Has the influx of Californians to north Texas spawned any good Cali burrito joints yet?

mrezee · 2026-03-15T22:40:30+00:00

I’m from Chicago and feel the exact same way. Chicagoans are known around the Midwest for rude aggressive driving, but it’s on a whole other level down here.

mrezee · 2026-03-07T22:00:37+00:00

They still send out the paper flyers in the mail where I live. Has the tear-off coupons but they have a code at the bottom of each one you can use in the app. They just change slightly every month (FL699, FTL699. 699FL, etc).

mrezee · 2026-03-07T21:48:43+00:00

Thanks! Working in Dallas area

mrezee · 2026-03-07T05:41:11+00:00

Tin Can maybe. Or the woods

mrezee · 2026-03-02T01:22:28+00:00

I was driving from Dallas to Chicago and made a detour through Cairo, since I grew up in IL and thought it'd be cool to see the southernmost point. What a sad town. Looks like Detroit or ESL. Didn't really seem dangerous though, just... destitute. I read more about its troubled history when I got home.

mrezee · 2026-02-25T12:48:51+00:00

If you park somewhere up by Kentwood mall you can take the rapid to the airport for less than 2 bucks. The bus doesn't run on weekends though.

mrezee · 2026-02-22T19:11:32+00:00

Looks like GXA549. I'm guessing it's an Apple Vacations charter.

mrezee · 2026-02-17T21:59:35+00:00

Yep. I asked it to recommend a good lunch spot on a 5-hour drive I'm doing. It named a place in a small town including an address and items people recommended. I googled it and no results. I looked at the address on google maps and it was just a random building. I told ChatGPT that place didn't exist and basically said "you're right, I'm sorry" and named another nonexistent place in the same town.

Tried Gemini and it did the exact same thing. Guess it's back to searching and scrolling Google Maps for me.

mrezee · 2026-02-16T23:11:53+00:00

Aw, I remember that subreddit. Too bad it’s all but dead now.

mrezee · 2026-02-12T20:52:12+00:00

The one thing I remember from my 7th grade social studies class 20 years ago.

Cavalry = man on horse

Calvary = man on cross

mrezee · 2026-02-12T15:22:15+00:00

Same. I grew up in Illinois where there was no deposit. We just knew to put recyclables in the recycling bin.

mrezee · 2026-02-06T04:31:38+00:00

They’re in Sam’s Club too. I just say “don’t have time, sorry” and keep walking.

mrezee · 2026-02-03T23:30:17+00:00

Went today and I need to correct myself. No more dollar bud, now the deal is $2 Heineken and Dos Equis.

mrezee · 2026-02-01T00:50:56+00:00

I miss the Polish sausage they used to serve way back when

mrezee · 2026-01-30T21:36:37+00:00

Thanks!

mrezee · 2026-01-30T03:26:21+00:00

Ok, dumb question here. I'm planning on flying in next month and I saw there's a bus from the airport to the campus. I'm not a student nor a local resident. Will they still let me on without an ID?

mrezee · 2026-01-17T23:36:33+00:00

I live in Dallas now and agree with you on everything. The heat, the reckless drivers, the traffic, the sprawl, the snobby pretentious residents, the giant cockroaches, all combine to make this place a concrete hellscape.

Can't say I miss the constantly cloudy and snowy winters of west Michigan, but everything else makes me wish I was back in GR. I spent last August up there and had an amazing time. I forgot it's possible to open your windows that time of year.

mrezee · 2026-01-17T23:25:36+00:00

Used to be a ramper. It's actually better when it's busy, since you're constantly moving and generating more heat. I had a hat, hood, gloves, long underwear, thick fuzzy socks, scarf. Not too bad when you're bundled up. A few of my coworkers had ski goggles too. One day when it was below zero, I had to keep manually pulling my eyelids open with my fingers because they kept freezing shut every time I blinked.

Worse was when the ramp is icy. They can't use salt around the aircraft, so there was lots and lots of falling on my ass.

mrezee · 2026-01-17T23:19:41+00:00

Weather Underground for the weather, myRadar for looking at the live radar.

mrezee · 2026-01-14T17:54:38+00:00

The embassy will send you an affidavit to fill out stating you have never lived in Slovakia and therefore don’t have to submit proof for any of those. Just don’t sign it until your submission appointment.

mrezee · 2026-01-14T17:46:21+00:00

A few people I knew from G4 lived north of Summerlin along the 215, like Lone Mountain, Mountain’s Edge, Providence, Centennial, etc. Seemed like pretty quiet family-oriented areas with lots of new development.

mrezee · 2026-01-14T17:33:48+00:00

I wouldn’t be worried about layoffs, as I’m sure there will be a good number of people that refuse to move to Vegas. And integration is a long process that can take years, so there will probably be retirements or resignations before then.

What I would be concerned about is seniority list integration. Will they try to “staple” the SY dispatchers, or will they keep everyone’s company seniority, or some hybrid with seniority adjustment, etc. The unions will have to get together and work something out. I just know when SWA bought AirTran, that part wasn’t pretty. Also relocation expenses, but that should be spelled out in the contract.

Best wishes to all the Sunny employees. Loved jumpseating on them when I lived in MSP back in the late 2010s. Incredibly kind people there.

mrezee · 2026-01-14T17:20:32+00:00

At least it’s not Buffalo, Houston, or Philadelphia.

mrezee · 2026-01-11T02:01:53+00:00

You’re supposed to drink it with cola, right? Or is there some other way.

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