The Vent and Rant Thread

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by Fbone

I believe that triangle is now a small park-like open space, if I have the right triangle. The area is mostly bricked over small businesses and parking lots. Of course, there are no shortages of restaurants in the area. At the train station corner there is Juanito's, at one time, very popular but seems to have gone downhill recently. On the other side of the tracks is Senor Pepper. I've tried them both and wasn't impressed.

Wrong triangle, I think. This was across the tracks and across Monmouth St. The space where I recall it being is now a big commercial building at 200 Monmouth Street.

This was 30 years ago. If the people who built the building bought part of the land from the Puerto Rican guy I mentioned, I suspect he made out nicely.
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Dennis

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Wrong triangle, I think. This was across the tracks and across Monmouth St. The space where I recall it being is now a big commercial building at 200 Monmouth Street.

This was 30 years ago. If the people who built the building bought part of the land from the Puerto Rican guy I mentioned, I suspect he made out nicely.
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Dennis

Red Bank got caught up in the real estate speculation/investment crunch over the years. I'm told commercial leases are just as high as off-prime NYC. Until the next crash.

I attend regularly the Two River Theater next door and The Count Basie Theater down the street which is why I'm familiar with the area.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Red Bank got caught up in the real estate speculation/investment crunch over the years. I'm told commercial leases are just as high as off-prime NYC. Until the next crash.

I attend regularly the Two River Theater next door and The Count Basie Theater down the street which is why I'm familiar with the area.

The Kevin Smith effect. LOLOLOLOL...

ETA: (Or is that Red Hook?....)

Hitch

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Blossom

So I found this in my Papa John's pizza.
It gets even crazier. I call sis to tell her and she tells me that the cook and prep girl were screaming at each other and got into an altercation right in front of her while waiting at the counter. One lady walked out instead of ordering. The other guy behind the counter try to tell them cool it and they ignored him.

So there was no way I was going to call the store. I got on Facebook and talked to Papa John's customer service. They are forwarding it to the leadership team there and will call me in 48 hours.

The pizza itself was so badly made. Toppings were all in the middle falling off.

So, it's been about 72 hours now. Did they respond?

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

So, it's been about 72 hours now. Did they respond?

Yeah. They are going to refund the order and they lost us as customers. I'll go somewhere else when I want pizza.

I didn't expect compensation but I'd like more than "that shouldn't have been in there." I wanted to say "You think!?!" I wanted him to say they reprimanded pink shirt for outrageous behaviour but it looks like because of her looks she gets a free pass. Not much of an apology.

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[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Yeah. They are going to refund the order and they lost us as customers. I'll go somewhere else when I want pizza.

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Just a refund?! Not exactly generous.

I don't blame you for never buying from them again - neither would I!

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Just a refund?! Not exactly generous.

I don't blame you for never buying from them again - neither would I!

Well they acted like they needed more proof. I'm sure they have cameras. He also wanted the piece of plastic back. as a picture isn't proof enough.

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[Blossom]

I have a big situation

Anyone here can help me with advice.

My cat vomited into an electric outlet. I got the circuit breaker off. It's one of those big black boxes you plug a 220 appliance in like washer/dryer. How do I clean it?

On a even more horrible note. I found what killed Maisy. It seems the previous tenant put poison in back of a cabinet. Rat or bug I don't know but Sweetpea got ahold of it and is now very sick. I've looked for over a year for it but because the cabinets are black paint I overlooked it. I'm so mad I'm shaking. I can't lose her. I don't even know how to get rid of it. It seems to have become part of the wood. Nailed everything shut for now.

My God We've been using that cabinet for dishes and silverware.

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[Blossom]

Okay got the outlet cleaned. I'm still here. Sticking Qtips in an outlet goes against my self preservation but....

Poor Kitty. She's sleeping now. She was locked in that cabinet which she entered through the drawer on top for two hours. We couldn't find her. Afterwards she acted exhausted then got up use the litter box which was not solid and vomited in it, on the wall and outlet.

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[FizzyWater]

Poor Maisy! I hope she feels better fast!

[cromag]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Okay got the outlet cleaned. I'm still here. Sticking Qtips in an outlet goes against my self preservation but....

Poor Kitty. She's sleeping now. She was locked in that cabinet which she entered through the drawer on top for two hours. We couldn't find her. Afterwards she acted exhausted then got up use the litter box which was not solid and vomited in it, on the wall and outlet.

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Good luck with your cat!

Honestly, if it was me, I'd cut the power at the circuit breaker/fuse box and buy a replacement outlet at Home Depot or Lowe's.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by cromag

Good luck with your cat!

Honestly, if it was me, I'd cut the power at the circuit breaker/fuse box and buy a replacement outlet at Home Depot or Lowe's.

It's a custom made outlet. A black box next to the wall. I got it clean with Qtips. It's the plugin with diagonal slots. 220 I think? We don't use it. It's for the dryer. We don't have one so we can just keep the breaker off.



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[Blossom]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Poor Maisy! I hope she feels better fast!

I'm sure you mean Sweetpea. Yeah she's still sick. She's drank a ton of water today. See when Maisy was alive she drank a ton of water daily this is why the vet said diabetes. I see now it's a side effect to the poison. Without knowing what it is they don't know how to treat it.

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[KevinBurke]

Ok, here goes my poor attempt at a rant.

I think people read too much fiction, and not enough non-fiction, on their devices.

Current devices have adequate highlighting and note taking abilities to facilitate analytical reading.

Reading fiction tends to be the easiest elemental low level, of reading, and most Americans only read at an eighth grade level, below analytical , that is why authors like James Patterson are so popular.

Don't get me wrong I don't think that people should never read fiction but I think they should read more non-fiction.

There is a way in which we modern humans are inundated with information so we need to choose good filters to the information we imbibe. Reading , non-fiction, but not just any old non-fiction, is a good way to do this. It is good to give a book a quick ten minute superficial flip-through to see if it is worthy of a deeper analytical reading.

Also, newer books tend to be better than older books because the publishing industry is more competitive, nowadays, and the cream generally rises to the top. Also, newer books tend to benefit from updated information (but not always).

Reading fiction is primarily a pleasurable entertaining activity for people and Aristotle parenthetically refers in the Nichomachean Ethics:[Greek: o phronimoz to alupon dioke e ou to aedu] or, as it may be translated, not pleasure, but freedom from pain, is what the wise man will aim at.

So, it is hip to be square and don't be shy to break out even the nerdiest , of non-fiction, it is good for you !

[Blossom]

I don't read non fiction because most of it is misinformation, someone else's opinion and usually not worth the page it's printed on and any real info I need I can find for free on Google. I read to escape my life. I read to get away from the ugly world we live in. I do read magazines though and some religious books but that's about it. I prefer my romances, cozy mysteries and urban fantasy. I hate simple writing and love authors who write with proper English.

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