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35. A friend of mine owns a couple of restaurants in town...

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 05:26 PM

Nov 2012

...I told him he runs the best halfway houses in Arizona. He's a recovering addict/alcoholic and hires a lot of young recovering addicts. Treats them with respect, gives them tons of responsibility and helps them stay clean. They're the two most popular places in town. Out of towners are sometimes shocked by the piercings, tattoos and magenta hair, but they get over it quickly.

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I hate Carl's Jr. [View all] Wait Wut Nov 2012 OP

F**k you, I'm eating. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #1

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Would you like another EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES???? Initech Nov 2012 #7

I love carl's jr. quinnox Nov 2012 #2

I'm picky about hamburgers. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #4

try the super star burger quinnox Nov 2012 #6

mine, too. :) Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #18

Try the monster thick burger. : ) nt rDigital Nov 2012 #30

There is a chain called Panera's, American, that just took up residence in the 'hood. PDJane Nov 2012 #5

I miss Pandera's!!! Wait Wut Nov 2012 #14

A Panera's just opened in my neighborhood RebelOne Nov 2012 #31

Why does CostCo have an "eye Doc"? Why does Safeway sell books? Electric Monk Nov 2012 #8

I know what you're saying. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #12

Costco is rated #1 for eyeglasses aletier_v Nov 2012 #15

i believe it - costco makes great lenses shanti Nov 2012 #24

I had a pair of rimless from Costco, they lasted for several years aletier_v Nov 2012 #27

So Why do You Hate Carl's Jr? AndyTiedye Nov 2012 #9

I don't like their food. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #13

lol.. you call the food icky but you choose to eat it? If I thought something was so bad I called it Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #19

We don't have a 7-11 Wait Wut Nov 2012 #21

Octagon C! lol... yeah, I figured you obviously had few choices if you went somewhere that you Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #25

I grew up with White Hen convenience stores. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #28

It's one of the reasons Starbucks is popular despite serving otherwise unremarkable coffee. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #10

Coffee makes me puke, but... Wait Wut Nov 2012 #16

I'm a frequent customer at Barnes and Nobel, and at the Starbucks in the store... Odin2005 Nov 2012 #39

I don't go to Home Depot often, but sometimes I kind of have to renate Nov 2012 #11

I would imagine management has a lot to do with it. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #17

I have Home Depot, Lowe's and Ace Hardware stores RebelOne Nov 2012 #33

Carl's Jr. mangement makes them one of the most virulently anti-Obama companies in the country aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2012 #20

Well, that sucks. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #23

that's weird there's no brown folks working at Wally world, ours has about 4/5th AA/Latinos. Divine Discontent Nov 2012 #36

Fucking Home Depot... one_voice Nov 2012 #22

I've heard similar stories. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #29

I get the same thing at our Chipotles JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #26

Chipotle is definitely a unique place. I can second the low turnover. rDigital Nov 2012 #32

A friend of mine owns a couple of restaurants in town... Wait Wut Nov 2012 #35

yes, chipotle shanti Nov 2012 #40

Carls Jr. is the same as Hardees, right? tarheelsunc Nov 2012 #34

It is now. Carl's Jr was a pretty good place before it got bought out aletier_v Nov 2012 #37

Last experience I had with a Carl's Jr. was pretty good. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #38