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BunWat wrote: "I do love my Kitchenaid mixer.;)"
Yay! I feel better now. :)
I imagine Bun has a kitchen full of well loved gadgets. Plus one neglected unloved white lonely toaster, wondering what it did to deserve the scorn.
Yeah, k-mart sucks. definitely sucks. Yeah. Uh-oh, ten minutes to Wapner.
Awwwww. I haven't seen that commercial before. I'm planning a lamp rescue mission.
lololol. Mad as a hatter. Planning a rescue from that evil cheap ikea replacement programme. Right after I raid your house for the neglected toaster. I will take them to the RSPCA
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Do any of the rest of you have polygamists wandering the aisles of Wal-Mart and Costco? In this area, plig-watching is a spectator sport.
Phil wrote: "Do any of the rest of you have polygamists wandering the aisles of Wal-Mart and Costco? In this area, plig-watching is a spectator sport."We enjoyed that sport as well when we lived there. Costco was the best place to see them in large groups buying large amounts of stuff.
Phil wrote: "Do any of the rest of you have polygamists wandering the aisles of Wal-Mart and Costco? In this area, plig-watching is a spectator sport."What's their strategy? Do they split up? Do different wives have different areas assigned to them? Are they competitive?
The men and boys look like normal people. The woman and girls are freakish ultra-long hair and long prairie-style dresses. Oh and the women always have a passle of young-ens with them.
I was in Lancaster PA on Monday and got caught by a sudden downpour. We ran into the Gap to get out of the rain and found ourselves surrounded by Amish or Mennonite women. I'm guessing Mennonite, but they were wearing the full garb. I was curious what they'd buy at the Gap, and when they'd be able to wear it.
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But Mennonites do use machinery, as I understand it? They drive cars.
The pic below shows the clothing we see on the women. In Costco, they're usually sporting a cell phone & a pager, too.The men always wear long pants and long sleeved shirts, to cover their garments (bottom pic, though I believe the polygamist men wear the older 1-piece garments with full-length legs & sleeves).
Phil, my great-grandma used to wear those long 1-piece garmies which she would take off one section at a time to bathe, but never the entire garmet. Okay, come to think of it, that means she'd have to wash the garmie while wearing it as well, which doesn't make much sense. But, that's the well-worn Marmon legend from my family, and it was always told like she was some kind of saint or something. I just gave myself the willies.... :|
Cosmic Sher wrote: "Phil, my great-grandma used to wear those long 1-piece garmies which she would take off one section at a time to bathe, but never the entire garmet. Okay, come to think of it, that means she'd have..."I've heard of people doing that. It's odd how much of a stranglehold religion can put on people. In this case, it's not only what underwear to use, but a demand to always have it against your skin.
I know a good many women who wear their garments underneath a bra. That just sounds (and looks) wrong.
Well, I grew up with seeing that bra over the garments look, so when I actually delved into the world of Victoria's Secret I was amazed (and delighted!).Um, I didn't get the Hairshirts reference.
Aaahh, gotcha. I've heard of that... but it just didn't come up in the brain matter when you said it. Kind of like the spiked arm-bands & such that I've heard some ascetics supposedly wore. Thanks Bun.
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Bless you.
Actually, Gretchen is currently in NC on the outer banks and there is not a Wal-Mart in this town. There is a K-Mart about 10 miles away but I haven't noticed a Wal-Mart at all. Additionally, not one Starbucks. There is an Outback, a few 7-11s and 2 or 3 Dairy Queens. The grocery stores are standard but otherwise everything seems to be local business. It's pretty refreshing since where I really live is practically all chains. Back home, my closest Wal-Mart is the exact same distance as my closest Target (5-10 miles?). I choose Target every time.
I'm from Upstate NY, via Illinois, West Virginia, Upstate NY (almost into Southern Tier), Illinois (almost Missouri), Upstate NY, Illinois, finally landing in Upstate NY. (Different towns/areas every time). I am now live in NC via Upstate NY, NC, Utah, Kansas, Northern NY (could kiss a Canadian so close), finally (never leaving) in NC.
In case you couldn't figure it out, I'm a child of the military and I'm now married to the military.
Where I live now there is a new Wal-Mart about 15 minutes away and an older Wal-Mart about 15 minutes away, and another older Wal-Mart about 20 minutes away.
You didn't ask but Target is about 30 minutes away in another town than me and all 3 Wal-Marts. I prefer Target except they are definitely pricier. ***Note: I've compared, Wal-mart has better book prices.***
At least two of you currently in NC. It's gaining in popularity?Anyone near Hickory? My sister lives around there.
Gretchen went third person on us - nice!
Phil wrote: "At least two of you currently in NC. It's gaining in popularity?Anyone near Hickory? My sister lives around there."
I can only speak for myself (I have no idea who the other North Carolinian is), but unless you consider 3 hours close, then I'd have to say no.
Three hours? NC is larger than I thought. That's almost as big as the states out here in the west.
NC's only big from east to west. From north to south it's skinny and you can cover the whole thing in 3-4 hours at the widest point.
i won't mention my country again, it's so small in comparison it's almost embarassing.
I live in Orlando. Plenty of Wal-Marts, none of which are terribly convenient to me; and I don't like Wal-Mart, I prefer Target because the store is more pleasant. I will pay the extra 12 cents for a box of cereal in order to be able to move through the aisles.
Larry wrote: "And lovely people."Barb wrote: "Yes, but it makes up for size with beauty."
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Yup, it was just too good to pass up.
Jim "Badgerilla" wrote: "Yup, it was just too good to pass up."TWSS
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this thread inspired me to write a new blog about Walmart. if anyone is interested...http://kevinsprinkle.tumblr.com/
Spent the weekend in Merrilville/Crown Point, Indiana. We were attending a graduation party for a nephew who will be heading off to college in the fall (Indiana State). My wife is very proud that she was able to drink another of her sisters under the table. Two down, two to go.Amazingly, I didn't see a Wal-Mart, but we did pick up some thongs (flip-flops) at Target.
I can't figure out how to read your blog, Kevin!
just clicking the link did not work? hmmm
The link worked, but I got all these spazzy graphics and hardly any words.
ha! that's the story of my life. lots of sizzle with no steak. oh well, wasn't that funny anyway
i am trying a new blog site called Tumblr. apparently it is not working. shoot. my 3 followers will be crushed. trying to get back into writing a bit. will try to repost on my old sitehttp://kevonia2.blogspot.com/2010/06/...
Sally, in the news today, just for you!
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke said he expects international expansion to accelerate as the world’s largest retailer attempts to make up for slowing growth in the U.S.
“My expectation is to add customers, to add stores and to grow Wal-Mart International at an even faster pace,” Duke, 60, told employees today at a meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He didn’t provide growth targets.
Sales in countries such as China, Mexico and Canada outpaced U.S. results last quarter as Americans focused on cleaning up their personal finances, Duke has said. Wal-Mart operated more than 4,000 stores in 14 foreign countries through April, with sales outside the U.S. topping more than $100 billion in the latest fiscal year.