Lots of interesting news today
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CasterTroy
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NCJeeplover
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We get inspected every 6 months. I've learned to leave something like this just for the inspectors to catch. They are going to find SOMETHING, so why not make it something easy to fix? Usually once they find something they are good.For some reason this reminds me of the "violation" we got at work from the last fire marshul n-spek-shun. We had 5 fire extinguishers "not mounted". I was like WTF, the building is barely a year old and passed code and everything should be good. Turns out those were EXTRA fire extinguishers we had sitting by the mill/lathe, and areas where guys were using MAPP gas regularly. We had the correct amount mounted to the walls the correct distance apart at the correct height, but the additional fire extinguishers were causing a non-compliance...I took them and stuck them in a back closet. Then we passed.They literally made it LESS safe. But they were proud of themselves for finding the boogeyman.
skyhighZJ
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Damn you. I had those stored for my chance at meme greatness… thanks a lot.
CasterTroy
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Not the ad people. The new CEO
she went on a morning show and said she was changing everything to get away from its roots and be more modern.
There was a former CEO that left to go to some LGBTQRATUVW organization, but prior to leaving from 2005-2020 he took an internal alphabet group of 6 people and spread it nationwide to where it was an infection in every location. Then SHE took over with aspirations to take away all the references to old country and replace it all with modern pastels and more "welcoming" atmosphere. Knowing she's never set foot inside one
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RatLabGuy
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BLUF: Some numbskull turned their back on the ONE thing that set Cracker Barrel apart from every other chain restaurant and the only thing that attracted their dwindling base of customers.
Now its just another generic sh$tty resataurant.
RatLabGuy
You look like a monkey and smell like one too
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To be fair - and I'm in no way backing the decision - its worth noting the company was crashing because the generation(s) that loved the theme are dying off. It was likely a move out of necessity to stay alive.
But that doesn't mean we can't still bitch and complain and make fun of 'em for it.
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They did start serving alcohol at the same time though. Hipsters are loving the new joint with the old vibe.
Shreddinlettuce
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They went from home cooking to canned green beans. The chain got too big for its britches and the food got more and more generic and bland too. If you’ve been lately the food quality has really suffered
Lizooki
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Im glad they done it .... my wife loved the gift shop and the decor and "said" she loved the food ..... it's mediocre at best.
Now that the decor is gone ... she says she don't like it anymore ....
Now that the decor is gone ... she says she don't like it anymore ....
Shreddinlettuce
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Dont forget that the opening up of cdl to immigrants happened around the same time they made laws to mandate electric trucks and created an artificial drivers shortage in the state
www.greencarreports.com
California mandate: Commercial trucks go electric starting in 2024, all-EV by 2045
New regulation adopted in the Golden State will require 100,000 battery electric and fuel-cell trucks by 2030 and 300,000 by 2035.
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Monkeynono
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No better way to push the self driving trucks...Dont forget that the opening up of cdl to immigrants happened around the same time they made laws to mandate electric trucks and created an artificial drivers shortage in the state
California mandate: Commercial trucks go electric starting in 2024, all-EV by 2045
New regulation adopted in the Golden State will require 100,000 battery electric and fuel-cell trucks by 2030 and 300,000 by 2035.
Shreddinlettuce
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If we’d have just kept up on train travel with the rest of the world the long haul industry would be hot shot only, and the fuel savings for that and air travel would do better than anything proposed.
Vanderbilt screwed that up making it a monopoly and now the industry is so heavily regulated it’s a non starter
ghost
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The biggest problem with rail is time. They take weeks to get things delivered.
justjeepin86
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It wouldn't, if there was a better network. It would still, most likely, be slower though.
Shreddinlettuce
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With antiquated American trains, yes.
But high speed rail not so much
“America’s high-speed rail can achieve speeds of up to 150 miles per hour (241 kilometers per hour) on certain routes. This speed is significantly lower than many high-speed rail systems around the world. For instance, Japan’s Shinkansen trains can reach speeds of 200 to 300 miles per hour (322 to 483 kilometers per hour). Similarly, France’s TGV operates consistently at speeds of around 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour).”
Most American trains are limited to around 45mph (on certain routes it can be 150)
Proposals since the early 2000s never get funded. Except for Newsoms that is a big federal money laundering racquet
www.foxla.com
2032 it’s been in the world for about 20 years already…
But high speed rail not so much
“America’s high-speed rail can achieve speeds of up to 150 miles per hour (241 kilometers per hour) on certain routes. This speed is significantly lower than many high-speed rail systems around the world. For instance, Japan’s Shinkansen trains can reach speeds of 200 to 300 miles per hour (322 to 483 kilometers per hour). Similarly, France’s TGV operates consistently at speeds of around 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour).”
Most American trains are limited to around 45mph (on certain routes it can be 150)
Proposals since the early 2000s never get funded. Except for Newsoms that is a big federal money laundering racquet
California’s high speed rail slated to run in the Central Valley by 2032, report
California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project could be operating in the Central Valley by 2032.
2032 it’s been in the world for about 20 years already…
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The differences are kinda fascinating. European freight is based around small trains that run in between prioritized passenger trains. US rail is freight focused, running big heavy trains that are prioritized above passenger rail. European rail was subsidized by 70 years of $7 gasoline and centrally planned, compact, transit-oriented development. The US has abandoned thousands of miles of track over the same period, relying more heavily on trucks that are flexible and don't require dedicated infrastructure.
Southern_Transplant
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This is a great summary that shows the difference in priorities. It shows that it's not necessarily about right or wrong. It's just about trade offs.
I came here to say the same thing. About 2 months ago I ate at one in Charleston and then just last week ate at the one in Salisbury. Both times the food was bland and the place was near empty when other restaurants around them were hopping.
While I agree the new "look" is suicide the chain is dying anyway. I won't miss it.
skyhighZJ
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Yeah, the food has gone to shit. Plenty of mom and pop meat and threes are packed at supper time. Cracker barrel used to tap into that market, but they slowly cheaped out, mass producing the food and shipping it ready to heat, getting rid of corn bread at the table, etc. Been on a decline for a long time.
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On the restaurant note..since Cracker Barrel seems to the topic.
If I cannot buy a meal equivalent or better then my wifes cooking or a menu item she doesn't cook Im usually out. I have ate at one fast food restaurant only a handful of times in Ten years. Arby's. Used to frequent Subway, don't think i have had more then 6 meals from them in the same timeframe.
Now a decent Mexican restaurant. Once a week
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We had a family diner at the Cracker about a year ago because the celebrated person choose the location. Older lady in the family. Most of the attendees live on restaurant food. I for the life of me could not understand how you could ruin bacon, biscuits and gravy, or eggs. It was horrible.
If I cannot buy a meal equivalent or better then my wifes cooking or a menu item she doesn't cook Im usually out. I have ate at one fast food restaurant only a handful of times in Ten years. Arby's. Used to frequent Subway, don't think i have had more then 6 meals from them in the same timeframe.
Now a decent Mexican restaurant. Once a week
.We had a family diner at the Cracker about a year ago because the celebrated person choose the location. Older lady in the family. Most of the attendees live on restaurant food. I for the life of me could not understand how you could ruin bacon, biscuits and gravy, or eggs. It was horrible.
RatLabGuy
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Their bread is aweful. So much sugar - something like 10% - that Ireland declared it can't even be called bread, but a confectionary.
I don't think y'all have them down there, but when I want a large hoagie / sub style sandwhich I go to WaWa. Its kinda like a Sheetz - gas station w/ food, but its actually pretty good. Their sammiches are easily 2x the amount of meat as Subway and better bread for the same price.