Guest guest Posted October 24, 2000 Report Share Posted October 24, 2000 This is the mother of alllllllllll e-mails. Now, and forevermore................... (I wonder if I could win a prize with this email?) LOOK OUT NEW JERSEY!!!!!!!!! trudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 memyself congratulations on your great wal-mart walk i really enjoy the wal-mart they built by my house kimberly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 that's great! do you think you have a headache from caffeine withdrawal? I wonder if that is my problem.. I notice after I started my " lifestyle change " , I have started getting more headaches.. but I cut out a lot of caffeine too. > > Hi there, > > Well, I wasn't feeling good today. My head hurt pretty bad. So I wasn't going to exercise. I had to go to Wal-Mart today to get my food. I was so excited I walked around Wal-Mart no pain at all in my back or legs. My headache went away too. I walked quite a bit too. Some times I walked fast and some times I walked slow, but I took my time in Wal-Mart. I think that definitely counts as exercise. You just don't know how good it feels (or maybe you do) to be able to walk again. Used to I had to ride one of those carts every time I went to Wal-Mart. To be able to go shopping without riding those carts and having no pain at all, well, it is just fabulous!!! I don't ever want to gain that weight that I have lost already back. I want to keep losing weight. If I can walk around without pain what else will I be able to do when I lose another 100 or so pounds. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. The other day I shared my sadness with you, so I thought today I might as well share my happiness with you. > > > 340/300.8/299 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 way to go ! Keep it going ok? hugs linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 , That is way exciting. I'm happy for you. I do know the feeling of not being able to move around the way you want to. And when you can, it's just such a thrill. You feel like you have new found freedom. And that sure does count as exercise. hugs Marla Wal-Mart Hi there, Well, I wasn't feeling good today. My head hurt pretty bad. So I wasn't going to exercise. I had to go to Wal-Mart today to get my food. I was so excited I walked around Wal-Mart no pain at all in my back or legs. My headache went away too. I walked quite a bit too. Some times I walked fast and some times I walked slow, but I took my time in Wal-Mart. I think that definitely counts as exercise. You just don't know how good it feels (or maybe you do) to be able to walk again. Used to I had to ride one of those carts every time I went to Wal-Mart. To be able to go shopping without riding those carts and having no pain at all, well, it is just fabulous!!! I don't ever want to gain that weight that I have lost already back. I want to keep losing weight. If I can walk around without pain what else will I be able to do when I lose another 100 or so pounds. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. The other day I shared my sadness with you, so I thought today I might as well share my happiness with you. 340/300.8/299100-Plus Files page 100-plus/files100-Plus Links page 100-plus/links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 WTG , I love my walmart. I like to walk around and look for the clearance signs:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 , I really don't know why I get my headaches. Some times I get a lot of them right in a row, and then other times I don't get them much at all. They are miserable though when I have them. I just want to lay in bed and I have to force myself to get and do stuff. I think this last few days worth of headaches though might be because of my TOM. 340/300.8/299 Re: Wal-Mart that's great! do you think you have a headache from caffeine withdrawal? I wonder if that is my problem.. I notice after I started my "lifestyle change", I have started getting more headaches.. but I cut out a lot of caffeine too.>> Hi there, > > Well, I wasn't feeling good today. My head hurt pretty bad. So I wasn't going to exercise. I had to go to Wal-Mart today to get my food. I was so excited I walked around Wal-Mart no pain at all in my back or legs. My headache went away too. I walked quite a bit too. Some times I walked fast and some times I walked slow, but I took my time in Wal-Mart. I think that definitely counts as exercise. You just don't know how good it feels (or maybe you do) to be able to walk again. Used to I had to ride one of those carts every time I went to Wal-Mart. To be able to go shopping without riding those carts and having no pain at all, well, it is just fabulous!!! I don't ever want to gain that weight that I have lost already back. I want to keep losing weight. If I can walk around without pain what else will I be able to do when I lose another 100 or so pounds. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. The other day I shared my sadness with you, so I thought today I might as well share my happiness with you.> > > 340/300.8/299>100-Plus Files page 100-plus/files100-Plus Links page http://health/group/100-plus/links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Marla, You put into words exactly how I feel. It is like a new found freedom. That is exactly right. 340/300.8/299 Wal-MartHi there, Well, I wasn't feeling good today. My head hurt pretty bad. So I wasn't going to exercise. I had to go to Wal-Mart today to get my food. I was so excited I walked around Wal-Mart no pain at all in my back or legs. My headache went away too. I walked quite a bit too. Some times I walked fast and some times I walked slow, but I took my time in Wal-Mart. I think that definitely counts as exercise. You just don't know how good it feels (or maybe you do) to be able to walk again. Used to I had to ride one of those carts every time I went to Wal-Mart. To be able to go shopping without riding those carts and having no pain at all, well, it is just fabulous!!! I don't ever want to gain that weight that I have lost already back. I want to keep losing weight. If I can walk around without pain what else will I be able to do when I lose another 100 or so pounds. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. The other day I shared my sadness with you, so I thought today I might as well share my happiness with you. 340/300.8/299100-Plus Files page 100-plus/files100-Plus Links page 100-plus/links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I like to walk around Wal-Mart with my husband and dream of things we could some day afford to buy. We are on a tight budget here, but we love to dream. Some times we save up for things. Right now saving up for things is not an option because of our medical bills. But isn't walmart just like one of the best places to go?340/300.8/299 Re: Wal-MartWTG , I love my walmart. I like to walk around and look for the clearance signs:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 that's great !!! <memyselves@...> wrote: Hi there, Well, I wasn't feeling good today. My head hurt pretty bad. So I wasn't going to exercise. I had to go to Wal-Mart today to get my food. I was so excited I walked around Wal-Mart no pain at all in my back or legs. My headache went away too. I walked quite a bit too. Some times I walked fast and some times I walked slow, but I took my time in Wal-Mart. I think that definitely counts as exercise. You just don't know how good it feels (or maybe you do) to be able to walk again. Used to I had to ride one of those carts every time I went to Wal-Mart. To be able to go shopping without riding those carts and having no pain at all, well, it is just fabulous!!! I don't ever want to gain that weight that I have lost already back. I want to keep losing weight. If I can walk around without pain what else will I be able to do when I lose another 100 or so pounds. I just wanted to share my happiness with you. The other day I shared my sadness with you, so I thought today I might as well share my happiness with you.Live, Love, Laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2006 Report Share Posted October 4, 2006 In a message dated 10/4/2006 2:54:15 PM Central Daylight Time, mchlanna@... writes: Wal-Mart carries New Whey Apparently, Wal-Mart doesn't carry the same products consistently across the country. New Whey is not available at Wal-Mart here in North Alabama, and neither is another product someone mentioned a few weeks back (a protein powder someone said was really good, the name of which escapes me at this moment!) = ) Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Dani, I'm not sure I understand your logic with how Wal-Mart is responsible for 'sticking it to the poor wage earner'. Who is responsible for spending money on temptation buys? It seems to me that would be the PERSON spending the money not the ESTABLISHMENT. In addition, who makes the decision on whether or not something falls into the category of 'all that cheap sale stuff that no one really needs'? Again, that appears to be another PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY issue. If someone chooses not to 'budget, plan, save, etc. because it's not in their consciousness' how in the world does that become Wal-Marts responsibility??? Just my opinion... Deanna > The added benefit is that you don't spend money on endless temptation > buys which is where Wal-mart really sticks it to the poor wage > earner. All that cheap sale stuff that no one really needs is > purchased by the people who can least afford it. People who don't > budget, plan, save, etc. because it's not in their consciousness for > whatever reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 You assume that everyone learns responsibility, when in fact, it's the poorest who don't learn those skills, neither from their families nor from schools. We aren't born with chips in our brains that program us to be knowledgeable and responsible. It's silly to pretend that retailers don't prey on those weaknesses; of course they do, as do organizations that give payday loans and lotteries and an extensive list of others. I've always felt it would make much more sense in our welfare systems for aid to be connected to training programs that raise the consciousness and functional skills of the underpriveleged. Because underpriveleged they are, until we give them a leg up in the correct ways. ly, I think it's very narrow thinking to believe everyone is as smart or aware or educated as you are and thus has the same opportunities and abilities. And don't get me started on Wal-mart's exploitation of the foreign women and children who work to stock the shelves with imported products.... like produce from Mexico. You can google the concept and get an eyeful and mindful if you're so inclined. This part of the food chain is important to me. And what about our senior citizens? Just because they have all those years of experience and should by now be smarter than the rest of us, is it impossible to believe that they can't be preyed upon? Because they should certainly know better? Be serious. Do you really believe the spin that Wal-mart is thinking of their best interests whne they hire those greeters? It's cheap labor that's more reliable than hiring a teenager. Oh, yes, I would definitely say that particular corporation (and they are not the only) preys on the weaknesses of the poorer classes. By design, not by accident. To believe otherwise is simply burying one's head in the sand. Dani ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dani, > > I'm not sure I understand your logic with how Wal-Mart is responsible > for 'sticking it to the poor wage earner'. Who is responsible for > spending money on temptation buys? It seems to me that would be the > PERSON spending the money not the ESTABLISHMENT. In addition, who makes > the decision on whether or not something falls into the category of 'all > that cheap sale stuff that no one really needs'? Again, that appears to > be another PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY issue. If someone chooses not to > 'budget, plan, save, etc. because it's not in their consciousness' how > in the world does that become Wal-Marts responsibility??? > > Just my opinion... > > Deanna > > > > The added benefit is that you don't spend money on endless temptation > > buys which is where Wal-mart really sticks it to the poor wage > > earner. All that cheap sale stuff that no one really needs is > > purchased by the people who can least afford it. People who don't > > budget, plan, save, etc. because it's not in their consciousness for > > whatever reasons. