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Jessie LaVon

My blogging friend
Purple Cucumbers also known as Jessie LaVon is in the hospital. Her daughter Dusty, left a message for me in my comment section, which I have posted below:

This is Dusty,one of Mama's daughters.She has had a really bad night with the pain,If any of her friends here would like to see a donation in a small creation of art , cards or money it would be greatly appreciated. Her hospital bills and meds are running high.Thank you for any thoughts.

It can be sent to
Jessie LaVon
p.o.box 854
Demopolia ,Alabama 36732

Please go and check out Jessie's blog. I'm sure prayers, cards, and Random Acts of Kindness, would be greatly appreciated. ~Ann

And then there's this...

Beginning on March 16, our water will be different.

We've been told that a lot of our water will now come from the Neuse River. Before it always came out of the ground. Government has stepped in to tell us how much water we can deplete from underground.

Our water supplier is changing over from chlorine to chloramines. They claim that chloramines last longer and have virtually no odor or taste. (Now they are telling us that long term use of Chlorine may increase our risk of developing serious health issues.)

Great idea, huh?

But, they say dialysis patients have to take special precautions. In the dialysis process, water comes in contact with the blood across a permeable membrane. Chloramines in that water would be toxic. Also this water will be harmful to fish and other aquatic animals.

Doesn't this make you just want to go get a quick drink of water? What kind of water do you drink where you live?

False Balances

A grocery store in town is having a grand opening. This huge shopping cart was brought in to get everyone's attention.

I am amazed all the time about how things have shrunk and cost just as much if not more. For instance, I recently craved some chocolate chip cookies and I wanted the real thing, not the store brand. So I picked them up and put them in my basket. At home after opening the package, which seemed to be the exact same size as before, I found the cookies. They once were about four inches across, but now were just a little bigger than a quarter. And they cost just as much or maybe even more than before.

Then this week I craved chocolate ice cream. The ice cream boxes are much thiner than they once were. The price was just as much.

The paper towels and toilet tissue cost the same but the rolls are much smaller. The boxes for the bath soap are the same, but when you open it, the soap looks as if it has been hollowed out on each side.

Peanut butter jars have deeper indentions on the bottom, so you don't get as much as you did before. Cereal Boxes are thinner.

That's just a few examples. On the news tonight, a woman was saying she is buying the same things that she'd always bought and their groceries are gone before the month is over. Oh course they are! The companies are cheating us on everything. The first excuse for this fraud, was that gas was so high, so the companies had to do something to keep their profits up. Okay, so the price of gas has come down, but the packaging is still deceptive, and the prices are still climbing.

The cost for heating fuel is different for certain people. Two homes on the same road get fuel from the same company. One is charged one price, the other has to pay more. I think each person should be able to get the same price.

How stupid do these companies think we are?

I don't think many people can fill their shopping carts and I know very few can buy enough to fill the big one in this photo!

Saturday Photo Hunt = Warm