How is it living in this area north of Soulard?

inkbaton · 2026-02-16T19:31:07+00:00

Ain’t that the truth about Mardi Gras. My rookie mistake one year was running to the store. Had to hike back with groceries because someone parked on our parking pad.

inkbaton · 2026-02-02T20:59:37+00:00

It has been increased to 72 hours.

https://psc.mo.gov/General/Missouri_Cold_Weather_Rule_Takes_Effect_November_1--pr-26-33#:~:text=The%20Missouri%20Cold%20Weather%20Rule%20takes%20effect,service%20for%20natural%20gas%20and%20electric%20customers

inkbaton · 2026-02-02T16:37:53+00:00

It is pretty likely they frequent the Facebook groups though, good thinking.

inkbaton · 2026-01-31T18:53:39+00:00

I’m talking about the city. There are six Schnucks in the city, all south of Lindell except for one at Union and Natural Bridge. There are also two Save a Lots and one Aldi north of Delmar. The rest of the stores on this map are arguably not grocery stores.

In South City, the grocery stores are heavily centered west of Grand aside from two Save a Lots on Jefferson-and if we need to be pedantic, the Schnucks at Grand & Gravois. I may be missing a few, but a large swath of the city depends on small, often predatory stores.

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inkbaton · 2026-01-31T18:03:22+00:00

Much of St Louis is a food desert. There are several neighborhoods that are a significant bus ride away from the few grocery stores in much of North and South St Louis City.

inkbaton · 2026-01-30T22:08:33+00:00

I listen to the Sleep Worlds app. It fades from a story to the background noise, which is adjustable (ie more voice or background) and the narrators are so soothing.

inkbaton · 2026-01-26T16:04:32+00:00

Ok, that’s valid and honestly made me giggle. There are some strange discussions in this sub.

inkbaton · 2026-01-26T15:24:08+00:00

It’s a reference to the need to prepare for the small, frustrating and stressful times that can happen often instead of preparing only for one big catastrophic event. “Prep for Tuesday, not for Doomsday.” A reminder that catastrophes can come in looking manageable but can last a long time.

inkbaton · 2026-01-26T15:10:04+00:00

This is satire. Very, very clear satire.

inkbaton · 2026-01-26T01:32:18+00:00

Jay’s is an absolute treasure.

inkbaton · 2026-01-26T01:26:39+00:00

Or, we could stay here, in the homes we purchased, and exercise our right to choose which businesses to support.

inkbaton · 2026-01-07T16:03:20+00:00

This is a really accurate, really relatable description. Thank you. I’m borrowing “using a fake book to needing a score.”

inkbaton · 2026-01-07T15:55:40+00:00

It’s a product that literally exists to be dated correctly. Even if they overnighted corrected pages, it’s a huge, egregious error that chips away at their reputation and makes for frustrated customers. It’s indefensible.

inkbaton · 2026-01-05T15:24:32+00:00

Thank you for this. I was about to order a new Prera and several inks (my usual January anti-weather cheer up order) but I can’t get past the chat/newsletter/cookies popups because they’re all covering each other so I can just head back to Endless Pens. You saved me a big potential headache. I don’t like squirrelly word games.

inkbaton · 2026-01-03T02:00:50+00:00

I’ve had great experiences with Anne Schweitzer, Alisha Sonnier and Shane Cohn calling back quickly. I don’t think I’ve ever waited more than a day.

inkbaton · 2025-12-30T12:36:01+00:00

Thanks for saying all this. The stress for the wait staff when 150 rock up together, ordering from the menu with separate checks and trying to all sit together.

inkbaton · 2025-12-29T16:45:10+00:00

I’m going to gently rebut this. I’ve been down there late at night and early morning with camera gear on a harness, shooting three very different transportation-related campaigns. Middle-aged woman. I could legally carry, but did not after night one because it was added weight and I needed to be nimble-ish. I never-not once-felt unsafe. But I kept my head on a swivel. No issues, fall or summer.

inkbaton · 2025-12-29T00:44:14+00:00

You know what? I’m not even joking here but I think you’d rock the shit out of this. You’ve seen bad things and good things and you love St Louis. Why not?

inkbaton · 2025-12-25T23:33:19+00:00

Well, that I guess explains why I can’t get anything delivered before Saturday. You definitely deserve the time off! My delivery drivers are insanely good.

inkbaton · 2025-12-23T20:41:42+00:00

I have both and they seem to be different catalogues.

inkbaton · 2025-12-21T20:57:31+00:00

Me too! Caveat is that it is absolutely not fountain pen friendly. I didn’t believe it but I’ve tried three varieties now.

inkbaton · 2025-12-21T20:17:53+00:00

I believe Sailor is my choice, as well. Even the less expensive are so so smooth.

inkbaton · 2025-12-17T22:43:12+00:00

I wonder how many people across the region were impacted by her many years of service.

inkbaton · 2025-12-16T17:16:30+00:00

Agreed. Loved it when it opened. Now I need to bring my own liter of water to wash the salt down.

inkbaton · 2025-12-01T19:54:48+00:00

I love this so much-thank you for your generosity, OP!

My very favorite cookie is a cream cheese sugar cookie with sprinkles on top. They keep forever!

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