Went to the market in town this morning while my wife went to her
watercolor painting class and then to her hair dresser, she wanted a
color touch up. I bought some nice salad fixings, two half gallons of
2% milk, two loaves of Jewish rye,, two heads of garlic, and a familu
pack of beautiful thick cut pork chops, six gorgeous zoftig center cut
loin chops, Froze four and got two beauties all seasoned and ready to
pan fry. But at early afternoon we both decided to have a small salad
and have the chops tomorrow. After the salad we crawled into bed for
dessert, it was pouring rain outside and dripping wet inside. Often
the best of times are unplanned. We are both quite satieated, we can
gorge on pork tomorrow. My wife caught me off guard so I never did
plan on what to prepare with the chops, I haven't a clue, I'm thinking
I'd desire a repeat performance.

On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
two half gallons of 2% milk.
>
Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
stock?

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:12:14 -0400, wrote:

>Went to the market in town this morning while my wife went to her
>watercolor painting class and then to her hair dresser, she wanted a
>color touch up. I bought some nice salad fixings, two half gallons of

Does she watercolor paint her hair?

>2% milk, two loaves of Jewish rye,, two heads of garlic, and a familu
>pack of beautiful thick cut pork chops, six gorgeous zoftig center cut

hey now pork is not kosher....

>loin chops, Froze four and got two beauties all seasoned and ready to
>pan fry. But at early afternoon we both decided to have a small salad
>and have the chops tomorrow. After the salad we crawled into bed for

was it kosher?

>dessert, it was pouring rain outside and dripping wet inside. Often

was the wetness from the outside kosher?

>the best of times are unplanned. We are both quite satieated, we can
>gorge on pork tomorrow. My wife caught me off guard so I never did
>plan on what to prepare with the chops, I haven't a clue, I'm thinking
>I'd desire a repeat performance.

--

____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
>two half gallons of 2% milk.
>>
>Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
>stock?

I don't drink milk unless it's on tap and my wife only uses it in
tea... bought in gallon containers it usually goes off before she can
finish it. She tells be to buy two half gallons and then she'll
freeze one. At our age milk on tap is non existant but its still
enjoyable to pretend.

wrote:
> Went to the market in town this morning while my wife went to her
> watercolor painting class and then to her hair dresser, she wanted a
> color touch up. I bought some nice salad fixings, two half gallons of
> 2% milk, two loaves of Jewish rye,, two heads of garlic, and a familu
> pack of beautiful thick cut pork chops, six gorgeous zoftig center cut
> loin chops, Froze four and got two beauties all seasoned and ready to
> pan fry. But at early afternoon we both decided to have a small salad
> and have the chops tomorrow. After the salad we crawled into bed for
> dessert, it was pouring rain outside and dripping wet inside. Often
> the best of times are unplanned. We are both quite satieated, we can
> gorge on pork tomorrow. My wife caught me off guard so I never did
> plan on what to prepare with the chops, I haven't a clue, I'm thinking
> I'd desire a repeat performance.
>

Popeye, next week yoose can screw her mammy, and week after yoose
can screw her grandmammy.

I bet yoose don't even have any darkies from the south living in
yoose hew york mansion.

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:12:14 -0400, wrote:

>Went to the market in town this morning while my wife went to her
>watercolor painting class and then to her hair dresser, she wanted a
>color touch up. I bought some nice salad fixings, two half gallons of
>2% milk, two loaves of Jewish rye,, two heads of garlic, and a familu
>pack of beautiful thick cut pork chops, six gorgeous zoftig center cut
>loin chops, Froze four and got two beauties all seasoned and ready to
>pan fry. But at early afternoon we both decided to have a small salad
>and have the chops tomorrow. After the salad we crawled into bed for
>dessert, it was pouring rain outside and dripping wet inside.

Ok, Sheldon, we all know that you have a basement, but let me give you
one advice: get a roof as well.

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
>two half gallons of 2% milk.
>>
>Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
>stock?


I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
I had come close to using it all.

> wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad
>> fixings,
> two half gallons of 2% milk.
>>
> Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had
> in
> stock?

I buy those because they fit in my little fridge. Gallons don't. I can put
two gallons in the big one but they take up most of the top shelf. We go
through a lot of milk so I try to keep extra.

wrote:
>
> I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
> because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
> I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
> and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
> I had come close to using it all.

I always buy a half gallon of whole milk at a time as I don't use
much. Just bought one a few days ago and 3 pints are now in the
freezer. As I use up one, I take another out the night before
I'll need it. No more milk going bad ever. If I ever need more,
like for some recipe, it's very easy to quick thaw another pint.

If I had more freezer space, I would buy a gallon at a time (and
freeze pints) as it is more cost effective.

On 2019-06-20 1:57 a.m., wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
>> two half gallons of 2% milk.
>>>
>> Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
>> stock?
>
>
> I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
> because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
> I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
> and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
> I had come close to using it all.
>

I buy milk in 4 liter bags.... actually a bag of three 1.3 liter bags.
Each of those bags will keep me going for at least a week. I get lactose
free milk and it has a long shelf life.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
> because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
> I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
> and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
> I had come close to using it all.
>
I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >
> > I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
> > because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
> > I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
> > and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
> > I had come close to using it all.
> >
> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
> than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
> gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.

We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon. That'll
be annoying.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

> On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
> two half gallons of 2% milk.
>>
> Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
> stock?

At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
by almost $.50.

$1.55 for a half gallon
https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135

$3.58 for a whole gallon.
https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130

It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.

-sw

Cheaper here too to buy 2 halfs. Easier to pour in my coffee hungover in the dark at 4 am.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:03:38 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2019 19:22:49 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9:12:18 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >>
> >> Went to the market in town this morning. I bought some nice salad fixings,
> > two half gallons of 2% milk.
> >>
> > Why did you not just buy a gallon of milk? Half gallons were all they had in
> > stock?
>
> At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
> by almost $.50.
>
> $1.55 for a half gallon
> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
>
> $3.58 for a whole gallon.
> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
>
> It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
> cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.

I've never looked. I'll try to remember to check tonight at the grocery
store.

I probably would be willing to pay a premium to buy three gallons instead
of six halves.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
> by almost $.50.
>
> $1.55 for a half gallon
> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
>
> $3.58 for a whole gallon.
> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
>
> It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
> cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.
>
> -sw
>
A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
higher.

On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> >
>> > I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
>> > because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
>> > I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
>> > and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
>> > I had come close to using it all.
>> >
>> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
>> than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
>> gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.
>
>We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
>shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon. That'll
>be annoying.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift a
gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can handle....
perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex Nursers. LOL

On 2019-06-20 3:11 p.m., Thomas wrote:
> Cheaper here too to buy 2 halfs. Easier to pour in my coffee
> hungover in the dark at 4 am.
>

Around here, the greater the quantity of milk the cheaper is. One liter
(quart) runs about $2.79 most places, a two litre carton is about $3.50
and 4 liters is $4.49. I find it much cheaper to buy the 4 liter bags
and risk one going sour. I have been getting lactose free milk lately
and it is a lot more expensive that regular. It is still cheaper per
liter to get it 4 liters at a time, but I don't save as much. However,
there is less risk of it going bad, so no need to use it up for the sake
of using it up before it turns.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
> > by almost $.50.
> >
> > $1.55 for a half gallon
> > https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
> >
> > $3.58 for a whole gallon.
> > https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
> >
> > It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
> > cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.
> >
> > -sw
> >
> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
> cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
> their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
> higher.

I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:22:16 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
>
> I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.
>
If I come to your house better stock up on the moo juice.

