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[quote=Giantone;1243089]Did you even read the post?:confused?:[/quote]

Sorry G1, I was joking ... or attempting to.

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1243104]Sorry G1, I was joking ... or attempting to.[/QUOTE]



I thought it was funny. I don’t mind the membership fee but who the hell needs a 72 pack of canned corn?

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[quote=SunnySide;1243104]Sorry G1, I was joking ... or attempting to.[/quote]

It's fine. I was just pointing out a picture wasn't promoting Costco.

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Well it could had been any other grocery store you know.

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When I don't have anywhere to be and can sleep all day if I wanted, I can never sleep in. Always wake up early. Grinding my own gears.

But come Tuesday this week, I'll be kicking and screaming trying to wake myself up for work.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1243187]When I don't have anywhere to be and can sleep all day if I wanted, I can never sleep in. Always wake up early. Grinding my own gears.

But come Tuesday this week, I'll be kicking and screaming trying to wake myself up for work.[/quote]

So true!

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[quote=punch it in;1243105]I thought it was funny. I don’t mind the membership fee but [B]who the hell needs a 72 pack of canned corn?[/B][/quote]

Cracker Barrel, or really any restaurant that boomers love.

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[quote=punch it in;1243105]I thought it was funny. I don’t mind the membership fee but who the hell needs a 72 pack of canned corn?[/quote]

Some of the items are worth the Costco fee if you shop for more than yourself and have room at home. My wife has a friend who does the coupon thing to the max and I don't get it . The meat is good and worth it and the Mrs and my daughter are both school teachers and I buy a bunch of stuff for school for them from there. Even some of the medication like the small dose aspirin is a very good buy .

It's the coupon women I don't understand much of the stuff they buy will be out of date by the time they use it all and you have to have a lot of space!

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[quote=mooby;1243223]Cracker Barrel, or really any restaurant that boomers love.[/quote]

[COLOR="Red"]Don't mess with my Cracker Barrel!!!![/COLOR] Awesome blueberry pancakes!!!!

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[QUOTE=Giantone;1243279][COLOR="Red"]Don't mess with my Cracker Barrel!!!![/COLOR] Awesome blueberry pancakes!!!![/QUOTE]I completely agree with you!

Cracker Barrel is Awesome.

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[QUOTE=kct1975;1243298]I completely agree with you!

Cracker Barrel is Awesome.

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Before my dietary changes I absolutely loooooved that place.

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We don't have Cracker Barrels in San Diego. I want one. Feels like I'm missing out.

I did have my 1st Popeyes chicken sandwich today. Pretty good. Huge piece of chicken.

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[quote=mooby;1243223]Cracker Barrel, or really any restaurant that boomers love.[/quote]

Lol...mooby you’ve been on a boomer tear lately.

Boomer restaurants typically are erected within the parking lots of strip malls or on within walking distance of box retail stores. Someplace you can sitting down, consume 3,500 calories within 20 minutes and then afterwards stroll the aisles of a Lowe’s or Petsmart attempting not to shit your pants before you make it back home.

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[IMG]https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/PETCO/1319663-center-1?$ProductDetail-large$[/IMG]


Every time I see one of these .. and its often ... i get like "Lewis Black" level pissed off.

A bumper sticker for your dog is bad enough .. but a bumper sticker for a dog that isnt even yours? WTF is wrong with you. is this some kind of ultimate jewish grand mother guilt trip to get your son or daughter to ... i dont know .. maybe have a kid and then you would actually be a grand mother.

Are you so pressed to be a "grandmother" that you have to pretend a dog is anything close or similar to a real baby? Does that dog share your DNA? Will that dog take your last name? Will you go to its Petco dog training graduation ceremony?

Youre a human. You cant be a grand mother to a dog. There is no such thing. it doesnt exist. That dog already has a grandmother, and shes dead because dogs live to be about 12.

Where are the cat lovers in all this? Certainly they dont want to be left out of this weird bumpers ticker phenomenon. Hell, theres money to be made from desperate wanna-be grandmas out there.

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I get stage level 10 angry when my wife says to our dogs here comes your dad, no i am there master or owner.

I love dogs they are great but I too hate when folks put dogs on the same level as humans.

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LOL @ those stickers. Those and the marathon stickers bother me for some reason. Why not just get a sticker that says, "I'm in great shape." That's kind of what it's saying. :P

Sorry runners, lol.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1243403]LOL @ those stickers. Those and the marathon stickers bother me for some reason. Why not just get a sticker that says, "I'm in great shape." That's kind of what it's saying. :P

Sorry runners, lol.[/quote]

I saw one of those but it said something like "1.2". So I had to sit there in my car doing involuntary math trying to figure out what they mean. I surmised it was a swim race of some sort.

I want one of those black and white marathon stickers but with just a random number on it. Like "163.4", that would really piss off the fitness people bc they wouldnt know what it meant and never heard of a 163.4 tri atholon before and since they know everything about fitness, that would really drive them crazy. its kinda like a stolen valor situation. Ill tell them it was an amish tri atholon.

But i respect those people bc if it came down to it, their endurance would easily outlast me and Id be whooped in a fight.

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[quote=SunnySide;1243418]I saw one of those but it said something like "1.2". So I had to sit there in my car doing involuntary math trying to figure out what they mean. I surmised it was a swim race of some sort.

I want one of those black and white marathon stickers but with just a random number on it. Like "163.4", that would really piss off the fitness people bc they wouldnt know what it meant and never heard of a 163.4 tri atholon before and since they know everything about fitness, that would really drive them crazy. its kinda like a stolen valor situation. Ill tell them it was an amish tri atholon.

But i respect those people bc if it came down to it, their endurance would easily outlast me and Id be whooped in a fight.[/quote]

Oh, ABSOLUTELY. It's one of those things where if you feel the need to put a sticker on your car about it, maybe you did it for the wrong reasons? Shrugs.

My gears have been ground to dust today by a new thing that's been happening: people emailing me to email someone else. Like six emails could have been saved if the person would have emailed the person directly. Here's the transcript with names removed to protect the innocent:

From: Co-worker
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:58 AM
To: Me
Subject: RE: TeamViewer - Your Quote

I need you to do this, please. Thanks~!

From: Me
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:45 AM
To: Co-worker
Subject: Re: TeamViewer - Your Quote

I think the original was for a new license. Maybe shoot him and email just to confirm? Or we can just keep his email as proof of his quote?
Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 22, 2020, at 11:42 AM, wrote:

Okay, now I’ve looked at the quote sent on 1/20 which is $2388. Why is Michael Ray saying our renewal will be $1373.33?

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[quote=Chico23231;1243308]Lol...mooby you’ve been on a boomer tear lately.

Boomer restaurants typically are erected within the parking lots of strip malls or on within walking distance of box retail stores. Someplace you can sitting down, consume 3,500 calories within 20 minutes and then afterwards stroll the aisles of a Lowe’s or Petsmart attempting not to shit your pants before you make it back home.[/quote]

Seems like I struck a nerve with the Cracker Barrel comment. I've just never liked that place, it feels like going to a restaurant to eat a home cooked meal. If I wanted a home cooked meal I would've stayed home damnit!

Anyways my gears are being grinded today by Dan Snyder's incessant need to make money on everything.

Me and a friend just bought tickets to Rammstein at Fedex Field in August, the presale just started and we've been Rammstein stans for like 15 years now so ofc we have to go see them in the first US tour in like 8 years.

Fedex Field is literally the only stadium on the 10 stadium NA tour that is charging for parking, and it's not even pennies on the dollar they're asking for. Dan wants $50 for a parking pass. God fucking damnit Dan, why do you have to be so sheisty?

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[quote=Chico23231;1243308]Lol...mooby you’ve been on a boomer tear lately.

Boomer restaurants typically are erected within the parking lots of strip malls or on within walking distance of box retail stores. Someplace you can sitting down, consume 3,500 calories within 20 minutes and then afterwards stroll the aisles of a Lowe’s or Petsmart attempting not to shit your pants before you make it back home.[/quote]

LOL, you're seriously clueless.:stop:

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[quote=mooby;1243437]Seems like I struck a nerve with the Cracker Barrel comment. I've just never liked that place, it feels like going to a restaurant to eat a home cooked meal. If I wanted a home cooked meal I would've stayed home damnit!
[/quote]

I really only go for breakfast .To me it's Howard Johnson's 2.0 ,it's not the fast food place that's bad for you but where you can go and sit down and rest a bit .

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[quote=mooby;1243437]Seems like I struck a nerve with the Cracker Barrel comment. I've just never liked that place, it feels like going to a restaurant to eat a home cooked meal. If I wanted a home cooked meal I would've stayed home damnit!
[/quote]

I really only go for breakfast .To me it's Howard Johnson's 2.0 ,it's not the fast food place that's bad for you but where you can go and sit down and rest a bit .
Many Cracker Barrels are very close to Hotels which is a smart move on their part.

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I got nothing against food anywhere. Cracker Barrel isn’t bad at all

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Thing about Cracker Barrel is unless you’re in the middle of bumfuck nowhere chances are there’s a local joint nearby that’s 10x better. And the gift shop is annoying as F, get outta my way I just want to eat.


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[quote=Giantone;1243453]I really only go for breakfast .To me it's Howard Johnson's 2.0 ,it's not the fast food place that's bad for you but where you can go and sit down and rest a bit .
Many Cracker Barrels are very close to Hotels which is a smart move on their part.[/quote]

Howard Johnson's, haven't they been gone for 20 years or so?

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[quote=MTK;1243457]Thing about Cracker Barrel is unless you’re in the middle of bumfuck nowhere chances are there’s a local joint nearby that’s 10x better. And the gift shop is annoying as F, get outta my way I just want to eat.