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 > You assume that everyone learns responsibility, when in fact, it's > the poorest who don't learn those skills, neither from their families > nor from schools. I'd agree that lots of people don't learn responsibility, but not learning is still a choice. > ly, I think it's very narrow > thinking to believe everyone is as smart or aware or educated as you > are and thus has the same opportunities and abilities. There is no place on earth where a poor or underprivileged person has a better chance to improve their lot than right here in the US. > It's silly to > pretend that retailers don't prey on those weaknesses; I think it's silly to think that retailers don't have to pay attention to and serve the needs of their customers. What you call a weakness can just as easily be seen as serving a need. You may not agree with someone else's choices (weaknesses), but that does not automatically make those choices wrong. If Wal-Mart was not providing goods and services that people wanted, no one would shop there. Retailers that don't meet the needs, wants and desires of their customers do not stay in business long. > It's cheap labor that's more reliable > than hiring a teenager. So what exactly is the problem with this? I'm assuming for the moment that we are discussing US hiring practices here and that we can agree that slavery is uncommon in this country at least. No one is forcing anyone in this country to work at Wal-Mart. Employment contracts are freely entered into. Once employed, no one is compelling anyone to stay employed. If the senior citizens had a better offer, don't you think they would take it? Could it be possible that some of the people who work at Wal-Mart might actually like their jobs? All over the country, when a new Wal-Mart opens it's commonplace for thousands of people to apply for each available position. Why would people voluntarily do this if they had better jobs to take instead? I know a young family in South Dakota, low income but decent folks. The husband (smart guy but highschool dropout) has worked at Wal-Mart for several years. I asked him once why he worked there. His answer: it's the best job I can find. ~Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 " There is no place on earth where a poor or underprivileged person has a better chance to improve their lot than right here in the US. " With respect, you're quite wrong there Greg. I believe poor and underprivileged people have far greater opportunities for better education, careers and personal growth in Canada. The USA is a big player; but history shows that the country's state and federal lawmakers have consistently passed legislation that suppresses, if not represses the " lower classes " . The United States, statistically, has one of the worst track records of educating its people successfully beyond grade school in the western world. Positive change for the downtrodden will only come when sufficient attention is paid to providing access to a top quality education for everyone, everywhere. Education is the key. Tom P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Tom, You're spot on about the legislation and I'd also tend to agree about public education. Another important factor is personal freedom. At the societal level, the correlation between personal freedom and prosperity is unmistakable. Canada is more free than most, but the US is pretty close to top here. In addition to Canada, Ireland is another place where poor and underprivileged have excellent opportunities to improve. ~Greg > I believe poor and underprivileged people have far greater opportunities for better education, careers and personal growth in Canada. > Positive change for the downtrodden will only come when sufficient attention is paid to providing access to a top quality education for everyone, everywhere. Education is the key. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 I've seen numerous documentaries and articles about CHINA discussing factory situations for NIKE, BENNETON, CALVIN KLINE, GAP, KATHY GILFORD, and thousands of others. As you probably know, about 80-90% of China is countryside filled with people living in extreme rural and rustic living. China also has enormous cities where people are as literate and consumeristic as any Western city. However, in the country there are massive issues with lack of medical care, lack of education (most are illiterate) and these people havebasically no contact with the " modern " world (TV, radio, computers). Peasant living is not the problem, it's the ease of predation that the peasants live victim to that bothers me. It's the rural areas where " pickers " come and load up truckloads of peasant children of both genders for the factories. Once away from home, the teens and pre-teens are given uniforms, barracks and room and board as well as a few pennies a day. All day long they stamp out luxury basketball shoes, Gap khakis and other floatsam. Pollution controls and OSHA standards are virtually non-existent because labor is abundant and replaceable. One of my closest friends spend 6 weeks in rural China just this last November and December and witnessed first hand the spraying and toxic irrigation taking place in their commercial agriculture. My friend's documentary film team would get up early and drive through clouded fields from morning til dark, 600 miles of toxic dust and pesticides. His lungs are still not recuperated and his eyes still have red rings from this brief exposure. He said it's the magnitude of pollution that boggles the mind. THE BOTTOM LINE (for me) could really be stated by saying for every object or bite of food extracted from the earth, someone or something is paying the real price for it. When