*sniffle*

Del · 11-24-1998, 11:05 AM

Man, today stinks.

It all started with AOL buying Nutscape for $4.2 billion. That got me reading the business section, and I find out that Phillip Morris is bumping up the cost of my smokes by $.45/pack (and it's estimated the retailers will bump it up $.50/pack, just to be mean)! I have to send $712 to CitiBank so they don't sue me, and to top it all off, MTV is running a "My So-Called Life" marathon...

Someone, anyone, please tell me something that will make me feel better, please?

Del

*SJMorris* · 11-24-1998, 11:36 AM

The trailer for the new (old?) 'Star Wars' movie is out! Dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum-da-da-da-dum-dum-dum-da-da-da...
dum-dum-dum-dummmm-da... dum-dum-dum-daaaa-da!

(That was the Star Wars theme, by the way).

- Steven

Del · 11-24-1998, 11:46 AM

Hey, I forgot about that. That is good news

Okay, I'm feelin much better now *grin* Thanks!

Del

**Deb** · 11-24-1998, 11:55 AM

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deb

Sandy · 11-24-1998, 01:48 PM

At least Microsoft didn't buy it

I quit smoking yesterday-don't know which is worse,the withdrawels or the .45 price hike

Sandy-
who would do anything for a marlboro right now

Del · 11-24-1998, 02:11 PM

Sandy, I'm not sure where you live, but it's pretty bad here. I live in California. Recently, prop whatever passed which is going to add a (roughly) $.50 tax per pack anyway (starting Jan 1). That was already gonna stink, and now they stuck us with this! In a couple months, Marlboro's are gonna be about $3.35/pack (I'm currently paying anywhere from $1.85 to $2.35 a pack).

Definately time to stop this nasty habit!

Del

Sandy · 11-24-1998, 02:47 PM

Del

I'm in Calif. too (N of L.A.)
I hear ya..it was getting too expensive not to mention that I had pneumonia & bronchitis so I figured it was a sign *duh!!*

WalMart used to sell them for $18 a carton & last time I checked they were already up to $21.50

If I can quit, you can

I smoked about 1 1/2 packs a day. I'm trying to find another bad habit to replace it LOL

Del · 11-24-1998, 03:34 PM

My wife commented today, it's now going to be cheaper to buy the gum/patch than to keep on smoking! There's something wrong with that...

We're in San Bernardino BTW

Del

*Armand* · 11-24-1998, 04:32 PM

Sorry to hear that Del.

Thank god I live in New Mexico where you can still buy cigarettes from Indian pueblos smoke shops (no taxes) and only pay $15 to $17 a carton for name brands. And my favorite generics are like $10 a carton.

Being an AOL member, currently, the Netscape thing is probably good news. Hopefully means AOL's built in browser, currently a scaled down junk of a copy of IE, will improve.

Sandy · 11-24-1998, 04:34 PM

I know it! The gum is terrible btw..I'm on the patch, it's ok but it doesn't stop the "habit" part of it, better than nothing though!