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Pete's big bang medium roast is the shit.

Cafe du monde with chickory is my weekend brew of choice lately. 

Sully wrote:
I can't do Cafe du Monde w/ chicory. The line between incredible cup of coffee and absolute dogshit cup of coffee is too razor thin with...

I can't do Cafe du Monde w/ chicory. The line between incredible cup of coffee and absolute dogshit cup of coffee is too razor thin with that stuff.

TeamGreen wrote:
Here, this will get me a full ration of shit…An amazing ā€œgo toā€ when you’re somewhere that only has the center aisle stuff…Folgers Black Velvet. No...

Here, this will get me a full ration of shit…

An amazing ā€œgo toā€ when you’re somewhere that only has the center aisle stuff…

Folgers Black Velvet. No shit. I got it in a pinch…in Baja…I make my own coffee when we’re pre-running or racing down there…and…no shit…it makes a good cup of coffee. We make ā€œBullet-proofsā€ in the morning when we ride. My team-mate that ONLY drinks it straight…and strong…asks me to carry it on the road now. 🤣

On the road I use a one-cup drip maker that is easy to use, clean (clean out the steel mesh basket between cups), easy to fill with water and makes big 12-16 ounce cups quickly. I’ve been fooling coffee snobs with it for years. 

And, yes, I even have a French-press…for the true snobs. 

By do you have a Bialetti(sp?). Those make an incredible coffee. Been using it as my daily for years. Pete’s is good usually go for the major dickinson’s. Other favorites are Starbucks Italian roast and Verona. Whatever it is though it’s got to be whole bean. 

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Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Do you get sent daily talking points from your subscription to i-hate-donald-trump[dot]com, or do you come up with this silly shit on your own?

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Sully wrote:

Do you get sent daily talking points from your subscription to i-hate-donald-trump[dot]com, or do you come up with this silly shit on your own?

His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.

The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.

Orwell wasn’t writing fiction. He was writing about the future. The future is here. The minions…the lemmings…they’re amongst us. Even Queensryche saw this: Revolution Calling. 

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Sully wrote:

Do you get sent daily talking points from your subscription to i-hate-donald-trump[dot]com, or do you come up with this silly shit on your own?

I think we all have our opinions about how politics/politicians are impacting our lives.  Trump is in office because his base had had enough and voted him in.  My side lost because they chose an unelectable candidate after trying to conceal the fact that Joe was south of cheese.

I am tired of banging my head against the wall.  Yes, the politicians are causing or not alleviating my financial woes but they're either deaf or dgaf.  I, me, myself...have to adapt and overcome.  The Calvary ain't comin'.  Hence, the chickens and rabbits.  

 

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Sully wrote:
I can't do Cafe du Monde w/ chicory. The line between incredible cup of coffee and absolute dogshit cup of coffee is too razor thin with...

I can't do Cafe du Monde w/ chicory. The line between incredible cup of coffee and absolute dogshit cup of coffee is too razor thin with that stuff.

TeamGreen wrote:
Here, this will get me a full ration of shit…An amazing ā€œgo toā€ when you’re somewhere that only has the center aisle stuff…Folgers Black Velvet. No...

Here, this will get me a full ration of shit…

An amazing ā€œgo toā€ when you’re somewhere that only has the center aisle stuff…

Folgers Black Velvet. No shit. I got it in a pinch…in Baja…I make my own coffee when we’re pre-running or racing down there…and…no shit…it makes a good cup of coffee. We make ā€œBullet-proofsā€ in the morning when we ride. My team-mate that ONLY drinks it straight…and strong…asks me to carry it on the road now. 🤣

On the road I use a one-cup drip maker that is easy to use, clean (clean out the steel mesh basket between cups), easy to fill with water and makes big 12-16 ounce cups quickly. I’ve been fooling coffee snobs with it for years. 

And, yes, I even have a French-press…for the true snobs. 

soggy wrote:
By do you have a Bialetti(sp?). Those make an incredible coffee. Been using it as my daily for years. Pete’s is good usually go for the...

By do you have a Bialetti(sp?). Those make an incredible coffee. Been using it as my daily for years. Pete’s is good usually go for the major dickinson’s. Other favorites are Starbucks Italian roast and Verona. Whatever it is though it’s got to be whole bean. 

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Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

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Around here freeway gas is always the premium price.

