Agree. Especially with your last sentence. I'll never give up my freedom to shop where I want to, when I want to, and how I want to.
Ed > Ed, > > Do as you wish but harm no-one. > > I had forgotten about Loblaws - you reminded me. > > All my produce shopping is done at a corner store run by Armenians - > Glendale next door to me is about half Armenian. > > Their prices are better than Ralphs Supermarket about 200 yards away across > the parking lot. However, milk is cheaper at Ralphs in two gallon lots. > > One has to pick through the tomatoes and broccoli - but that's shopping. > Their chicken and low fat ground beef is better than the supermarket. > > However, Ralphs runs discounts on a good Washington ESB - Extra-Special-Bitter. > > That's the whole point. I shop where I want to shop - as do you. > > That's the way it should be. > > As I have never had a job pension, I probably have to be a mite more > careful than you. But, that is in no way a problem. > > I just don't like prissy types using the power of government to force > others to follow their prejudices. > > Harry > > -------------------------------------- > > Ed wrote: > > >Arthur, if we differ it's not by very much. We get a steady stream of > >milk, eggs and newspapers from a local convenience store. I go there most > >mornings. The owner knows the neighborhood well and, being from Lebanon, > >knows a lot about the Middle East too. I enjoy shopping there. My wife > >and I also spend a lot of time at the local (Parkdale) farmers' market. > > > >When I was a kid, there were many general stores that sold everything that > >is now available at large supermarkets. Like your friend Bob, they knew > >the community and the neighbourhood, and I too mourn their passing. > > > >The reason I wrote what I did was because I was somewhat provoked at > >Darryl's reference to the "masses" once again showing their stuff. He > >does seem to want to indulge in rhetoric. The point I was trying to make > >is that the masses really don't have much choice. I too would rather shop > >at Mr. Gerber's general store. But to do that I would have to drive some > >two thousand miles west and some fifty or sixty years into the > >past. Shopping at the local Loblaws is ever so much easier and allows you > >time for other things. > > > >Ed Weick > > > > **************************************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles > Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > http://home.attbi.com/~haledward > **************************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.489 / Virus Database: 288 - Release Date: 6/10/2003 > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
