What did you do in the garden today?

[chickengr]

I went to the feed store and bought 3 bags of feed, but when I got home the receipt said I paid for only 2 bags. I went back and paid for the other bag. Is this normal behavior?

When I was a child in kindergarten, my childhood friend stole a pack of dried mango from the supermarket and was bragging about it as he shared his stolen item with us. It did not bother him one bit, but when I did it, somethings in my head went off. I begged my mother to pay for the dried mango I stole and kept bugging her about it until she took me to the store and paid for it. She gave me the receipt to clear my conscious.

I think I have God blood...........

you did the right thing. it is absolutely normal behavior to pay for what we get. people who work in the feed stores usually are exhausted and don't function well. at the end of a day they might pay for what they didn't charge the customers.

it is unusual for a kid to have that much consciousness. bravo.

 

[saysfaa]

I went to the feed store and bought 3 bags of feed, but when I got home the receipt said I paid for only 2 bags. I went back and paid for the other bag. Is this normal behavior?
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yes

 

[gtaus]

I went to the feed store and bought 3 bags of feed, but when I got home the receipt said I paid for only 2 bags. I went back and paid for the other bag. Is this normal behavior?

No. But good for you just the same.

Realize that if you got charged for 3 bags when you only bought 2, and then you went back to the store, I doubt they would have believed you and refunded you that third charge. I never hear that happening.

If it's a small business run by a family, then I'd probably be more inclined to pay for the undercharge. But I cannot tell you how many times WalMart has overcharged me for products that have one price on the display and another higher price when you check out. No honesty there unless you catch the price markup before you leave the checkout.

 

[gtaus]

Did my semi-annual clean out of the chicken coop paper shreds litter. Dumped about half a pallet wood compost bin full of paper shreds into the chicken run for composting. By springtime, it will have turned into black gold compost for my raised beds.

I have been using paper shreds as coop deep bedding litter for a couple years now, and they just compost much faster than wood chips that I used before. Recently, I bought a power cutter from Harbor Freight on sale, and I use that to cut up heavy cardboard boxes into 2-3 inch strips to feed down my paper shredder. The power cutter works great and now I am repurposing the cardboard as litter and then composting almost all our heavy cardboard boxes after using it as bedding. The heavy cardboard shreds make a nice litter mix with regular paper shreds.

Instead of crying when Dear Wife receives yet another package from QVC for even more winter boots, I now just tell myself I will be able to make more "free" chicken coop litter out of those cardboard packing boxes.

How many winter boots does a woman need, anyways? I have had the same pair of winter boots for over 20 years, and they still work fine.

 

[FrannyNZooey]

How many winter boots does a woman need, anyways? I have had the same pair of winter boots for over 20 years, and they still work fine.

Variety is the spice of life!

 

[Sally PB]

I'm thinking about making some pickled garlic...

Ooooo! Recipe...?

I went to the feed store and bought 3 bags of feed, but when I got home the receipt said I paid for only 2 bags. I went back and paid for the other bag. Is this normal behavior?

Yes. Sadly, this is becoming the exception instead. Thank you for doing this.

 

[saysfaa]

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Realize that if you got charged for 3 bags when you only bought 2, and then you went back to the store, I doubt they would have believed you and refunded you that third charge. I never hear that happening.

If it's a small business run by a family, then I'd probably be more inclined to pay for the undercharge. But I cannot tell you how many times WalMart has overcharged me for products that have one price on the display and another higher price when you check out. No honesty there unless you catch the price markup before you leave the checkout.

I've been believed for such a thing.

And, hm, that sort of thing is why I very, very rarely go into Walmart. And every time I do, I am reminded why I don't. Prices at the alternatives are a bit higher, probably partly because they don't do such things as often overcharge. Even if the difference is the diligence of the employees setting up the pricing systems on ads or shelves or check out equipment instead of systematic fraud, it still costs a little more to get the prices right. It is a better world with fewer hidden costs from the management, the employees, or the customers.

 

[Sueby]

When I don't, sometimes if it "seems" to open too easily, I'm like "Was is sealed?" or "Did I just not notice the vacuum because I was concentrating on something else?...."

This is my life story. I 'try' to remember to give a slight tug when I pick them up out of the pantry.

I dumped a couple quarts of chicken broth, same thing, seemed to open easily & I hadn't checked the seal. When I looked at the inside of the lid it had black on it so I dumped. Happened two separate times from the same batch. Those were crappy Ball lids so I didn't trust them - never will I use Ball lids again.

 

[gtaus]

I dumped a couple quarts of chicken broth, same thing, seemed to open easily & I hadn't checked the seal. When I looked at the inside of the lid it had black on it so I dumped. Happened two separate times from the same batch. Those were crappy Ball lids so I didn't trust them - never will I use Ball lids again.

We don't can anything anymore. Dear Wife prefers to freeze everything. I think it works great for soups and chilis but have never tried freezing broth. I would think it would be the same.

Our freezer is full of all kinds of food, including many items that cannot be canned, of course. We repurpose lots of plastic containers for freezing food, so no expense there. All we do is label and date the container with masking tape and a sharpie. We typically use the frozen goods in less than 6 months. There has been almost no freezer burn if we use the food up by then.

Considering the time it takes to can goods and expense in canning equipment to start with, can somebody tell me what the advantages that canning has over just freezing?

We gave away all our canning jars, lids and rings to a relative who was still canning. But I kept our pressure cooker and other canning equipment in case we ever decide to can again. I used to like canning, back in the day, but Dear Wife says it was too much effort. Freezing food is a lot easier.

 

[Sally PB]

I would think it would be the same.

Yes, I freeze my bone broth. It works great!

Considering the time it takes to can goods and expense in canning equipment to start with, can somebody tell me what the advantages that canning has over just freezing?

Two words... power outages.

We can have outages that last for 3-4 days. That's why we have a generator: for running water (our own well and pump) and to keep the fridge/freezer running. The woodstove can keep the house warm, or at least tolerable.