Not a good day

September 2, 2006 - 11:59 PM by Sarah

Jerusalem Gypsy is in a bad mood, and vents about . . .

Family politics,

My brother-in-law and nephew both came in for a very short visit. They called my brother but didn’t call me to tell me they were in town so I didn’t know they were here until they left. Hmmph. Made me feel quite the family outcast.

what seems to be an illogical move,

Then there was the notice I read in the papers of Seeds of Peace, a group bringing together Arab and Jewish youth for summer camps in the US and activities in Jerusalem, that they were closing their Jerusalem office. They were moving to Ramallah and Tel Aviv. Wow. What a logical move. No Israeli Jewish teen will be able to step foot into Ramallah and there are hardly any Arabs living in Tel Aviv.

the impending destruction of some historic buildings in Jerusalem’s Russian Compound neighborhood,

russian compound

and the attempt of a store owner to pass off shoddy merchandise on her.

Walking into their electrical store, I had decided on the Breville model because all the “fresh juice” sellers in town pretty much owned one.

He turned to me and said “Don’t buy that one. You’ll regret it. The motor burns out every two months and they’re always replacing it.”

“Of course their motor burns out – they’re using it all day long!!” I reasoned.

He showed me another one he had – 600 watts compared to the 450 watt one I wanted. It looked like a piece of shit compared to the Breville. I insisted on the Breville.

“With this” he said, showing me the shit, “I’ll give you a one-year guarantee and with this” showing me the Breville and his face turning red, “you’ll get NO guarantee”.

Hubby explained to me that they probably make more money with the shittier brand as the markup is higher on that.

“I’ll take the Breville please”

“You’re making a mistake.”

“I doubt it.”

I used it a couple times this week to make carrot juice, carrot-beet-apple juice, and I have not regretted buying it – not at all.

All in all, not a good day.

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