The next step is where you want to dump your waste. We gave that up with toilet training. Perhaps Freud was right. Ultimately what we are talking about here is unresolved "potty issues."
REH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Weick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Harry Pollard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Local living economies > 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 _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
