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Not the first article to bemoan the sad reality of modern Amerika, and it won't be the last. Definitely gets to the heart of the tragic condition of our society though.
https://jalopnik.com/buc-ees-is-the-sickness-at-the-heart-of-america-1851683139
Buc-ee's Is The Sickness At The Heart Of America
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Quote from: RE on Nov 29, 2024, 10:13 AMhttps://jalopnik.com/buc-ees-is-the-sickness-at-the-heart-of-america-1851683139
Buc-ee's Is The Sickness At The Heart Of America
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Buc-ee's is a riot. When the first one in the state opened up (I think we are scheduled for a couple more soon) the wife and daughter demanded I take them there...and then disappear for awhile during which time they peruse the ambience. They collected the required hat, and the wife got a insulated carry bag for taking lunches to work, and during the hour they ran me off I collected a new firearm.
The place had the interstate offramps clogged with poeple trying to get into, and out of, the lot.
I remember a long time back when gas stations stopped being gas stations and became convenience stores that sold gas, and it has been an interesting transition down through the centuries and decades now.
I agree with the idea of it being "a sad reality" but hey, America is exceptional in many ways...and no one should ever assume that is only on the good side of the equation.
I never heard of Buc-ee's, and life would have been fine if I never had.
Far as I know, there are no Buc-ee's in Alaska...yet.
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Quote from: RE on Dec 21, 2024, 10:53 AMFar as I know, there are no Buc-ee's in Alaska...yet.
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Total enshitification! It is a farm and we are the crop.
Quote from: K-Dog on Dec 21, 2024, 10:41 AMI never heard of Buc-ee's, and life would have been fine if I never had.
Probably. But when you start seeing the beaver marketing materials on shirts, hats and flags flying from the radio mast of cars, you'll know what it is!
They do have damn fine beef jerky, in more flavors and varieties than I've ever heard of before. The wife collected me about 4 or 5 small sample bags for taste testing.
Quote from: RE on Dec 21, 2024, 10:53 AMFar as I know, there are no Buc-ee's in Alaska...yet.
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Anchorage probably doesn't have enough population, these places have about as large a footprint as a large newer Walmart.
Quote from: K-Dog on Dec 21, 2024, 10:57 AMQuote from: RE on Dec 21, 2024, 10:53 AMFar as I know, there are no Buc-ee's in Alaska...yet.
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Total enshitification! It is a farm and we are the crop.
One way of thinking about it. Arguably plenty of businesses like that qualify. Museums for example. Bring in the sightseers and sell them hats and tee-shirts. Roswell has a great one on the aliens.