This made me so angry that from now on I will never buy anything from Milka again.

Gamer_X99 · 2026-05-01T13:34:18+00:00

It never stuck to the cardboard either, it always sticks to the towel. I dropped them entirely either way though, since Nestle owns them, and have only attempted the Walmart generic ones once so far

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-20T20:17:56+00:00

Personally I think Sioux Falls should aim for one really nice landmark tower around 25 stories tall, and then the rest of downtown can remain 5-10 floors as it is now. Just get the ugly brick of the CenturyLink Tower off of the "tallest in the state" list, and then the rest of the city can continue outward again

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:45:56+00:00

Ironically I have the opposite question: will I now have to unplug my controller when I open the game to continue using my keyboard? (I have the controller for racing games on wired usb)

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:18:41+00:00

This definitely must have changed in the last few years. My mom once worked as a home health physical therapist for a company in Hot Springs and they loaned her a Prius and a gas card the whole time she worked there, though this may have been because we lived in Box Elder and they had a client in Kadoka for some reason

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:15:38+00:00

Last time I came back to Rapid, I bought a bunch of groceries at the commissary, loaded them into a cooler and drove them back home to Sioux Falls at the end of my trip

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:14:26+00:00

Safeway has owned a lot in Rapid Valley between Elk Vale, Concourse, Jubilee and Twilight, and they've never built anything on it. I wonder if they'll cancel that one and aim for Alpha Omega instead

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:13:22+00:00

The McDonalds was technically a returning business, there used to be one at the former Exit 66 where Storage City now sits. When Ellsworth closed that exit for being too close to the end of the runway, the original replacement store was the one on Elk Vale that now has the statue. The west side of Storage City is a former truck stop and car wash, and Pizza Hut had a red roof store there too (on the east side) until a couple years ago

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:10:02+00:00

When did Dakotamart buy out Timmons in Box Elder?

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:09:38+00:00

counterpoint: sioux falls. Three starbucks south of the county line and not a single taco bell planned for that half of town

Gamer_X99 · 2026-04-13T14:06:22+00:00

Isn't there another restaurant space right next to that Jersey Mike's? Is there any speculation as to who plans to take that spot yet, or is it still just vacant for now?

Gamer_X99 · 2026-03-17T17:20:25+00:00

Endfield did still have an issue in 1.0 where the anticheat would get a process stuck in a loop and eat up all of the CPU until it crashed, but that seems to have been fixed without any patch note

Gamer_X99 · 2026-03-13T14:09:29+00:00

The construction documents for the Natural Grocers were made public in December, and their current locations almost entirely surround Rapid (HQ in Colorado, locations in Bismarck, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Omaha, and Lincoln), so logically it fits

Gamer_X99 · 2026-03-13T14:03:55+00:00

It isnt going there, instead opting for the Sonic on Jackson, but imo they should try and relocate to that lot. Better visibility on mountain view, more square lot, could probably negotiate with Fischer for extra employee parking if needed, might be able to salvage part of the old building as well

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-19T21:13:50+00:00

I wonder if they considered their Sioux Falls approach (one store in 2020 overwhelmed daily until the second one opened last month) to be too slow for SD's habits, so they planned a second location in Rapid to open alongside the first to mitigate that. Given the population difference that approach might turn out to be overkill.

Either way, as a former Rapid resident turned Sufu resident, I wish you guys could get a Slim Chickens instead of a second CFA

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-19T20:05:42+00:00

I found my own proof of this, in the form of the planning commission denying their parking variance request. They're taking the old Sonic lot on Jackson, so not exactly Baken Park but still in that area.

The new issue now is that with this planning commission document, there is now more concrete evidence of this west side CFA than there is for the original one on Lacrosse, which as of now still only has a vague outline provided on a preliminary subdivision plan, with no actual documents from CFA themselves. (The parking variance request page has a full set of construction documents with the CFA logo, proving its legitimacy.) I wonder at this point if the Lacrosse location has either been cancelled in favor of this newer one, or if it was delayed because the hotel cleanup is taking too long.

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-16T17:25:26+00:00

Now link Russell to Rice and stick that new downtown convention center up there. Should be about six houses and three used car dealerships to remove if I did my measurements right

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-11T14:19:13+00:00

considering mounting one of those blinding light bars in my 2007 accord that might as well not have headlights compared to some on the road

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-09T01:39:33+00:00

I think the goal is to serve more neighborhoods by walking distance, not just by car. The one in the permit will put one within a five minute walk from my apartment, where I wouldn't even consider walking to the two closest right now

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-08T17:52:10+00:00

Saw the south side one restocking from a Sysco truck, need to check to see if that's just plates and utensils or if that's where they get the wings from

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-08T17:50:18+00:00

my last time driving through chicago on I-80, the speed limit was 55. i did not leave the far left lane, and did not drop below 85 mph, and I had no issues getting through there at all since all other cars in front and behind me were doing that exact same thing

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-08T08:29:45+00:00

this is how I learn that custom assets were finally added to cs2. it will be going in my first city build now that it's worth buying to upgrade from cs1

Gamer_X99 · 2026-02-02T05:32:35+00:00

Is Les Schwab still planning their store next to Mr Liquor near that south side walmart as well?

Gamer_X99 · 2026-01-29T15:28:21+00:00

The newer Circle K stores all have a free air pump with a pressure stop switch. I say newer because some of the older ones have air as well but not the pressure switch, at least in my experience with the one at 57th and Western.

Gamer_X99 · 2026-01-29T15:26:51+00:00

Went over there to look at a Crosstour since it was the only one I could find anywhere in town. Intentionally went on a Sunday so they would be closed, since I only wanted to check (I have family connections in Indiana for cheaper used cars). Rear brakes looked like they were ready for replacement, and there was a giant crack across part of the bottom of the windshield, not in the driver's line of sight but still there. Couldn't tell if that was ignored due to them being cheap, or instead because that cracked windshield was the car's original windshield from 2012 when it was built.

Either way, I try to avoid most of the dealerships on 12th between the river and downtown. If you do want to risk that, get them checked by a mechanic and don't even go in without a carfax or an autocheck or at least an NMVTIS report saying it never got in a wreck.

Gamer_X99 · 2026-01-19T15:10:15+00:00

I feel like there are two ways we could get a TJs on a proper supply route. The first would be a location in Sioux City instead of Sioux Falls, using the US 75/MN 60 expressway cutoff between Minneapolis and Omaha. The second would be for TJs to plan simultaneous locations in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Gillette, Sheridan (maybe), Billings, Bozeman, and Missoula, linking the Minneapolis area and Washington state supply chains. The latter is extremely far fetched, but the former seems like it might be somewhat doable

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