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MerryHolidays

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31. Definitely!

Sun Jul 11, 2021, 02:45 PM

Jul 2021

You know the area well. Right at the intersection turning on to Mt. Diablo in front of and also catty-corner from the Lafayette Safeway.

We would deliberately drive by the area from time to time to have fun with the trumpists. In fairness, they were reasonably well-behaved and smiled at us. Heavens knows what they were saying to each other.

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another way to lose a customer - a local farm stand with the best corn - no longer for us. [View all] NewHendoLib Jul 2021 OP

They should loose business... FarPoint Jul 2021 #1

I hate those stupid signs and flags, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #2

One saving grace: they did take the flag down MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #3

Yesterday I was on 280 highway leaving SF to go to Daly City and there a bunch of these idiots kimbutgar Jul 2021 #19

Definitely. I wonder if some of these folks are paid. MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #22

I had the same thought. kimbutgar Jul 2021 #24

Last year, they were prominently in key spots in the East Bay MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #30

I drove out to Brentwood in March and saw the MF45 on the 680/24 split. kimbutgar Jul 2021 #32

That's exactly where it was MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #67

No moving a senior into an assisted living place kimbutgar Jul 2021 #68

Good for you to do a kind deed MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #71

Really? leftieNanner Jul 2021 #26

Definitely! MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #31

I went to DVC in the mid 70's so I know the area well. kimbutgar Jul 2021 #65

"right wing idiots" Correction, it should be " right wing assholes". cstanleytech Jul 2021 #51

So true! 👍 kimbutgar Jul 2021 #66

There are still Trump signs on farms here in Solano County Sympthsical Jul 2021 #38

Absolutely true. Unbelievably red and very vocal n/t MerryHolidays Jul 2021 #40

It seems really foolish for any business to advertise its political leanings Ocelot II Jul 2021 #4

why alienate half your customers? XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #5

admiring Trump is pretty much an admission of the state of your critical thinking skills Skittles Jul 2021 #16

I love it when it makes them easy to pick out. roamer65 Jul 2021 #6

Corn is really bad for you anyway. Dream Girl Jul 2021 #7

Roasted Corn on the Cob from a roadside stand is fucking delicious. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #9

So are Jelly donuts. Not are that different from sweet corn. Pure sugar. Diabetes is not fun. Dream Girl Jul 2021 #10

Everything in moderation. SharonClark Jul 2021 #37

Whoever told you sweet corn is pure sugar was feeding you alternative facts. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #53

Also, how often does anyone eat it? Maybe a few times in the summer at a cookout and that's it. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #70

Actually, corn has a signficant fiber content so that its glycemic index is not high (52) hlthe2b Jul 2021 #59

Right. H2O Man Jul 2021 #74

I don't have diabetes. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #85

I've read everything on du now - "corn is as bad for you as a jelly doughnut." Treefrog Jul 2021 #90

Well, if you have diabetes, it spikes your blood sugar. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #91

Corn as in corn on the cob? Doremus Jul 2021 #17

Ooh. Mexican Street Corn leftieNanner Jul 2021 #28

Actually, the cheese and butter is a lot healthier and the corn itself. There's nothing wrong with Dream Girl Jul 2021 #60

you say you have an open mind, but clearly you do not. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #77

Two words. Doremus Jul 2021 #108

Five word : New England Journal of medicine Dream Girl Jul 2021 #110

Oh you didn't say you have a pituitary tumor Doremus Jul 2021 #119

Is it? Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #34

National institute of health thinks keto has promise for diabetes reversal, cardiovascular markers Dream Girl Jul 2021 #114

The Mayo Clinic doesn't think so. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #50

This reads like apiece from the Corn Growers Association. This not from any research studies Dream Girl Jul 2021 #111

Citation? ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #56

Absolute bs. I think that poster has maybe been fed supermarket sweet corn from a can. Treefrog Jul 2021 #62

Um, no. Treefrog Jul 2021 #72

From Harvard... Dream Girl Jul 2021 #115

Funny how you switched from talking about corn to keto diets. Treefrog Jul 2021 #117

LOL BradAllison Jul 2021 #86

Continue to buy it, and let them know that you do it maxsolomon Jul 2021 #8

I won't buy anything from those weirdos mdbl Jul 2021 #11

if you eat food, you are most likely buying it from them one way or another Kali Jul 2021 #12

