DNC Funfest 2024

[PEPPERJAX]

I heard their gas has an additive called zippadeedoodah that makes you go faster and that's why is costs more.

That is why I don't purchase Weigel's gas because of my lead foot syndrome. Additional speed is not needed in my vehicle. Now their chocolate milk is da bomb diggity!

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Here's a question to consider. I recently took a vacation.

I had a can of soda from my home before i left. It cost me .42 cents

I had a soda at the airport. It cost me 2.50

I had a soda from a gas station at the destination. It cost 2.99

I had a soda from the resort. It was 3.50


Were any of those prices gouging (or gauging as Kamala pronounced it) me?

You should cut back on the poison you introduce to your body.

 

[LouderVol]

Price gouging is being practiced daily here in knoxville,that's the real culprit behind inflation.
Weigles on pleasant ridge sells regular gas 42 cents higher than Weigles on Western Ave, about a block apart.

gas at a gas station is probably the worst indicator of price gouging you could use.

a gas station that is marking up their gas to make a better margin is going to hurt their sales of goods in the store. for reference gas stations typically only have a 2% margin on gas, which is usually about a nickel per gallon.

meanwhile the margins on in store goods can be as high as 40%, which is typically going to be at least a dollar on most drinks. as Mcdad pointed out a can of soda costs nowhere close to how much they are sold for. food isn't far behind, and any of the other goods are going to be more than drinks. any store branded or provided food, hot dogs, pizza, breakfast burritos are going to have the highest margins.

if that Weigels is price gouging on gas they are hoping that their margin on gas increases enough to offset any loss in sales on in store goods. basically, even if that 42 cents was straight increase in profit, it wouldn't offset the loss on about 10 bucks of in store purchases.

the gas and bathrooms at gas stations are there to get you to buy in store goods.

 

[McDad]

You should cut back on the poison you introduce to your body.

How else will I build an immunity?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Gas stations are already regulated on what they can charge for the gas that’s in their tanks. They are supposed to only raise prices after taking new deliveries.

 

[MemphisVol77]

Over the years my thinking on the improtance of CiC has evolved. I used the think the role was critical. Now, I believe the position is really inconsequential until something critical shows up. The challenge with that is that critical moments are never planned so it is risky to put unqualified people in qualified positions.

A symptom of a broken congress, not that we've had particularly qualified presidents in office.

I think Bush Sr., or maybe it was Reagan, started the steady increase of EO's. Other than CivilWar/Reconstruction era and the World War eras, I think the last 30-40 year's volume of legislative EO's are unprecedented.

And I would argue unqualified people create more critical, consequential situations due to their ineptness… that they then cannot handle. Downward cycle…

They CiC's have just been pi$sing on each others legs and undoing each others EO's for the most part.

The courts have been mitigating most of the damage, but they can only adjudicate with the existing laws and bills that have already passed.
 

 

[MemphisVol77]

But the presidency should be relegated to a minimum amount of opportunity for unqualified people to create more critical consequential situations. The majority of the USA's business should be handled by the House

Exactly.

Our apathetic congress has placed undue strain on the presidency. They're going to break the judicial system at this rate.

 

[jmacvols1]

policies mean nothing, skin color means everything....the left is hopeless....food shortages lead to rationing, rationing leads to equity....

 

[McDad]

policies mean nothing, skin color means everything....the left is hopeless....food shortages lead to rationing, rationing leads to equity....

Bless his heart.

 

[NEO]

gas at a gas station is probably the worst indicator of price gouging you could use.

a gas station that is marking up their gas to make a better margin is going to hurt their sales of goods in the store. for reference gas stations typically only have a 2% margin on gas, which is usually about a nickel per gallon.

meanwhile the margins on in store goods can be as high as 40%, which is typically going to be at least a dollar on most drinks. as Mcdad pointed out a can of soda costs nowhere close to how much they are sold for. food isn't far behind, and any of the other goods are going to be more than drinks. any store branded or provided food, hot dogs, pizza, breakfast burritos are going to have the highest margins.

if that Weigels is price gouging on gas they are hoping that their margin on gas increases enough to offset any loss in sales on in store goods. basically, even if that 42 cents was straight increase in profit, it wouldn't offset the loss on about 10 bucks of in store purchases.

the gas and bathrooms at gas stations are there to get you to buy in store goods.