Getting off into the edge of town is where you routinely find it .10-.20 less.

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Sully wrote:

Do you get sent daily talking points from your subscription to i-hate-donald-trump[dot]com, or do you come up with this silly shit on your own?

He’s a paid protestor. šŸ˜‚šŸ„“

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Which safety nets are being dissolved?  

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aeffertz wrote:
Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm...

Call me crazy but I'll gladly pay 30 cents more per gallon if it means we're not black bagging people with a political police force. I'm with OP, shit's expensive right now and then they're gonna pass a bill for $175 BILLION for immigration enforcement and dissolving what little safety nets America has for the working class/poor? C'mon... What are we doing here?

Sully wrote:

Do you get sent daily talking points from your subscription to i-hate-donald-trump[dot]com, or do you come up with this silly shit on your own?

TeamGreen wrote:
His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.Orwell wasn’t...

His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.

The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.

Orwell wasn’t writing fiction. He was writing about the future. The future is here. The minions…the lemmings…they’re amongst us. Even Queensryche saw this: Revolution Calling. 

BRUH, Orwell was writing about YOU.  Might want to actually read that book. 1984 is a warning, not a play book.

 

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Fellers, I'm old and retired.  Military retirement, social security, and couple of small pensions.  Fixed income they call it.  More than enough when I retired in...

Fellers, I'm old and retired.  Military retirement, social security, and couple of small pensions.  Fixed income they call it.  More than enough when I retired in 2021.

I went to the commissary on base for my monthly meat stock up.  SON OF A BITCH.😵

Chicken costs more than pork used to...pork costs what choice beef used to...and beef costs more than gold.  And that's at the COMMISSARY.   

What's a poor boy gonna do?  I guess I'll have to go back into the chicken and rabbit bidness to have meat in my diet.  OK, got that off my chest.šŸ™ƒ

You dont wanna know how much input costs are right now for cattle producers.   šŸ˜”

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Some of ya'll got cheap gas.  Those of us out on the best coast sure gotta pay the price admission for living here.

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TeamGreen wrote:

$1.89 in Daytona last week…

$3.89 in California the next day.

APLMAN99 wrote:
It’s went up nearly $0.90 a gallon in Daytona Beach since then, it looks like. 

It’s went up nearly $0.90 a gallon in Daytona Beach since then, it looks like. 

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TeamGreen wrote:
Christy from Guts…texted us that she’d paid $1.89 …the next day I was in Nor Cal paying $3.89…I was reflecting on that and laughing…tho, I did...

Christy from Guts…texted us that she’d paid $1.89 …the next day I was in Nor Cal paying $3.89…I was reflecting on that and laughing…tho, I did pay $3.47 in Nevada the day after…which is nice! 

Gas Buddy shows cheapest gas in the area at $2.49…? So, maybe she mis-typed or it has gone up. All I know is I was hatin’ on Cali when I read $1.89…

YOU CAN MAKE THIS SHIT UP!

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7/2/2025 9:37am Edited Date/Time 7/2/2025 9:59am
TeamGreen wrote:
His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.Orwell wasn’t...

His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.

The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.

Orwell wasn’t writing fiction. He was writing about the future. The future is here. The minions…the lemmings…they’re amongst us. Even Queensryche saw this: Revolution Calling. 

Orwell was a democratic socialist... Bro, 1984 was anti-authoritarianism and about the dangers of unchecked government power and the suppression of individual freedoms.

Zohran (a democratic socialist) is a perfect example of people in mass voting for someone who is at least saying he will try to make their lives better. Though it is funny I guess because he wants to implement government run grocery stores in NYC and is getting backlash for that. Dude, what do you think the COMMISSARY is?

Congrats though, you've derailed another thread because I dare make a comment in it.

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APLMAN99 wrote:
Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem...

Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? 

If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and, now, that makes both of us Kirkland peeps…by brand(and by old school locale for you, I think?)…well…there no argument with me about the Hometown component…even-though I’m sure I can find something to bitch about within their corporate politics šŸ˜‚ā€¦well, I’d just be spinning my wheels; because, it’s one helluva well run company and I actually appreciate the founders attitude towards ā€œwe run our company our wayā€ā€¦

Oh..& a really good hot dog & a Pepsi is still just $1.50…Dude! That’s a very ā€œPunk Rock CEOā€ way of saying,ā€Fuck you! This is our company and this is how we do what we do!ā€ 

Costco kicks ass. 