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Yeah, its fairly rare I hit any chain restaurants up. Cracker Barrel Ive been to probably twice in last 10 years. One chain that gets laughed at but I think is probably the best is Olive garden. Salad and sticks are awesome and the food is decent.

Im not a big breakfast eater but Panera Bread is money. Bagels, pastries and their egg soufflés are all amazing. But PB is a rip off outside of breakfast.

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95% of the time if I eat breakfast out especially on a road trip I will go to Denny's and get an omelette with hash browns. I can eat the same thing over and over again forever. Right now at home 95% of the time it is a cheese omelette with fresh jalapenos cooked into the egg and pickled jalapenos inside with hot salsa dumped on top.

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[quote=Buffalo Bob;1243462]Howard Johnson's, haven't they been gone for 20 years or so?[/quote]

Yup but I think there is still one open in NY State somewhere.



[url]https://www.eater.com/2017/2/14/14601970/last-howard-johnsons-lake-george-new-york[/url]




There are still a few motor Inns around but the restaurants, ........only one.

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[quote=MTK;1243457]Thing about Cracker Barrel is unless you’re in the middle of bumfuck nowhere chances are there’s a local joint nearby that’s 10x better. And the gift shop is annoying as F, get outta my way I just want to eat.


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Ohhh I agree and when we can find them we go to them but CB still has some of the finest Blueberry pancakes around!

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[QUOTE=Buffalo Bob;1243462]Howard Johnson's, haven't they been gone for 20 years or so?[/QUOTE]Howard Johnson has been gone from the DC/MD/VA area for about 35 years.

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[quote=kct1975;1243529]Howard Johnson has been gone from the DC/MD/VA area for about 35 years.

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There was one(motel) off the BW Parkway in Maryland in Cheverly ...


[url]https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/hojo[/url]

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[quote=kct1975;1243529]Howard Johnson has been gone from the DC/MD/VA area for about 35 years.

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I lived in Southern California when the Howard Johnson's restaurants started disappearing, there was still one in Riverside Ca when I lived there in the mid 90's.

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Leased a Chevy and returned it in October. GM said I'd receive a final invoice within 45 days. Never got it. Today I get a Chase Credit Journey alert in my email that I now have a delinquent account on my credit score. Went online and this is not a rarity. Will never be getting a GM again. Now I have to try to call them Monday and get them to reverse it, otherwise, I'm going to have to file a dispute thru one of the credit agencies. People said their score got dinged like 75-100 points. So messed up!! Never called or sent an email or anything either. Shady bastards.

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Waking up and reaching over for your phone and its 6:59 am .. your daily alarm is set for 7.

Something about that sequence that grinds my gears. Like it forces my brain into critical decision making 10 seconds into being semi awake.

Do I hurry to try and turn off my alarm before the loud ringing starts or do I just let it go off and have to listen to the loud ringing alarm?

Either way, 10 seconds into your morning you have to pick the lesser of two evils - (1) going quickly through a series of actions in turning your alarm off before the bomb explodes in your face .. or (2) just laying there tortured not knowing when your head will be filled with ringing alarm sounds, the only thing you do know is its coming.

The best? When you wake up early, go to check the phone assuming it will say some bullshit like 6:59 but instead its only like 5:43 and you my friend get like a super extended snooze bar break.

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People who seem to pour on cologne or perfume. Yesterday a lady was in my office two minutes and my god I couldn't even breath. Today some guy came in and it was so bad I swear I could taste what he was wearing. Both of them stunk up a 1600 sq ft office in a matter of minutes. Thank god I have windows I can open.

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So I bought a new coffee table that has a raised top so when I work from home it will be more practical with a laptop in the living room.

got this thing from amazon and holy shit the assembly required was like putting together a desk. Now I have tools and know my way around...but this assembly took almost 3 hours. So that was grinding but annoyingly the guide...20 steps in all....would have these little motivational sayings every other page like “better do it now than wait til later” or “finally starting to look like something”...yada f$ckin yada. I wanted to return the F8ck,ckin thing just based on these f8xkin quotes. So the company knows their assembly is a bitch and they are gonna needle you with the xtra

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I refuse to order furniture that requires assembly these days. Zero patience for it.

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[quote=MTK;1245857]I refuse to order furniture that requires assembly these days. Zero patience for it.[/quote]

100

Fucking ikea is the worst but wayfair has some awful shit to assemble too

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Neighbor kids.

Put out my sons lax goal in my yard. He goes to practice, the neighbors daughter and her bother are using it and ask him to wait.

Unbelievable.

These fuckers are literally the Adams family

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[quote=mredskins;1245859]100

Fucking ikea is the worst but wayfair has some awful shit to assemble too[/quote]

Bro, my sister is going thru a divorce and she bought a new townhouse...so this past weekend she went up to Ikea to furnish it with new bullshit and asked me to go. I responded that why would I visit Dante sixth level of hell? Dale city ikea on a Saturday...that’s a hard stop. But did ask her to pick me up the Swedish meatballs.