Got a email coupon yesterday from Hardees. Their big mac burger called the big hardees. ya silly name. Anyways the email clearly states I can either show the cashier the email OR I can print it and take it with me. So I get there and since my window is a bust I try to go in. This place was open all last year inside and I picked up stuff a few times. This time it was locked up tight wit ha sign saying the dining room was temporarily closed due to staffing problems. Which instantly made me think COVID is rampant here. But I wanted that burger
So go through the drive through and I can tell its going to be a problem from the time I order. Pull around and give them the printout...which clearly shows Hardees, the burger, the name of the burger, the price it should be , and the CODE they need to enter it. Cashier cant figure it out so manager tries. Im told I need to show her the email. I told her it said email OR that printout. She insisted I show her the email to get the register to enter it....even though its CLEARLY on the printout. I asked her how she expected me to do that since its on my pc and my pc is at home. She flat out refused to honor it until I could provide the email for her to see.
So fuck it Ive never used my phone for anything but phone..I told ok then. I shut my car off right there at the window with my door open and sat there setting up email on it and figuring out how to use it. Finally I showed it to her. I dont see a difference but she tapped at the register and I got my burger. Makes me mad at places that try to weasel out of deals. I asked her doesn't corporate tell them when they run deals and she said no they never do.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:50 pm
by Anonymous Bosch
Daehawk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:39 pm
Got a email coupon yesterday from Hardees. Their big mac burger called the big hardees. ya silly name. Anyways the email clearly states I can either show the cashier the email OR I can print it and take it with me. So I get there and since my window is a bust I try to go in. This place was open all last year inside and I picked up stuff a few times. This time it was locked up tight wit ha sign saying the dining room was temporarily closed due to staffing problems. Which instantly made me think COVID is rampant here. But I wanted that burger
So go through the drive through and I can tell its going to be a problem from the time I order. Pull around and give them the printout...which clearly shows Hardees, the burger, the name of the burger, the price it should be , and the CODE they need to enter it. Cashier cant figure it out so manager tries. Im told I need to show her the email. I told her it said email OR that printout. She insisted I show her the email to get the register to enter it....even though its CLEARLY on the printout. I asked her how she expected me to do that since its on my pc and my pc is at home. She flat out refused to honor it until I could provide the email for her to see.
So fuck it Ive never used my phone for anything but phone..I told ok then. I shut my car off right there at the window with my door open and sat there setting up email on it and figuring out how to use it. Finally I showed it to her. I dont see a difference but she tapped at the register and I got my burger. Makes me mad at places that try to weasel out of deals. I asked her doesn't corporate tell them when they run deals and she said no they never do.
It may behoove you to wear this in future:
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:58 pm
by Daehawk
Im actually looking forward to discounts. My wife refused to ever use them but maybe twice. She hated her age.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 6:45 pm
by Holman
Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:25 pm
I found many. Which 3 are you referring to?
I don't know about three, but the truly awful first official D&D movie was this one:
I barely remember it, but this trailer makes it look a LOT more fun than it was. Jeremy Irons must have owed someone a lot of money.
Of course the new movie is the first D&D film project after the RPG Renaissance, so we're entitled to expect a lot. My concern is that (per IMDB) the producer of the new one is the producer/director of the one above.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:02 pm
by Unagi
I recall a d&d movie that had a huge room of skulls or something...
I also remember the D&D cartoon.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:20 pm
by Daehawk
The D&D cartoon was awesome.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:12 pm
by Blackhawk
Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:25 pm
I found many. Which 3 are you referring to?
Many D&D movies? I honestly only know of the three.
Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:25 pm
I found many. Which 3 are you referring to?
I don't know about three, but the truly awful first official D&D movie was this one:
I barely remember it, but this trailer makes it look a LOT more fun than it was. Jeremy Irons must have owed someone a lot of money.
Of course the new movie is the first D&D film project after the RPG Renaissance, so we're entitled to expect a lot. My concern is that (per IMDB) the producer of the new one is the producer/director of the one above.
Best line from that film, delivered with absolute seriousness: "That's what I hate about you thieves - always taking things that don't belong to you!" It had two sequels. None of them are good (although I've heard that they were actually better than the original, which isn't a huge stretch.)