Murica 

Hot Dog and a Pepsi: $1.50 šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ¤“

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TeamGreen wrote:
His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.Orwell wasn’t...

His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.

The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.

Orwell wasn’t writing fiction. He was writing about the future. The future is here. The minions…the lemmings…they’re amongst us. Even Queensryche saw this: Revolution Calling. 

aeffertz wrote:
Orwell was a democratic socialist... Bro, 1984 was anti-authoritarianism and about the dangers of unchecked government power and the suppression of individual freedoms.Zohran (a democratic socialist)...

Orwell was a democratic socialist... Bro, 1984 was anti-authoritarianism and about the dangers of unchecked government power and the suppression of individual freedoms.

Zohran (a democratic socialist) is a perfect example of people in mass voting for someone who is at least saying he will try to make their lives better. Though it is funny I guess because he wants to implement government run grocery stores in NYC and is getting backlash for that. Dude, what do you think the COMMISSARY is?

Congrats though, you've derailed another thread because I dare make a comment in it.

Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of their own self-delivered ā€œentrapmentā€. 

And, bro, I responded to a comment about your post. A comment that has made the same observation that many of us have made…time & time, again; so, thanks for proving my point, again. 

The Stalin Comparo is honest and fair. The reference to your viewpoint coming from the generic leftist mega media conglomo-source is honest. You come in here and parrot their talking points.

No worries. I’m not the only one who sees it.

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APLMAN99
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APLMAN99 wrote:
Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem...

Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

TeamGreen wrote:
Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and...

Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? 

If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and, now, that makes both of us Kirkland peeps…by brand(and by old school locale for you, I think?)…well…there no argument with me about the Hometown component…even-though I’m sure I can find something to bitch about within their corporate politics šŸ˜‚ā€¦well, I’d just be spinning my wheels; because, it’s one helluva well run company and I actually appreciate the founders attitude towards ā€œwe run our company our wayā€ā€¦

Oh..& a really good hot dog & a Pepsi is still just $1.50…Dude! That’s a very ā€œPunk Rock CEOā€ way of saying,ā€Fuck you! This is our company and this is how we do what we do!ā€ 

Costco kicks ass. 

Murica 

Hot Dog and a Pepsi: $1.50 šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ¤“

I suppose that there could be, but I never consciously think about Costco being 'local' even though I've shopped right next to their corporate office (in Issaquah) many times as well.  

I tried Sam's Club when they had some stores in WA, but they were definitely a step below in quality and their lower prices didn't seem to be worth it.  But just about everywhere I've been for longer periods of time, Costco seems to be very consistently towards the lower end of the price range and they also seem to always be busy, so the gas has to be turned more often than a lot of smaller places.  

I haven't had a hot dog or a slice of pizza from there since early February but if my heart test today says what I think it is going to say, I just may have to stop for one or the other (or one of each!) on the way home.   

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APLMAN99 wrote:
Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem...

Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

TeamGreen wrote:
Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and...

Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? 

If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and, now, that makes both of us Kirkland peeps…by brand(and by old school locale for you, I think?)…well…there no argument with me about the Hometown component…even-though I’m sure I can find something to bitch about within their corporate politics šŸ˜‚ā€¦well, I’d just be spinning my wheels; because, it’s one helluva well run company and I actually appreciate the founders attitude towards ā€œwe run our company our wayā€ā€¦

Oh..& a really good hot dog & a Pepsi is still just $1.50…Dude! That’s a very ā€œPunk Rock CEOā€ way of saying,ā€Fuck you! This is our company and this is how we do what we do!ā€ 

Costco kicks ass. 

Murica 

Hot Dog and a Pepsi: $1.50 šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ¤“

APLMAN99 wrote:
I suppose that there could be, but I never consciously think about Costco being 'local' even though I've shopped right next to their corporate office (in...

I suppose that there could be, but I never consciously think about Costco being 'local' even though I've shopped right next to their corporate office (in Issaquah) many times as well.  

I tried Sam's Club when they had some stores in WA, but they were definitely a step below in quality and their lower prices didn't seem to be worth it.  But just about everywhere I've been for longer periods of time, Costco seems to be very consistently towards the lower end of the price range and they also seem to always be busy, so the gas has to be turned more often than a lot of smaller places.  

