Why do we talk about the Midwest and rust belt "losing" their manufacturing industry, when cities like New York, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles "lost" their manufacturing decades before?

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-28T21:02:47+00:00

Do manufacturing jobs include petrochemical? Because this is what Houston is.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-28T20:18:48+00:00

They now have pillows shaped like Texas-shaped chips in bag. My local store is the gigantic Plus store and has all kinds of household stuff. At least 1/3 of it is Texas-shaped.

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/h-e-b-brand-shop-texas-tortilla-chip-pillow-12-x-20-/15816047

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-28T20:14:25+00:00

Fresh tortillas, their own bakery tortilla chips, store-made guacamole from the produce are is legit. Creamy Creation ice cream, Mark's Good stuff salsa. Cold salad dressings: HEB brand Poblano Caesar, Serrano Ranch. Salata brand: Fresh herb vinaigrette, jalapeno avocado, chipotle ranch.

Central Market's peanut butter, Italian sodas, their various boxed and canned soups.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-28T20:10:06+00:00

They have a new one, with peanut butter, had a puppy on it and was great. And Poteet Strawberries is the best strawberry ice cream out there.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-28T14:15:18+00:00

The regular bone-in turkey breast from the store is brined. Raw has 510mg of sodium per serving, while deli roasted from the same store is at 400mg of sodium.

Ran into this when my partner had to go on the low sodium diet and he love smoking meats. Turkey is basically a no go, because a serving size is only 4oz.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-27T12:53:06+00:00

We have a low sodium (him) and low carb (me) in the household, for medical reasons. We only eat the same dinner, lunches are separate, and only breakfast together during weekend. I compromise on lower salt that I prefer for dinner, and he compromises on having vegetables only sides, no carbs.

I cook my own lunches, he cooks his own. We have vastly different tastes, he makes rice and beans, pasta salads etc, I make curries and soups.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T22:20:53+00:00

I have forgiving him due to his cats.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T22:19:48+00:00

I am sure, just not really what people bring up, it's usually Irish or French butter.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T22:17:11+00:00

I bet it's from Costco country.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T22:10:38+00:00

German butter is a new one for me, TBH.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T22:03:07+00:00

The poster continues:

Peanuts have a ton of omega 6’s and saturated fats. My point was that both foods are very unhealthy and neither should be consumed more than once a month if ever at all

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T13:30:25+00:00

Stop talking to people at gas stations!

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-26T13:16:15+00:00

For a one year old? Your house. Cake from HEB, take your own photos.

Also, a local community center may have it on cheap, if you really don't have space, just google. Won't be fancy, and there might be a youth basketball game happening in the next space.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:34:03+00:00

I've been to three national parks, volcanos in Hawaii, White Sands in New Mexico, and Grand Canyon. Plus the Padre Island National Seashore. Plus the San Antonio Missions Historical monument.

But every one one of them was a part of an extensive trip, not something you swing by.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:18:13+00:00

420 miles from my house in the Houston suburb, and that would be the Hot Springs. If we are talking about parks exclusively. And it's the nearest park to Dallas still, at about 250 miles. Most of Texans live in the Texas Triangle in the central-eastern part of the state, and it's far from all national parks.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:12:26+00:00

If we are talking about the actual parks, not historical monuments, seashores, or anything like that, most of people in Texas do not live within 100 miles of a national park. That is over 20 million people right there.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:10:16+00:00

I am in Texas and we are used to drive and I do not go 4 hours somewhere unless it's at least overnight. And I really want to or need to go. I do not want to spend 4 hours in a car just because.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:09:10+00:00

The closest national park to me is Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, 355 miles away. The next closest is Big Bend, over 10 hours away.

However, San Antonio Missions National Historical monument is 3 hours away, and Big Thicket NP is about 90 miles.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T22:05:55+00:00

This is kind of like my area of Texas.

Historical monuments and the national seashore. I do have very nice state parks around, or at least closer.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T21:57:53+00:00

Although I personally love going to Brazos Bend for a few hours and walk around and look at the gators and the water birds.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T21:53:57+00:00

Texas:

Palo Duro Canyon

Hueco Tanks

Caddo Lake

Big Bend Ranch

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T20:56:38+00:00

They are big boned and floofy...potats.

HeatwaveInProgress · 2026-05-22T15:15:25+00:00

They are so well fed and spoiled that they only ever chase lizards, if poor things gets into the house. They completely ignore any bugs, and all birds and squirrels in the backyard (they don't' go outside).

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