DesertTinker

Welcome to the wind tunnel! This is the most continually windy year I’ve experienced since I have been a desert resident (residency began in 1982).

Imagine a kid growing up with that, then getting their own measuring cup and finding out it wasn’t like mom’s/dad’s.

A goodly discount from the new price, not even figuring in the US/CA exchange rate. Have fun!

Ah, thanks for the memories of The May Company. It was one of the big department stores in my youth. Higher end stores, May Co., Buffums, Robinsons, Bullocks then next step down Sears, J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward…

Even here in Yucca Valley, about 150 miles east of you, at Vons, Stater Bros and WalMart, shelves are frequently bare of pasta (aside from the less used shapes like orzo), what’s available, if any, are the wheat alternative versions. If one shops early on delivery days one has more or less unlimited choice.

The wind this year has been awful! It’s put a major damper on lots of our plans for patio cooking. Get something planned and figured out then it’s hellaciously windy for days…

I’d like to submit a revision to your question. Who keeps their dishes and food strictly in the kitchen?

@rotutsPoint cut $4.77/lb., Flat $4.99, Corned Bottom Round $7.99. These are all “sale” prices.

Here are our current prices in Southern California at Vons. They’re part of the Albertsons family of stores.

Far too true!😱🤣

For those who have the Gripstic’s, what are your most used sizes?

The cat food aisles in all our stores here look just like that. Dry food is pretty readily available, canned has been a real struggle to find for the last two years. 😱

Vacuum bag in whatever size you think you’ll use in reasonable time, or the amount you typically cook in a batch. Don’t forget to label it!

Well that was a blast from the past! I’d forgotten about Western Airlines.

This has been a very windy year here too! Awww! Your poor little tots!😱 Love the shirts, but it was definitely the green bean error, once I found it. 🤪 (Sorry for the weird formatting, “quotes” are acting up for me.)

Not true?

Actually, I’ve been thinking about this. Favorite spatula meets juicer. Flavor? Major note, DOH!! (ala Homer Simpson), with hints of regret and bitterness, with a finishing note of sadness on the back of the tongue.

Also 🤣. I think at some point everyone forgets a step, eventually!

And R.G. bean cookery.🤣

I’ve seen a few over the years, but, as you noted, having “potato skin” on the inside was something I found fascinating.

Today around lunchtime I was joking with husband (after the usual “What do you want? I dunno, what do you feel like?….”). I said “It’d be easier if we ate like Max (cat in avatar). Then you posted the above. 😂 apparently it is possible! Here’s Max’s food.

That’s what made me think it would be a good thing for my problem!

No APO here, but, the CLR left a weird aftertaste/smell, regardless of how many flushing with clean water cycles I ran. It’s white vinegar for me for food contact things.

No! My experience with a (far less expensive) coffee maker taught me to never use CLR to clean food related items.