I will be in Philadelphia again on business from December 1st to 3rd.

If you're going to have fun with my mailer, mark it on your calendar.

Nick

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On 03 Nov 2026, Atreyu said the following...

I will be in Philadelphia again on business from December 1st to 3rd.

If you're going to have fun with my mailer, mark it on your calendar.

Why would anyone do such a thing? Philly has a cool music scene.

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On 04 Nov 26 20:06:47, Mickey said the following to Atreyu:

Why would anyone do such a thing? Philly has a cool music scene.

So I've heard... downtown has a lot of cool neighborhoods for sure.

Atreyu

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Atreyu wrote to Sean Dennis:

The 7/11... several sketchy characters hanging around the sketchy clerk.

That sounds par for the course.

Seriously, nothing else was open, even the Hard Rock was closed.

That's how it is around here, which sucks ass. It's just gas stations and a single 24-hour Walgreens that's across town that's open after midnight.
Well, those and two McDonald's drive-thrus.

I miss being able to go grocery shopping at 2 AM.

That's safe to do here but I'd not want to do that in Philly proper.

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On 06 Nov 26 13:53:38, Sean Dennis said the following to Atreyu:

That's how it is around here, which sucks ass. It's just gas stations and single 24-hour Walgreens that's across town that's open after midnight. Well, those and two McDonald's drive-thrus.

I'm not familiar with Walgreens but our Shoppers Drug Mart stores have a very small grocery section. Pretty much just snack treats or comfort foods.

I miss being able to go grocery shopping at 2 AM.

Me too! There are no 24 hr stores here where I live, and I think few of them left since Covid. Before all that nonsense it was fun to do the 2AM run.

Atreyu

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I miss being able to go grocery shopping at 2 AM.

The grocery stores here that were open 24 hours... Wal-Mart and Kroger... all stopped doing that around Thanksgiving, 2019, shortly before COVID. In the case of Kroger, I think it was a corporate-wide thing, supposedly to give them "time to stock." However, I can attest that they do their stocking during the day while they are open so that isn't why.

There are plenty of convenience stores (that sell fuel) that are open late but I cannot confirm that they are open 24 hours as I don't get out that late much any more. ;)

Mike

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Hello Atreyu,

06 Nov 26 18:29, you wrote to me:

I'm not familiar with Walgreens but our Shoppers Drug Mart stores have
a very small grocery section. Pretty much just snack treats or comfort foods.

From what I understand, your Shoppers Drug Mart is similar to Walgreens, according to Copilot.

Me too! There are no 24 hr stores here where I live, and I think few
of them left since Covid. Before all that nonsense it was fun to do
the 2AM run.

I still think it's a bunch of BS that they killed off the 24 hour stores. Seems they were looking for an excuse and COVID was it...but that was six years ago now...

-- Sean

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Hello Mike,

06 Nov 26 23:40, you wrote to me:

The grocery stores here that were open 24 hours... Wal-Mart and
Kroger... all stopped doing that around Thanksgiving, 2019, shortly
before COVID. In the case of Kroger, I think it was a corporate-wide thing, supposedly to give them "time to stock." However, I can attest that they do their stocking during the day while they are open so that isn't why.

Like I said to Nick, I think the businesses were looking for an excuse and COVID was it.

There are plenty of convenience stores (that sell fuel) that are open
late but I cannot confirm that they are open 24 hours as I don't get
out that late much any more. ;)

From my many late-night trips to the VA ER, I know I have one near me (a regional chain called Roadrunner; lousy places...gas is usally 50-60 cents higher than anyone else).

I wish we had a QT or a Circle K...or even better, a Sheetz!

-- Sean

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On 06 Nov 2026, Atreyu said the following...

I'm not familiar with Walgreens but our Shoppers Drug Mart stores have a very small grocery section. Pretty much just snack treats or comfort foods.

I can't believe the prices Shoppers charges for things.

The last time I was in one to pick up something at the Post Office, on my way back out they had Chips Ahoy cookies for sale for $7.19 each, while across the street at FreshCo the same thing is $2.99.

Meanwhile poor Galen jokes about being traumatized by public outrage over grocery prices.


Jay

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Hello Jay!

07 Nov 26 08:17, Jay Harris wrote to Atreyu:

Meanwhile poor Galen jokes about being traumatized by public outrage over grocery prices.

If Gaylen makes less then 200% markup on everything he sells he cries.
Stupid thing is around here, if you want produce that hasn't already gone
bad you go to Loblaws. We're lucky we live beside an asian grocery so we started getting meat and some produce from them and it's cheaper then giving gaylen his cut. :)

Shawn

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Hello Mike,

06 Nov 26 23:40, you wrote to me:

The grocery stores here that were open 24 hours...
Wal-Mart and Kroger... all stopped doing that around
Thanksgiving, 2019, shortly before COVID. In the case of
Kroger, I think it was a corporate-wide thing, supposedly
to give them "time to stock." However, I can attest that
they do their stocking during the day while they are open
so that isn't why.

Like I said to Nick, I think the businesses were looking for an
excuse and COVID was it.

Except ours did it the Autumn before anyone had heard of COVID. I suspected it was because they couldn't get anyone to work overnight. Not sure about Wal-Mart but I somehow got the impression that Krogers did that chain-wide.

There are plenty of convenience stores (that sell fuel)
that are open late but I cannot confirm that they are open
24 hours as I don't get out that late much any more. ;)

From my many late-night trips to the VA ER, I know I have one
near me (a regional chain called Roadrunner; lousy
places...gas is usally 50-60 cents higher than anyone else).

I wish we had a QT or a Circle K...or even better, a Sheetz!

We had Circle Ks here in town but the ones I was familiar with are gone now, and I think they all are. Both of the ones I knew of are not even gas stations or stores any more. One was a Mexican restaurant (now closed) and the other will soon be a Long John Silvers. :)

Mike

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On 07 Nov 2026, Mike Powell said the following...

Except ours did it the Autumn before anyone had heard of COVID. I suspected it was because they couldn't get anyone to work overnight.
Not sure about Wal-Mart but I somehow got the impression that Krogers

I wouldn't imagine it would be a very safe place to work in the middle of the night. At 3 AM there'd be nothing but freaks, criminals, drug addicts, and common shit disturbers on the streets. Maybe the odd Sysop. :-)

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On 07 Nov 2026, Mike Powell said the following...

Except ours did it the Autumn before anyone had heard of
COVID. I suspected it was because they couldn't get anyone
to work overnight. Not sure about Wal-Mart but I somehow
got the impression that Krogers

I wouldn't imagine it would be a very safe place to work in the
middle of the night. At 3 AM there'd be nothing but freaks,
criminals, drug addicts, and common shit disturbers on the
streets. Maybe the odd Sysop. :-)

While we certainly have some of those here, it wouldn't be as bad as working nights in a bad part of a larger city. The customers would equally be likely to be persons who also worked odd-shifts and/or were not otherwise able to shop during normal business hours + evenings.

What gets me here is that our pharmacies don't even open any more until long after most people are at work. The store might open at 7am, but you cannot pick up any prescriptions at the pharmacy desk until after 9am. By that time of morning, I am long done with most any errands I plan to run for the day. :D

Mike

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