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I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days
ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On Jan 14, 6:49*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. -- Christopher A. Young On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist |
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On 2011-01-15, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 14, 6:49?pm, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist ROTFLMAO |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:49:14 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. Don't be difficult. The clerk is collecting information because they get paid to do so. Make up a possible name and address and give it to them. Everybody is happy when you do this. Want my telephone number? just call 678-555-1212 |
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Don't be difficult. The clerk is collecting information because they get paid to do so. Make up a possible name and address and give it to them. Everybody is happy when you do this. Want my telephone number? just call 678-555-1212 I've always given phony info when signing up for discount cards and the like... haven't had an issue yet. Erik |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:33:45 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins
wrote: On Jan 14, 6:49*pm, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. -- Christopher A. Young On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! Gunner -- "You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once." Robert A. Heinlein |
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On Jan 15, 6:30*am, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:33:45 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins wrote: On Jan 14, 6:49*pm, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. -- Christopher A. Young On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! *Saved for my own use!!! Gunner I too detest those loyalty cards. Here in Texas, CVS Pharmacy and Kroger are off my list for that reason, and I used to spend a good deal of money at both. I may have to try the fake address. Thanks for that. |
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message ... On Jan 14, 6:49 pm, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: I went into a Rite Aid pharmacy a couple days ago. Select a couple items from the close out section. The perky young thing on the register asks for my Wellness Card. Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, I tell her I don't have one. "We can sign you right up for free! Just fill out...." and I told her that's not going to happen. Well, find out the only way they will give me the sale price, if I have a "Wellness card". Which of course requires my name, adress, etc. I do not wish to be tracked, tagged, marketed, suggestive sold, and registered with their super computer. I told them to put thier own stuff back. Today I checked with a different Rite Aid, and find out that's the same policy. They just lost a customer. -- Christopher A. Young On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist You liar! George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. You should have claimed to be John Adams. Paul K. Dickman |
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On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote:
George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon |
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On Jan 15, 11:34*am, Jon Anderson wrote:
On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? jsw |
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"Jon Anderson" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon JA: Here's a good one. I went to the post office to mail a parcel to New Zealand. The clerk asked me where that was in Africa. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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On 1/15/2011 9:47 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? I have no clue. Last time I sat in a history class was 1975, and I'd bet good money Pierre's name never once came up in any history class. My reading mostly sticks to my interests, metalworking, Basque history both here and the Pyrenees, Death Valley history, SciFi, and lately, Australia. Jon |
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On 1/15/2011 9:51 AM, Edward Hennessey wrote:
Here's a good one. I went to the post office to mail a parcel to New Zealand. The clerk asked me where that was in Africa. LMAO.... What's scary to me is, I consider myself not especially knowledgable about such subjects as geography. As per my previous post, my reading sticks mostly to my topics of interest. But by today's standards, I tend to come across in discussions as knowing a lot about a lot. Things are slipping. My daughter showed me an English paper earlier this year that she scored a A on. I congratulated her, but also told her that when I was in high school, that paper would have been very lucky to garner a C... Ah, the decline of civilization... Jon |
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"Jon Anderson" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2011 9:47 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote: Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? I have no clue. Last time I sat in a history class was 1975, and I'd bet good money Pierre's name never once came up in any history class. My reading mostly sticks to my interests, metalworking, Basque history both here and the Pyrenees, Death Valley history, SciFi, and lately, Australia. Jon Well, his namesake distinction was precociously mastering French as a terrible toddler, non? Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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On 1/15/2011 6:30 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! Gunner I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. David |