;o)

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:37:12 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:22:16 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
> >
> > I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.
> >
> If I come to your house better stock up on the moo juice.
>
> ;o)

You're a pretty pricey house guest. But I'm sure you're worth it.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:22:29 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
>
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 6:37:12 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:22:16 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.
> > >
> > If I come to your house better stock up on the moo juice.
> >
> > ;o)
>
> You're a pretty pricey house guest. But I'm sure you're worth it.
>
Thank your lucky stars I didn't ask for an expensive whisky or wine.

)

On 2019-06-20 6:37 p.m., wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:22:16 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
>>
>> I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.
>>
> If I come to your house better stock up on the moo juice.
>
> ;o)

If you come to my house it might be a good idea to BYOM. It would never
occur to me to make sure there was milk on hand as a beverage.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 9:29:28 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2019-06-20 6:37 p.m., wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:22:16 PM UTC-5, A Moose in Love wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't drink much milk. About a quart per week. Actually a liter. A liter of milk here is about $2.79 or so. CDN.
> >>
> > If I come to your house better stock up on the moo juice.
> >
> > ;o)
>
> If you come to my house it might be a good idea to BYOM. It would never
> occur to me to make sure there was milk on hand as a beverage.
>
WELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! I'll just stay at a hotel if you're going to be like
that!

On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:40:54 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:


>A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79.

DAMN, here, a good half gallon is $5 or ever $6.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> >> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
> >> > because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
> >> > I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
> >> > and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
> >> > I had come close to using it all.
> >> >
> >> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
> >> than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
> >> gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.
> >
> >We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
> >shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon. That'll
> >be annoying.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift a
> gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can handle....
> perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex Nursers. LOL

He can lift a gallon now, although if the gallon is full he sets it
on the counter to pour. He's basically got no rotator cuff on the
right side, and the left is badly compromised.

I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:17:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> >> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
>> >> > because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
>> >> > I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
>> >> > and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
>> >> > I had come close to using it all.
>> >> >
>> >> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
>> >> than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
>> >> gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.
>> >
>> >We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
>> >shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon. That'll
>> >be annoying.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift a
>> gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can handle....
>> perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex Nursers. LOL
>
>He can lift a gallon now, although if the gallon is full he sets it
>on the counter to pour. He's basically got no rotator cuff on the
>right side, and the left is badly compromised.
>
>I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
>spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.

LOL. I'm not sure why, but LOL.

On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
> > by almost $.50.
> >
> > $1.55 for a half gallon
> > https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
> >
> > $3.58 for a whole gallon.
> > https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
> >
> > It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
> > cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.
> >
> > -sw
> >
> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
> cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
> their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
> higher.

$1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
spend a lot more, but why would I want to?

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:10:10 +0100, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 11:18 21 Jun 2019, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:17:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4,
>>>> >wrote:
>>>> >> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5,
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
>>>> >> > because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
>>>> >> > I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
>>>> >> > and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
>>>> >> > I had come close to using it all.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a
>>>> >> bit less than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and
>>>> >> pour it into the gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot
>>>> >> of milk; always have.
>>>> >
>>>> >We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
>>>> >shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon.
>>>> >That'll be annoying.
>>>> >
>>>> >Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>>> What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift a
>>>> gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can handle....
>>>> perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex Nursers. LOL
>>>
>>>He can lift a gallon now, although if the gallon is full he sets it
>>>on the counter to pour. He's basically got no rotator cuff on the
>>>right side, and the left is badly compromised.
>>>
>>>I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
>>>spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.
>>
>> LOL. I'm not sure why, but LOL.
>
>LOL??? Shoulder injuries can be very painful.

Of course. That's not what I was laughing at, as you well knew.

