Thanks Rodney for the trip to the fair !!! You made a day of it !! looking at one of the parking lots & general attendance (people walking) from the ferris wheel or gondola ride...its HUGE !! Can you tell I live in a small town ?? ha !! Margarita's and the food choices looked yummy !! Thank you again for the pictures. You saved me $17 admission and parking fees !!! Cali~

Amex has always charged more than the other cc companies. Others have already pointed out that those mall cc purchases really hit small businesses hard. We have customers that are kind enough to be aware of that and write checks or use their debit card, or even, believe it or not, pay in cash. A lot of you have mentioned Costco. I've never shopped at one because they're just not convenient to me, but I used to shop at Sam's. I quit doing that years ago because they had an annual fee, and I didn't feel like I was saving enough to make up for that annual fee. Most of what I got at Sams I could buy as a loss leader at a regular grocery store. I've also not found coupons to be very useful, because they're rarely for real food, just processed food. After seeing several stories on the news, and listening to co-workers, I broke down and bought a Sunday paper several weeks ago for the coupons. Boy, was I disappointed. I spent $2.00 on the paper, and maybe found that much worth in coupons that I might use, (which I have to admit I've forgotten about), and then I had all this mess of paper to deal with. What a waste of time that was. Sally

Yes, a popular misconception is that when you pay money into a meter you are paying to rent the space. The meters are there to ensure that spaces keep opening up so that businesses can have short term parking for their shoppers who run in for quick sales or service ie; dry cleaner, bank, coffee shop. Yeah they do chalk the tires. If a person gets caught kicking the chalk off the fine is HUGE and it also might involve a possible jail time if the judge so decides. I think they charge with obstruction of a law officer or obstruction of justice or something egregious. ------ The McDonalds coupons in my area will say one coupon per person per visit, and then it goes on to define that a "visit" must be at least an hour apart from each other. It is also printed that they have the right to refuse any coupon based on their discretion.

I got mine with no problem. Printed off 3, didn't notice it said you could get 4. About the number ... mine are all 0012 3456 7890 1234. Is that the same number on everybody's? Sue