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On Jan 15, 6:36*pm, "David R. Birch" wrote:
.. I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. David If I sign up as both, will you double the discount? |
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On Jan 15, 12:51*pm, "Edward Hennessey"
wrote: ... Here's a good one. I went to the post office to mail a parcel to New Zealand. The clerk asked me where that was in Africa. Edward Hennessey Everyone knows it's close to Austria. |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:12:56 -0800 (PST), the renowned Jim Wilkins
wrote: On Jan 15, 12:51*pm, "Edward Hennessey" wrote: ... Here's a good one. I went to the post office to mail a parcel to New Zealand. The clerk asked me where that was in Africa. Edward Hennessey Everyone knows it's close to Austria. Closer to Belgium, I think. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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"David R. Birch" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2011 6:30 AM, Gunner Asch wrote: On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! Gunner I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. David D: I was in a hospital once when the P.A. announcer called for Doctor Yuth N. Asia to lead thanatoptic rounds. They say laughter makes you feel better. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Edward Hennessey wrote: "David R. Birch" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2011 6:30 AM, Gunner Asch wrote: On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! Gunner I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. David D: I was in a hospital once when the P.A. announcer called for Doctor Yuth N. Asia to lead thanatoptic rounds. They say laughter makes you feel better. Calling Dr. Fine! Dr. Howard! Dr. Fine! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVdUsgYA_D4 -- You can't fix stupid. You can't even put a band-aid on it, because it's Teflon coated. |
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, Is this another one of those trolls I'm supposed to stop baiting? :- It took me about three seconds to get my Rite-Aid card, and I've found that their house-brand "D" cells last almost twice as long in my flashlight as the "Copper-Top" ones. Seriously, I was really amazed when I discovered that! I'm never going to buy anything but Rite-Aid alkalines again! (except maybe CVS - they have a house brand too, and it also took about three seconds to get their card. But the Rite-Aids I'm using now are holding up so well that It'll probably be awhile before I have the opportunity to do the test.) Maybe it's because I'm charming and happy-go-lucky, rather than some cranky old grump (grumpy old crank?). I'm only old on the outside, and I smile a lot. I wonder if there's something wrong with somebody who's so happy at age 61 7/8. But even if so, who cares? ;-D But I AM boycotting "Carl's Jr." - one day, when I went out to get the paper, I was walking by the CJ, looking for something breakfasty. They had a "breakfast burger" on the menu, and I asked, "What goes into that breakfast burger?" The Kounter Kiddie said, "Fench fie, coak,..." I stopped her and said, "No, what goes into the burger itself?" She looked at me like a deer in headlights. There were a couple of other people chatting away in Barbarianese toward the end of the counter, and I asked them, "Say, can you answer a simple question?" they kid of snooted at me and went back to their yammering. I yelled at the top of my lungs, "DOES ANYBODY IN HERE SPEAK ENGLISH????" The place fell silent. Even the half-dozen or so customers in the place looked at me like I was some kind of intruder, but NOBODY spoke up. I said, "Well, **** ya then, if you don't want my money!" Oh, did I mention that they were all Mexicans? OOps! Guess I'm a racist now! grrrrrrr... Cheers! Rich |
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Edward Hennessey wrote:
"David R. Birch" wrote in message On 1/15/2011 6:30 AM, Gunner Asch wrote: On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. I was in a hospital once when the P.A. announcer called for Doctor Yuth N. Asia to lead thanatoptic rounds. They say laughter makes you feel better. I had a GF once who had worked at a hospital; she said they'd page "Doctor Blue" when there was somebody who was having a heart attack or something. Cheers! Rich |
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Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Edward Hennessey wrote: "David R. Birch" wrote in message ... On 1/15/2011 6:30 AM, Gunner Asch wrote: On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist Yes! Saved for my own use!!! I've used Sidney Reilly and Sigmund Rosenblum. I was in a hospital once when the P.A. announcer called for Doctor Yuth N. Asia to lead thanatoptic rounds. They say laughter makes you feel better. Calling Dr. Fine! Dr. Howard! Dr. Fine! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVdUsgYA_D4 Hello, hello, hello! ;-) On the local indy, KTLA5 digital, channel 5.3 broadcast, they're showing old, old, old classic shows, amongst which are The Three Stooges. On another indy, channel 56.1 digital broadcast, right this very moment, "Elvira's Movie Macabre" is on. Gawd! Isn't Elvira about our age? She doesn't look too shabby for an old broad, still has that MONGO cleavage, sweet voice, and cynical attitude, but they can apparently do virtual miracles with makeup, I guess. =:-O Cheers! Rich |
