Last week I posted on my chicken disaster. As I remember each of those birds were about $7 each. A four pound chicken at 1.69 a pound is $6.76. At 1.19 a pound it is $4.76. Does that still make it worth the effort to cook and clean up afterwards?
If you burn the chickens as I did last time it surely does not. Last week a whole chicken cut up was also $1.69 a pound. An easy way to go if you are going to fry it or put it on the grill. I will check the new price later this week.
The rotisserie chickens I bake at the store sell for $7.39. As there has yet to be a price change. You can still use what is left to make stock. Nothing to clean up.
It is yet to be seen where the price of chicken is going to go. With the producers having to have kill 40 million birds since the beginning of the year with bird flu. Predictions say eggs and chicken meat will rise in price substantially.
I believe that chicken is consumed all over the world. Chicken has been the least expensive whole meat. It can be prepared in many different ways. Healthy and not so healthy.
Chicken can be fried, baked, boiled or any combination. You can make greasy fried chicken or not so greasy. The key to not so greasy chicken is to not over bread it. The breading holds a lot of grease. Fry it for at least 14 minutes in hot oil. Then let it sit on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes or paper towels on a cookie sheet. It will drain off most of the grease.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Is A Whole Raw Chicken Still A Deal?
Last week I posted on my chicken disaster. As I remember each of those birds were about $7 each. A four pound chicken at 1.69 a pound is $6.76. At 1.19 a pound it is $4.76. Does that still make it worth the effort to cook and clean up afterwards?
If you burn the chickens as I did last time it surely does not. Last week a whole chicken cut up was also $1.69 a pound. An easy way to go if you are going to fry it or put it on the grill. I will check the new price later this week.
The rotisserie chickens I bake at the store sell for $7.39. As there has yet to be a price change. You can still use what is left to make stock. Nothing to clean up.
It is yet to be seen where the price of chicken is going to go. With the producers having to have kill 40 million birds since the beginning of the year with bird flu. Predictions say eggs and chicken meat will rise in price substantially.
I believe that chicken is consumed all over the world. Chicken has been the least expensive whole meat. It can be prepared in many different ways. Healthy and not so healthy.
Chicken can be fried, baked, boiled or any combination. You can make greasy fried chicken or not so greasy. The key to not so greasy chicken is to not over bread it. The breading holds a lot of grease. Fry it for at least 14 minutes in hot oil. Then let it sit on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes or paper towels on a cookie sheet. It will drain off most of the grease.
If you burn the chickens as I did last time it surely does not. Last week a whole chicken cut up was also $1.69 a pound. An easy way to go if you are going to fry it or put it on the grill. I will check the new price later this week.
The rotisserie chickens I bake at the store sell for $7.39. As there has yet to be a price change. You can still use what is left to make stock. Nothing to clean up.
It is yet to be seen where the price of chicken is going to go. With the producers having to have kill 40 million birds since the beginning of the year with bird flu. Predictions say eggs and chicken meat will rise in price substantially.
I believe that chicken is consumed all over the world. Chicken has been the least expensive whole meat. It can be prepared in many different ways. Healthy and not so healthy.
Chicken can be fried, baked, boiled or any combination. You can make greasy fried chicken or not so greasy. The key to not so greasy chicken is to not over bread it. The breading holds a lot of grease. Fry it for at least 14 minutes in hot oil. Then let it sit on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes or paper towels on a cookie sheet. It will drain off most of the grease.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Powerbilt Golf Clubs Are Built By Louisville Slugger Or Used To Be
Powerbilt golf clubs were manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky since 1916. They were produced by the Hillerich & Bradsby company. Famous for making the Louisville Slugger baseball bat.
Powebilt golf clubs have always been made to the highest standards. In their factory in Louisville, Kentucky and later right across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s professional golfers used Powerbilt woods because of their superior performance. The fit and finish was second to none.They came with a brass weight on the back of the club for that extra oomph. They could stand up to the clay soil in Kentucky. And of course to all the other places in the world. Many times they would only use the driver as they were under contract to play another company's clubs.
The irons produced by Powerbilt were outstanding as well. Abiet hard to hit sometimes as most clubs were in the past. They had their Citation model. In both woods and irons. The top of the line. Again as good of a club that could or was produced.
Powerbilt pretty much produced a blade iron throughout the 1970s and 1980s. At the end of this decade they started getting modern. By the end of the 1980s Powerbilt was getting with it with new designs and technology. The 1988 Powerbilt TPS series was and is a great club. Square grooves on the face of the club. The best True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. They made these clubs in stainless steel, Melonite, and Beryllium copper. How is that for selection? I have had all three. But when the economy went down the tubes in 2007 I sold the copper ones. They still fetched $250. Not bad for a town this size.
Over forty years of playing Powerbilt clubs they never seem worn. Even my dad's 1960 Citations are in good shape. They have leather grips on them. I have to think they have been replaced somewhere along the line. As they are perfect. Powerbilt probably done this. As a charge or a courtesy. But they are pristine.
Powerbilt clubs can be had cheap on ebay. And they are great clubs. Golf as an industry is down. People who want to play cannot afford to or find time. Younger people just are not interested.
Powebilt golf clubs have always been made to the highest standards. In their factory in Louisville, Kentucky and later right across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s professional golfers used Powerbilt woods because of their superior performance. The fit and finish was second to none.They came with a brass weight on the back of the club for that extra oomph. They could stand up to the clay soil in Kentucky. And of course to all the other places in the world. Many times they would only use the driver as they were under contract to play another company's clubs.
The irons produced by Powerbilt were outstanding as well. Abiet hard to hit sometimes as most clubs were in the past. They had their Citation model. In both woods and irons. The top of the line. Again as good of a club that could or was produced.
Powerbilt pretty much produced a blade iron throughout the 1970s and 1980s. At the end of this decade they started getting modern. By the end of the 1980s Powerbilt was getting with it with new designs and technology. The 1988 Powerbilt TPS series was and is a great club. Square grooves on the face of the club. The best True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. They made these clubs in stainless steel, Melonite, and Beryllium copper. How is that for selection? I have had all three. But when the economy went down the tubes in 2007 I sold the copper ones. They still fetched $250. Not bad for a town this size.
Over forty years of playing Powerbilt clubs they never seem worn. Even my dad's 1960 Citations are in good shape. They have leather grips on them. I have to think they have been replaced somewhere along the line. As they are perfect. Powerbilt probably done this. As a charge or a courtesy. But they are pristine.
Powerbilt clubs can be had cheap on ebay. And they are great clubs. Golf as an industry is down. People who want to play cannot afford to or find time. Younger people just are not interested.
Powerbilt Golf Clubs Are Built By Louisville Slugger Or Used To Be
Powerbilt golf clubs were manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky since 1916. They were produced by the Hillerich & Bradsby company. Famous for making the Louisville Slugger baseball bat.
Powebilt golf clubs have always been made to the highest standards. In their factory in Louisville, Kentucky and later right across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s professional golfers used Powerbilt woods because of their superior performance. The fit and finish was second to none.They came with a brass weight on the back of the club for that extra oomph. They could stand up to the clay soil in Kentucky. And of course to all the other places in the world. Many times they would only use the driver as they were under contract to play another company's clubs.
The irons produced by Powerbilt were outstanding as well. Abiet hard to hit sometimes as most clubs were in the past. They had their Citation model. In both woods and irons. The top of the line. Again as good of a club that could or was produced.
Powerbilt pretty much produced a blade iron throughout the 1970s and 1980s. At the end of this decade they started getting modern. By the end of the 1980s Powerbilt was getting with it with new designs and technology. The 1988 Powerbilt TPS series was and is a great club. Square grooves on the face of the club. The best True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. They made these clubs in stainless steel, Melonite, and Beryllium copper. How is that for selection? I have had all three. But when the economy went down the tubes in 2007 I sold the copper ones. They still fetched $250. Not bad for a town this size.
Over forty years of playing Powerbilt clubs they never seem worn. Even my dad's 1960 Citations are in good shape. They have leather grips on them. I have to think they have been replaced somewhere along the line. As they are perfect. Powerbilt probably done this. As a charge or a courtesy. But they are pristine.
Powerbilt clubs can be had cheap on ebay. And they are great clubs. Golf as an industry is down. People who want to play cannot afford to or find time. Younger people just are not interested.
Powebilt golf clubs have always been made to the highest standards. In their factory in Louisville, Kentucky and later right across the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s professional golfers used Powerbilt woods because of their superior performance. The fit and finish was second to none.They came with a brass weight on the back of the club for that extra oomph. They could stand up to the clay soil in Kentucky. And of course to all the other places in the world. Many times they would only use the driver as they were under contract to play another company's clubs.
The irons produced by Powerbilt were outstanding as well. Abiet hard to hit sometimes as most clubs were in the past. They had their Citation model. In both woods and irons. The top of the line. Again as good of a club that could or was produced.
Powerbilt pretty much produced a blade iron throughout the 1970s and 1980s. At the end of this decade they started getting modern. By the end of the 1980s Powerbilt was getting with it with new designs and technology. The 1988 Powerbilt TPS series was and is a great club. Square grooves on the face of the club. The best True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts. They made these clubs in stainless steel, Melonite, and Beryllium copper. How is that for selection? I have had all three. But when the economy went down the tubes in 2007 I sold the copper ones. They still fetched $250. Not bad for a town this size.
Over forty years of playing Powerbilt clubs they never seem worn. Even my dad's 1960 Citations are in good shape. They have leather grips on them. I have to think they have been replaced somewhere along the line. As they are perfect. Powerbilt probably done this. As a charge or a courtesy. But they are pristine.
