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Apologies to group, especially Pat
mlbriggs wrote:
I, too, was an usher while I was going to business college. I Me too! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
Matthew wrote:
Heck I go to the movies I wear the baggiest clothes I own and sneak food in. I am not paying $4.00 for a 16.9 oz of bottle water that cost $.75 in the machine around the corner. Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Jill |
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Apologies to group, especially Pat
On Jul 19, 2007, Matthew wrote:
"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:04:19 -0400, Matthew wrote: You are making me feel old ;-) AGAIN? oh shot thru the heart ;-) Still love you but do you have to remind me. I is sometimes ok to have memory loss when it comes to that subject One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. * * *-- Rita Mae Brown -- Joey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Heck I go to the movies I wear the baggiest clothes I own and sneak food in. I am not paying $4.00 for a 16.9 oz of bottle water that cost $.75 in the machine around the corner. Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Jill Drink the tap from my area and all you will taste is Chlorine |
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Apologies to group, especially Pat
"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:26:40 -0500, MaryL wrote: wrote in message ... "mlbriggs" wrote in message Way back in the "old days" people went to movies to see s show -- not to eat. I wonder when theaters started selling candy and popcorn? It would be unthinkable now to go to a theater that didn't sell goodies. Theaters (some of them, at least) started selling candy a *long* time ago. My father was an usher when he was a teenager, and they had concessions then. He was born in 1916! MaryL When I was a child, I remember theatres had little boxes on the back of the seats. Insert a nickle and it would open and give out a candy bar I remember two bad incidents: The first one was a stale wormy bar (Mother checked it out before letting me have it) and the second one tasted like soap. It was a stale coconut candy bar. Those things didn't last long. I, too, was an usher while I was going to business college. I don't know if this URL still works, but it about the old time theatres: http://www.cinema treasures.org MLB I don't remember boxes on the backs of seats, but some of the "movie theaters" I attended as a youth were designed like opera palaces -- several balconies, elaborate architechtural designes, ornate fabrics, even "boxes" in some of them. I grew up in Ohio, and I think one of the best things Cleveland did was to restore the grand old theaters in the Playhouse Square area. Now they are used for live performances as well as movies. I went to The Nutcracker several times at Christmas, and that was truly a glorious treat (although I remember driving home through a blinding blizzard on one occasion). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playhouse_Square_Center http://cleveland.about.com/od/theater/p/playsquare.htm http://cleveland.citysearch.com/prof...re_center.html MaryL |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
On Jul 20, 2007, jmcquown wrote:
Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Tap water is far from palatable in some places, I would suspect, notably, big cities. New York water is reputed to be excellent, and in terms of taste it's very good. The problems arise from such things are very old lead pipes in some buildings, and occasionally infestations of some bacteria that may be harmless to most people but not all. Bottled water has its own set of inherent problems, recently elaborated on in a couple of news articles: all that plastic, a lot of which is not being recycled; the production and transporting of all those bottles require energy, as does their recycling. I drink the tap water here, but I filter it through a tap filter, and I reuse bottles several times before sending to the recycle bin. Still, I think a major rethinking is required; when I see all the TV spots for "vitamin water" and all those other energy drinks, I think, as you do, "what a scam!" -- Joey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
"Ketzl's Dad" wrote in message . net... On Jul 20, 2007, jmcquown wrote: Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Tap water is far from palatable in some places, I would suspect, notably, big cities. New York water is reputed to be excellent, and in terms of taste it's very good. The problems arise from such things are very old lead pipes in some buildings, and occasionally infestations of some bacteria that may be harmless to most people but not all. Bottled water has its own set of inherent problems, recently elaborated on in a couple of news articles: all that plastic, a lot of which is not being recycled; the production and transporting of all those bottles require energy, as does their recycling. I drink the tap water here, but I filter it through a tap filter, and I reuse bottles several times before sending to the recycle bin. Still, I think a major rethinking is required; when I see all the TV spots for "vitamin water" and all those other energy drinks, I think, as you do, "what a scam!" -- Joey Dee from NYC Remember: It is To Laugh a few Ketzl pix http://tinyurl.com/2a5u8b I buy bottled water to keep in the car when I'm traveling, and I have some on hand for "emergencies" (Hurricane Rita went through here -- I was without power for 7 days but there was no problem with water). Other than that, I drink tap water -- and the tap water here actually tastes very good. MaryL |
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Martini (was Apologies to group, especially Pat)
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... wrote: MaryL -out-the-litter wrote: Well, I think it's pretty clear that the *person* Shirley Temple is not a "virgin" since she had children! Incidentally, Shirley Temple Black served as Ambassador to Ghana. It sounded ridiculous when she was appointed, but she ended up getting pretty good marks for her work there. No more ridiculous than "Governor Arnold Swartzenegger" sounds now. Joyce (sorry, I couldn't resist) Sorry, but wasn't Ronald Reagan the Governor of California before he was President? By the time Reagan ran for president he had been in politics for many years. Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He was also president of the Screen Actors Guild for many years. He was a Democrat up until just a few years before he ran for governor. Jo |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
"Matthew" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Heck I go to the movies I wear the baggiest clothes I own and sneak food in. I am not paying $4.00 for a 16.9 oz of bottle water that cost $.75 in the machine around the corner. Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Jill Drink the tap from my area and all you will taste is Chlorine Florida water is the best excuse for bottled water I can think of. From what I remember you can't even make decent coffee out of it. Jo |
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Bottled Water (WAS: Apologies to group, especially Pat)
On Jul 20, 8:15 am, Ketzl's Dad wrote:
On Jul 20, 2007, jmcquown wrote: Ahem... I have to ask... why are you paying for a bottle of water? You do realize most bottled water is just tap water, right? Granted, some places tap water sucks in terms of taste. But selling bottled water is someones grand idea of a money making joke; wish I'd thought of it! Tap water is far from palatable in some places, I would suspect, notably, big cities. New York water is reputed to be excellent, and in terms of taste it's very good. The problems arise from such things are very old lead pipes in some buildings, and occasionally infestations of some bacteria that may be harmless to most people but not all. snipped Joey Dee from NYC That's right; and it's not just a big-city problem. Lots of people here have water that's perfectly safe, but tastes yukky. They call it "gyp water"--I believe it's from too high of a concentration of gypsum. Bottled water isn't a new thing-- folks have always hauled in/bought water for drinking purposes. Our little town's "claim to fame" is a natural spring that historically was used by Viking explorers as well as Native Americans. There is always someone in the park catching water to take home, it is really good water. I think bottled water is great for convenience, too. It's expensive, but just another example of how people spend "disposable" income. There's nothing wrong with that--in the 1950's the older women thought things like fabric softener were just expensive luxuries. Sherry |
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