we get a pound of Chinese food for a nickle, someone else is paying the real price. People can shop all they want at WalMart, can work all they want at Walmart (or Mc's) but I will continue to avoid supporting these places as long as I can. Thanks for all the heart-felt comments, Will Winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 > You assume that everyone learns responsibility, when in fact, it's > the poorest who don't learn those skills, neither from their families > nor from schools. I'm not making this assumption at all. If someone CHOOSES not to be responsible how does that become the responsibility of Wal-Mart? > And what about our senior citizens? Just because they have all those > years of experience and should by now be smarter than the rest of us, > is it impossible to believe that they can't be preyed upon? Because > they should certainly know better? Be serious. Do you really > believe the spin that Wal-mart is thinking of their best interests > whne they hire those greeters? It's cheap labor that's more reliable > than hiring a teenager. And who is FORCING senior citizens or anyone else to work at Wal-Mart? Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Greg, what about the Waldorf schools in Germany, they seem to be going pretty strong? > > bring it back OT, there are European countries that have better food > > supply systems, too. Healthier food in schools. Less packaged > food. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I don't have any specifics about German Waldorf schools and how well they are doing, but here is some additional background about the German school education: From Article 7 of the German Constitution (Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany): 1. The entire school system shall be under the supervision of the state. 3. Religious instruction shall form part of the regular curriculum in state schools. I may not have been clear in my previous post. Private schools are permitted in Germany, however they must conform to state mandates. A study published in 2000 by the OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed Germany scoring well below the US in math, reading and science. Gatto offered this opinion of German (Prussian) school ideology in his book " The Underground History of American Education " : " The Prussian mind, which carried the day, held a clear idea of what centralized schooling should deliver: 1) Obedient soldiers to the army; 2) Obedient workers for mines, factories, and farms; 3) Well-subordinated civil servants, trained in their function; 4) Well-subordinated clerks for industry; 5) Citizens who thought alike on most issues; 6) National uniformity in thought, word, and deed. " When I think of education that might help poor or disadvantaged people to improve their lot in life, this is not the sort of system I'd want. But in Germany, I have no choice. ~Greg -- Bellasol.organics wrote: > Greg, what about the Waldorf schools in Germany, they seem to be > going pretty strong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Don't forget that Germany is one of the few places in Europe that outlaws homeschooling under laws that date back to Hitler. They are currently jailing parents and removing children from homes that are attempting to homeschool. The saddest case is the teenage girl who has been removed from home, put in foster care, moved and is somewhere in a mental institution (for her " fear " of schools) not allowed to have contact with her family. This happened after she was expelled from school- she was failing a class so her parents started to tutor her at home and the school didn't like it. Hmm, to bring this back to foods, maybe they were eatting some GMO stuff so none of the beaurocrats are capable of thinking. Lynn > > From Article 7 of the German Constitution (Basic Law for the Federal > Republic of Germany): > > 1. The entire school system shall be under the supervision of the state. > > 3. Religious instruction shall form part of the regular curriculum in > state schools. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I am curious... where are you getting your information about the European countries that allow homeschooling? Thanks. Dani > Don't forget that Germany is one of the few places in Europe that outlaws homeschooling > under laws that date back to Hitler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I also saw a clip on TV, on the 700 Club's newscast, where a church in Germany, I believe it was Evangelical, was being harrassed and threatened because they were so excited about their faith that they raised their arms in prayer, sang and danced in church. The people in the city thought they had to be a cult despite the fact that the church raised funds and gave money to the community many times throughout the years. They interviewed members of the church who were in tears because the city was trying to break them up and even put them in jail. One women said she had given her life and blood to this community and yet they continue to harass and treat them as though they are doing something wrong. I do not like to hear stories like this about Germany because my grandfather came from Germany and my parents visited there and loved it. Same for my husband. I have come to understand that the grass is always greener on the other side, although I still believe that other countries care more about their citizens than the US. Jane Re: Wal-mart I am curious... where are you getting your information about the European countries that allow homeschooling? Thanks. Dani > Don't forget that Germany is one of the few places in Europe that outlaws homeschooling > under laws that date back to Hitler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 From HSLDA- Home School Legal Defense Assoc, they are working with the people in Germany who are being persecuted. www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/default.asp Lynn > > I am curious... where are you getting your information about the > European countries that allow homeschooling? Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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