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McDonald’s, at least the one next to me, charges more for breakfast food after 11am. I used to go early but my work schedule changed and now it’s $2 more for the same thing. And in any case I don’t go very often because McDonald’s is expensive. $12 for a Big Mac meal 
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Thin Privilege posted:McDonald’s, at least the one next to me, charges more for breakfast food after 11am. I used to go early but my work schedule changed and now it’s $2 more for the same thing. And in any case I don’t go very often because McDonald’s is expensive. $12 for a Big Mac meal Yes! McDonalds is so crazy expensive now and I feel like nobody else agrees. It's like everyone grew up believing they were cheap and just kinda go along with it still even though they've been steadily increasing prices for the last 20 years
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Mar 30, 2018 02:35
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You'd think they'd spend some of that money figuring out a way to ensure proper Oreo distribution in their McFlurries 
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Mar 30, 2018 03:04
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McFlurries are failed Blizzards. I'm trying to get into video games again, and I'm finding out the reason I stopped playing is not because games started to suck. I suck. I can't play anything worth a plug nickle and it is downright absurd at this point. Doesn't help that I'm mostly playing with my 9 year old niece, who taunted me until I almost cried and then she laughed in my face. This was over a game of Katamari. She real mean. I just wanted to share her hobby, drat.
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Mar 30, 2018 03:44
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There are games like Gone Home where you can't lose
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Mar 30, 2018 03:50
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Dr Christmas posted:You'd think they'd spend some of that money figuring out a way to ensure proper Oreo distribution in their McFlurries Or an ice cream machine that works more than 70% of the time.
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Mar 30, 2018 06:29
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I got my only wisdom tooth yanked out of my head a few days ago, since the alternative was waiting a few years then needing a specialist to surgically cut it out, which  It still hurts, but just enough to not be able to ignore it easily, but also not enough to whine about without sounding like a wuss.
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Mar 30, 2018 13:10
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My plates expire at the end of the month, need to do an emissions test, and wouldn't you loving know the Check Engine light (the one that had come on semi-randomly, and the dudes I send the car to are perplexed by and keep clearing it for me) came on today.
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Mar 30, 2018 14:05
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I'm housesitting this weekend and I've been left far too much food. I can't eat all this on my own because I'm dieting and most of it is going to have to be thrown away, unless by some miracle it's still good by the time they get back  Also they left half a Mini Egg gateau in a glass cake stand and it tempts me every single time I walk into the kitchen. I'm at the stage now where I don't really *need* to keep dieting and my metabolism means it takes me forever to actually put weight on, but I don't wanna go straight back to eating like garbage aaaaa
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Mar 30, 2018 14:17
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Eat it ffs
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Mar 30, 2018 14:20
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Butt Detective posted:I'm housesitting this weekend and I've been left far too much food. I can't eat all this on my own because I'm dieting and most of it is going to have to be thrown away, unless by some miracle it's still good by the time they get back I foresee that Gateau's future: https://youtu.be/EOQeU_6vbeg?t=136 (Not a dig at your weight, just how tempting the Gateau sounds.)
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Mar 30, 2018 14:48
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MisterBibs posted:My plates expire at the end of the month, need to do an emissions test, and wouldn't you loving know the Check Engine light (the one that had come on semi-randomly, and the dudes I send the car to are perplexed by and keep clearing it for me) came on today. Go to AutoZone before you go to your emissions test and have them clear it for you and hope for the best. Similarly, I had to get a SECOND emissions test last year that I totally forgot about (got one in March, had to get another in December, wtf?) and I didn’t get any notice in the mail or email so of course I forgot. I also forgot my plates expire this month and last week I went to renew them but it said I have to pass an emissions test! And I work when the stupid emissions place is open so I’d have to take a day off but no one can cover my shift, so I’m basically gonna be stuck with a more expensive renewal fee as well as a possible ticket or tickets. Yay. My car is a 2010, why the gently caress do I need 2 emissions tests in one year, in 2017?! And why didn’t they send me a reminder notice?!?! ..... eh just though about it and my state is full of crooks so of course it’s a scam for money. E: oh yeah and they keep closing down testing locations and cutting open hours of the ones that ARE still open, intentionally making it harder to renew your plates. Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 15:17 on Mar 30, 2018 |
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Mar 30, 2018 15:12
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Thin Privilege posted:Go to AutoZone before you go to your emissions test and have them clear it for you and hope for the best. That's the plan (not auto zone, though), but I'm a bit worried because the dude at the place I go said it would take a while for the computer to clear the error after whatever repair I need done is done. It doesn't help that I'm way overdue on an oil change, too. Like, I wish I could blame the fact that they forgot to put a sticker on to tell me when to go in, but the fact is I've become that sort of lazy car maintenance guy I judged other people for being. 