On 2019-06-21 4:20 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
>>> by almost $.50.
>>>
>>> $1.55 for a half gallon
>>> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
>>>
>>> $3.58 for a whole gallon.
>>> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
>>>
>>> It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
>>> cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
>> cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
>> their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
>> higher.
>
> $1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
> spend a lot more, but why would I want to?
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Besides, this cheap brand has all the hormone residues they fed the cows:-)

On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:10:54 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> On 2019-06-21 4:20 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> >> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 2:03:38 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>
> >>> At HEB, two half gallons are cheaper than a whole gallon,
> >>> by almost $.50.
> >>>
> >>> $1.55 for a half gallon
> >>> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314135
> >>>
> >>> $3.58 for a whole gallon.
> >>> https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h...le-milk/314130
> >>>
> >>> It's been this way for years. Why? Who knows. It's the same with
> >>> cream - buy two pints instead of a quart.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >>>
> >> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
> >> cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
> >> their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
> >> higher.
> >
> > $1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
> > spend a lot more, but why would I want to?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Besides, this cheap brand has all the hormone residues they fed the cows:-)

No artificial hormones in the milk I buy. It's cheap because it's a
loss leader.


Cindy Hamilton

On 2019-06-21 6:20 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79. A quart of
>> cream is cheaper than 2 pints. Any of the name brand dairies that also have
>> their milk in the coolers is $3.99 - $4.99 per gallon. Organic milk is even
>> higher.
>
> $1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
> spend a lot more, but why would I want to?


You drink it enough that it is not likely to go sour on you. I get the
4 litre bags ( one bag containing three 1.3 litre bags) If if buy
regular milk, each one of those 1.3l bags will be opened for more than a
week before there are gone. The gallon might be open for close to a
month, so there is a good chance it will go sour before I use it. I
have to sort through the store's supply to get the one with the latest
use by date.

That is less of a problem with the lactose free milk that I buy. Its
shelf life is so much longer that it is not really an issue. They start
putting that stuff on sale when it gets closer to the use by date. Given
that it is twice the price of regular milk, I'll take my chances.

On 2019-06-21 7:10 a.m., Pamela wrote:
> On 11:18 21 Jun 2019, Bruce > wrote:

>>> I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
>>> spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.
>>
>> LOL. I'm not sure why, but LOL.
>
> LOL??? Shoulder injuries can be very painful.

I have certainly had my share of injuries. I can't forget the first
time I had a rotator cuff injury when I was about 24. That was, by far,
the most painful injury I had ever had in my life. That held the painful
injury record for almost 30 years when I broke my collar bone.

On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 12:51:27 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:40:54 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>
> >A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79.
>
> DAMN, here, a good half gallon is $5 or ever $6.
>
EEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!! Why so expensive??

On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:14:15 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:10:54 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
>
> > On 2019-06-21 4:20 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> >
> > >> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79.
> > >
> > > $1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
> > > spend a lot more, but why would I want to?
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > Besides, this cheap brand has all the hormone residues they fed the cows:-)
>
> No artificial hormones in the milk I buy. It's cheap because it's a
> loss leader.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Same here. They know that 99% of the shopper that come in for milk will most
likely walk out with more items. Draw them in with a good price for moo
juice and they'll spend bigger bucks in other areas of the store.

On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:38:45 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:14:15 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 8:10:54 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> >
> > > On 2019-06-21 4:20 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:40:57 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > >
> > > >> A gallon of milk at Kroger is $2.49 while a half gallon is $1.79.
> > > >
> > > > $1.99 for a gallon, $1.39 for a half. That's the store brand. I could
> > > > spend a lot more, but why would I want to?
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > >
> > > Besides, this cheap brand has all the hormone residues they fed the cows:-)
> >
> > No artificial hormones in the milk I buy. It's cheap because it's a
> > loss leader.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> Same here. They know that 99% of the shopper that come in for milk will most
> likely walk out with more items. Draw them in with a good price for moo
> juice and they'll spend bigger bucks in other areas of the store.

The joke's on them. I shop there for the quality of the vegetables. The
rock-bottom price on milk is just the icing on the cake.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2019-06-21 10:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:38:45 AM UTC-4, wrote:

>> Same here. They know that 99% of the shopper that come in for milk will most
>> likely walk out with more items. Draw them in with a good price for moo
>> juice and they'll spend bigger bucks in other areas of the store.
>
> The joke's on them. I shop there for the quality of the vegetables. The
> rock-bottom price on milk is just the icing on the cake.

