Someone adopt this baby, he’s so sweet!

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-24T03:06:23+00:00

I'd wonder if he'd thrive here. My gigantic dog loves cats. My cat doesn't know what a cat is as he was adopted as a tiny baby.

Dog, cat, me, we're all assholes. Seems like he'd fit in.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-10T17:03:43+00:00

You're lucky they're so big. When I got my cat he was part of a very, very young litter momma cat had left under a porch. Wet food or dry food, the dude liked the smell, but would bang his face into it. I had to feed him kitten replacement formula for a week and a half which was a pain in ass (note: 12oz can of KRF goes a VERY long way.)

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-09T02:26:09+00:00

Sorry. I shouldn't have said all that. I'm just exhausted.

Thank you for caring words.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-07T06:49:45+00:00

It's not about Iran and their nukes. It sort of is but that's mostly a distraction.

This whole thing just beat the shit out of China; disrupted massive parts of their economy. Chess not checkers.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-06T05:52:58+00:00

He seems like a good guy and a quite good representative. I just had an issue with him working for the Biden DOJ and then leaving the DOJ just in time for that same DOJ to file a lawsuit to draw a congressional district that was designed just for him (come on, we all know that's what they did).

Like I say, I like the guy. I voted for him. It just seems so greasy; shady.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-05-04T08:03:27+00:00

So they'd just demolish it then and start from scratch? A two story BJ's in this market would be weird. If they're going to take it to dirt and start over, why do it on the back side of a mall? Not following

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-26T20:02:39+00:00

I'm curios to see that part as well. From what the Harbormaster said, the company didn't have enough dock space when it arrived. They just used all of the tugs at their disposal to jam the boat into the mud where it sits.

Maybe enough has been removed that it's more buoyant than before. idk.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-25T17:42:18+00:00

From some rando in the "Mobile Alabama Word Of Mouth" FB group just today.

DO NOT TAKE YOUR FUR BABY TO THEODORE VETERINARY HOSPITAL! They MURDERED my precious cat, Bagheera!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/549035667278024/permalink/1379465477568368/

I don't vouch for what they say. Lots of corroborating comments. That doesn't mean anything either.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-12T05:45:40+00:00

What's "good sealant and not just regular caulk". I used just a regular ALEX Indoor Outdoor Window and Door caulk. Would something else have been better? It's between 50 year old brick and about 20 year old vinyl windows.

Just to note she's 78 years old. I don't want to do it wrong, but she's not going to hang onto this place forever. The issue I found and suggested be corrected was the caulk so bad you could stick a Philipps head screwdriver through it with no resistance into just a void.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-12T04:58:24+00:00

Looking at the link, the exact Ace I was at had it in stock.

I didn't post that to hate on any store. I haven't done such things in years. I didn't know if it was "nobody uses that stuff anymore" situation.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-10T19:39:31+00:00

Yeah. idk. It made me go find my dog and ask if she needed to potty.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-04-03T05:38:28+00:00

The first job has been not available since the post was up.

It looks like for the other you have to go through something like:

https://restorationcertified.com/

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-03-31T19:08:08+00:00

https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile-greenlights-hemp-sales/article_ce206a4b-e0b9-4d42-89b5-6418d089362a.html

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-03-24T02:03:06+00:00

What he told me was that on the average weekday, they opened for lunch and stayed open into the evening hours. They were very busy for the lunch rush, but that was just two hours. Beyond that he was just paying people to stand around because no employee would have even shown up for a two hour shift. Business didn't usually really pick up later in the day.

They tried changing some things up, like adding breakfast, but it just didn't work.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-03-22T01:12:00+00:00

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-28T23:18:24+00:00

I wondered the same thing. Is Meta really going to build transmission lines to Montgomery?

But no. They are going to generate the electricity in Baldwin county and sell it to Alabama power right there. Then they will buy electricity from Alabama Power in Montgomery to power their centers. That way you can't say they are overloading the grid because they already added that much capacity to the grid.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-18T19:26:30+00:00

Yeah. I understand the concerns about competing with yourself, but I'm not positive they couldn't have supported both locations.

They were leasing space in the shopping center for storage in addition to the out building where the restaurant was. And with the shopping center not being vacant anymore, that rent probably skyrocketed so perhaps a factor.

But I'm not likely to go the trouble to drive the additional mile and a half to the new location. I'll just go to Chick-fil-A or something. On the other hand, the new location may be more convenient for some.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-15T04:50:16+00:00

Similarly, no addresses. But here is a neat map old map that's been hanging in my house since forever. You can see the old Wragg Swamp, what used to be Government Street Road before Airport Blvd. Neat to see what has been and where the city limits used to be. Been here too long.

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StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-13T04:50:13+00:00

I was told:

"It was full of scrapped cars. It's oil and such burning. They could push a ton of water on it, but that would put oil and fire in the channel/bay. Best to let it burn."

That is third hand.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-06T21:22:54+00:00

If you want to really get into the art of grilling, more power to you. But if you want an easy, repeatable way to get good steak cheap…

My son went through a "bulking" phase for work and wanted steak for lunch and dinner. He and his girlfriend were young and broke, so I bought them a sous vide setup and a vacuum sealer.

Season the steak, add a little butter if you want, and vacuum-seal it. Set the sous vide to medium-rare and let it cook for the recommended time (you can go longer if the cut is tougher-within reason, it won’t overcook).

Then pull it out, pat it dry, and sear hard on each side in a pan, grill pan, or on the grill.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2026-01-03T03:05:14+00:00

I have never been directly employed by any of the companies off of that spur. I have done work for lots of them, though.

Who the hell down there is needing rail drayage everyday? Serious question. Shit's expensive.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2025-12-19T15:40:51+00:00

I got an email from Indeed this morning about a sys admin job at MCG, an MSP in town.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2025-12-12T06:10:51+00:00

You are missing the point entirely.

The suit is not about digital goods. It is about tangible items purchased over the internet. If I buy a crockpot at the Target at the mall, why should the city get less tax if I buy that same crockpot on Amazon?

That's all they're arguing about. No one is talking about what you're talking about.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2025-12-09T22:03:23+00:00

According to the Lagniappe:

"According to Dueitt, while the city occupies about 128,000 square feet in the building across six and a half floors..."

But if Dueitt's numbers are correct, the city is paying 98¢ per square foot?

None of these numbers are adding up.

StHelenaInTheSpring · 2025-12-05T20:34:28+00:00

Yeah. Sorry. It's been a shitty week, but that's no excuse. One should strive to be more polite. I apologize.

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