There's a non-profit called "Room 8" in Riverside, California that does very nearly the same thing, coincidentally they also have room for up to 80 cats:
Tang is still a big seller. Available in huge containers in just about any supermarket that'll make 6+ gallons for about $6. Buying dry drink mix in general is much cheaper than paying for a gallon of mostly-water to be shipped across the country to you, with the powder already mixed-in. If it works for fruit punch (kool-aid), lemonade, iced-tea, grapefruit juice, and gatoraide, why not "orange drink"? The first two are quite a bit cheaper, though.
The razor shown was the first "safety razor", yet they're complaining about how dangerous it *looks*. It was the first alternative to shaving with a huge dagger-looking straight razor... It was a VAST safety (and price, and convenience) improvement. Since its introduction, no US Presidents have had facial hair...
Hard to complain about the health effects of lead-based paint, when lead was in the gasoline, and being injected into the air in astronomical quantities, that dramatically reduced the brain function of everyone who lived through that era. In particular it turned cities into crime-ridden cesspools that everyone fled from... trends that only recently reversed.
Is there... some *reason* these people *refuse* to use a shopping cart? You know, the thing with *wheels* which is *meant* to be dragged along the floor?
I had endless problems with UPS' first delivery attempt failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. They drive me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it. And UPS is the most expensive option.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work... No such problems with the USPS, and these days they're the cheapest and usually fastest option.
The USPS is very sneaky, though. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear, never bothering to knock or ring. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but how long does it take to knock?
The USPS is very sneaky. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but they could at-least ring the bell before they leave.
Meanwhile, UPS drives me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". I had endless problems with the first delivery failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like a playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work...
Don't think we're all like that... My heater is set at 55F and rarely comes on. Plenty of great skiing around here, too, so a significant subset of Californians regularly subject themselves to rather cold temperatures.
I'm accustomed to seeing the opposite extreme. People move here from somewhere cold, and spend $150/month in electricity trying to air condition their houses down to 68F degrees in the middle of 100F+ summer temperatures. Light, short, breathable clothing & cold drinks work just as well, and are much cheaper.
http://www.room8cats.org/index.cfm/about/video/
I imagine there are several others.
The razor shown was the first "safety razor", yet they're complaining about how dangerous it *looks*. It was the first alternative to shaving with a huge dagger-looking straight razor... It was a VAST safety (and price, and convenience) improvement. Since its introduction, no US Presidents have had facial hair...
Hard to complain about the health effects of lead-based paint, when lead was in the gasoline, and being injected into the air in astronomical quantities, that dramatically reduced the brain function of everyone who lived through that era. In particular it turned cities into crime-ridden cesspools that everyone fled from... trends that only recently reversed.
Sounds like roping the shopping cart to your bike might be a better fix.
http://jalopnik.com/5884629/swiss-man-installs-wood-burning-stove-in-his-volvo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-similarity
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work... No such problems with the USPS, and these days they're the cheapest and usually fastest option.
The USPS is very sneaky, though. They will drop the package in front of my door, then disappear, never bothering to knock or ring. I understand them not wanting to wait around for someone to answer the door, but how long does it take to knock?
Meanwhile, UPS drives me crazy with cryptic tracking messages... Every delay is recorded as a "Train derailment". I had endless problems with the first delivery failing with some "address does not exist" message (no note on door, no UPS truck ever reached my driveway), then getting delivered easily on the second "attempt". Calling UPS is like a playing 20 questions, with the guy on the phone having zero information, but deciding to run-down all the *conceivably possible* reasons the package might not have been delivered, as I knock-down every single one (No, I don't have a gate, no it wasn't snowing, no there isn't a dog, no the tag didn't blow away, etc.), and at the end, him just giving-up and saying he'll "leave a note" telling the delivery driver to *actually* try to deliver my package, next time around... Hrumph. Plus, UPS is the only one of the three that doesn't do Saturday deliveries, so anything needing a signature is lost to anyone working M-F, and keeping the shortest, least convenient office hours around here. Not to mention that the inside of their *dark brown* trucks get to be 200F degrees in the summer, so your package will be *well done* when you get it.
Fedex is okay, but has fewer offices, and divides them up, so my package is *never* at the FedEx office 5 minutes away, it's always at the other one, several cities over, 90 minutes away, that closes 15 minutes after I get off of work...
I'm accustomed to seeing the opposite extreme. People move here from somewhere cold, and spend $150/month in electricity trying to air condition their houses down to 68F degrees in the middle of 100F+ summer temperatures. Light, short, breathable clothing & cold drinks work just as well, and are much cheaper.