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[red stick]

Well, great, now I want a corned beef on rye. This area is a little short on even mediocre delis. :sad:

[Jim Thurman]

While I geared my explanation to our British members, I hopefully explained Stater Brothers to anyone outside of So Cal. It's the last independent So Cal regional supermarket (remember independent regional/local anything in the U.S.?    )

I had mentally autocorrected that to Statler Brothers and figured it was just a dig at the IndyCar demographic.  Thanks for the clarification. 

Too bad the Statlers didn't make it to Stagecoach, then we could tie-in Thermal Club, Stater Bros and Statler Bros.

 

They are in Orange County also. We had one just around the block when we lived in Anaheim.

Yep, for decades and decades they were only San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, very localized, then with some store switches, went into Orange, San Diego and part(s) of Los Angeles County, like the high desert area (where I am).

 

They do a great deli counter.
Or, at least they did last time I was there.

Stater Brothers prides itself on formally trained butchers. It's a nice deli, for a supermarket deli, but wouldn't rank above a stand alone deli, like what red stick is craving.

 

Ok, I think I've covered Stater Brothers as much as possible 

[jonpollak]

I’m exhausted …..
Jp

[Jim Thurman]

  Well, jp, I am exhaustive and that can be exhausting 

 

Thing is, if I don't, someone will say "you left that out!", so I try to be proactive 

[prommer]

I'm glad this Stater Bros. discussion happened. SoCal being what it is, sometimes you're stuck in traffic for an hour and a Stater Bros. billboard is the first and only sign that you've officially left LA.

 

Otherwise, how would you know?

[Jim Thurman]

I'm glad this Stater Bros. discussion happened. SoCal being what it is, sometimes you're stuck in traffic for an hour and a Stater Bros. billboard is the first and only sign that you've officially left LA.

 

Otherwise, how would you know?

Ugh! Tell me about it. I made the drive from Las Vegas last Fall. From the Nevada State Line (200 miles), it took 3 hours with one quick stop for a to-go coffee. I recently made the drive to Paso Robles (186 miles) in 2 and 1/2 hours with a couple of brief stops, and yet, to drive the 65 miles down into Los Angeles to see my dentist, it took 1 hour 45 minutes the last two times...and that was in non-rush times    There's not much relief on the way back any longer either, what with 100,000 more people here than when I moved to the area.

 

Ok, obligatory "traffic is a nightmare" story taken care of     

Edited by Jim Thurman, 30 March 2025 - 22:53.

[paulb]

Ugh! Tell me about it. I made the drive from Las Vegas last Fall. From the Nevada State Line (200 miles), it took 3 hours with one quick stop for a to-go coffee. I recently made the drive to Paso Robles (186 miles) in 2 and 1/2 hours with a couple of brief stops, and yet, to drive the 65 miles down into Los Angeles to see my dentist, it took 1 hour 45 minutes the last two times...and that was in non-rush times There's not much relief on the way back any longer either, what with 100,000 more people here than when I moved to the area.

Ok, obligatory "traffic is a nightmare" story taken care of

I would find a dentist in Paso Robles. Cabernet flavored rinse could be a thing.

[jonpollak]

Rinse and SPIT ?
Nuh uh.
Jp

[Spillage]

If GM are looking to take an Indycar driver for their new F1 team then Palou is the only candidate. He's easily the best driver in the series.

[BRG]

If GM are looking to take an Indycar driver for their new F1 team then Palou is the only candidate. He's easily the best driver in the series.

Yes, it's a no-brainer.

 

So probably won't happen.....

[PayasYouRace]

Would anyone dare try to poach Palou after last time? Besides, he’s a Honda driver.

[loki]

The drone footage looked good but the track level stuff was dire, it's extremely hard to get a reference point for where the cars are what direction they're heading towards. Is there a plan to actually green the place at some stage or will it always be a dustbowl? 

Unless they move Thermal to another location it will always be in a sub tropical desert.   That’s what a sub tropical desert looks like.

[nivoglibina]

That didnt stop F1, they made a carpark look like a marina!

[red stick]

That didnt stop F1, they made a carpark look like a marina!

