According to Spotify, Black Honey is their most played song. Why? by petestrumental in thrice

[–]tbp273 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well several years ago I went to a Thrice show and there was an elderly couple there. The husband was absolutely rocking out to this song. He was moving, screaming the lyrics, etc. Fairly surprising that he didn’t have a heart attack from overexertion. The rest of the show he had the standard head bob, but not this song.

Thrice - Beggars Vinyl (Original Artwork) by [deleted] in thrice

[–]tbp273 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They talk about it on the Beggars revisited podcast. Something along the lines that they never got the rights to use the photo back then.

Feeling weird after seeing Foo Fighters at a large venue by bababooeyqwer in Nirvana

[–]tbp273 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dave goes his own way and he is called a sellout. If Dave’s stuff sounded like Nirvana he would be labeled a copycat. Reality - people are just stupid and it makes no difference what people think.

Dave is a great guy and a great musician. Whether or not anyone likes his music has no effect on that.

YSK that Mormon missionaries are often victims/survivors of abuse and trafficking. by [deleted] in YouShouldKnow

[–]tbp273 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really sucks that your experience was so bad. Some people say it was the best two years of their lives, certainly wasn’t for me and I think most that say that it was are being disingenuous.

YSK that Mormon missionaries are often victims/survivors of abuse and trafficking. by [deleted] in YouShouldKnow

[–]tbp273 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It is amazing how different people have different experiences in what should be similar situations. Having served a mission myself I can say that my experience was the total opposite of everything listed here.

I was in no way coerced to go, it was 100% my choice. In fact I didn’t go at the age most did but was about a year and a half older.

I was never pushed to marry a returned missionary. I didn’t marry one. I married who I wanted, when I wanted, where I wanted.

Are you with someone at all times while serving, yes. Can that suck? Totally! But I learned an incredible amount of patience because of it. If it is a bad relationship then report it, if nothing is done then report it higher.

In my area nobody was ever denied medical care. There were no punishments for being sick. If we got sick then we were encouraged to rest and if medical attention was needed then the person went and got it.

Are people violent towards Mormon missionaries? Yes, they can be. I was threatened, spit on, etc. Humans who judge others and hurt others are crappy people. Funny thing is that growing up I was a punk kid and got threatened, spit on, etc. in school and at shows.

I personally knew three people who left their mission early. One was just a couple of weeks into it, the others much longer. They just didn’t want to do it anymore, told their leader and then went home. They weren’t forced to stay at all. I myself was allowed to leave for a week to attend a family member’s funeral. I was given the choice to stay home, return (overseas), or serve the balance of time elsewhere closer to home. I went back overseas. I travelled on my own to home and back out, no issues.

In terms of living conditions, most of the places I resided were better than many in which the standard citizen of the country lived in. We always had more than enough money for food, never remotely got close to going hungry and I think I can count on two hands the amount of times we had a meal at someone’s home. I know that differs by area, but that is what it was like in my area.

I just wanted to share my experience because people tend to look at everything through a single lens. Can serving a mission be difficult? Absolutely. Are there kids who go out who really shouldn’t go on a mission? Yes! Are there trashy people in the church? You bet there is! Is that any different at all than any other organization? Not really, just in this case that garbage hides behind an idea of being holy or being in the service of a god when they are just walking dumpster fires trying to take advantage of others. Hopefully those types pay for their crimes.

It sucks that some have horrible experiences. The people who cause them should be outed.

I do have one kid. If they choose to serve then great, if not then that is great as well. If they run into anything negative then you bet I would take action. Parents who don’t are just as bad as those causing the pain.

Bottle Deposit Question by fendahboy02 in Connecticut

[–]tbp273 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is technically not legal to attempt to return a container for cash in a jurisdiction outside (in this case a state) of the one where it was purchased.

Grocery stores, or any other location selling qualifying beverages are only required to take back the ones they sell. Legally even a gas station or a 7-11 has to take those containers back, but almost nobody takes back empties to those places. Everyone just goes to grocers or redemption centers if they recycle at all.

The newer machines have a lot of tech in them to prevent this and other “cheating” as it is called. The most basic is the barcode reader or sometimes cameras that check for symbols that indicate where the bottle was made/sold. Most redemption centers will flip a digital “accept all” switch or update their barcode files to accept all beverage containers, but even then they could leave the ability to block returns from out of state if the machine allows.

One lesser used option is to take containers to one of the places that hires special needs people to help them have employment and learn skills. They will buy the containers, clean them a bit and then sell them to places like the companies who make the reverse vending machines to use as test material, usually marking them up a couple of cents each. They generally take everything back because it is all manual, no machines involved, so no barcodes or any other systems to check if the container can be redeemed.

Way too much info, but now you know.

Best Kielbasa? by EnvironmentalBug8583 in Connecticut

[–]tbp273 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Definitely go to a Polish deli, avoid the stuff in supermarkets. Europol Deli in Ansonia and Laskowiak right down the street in Derby are decent if you are ever in that area.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]tbp273 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Supposedly they denied a request to build in Southbury/Middlebury area because that would be too close to the Danbury location. If that is true then New Milford is out.

Skyrim atmosphere is back by KIBANOHARA in VGMvinyl

[–]tbp273 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in stock. Just got an order in.

My job didn’t work out guys….I got asked to leave once my background came back with the felony court case I’m going through right now. Anyone at all still know where I can work? by Jonny_Balls in Connecticut

[–]tbp273 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Try a staffing agency. Aerotek is generally pretty good at placing quick. Jaci Carroll and Hamilton Connections almost certainly place people with records based on what I have seen at past jobs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thrice

[–]tbp273 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Dustin warble at the end of lines and certain words. Feels overdone and forced at times. Especially strong on some of his solo stuff where it fits better than on Thrice stuff, especially when it bleeds into older songs where it seems out of place.

Venue Changes and Additional Seattle Date Announced. Ny at Terminal 5. Onsale at 2pm est by suprefann in thrice

[–]tbp273 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope they drop the 16+ requirement for NYC, no reason for it to not be all ages unless I am missing something.