It must be an important factor for a lot of choppers because around here
the price of milk is just about the same everywhere. The various grocery
chains, independents and convenience stores all sell it for the same
price. I guess they don't want people going to other stores to take
advantage of their milk prices and doing the rest of their chopping
there too. I presume that they are also hoping for some customer
loyalty. They all want to be the go to store for the people who come for
milk. It is similar to the use of express checkouts. They get more bang
for the buck from the shoppers with a cartful of groceries than they do
from the 8 items or less, but what they are aiming for is insuring that
those people will come back instead of discovering the competition.

On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 11:00:47 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-06-21 10:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, June 21, 2019 at 10:38:45 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>
> >> Same here. They know that 99% of the shopper that come in for milk will most
> >> likely walk out with more items. Draw them in with a good price for moo
> >> juice and they'll spend bigger bucks in other areas of the store.
> >
> > The joke's on them. I shop there for the quality of the vegetables. The
> > rock-bottom price on milk is just the icing on the cake.
>
> It must be an important factor for a lot of choppers because around here
> the price of milk is just about the same everywhere. The various grocery
> chains, independents and convenience stores all sell it for the same
> price.

The convenience-store price here is about double what I pay at the
grocery store. I don't comparison shop grocery stores, so I don't
know if everybody charges the same. ISTR my previous store charged
more than $1.99/gallon, but it was a much smaller chain than the
place I shop now (which has its own brand of milk).

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
>>>>> because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
>>>>> I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
>>>>> and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long before
>>>>> I had come close to using it all.
>>>>>
>>>> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have a bit less
>>>> than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon and pour it into the
>>>> gallon container. Needless to say, I drink a lot of milk; always have.
>>>
>>> We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
>>> shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon. That'll
>>> be annoying.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift a
>> gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can handle....
>> perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex Nursers. LOL
>

> I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
> spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

I think you're right. I tried pouring off half and half instead of
buyng it in quarts, but stopped when I noticed that it didn't keep
as long as quart containers.

Pamela wrote:
> On 12:12 21 Jun 2019, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:10:10 +0100, Pamela >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11:18 21 Jun 2019, Bruce > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:17:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 4:36:32 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:14:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 10:54:40 AM UTC-4,
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 12:57:49 AM UTC-5,
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I ONLY buy half gallons now, of the organic brands mostly,
>>>>>>>>> because they last a WHOLE lot longer, opened OR unopened.
>>>>>>>>> I don't drink nearly as much milk as I used to now,
>>>>>>>>> and even 5-6 years ago, a gallon would often go sour long
>>>>>>>>> before I had come close to using it all.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I buy, usually a gallon of milk per week. Sometimes I will have
>>>>>>>> a bit less than a half gallon left then I will buy a half gallon
>>>>>>>> and pour it into the gallon container. Needless to say, I drink
>>>>>>>> a lot of milk; always have.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We're at about three gallons per week. I suppose if my husband's
>>>>>>> shoulders get much worse I'll have to buy it by the half gallon.
>>>>>>> That'll be annoying.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do his shoulders have to do with it? Do you mean he can't lift
>>>>>> a gallon? A good wife would portion it out in sizes he can
>>>>>> handle.... perhaps let him latch on or simply fill a few Platex
>>>>>> Nursers. LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> He can lift a gallon now, although if the gallon is full he sets it
>>>>> on the counter to pour. He's basically got no rotator cuff on the
>>>>> right side, and the left is badly compromised.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't decant milk for storage. I believe it will make the milk
>>>>> spoil quicker due to airborne contaminants in the receiving container.
>>>>
>>>> LOL. I'm not sure why, but LOL.
>>>
>>> LOL??? Shoulder injuries can be very painful.
>>
>> Of course. That's not what I was laughing at, as you well knew.
>
> You said you didn't know why you were laughing. It seems out of place in
> the circumstances.
>

Pathological laughter?