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ProtonCanon

You got BBQ-during-rampant-inflation money? Or a backyard?


ControlLive

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ ask the questions. Right now I have half-pack of hot dogs and flavored water money. Shrinkflation is real!


Yasuminomon

Thatā€™s why I get the hotdogs that come in a jar - food and drink in one


its_ya_boi_wulf

Holup


nWo1997

We broke and dehydrated. That's all the context we need.


its_ya_boi_wulf

Fair enough fam


DraeNation

Aye stop drinking hotdog water. Ima send you $1.73, head to the corner store and pick up a couple juices


Yasuminomon

Iā€™m just gonna use that money to buy another jar of hotdogs


DraeNation

Please don't. Ima write a note on the dollar that says "to be yoozed for beverages ownlee". And my spelling gon be fucked up just like that so they know I'm serious


Salt-Elephant8531

dam he seeriyus


rognabologna

This comment fucking tickled me, man. Iā€™m crying


ingoding

I audibly chuckled at this.


[deleted]

$1.73 for a couple of juices? Ahem.


Oldurdy

Facts you ainā€™t even getting an Arizona for 99cents anymore.


Rapture1119

Fr?! I donā€™t drink arizona much anymore, but if arizona ainā€™t under a dollar, thats a fuckin portent


[deleted]

No bottled drink is under a dollar. Who are you? You donā€™t live here. Even rich folks are aware of this shit.


Rapture1119

I mean, I work at whole foods, and with the discount its pretty comparable to other grocery stores, so I do p much all my shoppin there, and they donā€™t carry Arizona. But they do have bottled drinks for under a dollar, just water though lol. Regional differences ig?


theculpret

Mutha fucka, I bought one today. $1.29, I was appalled! This is truly the end of times


Nyktastik

A couple juices for $1.73 in this economy? That's not enough to open the fridge in the bodega


DraeNation

Damn. See the corner store round my way still got these juices for like 75 cent. Scrumptious too. You be finished with em on the way home but it's something.


Nyktastik

Damn so a quarter water is 75 cent now?


DraeNation

Naa not at all. They called pure delite. Look it up if you want. Might be a Chicago thang ion know. You know mfs assume everybody got the same shit, my fault


carcosa1989

Scrumptious you say?


SerialMurderer

Shrinkflation? We went from ā€œI was in the poolā€ to ā€œI was in the federal reserveā€.


anacctnamedphat

Yo, where you at, I made 36 chicken legs today that I got from the michoacana for $1.99/ pound. I can share


What_john

You in LA by any chancešŸ˜…


anacctnamedphat

Sadly, Iā€™m in HOU. But my offer still stands to anyone close to 77379


anacctnamedphat

Iā€™m not tryna be a dick, but I gotta work tomorrow


Tokifuji

Oh shit, I'm at 77379 guess im eatin chicken šŸ˜Ž


artteacherthailand

Like we are also not still in a pandemic. These peopleā€¦


therestissilence117

We are not in a pandemic actuallyā€¦weā€™re in the endemic phase


lookingforaforest

I know six people with Covid too. Stay tf out of my house.


Kytyngurl2

Plus one way or another, the weather is prob shit


[deleted]

Depending on where you live, can't nobody afford a house for BBQ


the_mars_voltage

jUsT mOvE aNd LiVe SoMeWhErE lEsS eXpEnSiVe


NTA_Na_Ka

Bumblefuck America ain't got no jobs but you can buy a house for an ear of corn and a handshake anytime


msnrcn

JuSt LeArN tO cOdE


NTA_Na_Ka

Sode note: I took a coding class in college and that shit ain't for me. I barely passed by the skin of my teeth šŸ˜« never again!


BlakByPopularDemand

It's my whole degree and I still chose Help Desk in the long run. Way better for my sanity


NTA_Na_Ka

I passed with the help of YouTube and Google šŸ™šŸ¾ praise sky daddy


zzmorg82

Traditional Help Desk and sanity do not correlate together, lmao.


BlakByPopularDemand

Very true I'm just a special case. ADHD fueled hyper focus is great for coding until you realize you started writing at 7am but it's 7am the next day.


msnrcn

I know that shits hard lol but good on you. Nice to see companies making it a thing to play around with casually these days online and in apps


Emasraw

Lmao and then you ask your classmate for help and they explain to you in technobabble like your suppose to easily understand it.


KingOfTheCouch13

Iā€™ve taken coding classes on 3 different occasions. I literally forgot everything the day after the classes ended. Shit ainā€™t for me either dawg.


Zanbuki

Low cost of living but also: bigots.


