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They Are All Weenies!

Final word on my quarrel with Albertsons and the Oscar Mayer company. Oscar Mayer totally dropped the ball. The company went nowhere with the complaint, there was no resolution. Do I stop buying Oscar Mayer products now? YES. But only when they are at full price. In the meantme, I will buy Hormel or Ballpark. When Oscar [...]

Oscar Mayer Responds to My Beef With Albertsons

Amanda from Oscar Mayer corporate complaints responded to the blog posted here yesterday. If you are just catching up, Albertsons Grocery ran a 2 for $2 special on Oscar Mayer bologna and hotdogs. But, they did not honor that deal when I took the BEEF bologna and hotdogs to the checkout counter. Amanda stated that [...]

My Beef With Oscar Mayer & Albertsons Grocery

A co-worker told me about a 2 for $2 sale in the meat section of Albertsons this week. This would be for Oscar Mayer bologna and hotdogs. I thought this would be a great opportunity to save on the over-priced hotdogs they sell. I picked up 6 packs of hotdogs and 4 packs of bologna, [...]

KTOY Silenced By A Series Of Errors

I attended LH Bates Vocational-Technical College, now called Bates College, back in the early 70s. The radio broadcast tech program allowed one to practice being a broadcaster on a working radio station and acquire your 1st-Class FCC License in the meantime. These days, a “1st” is not required. A lot has changed in the radio [...]

Look For Another Spike In Foreclosures In Coming Months

Proper journalism rules designate that unless you’re reporting on the Watergate break-in, you’re supposed to provide references to your source or sources of information. I can’t in this case because the lady who gave me this information is trying to get me (credit trashed me) a mortgage and I don’t want her coming over and [...]

Sunshine, Cars, Food & Family Fun @ U.P. Fest 2009

The two-day University Place Festival wrapped up on Saturday. Admission to the fun at Cirque Park was free but $1 donations were asked, with proceeds to go toward next year’s festival. Parking at the venue was also FREE. I donated $3 just to have the convenience of parking at Cirque Park rather than walking from [...]