and their crackers are cheap as shit.
No lie. I scoff every time I see Carr's Water Crackers now. "$4.99?! I think not. Ninety nine cents at TJ's, bitch."
Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 02, 2011 3:52:35 pm PST #20726 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
sarameg - Feb 02, 2011 3:54:38 pm PST #20727 of 30001
500 yds is not enough of a swim for me. I can feel it.
Strega - Feb 02, 2011 4:01:14 pm PST #20728 of 30001
Hm, I don't think I've ever noticed the orange chicken. I'll keep an eye out.
The only real problem I have with TJs is the other customers. I'm not sure if it's something about that location, but it seems like there's lot more "I'll put my cell phone on speaker" and "I'll just leave my cart in the middle of the narrow aisle and wander away for a few minutes" solipsism than in other grocery stores.
shrift - Feb 02, 2011 4:07:06 pm PST #20729 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I guess I'm glad that I don't eat frozen food anymore, aside from some vegetables, meat, sorbet, and naan. And what I make and freeze myself. Wow. Sometimes I terrify me.
My office is open tomorrow, but schools are closed, side streets may be impassable, Lake Shore Drive will stay closed, and it's going to be well below zero.
I don't particularly want to work from home another day, but I also don't want to hike the half a mile to the L and hope it's running regularly enough that I won't get frostbite.
quester - Feb 02, 2011 4:07:23 pm PST #20730 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
After an hour, I'm sure some of the adorable wears off.
She was far enough away that I wasn't bothered. When her mother carried her past my desk I noticed she had a hat shaped like a cupcake!
sarameg - Feb 02, 2011 4:08:17 pm PST #20731 of 30001
No, that's all TJs. Add careening kids with non-attentive parents on weekend afternoons, as well. It's the combo of the awkward real estate they occupy plus I think a super spacetastic clientele. Or entitled, I don't know. It kept me away for a long time, until their crack addicted me in a location close to me and with better parking. (Since I used to live in a huge jewish community, I'd go friday nights. It'd be almost empty, for a TJs.)
And then I moved and am back to the one with the super obnoxious people and horrid parking.
§ ita § - Feb 02, 2011 4:09:14 pm PST #20732 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cinammon tea and freshly baked brownies coming up! I am excited!
Calli - Feb 02, 2011 4:17:58 pm PST #20733 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Mmmmm, TJs has this milk chocolate-nut cookie that I cannot keep in the apartment, or I will eat the entire container. It's like a Heath bar, in cookie form.
I like their steak burritos and red salsa. Their frozen mac and cheese is pretty good, too.
tommyrot - Feb 02, 2011 4:20:16 pm PST #20734 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's supposed to get below zero tonight.
I just heard sirens go off. Like civil defense sirens. What is this, a Yeti attack?
sarameg - Feb 02, 2011 4:20:46 pm PST #20735 of 30001
Code blue warning?