Running Bear's May 2025 Coffee Shop

[migalyto]

Now, I much prefer the smaller minor league fields. AAA players are just as good as the majors, but you are closer to the action.

We now prefer that as well! It is getting too expensive to go into Chicago to see a game, even if we ride Amtrak and skip parking.

The minor league affiliates are really fun to watch. They seem to play much harder and show more effort than some
of the major league players who have made it to the big show and don't have to prove themselves. Parking is free, tickets much less,
and much less of a crowd!

 

[Bruette]

minor league affiliates are really fun to watch. They seem to play much harder and show more effort than some
of the major league players who have made it to the big show

Major league players make it look easy because of their skills.

 

[kbkchooch]

Old one but still funny!

 

[CambriaArea51]

Mike thanks for the tip on the Tropicana cars at Lombard. I have 6 coming in the mail.

 

[migalyto]

Mike thanks for the tip on the Tropicana cars at Lombard. I have 6 coming in the mail.

Your welcome!

Wish I had room for more of these, would of hopped on a few more myself. I have way too many as it is.

Have to save what little room I have left for the Rapido Cryo-Trans and Lineage reefers I have on pre-order.

 

[Kusojiji]

Old one but still funny!

Haha awesome! I had missed all of these commercials when they came out I don't know when. Found a link on ytube and binge watched all of them, or at least I thought I did as this is the first time seeing this one. Found out that the singer is the eye of the tiger guy.

 

[NorthBrit]

Good Morning All!

46F @ 73% and sunny.

Fun last night. About 2330 Maria heard the dogs barking - well barking is a misnomer - they were screaming. So she grabs a flashlight and ventures out into the back 40, spotted the back gate open and heard rustling in one of the trees. Figured out which tree - low and behold the dogs had treed a black bear about 3 times the size of a big German Shepard. Flashlight? Boy, I did not hear a thing, but I did admonish her about taking more than just a flashlight. Grab the 45 whenever you hear something like that. Anyway, bear finally either fell out of the tree or jumped splatting on the ground then scooted over the back fence with dogs following. Nobody had any cuts, scrapes or bruises so we good. No clue on how the gate opened, think the bear jumped on top of it and the bouncing unlatched the thing.

Thank goodness it turned out okay in the end.
Maria is not like Dawn. "David there is someone outside. You take a look," ????

We have security lights around the house and gardens. One of the local cats likes to 'patrol our fence' and sets the lights off.

 

[bnsf971]

If you don't laugh...
I ordered groceries to be delivered, and among the things I ordered was bottles of diet soda.
They were out of diet soda, so they sent me a gallon of chocolate milk.

 

[Patrick]

If you don't laugh...
I ordered groceries to be delivered, and among the things I ordered was bottles of diet soda.
They were out of diet soda, so they sent me a gallon of chocolate milk.

I didn't laugh

 

[Bruette]

Sad news tonight: Indianapolis Colts announce owner Jim Irsay died peacefully in his sleep, the team announced Wednesday. He was 65. (Darron Cummings/AP) via the Baltimore Sun.

 

[Bruette]

If you don't laugh...
I ordered groceries to be delivered, and among the things I ordered was bottles of diet soda.
They were out of diet soda, so they sent me a gallon of chocolate milk.

How could I not laugh? If you are not diabetic chocolate milk is not bad for you.

I don't know which vendor you ordered from, but I learned my lesson. I once ordered Mobile One extended performance motor oil from Walmart. They sent me Quaker State as a substitute. When ordering online from Walmart I specify no substitutes. I still have the 5-quart Quacker State motor oil on the shelf, collecting dust. I didn't want to bother to return it. "If I wanted to go to the store..." They did give me a $10 store credit. But it is still the most expensive oil I ever bought because I will likely never use it.

It's not something I have had to worry about with Amazon, but I seldom order groceries. Amazon grocery orders, "Fresh" are different from Amazon.com

 

[Kusojiji]

I don't have luck with Amazon, especially if its coming directly from china. it's usually cheap stuff like resistors, capacitors, etc. and they come in packs of a gazzillion. I send feedback that they sent the wrong item, they send the correct stuff, and I keep both. Yeah, they don't care. I just lose time.

 

[bnsf971]

How could I not laugh? If you are not diabetic chocolate milk is not bad for you.

I don't know which vendor you ordered from, but I learned my lesson. I once ordered Mobile One extended performance motor oil from Walmart. They sent me Quaker State as a substitute. When ordering online from Walmart I specify no substitutes. I still have the 5-quart Quacker State motor oil on the shelf, collecting dust. I didn't want to bother to return it. "If I wanted to go to the store..." They did give me a $10 store credit. But it is still the most expensive oil I ever bought because I will likely never use it.

It's not something I have had to worry about with Amazon, but I seldom order groceries. Amazon grocery orders, "Fresh" are different from Amazon.com

It was Walmart, I specified no substitutions, but they substituted anyway. They did credit the purchase price (and tax, because it has sugar in it, it's taxable in this state), and I don't have to take it back.

 

[Bruette]

It was Walmart, I specified no substitutions, but they substituted anyway.

How stupid was that? Is it bad enough that they ignore "no substitutions" but to send chocolate milk instead of diet soda? What were they thinking? God only knows.

I order regularly from Walmart. I often must call or chat with customer service because they screwed something up. I wonder how long they can keep losing money due to stupid mistakes.

 

[Bruette]

Time for me to get back to bed!

Good night, Everybody!

 

[kbkchooch]

To err is human, to truly flip stuff up involves Walmart

 

[DeaconKC]

Hit 89 here today. As a Southsider, I of course cheer against the Cubbies, but man I love Wrigley Field and salute Cubs fans as some of the most faithful in sports. Oh and here's a breakfast pic...

 

[Boris]

That;s the real reason Walmart jacked up their prices....to make up the losses from screw ups and shrinkage. Tariffs were blamed so as not to admit they have problems.

 

[truckdad]

Hit 89 here today. As a Southsider, I of course cheer against the Cubbies, but man I love Wrigley Field and salute Cubs fans as some of the most faithful in sports. Oh and here's a breakfast pic...
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Really should be a “handle” of Jack Daniel’s in this pic too. I think. JMO.

 

[santafewillie]

That;s the real reason Walmart jacked up their prices....to make up the losses from screw ups and shrinkage. Tariffs were blamed so as not to admit they have problems.

That's 100% correct. And you're not the only one who's in on the scam. I think that DJT also knows and has admonished them.