The Venting Spot

[IPv6Freely 2092]

People are freakin insane. Is it going to be a bad storm? Yes, but holy moly you need to fight over loaves of bread & milk....

The fact it was walmart probably didn't help matters any.

Proud to say I haven't shopped at a Wal-Mart in 2.5 years :)

Oh, and:

[Axxion89 32]

Proud to say I haven't shopped at a Wal-Mart in 2.5 years :)

Oh, and:

I believe that was from the "Earthquake" but those chairs are probably underwater right now if they are in Manhattan

[Chadd 916]

I believe that was from the "Earthquake" but those chairs are probably underwater right now if they are in Manhattan

Agreed on both accounts. So far no significant damage here but I know a number of people that have been severely impacted by this storm.

[Steve_v3 289]

So far not the way I was hoping the day would start. Got back from the hospital from getting labs drawn and have a 100.0 fever. If my labs are elevated again I win an admission to the hospital, a CT scan and the grand finale... a liver biopsy. Hoping it's a bug and not rejection. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[Chadd 916]

So far not the way I was hoping the day would start. Got back from the hospital from getting labs drawn and have a 100.0 fever. If my labs are elevated again I win an admission to the hospital, a CT scan and the grand finale... a liver biopsy. Hoping it's a bug and not rejection. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Damn man, we're pulling for you.

[Steve_v3 289]

Off to the ER.

[wrangler 157]

Waiting to hear.

[Steve_v3 289]

Got home last night. Just waiting for the results from the biopsy. Hoping for the best.

[badger_14 601]

Some clown at vocational rehab stole my phone. It isn't even worth anything on the market. It's also the only # for important folks, like my doctors, to get in touch with me.

[Monty22 832]

R.I.P. Hostess

[wrangler 157]

Sad story. The union can say all it wants about mismanagement, but the ill-advised strike that pushed them over the edge was singularly unhelpful to the striking workers.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

I really hate unions sometimes.

[mack 44]

I blame the company and not the workers. When you don't change your business practises or evolve with a changing market, you deserve to lose. Double that when you can't flourish in a nation as fat as this one.

[Monty22 832]

Having the First lady rail against your product dosen't help either. Unions have outlived their purpose, and at this point seem to only exist to be a protection for shitty workers and a fundraiser for the DNC.

[Chadd 916]

Having the First lady rail against your product dosen't help either. Unions have outlived their purpose, and at this point seem to only exist to be a protection for shitty workers and a fundraiser for the DNC.

In some cases, I agree. In others, not so much. Working for an airline for the last few years has exposed me to a situation where unions still do serve a purpose. There are a still large number of safety related issues that would not have been addressed were it not for pressure from the unions.

[mack 44]

I've heard of unions that do well for their members (a lot of electricians, carpenters up here have a great union) but some are just silly. When my brother was working summers at a grocery store's dvd rental desk he had to pay something like $40 a month despite working maybe 15 hrs a week. I don't think the union ever did anything for them, either.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

I blame the company and not the workers. When you don't change your business practises or evolve with a changing market, you deserve to lose. Double that when you can't flourish in a nation as fat as this one.

I agree. I mean, I can't remember the last time I had a Hostess product. That and every supermarket (and even convenience stores) have fresh baked items now, there's no need to buy a processed snack.

[mack 44]

And if it leaves any kind of void, I hope it means I'll be able to get Tastykake on this coast.

[IPv6Freely 2092]

On that note, I'm happy they're gone. They made some horrible, HORRIBLE "food". I'm no health nut, but even I wouldn't eat that crap.

I still hate unions, though. Safety and stuff, sure. But "we want a raise" striking drives me absolutely friggin bananas. Especially when the faculty does it only weeks before you're set to graduate... *cough* ontario colleges *cough*

On another note... http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/05/is-canadas-new-20-bill-too-pornographic.html

Seriously? ... SERIOUSLY?!?? GFY.

Here's a good thread on the subject: http://www.dayonepatch.com/index.php?/topic/53481-new-20-bill-contains-911-images-and-naked-women/

[Chadd 916]

And if it leaves any kind of void, I hope it means I'll be able to get Tastykake on this coast.

Any time you want a box, just let me know.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

We can get them now that Wawa is in town; plenty of Tastykakes and Herr's chips.

[EvilPepe 24]

Herr's chips.

Awesome. I'll have to go to Tampa to get them it looks like, but better than demanding relatives bring me a bag every time they come down from Jersey.

[JR Boucicaut 3795]

Yep...they have every flavor except Old Bay, even in the big bags. I wrote them and complained.

[mcawesome 1]

Tastykake was having financial problems last year, but they ended up selling to Flowers Foods and they kept the Tastykake factory in Philly. Here's to them going nationwide, because that keeps jobs in Philly and gets their name out there.

As for Hostess, I'm not sure I've eaten anything of theirs aside from Ding-Dongs (Save your jokes). People making this a big deal that aren't one of the workers being laid-off just look like morons. With the general fatness of our nation being at an all-time high, people still want their fatty foods. It's just embarassing.

[Chadd 916]

Guy on the other team punched me and another guy on my team in the handshake line after our game last night, now I have a one game suspension.