Serious Discussion - Empty Grocery Stores

F Me In The Brain

tempo_n_groove said:

I have a solution, just wash your dishes by hand!

I've had a dish washer for almost 10 years and haven't used it for anything other than pyrex storage.

You don't have kids.  
If it were just me or me and a woman who used dishes at a normal pace, I would not use the dishwasher.
No dishwasher is going to do a better job than I will....and i would just as soon wash and be done.
In fact when my family is gone (they went to CA for ten days last year) I used I glass, 1 mug, 1 plate, 1 bowl, and one set of silverware.  It was awesome.  Never had to go anywhere except the drying rack for any of that shit and they were all spotless.

deadendp

The amount of dishes we use daily is crazy, but I am glad that they we are not disposable dishes kind of people. Believe me, I know people who are. 

I run the dishwasher on a daily basis with all of us home. 

oftenreading

The Dishwasher Wars continue!

Let’s  all gather, 6 feet apart, and throw dishwashers at each other. We’ll settle this once and for all. 

F Me In The Brain

deadendp said:

The amount of dishes we use daily is crazy, but I am glad that they we are not disposable dishes kind of people. Believe me, I know people who are. 

I run the dishwasher on a daily basis with all of us home. 

Yes, I hate it....but I run daily at this time as well.

deadendp

oftenreading said:

The Dishwasher Wars continue!

Let’s  all gather, 6 feet apart, and throw dishwashers at each other. We’ll settle this once and for all. 

But . . . I can't throw anything that heavy.   

dankind

deadendp said:

oftenreading said:

The Dishwasher Wars continue!

Let’s  all gather, 6 feet apart, and throw dishwashers at each other. We’ll settle this once and for all. 

But . . . I can't throw anything that heavy.   

Wimp.

deadendp

Just picked up my grocery order. Received about 2/3 of what I ordered. Everything that I received was great except for two loaves of bread, dated for today and one with three holes in the bag. They gave me a credit for that loaf and honestly, I tossed it. 

tempo_n_groove

oftenreading said:

The Dishwasher Wars continue!

Let’s  all gather, 6 feet apart, and throw dishwashers at each other. We’ll settle this once and for all. 

I'm throwing knives and pots and pans.  I'm pretty sure most of you don't want to dislocate a hip or something trying to throw a dishwasher...

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

tempo_n_groove said:

I have a solution, just wash your dishes by hand!

I've had a dish washer for almost 10 years and haven't used it for anything other than pyrex storage.

You don't have kids.  
If it were just me or me and a woman who used dishes at a normal pace, I would not use the dishwasher.
No dishwasher is going to do a better job than I will....and i would just as soon wash and be done.
In fact when my family is gone (they went to CA for ten days last year) I used I glass, 1 mug, 1 plate, 1 bowl, and one set of silverware.  It was awesome.  Never had to go anywhere except the drying rack for any of that shit and they were all spotless.

HA!  The bachelor mentality still exists in you!

My GF uses a different spoon, fork, whatever when she cooks.  The sink gets loaded.  She yells at me for using the same wooden utensil for everything.

eeriepadave

deadendp said:

eeriepadave said:

Haven't been to the grocery store in about a week and half/two weeks. Gonna head out tomorrow morning. Hopefully not too many people are there.

May the force be with you. 

It went fine. Got there pretty early, little after 7. There was a fair amount of people there. Had just about everything I needed. Weird to see just about everyone wearing masks and stuff. 

Poncier

deadendp said:

Everything that I received was great except for two loaves of bread, dated for today and one with three holes in the bag. 

This is why I won't use one of these services. For non perishable items its not a big risk. But I don't want someone else picking out my meat or produce etc. Checking the date on a loaf of bread takes a half second and is necessary even in normal times.

GlowGirl

I ventured to Whole Foods today in my neighborhood in NYC. I had to line up for about 20 minutes to get in. I was wearing a mask and gloves. Most people were, but not everyone. The aisles also felt a bit too crowded for me. But I got almost everything I needed. I got the last package of ground turkey as well. The only thing I couldn't find was blueberry jam. That is my favorite and I am almost out. I also forgot to buy mustard and burger buns. Have a few left - not worth going back. That is the main issue - if you forget something it is a total production - you can't just quickly run in and get it. I can do without for now. I also had success finding a laundromat fairly nearby that is still open. I am going to drop off my clothes tomorrow. I think I am all set with groceries now for at least 2-3 weeks. Sigh of relief.

F Me In The Brain

Poncier said:

deadendp said:

Everything that I received was great except for two loaves of bread, dated for today and one with three holes in the bag. 

This is why I won't use one of these services. For non perishable items its not a big risk. But I don't want someone else picking out my meat or produce etc. Checking the date on a loaf of bread takes a half second and is necessary even in normal times.

The last one I had shop for us was awesome....all dates far out and when ordered two batches of bananas, one was ready and one was green
...just as I would buy.
Only bitch was raspberries but it seems a third of those darn things are always foul.

GlowGirl

I forgot to mention that when I was at the grocery store today - I profusely thanked my cashier for everything she is doing - for going to work every day. I told her how much I appreciated her. We both started tearing up a little.

Horos

Poncier said:

deadendp said:

Everything that I received was great except for two loaves of bread, dated for today and one with three holes in the bag. 

This is why I won't use one of these services. For non perishable items its not a big risk. But I don't want someone else picking out my meat or produce etc. Checking the date on a loaf of bread takes a half second and is necessary even in normal times.

I don't think I've ever checked the date on a loaf of bread.

tempo_n_groove

Horos said:

Poncier said:

deadendp said:

Everything that I received was great except for two loaves of bread, dated for today and one with three holes in the bag. 

This is why I won't use one of these services. For non perishable items its not a big risk. But I don't want someone else picking out my meat or produce etc. Checking the date on a loaf of bread takes a half second and is necessary even in normal times.

I don't think I've ever checked the date on a loaf of bread.

Yep.  If it's not green it's still good.

I only buy Ezekiel that stays frozen so I wouldn't know the date either.

deadendp

 Easy to spot this date, but I did double check that it was sell by and not the date it was brought in. 

They refunded me for the holey loaf.  Added the credit to the store card. Oh well. Everything else was fine. 

GlowGirl

I had a productive day today. I found an open laundromat that was only about a 10 minute walk. I used my cart to wheel over my laundry. I can pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Then when I was walking home from the laundromat I saw that my local hardware store had masks in stock - of course not the N95 - but the blue surgical masks. Since NYC is now required to wear masks in public I wanted to get a few more. They had a limit of 2 packs of 10 per customer - but they also let me buy 2 more packs of 10 to send to my senior parents who have been running very low and reusing their masks too much. The icing on the cake was that they also had a few bottle of 409 spray - so got one of those as well. I know everyone is focused on Lysol and Clorox, but 409 also kills 99% viruses and bacteria - so if you see any that will work as well. So between laundry, masks, and 409 - today was a good day. Boy - what constitutes a good day sure has changed recently

brianlux

deadendp said:

 Easy to spot this date, but I did double check that it was sell by and not the date it was brought in. 

They refunded me for the holey loaf.  Added the credit to the store card. Oh well. Everything else was fine. 

Maybe compost it or break it up and throw it out as bird food.

deadendp

brianlux said:

deadendp said:

 Easy to spot this date, but I did double check that it was sell by and not the date it was brought in. 

They refunded me for the holey loaf.  Added the credit to the store card. Oh well. Everything else was fine. 

Maybe compost it or break it up and throw it out as bird food.

My husband would kill me and turn me into compost if I fed the bread to the birds. (He's a park naturalist. Bread ain't good for the birds.)