I feel like I need a GOP grocery store...

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by BrntOrngStmpeDe, Feb 15, 2017.

  1. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    That's just the way they do it here. Germans like organization and structure when it comes to beer and everything else, and it has rubbed off. When I visit my parents in Dallas, it feels incredibly weird to throw my beer bottles in the trash. Lol.
     
  2. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    I hope that's a month collection. ;)
     
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  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

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  4. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Dudes aren't smart enough to realize they are replaceable because of illegal immigration (excess unskilled labor).
     
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  5. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    This is a point that I thought Trump could have hammered much more during the campaign. It is a winning issue with one of his largest target audiences but he left it on the table.
     
  6. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    If I drank that in less than a month, I'd be slobbering drunk during most of my Hornfans posts. lol It's about a 2 month supply, and half of those are Mrs. Deez's. We don't drink the same beers, so there is a clearly defined "his" and "hers." She drinks Andechs Weissbier and Ayinger Brauweisse (You can get both of those in the US, though they're not easy to find and will cost about 3x what we pay for them.) and pretty much nothing else. I drink a mix - mostly lagers but also some pils, double bocks, and kellerbier. On average, I drink one 1/2 liter (about 17 ounce) beer per day. I might drink 2 or even 3 on a particular day, but I'll also go a few days with none.
     
  7. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    @Horn6721 ,

    Just wanted to let you know that I am drinking a can of beer as we speak. I'm having something on my car looked at, so I am having to take a train back home. This station (Ramstein Bahnhof) only has canned beer that is nearby and cold, so I'm making an exception. You'll notice that even a can in Germany is a half-liter, and you can see the mark above the bar code, which is indicative of the deposit. However, I'm not going to lug an empty beer can around for the next hour, so I'll just throw it away.

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  8. ShAArk92

    ShAArk92 1,000+ Posts

    If already addressed, I 'pologized ...

    This has been happening for a LOONG time. Target and Sprint were the first I noticed and they used their "influence" for anti 2nd Amendment efforts. My own outfit has meddled in social issues, too, as the then CEO was particular about a certain topic.

    Use your time and money as you see fit ... the company's resources should be left for the company's business.
     
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  9. ShAArk92

    ShAArk92 1,000+ Posts

    That may be so ... and speaks to the hypocrisy of government "service."

    How many reams of example does one require to understand "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" when politician after politician becomes what I'd call "uber wealthy" and the only "earnings" in the service of government MIGHT break the top 10% ... but no ... they are 1%ers.

    That's Satisfactory, regardless of political persuasion, but one who earned their 1% in the private sector ... well, they've gotta stop being that.

    Completely inverted. (like my avatar)
     
  10. ShAArk92

    ShAArk92 1,000+ Posts

    don't forget about Huts on 6th. Buffalo burger! :)
     
  11. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    MrD,
    Nice touch,showing the yuge can of beer out by the tracks.How much time did you have to drink that before your train came?
    and through away?:confused2:
    Even in Texas we have recycling.


















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  12. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
  13. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I had about 15 minutes, but it's also perfectly acceptable to take a beer on a train. Nobody thinks anything of it, and I do it all the time.

    And we have some of the most onerous recycling laws in the world. I have three different trash bins (paper, bio, and a very small non-recyclable trash bin) plus I have to put recyclable plastics and metals into these cheap yellow bags that tear if you sneeze on them. However, in some public areas where it isn't practical to recycle (like small rail stations), they'll just have a general garbage can.
     
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    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

  15. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Maybe Trump Steaks will make a comeback.
     
  16. Seattle Husker

    Seattle Husker 10,000+ Posts

    Does Sharper Image have a store presence in Trump supporter areas? Does Sharper Image even exist anymore? We all should have shorted the stock when they started selling steaks.
     
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  17. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    Are you kidding? They have Sharper Images all over rural Michigan and Pennsylvania. They're usually right next to the Nordstroms.
     
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  18. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    @Horn6721 ,

    This is how I prefer to roll - a good selection of bottled beer. Much bigger rail station.

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    And just after I posted this, a police officer came and sat right next to me on the train. I kept on drinking my beer. And just a moment ago, he picked up one of them, smiled at it, and put it down.
     
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  19. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    Mr D
    Maybe he was waiting for you to offer him one?
     
  20. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    I considered it. He did make a comment that clearly mentioned the beer. I asked (in German) if he spoke English, and he didn't. I considered tossing out a "Möchten Sie mein Bier?" but he was in the line of duty, so I'm sure he would have turned me down.
     
  21. BrntOrngStmpeDe

    BrntOrngStmpeDe 1,000+ Posts

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  22. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    Companies that don't want to cowtow the ESG movement will need to find alternative investment resources. Maybe go to Russia or China or Iran for banking, which would be scandalous to many. Or they will have to finance themselves through profits. I wish more companies did that anyway.
     
  23. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Mona, these banks aren’t stupid. If they only financed ESG projects they would go bankrupt.
     
  24. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    Every corporation has an ESG score and those who don't measure up don't get money or they get less money. They are slowly but surely choking off funds to those who don't want to play the game. Got to change the game.
     
  25. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    The lenders will underperform as these are not good investments.
     
  26. BrntOrngStmpeDe

    BrntOrngStmpeDe 1,000+ Posts

    I honestly think they believe they will get a bandwagon effect and many other lenders will go along. Hopefully not. Hopefully there are a couple of regional banks that will remain true to their mission and stand up to these Globals. If they do, and the become known as the anti-woke banks and generate better returns, then they will have more business that they know what to do with.
     
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  27. Mr. Deez

    Mr. Deez Beer Prophet

    What's kinda interesting about this is that I have an American Airlines Citi Mastercard (racks up miles). Obviously I don't see American Airlines becoming net zero anytime soon despite claims to the contrary. I think a lot of this is for short term PR.
     
  28. Monahorns

    Monahorns 5,000+ Posts

    Those in charge of this don't care. The point is Marxist revolution. Some useful idiots of course.
     
  29. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    Holy cow, these are some smart folks. Their employees are sheep and they know it.

     
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  30. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    Serves the dumb ******** right for helping to make imitation meat products. They deserve worse working conditions than the Chinese Uighurs.
     
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