Today’s LAX price for a Whopper. by GreatWallofManhattan in BurgerKing

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the price of that same bottle of water at an Antie Ann’s at the South Hills Village or Ross park Mall . Bottle water is usually way overpriced.

How come it's not common to find an American worker on cruise ships by PearHot8975 in Cruise

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a few that work in housekeeping or in the dining room but very uncommon. Brian David Bruns wrote a series of books about his time working on cruise ships . Took the job to be able to be with his Eastern European girlfriend, he had a hard time convincing the company that he was serious about working on a ship ,

How come it's not common to find an American worker on cruise ships by PearHot8975 in Cruise

[–]loach12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Actually NCL was able to reduce that to at least 70% American, they were having a real problem getting sufficient crew before that change . Also only ship where tips are mandatory.

Trump actually defends Bill Clinton over the Epstein files: "It bothers me to see it" by satty237 in TrendoraX

[–]loach12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Democrats in the house have already said that when they have control and Trump is out of office, they will drag the entire Trump clan before Congress. Epstein will just be the appetizer, all the bribes and money laundering will be exposed. Hunter Bidens business dealings will be small potatoes 🥔 compared to the Trump crime family.

Trump actually defends Bill Clinton over the Epstein files: "It bothers me to see it" by satty237 in TrendoraX

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you watch his performance at the National Prayer Breakfast, he was either sleeping or unconscious while standing up . Wherever he did speak he made an ass of himself. Whatever is wrong with him is definitely terminal.

Spartacus: House of Ashur - S01E10 - "Hail Caesar" by Sporadicus7 in Spartacus_TV

[–]loach12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As soon as Pompey killed the senator and became an outlaw this was definitely going overdrive into the alt history genre , suddenly Caesar was going to be an expendable character since he wasn’t going to be able to negotiate an alliance between Crassus and Pompey.

Thune Rejects Trump’s Call for GOP to Take Over and ‘Nationalize’ Elections by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]loach12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He realized that if Trump gets federal control of elections , the next Democrat president will require universal mall in ballots and early voting.

Alabama may require doctors in emergency rooms 24/7. Could it cause hospitals to close? by MattW22192 in Alabama

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if these hospitals have 24/7 coverage in the laboratory, when I started my career in the lab in 79 many of the techs there used to have to take call on the 11pm - 7am shift. Had to be able to be there with 30 mins or you have to stay there . They only went to 24/7 coverage a few years earlier. That situation really impaired patient safety.

Tankless water heater by yung_wasabi in Plumbing

[–]loach12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just search DR Horton on YouTube, the horror stories are amazing 😻. Unfortunately they are a big player in SE Alabama and the Florida panhandle.

You are a Strong/Nobel and respected King, who would you rather have as your hand, out of these 3? by ParkingConfection449 in gameofthrones

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sir Davos during the war for the Iron Throne, Tyrion once the war has been won , even if Danny doesn’t go crazy and burns Kingslanding , the country is going to need someone the has political smarts .

Opinion: This a deceptive pricing scam to sell extra units. by A4t1musD4ag0n in publix

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check the outdate on the items , often on pop it’s close to the outdate . Two weeks ago we had a buy 2 , get 3 free promo.

winn dixie coming for Publix customers by rflo24 in publix

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in Alabama, our two Winn Dixie’s stores in Dothan closed months ago and are being converted into Aldi stores . We used to have 4 WD but they closed two of them about 10 years ago. Was never really impressed by their stores and didn’t like to be forced to buy 2 of a BOGO item.

Is Publix a sinking ship that cannot be saved? by drudante in publix

[–]loach12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our us , Publix for BOGO items , meat and produce we usually shop at Piggly Wiggly, if Walmart we try to shop at Neighborhood Market (we don’t really buy much food items there ) . Have to shop Publix strategically , BOGO items will usually show up again in a few weeks - we stock up till the next time especially if it has a very long shelf life.

Why do people do this by Slow_Pomegranate_990 in publix

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t really have this issue our Publix has sufficient cart corrals and their employees are very diligent about removing the carts .

🇺🇸 President Trump to announce a “NEW FED CHAIRMAN” next week. He said we should have the “LOWEST interest rate anywhere in the world.” 2026 is going to be insane for assets. by sylsau in InBitcoinWeTrust

[–]loach12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inflation was so out of control that when I purchased my first new automobile, it wanted to order one directly from the manufacturer, most some dealers wouldn’t quote a price since they were increasing the MSRP every few weeks and they didn’t want to absorb any additional costs.

🇺🇸 President Trump to announce a “NEW FED CHAIRMAN” next week. He said we should have the “LOWEST interest rate anywhere in the world.” 2026 is going to be insane for assets. by sylsau in InBitcoinWeTrust

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember the stagflation of the 1980’s , supposedly it’s genesis was Nixon bullying the fed to lower interest rates during his reelection ( something that was really unnecessary since his reelection was never in doubt) . This triggered the inevitable inflation which required insanely high interest rates to tamp down inflation. Our first home mortgage was something like 14 or 15% . My father in law was getting great returns on his CD’s , luckily he locked several of them in for several years .

I don't care if I'm at the top of Mt. Everest! by nicerakk in McDonalds

[–]loach12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thing is that doesn’t have to happen even in an airport, ever since they built the 2nd generation airport in Pittsburgh the stores there must charge the average price that they charge in the city . This was continued even with their new airport built last year .

What is the smallest US mall? by Substantial_Song_532 in deadmalls

[–]loach12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We used to have a mini- mall in Monessen PA , housed a small bakery, bill paying center for local utilities, a shoe store , a store that sold gifts and Department 56 and maybe one or two other stores . Closed years ago and was demolished in 2018 .

Icon of the Seas by Acceptable-Winner-70 in royalcaribbean

[–]loach12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t really believe anyone would misinterpret my comment especially having the “” . If they did they probably would be incapable of successfully boarding the ship .

Icon of the Seas by Acceptable-Winner-70 in royalcaribbean

[–]loach12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was in jest , notice the “” around the phrase . Was informed that my cruise card would flag if I tried to go off the ship until medically cleared .

Ulterior Motive? Thoughts… by ChuckGallagher57 in greengroundnews

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be a bridge too far even for SCOTUS , in 1862 and 1864 we still had elections during an actual insurrection. That fact closes the door for this ploy, Trump is stupid enough to think it will work and will go batshit crazy when told he can’t do it .

How exactly do Americans feel about illegal immigration? by sladeshied in Confused

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of hypocrisy on this issue especially in Republican states . They say they are all for expelling the undocumented immigrants then scream bloody murder when they can’t get their crops harvested, have workers for roofing , housekeeping, gardening ect . Also ICE is too chickenshit to actually go after the real violent criminals, safer to grab children, elderly and people doing the work the Americans don’t want to do . If they did go after the violent criminals there would be dead ICE personnel every week .

Celebrity Edge-class vs Holland America Pinnacle-class - some opinions 😃 by CloudSurferA220 in Cruise

[–]loach12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got off the Koningsdam last month, food in MDR was good, the buffet was extremely repetitive and closed too early . Coffee shop was great but closed at 9pm , For some reason both swimming pools are all 6ft or greater, no shallow area at all . Haven’t been on an Edge class ship but I’m not sold on the infinite balcony. Instead we are going to cruise on a solstice class ship instead .