January 21, 20187 yr So my post got deleted literally seconds after I wrote a response. A disgruntled Clevelander brought up how I just hate anything related to Cleveland (even though I've talked a ton of smack about both Cincinnati and Columbus on this forum and have in fact said MANY positive things about Cleveland.) I essentially said that if I'm going to be known as a Cleveland-hater, I at least want to be known not for hating the fact that what are IMO great Ohio brands always seem to fail in Cleveland, but instead be known for hating their absolutely corrupt local government who is seeking to fund a multi-million dollar dirt bike track for thugs and fudges gradings/scores to re-pave streets that have absolutely NOTHING wrong with them. I also brought up how their white collar jobs pay roughly 20% less than the same job in the other 2 Cs. I'm really sick and tired of Clevelanders catching feelings over my MODERATE views and having me censored on here. They think I live in my own world if I challenge Down4Cle or KJP. Haha. I've never seen a whole group of delusional people before. It's fascinating.
January 21, 20187 yr If Cleveland is so liberal and progressive, maybe those liberal, white citizens should actually take a stand against the police and unarmed black men being shot and killed for no reason. How many settlement payouts does it take up there? I don't live in CLE anymore but the city still pops up in my Facebook news feed.
January 21, 20187 yr *Pouring out a 40, in honor of the man who lost his life (for no reason) to a CLE PD officer, in University Circle.*
January 22, 20187 yr I was p!ssed. Every time I say something they don't like and can't handle, they have to resort to calling me "Skyline Chili Boy" or "UDF boy" or something like that. I remember when I bashed Columbus in the Short North Dev thread (REALLY kicking the hornets nest) and accused city council of being corrupt, giving SN developers all these 70-100% 15 year tax abatements, for what has been the hottest real estate market in Ohio for well over a decade now. Everyone in the thread just thought I made a good point and were wondering who the hell their city council members are, anyway. Then a week later, a news article came out in the Dispatch stating exactly what I did but with more research to back up the claims. Then you have OSU, which started requiring that sophmores live on campus - drastically reducing demand for housing nearby, causing property management companies to go out of business while they're snatching up properties, left and right, sterilizing the neighborhood. When you 'give to OSU' after they rape you with tuition costs, this is where your money/their $3.5 Billion endowment goes. A conspiracy to take over Columbus. Cincinnati is the complete opposite in terms of politics. Like GCrites said, they're basically celebrities. They have some of the same politicians running the show as when I lived there, as a kid. If you want to be a career politician, just move to Cincinnati and start taking bribes from the old money down there. See? I can talk smack about any city but I love them all <3
January 23, 20187 yr *Pouring out a 40, in honor of the man who lost his life (for no reason) to a CLE PD officer, in University Circle.* If he attacked a uniformed police officer who was acting within a legitimate role, particularly with a weapon as has been rumored, there was *plenty* of reason.
January 23, 20187 yr Personally, I wouldn't pull my gun out and shoot somebody dead just because they started punching on me. He seemed like a good guy whose friends probably convinced him to take drugs on a night out that he didn't react well to. He shouldn't have lost his life.
January 24, 20187 yr Personally, I wouldn't pull my gun out and shoot somebody dead just because they started punching on me. He seemed like a good guy whose friends probably convinced him to take drugs on a night out that he didn't react well to. He shouldn't have lost his life. The rumor is there was a large stick or pipe involved. Still, if someone attacks me and I have the means to stop them, I will. When you pull a gun quickly in self defense you aim for body center. That's basic self defense (or police) training. Adrenalin kicks in and your aim isn't good enough for precise work. Also, anytime you react in a fight, it's instinctive. I caught a guy by the wrist when he was trying to punch someone this weekend. I guess it looked more impressive than it was. Also, if the drug was PCP, deadly force was definitely justified.
January 24, 20187 yr ^^if someone is beating you in an unwarranted attack, any response, even shooting them, is their own fault. One unlucky hit or weirdly angled fall is all it takes for you to be a vegetable; the body can be frail sometimes. Just speaking pragmatically. Legal ramifications, if any, can wait until you're safe.
January 25, 20187 yr Personally, I wouldn't pull my gun out and shoot somebody dead just because they started punching on me. If that is the case, you should apply to be a security guard at the Franklin County Courthouse then.
