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This doesn't really grind my gears that much but I like the song "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers, but I don't like how he says I know I know I know about 26 consecutive times at the start.

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[quote=mooby;904289]This doesn't really grind my gears that much but I like the song "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers, but I don't like how he says I know I know I know about 26 consecutive times at the start.[/quote]I know.



.. what you mean.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;904209]Last fall I went to the Walmart in Columbia for the first time to get some cheap food/last minute gear for a camping trip and I seriously thought I was going to get knifed. I considered grabbing a baseball bat from the sporting goods section just to protect myself.
The weird thing is, I go to the Target that's basically right across the street all the time and it's fine.[/quote]

Yeah that Walmart is pretty sketchy. I used to go there only to get dog food, b/c it was cheaper there. But ever since I had to change my dog's food for medical reasons, I don't go there anymore.

I like the Target a lot, it is also very close to my house.

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funny how many people know that walmart and the target across 175. what about when it was a kmart?

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[quote=Ruhskins;904293]Yeah that Walmart is pretty sketchy. I used to go there only to get dog food, b/c it was cheaper there. But ever since I had to change my dog's food for medical reasons, I don't go there anymore.

I like the Target a lot, it is also very close to my house.[/quote]

It's no shocker that your local Walmart attracts a lot of undesirables, because they intentionally try to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Target is like a high end Walmart, people actually have expectations when they go in there, like a clean store, helpful customer service, etc. The only thing they don't expect to find in Target is lower prices than Walmart.

My local Walmart/Target are the same way, I still shop at Walmart moreso than Target but that's because my income level dictates where I shop. I did work at Target for 10 months a couple years ago so I'm familiar with the expectations they have there.

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[quote=los panda;904295]funny how many people know that walmart and the target across 175. what about when it was a kmart?[/quote]

How long ago was that? I've been living in Columbia since 2005.

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[quote=los panda;904295]funny how many people know that walmart and the target across 175. what about when it was a kmart?[/quote]

My local Kmart is disgusting. The store is always dirty and understaffed, and the prices are just as high as Target's. It's like combining the worst of Target and Walmart into one big crappy retail store. Hence why I never shop there.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;904291]I know.



.. what you mean.[/quote]

I don't understand? Could you repeat yourself, about 26-ish times? :D Thanks.

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[quote=Ruhskins;904301]How long ago was that? I've been living in Columbia since 2005.[/quote]a very long time ago, i was born in columbia. it was there in the 90's, not sure when it ceased to exist

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[quote=mooby;904299]It's no shocker that your local Walmart attracts a lot of undesirables, because [B]they intentionally try to appeal to the lowest common denominator[/B]. Target is like a high end Walmart, people actually have expectations when they go in there, like a clean store, helpful customer service, etc. The only thing they don't expect to find in Target is lower prices than Walmart.

My local Walmart/Target are the same way, I still shop at Walmart moreso than Target but that's because my income level dictates where I shop. I did work at Target for 10 months a couple years ago so I'm familiar with the expectations they have there.[/quote]

i dont know if that is they're specific marketing strategy, appealing to society's undesirables. They wouldnt be in business long.

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[quote=Chico23231;904306]i dont know if that is they're specific marketing strategy, appealing to society's undesirables. They wouldnt be in business long.[/quote]

I didn't mean it like that, I meant like their main selling point is low prices so as to attract more business. That's not Target's MO.

LOL @ "undesirables." Walmart's target market is not homeless people. It would be if they had money though.

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that's why i started going to amazon.com

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[quote=los panda;904321]that's why i started going to amazon.com[/quote]

I would be using Amazon more often if they used PayPal, but as I understand it PayPal is owned by E-Bay and with E-Bay as one their main competitors, well safe to say it's obvious to see why they don't accept it.

Personally I'm just more comfortable going through PayPal to complete online transactions, especially in regards to Netflix, Hulu, E-Bay, etc.

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in the many years of using my credit card online, i've had 1 problem. i noticed some charges i didn't make, called my bank, turned the card off, got a new card and was refunded the charges. no sweat

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I like going to WM after 11pm just to check out the people walking around.

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[quote=Dirtbag59;904324]I would be using Amazon more often if they used PayPal, but as I understand it PayPal is owned by E-Bay and with E-Bay as one their main competitors, well safe to say it's obvious to see why they don't accept it.

Personally I'm just more comfortable going through PayPal to complete online transactions, especially in regards to Netflix, Hulu, E-Bay, etc.[/quote]

I LOVE me some Paypal. Just makes it so convenient to not have to remember my credit card every time I want to make a purchase.

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[quote=firstdown;904332]I like going to WM after 11pm just to check out the people walking around.[/quote]

Now that's just taking your life into your own hands there.

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I hate how gas prices are different depending on if you're paying with your credit card or cash. I rarely ever carry cash on me.

Now I do.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;904347]Now that's just taking your life into your own hands there.[/quote]

Hanging out at Walmart is a thing now. When my ex lived in Indiana there was a 24 hour Walmart and if we were bored, we'd wander around at like 2am. I guess its different in Indiana than here, but there'd never be anyone in the store then. It was actually pretty nice.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;904369]Hanging out at Walmart is a thing now. When my ex lived in Indiana there was a 24 hour Walmart and if we were bored, we'd wander around at like 2am. I guess its different in Indiana than here, but there'd never be anyone in the store then. It was actually pretty nice.[/quote]

When I lived in Hilton Head folks would do that too.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;904368]I hate how gas prices are different depending on if you're paying with your credit card or cash. I rarely ever carry cash on me.

