for several years until DH's father got
cancer -- now it's a part of our family -- our pet, so to speak -- JUST
KIDDING!

Now, when we shop in the "big city" in a 'big store" I don't have to worry
about wandering off somewhere and doing what I want to do -- I'm just a
click away.

Dee

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"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > ChattyCathy wrote:
>> >> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own
>> >>> a cell phone."
>> >>
>> >> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)
>> >
>> > I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't
>> > have
>> > parents in their 80's with health issues.
>> >
>> > Jill
>> >
>>
>> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do get
>> them
>> in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>>
>> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the other
>> daily uses for us:
>>
>> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can happen
>> during that time.
>>
>> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in touch
>> constantly.
>>
> 24/7 accessibility is overrated. I have a pager for work, which pretty
> much stays turned off in my desk. I write for a living, so I'm more or
> less chained to a computer. (I'll be damned if I'm going to be paged
> while I'm in the bathroom.) Very few people have my cell phone # for
> the same reason. If the phone rings, it's usually the SO wondering
> what's for dinner, when I'll be home, or what he needs to get at the
> grocery store.
>


I should mention:

our cell phone is just that, "ours." No one else uses it. It's a private
thang.
Dee Dee

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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
>
> Now, maybe if you are shopping at the state store and
> they have free samples, like they do at many grocery stores,
> well, then it makes sense. Of course that's *never* going
> to happen. ;-) Of course wine tasting at a winery or tasting
> room is sort of like tasting while shopping.

The liquor stores here (Baltimore area, not state-owned) give out wine
samples every now and then (usually on the weekends, when a representative
from a particular winery is present).

I can't imagine the state stores in PA giving out samples.

Mary

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Kate Connally wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now! (or not)
>>>
>>> I am going to blame Steve Wertz's thread for "inspiring" me to do
>>> this one... ;)
>>
>> I thought this survey was rather weird. Where in hell do
>> they let you drink in the supermarket? I don't have anything
>> against drinking and I do drink from time to time but I can't
>> see any need to drink while shopping unless you're an alcoholic.
>>
>> Now, maybe if you are shopping at the state store and
>> they have free samples, like they do at many grocery stores,
>> well, then it makes sense. Of course that's *never* going
>> to happen. ;-) Of course wine tasting at a winery or tasting
>> room is sort of like tasting while shopping.
>>
>> Anyway, there are enough problems with other shoppers in the
>> supermarket - blocking aisles, etc. - without having them tipsy
>> as well. Good grief!
>>
>> Kate
>
> You missed it, Kate! Steve Wertz posted about a grocery store (somewhere
> in
> Texas, I gather) where they have a wine bar and also let you pluck beer
> off
> the shelves and drink while you shop.

It's Central Market, in Austin--an upscale member of the H-E-B supermarket
family.

Mary (never been to a CM in Austin, but I've been to one in Houston)

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Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dee Dee" > wrote:
>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't
>>>>> own a cell phone."
>>>>
>>>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not
>>>> ;)
>>>
>>> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and
>>> didn't have parents in their 80's with health issues.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do
>> get them in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>>
>> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the
>> other daily uses for us:
>>
>> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can
>> happen during that time.
>>
>> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in
>> touch constantly.
>>
> 24/7 accessibility is overrated. I have a pager for work, which
> pretty much stays turned off in my desk. I write for a living, so
> I'm more or less chained to a computer. (I'll be damned if I'm going
> to be paged while I'm in the bathroom.) Very few people have my cell
> phone # for the same reason. If the phone rings, it's usually the SO
> wondering what's for dinner, when I'll be home, or what he needs to
> get at the grocery store.
>
> OB Food: Baked chicken with potatoes and fennel for dinner tonight.
>
> Cindy

Thank you, Cindy! I have no idea how people survived before cell phones!
Families still had emergencies. What did they do? They picked up the phone
and placed a regular phone call. Having a cell phone didn't make the
airlines move any faster if you needed to book a flight. Having a cell
phone doesn't make the produce in the grocery store any more fresh.

