[Magdalen] Lottery tickets

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I think you have put your finger on the problem, Grace.  No human would
treat his mother the way management treats its employees, but it
illustrates why the haves are so angry about the benefits the have-nots
get, and are eager to take them away. The worker is not a human being, is
not a person, is not entitled to the slightest consideration.
"Worker is the new slave." It's not a new thing. The sharecroppers were
(and are) slaves.
This is the main reason why, for the good of the country, the GOP has to be
vanquished.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:02 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> That's true of most of the independent convenience stores around here, as
> well. But I learned something at the Sheetz store this morning that
> saddened me. Sheetz, as most of you may know, is a large corporate chain of
> gas station/convenience stores in this part of the country at least--I'm
> not sure where else. They have the best gas prices and made-to-order
> sandwiches and the usual array of other things. The one near me is clean
> and well-run, and the staff is always pleasant. Many of them have been
> there for several years. This morning as I was paying, I commented that it
> seemed chilly in there--it's bitterly cold outside right now. The young
> woman agreed and shrugged, telling me that they have no control over the
> heat. It's set by corporate headquarters, and they can't change it. "That's
> why we all wear jackets," she said. I've thought about that off and on all
> day, because it seems to epitomize a mentality that views employees as
> interchangeable parts in an enterprise that is managed from afar. This
> could get very complicated and long-winded, but I need to go to bed...
>
> > On Feb 14, 2016, at 1:02 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/13/2016 11:34:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > I try to  remember that. I generally buy a ticket only to get in on the
> > fun of a  major Powerball jackpot. I like to say, "Finally there's a
> > jackpot worth  the effort of buying a  ticket.">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> > Ditto my practice here in Pennsylvania.
> >
> > The last time I participated in the lottery was couple of years ago.
> > It happened to be during the Annual American Heart Association
> > fundraiser, and the convenience store I visit on rare occasion was
> > bedecked with little posters commemorating customers' gifts.
> >
> > The usual rather sassy clerk who drew my 2 lottery numbers asked
> > me in her nasal voice if I wanted to give to the Heart Campaign.
> >
> > I startled her speechless by pointing out that convenience  stores heavy
> > sales at state minimum prices of cigarettes was the leading contributor
> to
> > heart deaths in the USA.  For once she was unable to come up with a
> > snarky quip as I turned to leave the store.
> >
> > I think that pretty much all the convenience stores (my ex called them
> > "stop
> > and rob" stores) are now owned by East Indians in this area.
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
>