Are you a fan of darker roasts? Most of the people I know that enjoy Starbucks tend to prefer a darker roast, but to me, it just tastes like burnt coffee. I prefer a light-medium roast. That said, I have not tried those other places and will have to seek them out in the near future.

I’ll always pay it forward when it happens to me cuz I’ve been on the streets bud, I know how it is to not have shit so that’s the only reason you get my downvote because I’ll do both, I’ll pay it forward and ALWAYS tip my servers

Wow, some reasonable perspective on this whole thing. Shocking!

Why did you assume his dad was the OG owner?

From Patrick:

>Fact check:

>1) My mom (sole owner) sold the restaurant to a lady that worked for us, and her husband. Not my dad, he has never had a single percentage of equity in the restaurant. Thai House or Thai Express. It’s important to note because my mom died of stress from the restaurant, she deserves the credit and recognition of what she built. She employed my dad out of generosity, but I’d like to leave it at that. Personal family matters.

Why anyone thought Facebook messages and comments were the best form of seeking information is beyond me. Everyone and their mother messages Patrick when there's something off on their order or seeking other information, and he's stated dozens of times that he's behind on messages since he receives so many every day.

Really? That sucks. Do you know what's going on next to the Ulta in that strip??

Don't pay it forward to the people behind you. Tip your server. It makes work for the cashier. Don't do it

Last time 4x I was there (spring summer and fall of 2022) It was not quick at all. They were a month out and when that month came it still was another 2 weeks. Even with paying for a rush 2 weeks before an event to have it done with a week to spare so I could make sure it was dry cleaned and pressed. I didn't get my jacket back until the day before the event.

Would not recommend

Dude even knew the health inspections for the restaurant 😂

I dunno if you did that on purpose, or if you actually don't know any better.

My general rule is "assume no malice until given a good reason to think otherwise" so I am going to assume you didn't know any better.

But to answer your questions directly it, it's very hard to say how many people ascribe themselves to, let's say, heavily activistic political wings, but it's a good bet that there are a fair few.

Antifa means Antifascist, it does not describe to a specific ideology. If you're against fascism, you're apart of Antifa, congratulations.

Horton, Schilling, and Horner in opposition. Hardinger absent.

Imagine equating Patriot Front with antifa.

Everyone already answered the right answers. Just want to add that there is a healthy enough bald eagle population in our part of the world that honestly just about any permanent body of water in the area has a decent chance of having a bald eagle visit on occasion. Even people with big ponds (as long as they are stocked) will occasionally see a bald eagle on their property.

Ugh, gross. Does Springfield have a lot of people who subscribe to irritating political groups like Patriot Front and Antifa?

I just...I just want to get to work without the road being blocked.

It's the classic conundrum. Decrying something obviously by it's very nature brings more attention to it than not decrying it. Will that extra attention in a critical form hurt and diminish the influence of the thing, or increase it?

It can easily go either way. For example, let's take some cults, like Nexium or Scientology. They would have been much better off if left allow and allowed to recruit in their own ways among circles that were safe for them to do so. Exposure and large amounts of public attention and criticism didn't empower them, it collapsed them in the case of Nexium and has seriously hurt their recruitment in the case of scientology. There are lots of cases like this.

But some times, something like Trump for examples, thrives off the free media of even negative or critical coverage and is aided by it.

It's hard to tell which it's gonna be, but I can say that I think it's better for humanity, for people and their souls, to unabashedly decry and publicly renounce evil, instead of ignoring it and hoping it shrinks and goes away.

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The Flea, especially if you’re at all outgoing.

neo Nazis.

It's a liiiiitle bit more complicated than that. But not much more.

You're out here doing God's work.

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Beating these jagovs back into shameful obscurity will have to be a community effort. Problem is penetrating their circle and figuring out who they are. I've made attempts at it, but as best I can tell they communicate primarily on discords and whatsapp or telegram groups and most of them have no idea who each other are.

You'll never be rid of this kind of filth, but is just part of, I dunno, civilizational maintenance that every so often this social gunk builds up and you gotta flush it out and clean it up.

If anyone has any ideas or thoughts on how to penetrate these groups, PM me. I've not had much luck alone.

See my other comment. I added a free article.

All bow to the all mighty dollar I guess. I wish we could be okay with spaces in the city just being grass but apparently a coffee shop in view of a Starbucks is exactly what this city needs instead. Can't wait for the 10's of high paying definitely not minimum wage jobs this will create. A boost to the economy for sure. When it closes in 3 years we might get lucky and it'll turn into a revolving used car dealership

Seems like nobody acted with malice or ill intent. Restaurant owner did wrong, but not out of ill will, he did so unintentionally (if we take him at his word, which I see no reason not to). The parents were right to be mad, but nobody here is a villain. Mea Culpa has been issued and amends have been made.

Seems to me like that's as far as the story needs to go.

I’ve heard rumors of a mini target near that location which like…. Ok??? Who is asking for that?

The fields behind Walmart that are currently under construction are going to be another ill-placed and overpriced subdivision

I just drove past this intersection yesterday at lunch! WTF, Springfield drivers?