#14 ... That's effin' brilliant. Zip ties come in all manner of bright, cheerful colors, perfect for coordinating with other accessories. And you can get a zip tie gun that snips off the excess nice and neat, no sharp edges. Wish I'd thought of this when mine were little.
This is why I come here. I learn stuff. Cool redneck stuff.
All those chain restaurants so close together. I lived in Germany for 11 years and don't recall even seeing a chain restaurant (except for fast food places last time I was there), much less eating at one.
I had a couple Europeans working for me. They liked coming to the States and eating at those kinds of joints. First, you can eat any time of day and second the food was consistently good in their opinion. Red Lobster was a favorite.
I don't recall all these together in Morgantown, WV, though it's been nearly twenty years since passing through there. I've seen too many of these or similar groupings far too often. However, my breakfast today was at a local diner, no chains.
Like true Americans none of you are getting the point. It is not the fact that those are chain restaurants that Europeans don't get. There are plenty of chains in Europe. What Europeans don't get is that the picture has 6 restaurants surrounded by ginormous parking lots. Those buildings have clearly been designed to drive to them and to drive from them. There are no sidewalks to allow people to walk to the restaurants or from one to the other. It would take you about 1 hour walking on a road to get from the Cracker Barrel to the Chili's in the picture. In any place in Europe 6 restaurants would take half a block. You would have sidewalks on both sides of the street and 19 different public transport options to get to and from the restaurants.
" You would have sidewalks on both sides of the street and 19 different public transport options to get to and from the restaurants." AS IF, in most American cities, any non-bottom feeder would walk?
So how far is it from a European's home to the nearest public transportation? For me, living inside the city limits, it is 3km to the nearest public transportation, and no sidewalks on the way. Once there, you stand by the side of the road until the next bus comes by, one every hour from 7 am to 11pm. That bus, of course, doesn't go anywhere I would want to go, so have to transfer to get a bus to the hub to get a bus to my destination. Or I could drive and be there in five minutes, eat, and then shop, and load my vehicle to capacity, and drive back home. I am 0.5 km from a gas station, biker bar, church, convenience store, gun shop, auto parts store, pawn shop dog groomer, barber shop, and dollar store, but no restaurants.
Not to mention the fact, at least in France, they're all pretty much closed between 2 and 6 pm. You might be able to get a beer, or a glass of wine, but a meal? Even McDonald's doesn't open till 10 am on Sundays.
Anon @3:53 this location is in Morgantown WV and the door to door driving distance from Cracker Barrel to Chili's is about 600m, and much shorter if you cut through parking lots. No hour walks in that image.
#11 For 33 yrs I lived 1/4 mi from the Pacific ocean. Tourists would ask how to get to the ocean. More than a few asked which lake is that? I would gladly offer directions: go back to the highway, head east. Ya can't miss it.
We used to live near the original "Woodstock" site. Every year stoned people would be driving around looking for Woodstock. Woodstock NY is not anywhere near Yasgers Farm, now known as Bethel Woods. We would obligingly give them directions to Woodstock, NY over the mountains and through the woods, and a long ways from Bethel
I sent my granddaughter to school with a Night Ize twist tie holding her hair , those zip ties are expensive & only one use. She still uses them years later.
I grew up in a tourist trap kinda town and the guy at the gas station would tell them that all the time. He'd tell them they had to continue on up the street to the post office, then whip a u-turn, come back and turn right. And 9 out of 10 would do it.
#2 As someone who spent about 40 years doing process audits, which included OSHA requirements, I would like to point out that the vast majority of the time, OSHA violations are due to management telling people to ignore them.
#12 Thats my Bobby dawg. He’s a pretty, sweet, golden cocker mix who’s quite friendly and charming. You would never know he lived on the streets until he was rescued. He was 5 when we got him, he’s 12 now with 3 legs and half his teeth and will still fight you over a scrap of food, or even a greasy piece of cardboard from a pizza box. One other little thing. My wife is his “momma”, he will protect her. He’s gone for the throat of a dog 3 times his size when the dog jumped up on my wife.
18: I was watching one of those "year long reno" videos on YouTube recently (I get bored sometimes, it was also fascinating.) Guy had his own CNC and lumber milling machine.
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#14 ... That's effin' brilliant. Zip ties come in all manner of bright, cheerful colors, perfect for coordinating with other accessories. And you can get a zip tie gun that snips off the excess nice and neat, no sharp edges. Wish I'd thought of this when mine were little.
ReplyDeleteThis is why I come here. I learn stuff. Cool redneck stuff.
#20 Nailed it. Bunch of retards anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou spelled assholes wrong...
Delete#19...story of my life
ReplyDelete#17. Having not traveled to the European continent, tell me what it is about this photo that is odd to those foreigners.
ReplyDeleteAll those chain restaurants so close together.
DeleteI lived in Germany for 11 years and don't recall even seeing a chain restaurant (except for fast food places last time I was there), much less eating at one.
