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[quote=Chico23231;1185822]Chick fil-a, always ask for the half and half and it’s a slam dunk[/quote]

Nah, it's from a mix. You can tell, ...Panara I would fill the cup all the way with ice becuase it's brewing and would melt the ice which help dilute the sweetness to the perfect point. Now I will get a Milkshake from them.....theirs are very good.

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[quote=Giantone;1185833]Nah, it's from a mix. You can tell, ...Panara I would fill the cup all the way with ice becuase it's brewing and would melt the ice which help dilute the sweetness to the perfect point. Now I will get a Milkshake from them.....theirs are very good.[/quote]

My Brother in law and I were talking shit about Panara Bread just the other day and is perfect for grinding gears...

How does Panara talk me into first wildly overpaying for meal, then barely giving me any food to eat, and then telling me hey your eating healthy while I leave their restaurant still hungry?

they are fuckin magicians. Chickfila tea still betta

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I like Panera but it’s definitely expensive for basically a soup/salad/sandwich type of joint. I do love their black bean soup though.

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[quote=Chico23231;1185839]My Brother in law and I were talking shit about Panara Bread just the other day and is perfect for grinding gears...

How does Panara talk me into first wildly overpaying for meal, then barely giving me any food to eat, and then telling me hey your eating healthy while I leave their restaurant still hungry?

they are fuckin magicians. Chickfila tea still betta[/quote]

So true. I hate Panara, my kids love it.

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[quote=MTK;1185850]I like Panera but it’s definitely expensive for basically a soup/salad/sandwich type of joint. I do love their black bean soup though.[/quote]

Can't think of a time I ever ate anything but "breakfast" there. Muffins,bagels,danish,...they do have a breakfast "souffle" which is pretty good and use to have "GREAT ICE TEA"! Again my complaint is don't lure me into your restaurant with something and then change the menu and tell me to eat healthier!

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VERIZON DOOR to DOOR SOLICITORS!!!!!!!!!!!



Had "another" run in with one yesterday!Being retired I am home during the day day and this guy comes to the door(about 2 pm) and just does not knock on it but drum rolls on it ...and then rings the door bell,thing is this is the third time I have sent this guy away. So I ignore it.3 hours later wife is home from work and I leave to get dinner(about an hour) ....he came back and my wife seeing him and knowing the knock ignored him all so that was at 5 pm,he returns at 7:30 pm and does the same thing again......and when I answered the door this time I was not a happy camper and he made things worse by lying to me and arguing with me. He said he was signing people left and right and that he got my neighbor,he didn't .How in the hell do I stop these ass holes? I called Verizon and they are "contractors" and don't know anything about them! God this piss's me off!Any idea's on how to get rid of him?

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[quote=Giantone;1187712]VERIZON DOOR to DOOR SOLICITORS!!!!!!!!!!!



Had "another" run in with one yesterday!Being retired I am home during the day day and this guy comes to the door(about 2 pm) and just does not knock on it but drum rolls on it ...and then rings the door bell,thing is this is the third time I have sent this guy away. So I ignore it.3 hours later wife is home from work and I leave to get dinner(about an hour) ....he came back and my wife seeing him and knowing the knock ignored him all so that was at 5 pm,he returns at 7:30 pm and does the same thing again......and when I answered the door this time I was not a happy camper and he made things worse by lying to me and arguing with me. He said he was signing people left and right and that he got my neighbor,he didn't .How in the hell do I stop these ass holes? I called Verizon and they are "contractors" and don't know anything about them! God this piss's me off!Any idea's on how to get rid of him?[/quote]
Put a NO SOLICITORS sign up, and the first time he comes, answer the door and quickly take his picture (he is on your property). Tell him, respectfully, you are not interested, and you have warned him not to come on your property. Let him know that if he does you will post his picture to the local community sites with notices that he specifically has ignored your requests and lied to your face. Also let him know that if he continues to harass you, you are willing to file a complaint with the police.

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1187716]Put a NO SOLICITORS sign up, and the first time he comes, answer the door and quickly take his picture (he is on your property). Tell him, respectfully, you are not interested, and you have warned him not to come on your property. Let him know that if he does you will post his picture to the local community sites with notices that he specifically has ignored your requests and lied to your face. Also let him know that if he continues to harass you, you are willing to file a complaint with the police.[/quote]

Thanks ,done pretty much most of it (got a pic of his car and plate) except the sign,there is one at both entrance's to the neighborhood so I never thought about it.

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[quote=Giantone;1187718]Thanks ,done pretty much most of it (got a pic of his car and plate) except the sign,there is one at both entrance's to the neighborhood so I never thought about it.[/quote]

If it's visible on your property you can make a complaint against him for trespassing. Likely the police won't act anyway, but unless he's an idiot, he's not going to want to risk losing his ability to work in the local area for the point of getting a door slammed in his face for a known no-sale.

