TGM
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Overall, a nice store for a Walmart. I still won't go there often since I am more of a Kroger guy, but if I need something cheap and plastic, I know where to find it. I loaded my groceries in the truck, and drove back across the Bridge of Death (answering all 3 questions correctly) and came back home. Somewhat anticlimactic, given the predictions of doom and gloom by RUDE, Leonard and s3mh.
Red, you make big risk traveling outside the people's historic district and across the Bridge of Death to partake in the den of the kapitalists. Glad to see you returned safely, just be sure to always have your papers in order.
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Next time try a stock with good fundamentals that pays a dividend. As an investment, real estate is a very fickle thing.
Just keep in mind that the dividend tax rate is increasing next year when you are considering your investment strategies.
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Cali Sandwich is the best of the three.
I agree, and so do the flies that buzz around the cash register area when you are placing your order.
Yuk.
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The worst part was while I was waiting at the light, I was trapped on the Yale Bridge of Death. I actually unbuckled my seatbelt so that I could be ready to jump out and run should an overweight vehicle approach.
I'm concerned that we might be on the cusp of a new PTSD-like mental health crises arising from having to cross the Yale BoD and the resulting panic that ensues when one's life flashes before them.
YBoDS (Yale Bridge of Death Syndrome) is defined in the DSM V as:
The obsessive belief in the superiority of old construction, belied by one's irrational fear of old bridges.
Some other symptoms associated with YBoDS are:
- Golden Age thinking
- Fear of Big Boxes
- Excessive NetiPot use
- Social Isolation
- Fear of composite concrete siding
Your friendly Wal-Mart pharmacist can assist those diagnosed with YBoDS with $4 generic prescriptions.
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No, it's known as Cougar Kroger.
Which is a hell of a lot better than the Occupy Target on Taylor. Mingle at that Target and you might want to pick up an Ept Pregnacy test with those bottles of MD 20/20.
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Thats a relief. We wouldn't want any aztecs or scientists in India getting convicted of manslaughter because they didnt provide definite and adequate disaster warning.
Yes, I hear that in their traffic laws it's not considered vehicular manslaughter if you honk before running them over.
No convictions will occur here in the USA, because the "End is Near" crowd has prophesied the pending bridge collapse with great fervor.
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I walked past the WaMart and over the Bridge of Death this evening. I was on the East side of Yale, where the sidewalk goes all the way to I-10. The only danger I encountered was trying not to slip on all of the acorns craftily placed on the sidewalk by the evil oak tree at the South end of the bridge. I may have to take a chain saw to it to save other pedestrians from the horrors of acorn slippage.
I'm working on an undercover documentary on the acorn problem. Oh, it's been done? Nevermind.
A neighbor of mine tells me that every 12-15 years they see a substantial increase in acorn "production". Any tree person care to weigh in on why this occurs? Speaking of weighing in on it, the nexdoor neighbor has had a few big branches break off due to the weight of the acorns. Ross, you way want to consider a different route to Wal-Mart, because the combined weight of the acorns on the Yale street bridge may cause a butterfly effect that could result in the collapse of the bridge. Scientists in India are already picking up abnormal seismic readings due to the increased bridge traffic. The Aztecs predicted all of this....we were warned.
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So does purchase include transferable membership into the pagan religion complete with rooftop virgin sacrifice privileges?
If not, I'm walking...no sacrifices to Zuul, no deal.
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What's going to happen to Thien An?
You'll have to find a new place to get a sammich.
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Anyone planning to tailgate at the grand opening?
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That's weird. If Walmart is in decline, I wonder why its stock is at its all-time high. It is up nearly 40% just since April.
Word on the street is that it's based on speculation of plans for a second Heights Wal-Mart.
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The great news is that Wal-mart has already started to decline since their demographics and source of cheap products will soon be exhausted.
OMG! Not only are we running out of oil, but China is running out of people!
Meanwhile the boxes are stacking up high due to the great Yale Street bridge catastrophe of 2012.
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If RUDE was serious about stopping this Wal-Mart they would organize a sit-in on that bridge.
At least the Tower of Terror folks managed one last bang before they crawled back home to listen to Prairie Home Companion.
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I love herringbone pattern wood floors, but I'm guessing that they're not the cheapest to install. I think they take a house up to a whole new level.
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Each load enforcement truck is a F350 or Chevy 3500 - both of which are 3/4 ton trucks, which are both over the load limit....so the bridge must not be as bad as its been made out to be b/c the very people we are paying to keep us evil doers like myself off the bridge - cross the bridge over and over and over again, in pursuit of a $200 ticket.
Just a thought. Double Standard? If its really that bad perhaps the police should not be crossing...just sayin...
Record their plates and phone it in. Government should set the example. I'm surprised they are not using a Prius for this. If your writing chicken-sh1t tickets based on the whining from RUDE, you should at the very least emerge from a high and mighty vehicle that complements your condescension.
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I really dig this. Wouldn't have to worry about a draft coming up these floors.
Even better you can pick up a few chickens at Wabash and raise them underneath the house.
Art & Poultry, what's not to like?
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Awesome! Keep them coming! The goal is for 35% of businesses to be tax-exempt, yet consume a disproportionate amount of services. It's like playing SimCity in fail mode, but in real life.
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Once the kids are out, I'm going on a world tour and returning to a new build...something to really p. o. the pine stick lovers like Japanese Pagoda style or maybe a survivalist theme with gun slots and a walled compound.
Stack a few shipping containers together and call it a house. That should meet all the requirements mentioned above, plus it's sooo artsy. They can't complain about art and still maintain a left-leaning public image. (or can they?)
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Revived condo project upsets Heights residents
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Anyone know why the bridge did not qualify for some of that "shovel ready" project money that was floating around a while back?
Because it was on Plan C of the "Wal-Mart is icky campaign" and not really an issue.
It's the whole "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity" thing.
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Mr. Leonard, still on 93Q?
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Is it elitism as I put forth earlier? Is it a defense against one's own shortcomings such as "I would like to shop there but doing so would endanger my carefully constructed image."?
Most of the Wal-Mart haters envision themselves as the folks in the NY Times Weekender ads.
The rest of the world views them this way:
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Wal-mart also ships increased numbers of strawberry pop-tarts to Gulf Coast stores that are within a named storm's "cone of uncertainty" during hurricane season. Their research indicated that there was big demand for non-perishables, and even more specific, this flavor variety. Wal-Mart does some incredible things with their business intelligence data, which is why they are extremely successful. From the products they offer to when a truck is allowed to dock, they have it down to a science. My guess is that they have already calculated their B & C options after the bridge weight changes.
Meanwhile back in mom & pop land, Pa kettle is still selling salt-water taffy for $.50 each when his true cost is $.65 each. *Pa scratches head, still can't figure out why they are not breaking even*
But somehow the haters see Wal-mart as the knuckle-dragging hicks and mom & pops as the noble geniuses that were forced out of business.
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The Maple Leaf Pub At 514 Elgin St.
in Midtown
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A friend tells me that the Maple Leaf was broken into last night. Not much in the way of details, but they think its the usual break & booze type of job.