sunshinepills

sunshinepills t1_j1ade96 wrote

Reply to Fun Yankee Swap Gifts by chewyma

I brought this to a yankee swap at my former employer, and it ended up being a huge hit.

Go to a liquor store and ask them for an empty wine case, the kind with the dividers. Then, buy as many cans of Pringles (get several different flavors) as will fit in the wine case and, get as many lottery scratch tickets as you are comfortable spending money on. Assemble it by sliding the Pringles cans into the wine case slots, then tape the scratch tickets to the tops of the Pringles cans, and tape the box up. You can wrap it, but you don't need to. The wine case acts as a little deception, but $20-30 in scratch tickets plus Pringles is far from a bad gift.

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sunshinepills t1_iy8lp7w wrote

Reply to comment by chupacabra_666 in Paying Polar Park’s debt: For the second year, underwhelming tax collections were saved by a public property sale by outb0undflight

Couldn't agree more. I know it's a much larger stage, but take a walk around the Fenway Park area during a Red Sox game and count how many bars are closed because tHaT gOdFoRsAkEn BaLlPaRk Is TaKiNg AlL oUr MoNeY. I assure you, the WooSox would just be tickled if you spent all of your money within the ballpark but they're certainly not holding game-goers hostage in there.

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sunshinepills t1_iwd0df2 wrote

Reply to comment by SmartSherbet in The Canal District bloodbath continues - Maddi’s Cookery to close after four years. by guybehindawall

I said this in another thread reply, but FWIW I disagree with the notion of "if I am going somewhere I must be able to park RIGHT out front or I will no longer go", especially in a city like Worcester where there are SO many low-cost parking options less than a quarter mile from....anywhere really. Even for folks who don't drive or choose not to, I know the WRTA sucks but Uber/Lyft are also insanely reasonable in Worcester.

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sunshinepills t1_iwd03y2 wrote

Reply to comment by your_city_councilor in The Canal District bloodbath continues - Maddi’s Cookery to close after four years. by guybehindawall

I definitely agree with you, and FWIW I disagree with the notion of "if I am going somewhere I must be able to park RIGHT out front or I will no longer go", especially in a city like Worcester where there are SO many low-cost parking options less than a quarter mile from....anywhere really.

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