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OR, you could handle it the way it happened at my house. I have a 50lb stocky 3yo chow shepherd terrier mix. She's a very good dog non violent but a barker, but I also have an out of sight dog door, so when someone comes to the door she always runs up behind them barking if I don't stop her.

Two verizon solicitors came to my door 1 time. As Sadie came running out barking, one of the two made a beeline for my fence, and the other stayed next to my door. I told them no, and haven't seen them since. :)

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1187721]OR, you could handle it the way it happened at my house. I have a 50lb stocky 3yo chow shepherd terrier mix. She's a very good dog non violent but a barker, but I also have an out of sight dog door, so when someone comes to the door she always runs up behind them barking if I don't stop her.

Two verizon solicitors came to my door 1 time. As Sadie came running out barking, one of the two made a beeline for my fence, and the other stayed next to my door. I told them no, and haven't seen them since. :)[/quote]

LOL, my Chocolate Lab use to be great at scaring away people,open the door and she would show you around the house and lick you to death but she had a hell of a bark.

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Fuck this royal wedding. Why in God’s name must tv and the internet run shit 24/7 about this pompous bullshit? Why does anybody give a flying fuck about these people? I hope someone would take the entire wedding and shove it right up the queens ass. People are actually spending time watching this shit? Fuck

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[quote=Chico23231;1194607]Fuck this royal wedding. Why in God’s name must tv and the internet run shit 24/7 about this pompous bullshit? Why does anybody give a flying fuck about these people? I hope someone would take the entire wedding and shove it right up the queens ass. People are actually spending time watching this shit? Fuck[/quote]

It's Kardashian level coverage. Housewives and people who enjoy following boring details of celebrities lives are all over this shit.

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[quote=mooby;1194610]It's Kardashian level coverage. Housewives and people who enjoy following boring details of celebrities lives are all over this shit.[/quote]



..............yeah you're right .But "once in a while it's nice to see people in a country "proud of some of there own traditions". Considering what a eff up family those two boys came from they turned out okay.

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Every fucking channel nbc abc and cbs this wedding.

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[quote=Giantone;1194611]..............yeah you're right .But "once in a while it's nice to see people in a country "proud of some of there own traditions". Considering what a eff up family those two boys came from they turned out okay.[/quote]

I'm not mad about people being interested in a royal wedding, but I think the over-the-top coverage is hilarious. Who wants to watch a live feed of people sitting down at a wedding? That was up on MSN this morning.

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[quote=mooby;1194670]I'm not mad about people being interested in a royal wedding, but I think the over-the-top coverage is hilarious. Who wants to watch a live feed of people sitting down at a wedding? That was up on MSN this morning.[/quote]

Once in a while it's ok and hey it is a Saturday and pouring rain ..........what the hell else is there to do?

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[quote=Giantone;1194674]Once in a while it's ok and hey it is a Saturday and pouring rain ..........what the hell else is there to do?[/quote]

You know what really grinds my gears? 4 straight days of miserable rain... lol

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Got in to the office, turnwd on my computer, and a windows update starts. 2 1/2 hours later its at 81%. So nice of microsoft to add the note " this will take a while"

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[url]https://www.richmond.com/ap/state/police-virginia-man-dies-after-accidentally-stabbing-self-with-sword/article_ff6c77aa-23f0-5f76-a3ab-6abf5b1d57d5.html[/url]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has died after accidentally stabbing himself with a sword.


Newport News police said in a statement that the incident occurred Sunday afternoon at the unidentified man's house.






Witnesses told police that the 28-year-old was walking down some stairs with the sword in his hands. It accidentally plunged into his groin area.

Police said they responded to the house about 4:40 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene about 5:25 p.m.


Sword to the dick....you will take the L everytime folks.

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.....hell of a way to wreck a weekend.:(

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Parking around nats stadium. $45 for baseball game? Shit

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[quote=Chico23231;1197397]Parking around nats stadium. $45 for baseball game? Shit[/quote]

Anything above $10 for parking at an event is just a slap in the face.

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Maryland Blue Crabs in Charles County ,parking is free . I have a buddy who has one of the season game plans I just tell what day and I pay him for the seats about $10 each .The grand kids love it ,it's pro baseball in a great stadium and it's affordable ,they can get and eat what ever they want and it doesn't break me.

[url]http://www.somdbluecrabs.com/tickets/season-tickets/[/url]

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[quote=MTK;1197420]Anything above $10 for parking at an event is just a slap in the face.[/quote]

Lol 2 years ago we used to park in a small lot underneath 695 approx. 8 blocks from Nats Park for 10 bucks. That lot is gone now though thanks to construction.

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[quote=mooby;1197422]Lol 2 years ago we used to park in a small lot underneath 695 approx. 8 blocks from Nats Park for 10 bucks. That lot is gone now though thanks to construction.[/quote]

with you here...the construction boom around the stadium is bigly. Counted 9 yuge contruction cranes around the stadium yesterday.

Another grind gears with already ground gears....when I bought the parking pass at Lot W ($25, eff the 45 next to stadium) there were additional $5 in service charges...