January 28, 20187 yr speaking of franklin county, ermahgerd, did anyone see what spielberg has done for his new movie of ready player one? i took these screen shots —- although others may be shocked by the fastest growing city remark, ohioans certainly wont be ;D — oh and also apparantly we will all be living in towers made of trailers, which seems to be spielberg trolling ???:
January 28, 20187 yr Have you read the book? It starts in "the stacks" and sort of is a rags to riches story as the kid becomes famous for uncovering the clues and gains sponsors. From what I've heard, they simplified down the non-simulation parts of the plot to make it fit in a two hour movie.
January 28, 20187 yr apparantly the author worked for compuserve for a bit: https://www.columbusnavigator.com/ready-player-one-columbus/
February 1, 20187 yr Nothing is more Florida than someone donating a loaded grenade launcher to Goodwill, where employees didn’t know what it was “so they sent it to the Bargain Barn location.” http://amp.bradenton.com/news/local/article197613449.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 1, 20187 yr it was loaded with a live grenade!? I just Googled it. It's actually legal to own a grenade launcher as long as you have it registered and you have a license. Goodwill obviously isn't some sort of authorized dealer. I just found a grenade launcher for $1500 on the internet. This is why I stop in Goodwill and other Thrift Stores from time to time! It's like treasure hunting. Unfortunately, a little less so, since Pawn Stars and American Pickers became popular TV shows.
February 1, 20187 yr Those shows, plus everything that isn't from like 2007 gets put online or up for auction in-store.
February 1, 20187 yr Yeah, it sucks. I used to find the coolest stuff when I was a kid. An old Paris streetscape - acrylic on canvas from sometime in the 60s. I paid two dollars for it. I recently found a brand new, really cool suede jacket with the tag still on it, for only $40. They retail for around $250 and higher. Everyone compliments it and asks me where I got it; they almost die of shock when I tell them.
February 1, 20187 yr You can still win on apparel at the thrift store since it's a lot tougher to intercept clothing that is worth more as compared to say, SNES games, which all get flagged.
February 1, 20187 yr I went in Game Stop right before Xmas to buy my nephews a game and I couldn't believe how much some of those old NES and SNES games were going for. They were games I had as a kid. Some of the more rare games were retailing for around $160. I wish I had my old consoles and games.
February 1, 20187 yr I find that estate sales are sometimes still a place to find treasures. It often seems the family have the big-ticket items priced correctly, but overlook some gems in the basement, etc.
February 1, 20187 yr ^ More and more estate sales are moving online, though, which gives them a wider audience and increases the likelihood that someone who knows what they're looking at is going to find anything worthwhile. A few years ago I picked up a Knoll Barcelona table (not one of the many knockoffs) for $50. The only reason I got that deal was because it was at an auction and was simply listed as "glass coffee table" and no one recognized it. Online that doesn't happen as often. Head over to EBTH and all of the old midcentury modern furniture sells for a pretty penny because there are enough people who know what its worth.
February 1, 20187 yr ^ More and more estate sales are moving online, though, which gives them a wider audience and increases the likelihood that someone who knows what they're looking at is going to find anything worthwhile. A few years ago I picked up a Knoll Barcelona table (not one of the many knockoffs) for $50. The only reason I got that deal was because it was at an auction and was simply listed as "glass coffee table" and no one recognized it. Online that doesn't happen as often. Head over to EBTH and all of the old midcentury modern furniture sells for a pretty penny because there are enough people who know what its worth. did you resell it on ebay for a thousand $$$ (or more?). that's funny. I'm never that lucky. Does anyone remember this story? I'm never that fortunate :( Declaration of Independence Found in a $4 Picture Frame By RITA REIF Published: April 3, 1991 http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/03/arts/declaration-of-independence-found-in-a-4-picture-frame.html http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
February 2, 20187 yr ^ More and more estate sales are moving online, though, which gives them a wider audience and increases the likelihood that someone who knows what they're looking at is going to find anything worthwhile. A few years ago I picked up a Knoll Barcelona table (not one of the many knockoffs) for $50. The only reason I got that deal was because it was at an auction and was simply listed as "glass coffee table" and no one recognized it. Online that doesn't happen as often. Head over to EBTH and all of the old midcentury modern furniture sells for a pretty penny because there are enough people who know what its worth. They will list the big ticket items online, but you can't inventory an entire house. I few years back I was at one and they had a sign next to a pile of paper bags--$2.50 per bag for anything in the basement. After rummaging around, I found some 60's era die-cast toy cars, still in their original packaging (never opened as far as I can tell). I bagged them all up, paid $5 for the bags, and went home to find out they are worth in the range of $75-100 per car, and probably more since these are unopened. So you can still get lucky once in a while.
