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[Giff]

I don’t buy them often but I’m a Skor/Heath guy for sure.

[sancarlos]

I like Zagnut bars, but I haven’t had one in years.

[The Sybian]

Went on a tour of the largest handmade chocolate factory in the US a few weeks ago (it's here in Denver) it was ok, their best confections weren't made in-house (the red chile chocolate truffle had my vote.)

Is anyone else here a fan of the Zagnut? My favourite candy bar. Though I do like the Reeses Take 5 or a 100 Grand in a pinch (Zagnuts are hard to find in these parts.)

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Zagnut. Now I need to find one.

[Pruitt IV]

I don’t buy them often but I’m a Skor/Heath guy for sure.

Absolutely top notch bars.

[Shirley]

I don’t buy them often but I’m a Skor/Heath guy for sure.

Yes. Baby Ruth and Snickers are great, but nothing beats a great toffee bar.

[Rush2112]

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Zagnut. Now I need to find one.

My wife went to her super-Christian brother's wedding outside Hersey PA a few years ago. She brought back a case. I didn't have to listen to his bullshit and got candy? Win! WIn!


(also Heath bars are excellent)

[A_B]

I don’t buy them often but I’m a Skor/Heath guy for sure.

Yes. Baby Ruth and Snickers are great, but nothing beats a great toffee bar.

My sister ships me Rocca bars for christmas or just randomly. I guess it's a Pac NW thing? Anyway, their dark chocolate w/toffee are amazing.

[Jerloma]

It says on the bottom that there are 115 guests browsing this forum right now. I don't like it. Feels creepy. What the fuck do they want? It can't possibly be for the content!

[The Sybian]

It says on the bottom that there are 115 guests browsing this forum right now. I don't like it. Feels creepy. What the fuck do they want? It can't possibly be for the content!

Just constantly refreshing hoping for a new post in the Relations thread.

[brian]

It says on the bottom that there are 115 guests browsing this forum right now. I don't like it. Feels creepy. What the fuck do they want? It can't possibly be for the content!

Can’t be “real” people so some kind of bots that don’t self-identify (like Google) probably.

Though to what end I don’t know. Maybe the procedures to block spambots work and they’re just forced to read our banal ramblings

[EdRomero]

They're all coming for Horse's draft preview. They're all staying for the cantaloupe and honeydew talk.

[Giff]

I'm OK, bots.

[EnochRoot]

A good discussion would be how to up your condiment game.

I''m going to be making a tomato jam this weekend, where I will be adding real maple syrup instead of sugar.

[Rush2112]

A good discussion would be how to up your condiment game.

I''m going to be making a tomato jam this weekend, where I will be adding real maple syrup instead of sugar.

It's almost always a winner—also makes an excellent variant to an old-fashioned.

[sancarlos]

A good discussion would be how to up your condiment game.

I''m going to be making a tomato jam this weekend, where I will be adding real maple syrup instead of sugar.

It's almost always a winner—also makes an excellent variant to an old-fashioned.

Been making Old Fashioneds and Sazaracs lately. That variant sounds worth a try!

[EnochRoot]

Nice. All the more reason to do this!

[sancarlos]

One thing I like about watching English soccer is that if the game is scheduled to start at 5:00, it starts at 5:00. Sports in the US (and Canada) never actually start at the advertised time. I was again reminded of this watching the NFL draft. Advertised to start at 5:00 PDT, the first pick went down 20 minutes later. I realize that this is not a big deal or anything, in the big picture, but still…

[sancarlos]

So, the wife had a frustrating hard day and wanted Chinese takeout for dinner. We order and I go pick it up (a big deal as I rarely drive, being blind in one eye and having a bum shoulder). After I return, she opens up the boxes of food. I start loading my plate but I see she is upset, saying “One of our entrees is missing - they gave us an extra rice, so the total box count is right but the entree I especially wanted is missing.” Her hard day is getting worse. I check the receipt and it is in order, so I phone the restaurant and tell them what happened. The guy apologizes and encourages me to come down and get a replacement entree. So, I do. Not happy, but what are you going to do? Mistakes get made. So, pick up the entree, mumble a thanks as he apologizes, and drive home. So, I load up my plate with the hot new stuff. The first rice box is getting low, so I open the other one… but it’s not rice, it’s the entree my wife said was missing! So, now we have two of them. I switch from silently cursing the restaurant to “oh, shit!” My wife is as honest as can be, and she is mortified. She says she is going to the restaurant as soon as they open tomorrow to apologize and pay for the additional entree they gave us. Sheesh.

Kicker: the fortune in my cookie reads; “It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.”

[MaxWebster]

no anthems or other bullshit. it's real nice.