Powerbilt clubs can be had cheap on ebay. And they are great clubs. Golf as an industry is down. People who want to play cannot afford to or find time. Younger people just are not interested.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Have You Ever Heard Of Supertramp?
Have you ever heard of Supertramp? Another great English group from the 1970s. Breakfast in America was their most famous album. From 1979. But do not miss Crime Of The Century from 1974.
Have You Ever Heard Of Supertramp?
Have you ever heard of Supertramp? Another great English group from the 1970s. Breakfast in America was their most famous album. From 1979. But do not miss Crime Of The Century from 1974.
Granite Ware Vs A Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven
OK. Today's experiment is roasting a whole chicken. Which one does the better job? A Granite Ware roaster (you know the blue thing your mother and grandmother has) or a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven?
We have two chickens about the same weight. Seasoned the same. Side by side in the same oven and naturally the same temperature.
Both of these products are highly rated. The Granite Ware is enameled steel. Made in Terra Haute, Indiana. It is light weight and easy to clean. Hey, grandmother could not be wrong. And inexpensive as well. I picked one up new for about $12. The first chicken I roasted in it came out very nicely. Again easy to clean and no fuss. A good product.
When I get on a kick it is hard to stop. So I felt that I needed a cast iron Ditch oven. Do you get an enameled one. The good ones are very expensive. Or just a plain old cast iron Dutch oven? I voted on the regular cast iron. It came out of the box seasoned. Then I seasoned it some more. Great Dutch oven. As the enameled ones will never be non stick a pure cast iron can be seasoned to be so. That is something people do not take in account. An enameled cast iron product will not be non stick. Only easier to clean and able to cook acidic vegetables as tomatoes. But I do not have a problem with tomatoes in the pure cast iron. As it is seasoned. I have roasted a whole chicken in this as well. These cost about $35-40 now. A great Dutch oven. It done a great job.
Back to the side by side. I put both chickens in their respective ovens. Read Dutch oven and Granite Ware here. Seasoned the same. Unfortunately I fell asleep and burnt both of them. The results were that they both burnt. So I guess I will try it again.
We have two chickens about the same weight. Seasoned the same. Side by side in the same oven and naturally the same temperature.
Both of these products are highly rated. The Granite Ware is enameled steel. Made in Terra Haute, Indiana. It is light weight and easy to clean. Hey, grandmother could not be wrong. And inexpensive as well. I picked one up new for about $12. The first chicken I roasted in it came out very nicely. Again easy to clean and no fuss. A good product.
When I get on a kick it is hard to stop. So I felt that I needed a cast iron Ditch oven. Do you get an enameled one. The good ones are very expensive. Or just a plain old cast iron Dutch oven? I voted on the regular cast iron. It came out of the box seasoned. Then I seasoned it some more. Great Dutch oven. As the enameled ones will never be non stick a pure cast iron can be seasoned to be so. That is something people do not take in account. An enameled cast iron product will not be non stick. Only easier to clean and able to cook acidic vegetables as tomatoes. But I do not have a problem with tomatoes in the pure cast iron. As it is seasoned. I have roasted a whole chicken in this as well. These cost about $35-40 now. A great Dutch oven. It done a great job.
Back to the side by side. I put both chickens in their respective ovens. Read Dutch oven and Granite Ware here. Seasoned the same. Unfortunately I fell asleep and burnt both of them. The results were that they both burnt. So I guess I will try it again.
Granite Ware Vs A Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven
OK. Today's experiment is roasting a whole chicken. Which one does the better job? A Granite Ware roaster (you know the blue thing your mother and grandmother has) or a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven?
We have two chickens about the same weight. Seasoned the same. Side by side in the same oven and naturally the same temperature.
Both of these products are highly rated. The Granite Ware is enameled steel. Made in Terra Haute, Indiana. It is light weight and easy to clean. Hey, grandmother could not be wrong. And inexpensive as well. I picked one up new for about $12. The first chicken I roasted in it came out very nicely. Again easy to clean and no fuss. A good product.
When I get on a kick it is hard to stop. So I felt that I needed a cast iron Ditch oven. Do you get an enameled one. The good ones are very expensive. Or just a plain old cast iron Dutch oven? I voted on the regular cast iron. It came out of the box seasoned. Then I seasoned it some more. Great Dutch oven. As the enameled ones will never be non stick a pure cast iron can be seasoned to be so. That is something people do not take in account. An enameled cast iron product will not be non stick. Only easier to clean and able to cook acidic vegetables as tomatoes. But I do not have a problem with tomatoes in the pure cast iron. As it is seasoned. I have roasted a whole chicken in this as well. These cost about $35-40 now. A great Dutch oven. It done a great job.
Back to the side by side. I put both chickens in their respective ovens. Read Dutch oven and Granite Ware here. Seasoned the same. Unfortunately I fell asleep and burnt both of them. The results were that they both burnt. So I guess I will try it again.
We have two chickens about the same weight. Seasoned the same. Side by side in the same oven and naturally the same temperature.
Both of these products are highly rated. The Granite Ware is enameled steel. Made in Terra Haute, Indiana. It is light weight and easy to clean. Hey, grandmother could not be wrong. And inexpensive as well. I picked one up new for about $12. The first chicken I roasted in it came out very nicely. Again easy to clean and no fuss. A good product.
When I get on a kick it is hard to stop. So I felt that I needed a cast iron Ditch oven. Do you get an enameled one. The good ones are very expensive. Or just a plain old cast iron Dutch oven? I voted on the regular cast iron. It came out of the box seasoned. Then I seasoned it some more. Great Dutch oven. As the enameled ones will never be non stick a pure cast iron can be seasoned to be so. That is something people do not take in account. An enameled cast iron product will not be non stick. Only easier to clean and able to cook acidic vegetables as tomatoes. But I do not have a problem with tomatoes in the pure cast iron. As it is seasoned. I have roasted a whole chicken in this as well. These cost about $35-40 now. A great Dutch oven. It done a great job.
Back to the side by side. I put both chickens in their respective ovens. Read Dutch oven and Granite Ware here. Seasoned the same. Unfortunately I fell asleep and burnt both of them. The results were that they both burnt. So I guess I will try it again.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Try The Search This Blog Feature Below The Post!
I would like to think that a wild range of topics and subject matter. Below the post itself are several tools. One is a search tool. You can just type in a word, phrase or topic. If there is a relevant post it will pop up!
There is also a translation tool. It will translate to the language of your choice. You can subscribe to the post or follow by email.
That way if you stumble on to the post you can check other subjects of interest you may have.
There is also a translation tool. It will translate to the language of your choice. You can subscribe to the post or follow by email.
That way if you stumble on to the post you can check other subjects of interest you may have.
Try The Search This Blog Feature Below The Post!
I would like to think that a wild range of topics and subject matter. Below the post itself are several tools. One is a search tool. You can just type in a word, phrase or topic. If there is a relevant post it will pop up!
There is also a translation tool. It will translate to the language of your choice. You can subscribe to the post or follow by email.
That way if you stumble on to the post you can check other subjects of interest you may have.
There is also a translation tool. It will translate to the language of your choice. You can subscribe to the post or follow by email.
That way if you stumble on to the post you can check other subjects of interest you may have.
How Can You Cut That Cable Tie When You Have A Bundle? Home Phones, Internet And Television
In the old days you had a home phone. From a wire from a pole. It worked when the power went off because the telephone company was worked off a large battery system that they kept charged with the regular power grid. In the event of a power outage they had their own generators that would keep the system up and running. The telephone was wired to the wall and could be placed in multiple rooms. And was indestructible.
Your television was received over the air. An antennae.Easy. But you only got three or four channels out in the country. But there was always something to watch. That was however till the station signed off. About midnight or one o'clock am. But it worked. And you did not have to go through so many channels to find something to watch. Sometimes less choice makes your choice easy.
Music was also available for free. Over the radio. AM radio used to be the main choice from the 1920s till the 1970s. It was used for aviation navigation through clear channel stations that maintained the maximum 50,000 watt broadcasts 24 hours a day. When other stations at the same frequency would power down at sunset. This permitted airplanes to lock on to the radio beam to the destination they were headed. Worked well I guess. FM radio came along in the late 1940s. But really did not get off the ground commercially till the 1970s. Giving superior sound and the ability to broadcast in stereo. But at a much shorter range. Heretofore FM was pretty much the realm of Public Broadcasting.
Fast forward to today. I am sure that people still listen to the radio. AM is now mostly just talk shows and news. FM is splintered into specific target audiences. Music wise most seen to to hooked up to their smart phones. I know music was the last thing on the list above and first thing now. But is unarguably the least complicated.
In this time of bundling vendors you can get a home phone, Internet and cable TV in one package. Price being commensurate to the package you get. I have not had a home phone for a while. When I did it was about $20 a month for unlimited calls within your local area and a charge per use for long distance. Seemed like a fair enough deal. Out of curiosity I checked on a land line from Verizon. You can either get a plan where you pay per minute on all calls. I am assuming this is long distance too? Or a one price long distance all and any call for a pretty steep price. I also see plans from Magic Jack ($35 a year) and Vonage ($9.95 per month). So should you un-bundle? Is that a word? We will pretend it is for now.
Now we move to the Internet. I remember when you could not use your home phone when you were on the Internet. As the computer was connecting to the Internet via the phone line. Over time you phone line could split the connection and you could use the phone at the same time Otherwise you had to have two telephone lines, one for voice and the other for your Internet. You also had to pay an Internet provider like MSN or AOL for an access fee. Many times you had so many minutes included and had to pay more if you went over this limit. Internet speed times have increased greatly. The dial up was 56K. Now they at 300 plus M. Now every time you load a page you are inundated with tons of ads, cookies and information that just wasn't there twenty years age. Now people are streaming media and need a higher bandwidth to make this happen. So what Internet speed do you need?
