Dept. 56

I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!

FlatironMike
ODAAT
Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

On Nov 29, 9:36 am, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
> signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
> impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
> 56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
> FlatironMike
> ODAAT
> Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
> 5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
> days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

I don't get it.
Whatchoo Talking About Willis?

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:36:44 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
<FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
>signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
>impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
>56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
>FlatironMike
>ODAAT
>Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
>5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
>days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

Got some time on your hands, Mike? )
Sue

On Nov 29, 9:48 am, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:36:44 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
>
> <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
> >signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
> >impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
> >56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
> >FlatironMike
> >ODAAT
> >Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
> >5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
> >days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.
>
> Got some time on your hands, Mike? )
> Sue

Ahhhhhh I bet it's his birthday tomorrow.
He's turning 57.
Heinz 57 sauce.

Well, David, *DO* share the day with Winston Churchill....<G>

FlatironMike
Nine months, two weeks, four days, 14 hours, 6 minutes and 56 seconds.
5831 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.53. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
days, 5 hours, 55 minutes.

On Nov 29, 11:37 am, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, David, *DO* share the day with Winston Churchill....<G>
>
> FlatironMike
> Nine months, two weeks, four days, 14 hours, 6 minutes and 56 seconds.
> 5831 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.53. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
> days, 5 hours, 55 minutes.

And Mark Twain, and Jonathan Swift, and Shirley Chisolm.
I hope a happy and healthy year follows.
No cigarettes around your cake this year, OK?

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:37:14 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
<FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote:

>Well, David, *DO* share the day with Winston Churchill....<G>
>
>FlatironMike
>Nine months, two weeks, four days, 14 hours, 6 minutes and 56 seconds.
>5831 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.53. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
>days, 5 hours, 55 minutes.

Happy birthday tomorrow, Mike!!!!!! Do the gnomes do "Happy Birthday
to You"?
Sue

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:04:23 -0800 (PST), DavidL <Dvd716@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Nov 29, 9:48 am, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:36:44 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
>>
>> <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
>> >signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
>> >impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
>> >56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>>
>> >FlatironMike
>> >ODAAT
>> >Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
>> >5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
>> >days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.
>>
>> Got some time on your hands, Mike? )
>> Sue
>
>Ahhhhhh I bet it's his birthday tomorrow.
>He's turning 57.
>Heinz 57 sauce.

Thanks, David. I'm so easily confused. (
Sue

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:36:44 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
<FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
>signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
>impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
>56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
>FlatironMike
>ODAAT
>Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
>5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
>days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

Heinz generation. That's good, Mike. :-)

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

(from one who grew up in Pgh and used to take the Heinz plant tour on
a regular basis.)

I hope the next 57 are as good as the first!!! :-)

--
BessieBee

"My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

Sue, the Gnomes have talents that even *they* don't know
about....yet! <G> You can bet your booty they can do the Birthday
hula and a lot more too...LOL

FlatironMike
counting it down
Nine months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 50 minutes and 40
seconds. 5836 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,750.96. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes.

Thanks, Leslie! The one and only time I was ever in Pittsburgh, I was
in Jr. HS and my church youth group did a weekend trip there. We did
to the Heinz tour and I remember getting a 'pickle-pin' as part of the
hoopla. It was fun but no factory visit can top my visit to Ben &
Jerry's a couple of tasty years ago...<G>

FlatironMike
pickle picker
Nine months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 49
seconds. 5836 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,750.97. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes.

Not *even* candy sickerettes, David! <G>

FlatironMike
Nine months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 49 minutes and 34
seconds. 5836 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,750.95. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes.

Happy Birthday!!!!



"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:25570c11-17ad-4628-8b72-fc67da0e2451@g30g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
> signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
> impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
> 56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
> FlatironMike
> ODAAT
> Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
> 5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
> days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

Hope it's the best you've ever had Mike !! My wishes for a great time to be
had, and it's on a Friday too !! I know you won't be suckin' no dang
sickarettes, and the candles will be easily blown out with your newfound
power !!

