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GORDON posted:Are there seriously like 40 Costcos in the LA area? I mean there are like 20M people there.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 02:47 |
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GORDON posted:Are there seriously like 40 Costcos in the LA area? The LA Metro is a huge area, bigger than several states.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 02:51 |
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FogHelmut posted:Is that the rack of pork? Those are fantastic. I cooked the whole rack last time, this time I broke up the ribs separate, then I cut the rest into 1-in chops. Yeah, they only have it around holidays. I sous vide each 2-rib thick chop I cut and then sear the daylights out of them. So good. Hasselblad fucked around with this message at 03:07 on Apr 16, 2020 |
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GORDON posted:Are there seriously like 40 Costcos in the LA area? I got 6 within a 15-20 minute drive from me in South OC.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 03:15 |
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FogHelmut posted:I got 6 within a 15-20 minute drive from me in South OC. It's amazing.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 03:20 |
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Bucnasti posted:The LA Metro is a huge area, bigger than several states. It’s also the densest region of the country!
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 03:30 |
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FogHelmut posted:I got 6 within a 15-20 minute drive from me in South OC. They gotta basically double up in some places
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 03:36 |
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FCKGW posted:They gotta basically double up in some places Yup
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 04:04 |
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FCKGW posted:They gotta basically double up in some places I used to live 1 mile south of that giant Tustin Costco, which is just 2 miles north of the Irvine Costco. There was a 'co just a few minutes in every direction from my front door. I was told that the old Tustin Costo was supposed to be replaced by the new one, but they still did enough business to keep them both open.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 05:00 |
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spacebard posted:I miss being 5 minutes from there and that Costco. The Easton Costco is awful, crowded, and I haven't seen panda-brand pot stickers in months. It wasn't that bad when I went for supplies and communion today around noon. Got more mango juice, booze, fruit, and snacks. You could still make the drive. My parents and sister go to the Easton one because that's closer for them. The Polaris corner is my local. The gas is slightly easier at Easton though at least. (Also after all This is over, meeting local folk could be neat, that applies to Lobsterboy too.)
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 08:29 |
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All these places are filled with corona. And silence. In the old days you saw a lot of parenting going on, especially on the weekends. Now its dead silent, the children are gone.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 09:45 |
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Regarding Costco density in southern California: goddam. Had no idea.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 12:33 |
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GORDON posted:Regarding Costco density in southern California: goddam. Had no idea. No poo poo! I thought the fact that we had 5 in the greater Boston area was a lot, but I guess not!
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 13:11 |
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Squashy Nipples posted:No poo poo! I thought the fact that we had 5 in the greater Boston area was a lot, but I guess not! Seriously, I would have bet 6, tops, in LA.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 13:53 |
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BONGHITZ posted:Now its dead silent, the children are gone. PARADISE
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 15:07 |
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Even Phoenix has 13.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 15:32 |
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Milwaukee doesn't even have one. Although I'm 30 miles south and we have one but my Costco isn't on that map and we've had it for a few years now.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 16:30 |
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Ordering TP on Costco's website for on site pickup or something: Should someone even fukken bother trying?
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 17:05 |
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jeeves posted:Ordering TP on Costco's website for on site pickup or something: https://www.costco.com/brondell-swash-cs1000-bidet-toilet-seat.product.11619404.html
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 17:29 |
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Squashy Nipples posted:No poo poo! I thought the fact that we had 5 in the greater Boston area was a lot, but I guess not! Waltham, Dedham, Everett, Avon, Danvers plus one in Springfield, dang I never realized there were so many
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 17:46 |
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:Waltham, Dedham, Everett, Avon, Danvers plus one in Springfield, dang I never realized there were so many Having lived a few different places in Socal before returning to New England, you just can't compare the population density. Like... As dense as Boston is in places, the neighborhoods and towns are broken up by natural geography, so there are lots of wooded areas, wetlands etc separating the population clusters. Out west, the mountains are steep, so in the flat spots they just pack everything in right next each other, neighborhood after neighborhood. It's a lot easier to build sprawl when there are no forests to cut down or wetlands to fill in.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 17:54 |
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SirPablo posted:Even Phoenix has 13. The (oldest) one in Tucson used to be the highest grossing Costco in the region, due to a big local population and a LOT of international shoppers/businesses from Mexico
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 18:05 |
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Squashy Nipples posted:No poo poo! I thought the fact that we had 5 in the greater Boston area was a lot, but I guess not! Well what you consider Boston? I have never been there and knew a guy from Fitchburg or some place and he would say Boston to save time That LA map posted earlier shows riverside and that’s like calling the place the New York mob dumps its bodies New York City
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 20:45 |
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Costco had a 15 minute wait to get in today. Maybe people are spendin those trump bucks, though I also did hear people talk about how they wanted to get meat because of the plants shutting down
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 21:41 |
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Manuel Calavera posted:You could still make the drive. My parents and sister go to the Easton one because that's closer for them. The Polaris corner is my local. The gas is slightly easier at Easton though at least. The drive between 71/70 isnt too bad on 270 even on bad days, definitely doable to hop between the two. I like the Polaris one a hell of a lot better just because Easton is crazy busy. Polaris is across the street from the mall and only has to deal with Cabelas. And yeah, Ohio used to be a solid goonmeet spot. Assuming the plague goes away, I'm down for a Polaris hangout. I'm WFH for at least another month and maybe longer, my company is super relaxed about even bothering to try and force going back.
