Also known as snooggums on midwest.social and kbin.social.

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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • For most stuff like brake pads, wipers, or bulbs I have used Autozone or O’Reilly, not really picky about either. When I needed the occasional expensive thing like batteries or an alternator I would check prices first and pick the one that was lower for the one I wanted.

    This was mostly due to needing the thing right away, so I’m paying a little more for convenience.

    I also used LKQ a couple times over a decade ago for junkyard parts like a headlight housing that was damaged.

    Haven’t had to do the expensive stuff for quite a few years, just wipers and the occasional brake pads.



  • Large and small manufacturing companies have contracts for orders for months to years out with set prices, some of which might have wiggle room for costs but not to this extent. Plus manufacturing already tries to balance out costs across projects due to fluctuating prices for materials. If their materials double (or more) in price they will be screwed by the contracts and guaranteed to lose money on all of them.

    Buying at the current prices means they will have to pay to have the materials stored in a warehouse, which will cut into their planned profits for those existing contracts. Hell, they might be buying at a higher cost than they normally would when fulfilling the contracts.

    The company is getting screwed, not trying to fleece customers or their employees.









  • I think you are mistaking the desire to leave as a personal desire and not an obligation due to social pressure.

    The socond set of back and forth is all about other people’s expectations and then hesitsting.

    My mother will start to worry (beautiful, what’s your hurry?)

    And father will be pacing the floor (listen to the fireplace roar)

    So really I’d better scurry (beautiful, please don’t hurry)

    Well maybe just a half a drink more (put some records on while I pour)