Geldaran

joined 2 years ago
[–] Geldaran 1 points 3 weeks ago

some will. others will delude themselves that it's everyone's fault except themselves and their choice to follow a malicious fool.

[–] Geldaran 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

stumbled across this old post and thought it might be useful to to leave this link: https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/bicycle-helmet-ratings.html

They have quite a bit on their site about the testing process if you're curious. Seems to be quite thorough.

[–] Geldaran 12 points 1 month ago

Don't get me wrong, Drumph's second term will be bad for everyone. But the climate issue is going to be truly catastrophic on a scale even he and his cronies can't match. There should be plenty of worry to go around.

[–] Geldaran 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

A couple of years ago, I heard someone edit the kids song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" as "Keys, Glasses, Wallet, Phone". I have not forgotten anything since.

[–] Geldaran 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You actually believe he has any intention of paying anyone?

[–] Geldaran 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Geldaran 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Of course that's not a McChicken... you can actually see the "chicken" patty around the edge of the bun. In reality they're too small to see around the pile of wilted lettuce and giant glob of room temp Mayo.

[–] Geldaran 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I see a lot of people dancing around 2 different points... 1. Fast food costs too much, and 2. The price to value equation sucks now. I absolutely agree with #1, at some point these corporations have to accept that their increased cost of operations (fair wage movements, ingredient costs) do not increase the value of their product. I'm sure they're doing the math... how much can we raise prices before our sales drop off enough to matter. Sounds like they may have finally hit the break point.

#2, I'd argue, has been true for a very long time. Maybe 20 years ago in the days of value menus, fast food was worth it. It was crap, but it was cheap. But food was way cheaper in general, so cooking for yourself was, and still is, a huge cost advantage. if you're careful with your shopping and plan meals, you will eat better, healthier, and cheaper than anything else.

I'm not immune to the occasional fast food stop, but I'm always disappointed. I think it is something that's time has passed and needs to die off.

[–] Geldaran 2 points 7 months ago

Nah, the puns make the names easy...

Bee Arthur Beeatrice Bee kind Beetlejuice