I have been so tired lately I have been falling asleep before the ten o'clock news. Yesterday I sat down to watch the Spurs vs Grizzlies game and fell asleep by the time I woke up, it was over. I did not even care to look up if we won or lost just closed my eyes again.
I have not been out of the house since Tuesday when I went to Mexico. On the way back I stopped at Walmart to pick up a couple of items I did not find at Bodegas Aurerra. This was the price at the pumps that day.
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| $2.249 a gallon for unleaded gasoline |
Even though it was early (10:00'ish) our main HEB was already packed so drove to the original HEB who is affectionately referred to as "Little HEB".
My intention was to only buy some serranos but ended purchasing much more. You might ask "why did I not purchase them in Mexico like you usually do?"...According to our government tomatoes and chiles are infected and can not be brought into the country until further notice. When I pressed the agent on the phone what they were infected with he did not elaborate and just repeated I could not bring them. Funny, the serranos I purchased today at HEB are from Mexico.
If you ever want to shop at our little HEB it is located caddy-corner from the Val Verde County Courthouse in the downtown area.
Aunty Acid Saying of the Day
The U..S. doesn't get its cut when you buy a product directly in Mexico. So they tell you it's not safe to consume that product. The same merchandise is bought by vendors in the US and they resell it to you. That's what it sounds like to me.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I was able to find yet I repeat I double checked yesterday at HEB and the tomatoes, jalapeños and serranos were harvested in Mexico.
Delete"LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - You can add another item to the list of produce not allowed into the country when coming from Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now included tomatoes and pepper fruits to the prohibited category.
The reason behind the new rule is to protect U.S. produce from the tomato brown rugose fruit virus.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialist, Carlos Ramos, says this will help our nation's tomato and pepper production, which is worth over two billion dollars every year.
"All peppers, all tomatoes, will be prohibited from coming in,” Ramos said. “Make sure that you declare all your products at the primary lane with the first officer. If you do happen to have tomatoes, then you'll have the option of either to go back or they will be picked up."
The federal order will take effect on Friday, November 22nd. Anyone breaking the law can face hundreds of dollars in fines."
That brown rugose fruit virus knows not to mess with HEB!
ReplyDeleteIt sure doesn't mess with MY HEB :-)
DeleteHey MsB, thank you for your reply and the warm welcome. After the Terlingua trip we were at a dance in a little town outside of Austin. I saw the editor/photographer of a music magazine that I know at the dance so I told him we just got back from the chili cookoff. I was trying to remember the name of that band but I could only remember they had “Tejas” in their name and were from Fort Worth. He immediately knew that it was the Tejas Brothers and said that they are really good so they must be well-known. I think they have that Texas Tornados sound. They played with a LOT of energy. I read a few of your older blogs but I have not got back to your Terlingua trip yet. We got a little rain and hail in that last storm you were discussing.
ReplyDeleteI certainly agree that they have that Texas Tornados sound and also remind me a little of Los Lonely Boys out of San Angelo.
DeleteI do not know if you have been or seen pictures of the CASI grounds but they are HUGE whereas The Original Cook-off is much smaller. Many of us camp at the same location year after year and get upset if someone beats us to our favorite spot.
I was wondering how you knew where to camp and how you would rate it. No rush I am just curious.
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