ls01

Couple years ago, as I was shoveling my drive. A teenager with a shovel asked if he could finish my driveway for $50.00. I told him, hold on a sec, I'll get my hat and we'll go halvesies. He didnt get it, or the job. (My driveway will hold 4 cars)

WhyFi

In an exceptionally rare occurrence, I went to Walmart today, too.

For the last year or so, it's bugged me that I haven't been able to find the 3lb box of Morton's Kosher salt at any of the grocery stores that I frequent - they only carry those dinky canisters, at best. After searching online, I saw that Walmart was the only place around that actually carried the boxes, so I decided to go there the next time I was low. Today was the day. Since I was going there, I decided to cash in the old coffee can of coins on my desk, too, as it was almost full and, after being acquired, my bank no long counts coins - Walmart is just about the only game in town, as far as that's concerned, too (I found that out a few months ago with my son - he wanted to cash in his coins to feed his Lego habit and it took the better part of a morning to track down a coin machine).

I didn't see any remotely cute cashiers, but I went through the self-checkout as I only had the salt, a can of tomato paste and an onion.

Eric F 

Interesting. I've never had problems finding a box at any of my local grocery stores. Just bought one last week, in fact.

datlas 

The two items I like to get at WalMart are 5 pint jugs of engine oil for the Saturn and C02 cartridges for flat tires. I did not notice if they have a self-checkout.

Velo Vol 

Only one?

WhyFi

Yup. I need it for butter chicken tonight. I prefer not to buy bags of onions or potatoes because most of them seem to go to waste.

WhyFi

I never recall having a problem, either, but... poof.

BillyD

If the reward was ice cream you were foolish to pass it up.

genejockey 

That may have come across as harsh. She plays for her own amusement, not for public consumption.

genejockey 

I always buy at least 3 onions at a time, but my specialty is stews and other braised meat dishes, and for almost all of them the second thing that goes in the skillet (after browning the meat in batches) is at least one onion.

mvnsnd

You could be over paying at WalMart. Redrock

datlas 

I get the Crosman 12g unthreaded ones at WalMart in bulk for well under $1 each. It gets me up to 80PSI which is plenty to get home.

Velo Vol 

Who can't use up a five-pound bag of potatoes before they go bad?

Velo Vol 

Are you offering one?

LesterOfPuppets

Lunch store visit report:

I had a female bagger at the Whole foods today.

Cashier 7
Bagger 8.5

I haven't gotten any tips yet today, might have to scale back on the $8 juice purchases for a week or so.
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Velo Vol 

8.5 wut

LesterOfPuppets

8.5 units of cute, 10 being max

Velo Vol 

Been a while since I saw a 8.5 working in a store.

Velo Vol 

LesterOfPuppets

There was a customer in Whole Foods yesterday who was off the scale, over 11 for sure.

Eric F 

Me.

Eric F 

I hate it when that happens.

WhyFi

Get back to me after several years of cooking for your LSS and children.

datlas 

I think I am about a 5. Sad.

Trsnrtr

LesterOfPuppets I found a refurbishing project for you. Actually, though I ride by it frequently and never seen it move, it was humming when I walked up to it. I found a worker who said the starter motor was plugged in to keep it warm. I found out that it’s in use this time of year to move hopper cars around to be loaded with grain by a grain elevator. Despite looking like crap, the worker said it starts up and runs great and they’ll be operating it tomorrow.