Word is that they're hoping the new film can kick off another cinematic universe.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:25 pm
by Holman
Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 11:12 pm
Word is that they're hoping the new film can kick off another cinematic universe.
It's possible.
Most people have forgotten how utterly terrible superhero movies were until they weren't.
A Denver International Airport spokeswoman said the flight to Honolulu experienced an engine issue and returned to the airport.
Large metal parts from a United Airlines airplane fell from the sky and landed in a neighborhood outside Denver, Colorado, authorities said Saturday.
While the debris caused some property damages, Broomfield police said they haven't received reports of injuries.
Just a few little pieces....
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:05 pm
by Holman
Donnie Darko?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:18 pm
by The Meal
That looks like TheMix and Gilraen's place!
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:21 pm
by TheMix
The Meal wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:18 pm
That looks like TheMix and Gilraen's place!
Hey now! I would like to think our house looks a bit nicer than that. Besides, we have the 2-story addition now. Though you haven't been here since well before that was built.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:44 pm
by Unagi
Holman wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:05 pmDonnie Darko?
The Meal wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:18 pm
That looks like TheMix and Gilraen's place!
Hey now! I would like to think our house looks a bit nicer than that. Besides, we have the 2-story addition now. Though you haven't been here since well before that was built.
More of a comment on your address than your domicile.
Looking forward to the day we get to see the addition.
The Meal wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:18 pm
That looks like TheMix and Gilraen's place!
Hey now! I would like to think our house looks a bit nicer than that. Besides, we have the 2-story addition now. Though you haven't been here since well before that was built.
More of a comment on your address than your domicile.
Looking forward to the day we get to see the addition.
Definitely need to get you down here. Or is it over here, now? Should be no more dog cooties for you to contend with.
From the report, the debris fell on the east side of 287, by 6-10 blocks, probably. We are several blocks west. So at least a mile away. Still, closer than anyone else on the forum.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:58 pm
by The Meal
TheMix wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 12:53 pm
Definitely need to get you down here. Or is it over here, now?
Still down. We moved almost exactly 10 miles due east.
Should be no more dog cooties for you to contend with.
From the report, the debris fell on the east side of 287, by 6-10 blocks, probably. We are several blocks west. So at least a mile away. Still, closer than anyone else on the forum.
Beats our poker group as well, as the closest was about 3 miles away. Still, YIKES!
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:03 pm
by Jaymon
I saw those airplane engine pieces all over, and my first thought was this comic
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:13 pm
by Daehawk
Ive come across a show on Youtube called Time Team. Its a show set in England about archeologists that dig up peoples property and tell them about it it seems. They only have 3 days to do it. Its entertaining enough if not detailed or thorough.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:20 pm
by Blackhawk
Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:13 pm
Ive come across a show on Youtube called Time Team. Its a show set in England about archeologists that dig up peoples property and tell them about it it seems. They only have 3 days to do it. Its entertaining enough if not detailed or thorough.
Time Team is one of my favorite documentary series. They went 20 seasons on the BBC, and I'm on season 17 right now. Most of it is streaming on Amazon Prime as well. That show teaches you a lot, and puts a lot of history into context. Tony Robinson (Baldrick from Black Adder) is a great presenter and does a great job of acting as the everyman to the team of experts and asking the questions we all want to know. And Phil is just a blast to watch.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 4:14 pm
by Daehawk
D^%%$#$%&!! Ive been without flour for over a month now. I bought a nice new bag a week ago but had no room in my 1 cabinet so I put it in the counter canister. Its a nice heavy one. Just now I see the lid had been moved halfway off. Aw crap. Yep bag was shredded with rat shit all in it. Sigh. Ive got 4 traps out and either they never touch them or they set them off and dont get caught. I hate them.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:03 pm
by Holman
The closest I've come to airborne debris is when a large package attached to what we thought was a parachute landed with a tremendous thump on the house where I lived in Ann Arbor. The cords wound around the old TV antenna, so it wasn't going to come down on its own.
