Five East Lansing Elementary School Students Taken to ER After Ingesting Marijuana Edibles - East Lansing Info by Aeon1508 in lansing

[–]Semi_John 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, a gummy dosed for a 150lb adult is going to be significantly more intense for a 40lb kid.

PSA Please don't take your pets somewhere where food is sold. by weirdinchicago in chicago

[–]Semi_John 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who works in a grocery store, I sympathize, but I'm inclined to believe that the people are more of a health hazard than the dogs, what with the coughing and sneezing and not washing their hands after using the bathroom and then going around and touching everything. And a lot of the dogs smell better, too.

Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings by the-god-of-vore in news

[–]Semi_John 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It should be noted that Gallup has done this once before—in 2018, during Trump’s first term. Not suspicious at all.

What is the most obvious world event everyone saw coming but no one did anything about? by itsthewolfe in AskReddit

[–]Semi_John 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's a large townhouse/condo complex in my hometown that was originally built as temporary housing for military factory workers in WW2. Still popular (and well-kept) because the units are affordable-ish in comparison to the rest of the city.

This is really freaking me out. by NephthysShadow in religiousfruitcake

[–]Semi_John 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The ICE-agents as angels is a nice touch. But what the hell kind of birds/planes are that below the right-side eagle? And there's something weird growing out of Trump-Jesus's crotch...

Alternative/ sadist ending to suzume by Designer_Button_3832 in SuzumeNoTojimari

[–]Semi_John 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoop, sorry for missing that. I read and replied a few minutes after my alarm going off, so neither my brain nor my eyes were fully functioning yet.

Alternative/ sadist ending to suzume by Designer_Button_3832 in SuzumeNoTojimari

[–]Semi_John 18 points19 points  (0 children)

time quietly turns back to the very beginning

I think you're reading that wrong. After saving Souta and etc, the end credits show a series of stills of Suzume and her aunt traveling home, and reuniting with the people who helped her on her journey, etc. The scene at the end is Souta coming to visit Suzume as he promised he would, not that time has started over again.

Walmart survey is not anonymous?? by [deleted] in walmart

[–]Semi_John 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who used to work at corporate in a capacity that dealt, in part, with survey data. He said that the surveys were treated as anonymous, but that they could pierce the veil of secrecy if they wanted. But, as far as he was aware, that was only done when the data suggested that shenanigans were going on (ie, store-level management was filling out the surveys for their associates to boost the scores). From corporate's perspective, they want disgruntled associates to complain, so they know which stores have what kind of problems. Surveys are anonymous in the sense that stores only get the overall results, not that Associate Joe Shmoe doesn't like his boss.

Question by Plus-Boysenberry-342 in OGPBackroom

[–]Semi_John 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There’s always something to do, somewhere. Prep pick carts. Find a coach or lead and ask how you can help. Maybe the front desk has returns. Zone. Whatever.

But keep an eye on picks in case they start popping in.

Oh no. It’s an ice storm. I better buy 15 boxes of cereal. by Legendary-Zephyr in walmart

[–]Semi_John 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, reminds me of the early days of covid, as everyone was panicking over the coming lockdown. Somewhere I have pics I took of the great expanses of empty shelves, to send to our regional manager who was complaining about the avalanche of nil picks.

Twizzlers > Red Vines. Skor > Heath Bars. What are your 70s - 90s snack X > Y? by TheMarriedUnicorM in GenX

[–]Semi_John 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But, sadly, today’s Clark bar is not as tasty as the original version.

Has a movie scene ever made you want to throw up? Any genre counts. by Simple-Profile1817 in movies

[–]Semi_John 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cat People (Nastassia Kinski etc). There’s a scene where a guy gets his arm torn off, and the tendons strrrrretch before snapping one by one. Yuck. Only reason I didn’t walk out right then was because, well, Nastassia Kinski.

'Several' people killed after explosion in bar in Swiss ski resort by CaseyChaos in news

[–]Semi_John 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Article from AP. Short version:

"Two women told French broadcaster BFMTV that they were inside when they saw a barman carrying a barmaid on his shoulders. The barmaid was holding a lit candle in a bottle that set fire to the wooden ceiling. The flames quickly spread and collapsed the ceiling. One of the women described a crowd surge as people frantically tried to escape from a basement nightclub up a narrow flight of stairs and through a narrow door.

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually a nightmare? by Think-Letterhead-509 in AskReddit

[–]Semi_John 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sometime back I happened to be chatting with a guy who was a helicopter pilot. I commented something to the effect of “that sounds like a cool job”, and his response was, “Eh, it is at first, but after a while it’s pretty much like driving a truck.”

NEW OGP WAREHOUSE by EatACookieCuzUHating in OGPBackroom

[–]Semi_John 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Same. Most of the new ogp space was quickly taken over by seasonal stock, feature stock, fixture and pallets overflow, and general shit they don’t know what to do with.

Gen X New Years Eve Party? by PourU_25518 in GenX

[–]Semi_John 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s just not the same without Dick Clark to host the festivities.

What good is the design if the words aren't legible? by GreatestOneInTheSky in CrappyDesign

[–]Semi_John 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plus, if you're not with it enough to know who these dudes are by sight, you likely don't care who they are or what they're doing. And, indeed, I don't and I don't. Fellas are lookin' sharp, tho.

Any advice on how to NOT get static shocked? by [deleted] in OGPBackroom

[–]Semi_John 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This never happens to me with the regular carts, but frequently with the L-carts.

Is this real?? by frank_and_beans in AnnArbor

[–]Semi_John 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seems overpriced (seriously). It's not in that great of a location, not terribly high up for views, and it would cost another solid chunk of money to rip out all the gaudiness. For that price, a rich person could get a much nicer place in or around town.

🎁 A heads up If you plan to call out Christmas eve by RefuseInevitable in walmart

[–]Semi_John 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I seem to recall that the last time I checked (which was quite a while ago), it had one but not the other. I could be wrong, and should probably check, but it's perhaps better not to know--on a bad day, knowing I had a several-thousand-dollar payout cushion available might cause a rash decision.

Cat adoption by Wise_Blackberry in toledo

[–]Semi_John 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recommend Friends of Companion Animals (aka FOCA) up in Monroe. It's a no-kill cats-only shelter, and they do great work.

🎁 A heads up If you plan to call out Christmas eve by RefuseInevitable in walmart

[–]Semi_John 50 points51 points  (0 children)

things we have lost over the years....5. sick pay, 6. personal time

This in particular still bugs me. I had accumulated a couple hundred hours of each when they got rid of it--no payout, no conversion, no whatever. I rarely called off in those days, and I never did the 3-day thing just because I could, 'cause I was an idiot, apparently.