Chat-a-Thon 2017-18 Thread!

[cath007]

Hi and hope everyone have and will have a good rest of the week take care

[GoJays]

[GoJays]

[danger_dan]

Good morning peeps.
Hump Day at last!

[walkonby]

Another trip to the dentist in an hour for me.... seems this tooth just won't stop being infected. The root canal appt. isn't until the 22nd, but this
" bump " on the gum feels like an abscess?? Not horrible pain atm, but want professional opinion about it.
Not the outing I had planned today, NF and FB will have to wait.
It is Hump Day so my guys will feel some glee about that at least. Carry on sc posters.

[Lynn49]

Good day!

Everyone aware that pharmacies and grocery stores are giving away test kits?
Hubby just picked up a kit at FB. Check online for your area.

Btw, I try and try to click the 'Like' buttons, but nothing! I really do like you all!!

[HermanH]

However, I have found lately, some may even think oddly enough, that I am doing more and more of my shopping at Costco of all places... I'm finding with inflation being the way it is, that more items are just better value at Costco versus ANYTHING I could do to save money at RCSS...

Conducted a totally unscientific survey of Costco vs RCSS on some of my personal fruit and veggies. YMMV

According to weight:

honeydew
pineapple
apple
banana
Gala apples

about the same as RCSS

red mango (Costco 65% more expensive)
Russet potatoes (Costco 150% more expensive)
red potatoes (Costco 275% more expensive)
yellow onions (Costco 30% more expensive)

avocado (Costco less expensive)

Also, RCSS allows for price-matches when cheaper sales can be found. Don't know if there may be any differences between east/west stores. Of course, these findings are purely subjective and non-exhaustive.

[GoJays]

[flemeth]

Good morning all

[danger_dan]

morning peeps!
'warm' one out today.

[crafter]

Good morning! It was nice to go outside and feel some rain. Spring is on it's way!

[SassyAshley]

@crafter a little jealous of your rain, we have snow coming down

[walkonby]

Good day!

Everyone aware that pharmacies and grocery stores are giving away test kits?
Hubby just picked up a kit at FB. Check online for your area.

Btw, I try and try to click the 'Like' buttons, but nothing! I really do like you all!!

That was happening to me too @Lynn49 and I believe I've figured out why! When you click to a page it seems you are on it right?
Except for the little thing in the very top left hand corner of the screen....it's still spinning, which I think means it is still trying to finish loading the page. No way was the " like " feature working until that spinning stopped, then I was totally able to " like " whoever I wanted.

See if that works for you.

Nothing major going on here today, no reason to go out.....ugh! I just remembered we probably need gas ( again ). I'll check the gauge but I'll be tossing my coat over my pj's to do that, no point dressing in street duds unless it's absolutely needed.
DS opened up one of our last few jars of roasted peppers ( these are in water, not oil ) and the jars are a massive size. ( 1500 ml ! ) So looks like I'll be making up a batch of roasted pepper/cauliflower soup and whatever else I can think of to use them up. Perhaps put a few on my designer pizzas!
Thursday is always full of promise isn't it? The work week winds down, the plans for the weekend ( and this might be a big one for NFL fans ) start to feel exciting and nearer!
Have fun all.....whatever your plans include.

[Lynn49]

Good day!


@walkonby , I never looked to the top of the page, but you're right: it hadn't fully loaded! Thank you!

Nothing much going on, preparing for Superbowl Sunday, but nothing like the parties we used to have every year! Now it's just us and my late BFF'S Hubby since we were always together after those parties ended.

There's still snow out there, and far too long before we move into our RV. Hubby is going to do :stuff" for me so that I can connect my Cricut to my tablet and use it there. We have our own wifi there, so all we'll do is add lots more data for 3 months. Yay! I'll also take my resin paraphernalia so I can work with it outside in the gazebo on our deck. Finally, stuff I love to do there when it's quiet.

Enjoy the day, everyone!!

[johnb56789]

Conducted a totally unscientific survey of Costco vs RCSS on some of my personal fruit and veggies. YMMV

According to weight:

honeydew
pineapple
apple
banana
Gala apples

about the same as RCSS

red mango (Costco 65% more expensive)
Russet potatoes (Costco 150% more expensive)
red potatoes (Costco 275% more expensive)
yellow onions (Costco 30% more expensive)

avocado (Costco less expensive)

Also, RCSS allows for price-matches when cheaper sales can be found. Don't know if there may be any differences between east/west stores. Of course, these findings are purely subjective and non-exhaustive.

Well... I will say for me personally, I have noticed while in some cases, Costco may be more expensive, the quality of the product is better that ours. For example, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast is almost the same price at both, but Costcos is much tastier and doesn't shrink so much (So I need less for a meal). So even if someone had it on sale, I would STILL buy it from Costco.

So for almost ALL produce and meat, I am willing to spend the more at Costco to get something I will personally enjoy more, get more meals out of, and not end up throwing out because it goes bad/tasteless.