We were all nervous because we thought it might be a drug drop gone wrong. Eventually the landlord got a roofer up there and we learned it was a botched weather-balloon experiment launched by grad students.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:32 pm
by Daehawk
You thought you had a crate of drugs and you called someone else to get it?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:48 pm
by Skinypupy
Holman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:03 pm
The closest I've come to airborne debris is when a large package attached to what we thought was a parachute landed with a tremendous thump on the house where I lived in Ann Arbor. The cords wound around the old TV antenna, so it wasn't going to come down on its own.
We were all nervous because we thought it might be a drug drop gone wrong. Eventually the landlord got a roofer up there and we learned it was a botched weather-balloon experiment launched by grad students.
Holman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:03 pm
The closest I've come to airborne debris is when a large package attached to what we thought was a parachute landed with a tremendous thump on the house where I lived in Ann Arbor. The cords wound around the old TV antenna, so it wasn't going to come down on its own.
We were all nervous because we thought it might be a drug drop gone wrong. Eventually the landlord got a roofer up there and we learned it was a botched weather-balloon experiment launched by grad students.
Holman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:03 pm
The closest I've come to airborne debris is when a large package attached to what we thought was a parachute landed with a tremendous thump on the house where I lived in Ann Arbor. The cords wound around the old TV antenna, so it wasn't going to come down on its own.
We were all nervous because we thought it might be a drug drop gone wrong. Eventually the landlord got a roofer up there and we learned it was a botched weather-balloon experiment launched by grad students.
Was Drew Thompson involved?
[misses the reference ]
He's referring to the outstanding Justified TV series (clarified in further detail here).
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:21 pm
by Isgrimnur
It's a Justified reference
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:33 pm
by KKBlue
Ya know... I'm starting to take all of the Timothy Olyphant buzz as a reason/sign to rewatch the series.
Holman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:37 pm
Thanks. I don't watch enough TV!
Does that prove your parents right or wrong?
Honestly, they watched more TV than I ever did. I live in Philadelphia, and they were making Charlie/Frank/McPoyle references before I even knew what they were talking about.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:16 pm
by LordMortis
Making lunch out of nothing at all. Out of nothing at all.
I hate air supply and here I am and I cant stop singing it as I'm boiling water and seasoning tomato stuffs.
That is air supply, ain't it?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:36 pm
by dbt1949
I thought Air Supply was that band from the 80s.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:40 pm
by Smoove_B
LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:16 pm
That is air supply, ain't it?
Here, now you can associate that phrase with something else.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:42 pm
by Daehawk
As a teen I didn't like Air Supply at all...bunch sappy lovey dovey crap. But when I got older I came to enjoy their hits. Even today if I come across them playing I stop and listen. Ive been known to even look them up on YouTube Im that way with a lot of music I wouldn't be within a mile of as a kid or teen.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:14 pm
by MHS
Today's technology pet peeve: why am I checking a box to have you keep me signed in when it never does even though I check the box every time? And why am I dumb enough to keep checking it, hoping this time it will work? (Before you ask, no, it's not a cookies/setting issue).
Where's my old lady shakes fist at cloud picture?
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:23 pm
by Jaymann
It is likely literally "the cloud" that is causing you grief.
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:34 pm
by Anonymous Bosch
MHS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:14 pm
Today's technology pet peeve: why am I checking a box to have you remember my username when it never does even though I check the box every time? And why am I dumb enough to keep checking it, hoping this time it will work? (Before you ask, no, it's not a cookies/setting issue).
Where's my old lady shakes fist at cloud picture?
Because, much like a superannuated white-beard, you're perhaps still relying upon a web browser to manage your log-ins vs. using a dedicated secure passphrase manager?
With KeePass I never have to dick around with cookies, as I'm typically able to use a simple keyboard shortcut to auto-type log-ins (complete with Two-Channel Auto-Type Obfuscation to thwart standard keyloggers or clipboard-spy eavesdropping).
Re: Random randomness
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:49 pm
by Daehawk
Sometimes I like to weird up my food. Here in the south we have Krystals and up north they have White Castle. They both have basically the same little square hamburgers called sliders. I get the WC frozen ones for my freezer.
Anyways I usually only add salt and mustard....or extra mustard. But just now I had them with salt, mustard, mayo, a ton of Franks Red Hot and topped with sauerkraut. So good.
It had two sequels. None of them are good (although I've heard that they were actually better than the original, which isn't a huge stretch.)
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