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Dee Dee wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Dee Dee wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't
>>>>>> own a cell phone."
>>>>>
>>>>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not
>>>>> ;)
>>>>
>>>> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and
>>>> didn't have parents in their 80's with health issues.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do
>>> get them in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>>>
>>> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the
>>> other daily uses for us:
>>>
>>> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can
>>> happen during that time.
>>>
>>> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in
>>> touch constantly.
>>>
>>> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or
>>> encounter a bear?
>>>
>>> What if I get lost? Geez, I'm getting up there in years!
>>>
>>> Dee Dee
>>
>> Interesting. There aren't any bears where I live. There isn't any
>> "back 40". What I see are people talking simply because they don't
>> know how not to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones?
>> Things were nice and
>> quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of
>> having to be in touch every 5 minutes. Not saying it's not a worry,
>> just saying cell phones... um... no.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Well, I have to do some conjuring -- my grandad cut off his thumb, one
> relative almost cut off his leg, neighbors got trapped under tractors,

I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would you have
done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land line as from a
cell phone. You may have had to run to the house, but it's what people did.
And it's a click away. It's called 'O' (Operator).

Jill

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jmcquown wrote:

> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would you have
> done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land line as from a
> cell phone. You may have had to run to the house, but it's what people did.
> And it's a click away. It's called 'O' (Operator).

This is true. But only *if* you land line actually works...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

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jmcquown wrote:

> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would you have
> done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land line as from a
> cell phone. You may have had to run to the house, but it's what people did.
> And it's a click away. It's called 'O' (Operator).

This is true. But only *if* your land line actually works...
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MareCat wrote:
>
> The liquor stores here (Baltimore area, not state-owned) give out wine
> samples every now and then (usually on the weekends, when a representative
> from a particular winery is present).
>
> I can't imagine the state stores in PA giving out samples.


It happens once in a while in some of the LCBO stores here in Ontario. They
cannot give it away, so they have you pay a quarter to a charity. Local
wineries used to give free samples but it became too much of a local
pastime to go out wine tasting and people were going from winery to winery
sampling but not buying. There is a limit on how many samples they can give
you. The wineries where I shop don't usually charge me for the samples if I
buy a case. I went in to a winery last month with my wife and two friends
from Holland. We had 3-4 samples each, including an ice wine and it was all
free when I bought the case..... and it was a bottle of cheap Chardonnay
that was on sale... old stock.... quite drinkable. It has been a nice every
day wine for us.

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ChattyCathy wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would
>> you have done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land
>> line as from a cell phone. You may have had to run to the house,
>> but it's what people did. And it's a click away. It's called 'O'
>> (Operator).
>
> This is true. But only *if* you land line actually works...

We don't all live in South Africa ;)

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jmcquown wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would
>>> you have done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land
>>> line as from a cell phone. You may have had to run to the house,
>>> but it's what people did. And it's a click away. It's called 'O'
>>> (Operator).
>> This is true. But only *if* you land line actually works...
>
> We don't all live in South Africa ;)
>
>
This is also true...

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

>>> Interesting. There aren't any bears where I live. There isn't any
>>> "back 40". What I see are people talking simply because they don't
>>> know how not to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones?
>>> Things were nice and
>>> quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of
>>> having to be in touch every 5 minutes. Not saying it's not a worry,
>>> just saying cell phones... um... no.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Well, I have to do some conjuring -- my grandad cut off his thumb, one
>> relative almost cut off his leg, neighbors got trapped under tractors,
>
> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would you
> have
> done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land line as from a
> cell phone. You may have had to run to the house, but it's what people
> did.
> And it's a click away. It's called 'O' (Operator).
>
> Jill
>
I'm going back to the 40's when there wasn't a phone in the house -- as well
as in most neighbors. In my mind, that was just a hop-skip and a jump back
in time.

Dear brothers and I in the lazy summers (quiet and serene while the adults
were working their butts off bring in food for the table) would oft count
the cars going by each day; sometimes we would see one (it was War Time.)

I'm very happy to have electric lights, running water, landline phones and
cell phones; and even a computer to discuss this with someone I've never
even met in person.

But I do respect your opinion regarding cell phones.

Dee Dee

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"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> Thank you, Cindy! I have no idea how people survived before cell phones!
> Families still had emergencies. What did they do? They picked up the
> phone
> and placed a regular phone call. Having a cell phone didn't make the
> airlines move any faster if you needed to book a flight. Having a cell
> phone doesn't make the produce in the grocery store any more fresh.
>


I wish f-i-l didn't feel he doesn't want a cell phone. It could save his
life.
He laid on the floor for 3 hours after falling after the phone fell out of
the cradle; we called to have him checked on after the phone was busy.

He has the life-line cord to wear around his neck, but wouldn't push it --
stubborn -- and he will not use a cell phone. He could have probably or
easily punched in some number to get help.

I just don't know what to say.
Dee Dee

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Oh pshaw, on Thu 18 Oct 2007 01:07:21p, Dee Dee meant to say...

>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>>> Interesting. There aren't any bears where I live. There isn't any
>>>> "back 40". What I see are people talking simply because they don't
>>>> know how not to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones?
>>>> Things were nice and
>>>> quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of
>>>> having to be in touch every 5 minutes. Not saying it's not a worry,
>>>> just saying cell phones... um... no.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I have to do some conjuring -- my grandad cut off his thumb, one
>>> relative almost cut off his leg, neighbors got trapped under tractors,
>>
>> I'd say your family (neighbors) should be more careful! What would you
>> have done in 1980? You can call 911 just as easily from a land line as
>> from a cell phone. You may have had to run to the house, but it's what
>> people did. And it's a click away. It's called 'O' (Operator).
>>
>> Jill
>>
> I'm going back to the 40's when there wasn't a phone in the house -- as
> well as in most neighbors. In my mind, that was just a hop-skip and a
> jump back in time.

You had no phone in the 40s? My grandparents had 2 phones in the 20s. I
guess that must have been unusual. I remember that our phones in the 50s
were on party lines. There was a waiting list for a private line, which I
think we got in 1957.

> Dear brothers and I in the lazy summers (quiet and serene while the
> adults were working their butts off bring in food for the table) would
> oft count the cars going by each day; sometimes we would see one (it was
> War Time.)

Yes, I guess that was not an uncommon passtime. :-)

> I'm very happy to have electric lights, running water, landline phones
> and cell phones; and even a computer to discuss this with someone I've
> never even met in person.

I'm happy to have all of those things, too.

> But I do respect your opinion regarding cell phones.

Me, too.

> Dee Dee

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Dee wrote on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:14:14 -0400:

??>> Cindy Fuller wrote:
??>> Thank you, Cindy! I have no idea how people survived
??>> before cell phones! Families still had emergencies. What
??>> did they do? They picked up the phone and placed a
??>> regular phone call. Having a cell phone didn't make
??>> the airlines move any faster if you needed to book a
??>> flight. Having a cell phone doesn't make the produce in
??>> the grocery store any more fresh.
??>>
DD> I wish f-i-l didn't feel he doesn't want a cell phone. It
DD> could save his life.
DD> He laid on the floor for 3 hours after falling after the
DD> phone fell out of the cradle; we called to have him checked
DD> on after the phone was busy.

DD> He has the life-line cord to wear around his neck, but
DD> wouldn't push it -- stubborn -- and he will not use a cell
DD> phone. He could have probably or easily punched in some
DD> number to get help.

I would agree with you DD! My family insisted that I get a cell
phone for emergencies. It would not do too much good if I simply
passed out but even a minimal time plan is useful. Fortunately,
I've never had to used it except once when I was stopped in the
middle of nowhere by a massive traffic pile up. As advised, I
have ICE (in case of emergency) in the phone memory.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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James Silverton wrote:

> I would agree with you DD! My family insisted that I get a cell
> phone for emergencies. It would not do too much good if I simply
> passed out but even a minimal time plan is useful. Fortunately,
> I've never had to used it except once when I was stopped in the
> middle of nowhere by a massive traffic pile up. As advised, I
> have ICE (in case of emergency) in the phone memory.


