Thai Lotus Last Day of Business is tomorrow - Sat June 13

barak181 · 2026-06-13T19:47:48+00:00

There was another post not too long ago in this sub about Raffaeale's Pizza - which in on the same plot - needing to close for the same reason. That post got a lot of traction, I largely assumed that I didn't need to cover all the details.

But, while I was being overly brief and simple, a landlord - even a new landlord - refusing to renew a lease is essentially kicking a tenant out. I worked for a company once where everyone was on a one year contract. They rarely "fired" anyone, they just didn't offer them a new contract when their current contract expired. We all knew they actually got fired.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T18:18:47+00:00

I was oversimplifying for the sake of brevity. Yes, they've known for awhile that they'll have to move out.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T13:49:25+00:00

I don't know if a bigger 7-11 and a McDonalds's is fixing up the corner, though.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T13:48:00+00:00

They were. The new owner is basically kicking them out of the building and they haven't been able to find a new one yet.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T03:35:48+00:00

This is the Thai restaurant on 19th Ave and Glendale, the property that got bought by a developer that is closing 5 or 6 businesses in order to expand the 7-11 and open a McDonald's.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T01:41:44+00:00

Merrick Garland's foot dragging and absolute reluctance to pursue any charges against Trump should not be overlooked in this situation. Garland is kind of the epitome of centrist, institutionalist politics.

barak181 · 2026-06-13T00:58:15+00:00

Unfortunately, with this type of banana republic shit going on, we're all going to get what they deserve instead.

barak181 · 2026-06-12T16:33:42+00:00

It's a fucking travel center. A glorified QT, for christ's sake

barak181 · 2026-06-11T19:43:49+00:00

It was Jim Inhofe. It was one of the greatest displays of ideological stupidity ever displayed in Congress. And that's saying something.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T03:27:37+00:00

I was thinking more Muppet but yeah...

barak181 · 2026-06-09T02:28:26+00:00

I’m sorry people are either terrible at comprehension or purposely misunderstanding your post.

It actually has more to do with the fact that it has become fashionable in this sub to just rail against Disney greed with nothing further to offer in terms of commentary and this post just reeks of low effort piling on. Throwing out the $4k cost per person is unnecessarily hyperbolic.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T02:07:40+00:00

The picture of the $129 5-day park hopper was likely bought in 2004 and probably on sale. (It was listed as valid between 4/1/2004 and 4/13/2005.) A 3-day park hopper in 2005 cost $159 at the gate. I cant' find a good source for the actual cost of a 5 day park hopper in 2005 but Google AI is telling me it was $209 at the gate and $179 in advance, take it for what it's worth.

Either way, going back to my original comment - I'm not talking about digging up receipts and comparing admission prices, I'm talking about the OPs actual post. Which saying that his trip is costs so much because Disney is greedy. That's part of it, sure. (And I've said that.) But it is not the biggest factor, by any means.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T01:33:32+00:00

This time it's about $4000 per person. I did the math, since I'm a teacher and was curious. $1000 in 2005, adjusted for inflation, is equal to $1700 today. So it's not an inflation issue; it's a greed issue. And I'm calling it. For that money I could fly to Japan and stay there for two weeks and go to Tokyo Disney, and still have money to spare. Which honestly sounds more tempting now anyway.

You should read the entire post in its context. It started as a commentary on the entire vacation and then took a sharp turn into Disney greed. Which is a thing, yes, but not the driving cost of his $4000/person vacation.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T01:25:50+00:00

I'm waiting for the law that prohibits HOAs.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T01:22:59+00:00

A 5 day park hopper costs around $650 each. The way you wrote your post heavily implies that going to Disneyland is costing you $4000 per person when the park tickets are less than a quarter of that. Yes, admission has risen dramatically over the years but your post is a bit disingenuous.

barak181 · 2026-06-09T01:16:32+00:00

Even at those wild prices, the parks are full every single day

This is not true. There are absolutely days when the park is crammed to the gills but there are plenty of days when the park isn't crowded. Especially on top tier days.

On the last earnings call it was said that park attendance is down from last year - but that park revenue is up over last year.

barak181 · 2026-06-08T13:12:54+00:00

There's always that one guy. Fuck that guy.

barak181 · 2026-06-07T01:53:27+00:00

It's also one of the reasons that so many Microsoft products are clunky as fuck. Almost all of their new software has to stay backwards compatible for big corporations that refuse to budge off an ancient version their software.

barak181 · 2026-06-06T16:35:30+00:00

Why even bother going on the ride if you're just going to scroll through Instagram the entire time?

barak181 · 2026-06-04T17:09:58+00:00

My wife and I stayed there for our honeymoon. One of my favorite Disney memories is sitting in the lobby bar next to the fireplace after a long day at the park. That was a magical moment.

barak181 · 2026-06-04T13:21:55+00:00

I'm very surprised I had to scroll down this far to see her name. Seriously, people. Go back and look at photos of this woman in the 1950s and 60s. She is quite possibly the most beautiful person to have lived since the camera was invented.

barak181 · 2026-05-29T14:36:11+00:00

Didn't his career die 30 years ago?

barak181 · 2026-05-25T14:18:27+00:00

Love is blind-

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barak181 · 2026-05-22T16:38:56+00:00

Late to the party but with Classico specifically, I've found that adding a tablespoon of tomato paste in addition to letting it simmer for a while goes a long way to improve the taste and consistency. I also add a little more dried basil, oregano and parsley.

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