Now we head to TV. You know that thing that none of us ever claim to watch but is usually our constant companion. Your cable or dish package range is far and wide. My cable company has a basic deal that gives you clear reception on some of the local channels, one public channel (out of nine available over the air) and a few national cable networks. Almost like in the early 1980s cable gave you the local channels, WTBS and WGN. It was a stepping stone to sell you HBO and Showtime. Then we have a standard package. It has about seventy channels. The cable you came to love in the late 1990s. The only problem is that some of them are still showing the programs they did in the late 1990s over and over. Others that made their claim to fame with a genre are unrecognizable in their present format. Many are over ran with reality shows which are dumb and must be dirt cheap to produce. The channels I get that have movies seem to be getting worse about repeating the same ones over and over. I am beginning to feel that I offered a better selection in high school as the AV club used to run movies at lunch time for 10cents in the Winter time. Then you move to the top tiers. They have the same channels I get plus the same channels again in High Definition, some enhanced sports and a bunch or specialty channels. I believe that is is even a channel that you can watch paint dry. Unfortunately these channels also suffer from redundancy. The top package does not cover HBO, Showtime and all the other movie channels. And do have many pay per view and on demand options. And I thought I was a couch potato! Not to mention the DVR thing.
I have the standard cable and basic internet (although they say I have the high speed?). With the few channels that I use I sometimes wish there was just an Internet package. I need to get outside more and move around a bit more. A little less couch potato.
Your television was received over the air. An antennae.Easy. But you only got three or four channels out in the country. But there was always something to watch. That was however till the station signed off. About midnight or one o'clock am. But it worked. And you did not have to go through so many channels to find something to watch. Sometimes less choice makes your choice easy.
Music was also available for free. Over the radio. AM radio used to be the main choice from the 1920s till the 1970s. It was used for aviation navigation through clear channel stations that maintained the maximum 50,000 watt broadcasts 24 hours a day. When other stations at the same frequency would power down at sunset. This permitted airplanes to lock on to the radio beam to the destination they were headed. Worked well I guess. FM radio came along in the late 1940s. But really did not get off the ground commercially till the 1970s. Giving superior sound and the ability to broadcast in stereo. But at a much shorter range. Heretofore FM was pretty much the realm of Public Broadcasting.
Fast forward to today. I am sure that people still listen to the radio. AM is now mostly just talk shows and news. FM is splintered into specific target audiences. Music wise most seen to to hooked up to their smart phones. I know music was the last thing on the list above and first thing now. But is unarguably the least complicated.
In this time of bundling vendors you can get a home phone, Internet and cable TV in one package. Price being commensurate to the package you get. I have not had a home phone for a while. When I did it was about $20 a month for unlimited calls within your local area and a charge per use for long distance. Seemed like a fair enough deal. Out of curiosity I checked on a land line from Verizon. You can either get a plan where you pay per minute on all calls. I am assuming this is long distance too? Or a one price long distance all and any call for a pretty steep price. I also see plans from Magic Jack ($35 a year) and Vonage ($9.95 per month). So should you un-bundle? Is that a word? We will pretend it is for now.
Now we move to the Internet. I remember when you could not use your home phone when you were on the Internet. As the computer was connecting to the Internet via the phone line. Over time you phone line could split the connection and you could use the phone at the same time Otherwise you had to have two telephone lines, one for voice and the other for your Internet. You also had to pay an Internet provider like MSN or AOL for an access fee. Many times you had so many minutes included and had to pay more if you went over this limit. Internet speed times have increased greatly. The dial up was 56K. Now they at 300 plus M. Now every time you load a page you are inundated with tons of ads, cookies and information that just wasn't there twenty years age. Now people are streaming media and need a higher bandwidth to make this happen. So what Internet speed do you need?
Now we head to TV. You know that thing that none of us ever claim to watch but is usually our constant companion. Your cable or dish package range is far and wide. My cable company has a basic deal that gives you clear reception on some of the local channels, one public channel (out of nine available over the air) and a few national cable networks. Almost like in the early 1980s cable gave you the local channels, WTBS and WGN. It was a stepping stone to sell you HBO and Showtime. Then we have a standard package. It has about seventy channels. The cable you came to love in the late 1990s. The only problem is that some of them are still showing the programs they did in the late 1990s over and over. Others that made their claim to fame with a genre are unrecognizable in their present format. Many are over ran with reality shows which are dumb and must be dirt cheap to produce. The channels I get that have movies seem to be getting worse about repeating the same ones over and over. I am beginning to feel that I offered a better selection in high school as the AV club used to run movies at lunch time for 10cents in the Winter time. Then you move to the top tiers. They have the same channels I get plus the same channels again in High Definition, some enhanced sports and a bunch or specialty channels. I believe that is is even a channel that you can watch paint dry. Unfortunately these channels also suffer from redundancy. The top package does not cover HBO, Showtime and all the other movie channels. And do have many pay per view and on demand options. And I thought I was a couch potato! Not to mention the DVR thing.
I have the standard cable and basic internet (although they say I have the high speed?). With the few channels that I use I sometimes wish there was just an Internet package. I need to get outside more and move around a bit more. A little less couch potato.
How Can You Cut That Cable Tie When You Have A Bundle? Home Phones, Internet And Television
In the old days you had a home phone. From a wire from a pole. It worked when the power went off because the telephone company was worked off a large battery system that they kept charged with the regular power grid. In the event of a power outage they had their own generators that would keep the system up and running. The telephone was wired to the wall and could be placed in multiple rooms. And was indestructible.
Your television was received over the air. An antennae.Easy. But you only got three or four channels out in the country. But there was always something to watch. That was however till the station signed off. About midnight or one o'clock am. But it worked. And you did not have to go through so many channels to find something to watch. Sometimes less choice makes your choice easy.
Music was also available for free. Over the radio. AM radio used to be the main choice from the 1920s till the 1970s. It was used for aviation navigation through clear channel stations that maintained the maximum 50,000 watt broadcasts 24 hours a day. When other stations at the same frequency would power down at sunset. This permitted airplanes to lock on to the radio beam to the destination they were headed. Worked well I guess. FM radio came along in the late 1940s. But really did not get off the ground commercially till the 1970s. Giving superior sound and the ability to broadcast in stereo. But at a much shorter range. Heretofore FM was pretty much the realm of Public Broadcasting.
Fast forward to today. I am sure that people still listen to the radio. AM is now mostly just talk shows and news. FM is splintered into specific target audiences. Music wise most seen to to hooked up to their smart phones. I know music was the last thing on the list above and first thing now. But is unarguably the least complicated.
In this time of bundling vendors you can get a home phone, Internet and cable TV in one package. Price being commensurate to the package you get. I have not had a home phone for a while. When I did it was about $20 a month for unlimited calls within your local area and a charge per use for long distance. Seemed like a fair enough deal. Out of curiosity I checked on a land line from Verizon. You can either get a plan where you pay per minute on all calls. I am assuming this is long distance too? Or a one price long distance all and any call for a pretty steep price. I also see plans from Magic Jack ($35 a year) and Vonage ($9.95 per month). So should you un-bundle? Is that a word? We will pretend it is for now.
Now we move to the Internet. I remember when you could not use your home phone when you were on the Internet. As the computer was connecting to the Internet via the phone line. Over time you phone line could split the connection and you could use the phone at the same time Otherwise you had to have two telephone lines, one for voice and the other for your Internet. You also had to pay an Internet provider like MSN or AOL for an access fee. Many times you had so many minutes included and had to pay more if you went over this limit. Internet speed times have increased greatly. The dial up was 56K. Now they at 300 plus M. Now every time you load a page you are inundated with tons of ads, cookies and information that just wasn't there twenty years age. Now people are streaming media and need a higher bandwidth to make this happen. So what Internet speed do you need?
Now we head to TV. You know that thing that none of us ever claim to watch but is usually our constant companion. Your cable or dish package range is far and wide. My cable company has a basic deal that gives you clear reception on some of the local channels, one public channel (out of nine available over the air) and a few national cable networks. Almost like in the early 1980s cable gave you the local channels, WTBS and WGN. It was a stepping stone to sell you HBO and Showtime. Then we have a standard package. It has about seventy channels. The cable you came to love in the late 1990s. The only problem is that some of them are still showing the programs they did in the late 1990s over and over. Others that made their claim to fame with a genre are unrecognizable in their present format. Many are over ran with reality shows which are dumb and must be dirt cheap to produce. The channels I get that have movies seem to be getting worse about repeating the same ones over and over. I am beginning to feel that I offered a better selection in high school as the AV club used to run movies at lunch time for 10cents in the Winter time. Then you move to the top tiers. They have the same channels I get plus the same channels again in High Definition, some enhanced sports and a bunch or specialty channels. I believe that is is even a channel that you can watch paint dry. Unfortunately these channels also suffer from redundancy. The top package does not cover HBO, Showtime and all the other movie channels. And do have many pay per view and on demand options. And I thought I was a couch potato! Not to mention the DVR thing.
I have the standard cable and basic internet (although they say I have the high speed?). With the few channels that I use I sometimes wish there was just an Internet package. I need to get outside more and move around a bit more. A little less couch potato.
Your television was received over the air. An antennae.Easy. But you only got three or four channels out in the country. But there was always something to watch. That was however till the station signed off. About midnight or one o'clock am. But it worked. And you did not have to go through so many channels to find something to watch. Sometimes less choice makes your choice easy.