February 2, 20187 yr ^ More and more estate sales are moving online, though, which gives them a wider audience and increases the likelihood that someone who knows what they're looking at is going to find anything worthwhile. A few years ago I picked up a Knoll Barcelona table (not one of the many knockoffs) for $50. The only reason I got that deal was because it was at an auction and was simply listed as "glass coffee table" and no one recognized it. Online that doesn't happen as often. Head over to EBTH and all of the old midcentury modern furniture sells for a pretty penny because there are enough people who know what its worth. They will list the big ticket items online, but you can't inventory an entire house. I few years back I was at one and they had a sign next to a pile of paper bags--$2.50 per bag for anything in the basement. After rummaging around, I found some 60's era die-cast toy cars, still in their original packaging (never opened as far as I can tell). I bagged them all up, paid $5 for the bags, and went home to find out they are worth in the range of $75-100 per car, and probably more since these are unopened. So you can still get lucky once in a while. Wow! You made out like a fat rat.
February 4, 20187 yr Is Facebook down for anyone else? That's odd...it's been down for the past couple days, for me. When I go to the URL, it says: Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on getting this fixed as soon as we can.
February 4, 20187 yr No Facebook problems on my end "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 6, 20187 yr Space X landing two boosters simultaneously may end up being a pretty historical video clip. This was the largest rocket launched since the Saturn V: The landing starts around 37:40 in the video.
February 6, 20187 yr Parking law "enforcement" in Kiev, Ukraine.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 20187 yr Girl Scout sells 300 boxes of cookies outside pot dispensary http://abc7.com/3043313/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 20187 yr Girl Scout sells 300 boxes of cookies outside pot dispensary http://abc7.com/3043313/ Ardyn's aunt works for GSA and this was controversial at the higher levels. Brilliant marketing though.
February 7, 20187 yr Girl Scout sells 300 boxes of cookies outside pot dispensary http://abc7.com/3043313/ I knew where this would be, didn't even have to click lol.
February 7, 20187 yr Girl Scout sells 300 boxes of cookies outside pot dispensary http://abc7.com/3043313/ I knew where this would be, didn't even have to click lol. There was one last year in Denver.
February 7, 20187 yr They do $800 million in sales a year with child slave labor and have 9 year olds hustle their product outside of pot dispensaries. How are they not more scrutinized? For each Girl Scout cookie sold, an average of 10-15 percent of the proceeds goes to the local troop, 50 percent goes to the local council, and the remainder is returned to the manufacturer to cover production costs. That sounds like an extremely high percentage for production cost at that volume, especially when they're selling boxes of cookies for four dollars using slave labor and being direct-to-consumer/not having to pay for retail space and whatnot; they must be making a killing.
February 7, 20187 yr In what universe could you possibly equate this to slave labor? Let me know when these girls are being mutilated or flogged for not hitting quota.
February 8, 20187 yr In what universe could you possibly equate this to slave labor? Let me know when these girls are being mutilated or flogged for not hitting quota. Besides, most of Ardyn's sales came from me and her aunts lol.
February 8, 20187 yr Parking law "enforcement" in Kiev, Ukraine.... Looks like Euclid ave between public square and the inner belt. I can't remember the last time I drove down it and there weren't at least a half dozen vehicles parked with flashers in the driving lane.
February 8, 20187 yr In what universe could you possibly equate this to slave labor? Let me know when these girls are being mutilated or flogged for not hitting quota. Technically, you're describing slave labor plus torture. And technically children can't give consent, so there is a voluntary servitude problem. Last week I was at a bar and kids came through selling candy... at their chaperone's direction, each kid made at least one attempt on each person there. Every failure made the kids wince. I'm not sure that's the best way for children to spend their evenings. They've got the rest of their lives to feel desperate about job performance and commissions.
February 8, 20187 yr Most GS cookies seem to be sold by parents bringing order forms to their offices.
