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>>> THE WEATHER FORECAST COULD

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PUT A KINK IN THE PLANS OF

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THOSE WHO PREFER TO DO SOME

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LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

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FOR SOME THE HEAVY SNOW AND

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WINDS ON THE WAY HAS SPED UP

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THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE TIMELINE

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AND GROCERY STORES ARE GROUND

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ZERO. AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US

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NOW WITH MORE.

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>> AS WE PREPARE FOR A WINTERY

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MIX AND I DON'T MEAN THE

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WEATHER, AT LEAST EXCLUSIVELY,

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WE DO HAVE THE FORECAST, OF

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COURSE, CALLING FOR

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BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS, BUT

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MIXED IN WITH THAT, THE

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HOLIDAYS. IT'S A DOUBLE WHAMMY

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AND IT'S CAUSING CROWDED

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PARKING LOTS AND LONG AISLES AT

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GROCERY STORES AS FOLKS STOCK

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UP DEREK LOESCH IS CO-OWNER OF

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GENE'S SAUSAGE SHOP IN LINCOLN

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SQUARE AND HAS BEEN SO BUSY HE

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HASN'T LOOKED AT THE FORECAST

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TILL YESTERDAY WHEN CUSTOMERS

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WERE CALLING TO CHANGE ORDER.

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>> I ASKED CAN I ASK YOU WHY

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YOU WANT IT BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT

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THE 20th  ORDER  THAT CHANGED

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AND SHE SAID DIDN'T YOU KNOW

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IT'S GOING TO SNOW THURSDAY AND

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I SAID DIDN'T YOU KNOW WE'RE IN

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CHICAGO AND IT SNOWS? SHE SAID

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I'M FROM FLORIDA AND I SAID I'M

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SORRY ABOUT THAT.

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>> SOME FOLKS ARE PICKING

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ORDERS UP EARLY, OTHERS

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CANCELED BUT HAVE BEEN REPLACED

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BY NEW ORDERS.

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>> WHAT I THINK IS HAPPENING IS

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MAYBE SOME PEOPLE ARE STAYING

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BACK HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, NOT

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TAKING THAT TRIP THAT THEY WERE

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PLANNING ON AND NOW NEED SOME

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FOOD.

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>> NO PROBLEM FOR GENE'S HE IS

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SAYS. THEY'RE OPEN THROUGH

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON NO MATTER

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THE CONDITIONS WITH PRIME RIB

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OFFERED THAT HAS BEEN DRY AGING

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SINCE THANKSGIVING AND OTHER

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SPECIALTIES.

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>> FOR INSTANCE, OUR HOMEMADE

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SMOKED SAUSAGES THAT WE MAKE

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HERE OURSELVES, NOBODY ELSE

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DOES THAT, OUR PREPARED FOODS,

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POTATO PANCAKES, EIGHT

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DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PIEROGI,

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HERRING MADE BY HAND MEANING

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THE HOMESTYLE, CREAMY, DILL,

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ALL THE EGG  LIQUERES ORDERED

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FROM EUROPE.

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>> SHIPPING ISSUES DURING THE

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PANDEMIC SHIFTED THE TIMELINE

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FOR GETTING THAT ALL STOCKED IN

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TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

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>> WE USED TO HAVE TO ORDER OUR

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ITEMS THAT ARE COMING FROM

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OVERSEAS JULY 1st AND LAST YEAR

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WE HAD TO GET IN ALL OF OUR

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ORDERS BY MARCH 1st. SO AS SOON

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AS YOU FINISH RECOVERING FROM

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THE HOLIDAYS HERE, YOU START TO

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GET INTO IT AGAIN AND START

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ORDERING YOUR ITEMS TO MAKE

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SURE THAT YOU GET THEM.

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>> SOUNDS STRESSFUL, BUT THAT

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EARLY ORDERING DOES HAVE AN

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UPSIDE. THERE IS NO WORRY THAT

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TRAVEL HAZARDS CAUSED BY THE

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WEATHER WILL DELAY SHIPMENTS OF

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ITEMS THEY NEED ON THE SHELVES

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FOR CHRISTMAS. THE BIGGEST

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ISSUE LATELY IS HAVING ENOUGH

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STAFF WITH THE SNOW. SHE DID

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MAKE SOME LAST MINUTE SHIFT

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CHANGES.

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>> WE REALLY HEAVIED UP FOR

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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND NOW

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WE'VE KIND OF REELED THAT BACK

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IN AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE FOR

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TODAY AND TOMORROW BECAUSE I

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ASSUME IF THERE REALLY IS A

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STORM AS THEY ARE PREDICTING,

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THEN IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT

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SLOWER THOSE TWO DAYS BECAUSE

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IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL.

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>> Reporter:  SO WHAT'S

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NORMALLY YOUR BUSIEST DAYS HAVE

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MOVED UP. IS TODAY UP THERE FOR

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ONE OF THE BUSIEST YOU'VE

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EXPERIENCED?

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>> YEAH. TRADITIONALLY THIS

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ENTIRE WEEK IS VERY CRAZY AND

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CHAOTIC, BUT TODAY IS A LITTLE

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BIT MORE CRAZIER THAN EXPECTED,

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YES.

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>> IT WAS, IN FACT, NONSTOP THE

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WHOLE TIME THEY WERE THERE.

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THAT WAS NO BOTHER FOR HEIDI

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ROMERO, THOUGH.

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>> DOING SOME SHOPPING, GERMAN

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FOOD SHOPPING.

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>> Reporter:  WHY TODAY? IS IT

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SOMETHING NORMALLY YOU WOULD

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SAVE UNTIL FRIDAY  OR SATURDAY

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BUT HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE

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WEATHER FORECAST?

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>> I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE

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WEATHER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

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MY SON'S DRIVING MY BMW.

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>> GET IT. IF IT WASN'T OBVIOUS

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THERE, ROMERO IS GERMAN. HER

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FAMILY WILL ENJOY BRATS FROM

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GENE'S OVER CHRISTMAS. JAMES

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HERBECK DID HAVE AN EYE ON THE

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FORECAST AS HE INCLUDED GENE'S

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AMONG HIS DAILY ERRANDS.

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>> Reporter:  WHAT ARE YOU

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GETTING HERE?

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>> SOME CHEESE, MEATS, SALAD

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AND MAYBE A BOTTLE OF WINE, YOU

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KNOW.

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>> Reporter:  I RECOMMEND

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SEVERAL IF YOU REALLY CAN'T

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LEAVE IT. WARMS YOU UP, RIGHT?

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>> I WILL. I'LL TAKE YOUR

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ADVICE.

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>> IMPORTANT PROVISIONS IF THE

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WEATHER KEEPS HIM SHUT IN THE

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NEXT FEW DAYS AS PLANNED.

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BRANDIS, SANTA GETS A LOT OF

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CREDIT THIS SEASON, BUT KUDOS

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TO GROCERS AND ALL THE OTHER

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RETAIL WORKERS. DEREK SAYS HE

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HAS BEEN WORKING AROUND THE

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CLOCK AS IN AN 18 PLUS HOUR DAY

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YESTERDAY AND THEN THIS MORNING

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HE GOT TO GENE'S AT ABOUT 4:30

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AND WITH ALL THOSE SWITCHED

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ORDERS THERE'S NO TELLING HOW

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LATE A NIGHT IT IS GOING TO BE