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If you want to plan your wed now...

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Thanks for posting a link to that flyer. If that flyer is indicative of what to expect at the new JC Acme, this will be a total WIN. That A&P was atrociously overpriced, and their seafood was very suspect looking. I never saw a fish fillet in there that I would feel safe bringing back home. Good riddance.

As for the Pathmark on Grand, I know I am in the minority in saying this, but I thought it was good enough. I did most of my shopping there for years and thought their stock had gotten better over the years and their prices were decent compared to other options in the area. The Shoprite on Marin Blvd definitely has the best prices, but... it is a complete shit show, especially during the first few days of the month.

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The broken windows theory has been proven true- as much as any theory in the social sciences can be proven. Those who benefit the most from the order are the poor and minority populations who cannot pick up and move out.

I think that there has been a noticeable deterioration in the Lafayette neighborhood in the past two years. I 've heard some say more aggressive policing up the hill has brought drug dealers down into Lafayette. On Pacific Avenue, Uncle's Dollar and the barber shop between Communipau and Lafayette have turned what was a quiet residential and improving portion of the neighborhood inside out. Double parked cars booming music until midnight, motor cycles and dance club activity in the barbershop, plus the antics of the bar around the corner which generates shootings with regularity but has still not been shut down.

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I try not to use this tone, but this has gone too far. You came here. We celebrate Halloween. If you have a problem with it, take your child out for the day or adjust.

They don't have to, it was nixed.

Actually, it was nixed at one single school in the district.

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People have to realize school is a business. Do you all wear witch costumes to your place of employment?

I don't but our office has a Halloween party every year and yes, there were some witch costumes. And no, this isn't some kooky internet startup or three-person business I work at. It is a large, publicly traded company. I doubt the shareholders take issue with something that takes about an hour and the cost of refreshments is maybe $100 if that. Regardless, there has been at least one witch costume every year.

I am sure our tax dollars are not flipping the bill for your festivities unless you are one of the scum banks we bailed out. Schools are being funded by public monies and I am against any sort of celebration that has nothing to do with education especially since I don't have kids in the public school system. I am all for Halloween, we have a great celebration in my area for it, but it does not belong in school no matter how butt hurt you are.

Are you against celebrating birthdays?

Nope I celebrate mines, friends and family every year, but not in schools. I am not against celebrating holidays. I am against parties and parades that have nothing to do with the school curriculum. FYI there are thousands of peeps who don't celebrate Halloween. One of my neighbors from the Ukraine has a sign on her door that reads "No candy here, we do not celebrate Halloween."

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I am not opposed to sit down restaurants getting a set salary, but i'm sure some restaurateur would complain that their employee would abuse it then by calling out on busy days and abuse the sick day system. Right now as it stands the system servers are compensated if they do not at least make minimum wage. Not sure if that is how it should work as if they had at least 3 tables depending on the establishment they could make double or triple the min.

I also NEVER leave a tip when I get takeout. Tips are for service when dining out.

Generally I have absolutely no problem not leaving a tip for takeout, or for other things like the beer store that someone mentioned earlier. In fact, if someone yelled at me for not tipping in a takeout setting (like others have mentioned), I'd laugh at them.

However, if it is a takeout place I frequent, I do give them a buck or two from time to time. They remember you and it seems like a nice thing to do. Otherwise I agree it's obnoxious to even offer the option.

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Without adequate parking down there businesses, especially restaurants will fail.

Many of my neighbors and myself included drive downtown to eat, and many of my neighbors shop downtown.

Most times I will not eat dtjc if I can't find parking and that is usually half of the time. I will not pay for 2 hour parking. I would rather jump on the lightrail to the Path and eat in NYC.

Jumba72 wrote:
Hello. It is slightly odd that an MRI wasn't also ordered. Most knee injuries are ligament/tissue damage as opposed to bone. JCMC should have the proper staff and equipment to handle a simple xray.

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Mine is a charcoal model.

I load in about 2/3 of a bag of Kingsford Competition, add in a few hunks of pecan, apple or cherry wood, and toos on about 20 lit briquettes. The IQ 120 (the yellow and red device) monitors the interior temperature and either blows in air, or shuts down the flow, to keep the temperature constant. If you pile up the colas properly, they burn very slowly, igniting a few at a time as the fire travels from one end of the pile to the other, so you get a long , even burn, with no need to watch for temperature spikes, or to add more fuel.

I did this batch hot and fast, at 300, wrapping the meat at 90 minutes (ribs) or at internal temperature of 150 (the brisket and shoulder), and continued to cook them until they were done.

The smoker was loaded at 9am, and everything was done, rested, sliced, pulled and served by 3PM. If I did it at 225, I would have had to start the night before.

Interesting. Mine maxes at 270, but the electric gives very even heat. It has a relatively small chamber for wood chips, requiring it to be fed at least every hour. I guess most people buy them, but I have peach and fig trees and plenty of wood from them. It's a pain to cut it up small enough. Bought some bags of chunks of hickory & mesquite being deeply discounted at the Depot, but hickory is REALLY hard to cut up!