One thing I like about watching English soccer is that if the game is scheduled to start at 5:00, it starts at 5:00. Sports in the US (and Canada) never actually start at the advertised time. I was again reminded of this watching the NFL draft. Advertised to start at 5:00 PDT, the first pick went down 20 minutes later. I realize that this is not a big deal or anything, in the big picture, but still…

[sancarlos]

We don’t eat a lot of mustard. When we do, it’s always Dijon or German. But, my wife was cleaning the fridge and dragged out some old French’s yellow mustard from the back that we bought for a kids’ party years ago. Turns out it expired in 2013. Guess we’ll throw it out.

[The Sybian]

We don’t eat a lot of mustard. When we do, it’s always Dijon or German. But, my wife was cleaning the fridge and dragged out some old French’s yellow mustard from the back that we bought for a kids’ party years ago. Turns out it expired in 2013. Guess we’ll throw it out.

Where’s your sense of adventure?

[rass]

Yeah SC. What are you? Yellow?

[The Sybian]

Yeah SC. What are you? Yellow?

Isn't it obvious from his avatar photo?

[Nonlinear FC]

One thing I like about watching English soccer is that if the game is scheduled to start at 5:00, it starts at 5:00. Sports in the US (and Canada) never actually start at the advertised time. I was again reminded of this watching the NFL draft. Advertised to start at 5:00 PDT, the first pick went down 20 minutes later. I realize that this is not a big deal or anything, in the big picture, but still…

No no... you are spot on here. It's very annoying. US Soccer will list a start time of 7p but that's when coverage starts. And it can be anywhere from 60 minutes to 15 minutes away from actual kickoff.

[HaulCitgo]

Went to a check cashing place today. Both of them refused to do business with me for ridiculous reasons. I already signed the check? Since when do I have to endorse a check in front of someone? Its been more than 10 days? Mutha fucker I didnt even get the check 10 days from issue much less open the mailbox and the mail.

Treated like a poor person for 10 mins and already wanting to commit felonies

[brian]

Went to a check cashing place today. Both of them refused to do business with me for ridiculous reasons. I already signed the check? Since when do I have to endorse a check in front of someone? Its been more than 10 days? Mutha fucker I didnt even get the check 10 days from issue much less open the mailbox and the mail.

Treated like a poor person for 10 mins and already wanting to commit felonies

I’ll grant those are both ridiculous but is there a reason you can’t deposit it in your bank. Most will accept checks deposited in the ATM these days and most of those will let you access the money (up to your daily ATM limit) right away

[P.D.X.]

Not as easy to conceal that way.

(Even easier is to deposit with your bank's phone app.)

[HaulCitgo]

Who me?

[brian]

Not as easy to conceal that way.

(Even easier is to deposit with your bank's phone app.)

True I guess I was assuming that wasn’t an option for some reason though I guess the at-bank option might not also apply in that case.

[bfj]

Not as easy to conceal that way.

(Even easier is to deposit with your bank's phone app.)

You can cash a check against your account and it won't show up on your transactions.

[HaulCitgo]

do tell... ended up just having to go to the bank

[A_B]

do tell... ended up just having to go to the bank

Seems like you just walk in with the check to a branch of your bank and then they give you the cash instead of putting it in the account and then withdrawing. Though as a lot of banks go to the remote teller stuff, it may indeed be much more difficult to do this.

[bfj]

do tell... ended up just having to go to the bank

Seems like you just walk in with the check to a branch of your bank and then they give you the cash instead of putting it in the account and then withdrawing.

That's about it. As long as you have enough in your account to cover the check, there's no need for a transaction on record. I do it all the time. Sometimes, my wife even knows I do it.

[The Sybian]

do tell... ended up just having to go to the bank

Seems like you just walk in with the check to a branch of your bank and then they give you the cash instead of putting it in the account and then withdrawing.

Yep, this is how I did it before apps. My bank would ask to see my ATM card to show I had an account, but they wouldn't look up the account or swipe the card. No deposit slips, either. Just straight money laundering.

[bfj]

do tell... ended up just having to go to the bank

Seems like you just walk in with the check to a branch of your bank and then they give you the cash instead of putting it in the account and then withdrawing.

Yep, this is how I did it before apps. My bank would ask to see my ATM card to show I had an account, but they wouldn't look up the account or swipe the card. No deposit slips, either. Just straight money laundering.

Back in my day, you could go to the bank who held the account and cash their check even without personally having an account there. They don't let you do that anymore.

[sancarlos]

Not as easy to conceal that way.

(Even easier is to deposit with your bank's phone app.)

This is a pretty sweet option.

Changing the subject for a second… bear with me… I go to physical therapy pretty regularly for my shoulder, and even though I’ve hit my annual limit already for co-pays and deductibles (surgery and post-ops will do that), they always ask for this money at the reception desk. Frustrating, but I’ve gotten tired of arguing with them, so I just pay the money every time. Then I receive a check in the mail to offset it.

So I regularly have checks to deposit.