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Thought I posted this an hour ago, but lovely signal at work guess stopped it:Freaquency posted:Wait what is the Albertsons/Publix thing South Florida used to basically have three main supermarket chains: Publix, Winn-Dixie, and Albertsons, roughly in that order of most locations to least. Publix is basically unassailable in a lot of areas, but the other chains had some locations that did very well or even better than the nearest Publix for one reason or another. Around 2009 or so, around the same time that Target and Walmart started getting heavily into groceries themselves, Albertsons basically pulled out of Florida. Those locations that hadn’t been doing well were closed (A few got turned into gyms, and you can still see the old facade out front), but the ones that had been successful were by bought by Publix, and initially told everyone it was a merger and “most” of their jobs would remain. Naturally, most people were skeptical of that, and assumed they’d end up re-interviewing or whatever. What happened is Publix fired all the managers/salary level people from Albertsons they’d taken over at basically the first moment they could. As I understand it, they basically got no notice and were told to leave, and the compensation was very minimal. The person I mentioned before who refuses to shop at Publix was a career retail manager, and honestly one of the best I ever worked for. He’d been with Albertsons for like a decade, been at that store for years, and it had been one of their best locations by every measure. I don’t remember all the exact details, but the way it he described how they fired them all was simply bad, and basically amounted to “You’re extremely qualified, but you worked for them, not us” and got replaced by someone from Publix who was being promoted up to run a store for the first time (That position would be open again within a year when they didn’t work). Most of the department heads and supervisors were retained, but now were demoted to be beneath someone who’d come from a nearby Publix. The new transfers in from former Publix locations were a very mixed bag, some being people looking for a chance at advancement, but also some that other managers were looking to offload. Basically, anyone they retained who was above a shelf stocker or cashier had no chance of advancing or doing anything else. I ended up working years later with five or six people who had coincidentally been on both sides of the merger, in some cases at the same location, and they all agreed that it just wasn’t handled all that well. These were people I ended up working with for 4-5 years and really respected, and their stories mostly lined up, so I took them at their words.
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FizFashizzle posted:It’s not safe. Manchin is in a weird position where he will probably lose a general as a democrat and will certainly lose a primary as a Republican. 2024 general for him probably depends on opponent quality and whether his seat is a priority target for the Republicans to dump money into (which has more to do with the overall senate map and seat count than anything with Manchin himself). If it’s not a likely tipping point race and he’s up against a Republican who’s either too boring or too crazy or a documented pedophile, he’s probably going to be fine. He won in 2018 sandwiches between two elections where WV voted 65% for Trump, so you certainly can’t count him out.
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@Braks: Do you have a website or email for your Disney planning services? My best friend is bringing his two daughters to Disneyworld and I think the only thing they have set in stone are hotels and park reservations. His wife may need some tips and Disneyhacks (must-see things, tips for timing/travelling around the park, etc) for their time at Disneyworld and I was going to point her in your direction if that is a service you offer.
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May 11, 2022 23:06
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Who wants some snoot boopin' porn: https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ValuableIdolizedGuillemot-mobile.mp4
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Samadhi posted:@Braks: Do you have a website or email for your Disney planning services? My best friend is bringing his two daughters to Disneyworld and I think the only thing they have set in stone are hotels and park reservations. His wife may need some tips and Disneyhacks (must-see things, tips for timing/travelling around the park, etc) for their time at Disneyworld and I was going to point her in your direction if that is a service you offer. Oh me too! My cousin is going to Orlando for like a week with his two kids in September with Disney being the primary objective.
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Salvor_Hardin posted:Who wants some snoot boopin' porn: The hyena  I swore I saw a version of this with sound in the PYF cute thread
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Samadhi posted:@Braks: Do you have a website or email for your Disney planning services? My best friend is bringing his two daughters to Disneyworld and I think the only thing they have set in stone are hotels and park reservations. His wife may need some tips and Disneyhacks (must-see things, tips for timing/travelling around the park, etc) for their time at Disneyworld and I was going to point her in your direction if that is a service you offer. They can contact me directly but if they’ve already got a room and tickets then there’s not much I can do. I help with planning but only for people who book with me. My business Facebook page is whodatmouse.com.
