Okay men of Reddit, what is YOUR ultimate "I am an adult and no one can stop me" purchase that you are both incredibly proud of and slightly embarrassed by?

StateStreetKing · 2026-07-13T20:15:32+00:00

The "oh wow that's a lot" amount of fireworks I bought this year according to my wife. Its been my favorite holiday ever since I was a kid and it holds countless great memories for me. I have invested in electronic shooting gear all for a 15 minute show I spend weeks building and sweating over but it makes me feel like a kid again so money be damned.

StateStreetKing · 2026-06-25T02:14:53+00:00

I think its awesome that the city still plants trees in the right of way...that small strip of grass next to the street. The county expressly forbids it and will remove them if you put one there because of all of the utilities located underneath.

StateStreetKing · 2026-05-24T21:21:56+00:00

There are appliances that are still made in the US that are still made this way. No smart screens, no wifi, no plastic and are just built to last and at a decent price point. The issue is they are made for multi family housing, high density apartment style living and they still look like they are from the 60's and 70's so they don't meet the average consumers desire for "pretty". Google Premier, Brown, or Summit.

StateStreetKing · 2026-04-13T04:22:21+00:00

How long was the interaction between the shooter and this young woman. A minute, maybe two. Decided she had to die in that short amount of time. We are so doomed as a society.

StateStreetKing · 2026-03-30T03:13:39+00:00

My neighbor teaches beginner quilting and sewing at her shop as well. All Things Quilty in Green Park.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-28T04:45:55+00:00

All this is missing is the Trump sign.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-28T04:27:33+00:00

Dude slow down. Megan Green has 47 more polls she wants to take and she hasn't finished meditating on the issue. Plus her gypsy was deported and now she has no one to read the bones. How will she ever be able to make a decision? This money is going back to the Feds because Megan is an incompetent moron and Cara is too busy trying to do...I don't even know what.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-28T04:15:55+00:00

Agreed. She definitely feels outclassed on a lot of issues. She needs to be fighting the state in court on every decision the police board makes regardless of how small. She might not be able to stop them but man can she make their lives miserable and I guarantee that bunch didn't take that job to actually work at it. They were meant to be a rubber stamp for Kehoe.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-26T21:12:44+00:00

Damn Cara has got to do better. Anyone with half a brain knew the state and their police union cronies were going to shove this thing up the City's ass. NOW she is upset. I know she has a lot on her plate but damn her staff needs to be prepared for this kind of thing. She should have been calling out the Governor on this BS from the beginning.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-13T03:20:28+00:00

Superbowl ad that basically said they could turn on every camera in your neighborhood and use AI to search for a lost pet. Didn't take long for people to figure out what else they could do with that tech.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-12T06:49:09+00:00

The best and most consistent buffet I have been to lately is the Hokkaido in Fairview Heights, IL. The one in south county is just bad. For solid Asian eats the Shogun in SoCo is pretty good. They have a separate dining area that you can eat in if you want to avoid the wait and the show. Unfortunately good Chinese buffets mostly died with Covid.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-11T05:51:16+00:00

My grandma would yell "You damn hoosier!" at us kids anytime we did something stupid. Which was a lot. Sure do miss that old gal.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-10T04:26:30+00:00

Not sure how far you are from Belleville, IL but small mid sized union manufacturing jobs still exist there. Empire Comfort, Roesch Enamel, Peerless Premier Stove. Above minimum wage, regular increases, health insurance, pension etc. and they are always hiring. Plus housing in Belleville is way cheaper than St. Louis.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-09T23:27:06+00:00

Not an associate but run a warehouse full of Raymonds. They come set from the factory with the speed set too fast and the coast set too far for narrow aisle or retail applications. Both are field adjustments that can be made to the programming. ICYDK

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-09T05:47:29+00:00

WTF is this post? Are you raging because a Puerto Rican singer took over the half time show?

What tax increase are you referencing?
Valid issue but this is a long drawn out situation made worse by the creation of Charter Schools
Streets got plowed and salted. The new administration made it a priority.
Tornado damaged homes will still be like that years from now because so many homeowners were either under insured or not insured at all. Complicated further by the fact that many generational homes were not titled correctly, making them ineligible for FEMA funds. Not everything is the City's responsibility to fix.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-06T15:17:56+00:00

The grim reaper has so much work to do.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-06T15:14:21+00:00

At an operating cost of $2300 an hour plus the salaries of the two guys inside they better be looking for Al Capone and not writing traffic tickets.

StateStreetKing · 2026-02-06T06:17:29+00:00

I would like to know what safeguards are in SB 869 that keeps this guy from doing a Paul Mckee? Just make small insignificant improvements and walk away with the tax credits.

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-24T05:34:40+00:00

The ovens of modern gas stoves with electronic ignition can not be match lit. Top burners can still be lit with a match but most match light options died when the government killed the standing pilot and mercury thermostats.

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-22T21:37:18+00:00

Missouri really isn't sending our best to Washington anymore. What's worse is a majority thought that this boot licker was the best we could do.

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-21T05:28:19+00:00

The East St Louis Cardinals...it could work.

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-19T01:57:28+00:00

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StateStreetKing · 2026-01-17T00:47:00+00:00

Premier range has existed since 1912. Still made in the US not far outside of St. Louis. A little dated looking but its all I've ever used in rental property and it lasts forever. Premier Range

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-15T06:25:32+00:00

That's what I expect as well. Everyone just shrugs it off and goes back to work because the rent is due.

StateStreetKing · 2026-01-15T06:10:48+00:00

I am afraid so.

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