I only eat organic so I feel buffered mdbl Jul 2021 #13

they grow organic too. I know several. Kali Jul 2021 #27

I'm with you. oldsoftie Jul 2021 #57

Lots of Repukes are into organic...They're like anti-vaxers.... LeftInTX Jul 2021 #103

We are two more Democratic farmers in this household. murielm99 Jul 2021 #95

Geez Louise. SharonClark Jul 2021 #39

And yet the next poster agreed with me. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #64

Agree! BelieveCassandra Jul 2021 #41

no thank you. I do NOT want to give business to the cult. And me letting then know would do NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #78

OK, just a suggestion. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #83

we are so far beyond that. we think - they are drowning into a propaganda-fed lie based belief syste NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #84

Yes, and I am related to some of them. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #87

Much of the southern east coast (VA to GA) are turning purple/blue erronis Jul 2021 #14

reminds me of a time I wanted street corn Piasladic Jul 2021 #15

I owned a business. It is the last place to express religious or political views. appleannie1 Jul 2021 #18

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2021 #20

When I find out a business is repuikkklan I refuse to shop there kimbutgar Jul 2021 #21

I also find it interesting the number of RWNJ businesses that advertise their RWNJ-ness Rabrrrrrr Jul 2021 #23

We still have some Trump flag boaters on the lake. As annoying as they are, I do consider it to dameatball Jul 2021 #25

I hear ya DownriverDem Jul 2021 #29

Sometimes the red area moves in! keithsw Jul 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #61

we moved from a reddish area to a reddish area - we live here because it is beautiful. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #79

You should let them know that they lost your business left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 #33

YES, THIS! nt SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #43

I would not waste a second with a clear cult member. It is not worth my time. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #80

Happening everywhere birdographer Jul 2021 #35

Sad stuff Farther Jul 2021 #36

My oldest son came and took me on a top down convertible mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #42

I went to a farm stand north of town for years Marthe48 Jul 2021 #44

There's a crap ton of sweet corn Thtwudbeme Jul 2021 #69

I'm Ohio, but thanks for the ideas :) Marthe48 Jul 2021 #75

Sorry! I meant to respond to the OP Thtwudbeme Jul 2021 #89

I thought you might be Marthe48 Jul 2021 #92

was watching a train vid on youtube . the vidiographer whom also was a commercial farmer, AllaN01Bear Jul 2021 #45

Down the road from me one of my favorites Woodwizard Jul 2021 #47

It's everywhere KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #48

Like it or not, that's the game we're in bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #49

it doesn't help much if the people who know your feelings... RicROC Jul 2021 #52

this is a major operation and they fly the stupid proudly - not wasting time on them. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #81

Bye Bye. So sad too bad. You will find other corn from less dick-headed people. Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #54

Years ago in the LA harbor area nini Jul 2021 #55

If I had a business Ka-Dinh Oy Jul 2021 #58

That's a shame! Blue Owl Jul 2021 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2021 #73

Do We Really Think It's A Great Idea To Shop By Political Affiliation? Trisherella Jul 2021 #76

yes, I think it is a GREAT idea to not support cult members. Why reward evil and lies? NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #82

If they're going to advertise it so luridly, then yes. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #88

I agree. Jedi Guy Jul 2021 #96

I have absolutely no tolerance for those who support trump. None NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #98

Which only encourages them to dig in even deeper. N/T Jedi Guy Jul 2021 #99

acceptance of their behavior us enabling, and weak NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #100

Well that'll certainly solve the problem. Jedi Guy Jul 2021 #101

good luck with that NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #104

How exactly is a refusal to purchase the corn an attack on a person? LanternWaste Jul 2021 #112

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #113

When the Right Wing Nuts make a big display of their politics, YES! csziggy Jul 2021 #107

If they make an effort to show me what their affiliation is, yes. Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #121

I'd make sure the owners of the stand knew why I was leaving without purchase. Paper Roses Jul 2021 #93

Welcome to NC moose65 Jul 2021 #94

28 yrs in Raleigh, 1 1/2 in Hendersonville. Love it here! NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #97

Hi! XanaDUer2 Jul 2021 #102

Same! Thtwudbeme Jul 2021 #109

Hmmmm moose65 Jul 2021 #116

Today I drove through a neighborhood I usually don't frequent csziggy Jul 2021 #105

Good lord! Treefrog Jul 2021 #118

Florida - in Tallahassee, the capital. csziggy Jul 2021 #120

I was in Kerrville, Texas this weekend..Trump signs at several businesses. LeftInTX Jul 2021 #106

Sounds like a nationwide boycott is in order fescuerescue Jul 2021 #122