I had a couple Europeans working for me. They liked coming to the States and eating at those kinds of joints. First, you can eat any time of day and second the food was consistently good in their opinion. Red Lobster was a favorite.
DeleteI don't recall all these together in Morgantown, WV, though it's been nearly twenty years since passing through there. I've seen too many of these or similar groupings far too often. However, my breakfast today was at a local diner, no chains.
DeleteLike true Americans none of you are getting the point.
DeleteIt is not the fact that those are chain restaurants that Europeans don't get. There are plenty of chains in Europe. What Europeans don't get is that the picture has 6 restaurants surrounded by ginormous parking lots. Those buildings have clearly been designed to drive to them and to drive from them. There are no sidewalks to allow people to walk to the restaurants or from one to the other. It would take you about 1 hour walking on a road to get from the Cracker Barrel to the Chili's in the picture.
In any place in Europe 6 restaurants would take half a block. You would have sidewalks on both sides of the street and 19 different public transport options to get to and from the restaurants.
" You would have sidewalks on both sides of the street and 19 different public transport options to get to and from the restaurants." AS IF, in most American cities, any non-bottom feeder would walk?
Delete"He's Queen???" I suppose only an illiterate would get that tattoo even if it wasn't effed up.
DeleteNo. 6--It doesn't say "He's Queen." It says "Hes Queen." Now write "His Queen" 100 times.
DeleteSo how far is it from a European's home to the nearest public transportation? For me, living inside the city limits, it is 3km to the nearest public transportation, and no sidewalks on the way. Once there, you stand by the side of the road until the next bus comes by, one every hour from 7 am to 11pm. That bus, of course, doesn't go anywhere I would want to go, so have to transfer to get a bus to the hub to get a bus to my destination. Or I could drive and be there in five minutes, eat, and then shop, and load my vehicle to capacity, and drive back home.
DeleteI am 0.5 km from a gas station, biker bar, church, convenience store, gun shop, auto parts store, pawn shop dog groomer, barber shop, and dollar store, but no restaurants.
Not to mention the fact, at least in France, they're all pretty much closed between 2 and 6 pm. You might be able to get a beer, or a glass of wine, but a meal? Even McDonald's doesn't open till 10 am on Sundays.
DeleteAnon @3:53 this location is in Morgantown WV and the door to door driving distance from Cracker Barrel to Chili's is about 600m, and much shorter if you cut through parking lots. No hour walks in that image.
DeleteI was about to say - dude, you walk real slow.
Delete#11 For 33 yrs I lived 1/4 mi from the Pacific ocean. Tourists would ask how to get to the ocean. More than a few asked which lake is that?
ReplyDeleteI would gladly offer directions: go back to the highway, head east. Ya can't miss it.
#15 the end scene to Blade Runner 2049, great movie, not as good as the original. I watched them back to back one day.
ReplyDelete# 12. Yep
ReplyDelete# 17. That's good planning for the chain restaurants crowd.. Keeps them in 1 place.
JD
We used to live near the original "Woodstock" site. Every year stoned people would be driving around looking for Woodstock. Woodstock NY is not anywhere near Yasgers Farm, now known as Bethel Woods. We would obligingly give them directions to Woodstock, NY over the mountains and through the woods, and a long ways from Bethel
ReplyDelete#9 This strange wizard put me on a quest to find the ancient sword of legend so that the evil one can finally be vanquished for all time.
ReplyDelete#9 - I'd ask the way to Mordor, but you MFers would send me in the wrong direction! :-)
Delete#13. I like those....not even American made, sadly enough. It's a Chinese made electric SUV. Dongfeng 917.
ReplyDelete17 Morgantown West Virginia. They don't have much more going for them.
ReplyDeleteI sent my granddaughter to school with a Night Ize twist tie holding her hair , those zip ties are expensive & only one use. She still uses them years later.
ReplyDelete#11: Should have told them: "You can't get there from here".
ReplyDeleteI grew up in a tourist trap kinda town and the guy at the gas station would tell them that all the time. He'd tell them they had to continue on up the street to the post office, then whip a u-turn, come back and turn right. And 9 out of 10 would do it.
Delete#1 - So, tell me. How much does a Starbuck's barista make these days?
ReplyDeleteBetter a red neck than a blue heart.
Delete#2 As someone who spent about 40 years doing process audits, which included OSHA requirements, I would like to point out that the vast majority of the time, OSHA violations are due to management telling people to ignore them.
ReplyDelete#12 Thats my Bobby dawg. He’s a pretty, sweet, golden cocker mix who’s quite friendly and charming. You would never know he lived on the streets until he was rescued. He was 5 when we got him, he’s 12 now with 3 legs and half his teeth and will still fight you over a scrap of food, or even a greasy piece of cardboard from a pizza box. One other little thing. My wife is his “momma”, he will protect her. He’s gone for the throat of a dog 3 times his size when the dog jumped up on my wife.
ReplyDelete18: I was watching one of those "year long reno" videos on YouTube recently (I get bored sometimes, it was also fascinating.) Guy had his own CNC and lumber milling machine.
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