On 2019-01-28 12:12 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, January 28, 2019 at 10:48:28 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2019-01-28 7:45 a.m., Cheri wrote:

>> I had expected the price to be per lens, and I was delightfully
>> surprised to see that it was $40 for both lenses. The last time I got
>> readers at the optometrist was about 15 years ago and they were $230,
>> and my Walmart readers were about $120.
>
> I don't use readers. I've been wearing glasses for more than 50
> years, for myopia and astigmatism. Now that I'm into presbyopia
> as well, I probably should get multifocal lenses, but so far I'm
> happy just riding them down on my nose for close work.

I wear bifocals but I like to read in bed and that is difficult with
those things, so I got readers for reading in bed. I used to use the
cheap drug store cheaters, but I can't use them anymore because I have
an astigmatism in my left eye.

On 2019-01-28 6:02 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 8:59:18 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> I can't even go to Costco now without my wife and her super duper card,
>> and she doesn't like to shop much!
>
> When I joined, I got a card for my husband. Why is your wife so mean?
>
> Mostly what I buy there is beef. Much better quality for the same price
> as grocery stores around here, and cheaper than the butcher shop.

I bought a prime rib roast there to be cooked for New Years Day. It was
great, and it was way cheaper than the butcher or the grocery store.
The only negative was that it had been too well trimmed. They had
trimmed too much of the fat off. It was nice not to have to pay prime
rib prices for fat, but we needed it for drippings and Yorkies. My wife
was at the butcher for sirloin for meat pies and got him to throw in
some extra fat. The prime rib was excellent.




>

On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:59:12 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>I dislike the notion of paying money to shop somewhere. I have shopped
>Costco as a guest a few times in the distant past. The store was not
>easy to get to, and the experience didn't appeal to me. There's a new
>Costco with ample parking a few miles from me now. It still didn't
>appeal. My wife has friends who shop there so...
>We needed a new TV. "You just gotta get it from Costco!", they said. So
>I turned my wife loose with them for a new TV. She bought a membership
>and started shopping. "You just gotta get a premium membership!", they
>said. "It pays you back!", they said. Now we have a premium membership.
>
>We also have a new Samsung TV which Samsung was too cheap to include
>wall mounting bolts with. Samsung suggests a Samsung wall mount for
>about another ninety bucks, but we mount the TV above a old fireplace
>mantle in a wooden frame, so the TV has to extend. I have a grand
>extensible mounting bracket, but I have to get 4 bolts and 4 or 8
>washers that aren't readily supplied. But I'm getting there.
>Meanwhile, she bought a bunch of frozen salmon filets in a bag, a bunch
>of frozen larger uncooked shrimp in a bag and assorted other stuff.
>My freezer is chock full of bags now. But I'm getting there.
>All I need is four M8-1.25 X 50 mm Phillips machine screws and flat
>washers to fit. I can order them from Lowe's or Home Depot, but I got a
>guy who is going to provide them. His wife shops at Costco.
>Meanwhile, the TV is on its boring stand on a old Maggie radio cabinet.
>I can't even go to Costco now without my wife and her super duper card,
>and she doesn't like to shop much!
>
>leo

I have shared a membership with my 'sister' for quite a few years! At
half price on a regular membership it works for us. They do check but
the clerk didn't notice that although we appeared to have the same
address, the numbers of our units were different.

I saved $150 on a Dyson stick ordered online, so I reckon that has
paid my membership for a few years.

On 2019-01-28 7:47 a.m., wrote:

> I have shared a membership with my 'sister' for quite a few years! At
> half price on a regular membership it works for us. They do check but
> the clerk didn't notice that although we appeared to have the same
> address, the numbers of our units were different.
>
> I saved $150 on a Dyson stick ordered online, so I reckon that has
> paid my membership for a few years.

The savings on my Dyson vacuum more than paid for my membership.

On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:59:12 -0800, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>I dislike the notion of paying money to shop somewhere. I have shopped
>Costco as a guest a few times in the distant past. The store was not
>easy to get to, and the experience didn't appeal to me. There's a new
>Costco with ample parking a few miles from me now. It still didn't
>appeal. My wife has friends who shop there so...
>We needed a new TV. "You just gotta get it from Costco!", they said. So
>I turned my wife loose with them for a new TV. She bought a membership
>and started shopping. "You just gotta get a premium membership!", they
>said. "It pays you back!", they said. Now we have a premium membership.
>
>We also have a new Samsung TV which Samsung was too cheap to include
>wall mounting bolts with. Samsung suggests a Samsung wall mount for
>about another ninety bucks, but we mount the TV above a old fireplace
>mantle in a wooden frame, so the TV has to extend. I have a grand
>extensible mounting bracket, but I have to get 4 bolts and 4 or 8
>washers that aren't readily supplied. But I'm getting there.
>Meanwhile, she bought a bunch of frozen salmon filets in a bag, a bunch
>of frozen larger uncooked shrimp in a bag and assorted other stuff.
>My freezer is chock full of bags now. But I'm getting there.
>All I need is four M8-1.25 X 50 mm Phillips machine screws and flat
>washers to fit. I can order them from Lowe's or Home Depot, but I got a
>guy who is going to provide them. His wife shops at Costco.
>Meanwhile, the TV is on its boring stand on a old Maggie radio cabinet.
>I can't even go to Costco now without my wife and her super duper card,
>and she doesn't like to shop much!
>
>leo

You've been into Kootchie's camel****.

On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>I dislike the notion of paying money to shop somewhere.

I like the idea of paying dues to belong to a club, it keeps the riff
raff out, it's like living in a high property tax area. Club stores
have far less shop lifting, that keeps prices down. Where I live we
have five acre zoning, can't build on less than a five acre lot
although most lots here are more than 20 acres, several are over 50
acres and more. This is better than a gated community. The
properties are large enough that anyone who doesn't belong is readily
spotted... in farming communities people who don't belong don't
linger, they know they can get shot and disappear without a trace....
dropped into a twenty foot deep pond the carp and snapping turtles
will make quick work of them, including their bones.

wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2019 Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>
>> I dislike the notion of paying money to shop somewhere.
>
> I like the idea of paying dues to belong to a club, it keeps the riff
> raff out, it's like living in a high property tax area. Club stores
> have far less shop lifting, that keeps prices down. Where I live we
> have five acre zoning, can't build on less than a five acre lot
> although most lots here are more than 20 acres, several are over 50
> acres and more. This is better than a gated community. The
> properties are large enough that anyone who doesn't belong is readily
> spotted... in farming communities people who don't belong don't
> linger, they know they can get shot and disappear without a trace....
> dropped into a twenty foot deep pond the carp and snapping turtles
> will make quick work of them, including their bones.
>

Popeye, is that what yoose do with those homos yoose kill?