Music was also available for free. Over the radio. AM radio used to be the main choice from the 1920s till the 1970s. It was used for aviation navigation through clear channel stations that maintained the maximum 50,000 watt broadcasts 24 hours a day. When other stations at the same frequency would power down at sunset. This permitted airplanes to lock on to the radio beam to the destination they were headed. Worked well I guess. FM radio came along in the late 1940s. But really did not get off the ground commercially till the 1970s. Giving superior sound and the ability to broadcast in stereo. But at a much shorter range. Heretofore FM was pretty much the realm of Public Broadcasting.
Fast forward to today. I am sure that people still listen to the radio. AM is now mostly just talk shows and news. FM is splintered into specific target audiences. Music wise most seen to to hooked up to their smart phones. I know music was the last thing on the list above and first thing now. But is unarguably the least complicated.
In this time of bundling vendors you can get a home phone, Internet and cable TV in one package. Price being commensurate to the package you get. I have not had a home phone for a while. When I did it was about $20 a month for unlimited calls within your local area and a charge per use for long distance. Seemed like a fair enough deal. Out of curiosity I checked on a land line from Verizon. You can either get a plan where you pay per minute on all calls. I am assuming this is long distance too? Or a one price long distance all and any call for a pretty steep price. I also see plans from Magic Jack ($35 a year) and Vonage ($9.95 per month). So should you un-bundle? Is that a word? We will pretend it is for now.
Now we move to the Internet. I remember when you could not use your home phone when you were on the Internet. As the computer was connecting to the Internet via the phone line. Over time you phone line could split the connection and you could use the phone at the same time Otherwise you had to have two telephone lines, one for voice and the other for your Internet. You also had to pay an Internet provider like MSN or AOL for an access fee. Many times you had so many minutes included and had to pay more if you went over this limit. Internet speed times have increased greatly. The dial up was 56K. Now they at 300 plus M. Now every time you load a page you are inundated with tons of ads, cookies and information that just wasn't there twenty years age. Now people are streaming media and need a higher bandwidth to make this happen. So what Internet speed do you need?
Now we head to TV. You know that thing that none of us ever claim to watch but is usually our constant companion. Your cable or dish package range is far and wide. My cable company has a basic deal that gives you clear reception on some of the local channels, one public channel (out of nine available over the air) and a few national cable networks. Almost like in the early 1980s cable gave you the local channels, WTBS and WGN. It was a stepping stone to sell you HBO and Showtime. Then we have a standard package. It has about seventy channels. The cable you came to love in the late 1990s. The only problem is that some of them are still showing the programs they did in the late 1990s over and over. Others that made their claim to fame with a genre are unrecognizable in their present format. Many are over ran with reality shows which are dumb and must be dirt cheap to produce. The channels I get that have movies seem to be getting worse about repeating the same ones over and over. I am beginning to feel that I offered a better selection in high school as the AV club used to run movies at lunch time for 10cents in the Winter time. Then you move to the top tiers. They have the same channels I get plus the same channels again in High Definition, some enhanced sports and a bunch or specialty channels. I believe that is is even a channel that you can watch paint dry. Unfortunately these channels also suffer from redundancy. The top package does not cover HBO, Showtime and all the other movie channels. And do have many pay per view and on demand options. And I thought I was a couch potato! Not to mention the DVR thing.
I have the standard cable and basic internet (although they say I have the high speed?). With the few channels that I use I sometimes wish there was just an Internet package. I need to get outside more and move around a bit more. A little less couch potato.
Monday, May 18, 2015
Vinyl And Turntables
As a trend vinyl recordings (records) and turntables are a hot thing now. After being a dead media for years high end turntables are making a come back. The really cool thing is that vinyl records on a good turntable sound better than a CD. Certainly better then the tinny sounding i phone stuff.
I still listen to the turntable and my LPs from time to time. I still have a lot of LPs bought in the 1970s and 1980s. I also have a lot of 45 RPM singles from the fifties to the seventies. Because of the larger grooves and faster speed they they seem to have more dynamic range.
If you look in the classified ads in about any local paper you can find whole lots of records for sale. People ridding themselves of clutter and estates. I also believe that there a few small companies making new vinyl records. So I guess there is a market.
In the Crutchfeild catalog I get they are selling expensive turntables. There are turntables available on ebay, yard sales and thrift shops. But they cannot be guaranteed to be of good working order. A dice roll. I have a direct drive Technics turntable made by Panasonic. Made in the late seventies in Japan they sold millions of these because they are a great turntable. Not as high end as the English models and high end other models, but effective. They have a little quartz strobe light that lets you know it is running at the right speed. I would consider these the classic turntables of the last run of them as the media of choice. You may have to get a new cartridge. This is the part that holds the needle that contacts the record itself. I have found these still available on ebay. There were belt drive turntables too. Most of the older turntables were belt drive. They may or may not be more quite. But the problem here is the belt rots after time and may not be able to be replaced. As no one is making them anymore.
So you have your old records. You find a box of them at a yard sale. You found a turntable. You are set.
I still listen to the turntable and my LPs from time to time. I still have a lot of LPs bought in the 1970s and 1980s. I also have a lot of 45 RPM singles from the fifties to the seventies. Because of the larger grooves and faster speed they they seem to have more dynamic range.
If you look in the classified ads in about any local paper you can find whole lots of records for sale. People ridding themselves of clutter and estates. I also believe that there a few small companies making new vinyl records. So I guess there is a market.
In the Crutchfeild catalog I get they are selling expensive turntables. There are turntables available on ebay, yard sales and thrift shops. But they cannot be guaranteed to be of good working order. A dice roll. I have a direct drive Technics turntable made by Panasonic. Made in the late seventies in Japan they sold millions of these because they are a great turntable. Not as high end as the English models and high end other models, but effective. They have a little quartz strobe light that lets you know it is running at the right speed. I would consider these the classic turntables of the last run of them as the media of choice. You may have to get a new cartridge. This is the part that holds the needle that contacts the record itself. I have found these still available on ebay. There were belt drive turntables too. Most of the older turntables were belt drive. They may or may not be more quite. But the problem here is the belt rots after time and may not be able to be replaced. As no one is making them anymore.
So you have your old records. You find a box of them at a yard sale. You found a turntable. You are set.
Vinyl And Turntables
As a trend vinyl recordings (records) and turntables are a hot thing now. After being a dead media for years high end turntables are making a come back. The really cool thing is that vinyl records on a good turntable sound better than a CD. Certainly better then the tinny sounding i phone stuff.
I still listen to the turntable and my LPs from time to time. I still have a lot of LPs bought in the 1970s and 1980s. I also have a lot of 45 RPM singles from the fifties to the seventies. Because of the larger grooves and faster speed they they seem to have more dynamic range.
If you look in the classified ads in about any local paper you can find whole lots of records for sale. People ridding themselves of clutter and estates. I also believe that there a few small companies making new vinyl records. So I guess there is a market.
In the Crutchfeild catalog I get they are selling expensive turntables. There are turntables available on ebay, yard sales and thrift shops. But they cannot be guaranteed to be of good working order. A dice roll. I have a direct drive Technics turntable made by Panasonic. Made in the late seventies in Japan they sold millions of these because they are a great turntable. Not as high end as the English models and high end other models, but effective. They have a little quartz strobe light that lets you know it is running at the right speed. I would consider these the classic turntables of the last run of them as the media of choice. You may have to get a new cartridge. This is the part that holds the needle that contacts the record itself. I have found these still available on ebay. There were belt drive turntables too. Most of the older turntables were belt drive. They may or may not be more quite. But the problem here is the belt rots after time and may not be able to be replaced. As no one is making them anymore.
So you have your old records. You find a box of them at a yard sale. You found a turntable. You are set.
I still listen to the turntable and my LPs from time to time. I still have a lot of LPs bought in the 1970s and 1980s. I also have a lot of 45 RPM singles from the fifties to the seventies. Because of the larger grooves and faster speed they they seem to have more dynamic range.
If you look in the classified ads in about any local paper you can find whole lots of records for sale. People ridding themselves of clutter and estates. I also believe that there a few small companies making new vinyl records. So I guess there is a market.
In the Crutchfeild catalog I get they are selling expensive turntables. There are turntables available on ebay, yard sales and thrift shops. But they cannot be guaranteed to be of good working order. A dice roll. I have a direct drive Technics turntable made by Panasonic. Made in the late seventies in Japan they sold millions of these because they are a great turntable. Not as high end as the English models and high end other models, but effective. They have a little quartz strobe light that lets you know it is running at the right speed. I would consider these the classic turntables of the last run of them as the media of choice. You may have to get a new cartridge. This is the part that holds the needle that contacts the record itself. I have found these still available on ebay. There were belt drive turntables too. Most of the older turntables were belt drive. They may or may not be more quite. But the problem here is the belt rots after time and may not be able to be replaced. As no one is making them anymore.
So you have your old records. You find a box of them at a yard sale. You found a turntable. You are set.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Jethro Tull A Great Band
Jethro Tull was and or is a great rock group from the 1960's till the 2000's. If you have not ever heard them before you should check them out. They are on the top of my top 10 groups.
I have most of their albums. LP and CD. Check them out on youtube. You will like them.
I have most of their albums. LP and CD. Check them out on youtube. You will like them.
Jethro Tull A Great Band
Jethro Tull was and or is a great rock group from the 1960's till the 2000's. If you have not ever heard them before you should check them out. They are on the top of my top 10 groups.
