Extreme Couponing

Ran?e at Arabian Knits wrote in


I agree. When my kids were at home they could easily eat 100 cups
in a few weeks. Of course I would be in there eating the yogurt
too. 100 divided by 14 days divided by 5 people is 1.4 containers
of yogurt a day. :-)
 
On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:33:17 -0400, Goomba
wrote:


I don't reply to threads that are 24 hours dead, but you wouldn't know
the difference if a thread was so dead it stunk to high heaven.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:05:00 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


It's not for kids parties, it's for tourists.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

I had a pole for changing them but it didn't work with these can lights. It
works by suction and in order for it to grab the bulb, you have to push it
upwards. This was merely pushing the fixtures all into the ceiling. My
husband was able to retrieve some of the parts but some seemed to be lost
forever. Eventually when all but one light above the fridge had burned out
is when I called the electrician. This was not the only issue. There were
lights in the garage that were burned out that were not easily replaced
because some idiot installed the fixture so that if you opened the garage
door, you couldn't access the fixture. With the door shut, it was pitch
dark because of course the bulbs were burned out! We also could not get the
cover off of the garage door opener to replace the bulb in there. That has
again burned out. And then there was the fire in the laundry room caused by
a ballast that had burned out. So it wasn't just for the one thing that I
called the electrician. He also installed a dimmer switch in the kitchen
because when those lights *are* on, they are too bright and generate too
much heat to make the room comfortable if you are in there busy and cooking.

The electrician told me not to use the suction pole thingie because it would
not work with those lights.

I have since bought another one that has a metal cage type thingie on it
that expands and contracts. I have successfully used it to change the flood
lights at the back house, but they are not can lights. I do not know if it
will work in the kitchen. Part of the problem there is that the cans are
put in at an angle.

I currently need someone to change the bulbs along the front of the house.
The fixtures there are recessed. I can reach the glass fixture and pull it
down. It pulls down slightly. The problem then is in accessing the bulb.
You have to wend your hand around and up to get to the small bulb within.
And it is just out of my grasp in standing on the step stool. My husband is
a bit shorter than me. He can reach them if he puts two phone books under
the steep ladder. I don't think this is a smart thing to do. I would
gladly hire my young adult nephew to do this because this is the sort of
thing he likes to do to make some extra money, but... I think he is only my
height, if that. And he doesn't own a ladder. I had my husband's friend
change one of the bulbs before he moved away. He is very tall and had no
problem at all reaching it. One friend of mine has a grandson who is the
age of my nephew. I believe he is taller but he currently has a knee
surgery and is awaiting surgery for it so he would not be a good one for
climbing a ladder, even if we did have one that would work.

I might see if the plumber I hired recently for three different things could
do the bulbs along the front of the house. He does construction as well and
he doesn't seem to charge a lot. I also don't know for sure what kind of
bulbs are supposed to go in there. The first one that was changed was done
by the milkman. He was quite tall. But I no longer get milk delivery. It
was one of those new coiled bulbs that they are pushing us to use. But...
Those all say not for outdoor use. It was a small one though. Smaller than
your standard incandescent light. Anyway... I should think this guy would
have a ladder that would work.
 
Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:

The time spent shopping is another thing. Wouldn't the stuff like the
yogurt be spoiled by the time they got it home? Food that should be
refrigerated shouldn't be left at room temp. for over 2 hours!

If the stuff were really free, I would get as much as I could but... I
would donate what I couldn't use to the food bank.

For a time I was having to mail order food for Maui. Because the cost of
shipping was so high I would often get several cases at a time.

When she was on the prescription diet I would usually get two cases at a
time. Thankfully they did buy back the unused cans when she died. They
would even buy back unused cans if she didn't like the flavor.
 
In article , [email protected] says...


It's a parents job, to teach a wayward 12 yr old child the
consequence of bad behaviour.Like, not being taken to grown up restaurants
until she learns to behave appropriately, which does not include shouting,
kicking you, throwing stuff in your food, banging tables and disturbing
other diners.

Janet
 
"Ran?e at Arabian Knits" wrote in message
news:arabianknits-08F8B0.16385609042011@62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi...

For us, 150 boxes would last for many years, if they would keep for that
long. We might use 1/2 or 1/3 of a box a week. Or we might not. We don't
eat pasta every week. If my husband is home and I am cooking pasta, I might
cook the whole box if it is a 4 serving box. Some of what I buy is 6
servings.

Right. They weren't at all.

These people didn't live in remote areas at all.

I buy the toothpaste at Costco because it is cheaper but I always have that
one last tube that has expired before I can get to it. I am the only one
who uses it though. Husband uses a different kind and so does daughter.
 
On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:10:06 -0600, Janet Bostwick
wrote:


I had no problem buying alphabets down state in several national
brands but I haven't seen it up here, probably would help the
hillybilly kids learn literacy, maybe through osmosis from just eating
it. I doubt there're many Mexicans living in this county. This from
the 2000 census: "The racial makeup of the county was 90.76% White,
5.53% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.54% Asian,
0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 1.36% from two or
more races. 4.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any
race." The ethnic make up here is primarily Irish, German, and
Italian.
 
Back
Top