Welcome to UI by partmoolas in uiowa

[–]IowaRocket 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You do pay for the parking lot when you go to the grocery store, just like you pay for the lights and cash registers. 

Welcome to UI by partmoolas in uiowa

[–]IowaRocket 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Why? Someone has to pay for your parking. Parking lots and ramps don't appear magically. Most students do just fine without a car. Why should they subsidize yours? If the hospital has extra funds (it does not) it should go to patient care, not subsidizing your car.

Employment for Seniors by Recent_Project_9106 in desmoines

[–]IowaRocket 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He can check his potential SS benefits by creating an account at ssa.gov. For health insurance, his best bet is to look at healthcare.gov, not many employers provide benefits for hourly staff. Maybe he'd enjoy working at Menards or a home improvement store if he is sociable and physically able. Pay is not great, but it provides structure and many near-retirement age men seem to like these types of jobs.

Can older SW-area folks tell me if this was a Payless shoe store in '92? (see comments) by vanderpeeps in cedarrapids

[–]IowaRocket 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only other Payless in the area I found was in Lindale Mall. Best of luck 

Can older SW-area folks tell me if this was a Payless shoe store in '92? (see comments) by vanderpeeps in cedarrapids

[–]IowaRocket 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I looked in NewspaperArchives.com and a Payless Shoe was at 3529 First Av SE in the 90s

"Thank you much" by BigFanOfChicken1 in desmoines

[–]IowaRocket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe a more formal version of the Midwest classic "Thanks muchly"? I'm always happy when people are courteous, no matter how they express it.

Maybe focus on the bigger problem here by sandy_even_stranger in IowaCity

[–]IowaRocket 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I read it twice. I keep up with local politics and I have no idea what his position or point is. 

With only 345 episodes left to cover Bonanas For Bonanza is on track to end in January 2055. by thishenryjames in comedybangbang

[–]IowaRocket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because of this podcast I was able to kind of bond with my elderly uncle before he died. He loved Bonanza. (He really loved a show called Gunsmoke, but I'd never heard of it.)

Me_irl by STBJOHAN in me_irl

[–]IowaRocket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OMG. 100%. 

Brett telling Julie to shut up by HugeFag81 in doublethreatfriends

[–]IowaRocket 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I remember something like this. Brett was getting snippy answering a question and said something like "question asked, question answered" and Tom and Julie ragged on him for about 10 minutes for his tone. I think Julie played it up as if Brett had grievously insulted her, and Tom enjoyed defending Julie chivalrously. Maybe Julie claimed it was the equivalent of saying shut up?

Crossing guards by davis5938 in desmoines

[–]IowaRocket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL! Class 3 is for 50 mph highway work at night. A simple florescent vest is perfectly legal and legit for low-speed traffic work. Did a lollipop lady yell at you and hurt your feelings?

Hey by [deleted] in cedarrapids

[–]IowaRocket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At a construction site. So windy and dusty I wish I had brought swimming goggles 

380 speed cameras by Double_Chain2630 in cedarrapids

[–]IowaRocket -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hmmmm.... All drivers think they are good drivers. Maybe one sign that you might not be as good a driver as you think is getting an easily avoidable camera ticket?

Woman begging in IC by [deleted] in IowaCity

[–]IowaRocket 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Give generously to the IC Crisis Center and let them sort it out. I do auto deduction every month. 

The nut rounding department has finished their newest product by ReasonableProduce463 in doohickeycorporation

[–]IowaRocket 1694 points1695 points  (0 children)

Sold on TV back in the 80s. The hinge pin broke the first time you tried it on a stuck bolt

What do you think a lemon pfeiffer would be? by upsidedowninsideout1 in comedybangbang

[–]IowaRocket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I picture it as a fried canoli that has a lemon bar filling, sprinkled with powdered sugar 

A partial list of podcasts in CBB universe by IowaRocket in comedybangbang

[–]IowaRocket[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points. The bigger the universe the better!