I have most of their albums. LP and CD. Check them out on youtube. You will like them.
I have most of their albums. LP and CD. Check them out on youtube. You will like them.
Buying Generics At Your Local Chain Grocer May Get You Close Or Better Than Discount Stores
When grocery shopping we are influenced by several different factors. Whether it be location, section, price or just like that store. When I was a kid the people across the street owned one of the stores in town. So Mom shopped there. My grandmother on Mom's side shopped at the A&P that she shopped at since the late 1930's. They used to grind the coffee at the checkout. I still remember that smell.
As time went on during the late 1960's we started doing a grocery run every two weeks in a larger city about forty miles away. But it was an event. We would stop and eat at Burger Chef or another nicer restaurant on occasion. Then we would go to the grocery store. I would push the cart for my grandmother. We would often hit the deli to get some chicken livers and gizzards to snack on. Back then soft drinks came in 10 and 16 ounce returnable bottles. So I had to turn in the bottles at the front of the store. That was also one of my jobs. Like 5 cents a bottle per six pack.
After the grocery shopping we would head to a strip mall that had Montgomery Ward and a lot of other stores. My Mother and Grandmother would hit the other stores and Dad and I would hit Montgomery Ward. Until I was about 16 years old I did not know that appliances or electronics came from anywhere but Sears and Montgomery Ward. Our first color television, my stereo and many other appliances came from Montgomery Ward.
There was also a furniture store in this town that we shopped at. I remember jumping up and down at the salesman's orders to do so on my new bed. That came with a desk and chest of drawers.
But anyway back to grocery shopping. Some people shop at a store because it is the only one they can get to. Location. Others need a particular product that is only available at certain locations. So that means selections. The other is price. All we are looking for is price. We do not need anyone to cater to us, just price. And then there is I just like this store. Which is the hardest score to earn. My grandmother shopped at A&P because she liked that store.
So being in business since 1970 for myself. You want people to deal with you because they want to and not have to. I understand this and most people who have worked for someone else do not. Because they do the least that they can do working for someone else. So as a modern employee (now called associate) you should assume some responsibility for you company's success.
If you buy the generic products that are sold you will come pretty close to the prices you are finding elsewhere. So with the two for x amount, buy one get one free, coupons and price matching you can do pretty well.You also have to take in account driving to a further location, your time involved, the risk involved with driving and exposing yourself to being out in public and getting robbed or worse.
For example yesterday I bought a few store brand products that were about 50% off the brand names. A quick inspection of the ingredients found that they were tantamount. There is a good chance they were made in the same factory. I know that in 1992 I had interviewed with Aldi who was coming to the Louisville, Kentucky market. They told me that they sell their own house brands only. And that they are manufactured by name brand makers.
Obviously there has to be a reason that name brand make and sell generics. One is that making a house brand is a sale. They buy in mass. No advertising costs. A good little clean deal. You are still buying their product whether it is in the fancy colored package or the black and white package. It is a win win thing.
Years ago advertising as complex as it was simpler than it is today. There were three TV networks to advertise on. Radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Now with the Internet, countless TV channels, and all the other media manufacturers are forced to spend a lot more money advertising. This drives up retail costs and prices.
Look at the ads that dominate TV today. Fast food, phones, law firms, insurance but very little consumers food products. Not to many clothing companies advertise on TV either. The costs are so high and people will buy things anyway why not divert a bit of your effort to make a generic product that you know that you can sell without advertising. Good business sense. People are going to buy bread. Why just make it one brand. If you make all the bread you will sell all the bread.
As time went on during the late 1960's we started doing a grocery run every two weeks in a larger city about forty miles away. But it was an event. We would stop and eat at Burger Chef or another nicer restaurant on occasion. Then we would go to the grocery store. I would push the cart for my grandmother. We would often hit the deli to get some chicken livers and gizzards to snack on. Back then soft drinks came in 10 and 16 ounce returnable bottles. So I had to turn in the bottles at the front of the store. That was also one of my jobs. Like 5 cents a bottle per six pack.
After the grocery shopping we would head to a strip mall that had Montgomery Ward and a lot of other stores. My Mother and Grandmother would hit the other stores and Dad and I would hit Montgomery Ward. Until I was about 16 years old I did not know that appliances or electronics came from anywhere but Sears and Montgomery Ward. Our first color television, my stereo and many other appliances came from Montgomery Ward.
There was also a furniture store in this town that we shopped at. I remember jumping up and down at the salesman's orders to do so on my new bed. That came with a desk and chest of drawers.
But anyway back to grocery shopping. Some people shop at a store because it is the only one they can get to. Location. Others need a particular product that is only available at certain locations. So that means selections. The other is price. All we are looking for is price. We do not need anyone to cater to us, just price. And then there is I just like this store. Which is the hardest score to earn. My grandmother shopped at A&P because she liked that store.
So being in business since 1970 for myself. You want people to deal with you because they want to and not have to. I understand this and most people who have worked for someone else do not. Because they do the least that they can do working for someone else. So as a modern employee (now called associate) you should assume some responsibility for you company's success.
If you buy the generic products that are sold you will come pretty close to the prices you are finding elsewhere. So with the two for x amount, buy one get one free, coupons and price matching you can do pretty well.You also have to take in account driving to a further location, your time involved, the risk involved with driving and exposing yourself to being out in public and getting robbed or worse.
For example yesterday I bought a few store brand products that were about 50% off the brand names. A quick inspection of the ingredients found that they were tantamount. There is a good chance they were made in the same factory. I know that in 1992 I had interviewed with Aldi who was coming to the Louisville, Kentucky market. They told me that they sell their own house brands only. And that they are manufactured by name brand makers.
Obviously there has to be a reason that name brand make and sell generics. One is that making a house brand is a sale. They buy in mass. No advertising costs. A good little clean deal. You are still buying their product whether it is in the fancy colored package or the black and white package. It is a win win thing.
Years ago advertising as complex as it was simpler than it is today. There were three TV networks to advertise on. Radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Now with the Internet, countless TV channels, and all the other media manufacturers are forced to spend a lot more money advertising. This drives up retail costs and prices.
Look at the ads that dominate TV today. Fast food, phones, law firms, insurance but very little consumers food products. Not to many clothing companies advertise on TV either. The costs are so high and people will buy things anyway why not divert a bit of your effort to make a generic product that you know that you can sell without advertising. Good business sense. People are going to buy bread. Why just make it one brand. If you make all the bread you will sell all the bread.
Buying Generics At Your Local Chain Grocer May Get You Close Or Better Than Discount Stores
When grocery shopping we are influenced by several different factors. Whether it be location, section, price or just like that store. When I was a kid the people across the street owned one of the stores in town. So Mom shopped there. My grandmother on Mom's side shopped at the A&P that she shopped at since the late 1930's. They used to grind the coffee at the checkout. I still remember that smell.
As time went on during the late 1960's we started doing a grocery run every two weeks in a larger city about forty miles away. But it was an event. We would stop and eat at Burger Chef or another nicer restaurant on occasion. Then we would go to the grocery store. I would push the cart for my grandmother. We would often hit the deli to get some chicken livers and gizzards to snack on. Back then soft drinks came in 10 and 16 ounce returnable bottles. So I had to turn in the bottles at the front of the store. That was also one of my jobs. Like 5 cents a bottle per six pack.
After the grocery shopping we would head to a strip mall that had Montgomery Ward and a lot of other stores. My Mother and Grandmother would hit the other stores and Dad and I would hit Montgomery Ward. Until I was about 16 years old I did not know that appliances or electronics came from anywhere but Sears and Montgomery Ward. Our first color television, my stereo and many other appliances came from Montgomery Ward.
There was also a furniture store in this town that we shopped at. I remember jumping up and down at the salesman's orders to do so on my new bed. That came with a desk and chest of drawers.
But anyway back to grocery shopping. Some people shop at a store because it is the only one they can get to. Location. Others need a particular product that is only available at certain locations. So that means selections. The other is price. All we are looking for is price. We do not need anyone to cater to us, just price. And then there is I just like this store. Which is the hardest score to earn. My grandmother shopped at A&P because she liked that store.
So being in business since 1970 for myself. You want people to deal with you because they want to and not have to. I understand this and most people who have worked for someone else do not. Because they do the least that they can do working for someone else. So as a modern employee (now called associate) you should assume some responsibility for you company's success.
If you buy the generic products that are sold you will come pretty close to the prices you are finding elsewhere. So with the two for x amount, buy one get one free, coupons and price matching you can do pretty well.You also have to take in account driving to a further location, your time involved, the risk involved with driving and exposing yourself to being out in public and getting robbed or worse.
For example yesterday I bought a few store brand products that were about 50% off the brand names. A quick inspection of the ingredients found that they were tantamount. There is a good chance they were made in the same factory. I know that in 1992 I had interviewed with Aldi who was coming to the Louisville, Kentucky market. They told me that they sell their own house brands only. And that they are manufactured by name brand makers.
Obviously there has to be a reason that name brand make and sell generics. One is that making a house brand is a sale. They buy in mass. No advertising costs. A good little clean deal. You are still buying their product whether it is in the fancy colored package or the black and white package. It is a win win thing.
Years ago advertising as complex as it was simpler than it is today. There were three TV networks to advertise on. Radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Now with the Internet, countless TV channels, and all the other media manufacturers are forced to spend a lot more money advertising. This drives up retail costs and prices.
Look at the ads that dominate TV today. Fast food, phones, law firms, insurance but very little consumers food products. Not to many clothing companies advertise on TV either. The costs are so high and people will buy things anyway why not divert a bit of your effort to make a generic product that you know that you can sell without advertising. Good business sense. People are going to buy bread. Why just make it one brand. If you make all the bread you will sell all the bread.