I have an emergency only subscription too. I take my phone with me when I
go out cycling in case I blow a tire or run out of steam and need a ride
home. I rarely have it turned on. We had some visitors last month and
were talking about cell phone use. I pulled mine out, turned it on and
checked my call log. I had not used in more than a month.

I was putting my shorts in the wash last week and found my phone when I
checked the pockets. The last time I had worn them was almost two months
earlier. I had left it on that day because my wife was supposed to call to
see where to meet me. That was close to two weeks earlier. Needless to say
the battery was flat. I hadn't even missed it.

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Dee Dee wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, and I wonder if I'll be the only one who answers, "Don't own
>>>> a cell phone."
>>>
>>> I think there are a few others out there Bryan - believe it or not ;)
>>
>> I wouldn't have one at all if I didn't travel out of town and didn't have
>> parents in their 80's with health issues.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Basically that's what they are good for and why a lot of people do get them
> in the first place -- or at least that's what we did.
>
> But I feel much comfortable now having one. Here are some of the other
> daily uses for us:
>
> DH goes out on the back-40 -- there are a lot of things that can happen
> during that time.
>
> DH goes to do errands -- reminders to get this or that. We stay in touch
> constantly.
>
> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or encounter
> a bear?

Or a shark? No, wait...you said trail. Never mind.


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jmcquown wrote:

> to. Remember the days when there were no cell phones? Things were nice and
> quiet and you really didn't worry about the back 40 to the point of having
> to be in touch every 5 minutes.

You used a walkie-talkie -- or had a CB base at home and a mobile on the
tractor.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> You had no phone in the 40s? My grandparents had 2 phones in the 20s. I
> guess that must have been unusual.\

I wonder if they took sh*t for having those phones back then, the way cell
phone users do from today's Luddites.


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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from "Dee Dee" > contains these words:
>
>
>> If I'm walking around the trail by myself -- what if I fall -- or encounter
>> a bear?
>
> If you don't want to talk to the bear, just don't call his number.

Sometimes you call the bear; sometimes the bear calls you.

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message >>>
>> I'm going back to the 40's when there wasn't a phone in the house -- as
>> well as in most neighbors. In my mind, that was just a hop-skip and a
>> jump back in time.



> You had no phone in the 40s? My grandparents had 2 phones in the 20s. I
> guess that must have been unusual. I remember that our phones in the 50s
> were on party lines. There was a waiting list for a private line, which I
> think we got in 1957.


No, my grandparents were poor farmers. There was a lot of things that we
didn't have; running water and a toilet were the main things. Only a
cistern -- very poor one at that. There were two homes on the farm. My
grandparents lived in one and my parents lived in the other. Both seemed
the same home. I was 60 years old before I was told that I was born and
lived in the opposite house until I was 4, and the other one had been
physically moved to the other space. Sooo confusing even now to separate
the two.

But, in one house you had to heat water on a wood stove; the other didn't
have heated water until after a coal furnace was put in. Both used a
cistern (water was terrible). No refrigerator except with ice blocks
(couldn't afford ice all the time.) One house had only a small coal stove
for heating. So I guess a refrigerator was more important than a phone, as
the refrigerator came first. Coffee grounds were used at least 3 times.
And the list goes on. We were very poor. I looked like one of those little
dirty rag-tag kids that you see in the pictures of people in the
Appalachians.

Funny, writing this, I remember moving to Akron, Ohio when the married guys
moved to work in the rubber plants there (in '42) and they had to take me
out of school because I was so backward and shy; I just refused to go. We
did have a phone there, an ominous black looking thing that as I remember
now reminds me of something from outerspace. They tried to get me to use it
to call someone at school; I just wouldn't do it; my dad dialed the number
and I just sat there -- ha ha!

Damnn, now I'll take any convenience that they want to invent -- I'll buy
it! Present it; it's mine!

Dee Dee