Prez wrote on Jun 25, 2024, 14:49:

ZeroPike1 wrote on Jun 25, 2024, 05:35:

Cutter wrote on Jun 24, 2024, 19:25:
Of course predation is a common thing or we wouldn't have regional and surge pricing on things. Hell, ask anyone who's ever been married in a formal wedding ceremony. It costs you 10 times as much for the exact same shit simply because the word "wedding" is attached to it.

In my first year of nuclear power training in Balston Spa

You got to stay at a spa while you were training? Must be nice.

I wouldn’t call it a Spa. It’s an American „village“ town. Meaning it’s a small population Center. The area is known and named around the water from there.

From Wikipedia:

The village was famous for its mineral water spring used for healing in sanatoria,[10] including the Hawthorne and Lithia springs.
The effervescent water, tonic, and cathartic from this city is also known as Ballston Spa. The liquid contains common salt and carbonates of magnesium and calcium.

In January and February it would get as cold as -30F. When it warmed up to 0F it felt like a heatwave. That's not like any spa I have ever heard of...