As time went on during the late 1960's we started doing a grocery run every two weeks in a larger city about forty miles away. But it was an event. We would stop and eat at Burger Chef or another nicer restaurant on occasion. Then we would go to the grocery store. I would push the cart for my grandmother. We would often hit the deli to get some chicken livers and gizzards to snack on. Back then soft drinks came in 10 and 16 ounce returnable bottles. So I had to turn in the bottles at the front of the store. That was also one of my jobs. Like 5 cents a bottle per six pack.
After the grocery shopping we would head to a strip mall that had Montgomery Ward and a lot of other stores. My Mother and Grandmother would hit the other stores and Dad and I would hit Montgomery Ward. Until I was about 16 years old I did not know that appliances or electronics came from anywhere but Sears and Montgomery Ward. Our first color television, my stereo and many other appliances came from Montgomery Ward.
There was also a furniture store in this town that we shopped at. I remember jumping up and down at the salesman's orders to do so on my new bed. That came with a desk and chest of drawers.
But anyway back to grocery shopping. Some people shop at a store because it is the only one they can get to. Location. Others need a particular product that is only available at certain locations. So that means selections. The other is price. All we are looking for is price. We do not need anyone to cater to us, just price. And then there is I just like this store. Which is the hardest score to earn. My grandmother shopped at A&P because she liked that store.
So being in business since 1970 for myself. You want people to deal with you because they want to and not have to. I understand this and most people who have worked for someone else do not. Because they do the least that they can do working for someone else. So as a modern employee (now called associate) you should assume some responsibility for you company's success.
If you buy the generic products that are sold you will come pretty close to the prices you are finding elsewhere. So with the two for x amount, buy one get one free, coupons and price matching you can do pretty well.You also have to take in account driving to a further location, your time involved, the risk involved with driving and exposing yourself to being out in public and getting robbed or worse.
For example yesterday I bought a few store brand products that were about 50% off the brand names. A quick inspection of the ingredients found that they were tantamount. There is a good chance they were made in the same factory. I know that in 1992 I had interviewed with Aldi who was coming to the Louisville, Kentucky market. They told me that they sell their own house brands only. And that they are manufactured by name brand makers.
Obviously there has to be a reason that name brand make and sell generics. One is that making a house brand is a sale. They buy in mass. No advertising costs. A good little clean deal. You are still buying their product whether it is in the fancy colored package or the black and white package. It is a win win thing.
Years ago advertising as complex as it was simpler than it is today. There were three TV networks to advertise on. Radio, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Now with the Internet, countless TV channels, and all the other media manufacturers are forced to spend a lot more money advertising. This drives up retail costs and prices.
Look at the ads that dominate TV today. Fast food, phones, law firms, insurance but very little consumers food products. Not to many clothing companies advertise on TV either. The costs are so high and people will buy things anyway why not divert a bit of your effort to make a generic product that you know that you can sell without advertising. Good business sense. People are going to buy bread. Why just make it one brand. If you make all the bread you will sell all the bread.
Monday, May 11, 2015
My Favorite Motorcyle The 1975 Harley Davidson Super Glide
I have rode motorcycles since 1970. Of all that I have had the 1975 Harley Davidson Super Glide would be at the top of the list. Number 2 would be the 1971 Honda CB 750 K I had. It had an 836 kit in it and a header It would roughly run with the KZ Kawasaki's of the day.
Other bikes that I should have kept was a 1976 BMW R90S. I bought this for $1500 from a lodge buddy. It had about 2500 miles on it. Toaster tank, brown in color and cool. I also picked up a 1977 Harley Davidson Low Rider. In that grey color they only offered. It was cool too. But dad says that the garage is not a motorcycle store. And I need to go down to one. Hard choice with all of these nice pieces.
I sold the Honda CB750 to a buddy for $1000. Good deal for him. I sold the Low Rider for $2500. Outch. I sold the BMW for $1800 (worth about $20,000 now.) What a beating.
So the one I kept was the 1975 Harley Super Glide. It did not let me down. Never left me sitting anywhere. Always made it to where I was going. Really classic design. Rode nice and was fast. What else would you want from a motorcycle. Did I mention that it got great fuel mileage?
1975 was the last year for a Bendix carb. It had a primary and secondary stage. Like a four barrel carb on a car. I had it balanced, blueprinted, ported and polished. They she really ran. Had it set up with the two into one header that Harley started using in 1976. Nice and quite. And faster.
As a ground breaker my buddies started buying Harley Davidson motorcycles. But they had the later carbs and would smoke and belch. The old Bendix did not and did burn very clean. Even better with 110 octane aviation fuel.
I liked all my bikes, but had used the 1975 Super Glide the most.
Other bikes that I should have kept was a 1976 BMW R90S. I bought this for $1500 from a lodge buddy. It had about 2500 miles on it. Toaster tank, brown in color and cool. I also picked up a 1977 Harley Davidson Low Rider. In that grey color they only offered. It was cool too. But dad says that the garage is not a motorcycle store. And I need to go down to one. Hard choice with all of these nice pieces.
I sold the Honda CB750 to a buddy for $1000. Good deal for him. I sold the Low Rider for $2500. Outch. I sold the BMW for $1800 (worth about $20,000 now.) What a beating.
So the one I kept was the 1975 Harley Super Glide. It did not let me down. Never left me sitting anywhere. Always made it to where I was going. Really classic design. Rode nice and was fast. What else would you want from a motorcycle. Did I mention that it got great fuel mileage?
1975 was the last year for a Bendix carb. It had a primary and secondary stage. Like a four barrel carb on a car. I had it balanced, blueprinted, ported and polished. They she really ran. Had it set up with the two into one header that Harley started using in 1976. Nice and quite. And faster.
As a ground breaker my buddies started buying Harley Davidson motorcycles. But they had the later carbs and would smoke and belch. The old Bendix did not and did burn very clean. Even better with 110 octane aviation fuel.
I liked all my bikes, but had used the 1975 Super Glide the most.
My Favorite Motorcyle The 1975 Harley Davidson Super Glide
I have rode motorcycles since 1970. Of all that I have had the 1975 Harley Davidson Super Glide would be at the top of the list. Number 2 would be the 1971 Honda CB 750 K I had. It had an 836 kit in it and a header It would roughly run with the KZ Kawasaki's of the day.
Other bikes that I should have kept was a 1976 BMW R90S. I bought this for $1500 from a lodge buddy. It had about 2500 miles on it. Toaster tank, brown in color and cool. I also picked up a 1977 Harley Davidson Low Rider. In that grey color they only offered. It was cool too. But dad says that the garage is not a motorcycle store. And I need to go down to one. Hard choice with all of these nice pieces.
I sold the Honda CB750 to a buddy for $1000. Good deal for him. I sold the Low Rider for $2500. Outch. I sold the BMW for $1800 (worth about $20,000 now.) What a beating.
So the one I kept was the 1975 Harley Super Glide. It did not let me down. Never left me sitting anywhere. Always made it to where I was going. Really classic design. Rode nice and was fast. What else would you want from a motorcycle. Did I mention that it got great fuel mileage?
1975 was the last year for a Bendix carb. It had a primary and secondary stage. Like a four barrel carb on a car. I had it balanced, blueprinted, ported and polished. They she really ran. Had it set up with the two into one header that Harley started using in 1976. Nice and quite. And faster.
As a ground breaker my buddies started buying Harley Davidson motorcycles. But they had the later carbs and would smoke and belch. The old Bendix did not and did burn very clean. Even better with 110 octane aviation fuel.
I liked all my bikes, but had used the 1975 Super Glide the most.
Other bikes that I should have kept was a 1976 BMW R90S. I bought this for $1500 from a lodge buddy. It had about 2500 miles on it. Toaster tank, brown in color and cool. I also picked up a 1977 Harley Davidson Low Rider. In that grey color they only offered. It was cool too. But dad says that the garage is not a motorcycle store. And I need to go down to one. Hard choice with all of these nice pieces.
I sold the Honda CB750 to a buddy for $1000. Good deal for him. I sold the Low Rider for $2500. Outch. I sold the BMW for $1800 (worth about $20,000 now.) What a beating.
So the one I kept was the 1975 Harley Super Glide. It did not let me down. Never left me sitting anywhere. Always made it to where I was going. Really classic design. Rode nice and was fast. What else would you want from a motorcycle. Did I mention that it got great fuel mileage?
1975 was the last year for a Bendix carb. It had a primary and secondary stage. Like a four barrel carb on a car. I had it balanced, blueprinted, ported and polished. They she really ran. Had it set up with the two into one header that Harley started using in 1976. Nice and quite. And faster.
As a ground breaker my buddies started buying Harley Davidson motorcycles. But they had the later carbs and would smoke and belch. The old Bendix did not and did burn very clean. Even better with 110 octane aviation fuel.
I liked all my bikes, but had used the 1975 Super Glide the most.
Got A New Domain
I got a new domain. My own website. livingwithoutalot.org. You can still read all the interesting things I write about on jeffreyclineblogspot. livingwithoutalot.org or jeffreyclineblogspot.
In reality I do not really know what this means. I know that the ads are not showing up on the posts. Which does not make much of a difference as no one was clicking on them anyway. I am up to $11.47 after two and a half years. Better not quite my day job.
I could have chosen net, com or org. I just like the sound of org. As I am obviously non profit for education. Again it just has a better ring to it.
In reality I do not really know what this means. I know that the ads are not showing up on the posts. Which does not make much of a difference as no one was clicking on them anyway. I am up to $11.47 after two and a half years. Better not quite my day job.
