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VarryOn

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2. In other words, lower our expectations. No thanks. I'm not up for a WWII lifestyle...

Reply to Throck (Original post)

Mon Nov 22, 2021, 08:48 PM

Nov 2021

I like air conditioning, Diet Coke, and petite filet, too much.

I get what you're saying, but nowadays, it's not too much to expect shelves to be filled. We've progressed since your uncles' days. And with a $15 minimum wage or near in lots of places, I expect commensurate service.

This ain't Uzbekistan.

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Supply Chain Shortages? [View all] Throck Nov 2021 OP

Lot of truth in that. Unfortunately, nowadays, Biden or any Prez would have a hard time Hoyt Nov 2021 #1

In other words, lower our expectations. No thanks. I'm not up for a WWII lifestyle... VarryOn Nov 2021 #2

It might not be too long until we wished that we had the lifestyle of those in Ferrets are Cool Nov 2021 #15

I've been to Uzbekistan... VarryOn Nov 2021 #18

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Ugh. I hate these threads romanticizing poverty leftstreet Nov 2021 #12

My aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents never saw themselves as poor. Throck Nov 2021 #23

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Walmart and Target.. denbot Nov 2021 #13

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Sad rickford66 Nov 2021 #20

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My God. The humanity. rickford66 Nov 2021 #22

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If it's plastic stuff that ends up at the Dollar Store send it back. Throck Nov 2021 #31

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