I_am_Tosk wrote:
In articleeJKdnTFdNO06HlXQnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@giganews. com,
says...
wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2011 11:54:28 -0700, wrote:


On Mon, 09 May 2011 14:48:00 -0400, wrote:


On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400,
wrote:


John H wrote:

Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.

Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.


How many cats do you have?

I'm guessing he has two? I spend about 1/2 that on food. I buy the
litter in bulk and it lasts forever.

I was just curious. I have a 100 pound dog and he only eats about $15
a month in food, plus whatever he gets from our meat scraps. I spend
more on dog treats.
Every good deed gets a "cookie". The up side to that is he is getting
a lot more civilized. Not bad for a "3 time loser" at the pound.

Based on that, 200# of cats = over a dozen fat cats - if any of it were
true.

Well, he made it up If he really had bought all the stuff he said he
did, he would have known that half of it wasn't eligible, even more, he
wouldn't have gotten the discount he based the whole lie on in the first
place...


Dumb, dumber, and dumbest...extrapolating cat food intake and cost from
what a dog eats, in terms of quality or price or quantity. Our cats eat
a mix of wet and dry food, and neither brand is cheap.

Oh, we have more than two cats.

As always, I'm happy to provide some entertainment for several of the
right-wing mooks here. :)

On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:29:33 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 11:54:28 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 14:48:00 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.

Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.


How many cats do you have?

I'm guessing he has two? I spend about 1/2 that on food. I buy the
litter in bulk and it lasts forever.

I was just curious. I have a 100 pound dog and he only eats about $15
a month in food, plus whatever he gets from our meat scraps. I spend
more on dog treats.
Every good deed gets a "cookie". The up side to that is he is getting
a lot more civilized. Not bad for a "3 time loser" at the pound.

You must buy the kibble in bulk?

On Mon, 09 May 2011 22:43:58 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:10:53 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:29:33 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 11:54:28 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 14:48:00 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.

Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.


How many cats do you have?

I'm guessing he has two? I spend about 1/2 that on food. I buy the
litter in bulk and it lasts forever.

I was just curious. I have a 100 pound dog and he only eats about $15
a month in food, plus whatever he gets from our meat scraps. I spend
more on dog treats.
Every good deed gets a "cookie". The up side to that is he is getting
a lot more civilized. Not bad for a "3 time loser" at the pound.

You must buy the kibble in bulk?

He seems to do best on Costco "healthy weight" and that is about $18 a
40# bag. I have tried several other brands, including some real "foo
foo" stuff the vet is pushing. I watch the intake and output to decide
how he is doing. The ingredient list is pretty good too, I posted it
here a while ago.

Wow.. 40# would last Nicky about a year... well, maybe not that long.

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On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:10:53 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:29:33 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 11:54:28 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 14:48:00 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400,
wrote:

John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.
Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.

How many cats do you have?
I'm guessing he has two? I spend about 1/2 that on food. I buy the
litter in bulk and it lasts forever.
I was just curious. I have a 100 pound dog and he only eats about $15
a month in food, plus whatever he gets from our meat scraps. I spend
more on dog treats.
Every good deed gets a "cookie". The up side to that is he is getting
a lot more civilized. Not bad for a "3 time loser" at the pound.
You must buy the kibble in bulk?

He seems to do best on Costco "healthy weight" and that is about $18 a
40# bag. I have tried several other brands, including some real "foo
foo" stuff the vet is pushing. I watch the intake and output to decide
how he is doing. The ingredient list is pretty good too, I posted it
here a while ago.

My cats won't go near the food the vets sell, especially the Hill's
Prescription Diet, wet or dry.

Our outdoor friends, the foxes, raccoons, possums, et cetera, all go for
Purina Dog Chow, so we buy a couple of big bags of it for them each
month. We also give them leftovers. A stand of forest a few miles away
was just clearcut by a homebuilder/developer. That means a lot more
critters are now homeless, and we'll probably see a few of them, the
ones who aren't killed crossing the streets.

wrote:
On Tue, 10 May 2011 06:49:43 -0400,
wrote:

wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:10:53 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 19:29:33 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 11:54:28 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 14:48:00 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400,
wrote:

John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.
Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.

How many cats do you have?
I'm guessing he has two? I spend about 1/2 that on food. I buy the
litter in bulk and it lasts forever.
I was just curious. I have a 100 pound dog and he only eats about $15
a month in food, plus whatever he gets from our meat scraps. I spend
more on dog treats.
Every good deed gets a "cookie". The up side to that is he is getting
a lot more civilized. Not bad for a "3 time loser" at the pound.
You must buy the kibble in bulk?
He seems to do best on Costco "healthy weight" and that is about $18 a
40# bag. I have tried several other brands, including some real "foo
foo" stuff the vet is pushing. I watch the intake and output to decide
how he is doing. The ingredient list is pretty good too, I posted it
here a while ago.
My cats won't go near the food the vets sell, especially the Hill's
Prescription Diet, wet or dry.