I haven't had a hot dog or a slice of pizza from there since early February but if my heart test today says what I think it is going to say, I just may have to stop for one or the other (or one of each!) on the way home.   

Even Milo, my Siberian, is a Costco Hot Dog…uh…dog. If I get one and don’t get him one…he has that Husky look ofā€¦ā€Dude, REALLY?!ā€šŸ¤£

Some of you know I’m on the road…a helluva lot…and I know where every damn Costco is on all of my various commutes thru-out the southwest.

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TeamGreen wrote:
Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of...

Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of their own self-delivered ā€œentrapmentā€. 

And, bro, I responded to a comment about your post. A comment that has made the same observation that many of us have made…time & time, again; so, thanks for proving my point, again. 

The Stalin Comparo is honest and fair. The reference to your viewpoint coming from the generic leftist mega media conglomo-source is honest. You come in here and parrot their talking points.

No worries. I’m not the only one who sees it.

Read it again with no distractions, you'll learn something new.

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TeamGreen wrote:
His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.Orwell wasn’t...

His posts literally show us…inform us of…the mentality it took for that Stalinist to get chosen by the Dem’s in NYC.

The minions educated by NYTMSNBCCNNABCCBSNBC.

Orwell wasn’t writing fiction. He was writing about the future. The future is here. The minions…the lemmings…they’re amongst us. Even Queensryche saw this: Revolution Calling. 

aeffertz wrote:
Orwell was a democratic socialist... Bro, 1984 was anti-authoritarianism and about the dangers of unchecked government power and the suppression of individual freedoms.Zohran (a democratic socialist)...

Orwell was a democratic socialist... Bro, 1984 was anti-authoritarianism and about the dangers of unchecked government power and the suppression of individual freedoms.

Zohran (a democratic socialist) is a perfect example of people in mass voting for someone who is at least saying he will try to make their lives better. Though it is funny I guess because he wants to implement government run grocery stores in NYC and is getting backlash for that. Dude, what do you think the COMMISSARY is?

Congrats though, you've derailed another thread because I dare make a comment in it.

TeamGreen wrote:
Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of...

Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of their own self-delivered ā€œentrapmentā€. 

And, bro, I responded to a comment about your post. A comment that has made the same observation that many of us have made…time & time, again; so, thanks for proving my point, again. 

The Stalin Comparo is honest and fair. The reference to your viewpoint coming from the generic leftist mega media conglomo-source is honest. You come in here and parrot their talking points.

No worries. I’m not the only one who sees it.

As a lifelong Republican but not a Trump guy, I find this sentence can apply to many segments, including Trump’s most ardent supporters: ā€œand their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of their own self-delivered ā€œentrapmentā€. ā€

And yes, Costco hot dogs rule…

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TeamGreen wrote:
Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of...

Nah…Orwell wrote of the dangers of the gullible minions…and their ability to be mis-guided and their lack of intellectual presence and total lack of awareness of their own self-delivered ā€œentrapmentā€. 

And, bro, I responded to a comment about your post. A comment that has made the same observation that many of us have made…time & time, again; so, thanks for proving my point, again. 

The Stalin Comparo is honest and fair. The reference to your viewpoint coming from the generic leftist mega media conglomo-source is honest. You come in here and parrot their talking points.

No worries. I’m not the only one who sees it.

seth505 wrote:

Read it again with no distractions, you'll learn something new.

You guys sway yourselves into a politically bent perspective. Fine. I see who did what to themselves. Period.

To me, you guys are the Palestinian flag waving college kids I see in NYC. 

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7/2/2025 11:15am

Cheapest gas in my town is $3.93 but most stations are over 4. We had a 6 cents/gal increase in the gas tax yesterday.

At least eggs are $2.72. 

Weird thing, a couple weeks ago I wanted to buy some red delicious apples and the market didn't have any! They had about 6 or 7 other varieties so i settled on some cosmic crisp for $1.28/lb.  

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7/2/2025 11:27am
JAFO92 wrote:

You dont wanna know how much input costs are right now for cattle producers.   šŸ˜”

I don't doubt it one bit brother.  I ain't got an answer but I doubt those we pay to "find" the answers are spending much time looking.  They are far too busy being "political".  It kinda looks like they think burning down the house is how you get rid of mice.

