[quote=paramount][quote=UCGal]But to clarify – It’s not just sending federal workers home.
* It’s WIC (formula and milk for low income children)
* It’s IRS call centers (which are pretty busy right now because if you filed for extension – that deadline is 10/15.)
* It’s VA call centers. And applications for VA disability are on hold.
* The NIH has halted research.
* It looks like if you’re a green card applicant – your visa app is on hold, even though the clock is still ticking on your application. (I work with several VERY concerned folks.)
* New applications for small business loans aren’t being accepted.
* Locally – Miramar air base is shutting down the commissary, the day care, the youth sports programs, etc. This impacts a lot of families in San Diego. I would imagine it’s similar at North Island.[/quote]
And it can be argued that many of those federal govt functions are unconstitutional anyway…
BTW, most are able to walk through the woods perfectly fine without govt help.[/quote]
Hi folks, I’m back in town trying to get groceries this evening but the commissary on 32nd St is now shut down, lol. I managed to go online today and activate all my Vons Just4U preference discounts and then brought in just four mfr coupons to the store with a list and my bill was $43.42 with a total savings of $42.38 (Just4U savings of $19.66 + Card Savings of $15.23 + paper (mfr) coupons of $7.49).
It can be done but it takes preparation before you enter the store. I’m going to miss my commissary privileges but sadly, they end when my youngest reaches age 18 … next summer … That is, IF this deadlock is resolved and they reopen before then, lol. I’ve had commissary privileges for more than 35 years and have shopped in three different commissaries (all improvements of the former) all at NAVSTA 32nd St.
Since none of them double coupons anymore, the prices at our local Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons are VERY cost-prohibitive (primarily for packaged groceries, personal and household items and sundries) unless you, as a consumer, play all the games they require to take advantage of the ultimate discounts they offer by having their card (for club savings) and repeat-buying of the same items to get further savings by first making a list online.
I currently seem to be able to “walk in the woods” okay “without govt help” in our local grocery chains but if one can’t make time in their day to organize themselves first before shopping, they will likely be ripped off in there, IMO.
For example, in the personal and household categories, most items (w/o “club savings”) are 2-4 times the price of the military commissary in the local grocery chain stores. It’s ridiculous and I don’t know how low-income people without military commissary privileges are actually surviving in SD.
