I refuse to use these services or use the self checkout. I'm not bagging my own groceries and I'm not letting some random person pick out my meats, veggies and fruits. I don't use the self checkout because I don't want people to lose their jobs. They've already gotten rid of bag boys and forced the cashiers to do double duty. Now they close check out lanes and have one person watching over 4+ self checkout registers. It's annoying and the things always make you wait for someone to come over and confirm you aren't stealing.

I stopped shopping at one big box store because of these problems. If I go to my local grocery store they always have 5+ lanes open and the selection of meats is much better because it has a real butcher shop inside. They also have a real bakery.

Going to the grocery store is like the only reason why I leave the house anymore. So I guess I do "socialize" with the people there. I also like being able to walk around with a firearm inside of them. I usually run into random people also carrying and we talk shop about guns and I've even gone to the range with a few of them in the past. Never had a bad experience so far. At least the police haven't been called. I did have one lady who was obviously a Cali or NYC transplant freak out about it once and stop recording me and she threatened to call the police. But then a bunch of other people with firearms started to gather around and told her to stop being stupid. She got scared and ran off. With any hope she went back to where she came from. Our are has become flooded with such people since covid. They all moved here because of the cheap land/rent and they've been trying to get a lot of the local laws changed.

Anyway, I try to support local business so I won't use these services. We didn't even have uber and whatever the fast food delivery services were until a year or two ago. We tried one of the fast food ones but it ended up costing $10+ more than usual and the food was cold by the time it got here. I saw a lot of people doing it for side money at first but it finally calmed down. People don't like random people touching their food and we don't have lazy people here to support that kind of business plan.

My ultimate goal is no longer having to use the grocery store at all. At least not weekly. I'm working on getting chickens and eventually other livestock. I already have some cows. I want to add pigs and goats into the mix along with the chickens. I want toPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

I rambled in my last reply as I usually do. I just wanted to add; The absolute worst thing about covid was all the 24/7 businesses closing and those hours never returning. I used to get all my grocery shopping done between the hours of 1-4am. It was really comfy and usually I was the only person in the store. There was always at least one checkout lane open with an actual person manning it.

Since the panic no place stays open past about 9pm here excluding the one 24/7 gas station. So now I'm forced to shop with all the other people and I hate it. The local grocery store isn't that bad. But if I go into any of the big chain grocery stores it's awful. The worst humanity has to offer on full display. People are rude and always on edge. They don't discipline their children and let them run all over the place. I've even had some steal things right out of my shopping cart just because they were too lazy to walk a few ales over and get it themselves.

Now I only go to the local place where none of the new transplants set foot in. They think it's a "racist store" because of the name or something. I don't know why they refuse to enter it since it's named after the guy's family that owns it. But whatever the reason I'm thankful. These people are insane. They assume all the locals are dumb and they keep trying to "educate" us on social issues. We never had a problem with "racism" until they started moving here in droves. City won't do anything about them because they're made so much money off taxing the new residents since covid. We've had a lot of outsider investors coming in to convert old factories and buildings into apartments for these people. They even let them have a bar right on main street after denying the locals that for years. We'll probably be bred out in a generation or two.

I get free bags at self-checkout

The past few months I've tried ordering protein bars in bulk off Amazon, but I don't think this is the way to be doing things. I think this stuff is cheaper to buy at Costco, but Costco has a limited selection in the store naturally. I think you can order stuff online from them, but I've heard it's not as cheap.

Do people ever make their own protein bars? I wonder how that would work, just buying a bunch of oats and peanut butter and stuff. but I don't think it would last for weeks at a time without vacuum sealing or something...

>>132651
>Do people ever make their own protein bars?
you can make a big sheet of it then cut it up into lines but it's definitely not going to last you weeks and i'm not sure how practical it is for someone who's looking to buy in bulk in the first place

>>132579
you did it! you won jongsoul

yakuman get

>>132618
holy... did you win?

>>132620
yeah, the next turn was east 4 and i was the dealer so i just folded early and won. (it was an east game) the animation is really cool, first time seeing it.

>>132621
what a kokushi haipai looks like btw

one of the best parts of being in the 2020 era is that people are being much less retarded about farming. It's no longer about dumping chemicals into fields, but trying to maximize land efficiency.

