Subj : Bread
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Oct 11 2022 12:22:20

Hi Dave,


 DD> Oh, I understand that. If I'm going that way anyway  it's one thing.
 DD> If I make a "special" trip it had better be either a super bargain or
 DD> be "unobtanium" elsewhere.

 RH> We won't go out of our way to get something special but if we're going
 RH> that way................ There's a bakery not too far from where I grew
 RH> up that makes some really good bread, brotchen, etc. We've tried to
 RH> pick some up whenever we're in the area (been 5 years since we were)
 RH> but have to remember that they close at 5 pm. Missed it by a few
 RH> minutes once.

 DD> I hate when that happens. Also, in this time of staff shortages when I
 DD> have been "tasting" the lunch special at a particular venue and arrive
 DD> to find that they have closed due to "staffing" issues.

We've not encountered that with meals. Did want to stop at the Cabot
cheese outlet in Waterbury, VT this summer, on Monday. Got there, saw a
note on the door that new hours mean closing Monday and Tuesday. We made
it back on Thursday.

 DD> Same with gasoline. A co-worker was going to go to the next town over
 DD> (30 miles) to fill his gas tank. Doh. I gave him a maths lesson. That
 DD> town is 30 miles away. His car get 20 MPG. So he'll burn 3 gallons of
 DD> that "cheap" fuel going and coming. And it will take an hour plus to
 DD> make the trip. Factor in how much he makes per hour.  And to keep it
 DD> simple - leave out the wear and tear on the vehicle, etc. It's still
 DD> a lose - lose deal.

 RH> Doesn't pass the sense check.

 DD> No, it doesn't but then one of the least common things in this world
 DD> is common sense.  Bv)=  I did fill my tank in that 30 miles away town
 DD> last might for le$$ than I'd have spent "at home". But, I was there
 DD> working
 DD> and getting paid mileage to make the trip. So, for me it was a
 DD> win-win.

Good deal!

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Ruth
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