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TRP: Free of political butthurt since 1999.

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I walked into a Whole Foods last week... and I wasn't blown away. I also left without spending a dime, which is odd...
 
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ShirtlessBob said:
I walked into a Whole Foods last week... and I wasn't blown away. I also left without spending a dime, which is odd...
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Much like a "regular" grocery, you have to ignore the aisles - the vitamins and their "organic" processed crap, which IMO is no better than the usual processed crap you'll find at the Muskegon Meijer, except for more money :rolleyes: Also steer clear of the booze, because you'll likely find a better selection for a better price at a local liquor store.

I spent about $30 on the cheese counter on my first visit. It was worth it, but that was a massive splurge. I find the seafood, some of the meats, and (during the summer months) the local produce worth a browse. There's also a prepared foods section which I tried once, and wasn't all that impressed with, but that's largely because there's a local chain (Hollywood) that beats their deli. The bakery is a bit of a step up from the usual. On the "whole", I don't do all of my shopping there, but they do strive to play an ace in few areas unless you live in a megacity like New York. Granted, the closest store I go to maybe three times a year is in Rochester Hills, an upper-middle enclave. So I don't know for sure if Whole Foods plays to the areas they open up in.
 
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I don't know what this "Whole Foods" place is, but I would avoid it just due to the name. It sounds like a ****ing hippie enclave. No thank you.
 
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ShirtlessBob said:
I walked into a Whole Foods last week... and I wasn't blown away. I also left without spending a dime, which is odd...
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I went into my first one in Florida last week, I can see why its called whole paycheck. Had some nice stuff in there. I'd go to one here if we had one closer than 120 miles away
 
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Took my small kids to one once. Not by my choice. Huge mistake. That place is so hard to move around in by yourself so made it virtually impossible with a cart and small kids in tow.
 
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Here's a random question: what should I do with my CD collection? I have probably between 200 and 300 CDs and a piece of furniture to house them that I would just as soon not have taking up space. Most of them are already ripped to MP3 (and the rest could be) and I can't remember the last time I listened to anything directly from a CD, definitely not within the last five years. On the other hand, I do enjoy having physical media, both from the standpoint of liking to own something tangible and from the standpoint of having a backup if my data versions somehow all poop the bed at the same time. So, say I decided I wanted to get rid of the physical CDs...

1) What do people tend to do to make sure that MP3s, digital photos, etc., are backed up securely at a reasonable cost?
2) What do I do with the CDs themselves? It'd be ridiculous just to toss them, but is there any way I can find a productive way to get rid of them?
 
jmh said:
Here's a random question: what should I do with my CD collection? I have probably between 200 and 300 CDs and a piece of furniture to house them that I would just as soon not have taking up space. Most of them are already ripped to MP3 (and the rest could be) and I can't remember the last time I listened to anything directly from a CD, definitely not within the last five years. On the other hand, I do enjoy having physical media, both from the standpoint of liking to own something tangible and from the standpoint of having a backup if my data versions somehow all poop the bed at the same time. So, say I decided I wanted to get rid of the physical CDs...

1) What do people tend to do to make sure that MP3s, digital photos, etc., are backed up securely at a reasonable cost?
2) What do I do with the CDs themselves? It'd be ridiculous just to toss them, but is there any way I can find a productive way to get rid of them?
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You back it up in the same way as any digital only file, an external harddrive or two is by far the easiest way.

You could try selling everything on Craigslist or seeing if a used cd store would be willing to buy them for about $.50 to $1.00 each, which would be enough to cover the cost of the harddrives.
 
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Almington said:
You back it up in the same way as any digital only file, an external harddrive or two is by far the easiest way.
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I have an external hard drive, but my issue here is that if there's, say, a fire in my apartment, the external hard drive will be gone along with my laptop (unless I store the external hard drive at my office, but that makes periodic backups a pain in the butt). Is there a good, cheap remote backup solution?
 
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jmh said:
I have an external hard drive, but my issue here is that if there's, say, a fire in my apartment, the external hard drive will be gone along with my laptop (unless I store the external hard drive at my office, but that makes periodic backups a pain in the butt). Is there a good, cheap remote backup solution?
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That's not much different than your current situation...unless your CDs aren't in the apartment. You could get a fire-resistant/proof safe to keep the hard drive in.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
That's not much different than your current situation...unless your CDs aren't in the apartment. You could get a fire-resistant/proof safe to keep the hard drive in.
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That's a good point actually. The fire will melt the CDs along with my laptop. A fire-proof safe isn't a bad idea.
 
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Okay, riddle me this: It's 5 degrees out right now, but the low is going to be 8. Just how the hell is that supposed to work?
 
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Hammer said:
Okay, riddle me this: It's 5 degrees out right now, but the low is going to be 8. Just how the hell is that supposed to work?
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Time frame, Usually it's midnight to midnight.
 
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