Comments on: Open thread 7/18/22

By: Sarah Rolph

Sarah Rolph — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:21:20 +0000

On the topic of english muffins: neo mentioned a while back that Thomas’s aren’t as good as they used to be. (My experience is that if they are fresh from a fresh package, they’re acceptable, but otherwise they are terrible.) I saw a brand I had never seen before: Bay’s, so I decided to try them. They are quite good! They toast up very nicely, very crispy on top (though still a bit soft inside; but not gummy like Thomas’s get). They’re made in Chicago.

I found them at Crosby’s in Concord, MA, one of those little stores where the prices are super high but they have a few things it’s hard to find elsewhere, including bialies (which they also have at Donelan’s by the way, although you may have to ask).

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:43:50 +0000

say what?
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/watercooler/cnbc-study-tennessee-business/51-e13e8e55-5a1b-4f1b-a07f-264e2ffc83a2

By: JimNorCal

JimNorCal — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:57:26 +0000

“It should be illegal to unionize if you work for the government.”

I am OK with organizing about work rules and such like.
The Union should NOT be allowed to donate to political causes or politicians. But individual members, of course, should be free to do whatever with their own money.

By: ObloodyHell

ObloodyHell — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:30:32 +0000

}}} the unions are absolutely scheming against the taxpayer. It should be illegal to unionize if you work for the government. Who the hell are you organizing against? The rapacious government? That's supposed to be a contradiction in terms.

By: ObloodyHell

ObloodyHell — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:24:38 +0000

If you remove your coleus, has your house had a coleuctomy?

Inquiring minds actually don’t give a damn, to be honest… 😀

By: om

om — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:21:28 +0000

But enough (?) about the virtue or lack thereof in Nebraskan or Texan public servants. What about the cosmic injustice of a trans-woman with testicular or prostate cancer, or a trans-man presenting cervical, ovarian, or breast cancer? In such cases would their surgical rearrangements have not been “radical” enough?

It used to be known that many, many men die with prostate cancer. No longer the “case?”

By: TommyJay

TommyJay — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:55:44 +0000

Cornhead,
Don’t forget that cops usually max out overtime and perhaps other salary boosters in their last year on the job. Sometimes that final year salary can be doubled. It’s not like anyone is looking out for the taxpayer, and the unions are absolutely scheming against the taxpayer.

By: om

om — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:42:51 +0000

I would have thought Nebraska LEOs and firefighters were all unpaid volunteers, not like those cowardly Texans! 🙂 really 🙂

By: miguel cervantes

miguel cervantes — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:29:53 +0000

someone I knew online, even though I never met him in person, I felt like I did,

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/obituaries/story/2022-07-16/tom-mustin-storied-navy-family-dies

By: Cornhead

Cornhead — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:21:20 +0000

I should correct the record here. My classmate didn’t file for Chapter 7. He doesn’t have a pension. I guess he lost it when he went to prison. Or maybe it was a 401k. He’s living on Social Security.

And he should have joined the Omaha Police Department like his dad.