Like wtf...a service charge on top of a parking pass? FFS

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[quote=Chico23231;1197425]with you here...the construction boom around the stadium is bigly. Counted 9 yuge contruction cranes around the stadium yesterday.

Another grind gears with already ground gears....when I bought the parking pass at Lot W ($25, eff the 45 next to stadium) there were additional $5 in service charges...

Like wtf...a service charge on top of a parking pass? FFS[/quote]

Gotta pay the guy standing at the gate somehow. What a crock.

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Work just firewalled my yahoo fantasy sports links. those bastards. FFS, I cant work under these conditions.

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[quote=Chico23231;1201263]Work just firewalled my yahoo fantasy sports links. those bastards. FFS, I cant work under these conditions.[/quote]

My work changed the wifi password so I can't listen to Pandora unless I jack my phone bill thru the roof. Need to go get unlimited data now. So either say I'm out more money.

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[quote=Chico23231;1201263]Work just firewalled my yahoo fantasy sports links. those bastards. FFS, I cant work under these conditions.[/quote]

I reported you, we can't have you repeat! ;)

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[quote=Chico23231;1201263]Work just firewalled my yahoo fantasy sports links. those bastards. FFS, I cant work under these conditions.[/quote]

VPN mofo!

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1201270]My work changed the wifi password so I can't listen to Pandora unless I jack my phone bill thru the roof. Need to go get unlimited data now. So either say I'm out more money.[/quote]

Have you tried using Tor Browser or Ultra Surf?
A simple proxy might hide the sites you are trying to get to.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;1201286]VPN mofo![/quote]

This is the best option!

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[quote=jamf;1201287]Have you tried using Tor Browser or Ultra Surf?
A simple proxy might hide the sites you are trying to get to.[/quote]

Nope, never heard of them. The internet is too big for me lol.

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What grinds my gears is when you have people at work, in another department, who is trying to get people in your department fired - including yourself. Me and another system admin have supported the college's ERP system. Think of it as the main program that holds all student and staff data. Anyway, finance has been throwing audits our way, left and right, to find any cracks in our department. They finally were able to get our CIO fired and our delivery manager - both of whom didn't do anything wrong. Now, they're trying to get us, system admins, fired. All because they are trying to cover up things that they do wrong themselves. The VP is in on it - and she's been guilty of saying some derogatory things about one of our system admins - of course, she goes unpunished.

One of the finance chicks was given the interm delivery manager position until they hired someone full time. She still does finance stuff and that job - but we all can see that this was deliberately setup to infiltrate our department, and for her to sort of be a "spy". She's already complained to the VP over me and another system admin. She actually wants either one of our jobs, because she's stated she knows the college's ERP system like the back of her hand and could do our job.

This is the first time I've been targeted, but I'm sure it won't be the last. Like I said before, this group has already been successful in getting our CIO and delivery manager fired - they won't stop until they have cleaned house. Looks like I'll be looking for another job while I still have one. I can't afford to get fired - I have a wife and kid at home!

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Yikes, man.
Good luck!

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[quote=metalskins;1201293]What grinds my gears is when you have people at work, in another department, who is trying to get people in your department fired - including yourself. Me and another system admin have supported the college's ERP system. Think of it as the main program that holds all student and staff data. Anyway, finance has been throwing audits our way, left and right, to find any cracks in our department. They finally were able to get our CIO fired and our delivery manager - both of whom didn't do anything wrong. Now, they're trying to get us, system admins, fired. All because they are trying to cover up things that they do wrong themselves. The VP is in on it - and she's been guilty of saying some derogatory things about one of our system admins - of course, she goes unpunished.

One of the finance chicks was given the interm delivery manager position until they hired someone full time. She still does finance stuff and that job - but we all can see that this was deliberately setup to infiltrate our department, and for her to sort of be a "spy". She's already complained to the VP over me and another system admin. She actually wants either one of our jobs, because she's stated she knows the college's ERP system like the back of her hand and could do our job.

This is the first time I've been targeted, but I'm sure it won't be the last. Like I said before, this group has already been successful in getting our CIO and delivery manager fired - they won't stop until they have cleaned house. Looks like I'll be looking for another job while I still have one. I can't afford to get fired - I have a wife and kid at home![/quote]

Sounds like a hell hole. I'm sorry, Met, best wishes to you and your squad.

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Thanks dudes! These people, I'll add, don't have children - have plenty of money in the bank, talk about how they can retire early. They don't understand the lives they affect by pulling this shit.

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[quote=metalskins;1201308]Thanks dudes! These people, I'll add, don't have children - have plenty of money in the bank, talk about how they can retire early. They don't understand the lives they affect by pulling this shit.[/quote]

That really sucks dude. Best of luck in whatever future path you take.

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Yeah I'd get out of there asap if possible. Shitty environment to work in when your co workers want to step on your neck. Sorry to hear. IT related fields seem brutal. Best of luck man. God bless.