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Rex wrote:
I too detest those loyalty cards. Here in Texas, CVS Pharmacy and Kroger are off my list for that reason, and I used to spend a good deal of money at both. I may have to try the fake address. Thanks for that. I find this whole thing kind of puzzling. At the Rite-Aid, the girl asked, "Do you want to sign up for our card?" I said, "Nah, I don't feel like filling out a form." She said, "That's OK. Got a phone number?" I said, "Sure," gave her the shop phone #, and she said, "Here's your card!" I used it on the spot. I don't know what value it has, but they ask for it, and I've got my wallet out anyway, to pay for my schtuff, so what's the harm? Maybe one of these days, they'll say, "OOh! You've got X dollars in purchases, you're eligible for Y dollars in credit!" or something. But I certainly don't find it such a big freakin' deal. Maybe it's the grumpy old crank factor. :- Cheers! Rich |
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Paul K. Dickman wrote:
"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message On Jan 14, 6:49 pm, "Stormin Mormon" some " miserable, cantankerous old coot," rant On a good day I'm George Washington and live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC 20500 Here's my ID .... On a bad one it's Name: Felix E. Dzerzhinsky, Address: Lubyanskaya Ploshchad, Moskva. Occupation: Chekist You liar! George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. You should have claimed to be John Adams. Yeah, gosh! If they'd checked, he'd have been in big trouble! ;-D Cheers! Rich |
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Edward Hennessey wrote:
"Jon Anderson" wrote in message On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Here's a good one. I went to the post office to mail a parcel to New Zealand. The clerk asked me where that was in Africa. Some years ago, and I swear I am not making this up, there was some guy who was doing the talk show circuit who had had a ticket to Oakland, CA, and somehow found himself on a plane to Aukland, NZ. His segment on the talk shows consisted mainly of the travelogue showing how the airlines got him back to CA on their own dime because it was their screwup. Obviously, the guy was a brick or two short of a full load, but still! Cheers! Rich |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 15, 11:34*am, Jon Anderson wrote: On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? Being terrible? Thanks, Rich |
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Erik wrote:
Don't be difficult. The clerk is collecting information because they get paid to do so. Make up a possible name and address and give it to them. Everybody is happy when you do this. Want my telephone number? just call 678-555-1212 I've always given phony info when signing up for discount cards and the like... haven't had an issue yet. Once some decades ago, while going through some "financial difficulties," I was shopping for something I needed at some department store. I got accosted by some salesdroid who was exhorting people to sign up for a credit account, and you'll get a prize! I said, "My credit is in the toilet, and I know in advance I'll be denied. Are you telling me that, even knowing in advance that there's no way I could be approved, I'll still get the prize just for filling out the form?" And he said, "Yup." (or words to that effect.) He came back in about five minutes and said, "Yup, you're denied, but here's your prize!" It was some kind of screwdriver set or something - not a bad reward for two minutes filling out a form and five minutes sitting on my butt! :-) Cheers! Rich |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:47:45 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 15, 11:34*am, Jon Anderson wrote: On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? WAG: Involved in burning the structure at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue before it had its modern name? Seems like this was around 1812... -- William |
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On Jan 16, 8:12*am, William Bagwell
wrote: On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:47:45 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins wrote: On Jan 15, 11:34 am, Jon Anderson wrote: On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? WAG: Involved in burning the structure at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue before it had its modern name? Seems like this was around 1812... -- William Right. He was a famous British general in the war against our ally Napoleon. jsw |
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message ... On Jan 16, 8:12 am, William Bagwell wrote: On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:47:45 -0800 (PST), Jim Wilkins wrote: On Jan 15, 11:34 am, Jon Anderson wrote: On 1/15/2011 8:00 AM, Paul K. Dickman wrote: George Washington never lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. As if your average register operator today would have a clue.... Jon Without looking, what was Pierre L'Enfant famous for? WAG: Involved in burning the structure at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue before it had its modern name? Seems like this was around 1812... -- William Right. He was a famous British general in the war against our ally Napoleon. jsw That was Major General Robert Ross. L'Enfant was an architect. He did the original street plan for Washington D.C. Paul K. Dickman |