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APLMAN99
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Cheapest gas in my town is $3.93 but most stations are over 4. We had a 6 cents/gal increase in the gas tax yesterday.At least eggs...

Cheapest gas in my town is $3.93 but most stations are over 4. We had a 6 cents/gal increase in the gas tax yesterday.

At least eggs are $2.72. 

Weird thing, a couple weeks ago I wanted to buy some red delicious apples and the market didn't have any! They had about 6 or 7 other varieties so i settled on some cosmic crisp for $1.28/lb.  

Pretty good price for Cosmic Crisp!  I love them and that’s almost the only apple that I ever ask my wife to buy. 

There’s a new varietal coming soon from the same WSU Apple Breeding project that the Cosmic Crisp came out of. I don’t think it has a ā€˜name’ yet, just the identification number of WA64 (CC is officially WA38). It’s a cross between a Honeycrisp and a Cripps Pink/Pink Lady. I can’t wait for that to be commercially available!

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7/2/2025 11:37am

Honeycrisp and Cosmic Crisp are the only apples that exist in my world. No going back to that red apple bullshit. 🤣

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I've settled on Fuji.  

Speaking of fruit...have yall tried those dougnut peaches?  Mind blowing.  I don't know how they did it but its genius.

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7/2/2025 11:56am
APLMAN99 wrote:
Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem...

Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

TeamGreen wrote:
Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and...

Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? 

If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and, now, that makes both of us Kirkland peeps…by brand(and by old school locale for you, I think?)…well…there no argument with me about the Hometown component…even-though I’m sure I can find something to bitch about within their corporate politics šŸ˜‚ā€¦well, I’d just be spinning my wheels; because, it’s one helluva well run company and I actually appreciate the founders attitude towards ā€œwe run our company our wayā€ā€¦

Oh..& a really good hot dog & a Pepsi is still just $1.50…Dude! That’s a very ā€œPunk Rock CEOā€ way of saying,ā€Fuck you! This is our company and this is how we do what we do!ā€ 

Costco kicks ass. 

Murica 

Hot Dog and a Pepsi: $1.50 šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ¤“

The hot dogs are great but that $10.00 pizza is fantastic.  They got rid of the supreme during the pandemic but I doctor 'em up when I get home.  

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7/2/2025 12:24pm
APLMAN99 wrote:
Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem...

Gas here seems to be pretty volatile, but overall a lot less expensive than what I was used to. The gas signs on the freeway seem to fluctuate by 15 to 20 cents almost daily. 

Costco’s pricing is fairly steady and usually one of the lowest in the area I generally travel in, so that’s where I usually fill up. Their Premium price isn’t much higher than most place’s Regular price. When our Tom Thumb/Albertsons discount gets up to $1 per gallon, then I grab a tank of gas there. 

I’ve stopped really looking around for the lowest price anymore, I mostly just want to use a busy place that has the freshest gas. 

TeamGreen wrote:
Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and...

Isn’t there a ā€œHome-town Loyaltyā€ component here for you, too? 

If I’m a Price Club guy and you’re a Costco guy (Costco absorbed Price Club, right?) and, now, that makes both of us Kirkland peeps…by brand(and by old school locale for you, I think?)…well…there no argument with me about the Hometown component…even-though I’m sure I can find something to bitch about within their corporate politics šŸ˜‚ā€¦well, I’d just be spinning my wheels; because, it’s one helluva well run company and I actually appreciate the founders attitude towards ā€œwe run our company our wayā€ā€¦

Oh..& a really good hot dog & a Pepsi is still just $1.50…Dude! That’s a very ā€œPunk Rock CEOā€ way of saying,ā€Fuck you! This is our company and this is how we do what we do!ā€ 

Costco kicks ass. 

Murica 

Hot Dog and a Pepsi: $1.50 šŸ’ŖšŸ»šŸ¤“

plowboy wrote:
The hot dogs are great but that $10.00 pizza is fantastic.  They got rid of the supreme during the pandemic but I doctor 'em up when...

The hot dogs are great but that $10.00 pizza is fantastic.  They got rid of the supreme during the pandemic but I doctor 'em up when I get home.  

Add JalapeƱo and Linguica

BOOM!! 

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e-wa
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7/2/2025 12:45pm

Yoke's have cosmic crisp $.99 Lb on loss leader ads.  I stock up, they keep well in the refrigerator. 

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