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As empty as the shelves.

We usually do all of our grocery shopping at Kroger. But the last time we were going to get groceries, we noticed there were a lot fewer cars in the Meijer parking lot than in the Kroger parking lot. So this morning, we ran over to Meijer to pick up a few things…

Meijer was surprisingly empty…

And so were the shelves in the paper products aisle. The shortage is still very real…

Thankfully, we’re still good on all our paper products and toiletries. But we were really surprised by just how few people were at Meijer. It was practically just us and these adorable little turtles…

But at least we were able to get a few more things. 😀🧻🐢❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 12, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #SPRINGinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Tagged 2020, Apr12, April, Cincinnati, Consumerism, COVID-19, Meijer, Norwood, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia

Posted by Thadd F. on April 12, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/04/12/as-empty-as-the-shelves/

Two each per customer.

We ran over to the grocery this morning. And we were pleasantly surprised by our trip today. They really restocked since the last time we went about a week ago. And they had these signs all over the store…

There weren’t nearly as many empty shelves as there were last time. And it wasn’t too busy. But there were still a surprising number of people at the grocery at 8am on a Friday morning. And we saw these Hostess Baseball Cupcakes….

Day Game and Night Game cupcakes. We should have got some cupcakes.

There were a lot of check-out lanes open this morning. And they alternated lanes so it was one open, one closed. They also added a bunch of floor stickers to show six feet for social distancing at check-out.

And a LOT of people were wearing masks and latex gloves. Some people were wearing bandanas and the elbow-length gloves used to wash dishes. And that was the oddest thing about our trip.

Other than that, it was a pretty normal trip to Kroger. 😀🛍️❤️

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by Thadd F. on April 3, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Apr3, April, Cincinnati, Consumerism, COVID-19, Cupcakes, Kroger, Madisonville, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia

Posted by Thadd F. on April 3, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/04/03/two-each-per-customer/

Social distancing pizza party.

We took delicious Donato’s pizzas and salads out to Geri in West Chester to check on her and make sure she was doing okay in the midst of COVID-19…

She is hanging in there, just like all of us. And the pizzas were delicious. 😀🍕🥗❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 22, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, COVID-19, Donatos Pizza, It's what's for lunch, Mar22, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Pizza, Seen and noted, Suburbia, We ate this, West Chester

Posted by Thadd F. on March 22, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/22/social-distancing-pizza-party/

But first coffee.

Thankfully, Biggby’s drive-thru is still open for the time being…

Would a weekend without delicious Biggby beverages even be a weekend? 😀☕️❤️

I’m sure COVID-19 keep us from getting our weekend morning coffee at some point.

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by Thadd F. on March 22, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Biggby Coffee, Cincinnati, Coffee, COVID Carryout, COVID-19, Madisonville, Mar22, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia, Sunday morning, Weekend morning coffee

Posted by Thadd F. on March 22, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/22/but-first-coffee-3/

Panda Express.

So believe it or not, we’ve never eaten at a Panda Express. This afternoon we found ourselves out on the Westside at Western Hills Plaza, and we decided to try Panda Express for the very first time…

It was odd trying a place for the first time during a pandemic. There were blue tape lines on the floor so everyone knew how far to stay apart…

It was our turn to order. And there were so many delicious looking options…

We learned that at Panda Express you choose your meal size: a bowl (1 entree & 1 side), plate (2 entrees & 1 side) OR bigger plate (3 entrees & 1 side). And then you choose your entree and side. Panda Express has a bunch of different entree choices…

Genifer ordered a bowl of the Kung Pao Chicken with fried rice. I ordered a plate with Orange Chicken and Mushroom Chicken with fried rice…

Panda Express was really, really good stuff. I think we just found a new place to stop for lunch whenever we find ourselves over on the Westside. 😀🐼🥡❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, It's what's for lunch, Mar21, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Panda Express, Seen and noted, Suburbia, The Westside, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/21/panda-express/

There still aren’t any paper products.

We stopped at Target out on the Westside this morning and there were still no paper products like toilet paper, paper towels or even napkins. Just empty shelves…

We didn’t need any. Thankfully, we had a good supply built up well before there was ever the thought of a pandemic. It’s just crazy to me just how little is available now. People are pretty ridiculous with their hoarding. 😠🧻❤️

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by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, Consumerism, COVID-19, Mar21, March, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia, Target, The Westside

Posted by Thadd F. on March 21, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/21/theres-still-no-paper-products/

It was a great Saturday.

