Ugh. I hope not. I have to work 1-9 tomorrow and I have two cats in my apartment.

There’s also a candy store at the Branson Landing called “Northwoods Candy Emporium”. It’s on the side nearest to bass pro. They have an entire wall and cooler dedicated to this type of soda.

He records all of his music in Springy because it’s a smaller/more chill town. There’s an interview somewhere where he basically says “Springfield has a more grateful audience, it’s harder to impress people in LA” or something to that effect.

Hahah. “Finger farting” as we like to call it. One time we ordered like, 20 cases of this teriyaki flavored tofu. They actually sent us that many. (A lot of times, they will send us way less if we do accidentally order a ridiculous amount) so it was deep discounted for about a month. We managed to sell it all, though!

Yup. As somebody that works in a grocery store, it’s been known for somebody to try to order 2 cases of something (for example) but accidentally typed “22” in the form. Could have been distro from the company, too, when we have sale events our distributors will send us loads of stuff we didn’t even order because it is about to go on sale. Lots of possibilities. Over ordering is wayyyyyyy more common than people would think.

Mannnn. I graduated from Branson high, was involved in marching band for 3 years. The heat was fucking brutal during band camps/competitions early in the year. I don’t miss that. I’d 100% agree that springfield/SWMO is the armpit of the US. Swampy humidity and hot as balls.

There’s niche pockets. One of my coworkers used to know a poly couple. They exist. I don’t know where they are though, unfortunately.

Have you ever heard of ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder)? Mine presents a bit differently, I have a mental list of “safe foods” and textures and the idea of deviation from that makes me anxious. It’s not as commonly talked about as other EDs, but finding out about it really helped me. r/ARFID is a wonderful community, you may relate to some of the experiences there.

If you like french onion dip, you should try the Kalona supernaturals one at Natural Grocers. Only place in town that sells it and it is INCREDIBLE. No joke, there are at least 3-5 open containers in the employee fridge at all time. Kinda random but I’ve been telling everybody about it LOL.

I’m an NG employee and I also miss Lucky’s. They were so cool, I remember their ramen/sushi bar so distinctly. Unfortunately, Kroger (who own’s Lucky’s) shut down basically all of their stores save for a couple in Florida IIRC. NG doesn’t have that type of stuff, but we sell exclusively organic produce and some really good stuff at great prices. I hear a lot of complaints about prices being high, yet most products we sell are more pricey at Walmart. I genuinely respect where I work for making prices not super unreasonable for the average joe, especially being a health food store. There’s a natural grocers store brand that is tbh awesome and really cheap.

I spend most of my time right by that cooler. 😂 odds are we’ve interacted. Small world!

Agreed. The only redeeming quality was the restaurant itself; super cute design and nice location.

Yup. Happened about a week to two weeks ago I think? I work at Natty G, so I look at this place daily. Kind of sad. It’s a beautiful building and their interior was cute. I hope another local business takes it over soon.

I don’t understand how people struggle with these so much. 😭 follow the lines on the road!

I just drove from Primrose to south Campbell and it was pretty slick. (I work right next to target, so I decided to avoid the freeway altogether and just take Primrose.) South Campbell is decent. They were plowing as I drove by. People were being douchebags, I also had a bunch of BMW drivers and pickup trucks zoom around me. Like good for you, but my little Chevy Cruze can’t do that.

I grew up on Arri’s. It’s legit. Greek belly is too.

Outlawing/cracking down on backyard breeding operations would be a good start. I’m not suggesting anybody’s pet be taken from them. I’m sure there’s plenty of responsible owners with well-behaved pits; that isn’t the majority though. But the sheer amount of pit bulls in animal shelters, pit mauling articles, and people lying about having said breed on paperwork signifies that we need to stop making so many of these violent, uncontrollable dogs.

Ah yes, because one person’s experience and anecdotal evidence is totally more reliable than statistics

Sorry, dog expert. I’m done arguing with you. Statistics prove that you are wrong, pitbulls are an inherently violent breed with a strong tendency to seriously injure people. Bye bye nutter!

here’s another, scroll down. another. and one more! These are all sources not from an injury lawyer. Your point?

Okay. Sure, two small dogs cited killing people. Only two. Versus 60% + of dog bite fatalities coming from pit bulls and pit Bull mixes . And this is just one site. But sure, it’s totally the owners. Not the breed. I clearly know nothing about dogs. /s

Oh my god. Small breeds don’t maul and kill people. Pit bulls absolutely are the problem. Literally bred for game/dogfighting with such a high prey drive that blunt force and mace can’t detach its jaw. The problem is the idiot owners AND the idiot breed. These dogs are ticking time bombs.

No microchip; no collars; not neutered. Probably came from a backyard breeder lol. Ban pits

Nah, I’ve heard this too. I’ve heard their staff is very cult-like. Not sure why you’re getting downvoted

I actually started going here because they take my insurance. Pretty nice facility tbh. No complaints here as somebody with major dental anxiety. ETA: They do Botox too, so like half of the building is dedicated to that