February 9, 20187 yr In what universe could you possibly equate this to slave labor? Let me know when these girls are being mutilated or flogged for not hitting quota. Technically, you're describing slave labor plus torture. And technically children can't give consent, so there is a voluntary servitude problem. Last week I was at a bar and kids came through selling candy... at their chaperone's direction, each kid made at least one attempt on each person there. Every failure made the kids wince. I'm not sure that's the best way for children to spend their evenings. They've got the rest of their lives to feel desperate about job performance and commissions. What bar allows that? Most do not.
February 9, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Cute kids can come into those places to hustle products with no problem. It isn't any sort of big deal. If bars also have a kitchen and dining room tables and especially if they're well-established, like Academy Tavern in Cleveland for example which has been around for God, like, a hundred years, folks are going to consider it a family-friendly place even though it's actually known as a bar before they're known for their fish-fry, booster seats/high chairs and whatnot. I've been posting on this site for well over a decade, I'm well-known for utilizing hyperbole but it just isn't unreasonable to think it's within the realm of possibility that kids are being exploited in Girl Scouts. I know it's a good cause and those girls gain leadership, entrepreneurial and business skills and blah-zee-blah but the fact of the matter is that their commercial bakery is like the third largest cookie company in America - they rank among Nabisco and Keebler except they're using non-consenting, volunteering child labor (and bored, volunteering parents) to peddle a product which does $800 Million a year in sales. The fact that they're a non-profit doesn't mean anything. Do you know how much executives make at top non-profits? They easily make six or even seven figures. It isn't much different from the private sector.
February 9, 20187 yr ^'Slave' is over the top obviously and you knew that, but I agree with you. My mom is an elementary school teacher and we were talking about those "fundraisers" they make the kids do where they put the kids in assembly and guilt them into guilting their friends and family to buy junk and also they give them all these equally junky prizes for doing well, which the kids go crazy for. It's all kind of icky to me. The kids don't even understand what they're doing.
February 9, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Very respectable. You can even get cans of wine.
February 9, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Cute kids can come into those places to hustle products with no problem. It isn't any sort of big deal. If bars also have a kitchen and dining room tables and especially if they're well-established, like Academy Tavern in Cleveland for example which has been around for God, like, a hundred years, folks are going to consider it a family-friendly place even though it's actually known as a bar before they're known for their fish-fry, booster seats/high chairs and whatnot. Neither is the place I work. Kids are there sometimes, including my daughter. I think you misunderstood me. I meant solicitors. Most places aren't going to let their customers be solicited inside the establishment. I've never seen it in a respectable restaurant either.
February 9, 20187 yr ^'Slave' is over the top obviously and you knew that, but I agree with you. My mom is an elementary school teacher and we were talking about those "fundraisers" they make the kids do where they put the kids in assembly and guilt them into guilting their friends and family to buy junk and also they give them all these equally junky prizes for doing well, which the kids go crazy for. It's all kind of icky to me. The kids don't even understand what they're doing. If we were good at steering people toward occupations that are actually in demand, they'd be using those sales numbers to identify the Future Commissioned Salesforce of America.
February 9, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Cute kids can come into those places to hustle products with no problem. It isn't any sort of big deal. If bars also have a kitchen and dining room tables and especially if they're well-established, like Academy Tavern in Cleveland for example which has been around for God, like, a hundred years, folks are going to consider it a family-friendly place even though it's actually known as a bar before they're known for their fish-fry, booster seats/high chairs and whatnot. Neither is the place I work. Kids are there sometimes, including my daughter. I think you misunderstood me. I meant solicitors. Most places aren't going to let their customers be solicited inside the establishment. I've never seen it in a respectable restaurant either. There's no bouncer on staff, it's not that kinda joint. And that's why they use kids for this, it greases the wheels. The whole crew was in and out pretty fast. Long ago I did that kind of sales work and rarely was I kicked out of a bar. More often they wanted me to hang out! I didn't bring kids though. And yes, sleazy bars are a better market for it. The kind where you have to get buzzed in the door.
February 9, 20187 yr I've got to say, Miami's public transportation is vastly better than I was led to believe. The trains take you to the interesting neighborhoods to the south (I doubt it was 15 minutes to Coral Gables), the buses have been fine and with real time monitoring access, the monorail was kind of fun... and the express bus to Miami beach flew!!! Much of downtown is gritty, which was a little surprising too.
