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Skriven 2015-07-19 21:53:39 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 29175 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
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Hi Dave,

 DD> Odd, we had 5# bricks of "American" cheese -- in actuality, a mild
 DD> Cheddar (style) cheese. It was quite good for cooking with or snacking

 RH> I think it depended on what was available in what region of the
 RH> country. Eastern NC got the poorer end of the stick on that one.

 DD> Odd. I would expect, given the usual bureaucrap's proclivity for
 DD> homogenisation and uniformity that the same product would be
 DD> commoditised nationwide -- even where it didn't make any sense
 DD> whatsoever.

I guess they had to go with what was available, needed to be gotten out
to those in need.


 DD> with Ritz crackers and milk. A guy I knew from the coffee crowd at a
 DD> local hang-out was a truck driver --- and he got nailed for selling a
 DD> *LOT* of the bricks of cheese to restaurants, etc. He was a guest of
 DD> Uncle Sugar at the Terre Haute (IN) FCI for a couple of years. And has
 DD> been known since his release as "Chucky Cheese".

 RH> And has he kept squeaky as cheese curds clean since then?

 DD> AFAIK, haven't seen much of him since that particular coffee shop
 DD> closed. But, I've not seen his phiz nor name pop up in either the
 DD> obits or the "Police Beat" feature in the local bird-cage liner.  Bv)=

Presumably a couple of good signs.


 DD> Fortunately it doesn't spoil and I keep it in a Tupperware container -
 DD> to keep the weevils and such out. I also have a saltine or two in
 DD> there to absorb excess humidity.

 RH> too, I've lived in some more humid climates than you.

 DD> The Great American Outback can get plenty humid in the summertime. Our
 DD> RH for the past week has been in the high 90s. Yesterday was a match
 DD> 99oF/99% relative humidity.

Not fun, we are supposed to be quite hot the next couple of days, with
the chance of afternoon storms. That means really sticky air before and
after the storm.

 DD> my Scottish ancestors spin in their mausoleums every time I spend that
 DD> much money on coffee.

 RH> Think they would appreciate Aldi's then? My parents shopped at one in
 RH> Kingston, NY years ago, first time I'd heard of them. Over the years,
 RH> they drifted away from doing most of their shopping there, probably
 RH> because of the bag it yourself policy of the store.

 DD> As long as they could get along with Germans.  Bv)=

 RH> Both of my folks are of direct German ancestry; they had no problem
 RH> with Aldi's being a German company. OTOH, my dad wasn't too thrilled
 RH> with our SIL's Mitsubishi Eclipse as he was strafed by Mitsubishi
 RH> planes in the Pacific Theater during WWII.

 DD> That was sort of a mistake - the Eclipse was built in the
 DD> Bloomington-Normal (IL) plant for its entire model run. A couple of my
 DD> friends worked there and were laid off from their cushy union gigs
 DD> when they discontinued that model in favour of the Endeavour SUV.

Dad just saw the Mitsubishi name, didn't care what kind of car it was
but that it had the Japanese name.


 DD> BTW - Mitsubishi built pretty good aeroplanes (and continue to do so)
 DD> -- politics and warlords notwithstanding.

They recovered quite well.


 DD> I have a couple of those nice light-green shopping totes made from
 DD> recycled (something) that I bought at ALDI for a buck a pop. Being
 DD> single they suffice for most of my shopping. But one time I was

 RH> We've got a good assortment of tote bags, recycled, canvas, etc. Most
 RH> of them are in the car, except when we use them at the market or Aldi's
 RH> or wherever and bring them into the house. Then we have to remember to
 RH> bring them back out to the car. (G)

 DD> I put mine by the door when I have stowed the shopping and take them
 DD> out with me to put in the truck next time I use the car. I only have a
 DD> couple of canvas totes. Most are made of "recycled whatever" and
 DD> labelled for grocery stores or Pubic Radio Stations (as a premium for
 DD> monetary support).

Good for Aldi's runs, farmer's market, nickel off per bag at Whole
Foods, etc.


 DD> standing on line with my few items, waiting for the customers ahead of
 DD> me to check out. All had at least one heaped-full trolley and a couple
 DD> had two (or more) carts full to overflowing. I was muttering about "no
 DD> express line" when a light went on in my head and a little voice said
 DD> "Remember where you are".

 RH> Almost tempting to "reverse shop" and come back another day or time?

 DD> Not really, ALDI moved their stores to be near the ChinaMart
 DD> Supercenters. So I have to go further and "out of route" to shop
 DD> there. As a consequence I shop there much less than I used to. As do
 DD> many of their lower-income patrons for whom the now closed center-city
 DD> store was the main grocery store as it was in convenient walking
 DD> distance or fairly easily accessible by city bus. Neither of the ALDIs
 DD> currently have bus service within 8 long blocks (or more).

So you don't get over there as often. We go to ours off and on,
sometimes weekly, sometimes not for weeks at a time. The ads come in the
Wed. paper with the other grocery ads so I can see what's on sale, if we
want to go there or elsewhere.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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