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Mar 30, 2018 15:25
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If you're going by a shop's sticker are you sure you're actually late with it? Around here every place says 3k miles by default, but check your car's manual for the actual maintenance schedule. Obviously how often depends on your individual engine and its history (and I'd suggest getting a report from blackstone for someone serious about maintenance), but sticking to the manual as long as you're consistent is a good rule of thumb
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Mar 30, 2018 15:30
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Nah, I don't remember the exact milage I needed, but i know I'm late enough that my cars dash thing is saying CHANGE YOUR drat OIL SON. It's entirely my own fault, I got lazy.
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Mar 30, 2018 15:44
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Don't go to Autozone if you have a check engine light. Nothing good is going to come of that. All they can do is give you a generic code that still has to be diagnosed, and/or clear the codes/turn the light off. (Hint: It will just come back on) Neither of those is helpful. Go somewhere and pay to have it diagnosed properly so you can fix it. Also, most (all?) places now use full synthetic oil, which means you can go 5,000-7,500 miles before you need another oil change. Gone are the days of needing to change your oil every 3,000 miles.
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Mar 30, 2018 16:20
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Update on my emissions nonsense: I was able to get off work and went to one of the TWO emissions stations within like, 100 miles of me. Yeah it’s my fault I am doing it at the very end of the month but I still am going to complain. The drive there was 45 minutes and I was in a humongous line of cars for like an hour; plus, some jackass managed to jump the line in front of me with some clever knowledge of the area, waved “thanks” at me! Obviously I gave him the finger but wtf else could I have done cause I’m in a fenced off line (except that street ugh). THEN, after the test, I had to go next door and stand in a people line for god knows how long to get my car sticker. I smell like exhaust. The whole process took THREE HOURS. And I’m still pissed that I had to have emissions done twice in one year, with no reminder about the second time I had to do it.
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Mar 30, 2018 20:49
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Where do you live if I may ask?
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Mar 30, 2018 21:03
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RCarr posted:Where do you live if I may ask? Yeah, I'm curious about this too; here they just do it whenever you get your yearly inspection that is 100% guaranteed to require brake work done.
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Update to the earlier FWP: brought the car in, they told me that my car just decided to spit out a bunch of error codes all stemming from one little thing that needed a repair. It'll clear the Check Engine Light, but it'll take a day or two of driving to get to a point where the emissions test I need will pass as opposed to telling them "Yeah hey this guy fixed the car two minutes ago I dunno". It means I've got to drive on an expired plate for a few days and then get it tested. Hope I don't get pulled over. Bonus FWP for this: I have friggin jury duty on Monday, so I'll have to take a Lyft to court because the worst place to have a car with an expired sticker is a court office.
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Mar 31, 2018 16:18
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I ordered a salad from a delivery place to work, and they didn't give me a plastic fork to eat it with 
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Apr 1, 2018 06:07
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I have so much goddamn ham
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Apr 2, 2018 03:26
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I'm going to have to explain to my coworkers that I don't celebrate things again. I don't do holidays and I absolutely despise the majority of my surviving blood family because they served me a lovely childhood so I want nothing to do with them. Can't I just be an angry recluse in peace? God drat.
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Apr 2, 2018 04:31
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It's been unseasonably cold until two days ago. Now it's gotten warm. Every flowering plant is now blooming, all at the same time. I have allergies. I welcome the sweet embrace of death to liberate me from this agony. Mikl has a new favorite as of 13:38 on Apr 2, 2018 |
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Apr 2, 2018 13:36
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Over here in England we just had a nice easter weekend then last night brought all the snow and today brought a bunch of rain so it's all cold and wet outside.
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My old PS4 controller died and I briefly misplaced my new one; also, I mixed them up thinking the old one was the new one and was using it when the battery died in the middle of an important scene in a game, so I had to cut the power to the PS4 so I didn’t get a bad ending. My PS4 HDD is probably sooooo failing. Absolutely unrelated but 98-99% of people driving are brain dead morons. Or maybe it was just today that all the idiots that drive 10mph came out of their hovels. What should have been a 40 min drive took me an hour and 45 min and this was 2:30 pm so it wasn’t rush hour to blame. Most of the time I had my foot off the gas and my car just went by itself because it was so slow. There wasn’t a large number of cars, construction, or anything. Just everyone was SLOW. And don’t get me started on randomly SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON. Why were so many people doing this?. And making a full stop at one of those signs that says “stop when pedestrians are present” but isn’t an actual stop sign, it’s just a triangle thing in the intersection. THATS NOT A STOP SIGN AND THERE ARE NO PEDESTRIANS WITHIN MILES WHY THE gently caress ARE YOU MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. And the funny thing about this particular guy was that at the next triangle stop thing, there was a biker coming parallel ie crossing the road and the car just did a rolling stop. Really? I did a complete stop that time because THERE WAS A PERSON PRESENT Jesus Christ. Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 23:48 on Apr 2, 2018 |
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Apr 2, 2018 23:43
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The driving thing reminds me of how much it fuckin' pisses me off how in this area (and no other state I've lived!!) people come to a complete stop AND THEN TURN ON THEIR TURN SIGNAL. My dad does that poo poo too, like leaaannnss right into the the lane he wants to be in and puts on his signal last second. It's so frustrating! Do people think their bulb is gonna die if they use it to actually signal people before they swerve into the next lane or what. Auuugh.
