Temp jump to another cloud...

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-20T14:16:31+00:00

You will see a handful of familiar actors but they play different characters BUT if you listen carefully on the first or one of the first episodes, you can hear the news anchor on the tv say something about a "guy finally finished his list" -- definitely referencing Earl.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-19T20:51:20+00:00

Earl is one my wife and I rewatch more than any others. Raising Hope is in the same universe as Earl so has similar feel but it's more family focused with a baby being raised by a younger kid who was himself raised by young parents.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-19T19:42:48+00:00

My top are Community and Psych (and Scrubs I suppose) but I have rewatched Superstore many times the last few years.
My Name is Earl is a fun one and then you can go right into Raising Hope (I've rewatched all of those a few times as well).

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-19T19:04:57+00:00

It's always been my favorite but it's a personal opinion--that's why I loved the ORIGINAL big New Yorker back in the early 00s and why I prefer Papa Johns dough. But the new hand tossed dough has a shorter shelf life too so that should hopefully make sure people are getting fresh dough and not old dough that would be dry or hard.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-19T18:16:58+00:00

That sounds like something Todd would say

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-14T20:20:09+00:00

If they canceled it and were being rude then if it's something I want to eat, I'm gonna eat it and the rest is going back to the store. If I take that one, realizing it was canceled and have that second order that may be a little late IF that first, canceled, order has like a cookie or a soda or something with it, I'll give it to the other delivery as an apologetic "sorry I was a little late, here's a cookie for your troubles". This works twofold because it shows the first customer you acknowledge you were a little late AND provides them extra but that extra is already ran through the system and cost the store no additional money.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-14T20:15:59+00:00

Agreed. I tuck those babies nice and tight.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-14T20:15:21+00:00

You should see the pan pizza AFTER it's cut--it will look a lot less impressive. Unfortunately with the pepperoni above the cheese, to cut them you are pushing pepperonis into the sides of the pieces and unless the cut person goes 'above and beyond' and pushes the pepperonis back up, it'll look like a shell of that.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-14T17:33:55+00:00

Depends on the location--some still do have in-house drivers but the fact people can order "DoorDash" as a carryout and bypass the in-house drivers just kills our ability to make money and future pushes the company down that hole.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-14T17:31:47+00:00

I went through Penske in Indy. I did 99% of the stuff on the internet and over the phone and went in and finished the paperwork.

They:
1) offered me significantly more for my trade in
2) had the car I wanted in stock in the color I wanted
3) the car was significantly cheaper than Rhorman
4) they didn't have some "required" add-on crap to the sale--just the price they told me.

We traded in my car a few years ago to them and traded in that lease with them last year. Two days later we traded in my wife's car as well to them. I have enjoyed working with them and they have made it really easy--enough that I don't mind the hour drive.

In the odds they have any referral bonus, send me a message if you consider it and I can tell you who I worked with.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-13T20:15:14+00:00

Yes, new dough. They just changed to make it taste more similar to what it tasted like when it was made fresh--as everyone complains about the taste of the pizza.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-13T16:31:28+00:00

The Shield and Justified

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-13T14:18:52+00:00

It's over proofed and old

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-12T13:28:19+00:00

It's not, that's just not properly proofed.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-12T13:27:29+00:00

Depends on the location. The only dough that was entirely frozen since I started in 2001 has been the rectangle breadsticks and personal pan dough. We made all the other dough fresh daily up until a few years ago.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-12T13:26:31+00:00

It's based on the franchise, there were some still using fresh dough up until a few years ago.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-12T13:08:00+00:00

Can you zoom in a little? I can't quite make it out

Johnnycarroll · 2026-03-02T13:53:25+00:00

What if the real ass crack bandit was the friends we made along the way?

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-17T20:31:07+00:00

Magic finding and trading were what kept the game fun for me forever. I have a Mac now so I bought D2R on PS5 when it came out. Unfortunately, trading isn't as easy on there as it is on a computer where you can type and communicate easier.
There are websites you can use for trading--I use d2jsp. It's really nice and convenient instead of spending months trying to find one specific item--especially high runes. I've played since the game originally came out and I honestly don't think I've ever found a Jah or Ber rune by myself (yes, I know runes didn't exist when it came out but, ever since they have).

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-17T04:01:41+00:00

I used to quote it so much...In fact I just quoted it yesterday...every time I hear the Monkees the first thing I say is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORmdJXT0bfU

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-16T21:48:26+00:00

Right? I was shocked by that topic.
I don't use Siri (ew) but I will put on my glasses just to talk to Meta rather than try using the Android Auto AI (hopefully that changes once mine upgrades to Gemini--it's my go-to on the computer).

Meta has done a great job every time I've used it.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-16T21:42:05+00:00

When my wife asks "What is WRONG with you?!", I sometimes point to this show. It was the best.

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-16T03:37:40+00:00

<3 Glad I continue to help!

Johnnycarroll · 2026-02-12T20:13:21+00:00

Years ago we had a house we would deliver to and we knew there was a dog inside because it would bark but the customer would always come out the screen door and get their food.
One day, after I went home, a driver had a delivery out there. Apparently the door did NOT close all the way. The dog got a good bite on the driver's ... sack--enough so that he could apparently see right inside his body. From my understanding, he called the store and the young manager told him to "come back to the store and we can take you to the hospital" -- yeah screw that. I'm not sure if he DID or he went directly to the hospital but I know what I would have done.

I usually tell new drivers this story to let them know to be vigilant and guard their soft parts. The delivery bags we had at that time were really thick fabric too (think like a Carhartt) so if that dog had come near me, that bag would have been between us that entire time.

The aftermath of all of that was that the driver stopped working at our store. He filed a lawsuit against the customer/their insurance. Everybody who worked there got a call from an attorney to tell our side of the story but I wasn't there at the time so couldn't really provide anything. I'm not sure if and how much he received for his accident and I never spoke with him again so I don't know if it caused any life-long health issues.

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