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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 8, 2023 18:19:17 GMT -5
Can't speak for tortilla chips; but, we used to get way better potato chip survival rates when we had a local Crane Potato chip plant and they didn't go through so many hands, before the store shelves. Also had a Vess Soda bottling plant, where you could go down and pick out a case of soda, with any mix of flavors you wanted. You'd also bring back the bottles for credit. funny how that was more "green" than the more centralized modern systems and "cheaper" packaging.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2023 18:19:40 GMT -5
I'd really love to be able to buy a bag of tortilla chips that's not at least 1/3 crumbs. Really...is it that hard? Mrs. MRP usually just uses the crumbs when making a taco salad or a tortilla soup. But yes, there are usually a lot of crumbs in the bag. -M
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2023 18:25:48 GMT -5
So two of my D&D players are out of town this weekend, so I have a rare free Sunday, so I am going to a comic con instead. Kind of excited, it's been a minute since I went to show. I know I'll be coming home with a bunch of books since I will be picking up all the books I've gotten through the FB auction group run by Gem City organizer, Jesse, but I am not sure what I want to look for while at the actual show. Spent some time this week updating my "hunt list" taking off stuff I've lost interest in getting, adding a few things to it (though I know some of the stuff on my Toth, Baker, Frazetta, and Kubert lists will never be in my price range, I still like to look for them when I am at shows).
It will be good to see some of my con friends and creators I see there all the time (like Craig Boldman, Jeff Austin and others).
-M
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 8, 2023 21:22:48 GMT -5
I'd really love to be able to buy a bag of tortilla chips that's not at least 1/3 crumbs. Really...is it that hard? Especially when you’re also paying for half a bag of air.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 9, 2023 4:41:29 GMT -5
Well day 2 of the red skies in NYC was much better. I started off wearing a mask but took it off about an hour in. I had to choose between the smokey smell and swallowing my carbon dioxide and chose the latter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2023 6:21:05 GMT -5
Well day 2 of the red skies in NYC was much better. I started off wearing a mask but took it off about an hour in. I had to choose between the smokey smell and swallowing my carbon dioxide and chose the latter. Thinking of you. It looked bad yesterday, like something out of Ghostbusters. Not sure I’ve seen anything like that in my life.
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Post by badwolf on Jun 9, 2023 10:20:25 GMT -5
It's cleared up in PA now.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 9, 2023 11:22:31 GMT -5
Well day 2 of the red skies in NYC was much better. I started off wearing a mask but took it off about an hour in. I had to choose between the smokey smell and swallowing my carbon dioxide and chose the latter. Thinking of you. It looked bad yesterday, like something out of Ghostbusters. Not sure I’ve seen anything like that in my life.
Don't cross the streams.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 9, 2023 12:50:28 GMT -5
I apologize for the smoke.
It's the Canadian thing to do!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2023 13:05:02 GMT -5
I apologize for the smoke. It's the Canadian thing to do! Hey, Canada gave us wrestling promoter Frank Tunney, wrestler Bret Hart, and William Shatner. So you’re cool.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 9, 2023 13:51:43 GMT -5
It was probably started by Bob & Doug McKenzie, when they let the back bacon get out of control...
Either that or the smokes, eh?
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 10, 2023 4:15:15 GMT -5
My wife and I booked a getaway in a few weeks to go to Yellowstone national park. Does anyone here have any experience and tips on where and what to go to ?
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 10, 2023 5:24:55 GMT -5
Well, my new caregiver lasted three days. A Kenyan with a near-impenetrable accent and no comprehension of American slang, he was a helluva housekeeper but was otherwise surly, argumentative, and condescending, treating me like I was, shall we say, mentally lacking. (Plus, he lives thirty miles away, making him unavailable in an emergency.) Fortunately, the agency already had someone else in the chute who will start Monday.This one is a native and lives in town, which puts him two up on his predecessor before he ever walks in the door.
Sigh. I'd forgotten what a hassle hiring good help can be.
Cei-U! Wish me luck!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 10, 2023 6:03:27 GMT -5
Well, my new caregiver lasted three days. A Kenyan with a near-impenetrable accent and no comprehension of American slang, he was a helluva housekeeper but was otherwise surly, argumentative, and condescending, treating me like I was, shall we say, mentally lacking. (Plus, he lives thirty miles away, making him unavailable in an emergency.) Fortunately, the agency already had someone else in the chute who will start Monday.This one is a native and lives in town, which puts him two up on his predecessor before he ever walks in the door. Sigh. I'd forgotten what a hassle hiring good help can be. Cei-U! Wish me luck! Sorry Kurt, I'm praying God will send you what you need.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 10, 2023 9:16:38 GMT -5
My wife and I booked a getaway in a few weeks to go to Yellowstone national park. Does anyone here have any experience and tips on where and what to go to ? How long are you going to be there? Do you have a vehicle available to you? I went to Yellowstone a ton as a kid. I haven’t been there in quite a while, but I know a decent amount about the park. Both of those questions will inform what you’re able to accomplish. I’m actually going to be just down the road a piece in Jackson Hole the first week of August.
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