How Do I? (A vent and a question)
05-27-2010, 07:23 AM
#32
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: East Texas
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
OK -- went to WalMart yesterday close to lunch time. Planned on spending about $20....well, total was closer to $50. Apparently, WalMart management lets 95% of their cashiers go on break/lunch at the same time. So I stand in line for what seems like forever --my back is killing me and it's HOT in the front of the store. Everyone is sweating and the lady with the 2 unhappy children behind me is losing her patience...Anyway. Finally get checked out and am pushing my cart to my car. Then not only do I step in a big WAD of chewing gum but also slid in it -- did I mention it's HOT? As I'm muttering to myself, I hear this little old man who's sitting in one of those wheelchair scooters yell at me, "Well, little missy, you've done it now. You better get that gum off your shoe before you get in your car." I barely squelched the impulse to smack him. I manage to scrape some of that disgusting stuff off but of course couldn't get it all. Of course, it's on my right sandal (which are new) and I "stick" my way home.
My question is this: How the heck do I get that stuff off the side of my leather sandal? I thought about putting it in the freezer but not sure how well the leather would do with that....Help! (And thanks for letting me vent! :lol: :lol: )
My question is this: How the heck do I get that stuff off the side of my leather sandal? I thought about putting it in the freezer but not sure how well the leather would do with that....Help! (And thanks for letting me vent! :lol: :lol: )
05-27-2010, 09:29 AM
#33
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Washington State summer, Sun City AZ winter
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Why, oh why do people litter!! The gum could have been spit out in the trash or put in a bit of paper then in the trash. The diaper could have been walked up to the trash can. Most stores have them out side their stores. Lazy, disgusting people!
05-27-2010, 11:12 AM
#36
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Location: In the middle of a mess...
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Joyce, I'm so sorry!
I'm always "finding" gum in parkinglots. Hate that.
They should make it like Singapore. Chewing gum is banned there and you can get fined or go to jail for chewing it. I'm serious!! Google it!
Putting the sandel in the freezer for a few minutes won't hurt it. Ask me how I know! hehe
Peanutbutter would work too, but the oils might interact with te leather like someone else mentioned.
Hope your week goes better.
I'm always "finding" gum in parkinglots. Hate that.
They should make it like Singapore. Chewing gum is banned there and you can get fined or go to jail for chewing it. I'm serious!! Google it!
Putting the sandel in the freezer for a few minutes won't hurt it. Ask me how I know! hehe
Peanutbutter would work too, but the oils might interact with te leather like someone else mentioned.
Hope your week goes better.
05-27-2010, 05:49 PM
#37
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
Posts: 4,188
Many years ago I lived on a cattle ranch...
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
05-27-2010, 05:55 PM
#38
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
Posts: 4,188
Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Many years ago I lived on a cattle ranch...
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
An addition to this==this is, of course, to the one whose newsletter
made one lady get a knot in her pantyhose. If it wasn't her own name,
and the president didn't care, what was the harm? Next month there
will be another newsletter, and maybe you could ask the griper if she
could write a column for it. And when you put it in the newsletter...
well, be a bigger person than she was and do not mis spell any of her
words. Be strong. Don't do it.
05-27-2010, 05:55 PM
#39
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 3,672
Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
Many years ago I lived on a cattle ranch...
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
the cook could do darn near anything he wanted to with
food, and to my surprise NO one of those tough men ever
griped. Turns out the rules on that place was that anyone
who did not like the food and was stupid enough to say so,
was suddenly the NEW cook next day.
Needless to say, I much preferred to cook at our own cabin!!
05-27-2010, 09:36 PM
#40
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North Fork Ca
Posts: 8,234
Sewjoyce... Some wonderful person just took over my place as newsletter chairperson, and if by some chance it was you I truly appreciate what you are doing. Family health issues have forced me to drop it. If it wasn't you, there is always and I mean ALWAYS some person in the guild that has too much time on their hands and has to be a nit picker. Just ignore it and do the best you can. It will be fine and most of the guild will be grateful.
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