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On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10:32:01 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 2:53:59 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote: > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 11:05:19 AM UTC-10, wrote: > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:48:06 PM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 1:05:49 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Dinner tonight will petite (Patagonian) scallops in scallop shells. > > > > > > > > > > > YUM-O! I love and will miss seafood. > > > > > > > > > > John Kuthe... > > > > > > > > > Maybe when you can get a job and keep it you can afford to buy meat again > > > > and not eat just overcooked vegetables piled on a plate and pretend they > > > > are awesome. > > > > > > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. Mostly, we've been eating fish but sometimes I could kill for a burger. I'll have to go to this place when "all this" is over. > > > > > > https://www.butcherandbirdhi.com/ > > > > "All this"? You mean the whole Covid 19 virus pandemic? ROFL! No vaccines yet! Could be a major undoing for us all! Something had to kill off a lot of this overpopulating species, Homo Sapiens! HA! ;-) > > > > John Kuthe... > > "All this" will probably have a lasting impact on American society. Hopefully it will change the US for the better. Only if it wants to change. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:55:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: >On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10:32:01 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 2:53:59 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote: >> > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >> > >> > "All this"? You mean the whole Covid 19 virus pandemic? ROFL! No vaccines yet! Could be a major undoing for us all! Something had to kill off a lot of this overpopulating species, Homo Sapiens! HA! ;-) >> > >> > John Kuthe... >> >> "All this" will probably have a lasting impact on American society. Hopefully it will change the US for the better. > >Only if it wants to change. It doesn't. It elected Donald Trump a few years ago, for crying out loud. It's only getting worse. |
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On 7/26/2020 7:29 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 > for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. > Mostly, we've been eating fish but sometimes I could kill for a burger. Meat seems to have remained regular price here lately...just not on sale so often. Saw a McDonald's commercial last night. A double cheeseburger, a small fries and 6 chicken nuggets for $3.00. Not too bad. |
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On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>> >>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>> >> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. > > My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. > At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. |
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On 7/27/2020 1:14 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 9:34:50 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>> >>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>> >> Really? Can you or she name these stores where eggs are going for this >> price? Grade A large eggs this week at Kroger are selling for 79¢ per >> dozen while jumbo eggs were selling for $1.00 per dozen at Walmart. > > Disgusting animal torture eggs. > Yet, you eat live eggs with no problem. Live baby chicken embryos killed and eaten every morning. How does that make you so special? |
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On Sunday, July 26, 2020 dsi1 wrote:
> > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. At those prices you should be able to enjoy a good piece of Ukelele ass. |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: > >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: > >>> > >>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. > >>> > >> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I > >> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this > >> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. > > > > My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. > > > > At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only > $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. > > Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never > shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. Milk seemed dirt cheap to me, it was half price. I suppose that prices were about 30% cheaper than Hawaii. My guess is that the price difference isn't so large these days. The Japanese tourists that come here must be amazed at how they can buy a steak or burger for dirt cheap so I suppose we should be grateful for what we got. |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:40:38 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 dsi1 wrote: > > > > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. > > At those prices you should be able to enjoy a good piece of Ukelele > ass. It's 3 in the morning and I'm eating a burrito filled with beans, cheese, quinoa, and a spicy sauce. It's rolled up and fried and I'm as happy as a clam. https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...DZSMmUFXDI5PwL |
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On 7/27/2020 8:13 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 7/27/2020 1:14 AM, Bruce wrote: >> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT), " >> > wrote: >> >>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 9:34:50 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>> >>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I >>>> bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major >>>> score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with >>>> myself. >>>> >>> Really?Â* Can you or she name these stores where eggs are going for this >>> price? Grade A large eggs this week at Kroger are selling for 79¢ per >>> dozen while jumbo eggs were selling for $1.00 per dozen at Walmart. >> >> Disgusting animal torture eggs. >> > > Yet, you eat live eggs with no problem. Live baby chicken embryos killed > and eaten every morning. How does that make you so special? > How do you know he's eating fertilized eggs? Jill |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
> wrote: >On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >> > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >> >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >> >>> >> >> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >> >> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >> >> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >> > >> > My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >> > >> >> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >> >> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. > >My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. |
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jmcquown wrote:
> > On 7/27/2020 8:13 AM, Gary wrote: > > On 7/27/2020 1:14 AM, Bruce wrote: > >> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT), " > >> > wrote: > >> > >>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 9:34:50 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: > >>>> > >>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I > >>>> bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major > >>>> score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with > >>>> myself. > >>>> > >>> Really? Can you or she name these stores where eggs are going for this > >>> price? Grade A large eggs this week at Kroger are selling for 79¢ per > >>> dozen while jumbo eggs were selling for $1.00 per dozen at Walmart. > >> > >> Disgusting animal torture eggs. > >> > > > > Yet, you eat live eggs with no problem. Live baby chicken embryos killed > > and eaten every morning. How does that make you so special? > > > How do you know he's eating fertilized eggs? Oh my, are you actually sticking up for Bruce? He has chickens and a rooster or more. That's how it usually works. See my next post to you about your birthday... |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 3:23:41 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 > > wrote: > > >On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: > >> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >> > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: > >> >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. > >> >>> > >> >> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I > >> >> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this > >> >> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. > >> > > >> > My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. > >> > > >> > >> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only > >> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. > >> > >> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never > >> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. > > > >My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. > >I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. > > When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... > was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. Beats me, I haven't lived there in decades. We flew in and went to a market to get some supplies. Just before we got out of the car there was a news report that Keith Moon had died. My mind was pondering heavily on his death and then how milk was ridiculously priced. That was certainly a milestone day for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbBDrceCy8 |
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On 7/27/2020 9:56 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: >> >> On 7/27/2020 8:13 AM, Gary wrote: >>> On 7/27/2020 1:14 AM, Bruce wrote: >>>> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT), " >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 9:34:50 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I >>>>>> bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major >>>>>> score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with >>>>>> myself. >>>>>> >>>>> Really? Can you or she name these stores where eggs are going for this >>>>> price? Grade A large eggs this week at Kroger are selling for 79¢ per >>>>> dozen while jumbo eggs were selling for $1.00 per dozen at Walmart. >>>> >>>> Disgusting animal torture eggs. >>>> >>> >>> Yet, you eat live eggs with no problem. Live baby chicken embryos killed >>> and eaten every morning. How does that make you so special? >>> >> How do you know he's eating fertilized eggs? > > Oh my, are you actually sticking up for Bruce? Not really, just asking a question. > He has chickens and a rooster or more. That's how it usually > works. > Only if the rooster(s) have access to the hens. That's how it usually works. :) Jill |
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On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 > > wrote: > >> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>> >>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>> >>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>> >>> >>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>> >>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >> >> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. > > When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... > was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. > Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn brownstones.) The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. Jill |
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"dsi1" wrote in message ... On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:40:38 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 dsi1 wrote: > > > > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 > > for a hunk of meat. > > At those prices you should be able to enjoy a good piece of Ukelele > ass. It's 3 in the morning and I'm eating a burrito filled with beans, cheese, quinoa, and a spicy sauce. It's rolled up and fried and I'm as happy as a clam. https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...DZSMmUFXDI5PwL === But why are you eating at 3am?? |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 4:41:01 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message > ... > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:40:38 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 dsi1 wrote: > > > > > > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 > > > for a hunk of meat. > > > > At those prices you should be able to enjoy a good piece of Ukelele > > ass. > > It's 3 in the morning and I'm eating a burrito filled with beans, cheese, > quinoa, and a spicy sauce. It's rolled up and fried and I'm as happy as a > clam. > > https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...DZSMmUFXDI5PwL > > === > > But why are you eating at 3am?? I'm hungry, really hungry. It was a weird day. A hurricane was supposed to hit Hawaii and my sons and granddaughters spent the day here cause we're pretty sure our condo is not going to get blown away. As it goes, the hurricane missed us. We had no winds or rain. The worst hurricane ever! This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg |
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"dsi1" wrote in message ... On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 4:41:01 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote: > "dsi1" wrote in message > ... > > On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:40:38 AM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote: > > On Sunday, July 26, 2020 dsi1 wrote: > > > > > > I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 > > > for a hunk of meat. > > > > At those prices you should be able to enjoy a good piece of Ukelele > > ass. > > It's 3 in the morning and I'm eating a burrito filled with beans, cheese, > quinoa, and a spicy sauce. It's rolled up and fried and I'm as happy as a > clam. > > https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...DZSMmUFXDI5PwL > > === > > But why are you eating at 3am?? I'm hungry, really hungry. It was a weird day. A hurricane was supposed to hit Hawaii and my sons and granddaughters spent the day here cause we're pretty sure our condo is not going to get blown away. As it goes, the hurricane missed us. We had no winds or rain. The worst hurricane ever! This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg |
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Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 20:48:55 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 9:34:50 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>> >>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>> >> Really? Can you or she name these stores where eggs are going for this >> price? Grade A large eggs this week at Kroger are selling for 79¢ per >> dozen while jumbo eggs were selling for $1.00 per dozen at Walmart. > > Disgusting animal torture eggs. > I tortured some asparagus the other day. < *SNIFF* > |