February 9, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Very respectable. You can even get cans of wine. Oh wow, LMAO. This place I worked at was a bar first and foremost but also had tables and they were known for having really good food, especially for the price. We had a pretty renowned chef, even though he was a drug addict and an @sshole. We had people soliciting all the time. There wasn't any need there, for a bouncer. I remember when "Knights of Columbus" came in asking for donations. I had only vaguely heard of Knights of Columbus. I asked them what the money was going towards and they told me "Easter baskets for poor children." How could I not donate to that cause? After I gave them a bunch of cash, the other bartender told me about all the horrible things they fund, like lobbying for anti-GLBT legislation. That was years ago and I'm still bitter and want my money back. F-k Knights of Columbus and their deceptive fundraising.
February 10, 20187 yr He probably wasn't in a sleazy, shady hole-in-the-wall bar. Just a respectable local watering hole. Cute kids can come into those places to hustle products with no problem. It isn't any sort of big deal. If bars also have a kitchen and dining room tables and especially if they're well-established, like Academy Tavern in Cleveland for example which has been around for God, like, a hundred years, folks are going to consider it a family-friendly place even though it's actually known as a bar before they're known for their fish-fry, booster seats/high chairs and whatnot. Neither is the place I work. Kids are there sometimes, including my daughter. I think you misunderstood me. I meant solicitors. Most places aren't going to let their customers be solicited inside the establishment. I've never seen it in a respectable restaurant either. There's no bouncer on staff, it's not that kinda joint. And that's why they use kids for this, it greases the wheels. The whole crew was in and out pretty fast. Long ago I did that kind of sales work and rarely was I kicked out of a bar. More often they wanted me to hang out! I didn't bring kids though. And yes, sleazy bars are a better market for it. The kind where you have to get buzzed in the door. I'm not even talking about places with bouncers. I've never been in a bar or restaurant where solicitors were not quickly shown the door. Paying customer comfort is key. Maybe it's a NE Ohio thing.
February 10, 20187 yr My old room mate and I used to go to Popeyes Chicken a lot. One time we ate inside the one in East Cleveland and sat down in one of the booths. This homeless guy came over to our table and asked us for a dollar. I know how to handle those situations, I tell them I don't have it, I'm broke. If they don't go away I stand my ground and let them know I don't go out to eat to get pestered for change by random people. My room mate on the other hand wasn't used to dealing with it; his family is loaded and he's always lived a sheltered life. He knows nothing about the streets (his dad owns a Mercedes SLS AMG with the gullwing doors, that he bought off of Floyd Mayweather, if that gives you any indication.) My friend goes, "Sorry man, I only have larger bills; I don't have a single." I tilted my head sideways as I looked at him and then shook and smacked my own head. The man's eyes lit up and he had a seat next to him in the booth we were eating in. Guess what his response was? You guessed it: "I take larger bills! What do you have?" He started to get his wallet out and that's when the GM came over and kicked him out. If you're in the hood and you go inside a KFC or Popeyes to order or eat, you're almost guaranteed an annoying experience. One time I ordered inside the KFC at E. 30th and Carnegie because the drive-thru line wrapped around the block. Everyone's food took over a half hour to get. I really thought someone in there was going to get shot that day. Everyone was so p!ssed. A decade or so ago, I ate inside a KFC in Northside in Cincinnati. There was a group of teenagers blasting rap music in the dining room and no one said anything at all. It's not that I'm against rap music with profanity, it's just that there's a good chance I don't like the same music you do and don't want to hear that sh!t blasting while I'm trying to order my food. Now that I think about it, Northside is about the craziest neighborhood I've ever been to - and that means a lot from someone like me. I've been around. When I lived on Riddle Rd. (Mont Michelle apts.) in Clifton I would go over to Northside from time to time. I shopped at their Save-A-Lot one time which I have to say, was the absolute nastiest place I've ever shopped at in my life. Is that place still there? This place was so nasty it made me wonder if there's supposed to be health inspections in grocery stores. I was walking through the frozen food isle and they had signs posted on the doors saying, "Warning! These Totinos Pizzas may contain E. Coli." Now, wait just a second... If E.coli was found in a product you sell, aren't you supposed to get reimbursed from a recall of said product and refrain from selling it?! Until I went to this place, I had never heard of just giving the consumer a heads up, like, "Hey! just letting you know people are on their death bed from this product. Consume at your own risk." No, you throw that sh!t away and prevent it from even being an issue.
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