Well alrighty then. Not sure how that makes me feel to be honest.

I can't imagine being their neighbor and just trying to get home at night. Waiting an hour after work just to pull into my house would piss me all the way off.

That said, park at the school up the street and walk down. You'll get a better view and won't have to wait through the ridiculous car line.

That's a damn shame. I had a fantastic steak there, and it didn't cost me much more than a night out at Amigos.

Ironic, he could save others from being offended but couldn't save himself from being offended by pretending others are offended.

Unnecessary assumptions about political leanings of people who just don't like a big ass, way too bright sign?

The reasoning "it doesn't bother me, so why would it bother anybody else?

The dude just plain being a twat? Take your pick.

I wish I could have seen my elementary-age eyes get bigger and bigger with every box of chicken they brought in. It was amazing.

Honestly, it always tasted best to me cold from the fridge, but that may have been the "rebellion" coming through lol.

Chicken Annie's gang!

The school my mom teaches at always did a fried chicken dinner from them that was always the highlight of my year. Literal boxes and boxes (large, cardboard boxes, not carryout containers) full of fried chicken. All the drumsticks you could eat. I was in heaven every year. And then for a week after I'd "sneak" into the elementary teacher's lounge after school and have even more from the fridge.

Finally! An answer to the question! Kinda like the Aldi philosophy, then.

They aren't owned by the same people, and haven't ever been. FD's was started by the same family, but the owner of the franchise in Springfield is Gene Marsh. Additionally, Cheddar's sold to Darden Restaurants in 2017.

Sources all over this page, and now I know way more than I ever wanted to about a couple of restaurateur families in Springfield.

Not anymore.

...I don't care what your friend says. Public records show that he is the majority owner. Period. Your other statement of "your boss also owns FD's" is also completely inaccurate, since Cheddar's sold in 2017.

Edit: Jared Enterprises owns the land, unless they sold it.

2nd edit: the property hasn't been sold since 2013, the sbj article i linked above shows the property owner as Jared Enterprises.

So then you should know Greg is the member of the Cheddar's family, who provided the license to Gene Marsh, who is the majority owner of FD's. All easily verified public information.

Edit to add: Lmao. Cheddar's has been owned by Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants) since 2017.

I would think the managers would know better than you...and they do.

Same family started the franchise, but it's a different franchisee.

Edit: not to mention Cheddar's was sold to Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden) in 2017. Explains why their quality has gone waaaaay downhill.

Lindberg's. I can take or leave their burgers, I'm not a huge "go out for burgers" guy so that's not as important, but their fries are divine, especially with their house ketchup.

Combination of the owner being a massive prick and them just never being that good to begin with, imo. When they opened Springfield was starved for a decent burger, so they seemed better than they really were. Now other places do it much better. Nothing has really changed, which is part of the problem.

I had an absurdly good ribeye there awhile back when I had craving for steak, and luckily the other places I was going to go were full. I paid less than $50, maybe even closer to $30, including a whiskey (a good one and a double pour, I was celebrating) and left very satisfied.

I wonder what could have possibly given me that idea? Surely it isn't the direct, obersavble actions of police departments across the country...that would be ridiculous.

Well, your first problem is that you think Springfield is diverse.

I don't care where they came from, I care about their actions, which show they're basically mercenaries for the rich and white.

Even a decade ago the police didn't do shit about theft, unless it was from a big corporate store or a McMansion in Ravenwood. "They are short officers" is just the latest excuse for them to not do anything at all to help the average person.

I was here yesterday. Had a really fun time, I just hope they are more organized today, my kid was disappointed the dude setting up the video gaming area didn't show up until 6 hours late, but the Amtgard arena more than made up for it for him, I think.

Just be prepared for lots of blank stares when you ask the booths to fill out your scavenger hunt papers. Bring a pen so they have something to sign it with for you.

Almost like they only care about getting their rocks off and keeping poor people poor.

/u/ in front of the username, like so: /u/ginwithjennifer

Yea I've known people who had full-face surveillance camera footage of the person in the act, and cops still told them they can't do anything about it. They're all useless at anything but perpetuating cycles of poverty to insulate the ruling class from real people's struggles.