Most people don’t realize gas stations are mostly franchises. You see a shell it’s owned by a local guy and the gas is delivered by Tri-Star. Only twice daily’s are Corp.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Here's a question to consider. I recently took a vacation.

I had a can of soda from my home before i left. It cost me .42 cents

I had a soda at the airport. It cost me 2.50

I had a soda from a gas station at the destination. It cost 2.99

I had a soda from the resort. It was 3.50


Were any of those prices gouging (or gauging as Kamala pronounced it) me?

I would say “no” for all of the examples except the second one as the vendors there are an absolute monopoly provider and you are prohibited from bringing in your own beverages.

 

[C-south]

policies mean nothing, skin color means everything....the left is hopeless....food shortages lead to rationing, rationing leads to equity....

Lol. What a moron.

 

[McDad]

I would say “no” for all of the examples except the second one as the vendors there are an absolute monopoly provider and you are prohibited from being in your own beverages.

I was "guaged" at the airport?

 

[OrangeTsar]

I was "guaged" at the airport?

Not sure of the exact definition. I would say you were “hosed” using my personal regulatory lexicon . There is one other term I would apply if this were not a family website
Beverages are in a unique position. Everything else I might need I am allowed to bring in. I can put my own snacks, OTC medicines, reading material, blankets, toiletries or whatever in my carry on with no problem. But if I want a beverage (a necessity for life) I am forced to either pay their exorbitant price or go without for hours.

 

[McDad]

Not sure of the exact definition. I would say you were “hosed” using my personal regulatory lexicon . There is one other term inwould apply if this were not a family website

But that wasn't even my most expensive poison on my whole trip.
Went halfers on a bottle of wine that was the most expensive drink of the week.

How can I be hosed with my second cheapest drink?

 

[jmacvols1]

 

[rekinhavoc]

Congressional Democrats in tight reelection bids skip Harris, party's nominating convention

Among the names of Democrats absent from the DNC are a couple who didn't vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during a virtual vote earlier this month.

justthenews.com

A candidate so good that fellow democrats don't want to be associated with her.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Effin idiot.

 

[OrangeTsar]

But that wasn't even my most expensive poison on my whole trip.
Went halfers on a bottle of wine that was the most expensive drink of the week.

How can I be hosed with my second cheapest drink?

I get it . The two differences are 1) alcohol (although it may SEEM critical) remains optional. If you spend hour after hour without hydration, you endanger your health. And 2) unless you are on an island with only the resort, you can always go elsewhere to purchase a beverage (granted it may cost you even more).
Thankfully, if you can hold out long enough until you are in the air, they will provide you with “complementary” beverage service (although if you could break down the actual costs, that coke and tiny bag of pretzels costs FAR in excess of $2.50)

 

[hUTch2002]

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I crossed my Road and School it seems. Thanks for the correction.

 

[creekdipper]

I don't care if you are pro life or pro choice. This is strange and gross. Pro choice doesn't mean you need to publicly brag about having an abortion. It's not something to celebrate.

That's not what Madam President says.

There's so much "joy" involved in terminating a human life. So much so, many do it multiple times.

Our prospective First Gentleman was certainly glad abortion was available to get rid of the human he helped create through having sex with his child's teacher/nanny. Abortion can fix our mistakes and make them go away!!!

 

[creekdipper]

Well, what's stopping you?

Inflation.

 

[OrangeTsar]

I crossed my Road and School it seems. Thanks for the correction.

Didn’t even realize I was correcting

 

[BreatheUT]

It isn't lost on Jesus. He sees all this.

2 Chronicles 7:14

New International Version​

14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

 

[Majors]

policies mean nothing, skin color means everything....the left is hopeless....food shortages lead to rationing, rationing leads to equity....

Hotdog in a hallway when it’s his turn.