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https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1524475447777673216 Baked Alaska is by far the funniest of the right wing grifters
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Anybody seen this game the kids like to play these days called “Gaga Ball”? It’s like 10% footwork and 90% rules litigation
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General Dog posted:Anybody seen this game the kids like to play these days called “Gaga Ball”? It’s like 10% footwork and 90% rules litigation I think most of us here watch Bob’s Burgers, so yes.
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Y'all remember The OC? In a delightful "where are they now?" story, the guy who played Ryan, the rough and tumble adoptee into the Cohen family has gone heavily into crypto. No, not that way, he has become an expert on it and is basically telling anyone who will listen how stupid and dumb it actually is and how all NFTs are scams. So that's pretty cool.
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FizFashizzle posted:False. ohhhhhh my god lol
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FizFashizzle posted:It’s not safe. Manchin is in a weird position where he will probably lose a general as a democrat and will certainly lose a primary as a Republican. Manchin literally just released a commercial endorsing a Republican congressman who's getting primaried by a Trump-endorsed lunatic. He likes being the Senate's kingmaker and he's wildly popular in West Virginia because he's completely in the coal industry's back pocket and he's a Blue Dog Democrat. His seat is safe as long as he wants it. And he knows that right now he's the difference between Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell being the Senate Majority Leader, so his committee seats are safe, too.
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The question was why don't the dems character-assasinate Manchin, my answer was because his seat isn't safe - meaning, if manchin was torpedoed and unelectable, a republican would win his seat. If manchin is not torpedoed, of course as an incumbent he has an advantage over a non-incumbent.
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Leperflesh posted:The question was why don't the dems character-assasinate Manchin, my answer was because his seat isn't safe - meaning, if manchin was torpedoed and unelectable, a republican would win his seat. If manchin is not torpedoed, of course as an incumbent he has an advantage over a non-incumbent. Likewise, if they did do that he'd simply switch to caucusing with the Republicans and McConnell would be in charge.
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Aaaaaaarrrrrggggg posted:Likewise, if they did do that he'd simply switch to caucusing with the Republicans and McConnell would be in charge. Yeah, the DNC basically holds its nose and sends funds his way every time he's up for election because he's a nominally blue Senator and helps them stay close to having a majority. And he'd have no qualms about switching parties if the DNC pissed him off too much. The thing is that Manchin is basically the only Democrat who could win a Senate seat in West Virginia. That state is redder than Hell itself and he keeps getting elected to statewide office because he throws just enough bones to the Democrats but then spends the rest of his time appealing to conservative voters.
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looooool strap in fuckers the economy is gonna eat itself again https://twitter.com/business/status/1524382087821897729?s=21 Can’t wait to watch the government shovel billions to banks while we eat complete poo poo over this.
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yea im gonna suggest maybe not paying off the conman bc it'd be too hard to make people vote for you without him. that's a dogshit reason to continue to be held hostage by 1 dude. but of course they don't care about that. poo poo if anything the dems probably love having the easy cover for not getting anything done. more endless debates about how if you just vote harder next time the guy that the party willingly supports won't be able to knife the party's biggest priorities.
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Buckle up buckeroos. I am sure this wont explode badly this time.
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BigPaddy posted:Buckle up buckeroos. I am sure this wont explode badly this time. I mean, leading economic indicators like the Baltic Dry Index have been screaming that we're long overdue for a recession that's quite likely going to be worse than 2008 - 09. The supply chain getting turbofucked again, combined with inflation, combined with an almost-certain COVID surge this summer, is going to create a perfect storm and it's going to be terrible for everyone. I was thinking of moving back to Madison once I get my new job (I'm expecting an offer by the end of the week), but I'd rather hang onto my studio apartment in Iowa for another year just because the rent is so drat cheap and I'd like to rebuild my savings account and pay down some medical debt.
