Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-
Haven't been sick all year and now I caught either a chest cold or bronchitis. Just in time for Thanksgiving...
Kurt Weiske wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
Sorry to hear that - I just got over bronchitis, spent a good 4 weeks
with a nagging cough. This afternoon, started getting a scratchy
throat. Crap.
My mom is 86, we always try and quarantine around her if we have any symptoms near the holidays. She broke her hip and elbow and is in a
rehab facility now, we're looking into assisted living for her when she gets out. Luckily for her, everyone is masking at the facility. Fingers crossed that she stays healthy.
It's a chest cold turning into bronchitis. Nothing new for me but
definitely not something I like.
At that age, even a cold can be bad news. Hope she continues to do better. Assisted living might be a good option. It helped my late paternal grandmother live a good life until she passed at the age of 99.
-- Sean
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digimaus wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-
At that age, even a cold can be bad news. Hope she continues to do better. Assisted living might be a good option. It helped my late paternal grandmother live a good life until she passed at the age of
99.
Of course the doughnut has to be made with Whole Wheat Flour, doesn't
it?
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23 Nov 24 11:16, you wrote to digimaus:
I've made them with rice flour, almond flour, and a combo of a bunch
of various flours. The great thing about a donut, they always taste
good!
Shawn
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I was at Walmart the other day and they already are setting
up Valentine's Day candy and goods. Everything is just so
damn commercialized these days.
I was at Walmart the other day and they already are setting up Valentine's Day candy and goods. Everything is just so damn commercialized these days.
digimaus wrote to All <=-
I was at Walmart the other day and they already are setting up
Valentine's Day candy and goods. Everything is just so damn commercialized these days.
August Abolins wrote to digimaus <=-
Well.. if you owned a retail biz that relies on some Valentines
Day placements, like flowers, candies, cards, gifts.. you might
succumb to the same thing.
Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
I worked in retail in the late 1980s (Target). Seems like we took a
break between most holidays, although we did always seem to start the
mix of Thanksgiving and Christmas right after Halloween stuff was put away.
OTOH, Valentines is just over a month away so I am guessing we'd have
been putting stuff out for it soonish after Christmas return season was over.
I worked in retail in the late 1980s (Target). Seems like we took a break between most holidays, although we did always seem to start the mix of Thanksgiving and Christmas right after Halloween stuff was put away.
Now they are setting up in June...
OTOH, Valentines is just over a month away so I am guessing we'd have been putting stuff out for it soonish after Christmas return season was over.
That I can understand but when the next holiday is seven weeks away...I have worked in retail a lot, including Target in the early 2000s an Walmart several times from 1998-2005, and while I understand the need to get stuff out quickly, it must be me about rushing things.
Hi everyone,
I was at Walmart the other day and they already are setting up
Valentine's Day candy and goods. Everything is just so damn commercialized these days.
Yeah, too soon!
No, I think you are right. They do seem to rush things out sooner than
they used to. If they were allowed to sell fireworks, they'd probably have them out as soon as Easter was over. ;)
Mike
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Mike Powell wrote to DIGIMAUS <=-
No, I think you are right. They do seem to rush things out sooner than they used to. If they were allowed to sell fireworks, they'd probably have them out as soon as Easter was over. ;)
TheCivvie wrote to digimaus <=-
I used to work for a major supermarket chain in Ireland and they did
the same. The issue is real estate. The bigger the holiday the more
space required so things get into store earlier and earlier
I used to work for a major supermarket chain in Ireland and they
did the same. The issue is real estate. The bigger the holiday
the more space required so things get into store earlier and
earlier
That's something I didn't think about amd a very valid point.
I remember when you worked for said supermarket chain! That was a
long time ago.
No, I think you are right. They do seem to rush things out sooner than they used to. If they were allowed to sell fireworks, they'd probably have them out as soon as Easter was over. ;)
Me thinks the ships on the West Coast get goods really early and then have to send them out to the stores before the next fleet of ships arrive.
No, I think you are right. They do seem to rush things out sooner than they used to. If they were allowed to sell fireworks, they'd probably have them out as soon as Easter was over. ;)
That is something realistic. XD People would be blowing themselves up in a hurry!
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