Well, probably not so much on the mega-crops. But it's good to see a more scientific approach to embracing nature rather than an emotional one or a chauvinistic one.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TLBFAw2BOqs

>>130083
I've watched almost all of these videos now, and they're really nice to watch while in bed and drifting off to sleep. He releases a new video every week and he seems to be picking up more patreon supporters, so hopefully he keeps doing it for a long time. There's just something very soothing about a guy playing a game thoroughly and narrating it and making occasional dry jokes. I'm not going to watch it 'actively', but yeah, amazing bedtime material.

>>132615
Actually, nevermind, it's not every week. Still good, though.

Speaking of spiders, this one has been hanging out for about a week. Pretty big. It seems to be holding and eating something it caught and tied up. Camera focus seems to struggle a bit on this.
Using a spoiler since some people may not want to see a big spider while casually scrolling kissu.

Carrot. I drew the thing on the right to demonstrate how impressive carrots are. I had no idea they got so big when they made it to the flowering stage.

Carrots are really great in a garden. The leaves are pretty and carrots are very good at leaf coverage which means the soil doesn't dry out as fast. It's a solid line of wispy green leaves that easily sway in the breeze. Normally when you're growing carrots for food you pick them a month before now, but I've kept them in the ground so I could just pull them up when needed. I'm not sure if there's any repercussions for that in regards to flavor or texture, but I don't think there is. It might just be that if you want to be efficient then you need to pull them out and replace them with new crops.

Lastly, here is a close up of a carrot flower that I'm pretty sure is in the process of turning into seeds. I assume each of round things turns into a seed, so that would mean I'll have thousands of carrot seeds soon. And carrots thrive during cooler weather so the plan is to put them back in the ground soon, probably in a different row.
I noticed a bug in the middle so I took a picture. It seems like a great spot to sit back and relax as a bug, but now that I can zoom in I think it might be dead. Well, it seems like a good place to die, too.
That's it for now! Gardening is pretty fun when it's not a billion degrees outside.

>>132601
do the wabbits love them?

>>132607
The problem with rabbits is that they greatly prefer sprouts. So one rabbit could just go down the row and take bites out of them and kill 20 plants for one meal. Once plants are established they're not as damaging. I've seen a couple rabbits around, but not as much as last year. I don't think the garden has much they like this time.

>>131949
whats your least favorite stroke?
heatstroke

>>132151
Oh yeah, I don't know when but eventually I stopped doing pushups because my arms were becoming noodles and it was getting harder to use my controller. Had to have passed 300 pushups total though...

worked out today
aiming for this physique

Was going to do my normal workout but for some reason my kneecap feels off today and walking on it sorta hurt and felt a bit pressured. Not sure why but I think it's a good sign to give it a rest day.

haven't exercised in a week because of stupid NEET sleep cycle

I think most of the stuff has already been said so I can't offer much. I guess you should avoid drying out your skin, which means you should avoid taking showers too often. Those people that shower every day (or even twice!) are stripping away all the oil and beneficial bacteria that keeps the skin protected. Obviously it can't be avoided if you have a physical job and you get sweaty/dirty, though. I guess you would need a good moisturizing cream setup in that situation.

>>131930
Oh yeah, speaking of washing. People say you should avoid "sodium lauryl sulfate" in soap and shampoo as it's very effective at removing oils. That can be a good thing when it comes to cleaning contaminates, but it can also be a bad thing since it's so good at removing the body's protective oils. When you get stuff without it, though, it's far less effective at producing a lather so it's more annoying to use.

no drinking no drugs no sex no ween
avoid direct sunlight
minimize stress
develop your inner bodies and energy centers
allegedly no food is the secret to immortality but i don't know the exact mechanics. i think it's because you need to develop yourself to the point you no longer depend on food for prana and you can supply your own. not sure

Facial hear has an impact, often when I find out how old a Youtuber is it surprises me because they are actually younger than I think they are, often they are even younger than me. Atlas Pro is an example of this(I forget how old he is but I know it was younger than I am).

>>132581
I meant Facial hair not Facial hear.