Steve

NicoDemon Free for Two weeks, three days, 20 hours, 4 minutes and 55
seconds. Didn't smoke 535 cigarettes so far, saving $90.96 for motorcycle or
puter parts. Extended my life expectancy at least: 1 day, 20 hours, 35
minutes. I put my last one out on Nov 11th 2007 @ 10:03 PM and will not
cheat a single smoke.

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:23:14 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
<FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks, Leslie! The one and only time I was ever in Pittsburgh, I was
>in Jr. HS and my church youth group did a weekend trip there. We did
>to the Heinz tour and I remember getting a 'pickle-pin' as part of the
>hoopla. It was fun but no factory visit can top my visit to Ben &
>Jerry's a couple of tasty years ago...<G>

Oh. <says she with a longing look> Ben and Jerry's. Oh. <another
longing look> <deep sigh> <drool sliding down chin>
Sue


>
>FlatironMike
>pickle picker
>Nine months, two weeks, four days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 49
>seconds. 5836 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,750.97. Life saved: 2
>weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 20 minutes.

On Nov 29, 10:36 am, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
> signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
> impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
> 56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>
> FlatironMike
> ODAAT
> Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
> 5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
> days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!

>Thanks, Leslie! The one and only time I was ever in Pittsburgh, I was
>in Jr. HS and my church youth group did a weekend trip there. We did
>to the Heinz tour and I remember getting a 'pickle-pin' as part of the
>hoopla. It was fun but no factory visit can top my visit to Ben &
>Jerry's a couple of tasty years ago...<G>

I would have been happy to dive into the huge vat of ketchup - at the
Heinz plant. :-) McD's fries and Heinz ketchup is perfection.

You know those pickle pins are collector's items, don't you? I
probably had a dozen of them. HAD being the operative word.

I miss Pittsburgh. :-/

--
BessieBee

"My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

Thanks, Steve! You are soooo right about the candles! <G>

FlatironMike
Pickleman
Nine months, two weeks, five days, 11 hours, 15 minutes and 48
seconds. 5849 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,754.81. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes.

Thanks, Echo!

FlatironMike
PickleMan
Nine months, two weeks, five days, 11 hours, 14 minutes and 49
seconds. 5849 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,754.81. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes.

Thanks, Marvin!

FlatironMike
Pickleman
Nine months, two weeks, five days, 11 hours, 16 minutes and 17
seconds. 5849 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,754.82. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes.

Well, Leslie, I disagree with you about the fries from MickeyD's. Way
too undercooked for my taste. I like mine fat and dark and crunchy,
but I DO agree about the catsup. Yeah, I'm sure the pins are
collector's items and naturally I have NO clue where mine went! LOL

FlatironMike
French Fry Fanatic
Nine months, two weeks, five days, 11 hours, 18 minutes and 22
seconds. 5849 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,754.83. Life saved: 2
weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes.

I was skimming so fast I almost missed the message thank goodness Echo's
"happy birthday" snapped my head into gear.
Happy Happy Birthday Mike!
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."




"~Echo" <myaddress@mymail.com> wrote in message
news:0nI3j.11212$HH2.2886@edtnps82...
> Happy Birthday!!!!
>
>
>
> "FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:25570c11-17ad-4628-8b72-fc67da0e2451@g30g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>>I have seen over my years around that 'Dept. 56' is one used to
>> signify that the products are of a various and sundried category
>> impossible to pin down otherwise. Well, today's my last day in 'Dept.
>> 56' as I join the Heinz generation tomorrow. <G> Sags do rock!
>>
>> FlatironMike
>> ODAAT
>> Nine months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 19 seconds.
>> 5830 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,749.03. Life saved: 2 weeks, 6
>> days, 5 hours, 50 minutes.
>