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Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 02:55:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton > > wrote: > >> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 10:32:01 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote: >>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 2:53:59 PM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote: >>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>> >>>> "All this"? You mean the whole Covid 19 virus pandemic? ROFL! No vaccines yet! Could be a major undoing for us all! Something had to kill off a lot of this overpopulating species, Homo Sapiens! HA! ;-) >>>> >>>> John Kuthe... >>> >>> "All this" will probably have a lasting impact on American society. Hopefully it will change the US for the better. >> >> Only if it wants to change. > > It doesn't. It elected Donald Trump a few years ago, for crying out > loud. It's only getting worse. > It's those nasty ol americans for you. |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: >> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >> > wrote: >> >>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>>> >>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>>> >>>> >>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>>> >>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >>> >>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. >> >> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... >> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. >> >Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. >There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an >earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real >estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' >a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo >in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 >million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row >houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn >brownstones.) > >The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been >transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night >before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. > >Jill Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under water. In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, $10 per week. The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:56:40 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote: >On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown > >wrote: > >>On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: >>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>>>> >>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>>>> >>>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >>>> >>>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >>>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. >>> >>> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... >>> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. >>> >>Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. >>There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an >>earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real >>estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' >>a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo >>in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 >>million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row >>houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn >>brownstones.) >> >>The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been >>transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night >>before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. >> >>Jill > >Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all >over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in >an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was >for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic >transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under >water. >In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and >Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work >for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I >worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented >half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The >following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house >just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the >time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord >or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town >I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore >houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a >week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town >by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, >$10 per week. >The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern >Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. In the 60s I could get 5 pounds of ground beef for $.99. Cans of soup etc. were 6 or 10/$1.00 and halibut for $.19/#, What's your point? Things have changed 60 years doncha know? Janet US |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:12:05 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>On 7/26/2020 7:29 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 >> for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >> Mostly, we've been eating fish but sometimes I could kill for a burger. > >Meat seems to have remained regular price here lately...just not on sale >so often. > >Saw a McDonald's commercial last night. A double cheeseburger, a small >fries and 6 chicken nuggets for $3.00. Not too bad. You pay $3 for someone else's waste. Bad deal. |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:05:41 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote: >On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:56:40 -0400, Sheldon Martin > >wrote: > >>On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown > >>wrote: >> >>>On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: >>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>>>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>>>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>>>>> >>>>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>>>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >>>>> >>>>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >>>>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. >>>> >>>> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... >>>> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. >>>> >>>Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. >>>There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an >>>earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real >>>estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' >>>a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo >>>in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 >>>million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row >>>houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn >>>brownstones.) >>> >>>The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been >>>transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night >>>before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. >>> >>>Jill >> >>Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all >>over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in >>an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was >>for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic >>transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under >>water. >>In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and >>Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work >>for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I >>worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented >>half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The >>following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house >>just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the >>time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord >>or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town >>I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore >>houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a >>week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town >>by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, >>$10 per week. >>The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern >>Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. > >In the 60s I could get 5 pounds of ground beef for $.99. Cans of soup >etc. were 6 or 10/$1.00 and halibut for $.19/#, What's your point? >Things have changed 60 years doncha know? >Janet US The point is that a lot of folks think CA was always expensive for living. The cost of living in CA was once dirt cheap nut then suddely rose steeply during the fuel shortage during the '70s. During the '60s I paid 10¢/gallon for premium in CA and got double Plaid stamps. A lot of people think certain restaurants were first to employ Hooters girls... not true... the most bodacious Hooters girls were pumping gas, checking oil, and cleaning windshields in skimpy bikinis in SoCal. |
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Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:05:41 -0600, U.S. Janet B. > > wrote: > > >On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:56:40 -0400, Sheldon Martin > > >wrote: > > > >>On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown > > >>wrote: > >> > >>>On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: > >>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: > >>>>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: > >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: > >>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I > >>>>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this > >>>>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only > >>>>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never > >>>>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. > >>>>> > >>>>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. > >>>>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. > >>>> > >>>> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live.... > >>>> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days.. > >>>> > >>>Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. > >>>There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an > >>>earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real > >>>estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' > >>>a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo > >>>in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 > >>>million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row > >>>houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn > >>>brownstones.) > >>> > >>>The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been > >>>transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night > >>>before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. > >>> > >>>Jill > >> > >>Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all > >>over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in > >>an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was > >>for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic > >>transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under > >>water. > >>In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and > >>Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work > >>for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I > >>worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented > >>half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The > >>following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house > >>just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the > >>time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord > >>or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town > >>I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore > >>houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a > >>week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town > >>by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, > >>$10 per week. > >>The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern > >>Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. > > > >In the 60s I could get 5 pounds of ground beef for $.99. Cans of soup > >etc. were 6 or 10/$1.00 and halibut for $.19/#, What's your point? > >Things have changed 60 years doncha know? > >Janet US > > The point is that a lot of folks think CA was always expensive for > living. The cost of living in CA was once dirt cheap nut then suddely > rose steeply during the fuel shortage during the '70s. During the > '60s I paid 10ï½¢/gallon for premium in CA and got double Plaid stamps. > A lot of people think certain restaurants were first to employ Hooters > girls... not true... the most bodacious Hooters girls were pumping > gas, checking oil, and cleaning windshields in skimpy bikinis in > SoCal. Yup, some of these gals were providing curbside service at the many California drive - in eateries...it was a good way to make a living, and if a gal was lucky she just *might* be "discovered" by a movie studio talent agent.... Income stratification in CA is now the worst in the US, if this trend continues CA will become a "feudal" type of society, a few rich at the top, most everyone else a low - wage peon...CA now leads the nation in poverty...peeps are fleeing the state like rats from a sinking ship... CA housing prices are stratospheric, one of the reasons are zoning laws that prevent multi - family dwellings from being built...meanwhile those who bought a home years ago are now real estate "millionaires"... California was once "The Golden State", now it is a full - blown dystopian nightmare for the vast majority living there...'course that happens when you have DUMMYcrats running the show... -- Best Greg |
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Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:05:41 -0600, U.S. Janet B. > > wrote: > >> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:56:40 -0400, Sheldon Martin > >> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>>>>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>>>>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>>>>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >>>>>> >>>>>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >>>>>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. >>>>> >>>>> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... >>>>> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. >>>>> >>>> Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. >>>> There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an >>>> earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real >>>> estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' >>>> a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo >>>> in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 >>>> million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row >>>> houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn >>>> brownstones.) >>>> >>>> The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been >>>> transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night >>>> before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all >>> over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in >>> an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was >>> for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic >>> transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under >>> water. >>> In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and >>> Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work >>> for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I >>> worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented >>> half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The >>> following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house >>> just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the >>> time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord >>> or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town >>> I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore >>> houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a >>> week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town >>> by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, >>> $10 per week. >>> The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern >>> Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. >> >> In the 60s I could get 5 pounds of ground beef for $.99. Cans of soup >> etc. were 6 or 10/$1.00 and halibut for $.19/#, What's your point? >> Things have changed 60 years doncha know? >> Janet US > > The point is that a lot of folks think CA was always expensive for > living. The cost of living in CA was once dirt cheap nut then suddely > rose steeply during the fuel shortage during the '70s. During the > '60s I paid 10¢/gallon for premium in CA and got double Plaid stamps. > A lot of people think certain restaurants were first to employ Hooters > girls... not true... the most bodacious Hooters girls were pumping > gas, checking oil, and cleaning windshields in skimpy bikinis in > SoCal. > And ... being ***, yoose couldn't even enjoy them Popeye. |
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On 7/27/2020 1:05 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:56:40 -0400, Sheldon Martin > > wrote: > >> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:23:27 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>> On 7/27/2020 9:23 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote: >>>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 06:04:31 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 2:12:37 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote: >>>>>> On 7/26/2020 10:34 PM, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 3:26:06 PM UTC-10, wrote: >>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 26, 2020 at 6:29:19 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can afford to buy meat but don't like the idea of paying $30 to $40 for a hunk of meat. The last meat I bought was $6 for some ground pork. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've not seen any meat here that is $30 to $40 per pound but then again I >>>>>>>> don't look for meat priced that high. I did buy pork for carnitas this >>>>>>>> past week and it certainly was nowhere near that per pound. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My wife said that eggs on the mainland were going for $1.49/18. I bought some eggs the other day. They were $3.45/18. That was a major score because usually they're $5.49/18. I was quite pleased with myself. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> At my local store here (Harris Teeter) a 30-count tray of eggs is only >>>>>> $1.99. Same price it's always been and always available. >>>>>> >>>>>> Someone here told me that Walmart sells them even cheaper but I've never >>>>>> shopped at Walmart for groceries. Just for their other stuff. >>>>> >>>>> My first trip to the mainland was to the San Francisco Bay Area. >>>>> I was quite impressed at how cheap food was. >>>> >>>> When? During the '60s Frisco was the least expensive place to live... >>>> was mostly salooons & bawdy houses left over from the gold rush days. >>>> >>> Uh... the "gold rush" in San Fransisco you speak of ended in 1855. >>> There have been a few upgrades to the city since then, not to mention an >>> earthquake that destroyed quite a lot. I guess you haven't priced real >>> estate in the Bay area lately. I watched an episode of 'House Hunters' >>> a few days ago. $1.5 million might get you a one bedroom/1 bath condo >>> in the Bay area these days. You'd need a budget of closer to $1.7 >>> million to get 2 bedrooms. (When I say "condo" I'm talking about row >>> houses - maybe you can relate better if you imagine a row of Brooklyn >>> brownstones.) >>> >>> The last time I was in San Francisco (yep, it was 1969) Dad had been >>> transferred to Thailand. We ate at a Chinese restaurant the night >>> before we had to catch the flight. I'm pretty sure the food was dirt cheap. >>> >>> Jill >> >> Prices in CA have undergone vast change since the '60s. I lived all >> over CA then working in the aircraft industry. Pay was very high in >> an attempt to draw skilled help from the east. My first job in CA was >> for Lockheed... Boeing and Lockheed were competing for the supersonic >> transport, in the end the French got it... the CA economy went under >> water. >> In 1961 the least expensive CA cities to live in were Frisco and >> Diego. After the French won the big contract I went to Diego to work >> for Hughs Tool, they were building heliocopters. During the year I >> worked for Lockheed my take home pay was $444.00 per week. We rented >> half a very nice 2 bedroom duplex in Monterey Park for $55/month. The >> following year in Diego we rented a lovely 3 bedroom stand alone house >> just north of the zoo for $60/month + $5 to rent a gas stove... at the >> time rentals didn't include a stove, could rent one from the landlord >> or use your own. At that time San Diego was the filthiest Navy town >> I've ever seen, wall to wall gin mills, tattoo parlors, and whore >> houses. I took the job at Hughs because the take home pay was $100 a >> week more than from Lockheed in Burbank so we rented way out of town >> by the zoo. My first week we lived in a hotel room in downtown Diego, >> $10 per week. >> The funny thing is that at that time Frisco was considered Southern >> Cal, the snobs hate to be reminded. > > In the 60s I could get 5 pounds of ground beef for $.99. Cans of soup > etc. were 6 or 10/$1.00 and halibut for $.19/#, What's your point? > Things have changed 60 years doncha know? > Janet US > They certainly have. It's all well and good to hark back to the "good old days" but to expect prices to be the same (especially when it comes to the price of food and lodging) 50 or 60 years later doesn't make any sense. I was replying to Joan who asked about dsi1's price of eggs. Hawaii has *always* been more expensive in terms of cost of living than anywhere on the mainlaind... even in San Francisco, which is quite pricy. Jill |
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On 2020 Jul 26, , jmcquown wrote
(in article >): > Dinner tonight will petite (Patagonian) scallops in scallop shells. > Sauteed onion, garlic and diced bell pepper in a little butter then add > the scallops and seasonings and toss with dried breadcrumbs. The > mixture will be spooned onto scallop shells and topped with a sprinkling > of Parmesan cheese. Under the broiler for a few minutes to finish it > off. Vegetable sides will be lightly steamed broccoli. Again, not STD > or remotely VSTD. Definitely not B O R I N G. :) It's my birthday dinner. Congratulations, and many happy returns! leo |
