[Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

Tue Oct 12 00:12:10 UTC 2010

The keurig is the absolute best.  You get what you pay for!

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Jeanette Fortin" <jeanette at fortin-home.com>; "Blind Talk Mailing List" 
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions

> You can use regular coffee with the Keurig if it has the My K-cup
> adapter with it, which most of them do.  I have a Keurig, have never
> had any trouble with it.  Buyer beware.  Sometimes you get what you
> pay for and that $20 wonder may not be all it is supposed to be.  The
> Keurig is durable, works well, and is company guaranteed, so if
> something goes wrong with it, they will either send you the defective
> part or replace the machine for no additional cost.  Cheaper is not
> always better.  I learned the hard way with a computer.  Bought a
> cheap one and it was a real lemon from day one.
>
> Connie
> At 01:43 PM 10/11/2010, you wrote:
>>there is a less expensive version of  this very expensive machine
>>sold by Black n Deckdr you can get at Wall Mart or Target for around
>>twenty dollars and you can use your regular coffee you buy at the
>>store, Jeanette
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Danielle Montour"
>><dannivoiceangel333 at gmail.com>
>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 10:24 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>Here's a good idea.  If you only want one cup of coffee, hot
>>>chocolate, or tea at a time, I'd get the Keurig machine.  There are
>>>KCups that go with it, and all the machine needs is water in the
>>>side compartment and an outlet.  You'd just fill up the side
>>>compartment, which lasts for over five cups.  All you have to do is
>>>lift up the top part of the machine, put in the KCup, then close
>>>it.  It's easy to use and
>>>accessible.
>>>
>>>HTH
>>>
>>>Danielle
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Jane <juanitatighan at gmail.com
>>>To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:58:23 -0400
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>  I used to love using coffee makers, but I had trouble keeping bugs
>>>away.  Now I buy coffee beans and have a grinder and a French Press and
>>>an electric kettle.  I measure out three scoops of coffee beans into the
>>>grinder, plug it in, hold the button down for a twelve-fourteen count,
>>>unplug, pour into the press and wait while the water boils.  After that,
>>>pour in the water, let sit for five minutes with the top o    n and the
>>>plunger up, then push it down and give it a minute or two.  Then pour.
>>>Takes some time, because of the waiting, but still worth it.  Now, all I
>>>need is to learn how to make the cold coffee and chocolate drinks I like
>>>and I'll be content.
>>>
>>>For all that making coffee that way takes time, it's overall less
>>>expensive, because you only have to go to the store once to get a large
>>>can of coffee beans and freeze them.  (They say freezing preserves the
>>>whatever it is that makes the coffee good, and leaving it out doesn't.)
>>>
>>>Jane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 10/11/2010 11:27 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:
>>>Good morning everyone,
>>>
>>>      One idea is being over-looked in this discussion.  Why not do some 
>>> of
>>>your grocery shopping online? If you like Starbuck's Coffee why not order 
>>>it
>>>via their Web site and learn to make it yourself.  You could take that 
>>>cab
>>>fare you're paying and pay the shipping to order items in bulk.  Since we 
>>>no
>>>longer have a large grocery store within walking distance we're examining
>>>our shopping habits to decide which items we can order online and which
>>>items require a trip to the store to help save time and money.
>>>
>>>Peter Donahue
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ron Poire"<rpoire at comcast.net
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:16 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>It seems rather a waste of money for a $3 late.
>>>Ron
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Kerri Kosten"<kerrik2006 at gmail.com
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:28 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi Cindy and All:
>>>
>>>I was thinking more along the lines of Starbucks...I used to never
>>>drink coffee but last week I took the plunge and tried a pumpkin spice
>>>latte...mmmmm...now I'm addicted...I really want to get another one
>>>soon but don't really have anyone to take me and I have no idea
>>>whether the bus goes to Starbucks...I doubt it...so the only thing I
>>>could think to do was to take a cab, have them drive me through
>>>Starbucks, I get the pumpkin spice coffee, then they takeme home...and
>>>of course I pay the fare...has anyone ever done this?
>>>
>>>Does Starbucks sell food or just coffee?
