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trwi7 · Post #1941 » by **trwi7** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:57 am

Also, the search works again! Everybody use it before it before it malfunctions or whatever.

tyland · Post #1942 » by **tyland** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:01 am

Pachinko_ wrote:
Jez2983 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:

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Orange zone ftw. Gonna pop up to 42 degrees later in the week though.

Just came back from Phillip Island (south tip) and I kid you not, in the same 24 hours you needed your bathing suit, sunglasses, wool socks and jacket. I saw penguins and koalas

I'm in North East Victoria. Last week we had 5 consecutive 40+ degree days. I think the coolest day we have had in 2 weeks was about 32 degrees. Back up to over 40 degrees again the other day.

One evening after work, my car was telling me it was 46 degrees in the shade.

Has been brutal!

Mags FTW · Post #1943 » by **Mags FTW** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:42 am

MissKhriddleton wrote:Why does a meal at Subway cost 11 dollars all of a sudden???

I think I need only 2 hands to count the amount of times I've had Subway. To me, their meats and cheeses aren't better than the cold cuts you could get at the store.

Post #1944 » by **ReasonablySober** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:44 am

Why are all chain sub shops terrible? Subway, Erberts and Gerberts, Cousins, Jimmy Johns, Firehouse...all garbage. But I go to the mom and pop place for a sandwich and it's wonderful.

Mags FTW · Post #1945 » by **Mags FTW** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:19 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Why are all chain sub shops terrible? Subway, Erberts and Gerberts, Cousins, Jimmy Johns, Firehouse...all garbage. But I go to the mom and pop place for a sandwich and it's wonderful.

I like Potbelly. A Wreck with Nueske's bacon.

MikeIsGood · Post #1946 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:26 am

Jersey Mike's is fantastic. It's also a haven for anyone with celiac because it's literally the only semi-major place you can go that has GF.

Jez2983 · Post #1947 » by **Jez2983** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:42 am

My oldest loves Subway, mostly because he gets to choose. We don't have too much similar in Aus so I'll take him there because he doesn't really like any fast food (although I have recently introduced him to hotcakes :lol:

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buckbeer · Post #1948 » by **buckbeer** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:44 am

I was quite addicted to Subway subs when I was living in Milwaukee over 20 years ago.

Subway is doing very well in Singapore and is probably the 3rd largest fast food chain after McDonalds and KFC, with Burger King a close 4th. Wendy's couldn't survive in Singapore and had to close down 3 years ago. There are numerous other American fast food and pizza chains in Singapore, for me I like the Carl's Jr burgers.

blazza18 · Post #1949 » by **blazza18** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:54 am

Jez2983 wrote:My oldest loves Subway, mostly because he gets to choose. We don't have too much similar in Aus so I'll take him there because he doesn't really like any fast food (although I have recently introduced him to hotcakes )

I had it a lot during school for this very reason. It was Subway or some fast foot junk from one of the big chains or a local fish & chip shop. Subway was heaven compared to basically any other option.

buckbeer · Post #1950 » by **buckbeer** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:59 am

Jez2983 wrote:My oldest loves Subway, mostly because he gets to choose. We don't have too much similar in Aus so I'll take him there because he doesn't really like any fast food (although I have recently introduced him to hotcakes )

My kids are addicted to American fast food, I had to limit them to just twice a week.

ColeWorld23 · Post #1951 » by **ColeWorld23** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:35 am

Mags FTW wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Why are all chain sub shops terrible? Subway, Erberts and Gerberts, Cousins, Jimmy Johns, Firehouse...all garbage. But I go to the mom and pop place for a sandwich and it's wonderful.

I like Potbelly. A Wreck with Nueske's bacon.

**** yeah!

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Jez2983 · Post #1952 » by **Jez2983** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:17 am

blazza18 wrote:
Jez2983 wrote:My oldest loves Subway, mostly because he gets to choose. We don't have too much similar in Aus so I'll take him there because he doesn't really like any fast food (although I have recently introduced him to hotcakes )

I had it a lot during school for this very reason. It was Subway or some fast foot junk from one of the big chains or a local fish & chip shop. Subway was heaven compared to basically any other option.