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On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:55:30 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, Is this another one of those trolls I'm supposed to stop baiting? :- It took me about three seconds to get my Rite-Aid card, and I've found that their house-brand "D" cells last almost twice as long in my flashlight as the "Copper-Top" ones. Seriously, I was really amazed when I discovered that! I'm never going to buy anything but Rite-Aid alkalines again! (except maybe CVS - they have a house brand too, and it also took about three seconds to get their card. But the Rite-Aids I'm using now are holding up so well that It'll probably be awhile before I have the opportunity to do the test.) Maybe it's because I'm charming and happy-go-lucky, rather than some cranky old grump (grumpy old crank?). I'm only old on the outside, and I smile a lot. I wonder if there's something wrong with somebody who's so happy at age 61 7/8. But even if so, who cares? ;-D But I AM boycotting "Carl's Jr." - one day, when I went out to get the paper, I was walking by the CJ, looking for something breakfasty. They had a "breakfast burger" on the menu, and I asked, "What goes into that breakfast burger?" The Kounter Kiddie said, "Fench fie, coak,..." I stopped her and said, "No, what goes into the burger itself?" She looked at me like a deer in headlights. There were a couple of other people chatting away in Barbarianese toward the end of the counter, and I asked them, "Say, can you answer a simple question?" they kid of snooted at me and went back to their yammering. I yelled at the top of my lungs, "DOES ANYBODY IN HERE SPEAK ENGLISH????" The place fell silent. Even the half-dozen or so customers in the place looked at me like I was some kind of intruder, but NOBODY spoke up. I said, "Well, **** ya then, if you don't want my money!" Oh, did I mention that they were all Mexicans? OOps! Guess I'm a racist now! grrrrrrr... Cheers! Rich Im a big big fan of Carls. And know where a significant number of them are in So. Cal. Ive started eating in them, rather than Micky Ds or Jacks, or Burgerking simply because of the size of the items sold. MickyDs sells a burger that will literally fit in a shirt pocket for more money than Carls sells the Big Carl ($2.89)..which is indeed a damned good and BIG burger Jack and Burgerking are in line between MickyDs and Carls. Frankly..I dont care if they can speak English or not. In a perfect world..they would all be native born, or have green cards...but..this is indeed Kalifornia. Gunner -- "You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once." Robert A. Heinlein |
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He responsible for all the crack heads and gun salesmen on
the corners? Well, it's no longer about Rite Aid. I guess the thread hang on for a while. Better than some. I mean, it seems only like yesterday I was using WD-40 to lube some hinges. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Paul K. Dickman" wrote in message ... L'Enfant was an architect. He did the original street plan for Washington D.C. Paul K. Dickman |
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How did you determine this? I'd be curious to know. Might
even pay retail for thier D cells, it they are this fantastic. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Rich Grise" wrote in message ... I've found that their house-brand "D" cells last almost twice as long in my flashlight as the "Copper-Top" ones. Seriously, I was really amazed when I discovered that! I'm never going to buy anything but Rite-Aid alkalines again! (except maybe CVS - they have a house brand too, and it also took about three seconds to get their card. But the Rite-Aids I'm using now are holding up so well that It'll probably be awhile before I have the opportunity to do the test.) Maybe it's because I'm charming and happy-go-lucky, rather than some cranky old grump (grumpy old crank?). I'm only old on the outside, and I smile a lot. I wonder if there's something wrong with somebody who's so happy at age 61 7/8. But even if so, who cares? ;-D Cheers! Rich |
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You're a Nazi racist! You probably use WD-40 as a water
displacer, too! Oh, gosh. I didn't use enough exclaimation points. Sorry. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! (have a few spares.) .. "Rich Grise" wrote in message ... But I AM boycotting "Carl's Jr." - one day, when I went out to get the paper, I was walking by the CJ, looking for something breakfasty. They had a "breakfast burger" on the menu, and I asked, "What goes into that breakfast burger?" The Kounter Kiddie said, "Fench fie, coak,..." I stopped her and said, "No, what goes into the burger itself?" She looked at me like a deer in headlights. There were a couple of other people chatting away in Barbarianese toward the end of the counter, and I asked them, "Say, can you answer a simple question?" they kid of snooted at me and went back to their yammering. I yelled at the top of my lungs, "DOES ANYBODY IN HERE SPEAK ENGLISH????" The place fell silent. Even the half-dozen or so customers in the place looked at me like I was some kind of intruder, but NOBODY spoke up. I said, "Well, **** ya then, if you don't want my money!" Oh, did I mention that they were all Mexicans? OOps! Guess I'm a racist now! grrrrrrr... Cheers! Rich |