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 22:45 |
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Yeah, it probably is a pretty negligible difference in distance. Plus everything's backwards at this one. The only comfort is hot chicken being nearby.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 02:21 |
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I hate the bizarro costcos priznat fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Apr 17, 2020 |
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priznat posted:I hate the bizarro costcos what does that entail
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 03:37 |
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Alan Smithee posted:what does that entail The entrance aisle is on the right side so you go counterclockwise and not clockwise BURN THEM ALL
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 05:27 |
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priznat posted:The entrance aisle is on the right side so you go counterclockwise and not clockwise BURN THEM ALL The one in Fort Collins is like that BUT Also outside of town so sales taxes are lower so it's tough to say. I also saw stuff there on clearance that had been sold out in Denver months ago so its a low key strategic reserve if I miss out on something, and also I have to compulsively check to see if there's anything excitingly cheap.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 05:45 |
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It's a lot of illness, if you aren't prepared https://twitter.com/bri_sacks/status/1250882690875748352?s=19
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 06:21 |
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:I also did hear people talk about how they wanted to get meat because of the plants shutting down Oh boy another self fulfilling prophecy
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 07:26 |
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Lobsterboy posted:The drive between 71/70 isnt too bad on 270 even on bad days, definitely doable to hop between the two. I like the Polaris one a hell of a lot better just because Easton is crazy busy. Polaris is across the street from the mall and only has to deal with Cabelas. I'm at a hospital so I'm essential, haha frick. Everybody is wearing masks. But I'd be down for the idea of a goonmeet, idk about Polaris specifically because I don't know the food there so well. But there's a Hot Chicken at Easton, or the Melt. Funny how I like the food there better because I'm more familiar.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 07:56 |
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The dark chocolate caramels were everything the thread promised them to be. I also noticed that we have the bitchin sauce now, but i am trying to limit calories so that's probably a bad idea.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 17:13 |
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I rarely get instant noodles type stuff but the Snapdragon Vietnamese Pho bowls are good
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 19:27 |
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Good soup! posted:I rarely get instant noodles type stuff but the Snapdragon Vietnamese Pho bowls are good They are 100% a pro buy. I've been using them as lunch on the go for a while. As a bonus they're surprisingly low cal. Your typical ramen has 400 calories, these have something like 220 iirc.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 19:33 |
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Good soup! posted:I rarely get instant noodles type stuff but the Snapdragon Vietnamese Pho bowls are good while i like them, and they could be a little bigger with the bowl/noodles (220 cal is nice but i wouldn't mind if it was like 300 for a still light-lunch, i imagine most of that is the oil). my biggest gripe is it's like 50000 packages to unwrap and it feels stupidly wasteful. like there's packaging for the bowl, packaging for the noodles, packaging for the packaging of seasonings inside of it. it's kind of comical. my insta-noodle stuff is mostly the Ning Shim Black ramen cups, they're really good.
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 19:38 |
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I just got a frozen whole chicken. I normally buy them thawed and cut it up into pieces to store in the freezer. What's the best way to handle this frozen chunk of chicken? I suppose you can't thaw it out, cut it up and refreeze it?
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# ? Apr 17, 2020 19:40 |
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Yeah having like four different bags is weird, but I was genuinely surprised at how tasty these things are, if they sold a special double size one is instantly get them but I'm also thinking about how bad the sodium would be
Good soup! fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Apr 17, 2020 |
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Bioshuffle posted:I just got a frozen whole chicken. I normally buy them thawed and cut it up into pieces to store in the freezer. I'd thaw it out for a couple days in the fridge then roast it. Pick it clean, chunk it up, and freeze the leftovers for quick tacos or enchiladas. Boil them bones and make some stock; we've been burning through our frozen chicken stock like gangbusters in this trying time.
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