>>>
>>>Mmmmmm...pumpkin spice coffee...mmm lol...if you haven't tried it yet
>>>you should lol
>>>
>>>Kerri!
>>>
>>>On 10/9/10, Cindy Handel<cindy425 at verizon.net>  wrote:
>>>Kerri,
>>>
>>>I'm sure, as long as you're willing to pay the fare, a cab would take you
>>>through a drive-through for food.
>>>
>>>Cindy
>>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------
>>>From: "Kerri Kosten"<kerrik2006 at gmail.com
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 9:15 PM
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>Hi:
>>>
>>>Well, unfortunately it turns out we don't have paratransit or dial a
>>>ride service here so that's out for me even if I wanted it.
>>>
>>>I'm fine with money lol...I just don't want to overspend on
>>>transportation while everyone else gets to use buses, public
>>>transportation, or paratransit...that's all! I asked these questions
>>>because I want to make sure I'm not having to over-spend or spend tons
>>>more than other people who live in small towns.
>>>
>>>I do have another question though I just thought of.  Is it possible to
>>>take a cab, go through a drive-through, then go back home and of
>>>course pay the fare? What do you do when you want something real
>>>quick...like something from say McDonalds or Sonic or Starbucks? A
>>>sighted person just gets into their car, goes, then goes right back
>>>home...as long as the fare is paid is it possible to do this with a
>>>cab?
>>>
>>>Also...just out of pure boredom and curiosity I looked up the cost of
>>>owning a car...obviously it varies depending on the type of car and
>>>how much gas/insurance costs but from what I found it said a car can
>>>cost anywhere from $8,000 a year to $15,000 a year.  It also said
>>>monthly it costs about $612...so it seems to me we get off cheap in
>>>terms of transportation.  The site also said that according to the
>>>Department of Labor survey and statistics vehicles are the second
>>>biggest expense for most households...I forget what the first was...so
>>>it seems like to me we get off cheap when it comes to
>>>transportation...even if you have to pay $5 a cab to get anywhere like
>>>I do.
>>>
>>>Kerri
>>>
>>>On 10/9/10, Bryan Schulz<b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>  wrote:
>>>the reality of 70% unemployed is that money saved versus extra time
>>>spent
>>>
>>>is
>>>acceptable.
>>>lets see you send Kerri significant cab bucks and see if your opinion
>>>changes.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Steve P.  Deeley"<stevep.deeley at insightbb.com
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:54 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>Because you spend a great deal more time on parra-transit.  Time is
>>>money!
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Bryan Schulz"<b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 6:37 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>if a place is at least a 20 minute drive and by cab would cost about
>>>$25
>>>each way and the dor-door or para trans bus is $4, why throw away the
>>>extra
>>>money?
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Steve P.  Deeley"<stevep.deeley at insightbb.com
>>>To: "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:02 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation
>>>questions
>>>
>>>
>>>Get a cab!
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Kerri Kosten"<kerrik2006 at gmail.com
>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "Blind Talk Mailing List"<blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 6:43 PM
>>>Subject: [Blindtlk] Grocery shopping, and transportation questions
>>>
>>>
>>>Hi All:
>>>
>>>I have some more questions about grocery shopping and
>>>transportation.
>>>Instead of making two separate posts, I figured I'd just put all my
>>>questions in one post...they are somewhat related to each other.
>>>
>>>I'll start with the grocery shopping questions.
>>>
>>>In the apartment building I live in, there is no elevator.
>>>Unfortunately I live on the third floor, which is up four flights
>>>of
>>>steps.  What is the best way to carry lots of groceries up the
>>>steps?
>>>Would it be okay, when having lots of groceries to set some of the
>>>bags on the floor in the hallway by the door, go up with as much as
>>>I
>>>can carry, then come back for the rest? Is there any better way to
>>>carry groceries than in the plastic bags the grocery bagger puts
>>>them
>>>in? I've been told about burlap sacks that you can carry on your
>>>shoulder...does this reduce the load much? I want to make this as
>>>easy
>>>as possible.
