First it was the Atlanta Falcons, now the Phoenix Suns

[Mr. WEO]

22 hours ago, Lazy said:

So did the New York State Thruway rest stops.

 

rest stops are open 7 days a week...

 

 

anyway, this would save $42 for family of 4 assuming 4 dogs, 2 sodas (2 beers aren't affected).

 

still about 300 bucks, so I don't think the owner is really thinking about fans "who don't want to spend a lot of money".  

[Sierra Foothills]

8 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:

We had one in NT.

 

There was a Hills department (actually discount) store on Dick Road in Cheektowaga. We used to play drunk, late night touch football in their parking lot under the lights. The striping marked our sidelines. This was in the late 70s, early 80s.

 

1 hour ago, chris heff said:

A Vienna Sausage is what you have, a foot long is what I have.

 

There's always someone bigger... and I'm pretty sure Chongli has you trumped. 😆

 

1 hour ago, chongli said:

 

 

[Roundybout]

14 hours ago, Tenhigh said:

The only Hills I remember was in Jamestown NY.  Down near Evan's Skateland.

 

Mine was in Amherst. Used to go with my grandmother. She bought yarn there. 

[Sierra Foothills]

1 hour ago, Livinginthepast said:

Years ago I was at fast food burger place and a grizzled old guy in his 60s (still incredibly with a metal band style long hair from the early 80s) went back to the cashier to see if he could get a free gravy cup with his fries. The clerk, a recent immigrant from South Asia, said "no sir you will have to pay $2.50 for that". At which point the old headbanger retorted with "$2.50"!!?? "That's highway robbery"!!!!! and stormed away!

 

Fast forward to my first trip to Highmark in more than 10 years back in October and my astonishment when I asked the beer dude how much was a Tallboy of beer and he said $21!!!    $21 for a Tall boy of beer!!!! Now thats "highway robbery"!!!  

 

 

Your post reminded me of this classic movie scene.

 

Trivia question: who is the ice cream stand clerk?

[Lazy]

22 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

rest stops are open 7 days a week...

 

 

anyway, this would save $42 for family of 4 assuming 4 dogs, 2 sodas (2 beers aren't affected).

 

still about 300 bucks, so I don't think the owner is really thinking about fans "who don't want to spend a lot of money".  

Not the chick fil a's

Closed on Sunday's 

[Just Jack]

21 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

It's pop man.  Come on now.

 

I'm in Syracuse, it's soda. 

[Maynard]

On 12/20/2024 at 9:54 AM, Sierra Foothills said:

Innocent question... what's technically the difference between a hot dog and a vienna sausage? Also what's the smallest hot dog roll currently being manufactured?

 

Just ate a can of those the other day 😆

[Mr. WEO]

4 hours ago, Lazy said:

Not the chick fil a's

Closed on Sunday's 

there’s 6 other days they are open.  
 

ATL stadium is only sundays (essentially) when chick fil A is closed…..

[Tenhigh]

6 hours ago, chongli said:

 

There were 11 in WNY in 1984 according to an article I read. Cheektowaga, Depew, Fredonia, the Jamestown one you mentioned, the North Tonawanda one Freddie's Dead mentioned, what else?. Not sure of the others There were other department stores too likes Ames and Zayre, before Walmart moved in.

 

 

 

Don't forget The Big N!  The Neisner brothers were ahead of the game...

[Sierra Foothills]

3 hours ago, Maynard said:

Just ate a can of those the other day 😆

 

Don't eat too many... any more chemicals and it would have to be reclassified as a plastic. 🙃

[chongli]

1 hour ago, Tenhigh said:

Don't forget The Big N!  The Neisner brothers were ahead of the game...

 

I had forgotten! You have a good memory. There was one in my small town. And a McCrory's and Woolworth. And a Sear's catalog store, JC Penney catalog store, and Montgomery Ward's catalog store. And a Present Company (most people here probably don't even know what that was!...or a catalog store). Times have really changed.

Edited 7 hours ago by chongli

[Tenhigh]

Just now, chongli said:

 

I had forgotten! You have a good memory. There aas one in my small town. And a McCrory's and Woolworth. And a Sear's catalog store, JC Penney catalog store, and Montgomery Ward's catalog store. And a Present Company (most people here probably don't even know what that was!...or a catalog store). Times have really changed.

You must have lived in Manhattan with all of those stores!

[chongli]

4 hours ago, Just Jack said:

 

I'm in Syracuse, it's soda. 

 

On 12/20/2024 at 1:00 PM, Doc Brown said:

It's pop man.  Come on now.

 

I had always called it "pop" in WNY growing up, but when I moved to New England for college, I learned most people called if "soda" and I quickly adapted. Now "pop" sounds weird to me, lol.

3 minutes ago, Tenhigh said:

You must have lived in Manhattan with all of those stores!

 

Ha! We were 45 minutes or more from Buffalo and all the malls, so our town had to adapt.

[Augie]

1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said:

there’s 6 other days they are open.  
 

ATL stadium is only sundays (essentially) when chick fil A is closed…..

 

The ATL stadium has MLS and a ton of other events. Regardless, Chick fil a is an ATL based company with a prominent family and they would want to have a presence there. 

[C.Biscuit97]

I love the Ralph. But walking through slushy corridors when it’s 20 degrees and having to pay $15 for a beer or $10 for a slice of pizza is robbery. It’s gross and awful what they do to people. 

[Maynard]

1 hour ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Don't eat too many... any more chemicals and it would have to be reclassified as a plastic. 🙃

Nah. I’m convinced the slime on them cures cancer. 

[JimBob2232]

thats still like a 500% markup!