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[Gomig-21]

Yep! https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whole paycheck

looool! Gotta admit, I never knew that! They do have good, healthy foods and are oriented that way but man, it definitely isn't cheap. Market Basket is really the greatest deal of all. The problem with that is the obvious, it's like the Wallmart of grocery stores.

Yeah I bet only 5% of their sales transactions are under $35.

I think it's going to be an interesting roll-out once everybody hears about it.

Maybe they did this because of the usual group of senior citizens that are always purchasing orders under $35 and requesting it to be delivered. That sounds like the reason why they're going with that figure. But still, that might deter the older people from their small, $20 orders but if there's no upper limit, you're gonna get all the shoppers who overload their carts (like me lool) ordering deliveries left and right! I know I would.

 

[Gomig-21]

So Ant, trying to get the boat ready (running a bit late this summer) but it was exceptionally dirty from winter storage this year for some reason and as I'm out cleaning it this weekend, I noticed in the wiring connection to the radar a not so pleasant surprise...a mud wasp nest! Can you see that SOB tucked up in there?

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

So Ant, trying to get the boat ready (running a bit late this summer) but it was exceptionally dirty from winter storage this year for some reason and as I'm out cleaning it this weekend, I noticed in the wiring connection to the radar a not so pleasant surprise...a mud wasp nest! Can you see that SOB tucked up in there?

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Wonderful! You going to put a plastic bag over it and run a hose to your car exhaust or brave it with some Black Flag spray (we know that won't end well)? Can't use lighter fluid and a match on your radar. If they are those armored black wasps then watchout. They are nasty and hard to smoosh.

 

[Gomig-21]

Wonderful! You going to put a plastic bag over it and run a hose to your car exhaust or brave it with some Black Flag spray (we know that won't end well)? Can't use lighter fluid and a match on your radar. If they are those armored black wasps then watchout. They are nasty and hard to smoosh.

lol, the funny thing is that it was abandoned, but was hard as a rock! Amazing how petrified it was and that wasn't the only one either. I had another one on the dashboard tucked right at the windshield joint! The thing came off in one piece and I saw a cocoon embedded in it, but it was also vacant thankfully. Last thing I need is those things settling in all the wiring and electronics I have on that thing that aren't cheap by any means!

Look at these bastards lol.

Here's one that resembled the other one I pulled out with the cocoon in it.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

lol, the funny thing is that it was abandoned, but was hard as a rock! Amazing how petrified it was and that wasn't the only one either. I had another one on the dashboard tucked right at the windshield joint! The thing came off in one piece and I saw a cocoon embedded in it, but it was also vacant thankfully. Last thing I need is those things settling in all the wiring and electronics I have on that thing that aren't cheap by any means!

Look at these bastards lol.

Here's one that resembled the other one I pulled out with the cocoon in it.

 

[Cthulhu]

#American_Cop_Killers_Are_Innocent
#US_Police_Officers_Are_Fascists
#No_More_Human_Rights_Violation_Against_American_Cop_Killers
#No_More_Prison_For_American_Cop_Killers

 

[Gomig-21]

Devil's Bathtub, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio.

Devil's Bathtub, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Wegmans but I don't do bulk purchasing, so no Costco for me. Although I know there are a lot of Costco fans out there.

In the end, it's all a matter of the specific individual's needs and locations related to The Shopper.

Well just got of Wegman’s after trying to give it another chance. Same result. A gallon of milk was only $1.89 so that wasn’t a bad deal. I think for such a big store their selection is very limited. There was like 4 aisles of useless knick-knacks.

@Gomig-21 have you been in one?

 

[Gomig-21]

Well just got of Wegman’s after trying to give it another chance. Same result. A gallon of milk was only $1.89 so that wasn’t a bad deal. I think for such a big store their selection is very limited. There was like 4 aisles of useless knick-knacks.

@Gomig-21 have you been in one?

Never even heard that name, bro. Is it new around here?

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Never even heard that name, bro. Is it new around here?

A New York grocery chain that has been slowly moving into MA.
There's one across Route 9 from the Chesnut Hill Mall, one in Burlington near the Burlington Mall and behind the theater, and a new one near the Natick Mall in the JC Penney building.

 

[Gomig-21]

A New York grocery chain that has been slowly moving into MA.
There's one across Route 9 from the Chesnut Hill Mall, one in Burlington near the Burlington Mall and behind the theater, and a new one near the Natick Mall in the JC Penney building.

Ah, ok, thanks man. Those are way away from Danvers which is probably why I've never heard of them, let alone seen them.

The missus does almost all the shopping in this family and she's a Market Basket fan through and through.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Ah, ok, thanks man. Those are way away from Danvers which is probably why I've never heard of them, let alone seen them.

The missus does almost all the shopping in this family and she's a Market Basket fan through and through.

Same here on the MarketBasket.

I'd really like to give Wegmans a thumbs up since New Yorkers rave about it...but it SUCKS!. It truly does. It's like a big Trader Joe's. 90% is their brand stuff with a sparse shelf selection. I actually buy stuff at Trader Joes occasionally...I can't find anything in Wegmans. I walked out with 5 ears of corn (slightly more expensive than MarketBasket) and a cheaper gallon of milk.

For instance if I go into MB or Whole Foods there's a zillion types of cold fruit juice. In Wegmans they maybe have 3. Stuff like that.

 

[Gomig-21]

Same here on the MarketBasket.

I'd really like to give Wegmans a thumbs up since New Yorkers rave about it...but it SUCKS!. It truly does. It's like a big Trader Joe's. 90% is their brand stuff with a sparse shelf selection. I actually buy stuff at Trader Joes occasionally...I can't find anything in Wegmans. I walked out with 5 ears of corn (slightly more expensive than MarketBasket) and a cheaper gallon of milk.

For instance if I go into MB or Whole Foods there's a zillion types of cold fruit juice. In Wegmans they maybe have 3. Stuff like that.

No kidding! What's the sense, then, right? Doubt that type of market will flourish around here with all the other types of competition.

Can't believe the 4th is next week already what the heck!? Sucks the older you get the faster time flies, and especially for us boaters with such a limited season on the water. Gotta take advantage of the good weather each and every time.

 

[Gomig-21]

MURICA, BABY!

 

[Gomig-21]

So Ant, we launched on Wednesday and we're finally splashed for the season. It's always a hectic day getting the boat ready for this operation. De-winterizing it for about two weeks, changing the motor oil, the outdrive oil, the anodes, had to buy 3 new group 31 dual purpose batteries @beaucoup$ lol and a lot of other little nitty gritty prep items including the trailer registration had to be renewed, the boat registration is due in a week, the slip fees will take you to the poor house lmao and all sorts of other headaches. But once out there, it's well worth it. You should bring the Missus sometime and come spend the day with us, bro. We leave Salem early in the am and can either go north to Gloucester down the Annesquam River to Wingearsheek beach and beyond or for you, I'm probably guessing you'd enjoy it better if we went south into Boston Harbor. This time of year and the 4th of July coming up in less than a week, Boston Harbor is rocking smackdown with fireworks and tall ships and even military ships that come in and dock at the East port. One year there were a couple of Norwegian stealth frigates there as well as the USS WASP. That was fun.

One of the most beautiful seacoast towns in MA, Marblehead.

This is Misery Island and a place called Cocktail Cove lol. There are moorings you can go up to and attach a line to and hang out and chill for as long as you want. Do some tubing and partying and relaxing. On a weekday like today, there were hardly any boats. Other days, if you're not there by 6am, forget it. Keep cruising.

And these buggers are all over the garden again this year lol.