Are we sure that worked as even a Potemkin marina?

[loki]

That didnt stop F1, they made a carpark look like a marina!

They’ve made a couple marinas look like race tracks.

[loki]

Are we sure that worked as even a Potemkin marina?

[paulb]

That didnt stop F1, they made a carpark look like a marina!

Sometimes, they even left parking lots looking like parking lots.

[Jim Thurman]

That didnt stop F1, they made a carpark look like a marina!

Liberty making a faux marina out of a stadium parking lot is somewhat different than Penske doing the same within a private residential club.

 

The desert is the desert.

[loki]

Sometimes, they even left parking lots looking like parking lots.

Points.

[red stick]

Liberty making a faux marina out of a stadium parking lot is somewhat different than Penske doing the same within a private residential club.

 

The desert is the desert.

 

Word.

 

 

 

Thanks to David Lean and Freddie Young.

Edited by red stick, 01 April 2025 - 04:43.

[jonpollak]

Maybe we can get that Schitoad of Dimes that’s so popular here in this thread and send it to the survivors of Sherwood Schwartz. That way they can rebuild Gilligans Island in the center of the track and have the castaways beg for a rescue.

Sure fire ratings jump.
Jp

[B Squared]

For what it's worth a while back I mentioned plans for development of a motorsport country Club in my hometown. I've got three friends out that way and the one closest to the proposed site was in on it immediately and thought that would be a great thing for the community and the area. The other two had dug in their heels and were planning on going to a planning meeting to voice their displeasure. After Greg and Rich saw the possibilities for the area by watching the race at Thermal, they changed their minds and they're all in on in the proposed circuit.

[juicy sushi]

What's the difference between one of these motorsports country clubs and another planned community around a golf course?  The race track might be better for the environment by not consuming so much freshwater.

[red stick]

Golf course noise issues are largely limited to swearing?

[Metronazol]

Golf course noise issues are largely limited to swearing?

Dunno, one too many at the 19th hole and golf buggy hooning becomes a thing.....

[FLB]

Golf course noise issues are largely limited to swearing?

Not if you're Tom Sneva... 

 

https://www.hotrod.c...-982-1504-16-2/

[B Squared]

I'll admit I love the game and have been playing it since I was 13. I've noticed over the years many race drivers enjoy the game and are pretty handy at it also. All the more fun if you had a Bubba Watson hovercraft golf cart

https://youtu.be/9sW...cO09HHMNd-ESuVi

[Jim Thurman]

I should have written: "somewhat different than Penske trying to do the same within a private residential club."

 

As in, there are on-site residents who might object at the latter, compared to setting up one in a stadium parking lot.

 

Though it should be recalled that nearby residents complained of the Miami GP during its planning stages as well.

[loki]

What's the difference between one of these motorsports country clubs and another planned community around a golf course?  The race track might be better for the environment by not consuming so much freshwater.

The golf course water is mostly recycled non potable water.  IOW cleaned poop water.  Not likely another permit would be issued for that much real grass at Thermal.  They could use turf.  It looks good, easy to maintain.  It’s comfortable now with the pads and soft fake grass.  Far cry from the Brillo pad that was Astroturf.   It’s expensive though once all said and done.  The good stuff is $4-5 bucks a sq ft plus padding and prep.  We’ve got xeriscape and thought the dogs may dig it.  Tried a small patch and they were “meh”.

[Jim Thurman]

Need to leave these here 

 

It's A Date: 7 Great Date Shakes in Greater Palm Springs

 

The Best Date Ever in Greater Palm Springs (Date Farms)

 

There was no Googling involved in this. A link to the date shake listicle appeared in a news feed of mine 

Edited by Jim Thurman, Today, 00:42.

[BRG]

Need to leave these here 

 

It's A Date: 7 Great Date Shakes in Greater Palm Springs

 

The Best Date Ever in Greater Palm Springs (Date Farms)

 

There was no Googling involved in this. A link to the date shake listicle appeared in a news feed of mine 

Thank you, Jim.  Now I know where to avoid when I next visit the Golden State.