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On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote
(in >): > Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother > and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They > didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't > seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldnt have eaten that. |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:46:46 -0700, Leo >
wrote: >On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote >(in >): > >> Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother >> and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They >> didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't >> seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. > >Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldnt have eaten that. Nasi goreng and bami goreng were staples as I was growing up. They're very nice. |
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On 2020 Jul 27, , dsi1 wrote
(in >): > This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather > instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. > > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg That photo shows conclusively that Hawaiians are more sophisticated than folks on the mainland. All we have are sheetmetal chickens on top of roofs that tell us which way the wind is blowing. The cognoscenti leave a glass of water outside to see if its freezing. |
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:13:17 -0700, Leo >
wrote: >On 2020 Jul 27, , dsi1 wrote >(in >): > >> This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather >> instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. >> >> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg > >That photo shows conclusively that Hawaiians are more sophisticated than >folks on the mainland. All we have are sheetmetal chickens on top of roofs >that tell us which way the wind is blowing. The cognoscenti leave a glass of >water outside to see if its freezing. And the illuminati crack an egg on the hood of their car. |
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On 2020 Jul 27, , Bruce wrote
(in >): > And the illuminati crack an egg on the hood of their car. I will alert the council! |
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On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:12:53 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote:
> On 2020 Jul 27, , dsi1 wrote > (in >): > > > This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather > > instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. > > > > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg > > That photo shows conclusively that Hawaiians are more sophisticated than > folks on the mainland. All we have are sheetmetal chickens on top of roofs > that tell us which way the wind is blowing. The cognoscenti leave a glass of > water outside to see if its freezing. Alternatively, we'll roll down our car windows and stick our heads out to see if a hurricane is a-blowing. Of course, we'll stop the car first. I mean, we ain't dumb. |
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Leo wrote:
> > On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote > (in >): > > > Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother > > and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They > > didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't > > seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. > > Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldn't have eaten that. I immediately thought of that too when I saw the name of the dish. It's very close spelling. |
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 05:39:48 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>Leo wrote: >> >> On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote >> (in >): >> >> > Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother >> > and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They >> > didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't >> > seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. >> >> Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldn't have eaten that. > >I immediately thought of that too when I saw the name >of the dish. It's very close spelling. Goreng is Malaysian/Indonesian for 'fried'. Nasi goreng means fried rice. |
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On 28/07/2020 05:00, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:46:46 -0700, Leo > > wrote: > >> On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote >> (in >): >> >>> Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother >>> and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They >>> didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't >>> seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. >> >> Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldnt have eaten that. > > Nasi goreng and bami goreng were staples as I was growing up. They're > very nice. > Yes, they are. |
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:06:57 +0100, S Viemeister
> wrote: >On 28/07/2020 05:00, Bruce wrote: >> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:46:46 -0700, Leo > >> wrote: >> >>> On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote >>> (in >): >>> >>>> Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother >>>> and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They >>>> didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't >>>> seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. >>> >>> Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldnt have eaten that. >> >> Nasi goreng and bami goreng were staples as I was growing up. They're >> very nice. >> >Yes, they are. They were at least a weekly recurrence in my family. |
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"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:06:57 +0100, S Viemeister > wrote: >On 28/07/2020 05:00, Bruce wrote: >> On Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:46:46 -0700, Leo > >> wrote: >> >>> On 2020 Jul 26, , Bruce wrote >>> (in >): >>> >>>> Years ago, I went to the Netherlands and had dinner with my brother >>>> and his then partner. She made nasi goreng with chicken fillets. They >>>> didn't know I didn't eat meat. I said nothing and ate it. I hadn't >>>> seen him for 5 years and didn't want to be difficult. >>> >>> Yabbut, nazi goering? Even I wouldn€„¢t have eaten that. >> >> Nasi goreng and bami goreng were staples as I was growing up. They're >> very nice. >> >Yes, they are. They were at least a weekly recurrence in my family. === Share recipes please? |
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"dsi1" wrote in message ... On Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:12:53 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote: > On 2020 Jul 27, , dsi1 wrote > (in >): > > > This just goes to show you that even the most sophisticated of weather > > instrumentation can't predict what mother nature is going to do. > > > > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ed4UhJpU8AA4WDa?format=jpg > > That photo shows conclusively that Hawaiians are more sophisticated than > folks on the mainland. All we have are sheetmetal chickens on top of roofs > that tell us which way the wind is blowing. The cognoscenti leave a glass > of > water outside to see if it€„¢s freezing. Alternatively, we'll roll down our car windows and stick our heads out to see if a hurricane is a-blowing. Of course, we'll stop the car first. I mean, we ain't dumb. === <g> |
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