>>>
>>>How often do you usually go grocery shopping? When you go, do you
>>>just
>>>get the things you absolutely need, and keep the load as little as
>>>possible or do you usually take advantage of the fact you are at
>>>the
>>>store and get lots of stuff?
>>>
>>>My next questions are about transportation.  I live in a college
>>>town.
>>>I guess it's your typical college town.  It's big enough to be
>>>considered a small city or large town...we have five Krogers, four
>>>or
>>>more Walmarts...tons of restaurants and bars, two malls...two movie
>>>theaters.  It isn't a major city though.
>>>
>>>We do have a bus system but I've never been encouraged to use it.
>>>I've
>>>just been expected to take cabs everywhere.
>>>
>>>One of the problems though is that the town is not really a walking
>>>town...there are parts of it you can walk in but not very many.
>>>When
>>>things/places are built, often pedestrian accessibility is left
>>>out.
>>>
>>>There doesn't seem to be any blind people; there is no NFB chapter.
>>>So, naturally the majority of the people, including most of the
>>>students drive.  From what I've read on their website, the bus
>>>covers
>>>many areas, but usually until only 6 o'clock, unless it's downtown
>>>where the students are.  I don't live downtown though.  Because of
>>>this,
>>>I find myself having to take cabs almost everywhere.  Cabs here are
>>>about $5-6 each way.  Is this normal for a college town? Is this
>>>expensive for a cab?
>>>
>>>Are my only options to either take the bus when it is available or
>>>take
>>>cabs?
>>>
>>>Should I just not worry about the expense and take cabs when and
>>>wherever?
>>>
>>>Is learning to use the bus hard or is it as simple as calling and
>>>asking the right questions?
>>>
>>> From what I can tell, from where I live, in order to take the bus
>>>again since I'm not in the downtown student area I will have to
>>>take
>>>two buses to get anywhere and it usually takes about two hours.  Is
>>>this normal for a large town/small city?
>>>
>>>The closest major city to me is Pittsburgh.  There is a bus that
>>>goes
>>>there twice.  In order to take a grayhound bus, or AM track train
>>>you
>>>have to somehow get to Pittsburgh.  Is the bus going twice daily
>>>reasonable?
>>>
>>>For those of you who live in college towns similar to this how do
>>>you
>>>find a balance between taking cabs, using family and friends, and
>>>taking the bus?
>>>
>>>What is the cost monthly of owning a vehicle compared to taking
>>>cabs
>>>all the time? I'm sorry to ask this...I've never been told.
>>>
>>>I guess I am just asking these questions because I want to make
>>>sure
>>>I'm not getting screwed so to speak.  I don't mind taking cabs, but
>>>sometimes I feel like I'm just automatically expected to spend the
>>>money just because...if you know what I mean by that! I've been
>>>told
>>>owning a vehicle is several hundreds of dollars a month when the
>>>cost
>>>of maintaenance, car payments, insurance, and gas is added up but
>>>again these have just been from sighted people who don't take cabs.
>>>It
>>>seems like most other blind people I know don't take cabs unless
>>>they
>>>absolutely have to and I hate having to do it all the time.  In one
>>>sense I feel like I'm being told to go ahead, don't worry about it,
>>>owning a vehicle is expensive too...but then on the other hand so
>>>many
>>>blind people don't seem to like doing it.  I know each town is
>>>different...but if I want to go somewhere and it's after 6 and the
>>>bus
>>>doesn't go are cabs or family/friends my only options? I've never
>>>gone
>>>completely broke or run out of money by taking cabs but again...I
>>>feel
>>>as if I'm getting mixed messages and I want to make sure I'm doing
>>>the
>>>right/best thing.  From where I live you can't walk anywhere as
>>>there
>>>are several things across the street but it's not actually a street
>>>but a major six-lane highway...so walking is out.  I'm not married
>>>and
>>>live alone.  Do those of you who live in towns like this find
>>>yourselves having to also take cabs more frequently than other
>>>blind
>>>people? I know my questions seem a little crazy but I thought I'd
>>>ask
>>>them all in one post.
>>>
>>>Thanks so much!
>>>
>>>Kerri
>>>
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