I could have chosen net, com or org. I just like the sound of org. As I am obviously non profit for education. Again it just has a better ring to it.
Got A New Domain
I got a new domain. My own website. livingwithoutalot.org. You can still read all the interesting things I write about on jeffreyclineblogspot. livingwithoutalot.org or jeffreyclineblogspot.
In reality I do not really know what this means. I know that the ads are not showing up on the posts. Which does not make much of a difference as no one was clicking on them anyway. I am up to $11.47 after two and a half years. Better not quite my day job.
I could have chosen net, com or org. I just like the sound of org. As I am obviously non profit for education. Again it just has a better ring to it.
In reality I do not really know what this means. I know that the ads are not showing up on the posts. Which does not make much of a difference as no one was clicking on them anyway. I am up to $11.47 after two and a half years. Better not quite my day job.
I could have chosen net, com or org. I just like the sound of org. As I am obviously non profit for education. Again it just has a better ring to it.
Friday, May 8, 2015
VE Day Not Remembered Much Anymore
Today is the seventieth anniversary of what was called VE Day. Victory in Europe. The end of World War 2 there. It lasted a long time on a massive scale. Both sides where ready for it to end. This also started the beginning of the world as we know it know.
North America did not suffer the destruction that Europe did. World War 1 was very destructive but not close on the scale of World War 2. Most of the people that was involved in World War 2 have passed away now. And less and less that even were alive during it are passing away. As do people thought and memories of the width and breath of the crisis.
I can think of no place in the world that was not involved in some way in this conflict. Pole to pole. No one was spared involvement. The cost and effort could have made every one on the planet quite wealthy. If so much time and effort was put into a better direction a Utopia could have been created.
I watch a lot of the World War 2 films on TV. You have to realize that they were glamorized and made to get everyone on the same page. But the gist of them were in fact true. A lot on technology came out of the closet in World War 2. As they were needed to get the edge to win. The main thing is that a lot of people knew that their efforts were used to create an effort to win the war.
Each country had to step up there industrial capabilities to the maximum. Can you imagine the resources used and wasted? Then after the War the European continent was in shambles. Homes, all roads and bridges were destroyed. Factories, agriculture, utilities and everything else in ruins.
What I find interesting is that a lot of the countries that were allies during the war became enemies afterwards. The United States and The Soviet Union and China were allies. Not so much after the war. Japan and Germany were enemies. Then allies after the war. They were allies. Keep an eye on your enemies and your friends closer I guess.
Also the end of World War 2 led to many of the "major powers" giving up their possessions across the world. For the United States they "freed" territories. Others called them colonies. They became independent nations. Funded our course by their of mother nation. Until the next best funder came along.
The Soviets took over Eastern Europe. In what was called the Iron Curtain. But on the outside looking in I would say that the Eastern Block was free of a lot of crime, but not corruption. This created an East vs. West thing for a generation or two. Ironically in my political science studies I deduced that the United States and the Soviet Union had the most tantamount systems on governments. With a few exceptions of course.
So the super powers send money to countries that are on the bobble. Only to have their leaders to live like a king and buy a helicopter.
All in all did the lives, resources and efforts of World War 2 make sense? I guess so as we are alive now.
North America did not suffer the destruction that Europe did. World War 1 was very destructive but not close on the scale of World War 2. Most of the people that was involved in World War 2 have passed away now. And less and less that even were alive during it are passing away. As do people thought and memories of the width and breath of the crisis.
I can think of no place in the world that was not involved in some way in this conflict. Pole to pole. No one was spared involvement. The cost and effort could have made every one on the planet quite wealthy. If so much time and effort was put into a better direction a Utopia could have been created.
I watch a lot of the World War 2 films on TV. You have to realize that they were glamorized and made to get everyone on the same page. But the gist of them were in fact true. A lot on technology came out of the closet in World War 2. As they were needed to get the edge to win. The main thing is that a lot of people knew that their efforts were used to create an effort to win the war.
Each country had to step up there industrial capabilities to the maximum. Can you imagine the resources used and wasted? Then after the War the European continent was in shambles. Homes, all roads and bridges were destroyed. Factories, agriculture, utilities and everything else in ruins.
What I find interesting is that a lot of the countries that were allies during the war became enemies afterwards. The United States and The Soviet Union and China were allies. Not so much after the war. Japan and Germany were enemies. Then allies after the war. They were allies. Keep an eye on your enemies and your friends closer I guess.
Also the end of World War 2 led to many of the "major powers" giving up their possessions across the world. For the United States they "freed" territories. Others called them colonies. They became independent nations. Funded our course by their of mother nation. Until the next best funder came along.
The Soviets took over Eastern Europe. In what was called the Iron Curtain. But on the outside looking in I would say that the Eastern Block was free of a lot of crime, but not corruption. This created an East vs. West thing for a generation or two. Ironically in my political science studies I deduced that the United States and the Soviet Union had the most tantamount systems on governments. With a few exceptions of course.
So the super powers send money to countries that are on the bobble. Only to have their leaders to live like a king and buy a helicopter.
All in all did the lives, resources and efforts of World War 2 make sense? I guess so as we are alive now.
VE Day Not Remembered Much Anymore
Today is the seventieth anniversary of what was called VE Day. Victory in Europe. The end of World War 2 there. It lasted a long time on a massive scale. Both sides where ready for it to end. This also started the beginning of the world as we know it know.
North America did not suffer the destruction that Europe did. World War 1 was very destructive but not close on the scale of World War 2. Most of the people that was involved in World War 2 have passed away now. And less and less that even were alive during it are passing away. As do people thought and memories of the width and breath of the crisis.
I can think of no place in the world that was not involved in some way in this conflict. Pole to pole. No one was spared involvement. The cost and effort could have made every one on the planet quite wealthy. If so much time and effort was put into a better direction a Utopia could have been created.
I watch a lot of the World War 2 films on TV. You have to realize that they were glamorized and made to get everyone on the same page. But the gist of them were in fact true. A lot on technology came out of the closet in World War 2. As they were needed to get the edge to win. The main thing is that a lot of people knew that their efforts were used to create an effort to win the war.
Each country had to step up there industrial capabilities to the maximum. Can you imagine the resources used and wasted? Then after the War the European continent was in shambles. Homes, all roads and bridges were destroyed. Factories, agriculture, utilities and everything else in ruins.
What I find interesting is that a lot of the countries that were allies during the war became enemies afterwards. The United States and The Soviet Union and China were allies. Not so much after the war. Japan and Germany were enemies. Then allies after the war. They were allies. Keep an eye on your enemies and your friends closer I guess.
Also the end of World War 2 led to many of the "major powers" giving up their possessions across the world. For the United States they "freed" territories. Others called them colonies. They became independent nations. Funded our course by their of mother nation. Until the next best funder came along.
The Soviets took over Eastern Europe. In what was called the Iron Curtain. But on the outside looking in I would say that the Eastern Block was free of a lot of crime, but not corruption. This created an East vs. West thing for a generation or two. Ironically in my political science studies I deduced that the United States and the Soviet Union had the most tantamount systems on governments. With a few exceptions of course.
So the super powers send money to countries that are on the bobble. Only to have their leaders to live like a king and buy a helicopter.
All in all did the lives, resources and efforts of World War 2 make sense? I guess so as we are alive now.
North America did not suffer the destruction that Europe did. World War 1 was very destructive but not close on the scale of World War 2. Most of the people that was involved in World War 2 have passed away now. And less and less that even were alive during it are passing away. As do people thought and memories of the width and breath of the crisis.
I can think of no place in the world that was not involved in some way in this conflict. Pole to pole. No one was spared involvement. The cost and effort could have made every one on the planet quite wealthy. If so much time and effort was put into a better direction a Utopia could have been created.
I watch a lot of the World War 2 films on TV. You have to realize that they were glamorized and made to get everyone on the same page. But the gist of them were in fact true. A lot on technology came out of the closet in World War 2. As they were needed to get the edge to win. The main thing is that a lot of people knew that their efforts were used to create an effort to win the war.
Each country had to step up there industrial capabilities to the maximum. Can you imagine the resources used and wasted? Then after the War the European continent was in shambles. Homes, all roads and bridges were destroyed. Factories, agriculture, utilities and everything else in ruins.
What I find interesting is that a lot of the countries that were allies during the war became enemies afterwards. The United States and The Soviet Union and China were allies. Not so much after the war. Japan and Germany were enemies. Then allies after the war. They were allies. Keep an eye on your enemies and your friends closer I guess.
Also the end of World War 2 led to many of the "major powers" giving up their possessions across the world. For the United States they "freed" territories. Others called them colonies. They became independent nations. Funded our course by their of mother nation. Until the next best funder came along.
The Soviets took over Eastern Europe. In what was called the Iron Curtain. But on the outside looking in I would say that the Eastern Block was free of a lot of crime, but not corruption. This created an East vs. West thing for a generation or two. Ironically in my political science studies I deduced that the United States and the Soviet Union had the most tantamount systems on governments. With a few exceptions of course.
So the super powers send money to countries that are on the bobble. Only to have their leaders to live like a king and buy a helicopter.
All in all did the lives, resources and efforts of World War 2 make sense? I guess so as we are alive now.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
How Come All The Networks Keep Showing The Same Things Over And Over Again?
Am I the only one that notices that when I check the TV listings the same channels keep showing the same shows over and over again. I realize that with 500 channels out there it would be very expensive to provide new programing all the time.
The king and pioneer of redundant programing has to be WGN. They have for the most part been showing the same programs at the same times for years. It gets like a cult watching thing.