This morning started with some coffees from Biggby Coffee…

YUM! Biggby has terrific hot chocolate. I love mine with some butterscotch added to it.

After we had our drinks in hand, we stopped at JackRabbit in Obryanville…

At last year’s Higher Gravity Spring Grove Beer Gallop, Genifer won a $125 gift certificate towards a brand new running shoes from JackRabbit. And with this year’s Spring Grove Beer Gallop right around the corner, Genifer thought she’d better get some new running shoes…

Genifer got these Brooks running shoes…

These terrific running shoes only cost her $25. And that’s pretty awesome.

Later, we ran out to get lunch at Freddy’s Steakburgers…

Ohmigosh. I love Freddy’s Steakburgers….

I think I’ve finally zeroed in on my go-to Freddy’s order. I think it’s going to be the original double. This is the original double with bacon…

But next time and into the future, my order will be just the original double with fries…

I used to get the triple steakburger. Sometimes I could do it. But sometimes, it was a real struggle and it was too much. Freddy’s also has a patty melt that is really good. But it’s not like a traditional patty melt. But it’s still really good.

On our way home for Freddy’s, we stopped in College Hill at Brink Brewing. Brink is one of my favorite Cincinnati breweries…

They have such great beers. Our big beer was a King Cake beer. It was awesome. Brink always has something really interesting on tap.

And that was pretty much our Saturday. We were pretty happy that we actually got out and did something on a Saturday…

And it was a great Saturday.

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by Thadd F. on March 7, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Posted by Thadd F. on March 7, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/03/07/it-was-a-great-saturday/

The dingle is in the house.

This afternoon we drove out to West Chester to have lunch with Geri, Alyssa, Cleve, and Pippa at Dingle House…

Dingle House has one of the best fish sammiches around. And somehow, I don’t know that I’ve ever taken a photo of it.

And we dropped our little dingle, Oscar, off at Geri’s so he can stay with grandma while we’re on our trip. He was so excited to be with grandma that he wouldn’t even let me get a “see you later, Oscar” photo. 😀🇮🇪❤️

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by Thadd F. on February 23, 2020 • Permalink

Posted in #WINTERinCINCY, Odd & Ends, Suburbia

Tagged 2020, Cincinnati, Dingle House, Feb23, February, It's what's for lunch, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia, We ate this, West Chester

Posted by Thadd F. on February 23, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/02/23/the-dingle-is-in-the-house/

Happy President’s Day.

Happy President’s Day! We both had the day off work. We used our BOGO coupon again this morning to get more delicious Biggby Coffee…

We drove up to Monroe to check out Cincinnati Premium Outlets…

They had FC Cincinnati gear at the Adidas store but it wasn’t discounted at all…

We didn’t find much at the Outlets. I got a scarf and a pair of boxers. We started to get hungry so we started to drive back towards Cincinnati and stopped to eat in Liberty Township at FlipSide in Liberty Center…

We started with mini corn dogs on a stick…

I love corn dogs! Genifer ordered a hamburger without the bun. I ordered the Say Cheese cheeseburger and put too much mayonnaise on it…

It was a great lunch, the burger was really good and the fries were terrific. And they had this Sir Kensington ketchup that was just out of this world…

After we were done eating lunch, we walked through the shops in Liberty Center…

Genifer got a few things for our upcoming trip. I got a new pair of camo shorts. I’d worn my old camo short out over the last two summers. I’m really happy to have a new pair.

Later, we watched The Forest on Netflix. It was just turrible.

But we had a pretty fun President’s Day. 😀🛍️🍔❤️

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by Thadd F. on February 17, 2020 • Permalink

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Tagged 2020, Cheeseburger, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Premium Outlets, Consumerism, Feb17, February, FlipSide, It's what's for lunch, Liberty Center, Liberty Township, Monroe, Netflix & Chill, Odds&Ends, Ohio, Seen and noted, Suburbia, We ate this

Posted by Thadd F. on February 17, 2020

https://tplusg.com/2020/02/17/happy-presidents-day-2/

Seen and noted: Sunday morning edition.

This morning we got up early to go over to get our weekend Biggby Coffee…

Genifer tried their Starry Night Latte. She said it was really good. And I got my Cocoa Carmella hot chocolate with butterscotch…

I get the same thing every time. Once we had our drinks, we headed over to Kroger to get some groceries. Valentine’s Day is next weekend and the Valentine’s Day stuff was pretty much everywhere…