- Anybody ever eaten a "Marquez burrito" ? - 1 Update
- Buying mattress - 2 Updates
| pizzojoe64@gmail.com: Dec 13 10:44AM -0800 I am from Cincinnati but live on the west coast now but I do remember and LOVED the chili dog burrito! That was my go to late night snack. I used to get them at jungle jims, Biggs and meijers. I moved out here about 6 years ago. I was craving those things badly a couple years back so I asked a friend back in Ohio to ship me out a couple boxes but was informed no one had them. I contacted Marquez directly and they said the product was discontinued! Such a shame, that was a unique product. While it was completely bad for you , it was a guilty pleasure that's now just a memory. I went as far as to write a couple letters to Marquez. Maybe one day they will bring them back. |
| larrymoencurly@my-deja.com: Dec 13 12:52AM -0800 On Friday, December 12, 2014 10:56:45 AM UTC-7, KenK wrote: > Where's the cheapest place to buy a mattress? Furniture store? Mattress > store? Other? Brand of mattress? Generally you can find the best prices on national holidays, like Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Veteran's day, often at Sears or some other department stores. But for other times of the year, the best prices are usually at warehouse clubs, like Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's, or the outlet store of a local matress manufacturer (which usually also produce national brands). The worst places are usually mattress stores, furniture stores, and companies that lie and claim that mattresses double in weight after 8 years. Consumer Reports said mattresses improved greatly since the 1970s or 1980s and that all innersprings are equally good, provided they have quilted covers (only the cheapest have plain covers). Look for models with an insulator (metal or plastic netting, rough fabric like coconut hair) just above the metal parts because it prevents the fabric and foam above from sinking past the gaps in the metal. If you don't want any possibility of creaks or squeaks with an innerspring, choose individually pocketed coils, as found in Simmons' BeautyRest line. OTOH coil count isn't that important, and you probably don't want a pillow top unless the top is removable because, contrary to manufacturer claims, mattress should still be flipped over for even wear. The most heavily advertised foam mattresses now are made of memory foam, which is polyurethane foam with extra-small bubbles. Some people love it, but other people think it conforms so slowly that it's outright creepy when you move. Regular polyurethane foam conforms a lot faster but is still slow compared to innersprings. The material that acts the most like innersprings is latex foam, possibly the best mattress material. With any foam mattress, thicker tends to mean longer life. If you haul the mattress yourself and don't have a pickup truck, bring along a friend to constantly keep a hand on the mattress in order to detect the mattress shifting and warn you to stop the vehicle to fix this. Don't drive on the freeway unless you tie down the mattress from front to back, not just side to side. The best foam may be latex, AKA |
| KenK <invalid@invalid.com>: Dec 13 05:39PM larrymoencurly@my-deja.com wrote in news:7a436d15-f63e-4168-bfd3- > On Friday, December 12, 2014 10:56:45 AM UTC-7, KenK wrote: >> Where's the cheapest place to buy a mattress? Furniture store? Mattress > vehicle to fix this. Don't drive on the freeway unless you tie down > the mattress from front to back, not just side to side. > The best foam may be latex, AKA Thank you very much for the valuable information. I printed it all out and will use it when I'm ready to buy. -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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