But the other networks do as well. It is like certain channels have about ten or twelve shows that they just keep showing again and again. I guess this is a downside of having too many specialty channels. Consumers are paying a great deal of money to watch what we in the old over the air days call reruns. I know my parents have the FIOS deal with all these channels. I went a year without watching this and the first time I turned on the Military History Channel it was playing the same show I seen a year ago. With the same advertisements. This is also true of the standard cable package that I have. Over and over.
I used to really like the SyFy channel. They used to play well, science fiction shows. A lot of the older ones from the past and some newer ones. Now they are playing the stupid reality shows that I can only think are dirt cheap to produce and rerunning them as well. History Channel used to have history. Again all these cheap to produced reran reality shows.
Even my new favorite the over the air has repeats. But as that is not as painful as you are not paying for them except for the cost of a antennae. The main networks do have the new shows. Maybe I will start watching them as I have not for years and get some new favorites.
The king and pioneer of redundant programing has to be WGN. They have for the most part been showing the same programs at the same times for years. It gets like a cult watching thing.
But the other networks do as well. It is like certain channels have about ten or twelve shows that they just keep showing again and again. I guess this is a downside of having too many specialty channels. Consumers are paying a great deal of money to watch what we in the old over the air days call reruns. I know my parents have the FIOS deal with all these channels. I went a year without watching this and the first time I turned on the Military History Channel it was playing the same show I seen a year ago. With the same advertisements. This is also true of the standard cable package that I have. Over and over.
I used to really like the SyFy channel. They used to play well, science fiction shows. A lot of the older ones from the past and some newer ones. Now they are playing the stupid reality shows that I can only think are dirt cheap to produce and rerunning them as well. History Channel used to have history. Again all these cheap to produced reran reality shows.
Even my new favorite the over the air has repeats. But as that is not as painful as you are not paying for them except for the cost of a antennae. The main networks do have the new shows. Maybe I will start watching them as I have not for years and get some new favorites.
How Come All The Networks Keep Showing The Same Things Over And Over Again?
Am I the only one that notices that when I check the TV listings the same channels keep showing the same shows over and over again. I realize that with 500 channels out there it would be very expensive to provide new programing all the time.
The king and pioneer of redundant programing has to be WGN. They have for the most part been showing the same programs at the same times for years. It gets like a cult watching thing.
But the other networks do as well. It is like certain channels have about ten or twelve shows that they just keep showing again and again. I guess this is a downside of having too many specialty channels. Consumers are paying a great deal of money to watch what we in the old over the air days call reruns. I know my parents have the FIOS deal with all these channels. I went a year without watching this and the first time I turned on the Military History Channel it was playing the same show I seen a year ago. With the same advertisements. This is also true of the standard cable package that I have. Over and over.
I used to really like the SyFy channel. They used to play well, science fiction shows. A lot of the older ones from the past and some newer ones. Now they are playing the stupid reality shows that I can only think are dirt cheap to produce and rerunning them as well. History Channel used to have history. Again all these cheap to produced reran reality shows.
Even my new favorite the over the air has repeats. But as that is not as painful as you are not paying for them except for the cost of a antennae. The main networks do have the new shows. Maybe I will start watching them as I have not for years and get some new favorites.
The king and pioneer of redundant programing has to be WGN. They have for the most part been showing the same programs at the same times for years. It gets like a cult watching thing.
But the other networks do as well. It is like certain channels have about ten or twelve shows that they just keep showing again and again. I guess this is a downside of having too many specialty channels. Consumers are paying a great deal of money to watch what we in the old over the air days call reruns. I know my parents have the FIOS deal with all these channels. I went a year without watching this and the first time I turned on the Military History Channel it was playing the same show I seen a year ago. With the same advertisements. This is also true of the standard cable package that I have. Over and over.
I used to really like the SyFy channel. They used to play well, science fiction shows. A lot of the older ones from the past and some newer ones. Now they are playing the stupid reality shows that I can only think are dirt cheap to produce and rerunning them as well. History Channel used to have history. Again all these cheap to produced reran reality shows.
Even my new favorite the over the air has repeats. But as that is not as painful as you are not paying for them except for the cost of a antennae. The main networks do have the new shows. Maybe I will start watching them as I have not for years and get some new favorites.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Need To Kick This Blog Up A Bit
My last post spoke of not being able to read the comments from Google +. I find this very frustrating. I would really like to see the comments. Which way do I go with this blog? Is there any where to go with it?
When I view the posts there are usually some nice ads. I never get any views. No comments or ad views make for a very boring blog. No revenue either.
I know that a lot of the posts may not mean anything to a lot of folks but some of them are very thought provoking. I am glad to the fact that I have enjoyed the luxury of world wide readership. This makes me proud. But I still need your feedback and comments.
I did add my photo verifying the post called ugly. I have posted several good inexpensive recipes. Fugal items. Bicycling for transportation. History. Off the wall social observations. You name it.
Henceforth I will try to post on a more regular basis. To get readership up. Try to come up with more likeable articles. As I have said time and again, I want to hear for you. Good or bad.
When I view the posts there are usually some nice ads. I never get any views. No comments or ad views make for a very boring blog. No revenue either.
I know that a lot of the posts may not mean anything to a lot of folks but some of them are very thought provoking. I am glad to the fact that I have enjoyed the luxury of world wide readership. This makes me proud. But I still need your feedback and comments.
I did add my photo verifying the post called ugly. I have posted several good inexpensive recipes. Fugal items. Bicycling for transportation. History. Off the wall social observations. You name it.
Henceforth I will try to post on a more regular basis. To get readership up. Try to come up with more likeable articles. As I have said time and again, I want to hear for you. Good or bad.
Need To Kick This Blog Up A Bit
My last post spoke of not being able to read the comments from Google +. I find this very frustrating. I would really like to see the comments. Which way do I go with this blog? Is there any where to go with it?
When I view the posts there are usually some nice ads. I never get any views. No comments or ad views make for a very boring blog. No revenue either.
I know that a lot of the posts may not mean anything to a lot of folks but some of them are very thought provoking. I am glad to the fact that I have enjoyed the luxury of world wide readership. This makes me proud. But I still need your feedback and comments.
I did add my photo verifying the post called ugly. I have posted several good inexpensive recipes. Fugal items. Bicycling for transportation. History. Off the wall social observations. You name it.
Henceforth I will try to post on a more regular basis. To get readership up. Try to come up with more likeable articles. As I have said time and again, I want to hear for you. Good or bad.
When I view the posts there are usually some nice ads. I never get any views. No comments or ad views make for a very boring blog. No revenue either.
I know that a lot of the posts may not mean anything to a lot of folks but some of them are very thought provoking. I am glad to the fact that I have enjoyed the luxury of world wide readership. This makes me proud. But I still need your feedback and comments.
I did add my photo verifying the post called ugly. I have posted several good inexpensive recipes. Fugal items. Bicycling for transportation. History. Off the wall social observations. You name it.
Henceforth I will try to post on a more regular basis. To get readership up. Try to come up with more likeable articles. As I have said time and again, I want to hear for you. Good or bad.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
One Of The Wonderful Things We Take For Granted Being The Postal Service
We all hear all the stories that the Postal Service is slow, going broke, out dated, no longer needed, etc. I feel that the Postal Service is not respected as they should be.
I cannot think of anytime that I have had a hard time with the Post Office itself, the service that I received, deliveries or anything else.
A stamp is fifty cents. Big deal. Most people would not get out of their chair for fifty cents. You can send a letter anywhere in the United States for fifty cents. What a deal. And if you have used them in the last several years you would be amazed how fast it gets to its destination.
I buy and sell things on the internet. I have found that I get the best service, whether shipping or receiving from the Postal Service. Best speed, price and overall service.
So the next time you see your mail person, just tell them thank you for doing a very good job!
I cannot think of anytime that I have had a hard time with the Post Office itself, the service that I received, deliveries or anything else.
A stamp is fifty cents. Big deal. Most people would not get out of their chair for fifty cents. You can send a letter anywhere in the United States for fifty cents. What a deal. And if you have used them in the last several years you would be amazed how fast it gets to its destination.
I buy and sell things on the internet. I have found that I get the best service, whether shipping or receiving from the Postal Service. Best speed, price and overall service.
So the next time you see your mail person, just tell them thank you for doing a very good job!
One Of The Wonderful Things We Take For Granted Being The Postal Service
We all hear all the stories that the Postal Service is slow, going broke, out dated, no longer needed, etc. I feel that the Postal Service is not respected as they should be.
I cannot think of anytime that I have had a hard time with the Post Office itself, the service that I received, deliveries or anything else.
A stamp is fifty cents. Big deal. Most people would not get out of their chair for fifty cents. You can send a letter anywhere in the United States for fifty cents. What a deal. And if you have used them in the last several years you would be amazed how fast it gets to its destination.
I buy and sell things on the internet. I have found that I get the best service, whether shipping or receiving from the Postal Service. Best speed, price and overall service.
So the next time you see your mail person, just tell them thank you for doing a very good job!
I cannot think of anytime that I have had a hard time with the Post Office itself, the service that I received, deliveries or anything else.
A stamp is fifty cents. Big deal. Most people would not get out of their chair for fifty cents. You can send a letter anywhere in the United States for fifty cents. What a deal. And if you have used them in the last several years you would be amazed how fast it gets to its destination.
I buy and sell things on the internet. I have found that I get the best service, whether shipping or receiving from the Postal Service. Best speed, price and overall service.
So the next time you see your mail person, just tell them thank you for doing a very good job!
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