These days it's the quest to find the best Banh Mi. Also there are some good Mexican options like zambreros and Guzman y Gomez

KidA24 · Post #1953 » by **KidA24** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:08 pm

tyland wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:
Jez2983 wrote:
Orange zone ftw. Gonna pop up to 42 degrees later in the week though.

Just came back from Phillip Island (south tip) and I kid you not, in the same 24 hours you needed your bathing suit, sunglasses, wool socks and jacket. I saw penguins and koalas

I'm in North East Victoria. Last week we had 5 consecutive 40+ degree days. I think the coolest day we have had in 2 weeks was about 32 degrees. Back up to over 40 degrees again the other day.

One evening after work, my car was telling me it was 46 degrees in the shade.

Has been brutal!

NSFW.....

Spoiler:

jute2003 · Post #1954 » by **jute2003** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:18 pm

tyland wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:
Jez2983 wrote:
Orange zone ftw. Gonna pop up to 42 degrees later in the week though.

Just came back from Phillip Island (south tip) and I kid you not, in the same 24 hours you needed your bathing suit, sunglasses, wool socks and jacket. I saw penguins and koalas

I'm in North East Victoria. Last week we had 5 consecutive 40+ degree days. I think the coolest day we have had in 2 weeks was about 32 degrees. Back up to over 40 degrees again the other day.

One evening after work, my car was telling me it was 46 degrees in the shade.

Has been brutal!

Brutal.. I hope the weather breaks for you guys soon and you get some relief. That's ball melting weather.

jschligs · Post #1955 » by **jschligs** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:10 pm

Sitting in the Madison airport waiting to board my 6:00AM flight to Vegas (connecting in Chicago)....power goes out 10 minutes before boarding. My flight cancelled, the two I switched to were cancelled, and now I have to drive to Chicago and fly out tomorrow morning...all because a generator failed after the outage haha! I have such bad luck traveling it's just funny. I don't even get mad anymore

Gianstoppable · Post #1956 » by **Gianstoppable** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:48 am

Wife and I purchased and already cancelled (less than 24 hours) our mattress. Long story short we didnt read the fine print and thought the Purple Powerbase came with a mattress and it didnt. Definitely not spending an additional 1400 on top of what we already were spending. Anyone have any suggestions on best beds for the buck? We are willing to spend around 3k if we can get a powerbase.

MikeIsGood · Post #1957 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:59 am

Gianstoppable wrote:Wife and I purchased and already cancelled (less than 24 hours) our mattress. Long story short we didnt read the fine print and thought the Purple Powerbase came with a mattress and it didnt. Definitely not spending an additional 1400 on top of what we already were spending. Anyone have any suggestions on best beds for the buck? We are willing to spend around 3k if we can get a powerbase.

Do you like soft or firm?

If you're willing to spend coin (which $3K is IMO), you should go to Mattress Firm. Their powerbases aren't too expensive from what I can recall (though we didn't get them) and I think depending upon what you get they also throw them in. Mattress Firm can be expensive but it can also be pretty reasonable...they have basically everything other than Sleep Number and the online-only brands.

I have a super soft mattress which I love, with the exception that it's so soft you can't sleep on your stomach (your body sinks in and makes your back arch the wrong way). Soft mattresses are bad for your back, I know, but it's so **** comfortable and it feels like sleeping on a cloud. If that's up your alley let me know and I can figure out what it is. I think it's a black diamond something or other.

trwi7 · Post #1958 » by **trwi7** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:11 am

MikeIsGood wrote:I have a super soft mattress which I love

Psychopath

MikeIsGood · Post #1959 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:29 am

trwi7 wrote:
MikeIsGood wrote:I have a super soft mattress which I love

Psychopath

I'm a side sleeper. Side sleeping on a firm mattress feels like willfully dislocating your shoulder.

trwi7 · Post #1960 » by **trwi7** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:32 am

I actually have had the same mattress for 25 years because I can't find one that is firm enough to switch.