Our outdoor friends, the foxes, raccoons, possums, et cetera, all go for
Purina Dog Chow, so we buy a couple of big bags of it for them each
month. We also give them leftovers. A stand of forest a few miles away
was just clearcut by a homebuilder/developer. That means a lot more
critters are now homeless, and we'll probably see a few of them, the
ones who aren't killed crossing the streets.

I am not a huge fan of feeding wild animals. It is creating an
unnatural environment that hurts them in the end. You will al;so find
that you end up with a lot more undesirable critters like rats.


Knock on plastic, we so far haven't even seen a mouse on the property.
My guess is that it has something to do with all the the predator birds
in the area, including hawks*, owls, crows, et cetera. You always see
them swooping down on nearby fields, and taking off with something juicy
in their beaks. I'm sure the foxes and maybe the possums and raccoons
also help keep down the rodent population.

* We have one for sure and possibly two nests of cooper's hawks in the
woods behind the back yard.

On 5/10/11 11:34 AM, wrote:


I am not a huge fan of feeding wild animals. It is creating an
unnatural environment that hurts them in the end. You will al;so find
that you end up with a lot more undesirable critters like rats.

Harry has stated many times, that he has no concern what is in the best
interest of the animals. Someone posted many links showing the dangers
to the animal of feeding them, and he just likes the fact that they come
up to the edge of the woods so he and his wife can look at them.

Very narcissistic of him.

wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2011 13:56:55 -0400,
wrote:

John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.
Gee, what a math whiz...

Just to add to the fun:

Every week, I spend the following at Giant on our indoor pets:

Petfood $ 30
Clean Litter $ 52

That's $82 a week x 4 weeks = $328. That's 328 of 1000 points.


How many cats do you have?

Too many. :)

On 5/9/2011 1:41 PM, John H wrote:
Note the fine print: "Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of issuance." So, all
Harry has to do is spend $1000 at Giant in 30 days, and within the same 30 days he can save $1 per
gallon on gas.

So, where's the issue? Surely no one is doubting that Harry and his lovely (in his words) bride
spend $1000 on food in 30 days!

How it works:

For every dollar you spend at Giant, you earn a point on your card. Earn 100 points, save 10¢/gallon
on gas. The more you shop, the more you save - you can redeem up to $2.20/gallon in a single fill
up.
Points Savings
100 10¢/gallon
200 20¢/gallon
300 30¢/gallon
...up to $2.20/gallon!

So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.

Points are valid for 30 days.

Terms and Conditions

Fuel savings are limited to 35 gallons of fuel per vehicle per purchase, or limits placed on your
payment card by your financial institution, which may be lower. Total discount cannot exceed price
per gallon. Limit of 2,200 points may be redeemed with any fill up. Earned points are available for
redemption within 24 hours. Offers available at Giant or participating Shell locations. Giant
Rewards points earned at participating Giant locations only. Giant Gas Rewards not available in
Charlottesville, North Carolina. Only purchases made with your Giant card are eligible. Net purchase
excludes alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, pharmacy items, gift cards, milk, Metro passes and
any other purchase prohibited by law. Giant Gas Rewards points will expire 30 days from date of
issuance. Your date of purchase is day 1. Giant Rewards points available at the time of a gasoline
transaction will be redeemed. Visit your participating Giant stores for program details. Offer may
be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Not valid where prohibited by law. All
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So, in order to get a $1.00 per gallon discount, you must spend $1000 to earn 1000 points.
On first blush a thousand dollars a month for food seems high for a
family of two or four.
We spend about 400.00 a month for three but that doesn't include eating out.
neither one of us is great health and so don't feel too much like cooking.
A couple of burgers fries and drinks, at the low end is about 20.00.
Steak houses, the cheap ones and the like average about 38.00 for two.
Some prime locations are more like 42.00-45.00 for two. A nice steak
house or sea food, bugs and Tilipia, is all about they offer, now, is
45.00 plus. Better digs run up to 100.00 for two.
It is easy to spend over 100.00 per day and not pig out.
Traveling it is almost impossible to eat 3 meals for less than a hundred
per day.
we're navigating back to beans and taters and whatever we catch or the
occasional piece of chicken, or burger, roast, while at home.
I bet we spend, while home, well over a thousand a month.
We probably don't eat anywhere near as fine as most.
It looks like almost no one eats, at home, judging by the crowds, at any
food joint you can think about.
A couple of deep fryers, a grill and big freezers and you can make
several mints. It's all the same wherever you go or whatever you pay.
I bet not one of these places could cut up a potato or cook a pot, of beans.