Klaus Holzapfel

":) Most definitely not. I would have lost my job because I would have told them to come here a long time ago and would have annoyed the heck out of them." - Klaus Holzapfel

"Good point. I think it will be less than 5 years until more than one of them will be gone." - Klaus Holzapfel

"Yes of course they are owned by Aldi. But their prices and quality are outstanding and their competitors aren't exactly small bucket shops any longer either. Whole Foods is a very smart organization but this will be a super-tough battle for them to fight (I don't know to well how resourceful the Sprout's, Sunflower Markets and Vitamin Cottages of this world are). Trader Joe's will have as much impact to the grocers as IKEA has in the furniture business. Another store that might be hurting to some extend could be Costco's. I'll move some of my shopping from there to TJ's as well. TJ's will be an valid alternative for some of their products (bread, fruit, cereal, cheese...). What are we going to do with all the Californian's that will move to Colorado now??? I know at least 5 million have been sitting on the fence for years :)" - Klaus Holzapfel

"Sounds like someone has to do the hard work and figure out the best approach, find a consensus and then actually get someone in Washington to support it (without getting bribed for that). I hope today served as a wakeup call that the issue won’t go away by itself. It will be resolved by politicians and lobbyists unless we take matters in our own hands. I conclude in "pirating" your last words: Interesting times... (I hope I won’t get sued for that :)" - Klaus Holzapfel

As I grow in age, I value women who are over forty most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A woman over forty will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think. If a woman over forty doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it’s usually something more interesting. A woman over forty knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of forty give a hoot what you might think about her or what she’s doing. Women over forty are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated. A woman over forty has the... - Klaus Holzapfel