Anyone else remember the Amazing Store in Manchester?

I sometimes think it was a figment of my imagination because no one else remembers it.

It was a close-out store that bought stuff when other stores went out of business. It was kind of like what Ocean State Job Lot was, but at least a decade before that.

It isn't just those kind of companies. Lots of other smaller businesses can't compete with the wages offered by some fastfood establishments.

Yet the same people in here who will state "oh, well just give those people more money to stay!" will also cry when their child daycare costs become even more. But they'll probably blame the "rich" owners for hogging all the money, even though in many cases daycare companies are mom and pop operations running on a shoestring budget.

The echo chamber in here is hilarious. Clueless and out of touch, but hilarious none the less.

Tell me you get all your news and opinions from Reddit, without telling me you get all your news and opinions from Reddit.

So one sent satellites into orbit and the other sent tourists into orbit. Got it. Thanks.

I've seen Wendys and McDonalds with starting wages at $15/hr, so Sonic can't be that different.

Don't give me this crap that a starting wage that high is tantamount to slave labor like so many people online like to pretend it is. You are making up this theory in your head that the owner is one of those "nobody wants to work" types and then acting like $15/hr is anything but a damn decent wage for the skill of the workers needed.

When they first came here, they were great and the hype around them was huge. But I have seen a similar deal at other Sonics around the state in recent years. Their food is just not that good to warrant the terrible customer service. They keep the place kind of grubby, and if you go the drive thru, the wait times are way too long for what should be "fast"food.

Battery circular saw are definitely NOT lighter than corded ones.

But even with that, I would still say battery. One of the few tools that I think is almost mandatory to be battery powered just for the pure convenience.

In terms of brands, that entirely depends on what is readily available in your area and what kind of deals yoou can find. If you have a cordless drill (which is one of the other mandatory cordless tools) then consider getting the same brand of circular saw since you should be able to share batteries. You are not going to go wrong with any of the brands you mentioned. Of those, I personally would probably go DeWalt. Definitely go with a brushless motor which will give you longer battery life and more power.

Is there a non-paywall version of that article?

I'm just curious what the difference is between Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic?

I built my pergola using components from this company:

https://tojagrid.com/

They got a fantastic look and super easy to go together.

I did not secure it to the deck.

Make sure the hole is pre-drilled. I would not go into the wood more than 20 mm (3/4").

How thick is the cable duct that you want to install? If it is 2 or 3 mm thick, then I would buy 20 mm screw (which would mean it isn't going into the top more than 17-18 mm)

It always starts with small steps like this. Then within a year or two every cop car will be outfitted with these cameras and there will be polls put up scanning the roads continuously.

That will happen even more now.

Kind of like when stores put up, and then eventually leave up, those "wet floor" signs. The spill was cleaned up 4 hours ago, but stores like leaving these signs up all the time as a means to cover their ass if someone falls and tries to sue them.

Are shootings and homeless people really an attraction though??

No idea where "our" is because CT sales tax is 6.35% and car registration is $40/year (120/3 years).

Obviously you are purposefully trying to be obtuse, but I'll just leave this here:

Just because something isn't called a "tax" that doesn't mean it isn't.

Talked to a friend who lives down South and EVERY goddamn little thing is another nickle-and-dime fee. His property taxes might be lower, but when you include all the other fees that he has to pay, he's no better off than folks in CT.

But looking at the big picture takes a little more time and effort than spewing out a 5 second sound-byte of "TaXeS Is BaD!1!!!!1!!".

That looks like some kind of space iron lung setup. Wild.

Weren't they looking to move?

I thought the owner said that they were looking for a suitable site to move the restaurant to, but not sure if anything ever became of that.

They didn't close due to lack of business, rather their lease was up and the neighboring business was expanding.

Replace the hinge with another euro-style hinge. I don't know that specific one, but on some euro hinges you can see the spring that closes the door. In your photo I don't see that hinge, so maybe it broke or simply wore out and get stretched so it doesn't close the door any more.

If you measure the screw spacing and the cup size you can probably just replace the hinge for a few bucks. A new hinge should have a more positive snap closed action to it.

I think most days I would find this funny, but today I have a terminally sick cat who isn't eating and the one thing I would want more than anything is see her steal some food from me just so I know that she's eating.

This looks so familiar, but I can't place it.

No reinvestment of profits back into the business... And then they'll have the gall to wonder why they are going out of business.

SMH

Is anyone surprised by this? None of the semi-recently shut down locations had been updated in at least a decade, but probably two or three.

Not that I need my donut shops to be all stylish and modern, but not looking like there might be a family of rats living in the walls is kind of a big plus.

I sometimes drive around and wonder if the owners of these places simply want to go out of business or what? Invest in a makeover that makes your restaurant or store inviting enough to pull some people in, not make them shy away.

A truck rental at Depot is just $30. FFS

What does that gear do? It is too small to be transmitting a ton of torque, so I am assuming it is to transmit the speed or distance that has been traveled.

I would probably replace that gear with a 3D printed one because I think you will have a hard time finding a replacement.

A heavily compromised keyboard turns into a heavily compromised controller.