[AGL] report from the front lines

[Frances Morey]

That TM also had a story about John Christian, who as a teenager shot and
killed his teacher at Murchison Junior High. It was quite a shock for
Austin back when it happened. I always wondered about the outcome.
Apparently he was taken into mental health custody and only "served" for 21
months before being let off virtually scot free.
Best,
Frances


On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 5:07 PM Fontaine Maverick <fontainem at att.net> wrote:

> I've always heard that HEB is a company that stands up for employees. And
> that is deeply involved in it's communities. New Texas monthly has a piece
> about it and good things they're doing.
>
>    Fontaine
>
>
> On Friday, March 27, 2020, 08:09:50 PM CDT, Michael Eisenstadt <
> mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> We favor HEB and are going to order home delivery from them in a day or
> two. To excuse going to Whole Foods and only for a very few items, they are
> situated just 5 blocks from here and the parking is very convenient - 3
> floors of parking under the store P1, P2 and P3. Some of the aisles have
> been blocked off and some sections like the sushi stand and pizza and
> delicatessen are closed. The folks that work there hate Whole Foods' owner
> Jeff Bezos and some of them brother-in-law your bill at the checkout. OTOH,
> workers at HEB are very loyal.
>
> On 3/27/2020 5:08 PM, Charles Loving wrote:
>
> Went to HEB today in Kerrville. They are damn well organized.they  had a
> medic at the door taking temps of each entrant and deputy to control the
> crowd. No crowd. They were polite and efficient and disinfected each cart
> as they entered  and I approved of that. I wouldn't darken the door of a
> Whole Food store. We wore rubber gloves. Got everything we needed easily. A
> few signs, one per customer. They were almost out of soup, sugar and flour.
> Not many eggs or much bread. No deli service but the butchers were working.
>
> Bought three bottles of tequila at the liquor store and we are now set to
> really hunker until I go to voulteer to die for the economy.
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 2:17 PM Bill Killeen <bill.killeen094 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Nice shot, Kathy.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Mar 27, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Kathy Doyle <kdoyle1 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well of course you are entitled to circumvent the rules meant for the
> health and well being of others and not wait in long lines like the rest of
> us because..
> >
> > Drat! I can't think of why,  can someone else?
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On Mar 27, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yesterday, the battery of our newly re-registered jalopy crapped out.
> Later that day, neighbor Heny gave me a jump and I drove the car to
> Firestone's on south Congress. They replaced the battery while I waited and
> the manager even found a $20 Firestone discount on batteries. The bill was
> $142. When I worked batteries and tires at Sears Automotive 30 years ago,
> that battery was about $80. While I waited, I looked around for somewhere
> to sit down but all the chairs and divans had been stored against the wall
> upside down. The seating was in quarantine or self-isolated or whatever the
> term of art is this week.
> >>
> >> Whe the battery crapped out, I was off to the 7 to 8am opening at the
> Whole Foods for old-timers. So I walked there. I entered the store
> illegally from the downstairs parking via elevator because I was supposed
> to wait outside and get at the back of a very long line outside. After
> being thrown out of the store, I finessed this by re-entering the store
> from the downstairs parking again via elevator and skulking past the view
> of the store minders.
> >>
> >> As you know, the streets of Austin are virtually empty, no rush hour
> jams as there are not enuf cars. What are you all up to? Is it just
> samo-samo since our age cohort is mostly/entirely retired?
>
>
>
> --
> Charlie Loving
>
>
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