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H2OPlayar

H2OPlayar

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Explaining to the checkout person at Trader Joes that the two vodka fifths I am getting are for my reef tank and I am not an alcoholic, because my wife did all the shopping there two days ago and I wasn't getting anything else. The checker behind him had heard of carbon dosing before, so I had some corroboration for my story.

At least I was wearing a reefing shirt at the time too.
 
H2OPlayar said:
Explaining to the checkout person at Trader Joes that the two vodka fifths I am getting are for my reef tank and I am not an alcoholic, because my wife did all the shopping there two days ago and I wasn't getting anything else. The checker behind him had heard of carbon dosing before, so I had some corroboration for my story.

At least I was wearing a reefing shirt at the time too.
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Meh they just wanted to know when the party started
 
You can only use that excuse once there ! Anymore and you will just look more guilty Ha! Maybe just include Kahlua, OJ or cranberry in the purchase since most alcoholics don’t mix lol!
 
I can’t use that excuse, they just tell me to put the bottle back… lol

That’s why I use vinegar (and I don’t seem to get cyano blooms with vinegar)
 
H2OPlayar said:
Explaining to the checkout person at Trader Joes that the two vodka fifths I am getting are for my reef tank and I am not an alcoholic, because my wife did all the shopping there two days ago and I wasn't getting anything else. The checker behind him had heard of carbon dosing before, so I had some corroboration for my story.

At least I was wearing a reefing shirt at the time too.
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I got you beat.

We used women's stockings for vent covers at Reed Mariculture, as well as Vaseline to grease things. I need a turkey baster for transferring pods, so I go that as well. Plopped down a dozen stockings, a couple containers of Vaseline and a turkey baster on the conveyor and waited for the questions to begin lol
 
H2OPlayar said:
Explaining to the checkout person at Trader Joes that the two vodka fifths I am getting are for my reef tank and I am not an alcoholic, because my wife did all the shopping there two days ago and I wasn't getting anything else. The checker behind him had heard of carbon dosing before, so I had some corroboration for my story.

At least I was wearing a reefing shirt at the time too.
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Fifths?! You gotta pump those numbers up! I just got 2x of the 1750ml bottles of "Burnetts" vodka for $14.99 each, which has to be the most insane alcohol to price ratio of any single alcoholic product available to the average consumer in the Bay area.
 
derek_SR said:
Fifths?! You gotta pump those numbers up! I just got 2x of the 1750ml bottles of "Burnetts" vodka for $14.99 each, which has to be the most insane alcohol to price ratio of any single alcoholic product available to the average consumer in the Bay area.
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I forget which podcast, but they said to use any vodka that didn't come in a plastic bottle. $15 for a handle sounds like plastic bottle prices! TJ's is $10 for a glass 1/5th, and I got the glass dosing container for free with it.

JVU said:
The fun thing about Trader Joe’s is how the register people make small talk about what you’re buying. Also can be the not so fun thing.
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Yeah, all of the radiologists I know (3 of them) hate small talk. Something something bedside manner. ;)
 
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H2OPlayar said:
I forget which podcast, but they said to use any vodka that didn't come in a plastic bottle. $15 for a handle sounds like plastic bottle prices! TJ's is $10 for a glass 1/5th, and I got the glass dosing container for free with it.



Yeah, all of the radiologists I know (3 of them) hate small talk. Something something bedside manner. ;)
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Oh yeah it's absolutely plastic. Why is plastic bad in this case? Do I need to drink this vodka instead of dose it?
 
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