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On Jan 16, 7:58*am, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:55:30 -0800, Rich Grise wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: Being a miserable, cantankerous old coot, Is this another one of those trolls I'm supposed to stop baiting? :- It took me about three seconds to get my Rite-Aid card, and I've found that their house-brand "D" cells last almost twice as long in my flashlight as the "Copper-Top" ones. Seriously, I was really amazed when I discovered that! I'm never going to buy anything but Rite-Aid alkalines again! (except maybe CVS - they have a house brand too, and it also took about three seconds to get their card. But the Rite-Aids I'm using now are holding up so well that It'll probably be awhile before I have the opportunity to do the test.) Maybe it's because I'm charming and happy-go-lucky, rather than some cranky old grump (grumpy old crank?). I'm only old on the outside, and I smile a lot. I wonder if there's something wrong with somebody who's so happy at age 61 7/8. But even if so, who cares? *;-D But I AM boycotting "Carl's Jr." - one day, when I went out to get the paper, I was walking by the CJ, looking for something breakfasty. They had a "breakfast burger" on the menu, and I asked, "What goes into that breakfast burger?" The Kounter Kiddie said, "Fench fie, coak,..." I stopped her and said, "No, what goes into the burger itself?" She looked at me like a deer in headlights. There were a couple of other people chatting away in Barbarianese toward the end of the counter, and I asked them, "Say, can you answer a simple question?" they kid of snooted at me and went back to their yammering. I yelled at the top of my lungs, "DOES ANYBODY IN HERE SPEAK ENGLISH????" The place fell silent. Even the half-dozen or so customers in the place looked at me like I was some kind of intruder, but NOBODY spoke up. I said, "Well, **** ya then, if you don't want my money!" Oh, did I mention that they were all Mexicans? OOps! Guess I'm a racist now! grrrrrrr... Cheers! Rich Im a big big fan of Carls. *And know where a significant number of them are in So. Cal. Ive started eating in them, rather than Micky Ds or Jacks, or Burgerking simply because of the size of the items sold. MickyDs sells a burger that will literally fit in a shirt pocket for more money than Carls sells the Big Carl ($2.89)..which is indeed a damned good and BIG burger Jack and Burgerking are in line between MickyDs and Carls. Frankly..I dont care if they can speak English or not. In a perfect world..they would all be native born, or have green cards...but..this is indeed Kalifornia. Gunner -- "You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once." * * * * * * * * * * *Robert A. Heinlein I like Carl's but the one I went to is gone now. |
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On Jan 16, 8:44*pm, jeff_wisnia
wrote: ... I use: * * *Ominous Rumbling.... * * *69 Breakwinds Avenue * * *Athol, Massachusetts 01331 Yes, Athol is real: http://www.athol-ma.gov/ The typical checkout cashier doesn't evem notice anything unusual about that... Jeffry Wisnia There's a large Finnish population in that area, many with the surname of Aho. |
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On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:02:18 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote: Stormin Mormon wrote: How did you determine this? I'd be curious to know. Might even pay retail for thier D cells, it they are this fantastic. Go for it - I determined it by observing how long they lasted in my flashlight. Yeah - observation. Can you imagine? And even when they're _not_ on special, their retail prices are better than the "copper-top" ones. And did you know that the USENET convention is to bottom-post? Jeeze, Rich. MUST you post to all the trolls? -- Threee days before Tucson, Howard Dean explained that the tea party movement is "the last gasp of the generation that has trouble with diversity." Rising to the challenge of lowering his reputation and the tone of public discourse, Dean smeared tea partiers as racists: They oppose Obama's agenda, Obama is African-American, ergo... Let us hope that Dean is the last gasp of the generation of liberals whose default position in any argument is to indict opponents as racists. This McCarthyism of the left -- devoid of intellectual content, unsupported by data -- is a mental tic, not an idea but a tactic for avoiding engagement with ideas. It expresses limitless contempt for the American people, who have reciprocated by reducing liberalism to its current characteristics of electoral weakness and bad sociology. --George Will 14 JAN 2011 Article titled "Tragedies often spark plenty of analysis" |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jan 16, 8:44*pm, jeff_wisnia ... I use: Ominous Rumbling.... 69 Breakwinds Avenue Athol, Massachusetts 01331 Yes, Athol is real: http://www.athol-ma.gov/ The typical checkout cashier doesn't evem notice anything unusual about that... There's a large Finnish population in that area, many with the surname of Aho. I once had a temp job where the big boss's name was Aho. You can imagine the jokes that that engendered! (it was pronounced with a long A and a long O.) Cheers! Rich |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:02:18 -0800, Rich Grise Stormin Mormon wrote: How did you determine this? I'd be curious to know. Might even pay retail for thier D cells, it they are this fantastic. Go for it - I determined it by observing how long they lasted in my flashlight. Yeah - observation. Can you imagine? And even when they're _not_ on special, their retail prices are better than the "copper-top" ones. And did you know that the USENET convention is to bottom-post? Jeeze, Rich. MUST you post to all the trolls? Heck, I was only talking about Rite-Aid batteries! Plus the gentle reminder that top-posting is kinda stupid. I'm starting to wonder who the real trolls are here. =:-O Thanks, Rich |
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