100% his dating profile says he is a nice gentleman and he can't understand why females never go for nice guys like him.

An aspect of shrinkflation that is ignored is reduced service as stores cut back on staffing or use staff for personal shopping, instead of running registers, stocking, cleaning up. Except for the pandemic or storms, it used to be rare to see bare shelves or dirty floors. Now it's a weekly event.

Yes, coffee is definitely higher. I've noticed that Aldi and Lidl, my discount grocers, are busier and more frequently out of sale items when I'm shopping after work and on weekends. My local Aldi just did away with its self checkout, which I assume is due to increased shrinkage.

And so ironic that these women don't understand how they themselves have benefited from DEI.

I didn't say either of those things.

I lived through two 500 year floods in the course of 15 years. Emergency services have to be prepared for 100 year floods, even in areas that have not historically flooded. And that preparedness cannot just be that they will pray nothing bad happens.

In Iowa in 2008, 4 young boys at a Scout camp died in a tornado. After this tragedy, the camp built storm shelters. Iowa code changed to require storm shelters be built in campgrounds. Texas not just prayer, but better emergency planning to ensure facilities are prepared for severe weather events.

I am neither a criminal nor a lawyer, but would advise against discussing capital crimes with someone working in an open office.

Years ago, I took my parents on their first subway ride in NY. I was showing them the system map on the wall, and MULTIPLE New Yorkers stopped to ask if we needed directions.

I once read that a developed country is not one where the poor have cars, but one where the rich choose to use public transportation.

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