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What's the expression? Leading economists have predicted 20 of the past 3 recessions.
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LeeMajors posted:looooool strap in fuckers the economy is gonna eat itself again It won't be nearly as bad because they passed laws to limit some of the more asinine mortgages with stupid prepayment penalties. I'm not sure if NINA (no income, no asset) mortgages still exist but I think they severely restricted them. Are 2/5 ARMs still a thing?
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swickles posted:Y'all remember The OC? In a delightful "where are they now?" story, the guy who played Ryan, the rough and tumble adoptee into the Cohen family has gone heavily into crypto. No, not that way, he has become an expert on it and is basically telling anyone who will listen how stupid and dumb it actually is and how all NFTs are scams. So that's pretty cool. That’s a very strange twist but that was 100% my embarrassing high school teen soap of the era so hey, good for him
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LeeMajors posted:looooool strap in fuckers the economy is gonna eat itself again Don’t worry, the government will help you out if things go tits up. Oh I meant if you were rich.
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Skwirl posted:My cousin worked at a restaurant and showed up one day to work with the place having padlock chains on the doors of the place and no contact from the owner. This happens quite frequently and has happened to numerous people I know. The service industry is hell. FizFashizzle posted:It’s not safe. Manchin is in a weird position where he will probably lose a general as a democrat and will certainly lose a primary as a Republican. He served as governor of WV for five years already. He left the governor's office and became a senator.
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Playoff basketball loving owns go Bucks baby
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The New York Rangers are loving cowards
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achillesforever6 posted:The New York Rangers are loving cowards Counterpoint: gently caress the Penguins Go Panthers 
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How will these adjustable rates effect my apes and the slurp juices?
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we're gonna get malcolm mcdowell and james earl jones talking about slurping apes during next year's super bowl aren't we
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Thaddius the Large posted:That’s a very strange twist but that was 100% my embarrassing high school teen soap of the era so hey, good for him That was a guilty pleasure of mine too. It's also a hilarious time capsule of that era and holds up way better than you'd expect for that sort of show.
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JPrime posted:we're gonna get malcolm mcdowell and james earl jones talking about slurping apes during next year's super bowl aren't we Crypto is eating poo poo right now but Jon explains why its going back up https://twitter.com/jon_bois/status/1524104658029092865?s=20&t=2jsIhl5SZ0bkUISGJPsMug
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Guze posted:Crypto is eating poo poo right now but Jon explains why its going back up Is that loss?
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I've never been one for investing because I would be terrified I'd lost everything, even at small amounts, but I guess that's way better than the people who are the opposite and put their life savings into high risk crypto and only expect it to go up forever.
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swickles posted:Y'all remember The OC? In a delightful "where are they now?" story, the guy who played Ryan, the rough and tumble adoptee into the Cohen family has gone heavily into crypto. No, not that way, he has become an expert on it and is basically telling anyone who will listen how stupid and dumb it actually is and how all NFTs are scams. So that's pretty cool. I was just listening to the True Anon podcast episode with Jacob Silverman (tech reporter for New Republic) talking how crypto is a giant ponzi schemeand he kept mentioning he's writing a book on it with Ben McKenzie and the entire time I was thinking "How do I know that name?" And then when they actually just said "yes the Ben McKenzie from The OC and Gotham" I felt like I was in a dolly zoom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB4bikrNzMk
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Rectal Placenta posted:That was a guilty pleasure of mine too. It's also a hilarious time capsule of that era and holds up way better than you'd expect for that sort of show. I remember watching the premiere with my siblings back in the early 00s and us all thinking it was dumb as poo poo, but having binged the majority of it a couple of years ago it did hold up surprisingly well.
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LeeMajors posted:Is that loss? https://twitter.com/jon_bois/status/1524588619603886080
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