The friends of the former raised the mortgage on his house after thirty years of practice; and the latter after twenty years, being unable to pay a grocer's bill, agreed to tend his daughter, recently married, in all her confinements.
"It's taking into account the needs of the environment, and the needs of the economy and the needs of the grocers". The bill was also supported by environmental groups.
Like other major supermarkets, Sainsbury's has been hit by increasing competition from budget grocers Aldi and Lidl and a general slowdown in the grocery market as cash-strapped shoppers keep a tight rein on their weekly grocery bill.
The grocers association supported the bill, partly because the patchwork of local laws has been irritating for grocers and customers.
But in a downtown federal courtroom this week, the bravado was all but gone, leaving the 83-year-old grandfather and grocer's son, who bills himself as "America's toughest sheriff," looking more like a humble and weary retiree.
For example, if we said we'll give you one million dollars to build a store in the food desert (or 50,000 twenty dollar bills) the grocer might still walk away.
Opponents of the bill, which include grocers and water distributors, said that the costs will eventually have to be passed on to consumers.
What my parents kept talking about was his nasty habit of running up huge bills at the grocer, then offering to settle for 60 or 80 cents on the dollar.
Lawmakers say the bill, which would affect grocers participating in a federal food-assistance program, is an effort to help low-income shoppers.
Our item about the hideous double-billing practiced by a Maine grocer has brought a confession from the owner of a hardware store that he once billed 3 customers for a lawnmower which he thought one of them had probably bought, only to receive checks from all three.
By Mrs. Lutle, G. W. Dorland, and Francis Steegmuller The New Yorker, August 11 , 1934P. 10 Our item about the hideous double-billing practiced by a Maine grocer has brought a confession from the owner of a hardware store that he once billed 3 customers for a lawnmower which he thought one of them had probably bought, only to receive checks from all three.
