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May 30, 2006
Less is more
One of my Grocery stores has changed the signage in their express checkouts. It now says : 14 items or fewer. Thank you, I'm sure the grammar police feel they have accomplished something.
Reminds me of our last trip to the DC area. I was listening to a radio station that had an ongoing announcement that also was using less/fewer incorrectly. I noticed while I was there that it was corrected from less to fewer. I wonder if more than a few people took time from their busy lives to call to correct their grammar. I suspect their grammar is less than perfect though... ;-D
Whew..I'm so glad we got that cleared up. It has stopped raining and flooding here but i didn't want to mention it earlier, ya know, don't want to temp the weather gods. Standing water is just the little incubator for mosquitoes though, I've been running around dumping anything I can find holding water, not much I can do about the driveway, though...oh wait, yes there is! THAT part of the driveway isn't really ours, I think it's time to call the town and ask for a little fill for the potholes when they have some extra. Update:Hrumph...where's Sonny when I need him. Being an old timer in the town doesnt help when you have to explain to the newbies in charge that the city really does maintain that part of your driveway. (Sonny is the retired Street Dept Super as well as now our State Representative. Fortunately I didn't have to call him) I supposed I shouldn't get too annoyed, small town/city is still an easy place to live and get things done.
Moving right along. Today, I'm going to our to our Barnes & Noble to resell some of our books and audio books; we have a used book/bargain section of our B&N which is great and I get a lot of good stuff in that section. This will be the first time I'll be reselling so I'll let you know how well it goes. I'm starting with some hardcovers and audio books. I have a few more paperbacks...another day.
Have a fine day all..........
Posted by frani at May 30, 2006 07:31 AM
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Fran....I'm not sure if our Barnes & Noble has a resell section, however we have "Half Price Books" stores in Redmond, Bellevue, Seattle....it is great! I have sold books, as well as purchased books and CD's. I love that store!
I figured that since I check your blog every day, I should sign in and comment. Let us know when you plan on coming to Seattle next!
Wendy
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at May 30, 2006 11:44 AM
~~~at Wendy!! Nice to see you! I have another used bookstore I frequent as well but I thought I'd give B&N a try since it's closer. Somewhere along the line I "heard" there were only something like 3 B&Ns that had this used section.
Posted by: Fran at May 30, 2006 11:48 AM
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