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Firestorm49

(4,565 posts)
66. Good for them
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:22 PM
Oct 2016

Having owned a business for 36 years, I came to understand the significance of remaining neutral during election times. As much as I wanted to put up signs and banners, I never did. With the internet age upon us, it is sometimes difficult to attract new customers, keep the old ones, and not piss too many of them off. I am astounded by how many businesses choose to put up political banners and signs on their business property. No surprise, but if I see Republican signs in front of a business, I will choose NOT to deal with them, given any reasonable alternative.
So to all of you staunch business owners who choose to publicize your political beliefs, you get an "F" in designing your business plan and you no doubt will reap what you sow. In the long run, you may feel that you won the battle ( a joke in itself) but you will lose the war.

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There are better beers. dalton99 Oct 2016 #1
And better business owners as well PatSeg Oct 2016 #4
Yes but I do like a Yuengling now and then. Or at least I did. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #6
those people are no longer union beermeisters onethatcares Oct 2016 #71
Of course there are. And the price goes up accordingly. Demit Oct 2016 #15
PBR is cheaper than Yuengling, Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #17
Doesn't taste better to me. Demit Oct 2016 #28
They both taste terrible to me. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #35
Time to Boycott FarPoint Oct 2016 #2
Mostly I do. riversedge Oct 2016 #3
Never a big fan of his beer, but stopped drinking it after malachi Oct 2016 #29
Whatta guy! roscoeroscoe Oct 2016 #51
Pennsylvania pisswater. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #5
Meh. Matter of taste. Lots of different grains are used in beers all over the world. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #8
I've brewed beer for 10 years. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #9
And Yuengling has been brewing beer since 1829. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #13
If you call that beer, then I guess. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #16
So you've been brewing beer since it's been trendy..... ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2016 #19
Corn as a fermentable, yes. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #21
Or merely alleges as such when it strokes their own biases. LanternWaste Oct 2016 #23
The only ingredients in beer should be LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #48
That was before they understood yeast was responsible for making the alcohol. geardaddy Oct 2016 #50
he he LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #52
According to the German purity law? Beer has been made in many more countries than just Germany doc03 Oct 2016 #54
Well they do have the oldest running brewery in the world LiberalLovinLug Oct 2016 #58
Well, the American Lager is based heavily on the German Pilsener Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #64
IIRC azureblue Oct 2016 #75
Something like that. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #78
We didn't "steal" anything. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2016 #95
Wow, dude. Touchy much? Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #98
I love their pale ale Maynar Oct 2016 #84
Beer was brewed for millennia without hops. Marengo Oct 2016 #91
American commercial beers are awful. roamer65 Oct 2016 #43
Indeed! nt Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #44
I have to head over soon. roamer65 Oct 2016 #45
Molson Canadian is a cheap mass produced lager made by Coors. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2016 #97
This used to be true melman Oct 2016 #89
They're the same thing. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2016 #96
Don't even put Yeungling in the same sentence with swill like Miller and Budweiser. doc03 Oct 2016 #53
Yeungling is the same style of beer as Miller and Budweiser. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #61
That's your opinion to me Yeaugling can't be compared to doc03 Oct 2016 #72
To "stop" the fermentation process? jmowreader Oct 2016 #67
I'm talking about the addition of corn grits Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2016 #77
Oh boy jmowreader Oct 2016 #87
Smart business owners keep politics out of their business liberal N proud Oct 2016 #7
Yes indeed Freddie Oct 2016 #79
Modelo or Tecate before they build the wall lol GusBob Oct 2016 #10
Dos Equis! WinkyDink Oct 2016 #27
I tried it, don't see what is so great about it unless you are one that thinks doc03 Oct 2016 #55
Oh, I'm quite eclectic in my tastes, and I've had Belgian beer in Belgium, Pilsner in Plzen, and the WinkyDink Oct 2016 #59
It's just jobs nt doc03 Oct 2016 #73
I'm a beer snob. neeksgeek Oct 2016 #12
There are way better session beers obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #14
There should be a long list of businesses.... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #18
Good Jimbo S Oct 2016 #20
I was at a lecture here in Philly last night. The reception had two choices of alcohol: onehandle Oct 2016 #22
Philly has some amazing breweries including Yards LynneSin Oct 2016 #31
Ah, you are a Trooper. riversedge Oct 2016 #93
Live by the Trump, die by the Trump. SunSeeker Oct 2016 #24
" " " " " n/t MBS Oct 2016 #26
Never liked their lager. malthaussen Oct 2016 #25
I'd join the protest but I can't stand the beer! LynneSin Oct 2016 #30
That's why I stopped drinking Leinenkugel. geardaddy Oct 2016 #32
I didn't know that wryter2000 Oct 2016 #38
You're welcome. Oh and Johnsonville brats. geardaddy Oct 2016 #40
Thanks again wryter2000 Oct 2016 #46
Are there any national brand beer breweries that don't support the GOP? doc03 Oct 2016 #56
That's a good question. n/t geardaddy Oct 2016 #63
Surly, Summit, Indeed, Insight, etc 47of74 Oct 2016 #90
Steel Toe, Bauhaus, 612 geardaddy Oct 2016 #94
not really... berksdem Oct 2016 #33
My personal boycott won't hurt him, since I've never drunk his stuff. Aristus Oct 2016 #34
ANY Trump related product MUST be boycotted PERIOD!! BigBearJohn Oct 2016 #37
Sorry, read "Yuengling" and thought "Didn't Annakin kill them all?" ET Awful Oct 2016 #41
Sure hope Latrobe doesn't go that route... bullsnarfle Oct 2016 #42
Huh? Anheuser Busch bought Rolling Rock years ago. That stuff isn't brewed in Latrobe anymore. n/t FSogol Oct 2016 #49
True, bullsnarfle Oct 2016 #99
Never Did Like It Anyway BoyBlue2 Oct 2016 #47
I live within walking distance to 2 Breweries. sellitman Oct 2016 #57
Lots and lots of good beers on the market. Paladin Oct 2016 #60
When I visited Australia, I had the best damn commercial lager I've ever tasted. roamer65 Oct 2016 #62
What fun! Thanks for posting this ad. sunweaver Oct 2016 #82
Good for them Firestorm49 Oct 2016 #66
Shit. Have some Black and Tan in the fridge BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #69
No Chick Fil A and now no more Yuengling IronLionZion Oct 2016 #70
It's time to resurrect the "Blue Pages"! Wuddles440 Oct 2016 #74
I know I'm prejudiced, but Dale's Pale Ale (and Oskar Blues Brewing Co.) japple Oct 2016 #76
Never drink the stuff. The fact the company supported a lowlife like Trump rockfordfile Oct 2016 #80
I'll admit bpositive Oct 2016 #81
I only liked their hefeweizen, called "Summer Wheat." Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #83
I don't buy much beer, but the last time I did I bought Yuengling. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #88
I'm off it for good... Upin Oct 2016 #92
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