Now I do.[/quote]

And that I why always get my gas at Costco...though I am lucky to have one down the street from my house.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;904368]I hate how gas prices are different depending on if you're paying with your credit card or cash. I rarely ever carry cash on me.

Now I do.[/quote]i try to avoid those stations. but w my usaa check/debit/atm card it doesn't matter because they refund atm fees. i rarely carry cash, i tell people who do "only drug dealers need cash, think about it"

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[quote=DynamiteRave;904368]I hate how gas prices are different depending on if you're paying with your credit card or cash. I rarely ever carry cash on me.

Now I do.[/quote]

Not only that, you have to actually go into the place to pre-pay which kind of sucks. I tried to do the cash thing for a while then I realized the gas even to go get that money at the bank made it not worth it for me.

Every now and then I'll pull out a twenty from the thing at the grocery store, but it's so lame how it's acceptable to get charged extra to use a card. I understand they carry fees, but times, they are a-changing.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;904369]Hanging out at Walmart is a thing now. When my ex lived in Indiana there was a 24 hour Walmart and if we were bored, we'd wander around at like 2am. I guess its different in Indiana than here, but there'd never be anyone in the store then. It was actually pretty nice.[/quote]

Hmm, true. I do remember going to one back in college and the crowds weren't there and it wasn't bad.

The one here, it's just as nuts at all hours of the night and I'm too old to be there at 2AM to find out anymore. :P

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[quote=mooby;904431][URL="http://now.msn.com/living/0327-fat-mom-surgery.aspx"]Fat mom wants taxpayers to fund weight loss surgery - msnNOW[/URL][/quote]


It wouldn't cost $22,000 to wire her jaw shut. Problem solved.

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White people who say the "N" word offends them more than it does a black person. That always annoyed me.

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Paying people to have....more children....and more.....

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When traffic grinds to a halt... All because of rubbernecking

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snitches.

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Oh, and WTF is up with smokers getting ten times the amount of breaks that I get?

Every time I walk from one building to another at our site I see the same MFers smoking!

I rarely get the breaks I'm supposed to take yet smokers max out like their life depends on it.

Thanks for the suggestion, mlmpetert!

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[quote=RedskinRat;905439]Oh, and WTF is up with smokers getting ten times the amount of breaks that I get?

Every time I walk from one building to another at our site I see the same MFers smoking!

I rarely get the breaks I'm supposed to take yet smokers max out like their life depends on it.

Thanks for the suggestion, mlmpetert![/quote]

I agree. All the smokers at my job take a smoke break at least once an hour, every time I look outside there's at least 2 of them out there smoking, it never fails. I think it's because the VP of the corporation is a smoker too, and when he visits my dealership (which is about half the week) he takes smoke breaks very often, and his lax attitude concerning smoke breaks extends to all the other smokers here. And yet when I take a minute or two to sit down and catch my breath my coworkers look at me like I'm slacking off.

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[quote=mooby;905440]I agree. All the smokers at my job take a smoke break at least once an hour, every time I look outside there's at least 2 of them out there smoking, it never fails. I think it's because the VP of the corporation is a smoker too, and when he visits my dealership (which is about half the week) he takes smoke breaks very often, and his lax attitude concerning smoke breaks extends to all the other smokers here. And yet when I take a minute or two to sit down and catch my breath my coworkers look at me like I'm slacking off.[/quote]

I'm trying to think of a legal option for something similar that takes about the same amount of time......so it can't involve sex, alcohol or violence.

No shots, Fight Club or gettin' busy....

Any suggestions?

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[quote=RedskinRat;905443]I'm trying to think of a legal option for something similar that takes about the same amount of time......so it can't involve sex, alcohol or violence.

No shots, Fight Club or gettin' busy....

Any suggestions?[/quote]

LOL. Good luck figuring that one out. I could say bathroom break but I don't see the point in actually taking the time to go to the bathroom if you're not going to use it. I know people that do that though, they just go and sit in the stall and pretend they're taking a shit.

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These little green inch worms hanging from everything

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[quote=mooby;905445]LOL. Good luck figuring that one out. I could say bathroom break but I don't see the point in actually taking the time to go to the bathroom if you're not going to use it. I know people that do that though, they just go and sit in the stall and pretend they're taking a shit.[/quote]

Yeah, we have those too. Angry Birds from three stalls every morning at 7:30am, taking up stalls when I need take a dump.

The wonders of working on a Govt. contract.

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[quote=Chico23231;905446]These little green inch worms hanging from everything[/quote]


Damn man, they got all over me twice in the last week after doing yard work! Theyre disgusting.

Also everyone should be extra careful when youre outside over the next few months, tics with lyme disease may be particually prevelent this year.

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Im a person who [B]doesnt[/B] speed from stop light to stop light, and i dont really have a problem with the people that do, even if they cut in my lane because it has less cars at the light. Its just one more car in front of me and we will both start moving at the same time, no big deal.

But something that really pisses me off are the people who speed in front of me to beat me to a toll. Ill say about 90% of the people who do this also don’t have a speed pass and about 35% of the time they don’t even have exact change. Ive never understood the mentality of rushing to get in front of someone so you can stop to fiddle around with change and pay a toll.

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I give my employees 2 smoke breaks per 8 hour shift so I tell them use them wisely

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