What is pissing you off this time? - Page 81

Gravdigr · 01-31-2016, 11:50 PM

The fridge just died.

Fuck.

footfootfoot · 02-01-2016, 01:35 PM

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

glatt · 02-01-2016, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

This.

It was a big deal when it passed in Maine.

monster · 02-01-2016, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks.

(actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today)

It's the main source of income for homeless (winos) around here. I always used to give them the benefit of the doubt that the alcohol stink was from the cans they had collected, but now I work in a store and encounter then every morning I'm unlucky enough to need to be near the registers, I know my faith was misplaced

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2016, 10:00 PM

The problem with can deposits is the cans have to be returned intact so the bar code can be read. That takes up way too much room.

monster · 02-01-2016, 10:24 PM

Do you live in a shoebox at t bottom of t yard?

footfootfoot · 02-01-2016, 11:08 PM

Luxury. We used to dream of living in a shoebox.

Griff · 02-02-2016, 07:25 AM

Well played, sir.

Gravdigr · 02-02-2016, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Luxury. We used to dream of living in a shoebox.

Paraphrasing:

Quote:

Pfft. You had it eeeeaaaasy...For us it was up before dawn to be at our first job licking the street clean every morning. Then it was home for a breakfast of cold gravel.

infinite monkey · 02-02-2016, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Luxury. We used to dream of living in a shoebox.

Is living in a shoebox a step up or down from living in a shoe?

lumberjim · 02-02-2016, 12:23 PM

Everything

infinite monkey · 02-02-2016, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Everything

glatt · 02-02-2016, 12:25 PM

Sorry, Jim.

lumberjim · 02-02-2016, 01:35 PM

thx.

sometimes it's like the whole dealership wants something from me at the same time. And when it's first thing in the morning, and it's 5 emergencies that could have been managed if the asshole salesmen and sales managers had done their jobs properly... I was boiling.

I'm better now.

Gravdigr · 02-02-2016, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Is living in a shoebox a step up or down from living in a shoe?

Twould depend on the shoe, I suppose.

01-31-2016, 11:50 PM	#1201
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02-01-2016, 01:35 PM	#1202
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Dunno 'bout Mitch Egan, but in Vermont the original reason for a deposit was to keep the roads clear of litter. Back in 1979, I think a nickel had the equivalent buying power of $27.95 today. Give or take a few bucks. (actually, it would be about equal to a 25 cent deposit today) __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 02-01-2016 at 01:47 PM.

02-01-2016, 10:00 PM	#1205
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The problem with can deposits is the cans have to be returned intact so the bar code can be read. That takes up way too much room. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2016, 10:24 PM	#1206
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02-01-2016, 11:08 PM	#1207
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Luxury. We used to dream of living in a shoebox. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-02-2016, 07:25 AM	#1208
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02-02-2016, 12:23 PM	#1211
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02-02-2016, 12:25 PM	#1213
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sorry, Jim.

02-02-2016, 01:35 PM	#1214
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	thx. sometimes it's like the whole dealership wants something from me at the same time. And when it's first thing in the morning, and it's 5 emergencies that could have been managed if the asshole salesmen and sales managers had done their jobs properly... I was boiling. I'm better now. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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