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Post by Kapitan on Mar 5, 2020 0:32:46 GMT
Congrats! Big win regardless, but since it's in an area you're not comfortable with, too? Fantastic. Enjoy the wine, you've earned it!
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Post by bellbottoms on Mar 5, 2020 0:39:11 GMT
Congrats! Big win regardless, but since it's in an area you're not comfortable with, too? Fantastic. Enjoy the wine, you've earned it! Thanks! It's going down rather well
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 6, 2020 14:43:14 GMT
The forecast for this weekend includes 50-something tomorrow and 60-something Sunday. I just have to say, as someone whose region often brings the worst possible weather conditions, I'm really hopeful that this happens. How pleasant it will be to open the windows for a bit Sunday afternoon, spend time walking along the creek, around the lakes. As bad as winter can be, spring is certainly welcome.
(That said, I know we'll get at least one more blizzard...it's still Minnesota.)
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Post by kds on Mar 7, 2020 15:05:23 GMT
So, here's a somewhat recent trend I find a tad odd - craft breweries encouraging families to bring their children.
I'm a parent myself, and we are always looking for fun activities for him. But, it never occured to me or my wife to take him to a craft brewery so we could sample beers while he plays.
Also, as a parent, on the rare occasion that I go out for some drinks with my wife or friends, I don't want to go to a place that resembles Romp a Room with taps.
I can only imagine twenty years from now, a bunch of hipster offspring sitting back and fondly remembering their younger days playing while Mommy and Daddy drank beer and ate $7 street tacos from a food truck.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 7, 2020 15:10:07 GMT
I've had that exact same thought (minus the "being a parent" part). But whether in breweries or bars, it has been increasingly popular here, too. First it was just younger parents (I'd say from their twenties to mid thirties) bringing their small children; and now it's those establishments catering to the children specifically.
It's not that I think kids should be entirely sheltered from the existence of alcohol. It doesn't worry me for kids to know that mommies and daddies sometimes drink something they themselves can't have. I'm far from a teetotaler. But I hate to break it to some of these people: sometimes adults like being adults with other adults. Not watching their language. Not watching out for scattered toys or knee-high tots running underfoot.
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Post by kds on Mar 7, 2020 17:50:46 GMT
I agree. I love my son, but every now and then, I need a short break from screams, cries, tripping over toys, and kiddie songs. So, tavern time is adult time.
A few years ago, a local brewery had an issue where parents weren't being so mindful after dark, and the hipster spawn were causing some property damage. So, the brewery declared a new rule - nobody under 21 after 6pm. The backlash was insane. Complaints ranged from "but I like to go to happy hour after work, and can't always get a sitter" to "this is supposed to be a free country." Hey, Karen if you don't have a sitter, maybe you don't need to be at fuckin' happy hour.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 12, 2020 21:59:42 GMT
Well, I (and everyone with the capability to do so within my company) am being encouraged to work from home at least through the end of the month. Oh, and apparently people in the Twin Cities metro area think the biggest scarcity from coronavirus is toilet paper, because it's hard to come by these days.
Oh well, I'm cozy at home and not worried about it. Maybe I'll sell my excess toilet paper and make a fortune!
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 12, 2020 23:32:22 GMT
I'm waiting for my boss to issue the orders for our employees to work from home. She's going to follow what the State Of Pennsylvania recommends/orders. The only problem is, with my job, I can't work at home. My job entails traveling from business to business and meeting - in person - with people.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 13, 2020 0:34:19 GMT
Our salespeople have been ordered (as of late last week) not to travel. Granted, they can do plenty via phone or email, but as anyone who sells knows, in-person relationships are vital, especially for large opportunities. The economy is in for a rough ride the next few weeks to months.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 14, 2020 15:27:40 GMT
The unseasonably warm temperatures in PA inspired me to make an early trip to the Home Depot garden center. For awhile I've wanted to put a couple of clay pots/planters around the yard, so I picked up two. I read that they are subject to cracking in freezing cold weather. I'm not one to bring a lot of things indoors over the winter, but I think I'll take a chance on these.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 14, 2020 15:34:23 GMT
This time of year I really start getting antsy about that sort of thing! However, even with warm temps, we're a couple months away yet here (especially for planting anything). I have started vaguely planning, though. Or rather, imagining. I might dig up another little corner of the yard and make a second garden. The primary one is a raised bed bordered by stone, and there's nowhere to expand it. But there is a spot that has been somewhat useful and uninteresting perennials that might be put to better use.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 14, 2020 15:47:09 GMT
It is too early for planting. I have a landscaper friend who is adamant about that, about people planting things too early, or wanting HIM to plant things too early, only to have them perish. Nevertheless, I'm seeing most of the nurseries and garden centers with perennials for sale. And I'm seeing a lot of landscapers' trucks parked out and about, but I guess it's mostly maintenance and cleaning up.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 14, 2020 16:06:32 GMT
I have a (former) landscaper friend, too: aren't they helpful!? (And horrible. Mine--an old friend I've literally known forever--gives me all the shit I can take about my failures on that front...) Great advice and no shortage of funny stories. We were able to redo my whole backyard for a fraction of what it would have cost me, to say nothing of the better planning than I could have done.
But I'm always anxious about getting things into the ground. I don't do much for decoration, but being an avid cook, I really love my garden. Tomatoes, peppers, and all the herbs a person could want. Problem is, I always want to get the annuals into the ground the minute I feel comfortable outdoors, while the Minnesota folk-rule is not to put things into the ground until Memorial Day.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Mar 18, 2020 13:34:34 GMT
I need help with something. I'm probably the least "technology-savvy" person on the board, or any board for that matter. When I see other posters post a link from a published article, it shows up in one specific line. However, whenever I post a link, it comes out as an entire paragraph of jumbled words and symbols. What I do is right click on the mouse, click on "Copy Link Location", and then paste it on the board. What am I doing wrong or differently from everybody else?
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 18, 2020 13:48:15 GMT
If you're just going to paste the link, some URLs are longer than others.
However, you can always also use the "Link" button from the board. Click the leftmost button on the rightmost batch of buttons (the one with a world and a piece of paper in front of it). There, you can paste your link into the field titled Link and some other text into the field titled Text. It will make the result in your post be whatever copy you like linking to your link, like this Jim Morrison interview.
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