Michael l Berard

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• Sadly, I feel I may have a future as a politician, I.e., I say one thing and shortly thereafter, do something different. I very recently said that we pay thousands of percent more, etc., for bottled water, for the exact same stuff that falls , by the billions of gallons when it rains and so forth, and boy was I wrong! And by at least a thousand percent! The horrific recent hurricane Helene, and the previous rainstorm that preceded it, dumped approximately 40,000,000,000, 000 gallons of water, that’s 40 trillion, which is not a mere “ drop in the bucket”. I am clearly not hesitant to admit when I am erroneous, which happens with alarming frequency, please, accept my apologies. I need to also get this off of my chest, I was the high school teacher whom criticized a teen age Albert Einstein , telling him, “ You will never amount to anything, Einstein!” Finally, would anybody like to buy a Betamax VCR?

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 5, 2024

• Thanks so much for all of your advice , over the years, and I will continue to pray and hope for the best for you. You have helped me, to no end, and I am extremely grateful.

  Post: Turned Upside Down

  Link to comment from October 5, 2024

• I forget, I am getting old, that the tap water is even a better deal, after all, it is delivered right to the home,generally a few feet from our location, the kitchen and bath sinks and the like, or the water dispenser on the fridge, It does not require a trip to the store, using that very expensive fuel, fighting traffic, etc. So, much better prices and a vastly better delivery system to boot! Thank you everybody, and I hope you have a great day. " I may disagree with what you say, but, I will defend to the death your right to say it.", a French guy named, " Volarie", or " Vulture " said that. Not, " Voltaire", he invented electricity, I think. Not sure.

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• A very brief update, I talked with a friend in San Jose, and he went to a concert, a single bottle of water, a pint at 16 ounces, required a twenty dollar bill, and no tip was included, so, a mere $ 160.00 per gallon for water. And, I promise, I shall hereafter never say a single word concerning. my thoughts that bottled water is more than a bit overpriced. p.s., I recently splurged on a 18 year old bottle of scotch, it was a hefty $83.00 for 1.75 liters, which is very close to 2 quarts, times 2 for a gallon, is about $ 160.00 a gallon, and it came in a burly glass jug, with handle, etc., not a flimsy plastic container . Thank you , all , for your responses, and I will never concur that water should be priced at a level that approaches a well aged scotch, as I have said, ad nauseum, the water that commands so much hard earned cash, falls , by the billions of gallons, every time it rains. I am aware that it is not practical to collect rainwater , except to maybe have the gutters drain into barrels to water the garden and the like, but, I strongly feel that a markup of thousands of percent, no matter the venue , nor how nice a container , is more than a bit ridiculus. A price of maybe a buck a pint should suffice, I would think. A price range of virtually free , in the case of a private well, and, .003 cents a gallon for town water, up to $160.00 a gallon, for water, I would venture a guess that no other product on Earth has such a tremendous price range. Even the fancy Italian Ferraris are around $ 700,000,the cheapest new car is around 18, or so, so, roughly 40 times the money for the cheapest to the most expensive vehicle, compared to .003 to 160 , for good old H2O. ( And lets not talk about movie theater popcorn, a small bucket for ten bucks, yet many establishments offer it for free. ) Caveat Emptor, which is Latin for, er, um, duh, something relating to something else, I think. Alas, from a low of .003 to the high of 160 per gallon, is a 50,000 % difference. Not bad. Of course, if water is obtained for free , it is an infinite difference.

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• Yes, and as long as we keep paying, nothing will change. So many people misunderstood what I said, I just meant bottled water is just way too expensive. And I certainly know that in many cases, tap water is not a choice. And I agree, even soda is expensive , it is mostly water. But, thanks for the message.

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 3, 2024

• I will never, ever, put my faith in any politician , at any level, to ensure my well being. I do not feel Harris or Trump, et.al., will ever consider the general population as a priority. The primary goal of politicians is to get reelected, and whether in Washington or, in my case, Boston, the elected officials will always do their best, for themselves.

  Post: Stay Informed by Marjorie Kondrack

  Link to comment from October 2, 2024

• Thank you, yes, that really is all I needed to know, certainly. I was just curious, and I appreciate your answer. Thanks agin.

  Post: Social Security

  Link to comment from September 30, 2024

• Hello, yes, you are correct, I did know that, you saw right through my perhaps feeble attempt(s) to be humorous. Clearly, I will not be a threat to a talented comedian, and, also not to a threat to very astute investors, handsome men, and/or great musicians. However, if there were prizes for holding down chairs by sitting in them for long time frames, and racing to the fridge , then to the bathroom and back to the chair way prior to the first commercial ending , during a Notre Dame football, game, I remain the champ. Alas, on occasion, it ends poorly, to wit, once, and a tad too much red wine was a contributing factor, I was racing at high speed, and I stepped on the dogs tail, she jumped up, tripping me, and the combination of the wine and some blood from my once beautiful nose, was a fatal catastrophe for a light colored carpet. Subsequently, headquarters, i.e, my wife, was not amused. Thank you for your comments, though, and although the Latin language is not my forte, I have mastered French, Russian, etc. Ready? French toast, White Russian, German chocolate cake, Portugese Man Of War, Canadian Whiskey, India ink, Australian cattle dog. Not bad!

  Post: A cease and desist request, at least I thought about it.

  Link to comment from September 30, 2024

• Thank you.

  Post: Anybody Listening? by Jonathan Clements

  Link to comment from September 28, 2024

• Jonathon, if you would , could you please tell the reasons why you decided to live here , instead of England. I have never been to any foreign nations, actually Canada for a few days and one day in Tijuana, and I am curious as why you decided to leave your birth nation. I have never heard anything very negative about The United Kingdom, and always here how much superior their health care is, how much safer, virtually no impoverished citizens, no ghettos or slums, etc. Thank You.

  Post: Anybody Listening? by Jonathan Clements

  Link to comment from September 28, 2024