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Apr 2, 2018 23:53
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Mikl posted:It's been unseasonably cold until two days ago. Now it's gotten warm. Same it was so bad last night that I had to attempt sleep propped up because I couldn't loving breathe and had to come in to work a little late because I got no sleep at all. Yay! Also, I think my allergy meds stopped working because I feel like I haven't taken anything at all! 
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Apr 2, 2018 23:57
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I think I need to start taking an extra dose of my anxiety meds at work, because it is so loving aggravating. My cat is being a bitch and meowing two hours before I need to get up. Every morning. I can't find a breakfast option that is low-carb and also keeps me from getting a coffee stomachache. I thought plain saltines were a healthier option, turns out they're the same as baked Ritz crackers which are much tastier. It snowed more this week and I want to wear my suede pumas dammit
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Apr 3, 2018 00:17
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I cooked a ham for Easter, but my wife doesn't like ham. Now I have 10 lbs of ham in the fridge I have to eat all by myself.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:16
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kreyla posted:I can't find a breakfast option that is low-carb and also keeps me from getting a coffee stomachache. The solution to this is to make your own breakfast.
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Apr 3, 2018 20:20
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Mzuri posted:The solution to this is to make your own breakfast. Give me some suggestions? Eggs and bacon obviously would be good but something nonfatty like greek yogurt and fruit doesn't block the burning lava of coffee. Clif bars are my usual workday option and I know they're full of sugar.
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Apr 4, 2018 04:21
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Protein shake or a green smoothie. Load it up with almonds or some fatty seeds and you'll be full.
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I burned my tongue on some mac and cheese Oh, and another update to my earlier license-plate FWP: I got my car fixed, no Check Engine Lights. Like I said, I was told that I need to get a few drive cycles on my car before I can get the emissions test done. I've done a decent amount of driving (and going back to the mechanic for a quick check), and my car is still in whatever mode that will fail the emissions test.
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Apr 4, 2018 06:14
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I'm finally getting more regular hours at work, which means more money, but now I can't go and meet my girlfriend as easily because she's got a new job in a school and our days off don't coincide. But if I didn't have my new hours I wouldn't have the money to travel south to see her.
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There Is SNOW on The Ground While this is a global problem, my FWP about it is that now I have to spend an extra 5-10 min cleaning off my car so either I lose those 5-10 min of sleep (I’m going back to bed in min) or I can be 5-10 min late for work, which of course is bad. I know how to push my time clock back to make it look like I was on time without there being a record of it in the system but I know I’ll get caught some day. Roro posted:I'm finally getting more regular hours at work, which means more money, but now I can't go and meet my girlfriend as easily because she's got a new job in a school and our days off don't coincide. But if I didn't have my new hours I wouldn't have the money to travel south to see her. Similarly, I just got a regular schedule that’s close to 40 hours and it’s all management shifts so it’s more $$$ But the hours are irregular and the days are long (some days I work 12pm-10pm and others 6am to 4pm) so my body is like, “wtf” so I’m sleeping shittily and constantly tired, and frequently come in late on the 6am days and just say I was there at 6am by pushing my time back in the system. I feel like a terrible person doing it and I’m still broke and I thought doing this would make them promote me or at LEAST give me a loving raise cause I’ve been there a year now—shouldn’t places have yearly reviews?? Plus I’ve been covering shifts left and right that whole time, shifts no one else wants; for example, last weekend I worked 6am-10:30pm. Yes they may have just been like “hahaha we can take advantage of her!” But I turned them down twice since then and now I think they’re mad at me. That was a long jumble of words. Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 13:30 on Apr 4, 2018 |
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Apr 4, 2018 13:27
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I paid $450 to go sleep on the ground for 2 nights this weekend. I wasn't expecting it to be -10 at night but the jet stream decided to gently caress off to Nevada and it's still winter here. It's an intro to mountaineering course that's part of my degree.
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I wanna donate to lowtax but I am very poor and I don’t get paid for a week and a half so I don’t have tha money now, but I’d at least like to pay  to cover 1/10th of the cost of a pill of pain medication cause hospitals overcharge out the rear end 
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Apr 8, 2018 06:45
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I really want to read Robert Caro's four-part biography of LBJ, but they're not on Kindle and I can't be bothered with carrying a real book around.
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I got a book I needed for one of my classes in Kindle format but it’s in an extremely specific format that can only be read on the Kindle app on my tablet or phone and not on the cloud reader or my actual Kindle itself It’s not that big a deal, but just irritating enough since it’s easier to do work on my laptop with the book open in another browser tab.
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