- They have close-in parking for "hybrid" vehicles (but also for those of us with kids)
- They talk a lot of BS about "sustainability", being green, blah, blah, blah (I guess you have to do this, but I think they might actually be a little bit serious--which is annoying)
Friday, November 9, 2007
Fresh and Easy drawbacks
OK...what I don't like about this store:
Fresh and Easy
I'm super psyched about this store opening up in my neighborhood. The new Fresh and Easy has wide aisles, wide variety, good prices, nice carts. The size of the store (smallish) is also an advantage as far as I'm concerned. I especially liked the generic in-house brands (they have name brands too) with easy to read, no-nonsense labeling (unlike Trader Joe's). We'll see if they are more consistent in what they carry over time, unlike TJ's. The LA Times dubs it: Ralph's meets Trader Joe's (or was it the other way around?).
I bought milk (3.49/gallon), a whole chicken, a pint of those black oil-cured olives (packed fresh not canned), some fresh mozzarella, a pound of bacon, AP flour and a loaf of country white bread "artisan style". I'll add prices when I find the receipt! I KNOW the prices were lower than Ralph's, I'm going to compare them to TJs.
So far, the bread was just OK (like TJs, better than Ralph's), milk is milk, the chicken was good and cheap as I recall, haven't eaten any bacon, mozz or olives.
The store has more and better produce and meat options than TJ, in my opinion. That said, I think this store will replace Ralph's not TJ's, for me, as it has the staples that I went to Ralph's for. We'll see about prices versus TJ's and selection but so far this might be my one stop shopping. Yee haw!
Any company that relieves me of going to Ralph's is great. The Ralph's near me (corner of Colorado & Verdugo in Glendale) is a nightmare. And Ralph's is EXPENSIVE! I guess we can thank the unions for that, with baggers making more than CEOs. Thank the lord Fresh and Easy isn't unionized! And all this talk of unions got me thinking: where did the striking workers shop for groceries during the last strike? Not anywhere they hired replacement workers, right? But not at non-union stores either (like TJs), right?---that would be just as bad. So did they starve or are they just hypocrites? Which reminds me---it seemed like ALL the check out lines at Fresh and easy were self serve! Goodbye surly checker, hello happy new world!
One thing I forgot to check was the ice cream selection...that could mess things up if they don't have my preferred flavors/brands.
BUT, only in prosperous countries like America do you find peabrains protesting the arrival of a much needed retailer and foreign investment. These jugheads are upset because Tesco didn't open up stores in crime ridden areas. How about NO STORES! Is that better? As a letter writer to the Times noted (will add link when it's there), grocers are not social service agencies-it is up to the city and the residents to create an atmosphere likely to attract retailers. Also, some union agitators are there protesting the non-union work force. Well, what retailer in their right mind would hire union workers? Eventually you'll just go on strike AND you cost more! And then my prices go up and then I don't shop there! Of course, you are free to have your unions and I am also free to boycott union stores. Stupid unions!
Go there, shop there, take a stand----yeah Fresh and Easy!!!
I bought milk (3.49/gallon), a whole chicken, a pint of those black oil-cured olives (packed fresh not canned), some fresh mozzarella, a pound of bacon, AP flour and a loaf of country white bread "artisan style". I'll add prices when I find the receipt! I KNOW the prices were lower than Ralph's, I'm going to compare them to TJs.
So far, the bread was just OK (like TJs, better than Ralph's), milk is milk, the chicken was good and cheap as I recall, haven't eaten any bacon, mozz or olives.
The store has more and better produce and meat options than TJ, in my opinion. That said, I think this store will replace Ralph's not TJ's, for me, as it has the staples that I went to Ralph's for. We'll see about prices versus TJ's and selection but so far this might be my one stop shopping. Yee haw!
Any company that relieves me of going to Ralph's is great. The Ralph's near me (corner of Colorado & Verdugo in Glendale) is a nightmare. And Ralph's is EXPENSIVE! I guess we can thank the unions for that, with baggers making more than CEOs. Thank the lord Fresh and Easy isn't unionized! And all this talk of unions got me thinking: where did the striking workers shop for groceries during the last strike? Not anywhere they hired replacement workers, right? But not at non-union stores either (like TJs), right?---that would be just as bad. So did they starve or are they just hypocrites? Which reminds me---it seemed like ALL the check out lines at Fresh and easy were self serve! Goodbye surly checker, hello happy new world!
One thing I forgot to check was the ice cream selection...that could mess things up if they don't have my preferred flavors/brands.
BUT, only in prosperous countries like America do you find peabrains protesting the arrival of a much needed retailer and foreign investment. These jugheads are upset because Tesco didn't open up stores in crime ridden areas. How about NO STORES! Is that better? As a letter writer to the Times noted (will add link when it's there), grocers are not social service agencies-it is up to the city and the residents to create an atmosphere likely to attract retailers. Also, some union agitators are there protesting the non-union work force. Well, what retailer in their right mind would hire union workers? Eventually you'll just go on strike AND you cost more! And then my prices go up and then I don't shop there! Of course, you are free to have your unions and I am also free to boycott union stores. Stupid unions!
Go there, shop there, take a stand----yeah Fresh and Easy!!!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Clarence Thomas
I love Clarence Thomas.
I remember when I used to be a liberal and 1991 was one of those dark years. What I recall is that I opposed Thomas because, as a Bush nominee, he was going to destroy life as I knew it....like all Republican conservative judges. When the Anita Hill charges came out, I remember thinking: so what? Sexual harassment is such a non-issue for me since the vast majority of the time it is used to exact revenge on (usually male) bosses by shrill harpies who annoy the hell out of everybody. And aren't we built for sex? I mean, come on..how are we gonna keep the species going with attitudes like Anita Hill's? I guess I believed her at the time, but I didn't care.
Now I've investigated it and IMO, Anita Hill is a lying witch. I find Thomas's side of the story (or absence of a story) to be much more credible. Anyhoo, I recommend My Grandfather's Son.
As an added bonus I love everything he's done as a justice.
I remember when I used to be a liberal and 1991 was one of those dark years. What I recall is that I opposed Thomas because, as a Bush nominee, he was going to destroy life as I knew it....like all Republican conservative judges. When the Anita Hill charges came out, I remember thinking: so what? Sexual harassment is such a non-issue for me since the vast majority of the time it is used to exact revenge on (usually male) bosses by shrill harpies who annoy the hell out of everybody. And aren't we built for sex? I mean, come on..how are we gonna keep the species going with attitudes like Anita Hill's? I guess I believed her at the time, but I didn't care.
Now I've investigated it and IMO, Anita Hill is a lying witch. I find Thomas's side of the story (or absence of a story) to be much more credible. Anyhoo, I recommend My Grandfather's Son.
As an added bonus I love everything he's done as a justice.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Mexifornia
I am reading Mexifornia, by Victor Davis Hanson. So far, so good. It's about the massive Mexican immigration into California.
Members of the Stalinist Conspiracy
- Al Gore
- New York Times
- LA Times
- CNN
- Paul Ehrlich
All the above are bloodthirsty Stalinist fanatics using the lie of global warmism to destroy us unless we pledge allegiance to their Stalinist world order.
Booyah!!!
Just so you know I am still around: Global warmism is a Stalinist plot to destroy the great American way of life and exterminate all unbelievers.
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