Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?) - Thread

Re: Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?)

From: Roze (rozebud@rocketmail.com) | Date: 2006-11-23 11:50:29 UTC-08:00

--- Nathan Brown wrote:
> Thanksgiving is the holiday, not Black Friday.

Oh, trust me, if retailers could figure out a way to get folks shopping
on Thanksgiving too, the stores would be open. Not to mention X-mas
and Gnu Year's Day...

> Yes, it would be nice if you could take everyday off to spend with
> your family in the great outdoors, but you can't, that is just the
> way it is.

Didn't suggest that (it would be somewhat impractical, and probably get
old after a while)...just that it would be nice for employers to offer
their wage slaves a nice LONG two-day holiday (imagine! Two days off
in a row!) now and again.

> Even FDR, the great socialist, knew the importance of the consumer
> economy as he wanted to move Thanksgiving up in November to extend
> the holiday shopping season (not that it matters these days).

Yeah, he must have been smoking something funny that day...he was
perhaps a "good socialist" but judging from this, not "great"! ;-p

> I would rather we have the steam rolling economy then the double
> digit unemployment and low growth rate of the European nations...

See, and I'd rather we all just enjoy one another's company and forget
about the mindless, endless consumerism once in a while. We're not
doing this planet a favor by constantly creating and buying "new and
improved" geegaws (so we can throw last month's geegaw in a landfill).

> Oh, wait, I'm doing it...
> Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
> (and do lots of shopping tomorrow!)
> Nathan Brown
> AKA Cyclonic
> Penncoasters.com

You have a Happy Thanksgiving too! Try not to get trampled this
weekend!

~rozebud

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain

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Re: [LbNA] Re: Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?)

From: Samuel Checker (spam.sc@gmail.com) | Date: 2006-11-24 08:53:57 UTC-05:00

On 11/23/06, Roze wrote:
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> --- Nathan Brown wrote:
> > Thanksgiving is the holiday, not Black Friday.
>
> Oh, trust me, if retailers could figure out a way to get folks shopping
> on Thanksgiving too, the stores would be open. Not to mention X-mas
> and Gnu Year's Day...

I guess you missed the advertising going on the past few days - "Beat
the crowds, shop at StuffMart all day Thursday."

That bugged me. I was glad to see that the local fast food joint was
closed for Thanksgiving. As few people as possible should have to work
that day.

Re: Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?)

From: pell_lake_girl (mishiekins@prodigy.net) | Date: 2006-11-26 00:00:45 UTC

Oh I am so guilty. As I just admitted I went and bought running shoes this afternoon.
oops. But, no getting up at 4-5 am for me. You would have to pay me to do that.

Anyway, then, since I had driven over to the store anyway, I just went ahead and did all my
Christmas shopping. I got out of the materialistic mentality by realizing most of my loved
ones really adore food and cooking. So everyone is getting some kind of interesting food
gift which can be consumed and enjoyed and then the pretty container reused. Wild
Mushroom Bruschetta Spread, anyone? It sounds gross to me but I've got at least 3 people
I can think of who will slaver over it.

I did go letterboxing in Thursday all day and also on Friday. It was nice, even though I
found only 2 of the 5 boxes I looked for. And I hate shopping, but this wasn't too bad. I
have 2 more days off but will be at a conference so no shopping for me.

--Freelance Mystic

>
> > I would rather we have the steam rolling economy then the double
> > digit unemployment and low growth rate of the European nations...
>
> See, and I'd rather we all just enjoy one another's company and forget
> about the mindless, endless consumerism once in a while. We're not
> doing this planet a favor by constantly creating and buying "new and
> improved" geegaws (so we can throw last month's geegaw in a landfill).

Re: Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?)

From: rozebud.rm (rozebud@rocketmail.com) | Date: 2006-11-26 02:39:53 UTC

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
wrote:
>
> Oh I am so guilty. As I just admitted I went and bought running
shoes this afternoon.
> oops. But, no getting up at 4-5 am for me. You would have to pay
me to do that.

LOL! Me too! Days off from work are for sleeping til I wake, not
setting the alarm clock for o-dark-early!

> Anyway, then, since I had driven over to the store anyway, I just
went ahead and did all my
> Christmas shopping. I got out of the materialistic mentality by
realizing most of my loved
> ones really adore food and cooking. So everyone is getting some
kind of interesting food
> gift which can be consumed and enjoyed and then the pretty
container reused. Wild
> Mushroom Bruschetta Spread, anyone? It sounds gross to me but I've
got at least 3 people
> I can think of who will slaver over it.

Personally, I think food should be an exception to "BND". Grocery
stores are not the ones trying to lure you in and lead you into even
more debt.

...and Wild Mushroom Bruschetta Spread sounds awesome...*drool*

~rozebud

Re: Steamrolling, or steamrollerED? (was: Where are you boxing on "Buy Nothing Day"?)

From: trekkiegal1701d (kjnohr@yahoo.com) | Date: 2006-11-26 03:34:46 UTC

I have to admit, I went to the grocery store yesterday. I figured it
was one store that wouldn't be busy (boy was I right!), and I had a
yen for some brownies.

TG

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rozebud.rm"
wrote:
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pell_lake_girl"
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh I am so guilty. As I just admitted I went and bought running
> shoes this afternoon.
> > oops. But, no getting up at 4-5 am for me. You would have to pay
> me to do that.
>
> LOL! Me too! Days off from work are for sleeping til I wake, not
> setting the alarm clock for o-dark-early!
>
> > Anyway, then, since I had driven over to the store anyway, I just
> went ahead and did all my
> > Christmas shopping. I got out of the materialistic mentality by
> realizing most of my loved
> > ones really adore food and cooking. So everyone is getting some
> kind of interesting food
> > gift which can be consumed and enjoyed and then the pretty
> container reused. Wild
> > Mushroom Bruschetta Spread, anyone? It sounds gross to me but
I've
> got at least 3 people
> > I can think of who will slaver over it.
>
> Personally, I think food should be an exception to "BND". Grocery
> stores are not the ones trying to lure you in and lead you into
even
> more debt.
>
> ...and Wild Mushroom Bruschetta Spread sounds awesome...*drool*
>
> ~rozebud
>