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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:35 AM Original message |
So I was at the grocery store yesterday... |
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evlbstrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. You can still buy groceries? |
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bamademo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. Never, Never,Never buy canned mushrooms. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. "Whole Paycheck?" That is funny. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
3. I think you are mistaken. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. Americans have always enjoyed cheap food... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. Where ya been Sky? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. We've always had higher food prices here |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I hadn't thought of what it must cost to ship food to Alaska before |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I would probably freeze rather than can |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. What's a subsistence rule? |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I had to look that up too. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Lone_Star's link is an excellent description. |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Thanks! |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Freezing is just as good and costs less in supplies if you already have a freezer |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Also freezing keeps more of the natural vitamins etc....n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. There's halibut and salmon limits? |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Salaam alaikum Allah. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Sport licenses... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Thanks, that makes sense. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. You're so right about the halibut... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
83. Mmmmm . . . halibut. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. Oddly enough, here in the other non-contiguous state, prices aren't up that much |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Oh, we have locally grown stuff here, too, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. How are costs of canned/dried goods that are imported from mainland |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. It varies from item to item |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's the same all over. It's sure wreck havoc with "The Price is right" contestants, |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. canned mushrooms? |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Fresh white button mushrooms? |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. For a pound or half a pound? |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Half a pound. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. i know. it is crazy. n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. I wonder, does georgie still know "how hard it is to put food on our families"? |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
12. grow a garden if you can. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. canned mushrooms??? |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Mushrooms period! |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. jr. might be a mushroom...you know where they grow and all... |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. More like a toadstool |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. "Mushrooms have no nutritional value"--??? !!! |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
73. If they're so great, then why does Mario stomp on them? |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Maybe Mario |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Don't be dissing those mushrooms! |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
72. Everything you stated is in the soil that mushrooms absorb. |
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Lone_Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
14. Stagflation is here |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
15. Groceries are high. But, I never thought I'd see thread selling for $2.49 a spool! This is the |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
80. oh, don't you like that $10.00 a yard for any fabric?? I sew... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
84. Same with yarn. |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. That's why I start my grocery shopping at The Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, or Dollar General. I've |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. I get all of my soup and paper products at Dollar General. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
42. yeah but |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #42 |
76. ... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. I don't mean to scare anybody |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. Welcome to my nightmare |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
45. Wow, that sucks! But gardening is a good way to go... |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. "...beans and rice..." |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I like pinto beans, easier to find in 25lb bags |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Well, once a week at least. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
67. I just started learning some cheap mexican and asian dishes |
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fight4my3sons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. food is outrageous |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. My God! |
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fight4my3sons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. he works hard |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
22. ...and many of the people finding it harder and harder to get the food they are used to... |
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GaVetRay (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
26. Food Prices Rising? Duh! |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
27. The sodium in those canned mushrooms will kill you anyway. |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. "I suggest checking the fresh produce." |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Well, hell! As long as yer into eating the crap.... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. lol! I suggest we take up a collection NOW for the wake. . . . n/t |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Hey now, I figure I've got at least 20 more years of abusing the hell out of my body... |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Hell, I used to eat salt SANDWICHES! |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. The old line comes to mind .... |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Hey, not to get too personal, but... |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. I'm 57. (And, may I say, I don't feel a day older than 112.) |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #64 |
77. You're only as old as you feel, Buns! nt |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. Okay, don't take this wrong... |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
46. Jergen's lotion, $6.99. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
75. Wow, at that price we might get prostate cancer |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
85. Two bucks at Big Lots. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #46 |
88. Hey, I saw some hot chocolate mix at the grocery for that much last week |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. It would be helpful to know where folks are when discussing prices |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. "It would be helpful to know where folks are when discussing prices" |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #54 |
71. couple things about chickens in a city |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Just Like When Nixon Was President |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
57. EVERYTHING is going up, except our paychecks. nt |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
65. I have become almost vegetarian, with the |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. Lots of fresh fish here in New Haven, CT. So I never consider frozen fish. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #65 |
89. Better for your wallet, your health and our planet. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
74. He's a plan for you. Stop eating meat and dairy. |
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cureautismnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #74 |
90. Good plan. Vegans will manage just fine. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. I'm vegetarian and my food bill has gone up too. Fresh food is getting expensive. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
78. Ten days away and chicken went up 100%... not shitting you |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
86. I just got sale stuff and medicine today at Meijers. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
87. You are getting off easy |
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