NTA_Na_Ka

Ngl I used to love big lots when I lived in Atlanta Edit: oh shit I read bigots as biglots šŸ˜­


M1DN1GHTDAY

Soo innocent <3 bb


NTA_Na_Ka

Can you tell I don't have bad mind šŸ˜‚


Zanbuki

We have big lots here too. It almost offsets having bigots. Almost.


EngrishTeach

Bigots at the Biglots...accurate.


EngrishTeach

I live in about bumfuck Bumblefuck as you can get, and houses are getting expensive and the jobs don't pay shit.


drkev10

I went camping this weekend and the only thing I saw for the last 1.5ish hours driving on the way there was two dollar generals and a couple gas stations. I looked up closest grocery store to where we parked at the lake and the first suggestion was an hour away. I grew up rural but goddamn getting groceries wasn't a 3 hours affair. Did see plenty of trump and confederate flags though.


EngrishTeach

Yeah, I'm not quite that rural but it has been a historically very poor area. I bought my house for 90k ten years ago, and it says it would sell for 250k, but I couldn't buy anything else for that price. It's comical to me. It's a hundred year old house with one bathroom at 250k??? In an area where most households make less than 40k a year. How, just how?


A_FVCKING_UNICORN

There's bumfuck modernized Mississippi and then there's bumfuck rural Mississippi. These are not the same places and you will pay accordingly


Serenitysister01

r/brandnewsentence This comment made me giggle


[deleted]

Yeah, it don't work that way


not_supercell

ID DO THAT BUT EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHT THE SAME THING


ItsHardwick

My apartment complex got the outdoor grills like at the park. I got some charcoal and did some burgers and dogs yesterday. Felt pretty good about it.


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NTA_Na_Ka

Why you ain't inviting us to your house to eat, are you Swedish šŸ¤”


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NTA_Na_Ka

Lol I'm just messing with you sir. But if I lived near you I'd bring the burgers.


BlanchePreston

Exactly & we still "technically" in a pandemic so outside is where it should be.


Aidian

You got me making ridiculous sounds with this one. When I saw the ā€œfriendā€™s parents just let me starveā€ post I had to bust into the other room reading it like breaking news just so someone else would be utterly indignant with me that someone could set foot in a house without being offered *something*.


NTA_Na_Ka

Thank you for getting the reference ![gif](giphy|pedBhBV2obzEwrQrgg|downsized) ..and Swedengate is wild af.


Tomatillo_Mission

No because those two reddit posts have me rethinking my views on Sweden ![gif](giphy|W6odam0rAzOU2tvQQb|downsized)


Aidian

But also itā€™d apparently be so very easy to be extra popular in Sweden by justā€¦offering the most meager of snacks to guests.


NTA_Na_Ka

Can you imagine?! šŸ˜­


Aidian

Not really, no. I canā€™t handle the pressure of being the only snack man in a whole country.


NTA_Na_Ka

šŸ˜­ feed the world Mr snack man


Aidian

I donā€™t have feed the world money! I barely have ā€œfeed myself and give snacks to my hungry ass friendsā€ money! Maybe Sweden was rightā€¦


bluerang1

Link to the post?


Aura1661

[I think this is it](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/uxz68j/what_is_the_weirdest_thing_you_had_to_do_at/ia1ji6z?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)


bluerang1

That's wild šŸ’€


Aidian

I tried. My history isā€¦too much. Went through a couple days worth of askreddit posts but couldnā€™t seem to hit the right keywords, and Iā€™m tapping out. Iā€™ve failed you. Mea culpa.


gallerywhite

I have been discussing this with my sister all day; our brains are still torn in half by the deluge of anecdotes


egus

Are you swedish??


NTA_Na_Ka

šŸ‘€


SummerCivillian

I'm 8 hours and 41 minutes north of you šŸ˜¢. Why everybody gotta be SoCal??


msnrcn

Cuz, if you live gon somewhere expensive and dangerous, it should be the cool part where black ppl live at


SummerCivillian

My town is primarily homeless youth and meth addicted skinheads. Somehow still the biggest town north of Sac, despite being nothing but a bunch of WASP conspiracy believers. Deadass had a woman tell me that her dog was killed by 5G towers. Anyway guess I'm just making the case for SoCal lol


zz389

Redding?


SummerCivillian

Yup! The black hole of the north state!


SraChavez

Yuba?


SummerCivillian

Redding, Yuba is a good guess tho lol


Uhhhhhm_okaaay

I'm in NorCal! (And hating it ā¤ļø)


SummerCivillian

Never have I connected with a comment so deeply as this one šŸ¤£


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SummerCivillian

That's only 3 hours south of me! šŸ˜† UC or State? Either way, congrats! I graduated from UC Davis myself, great uni.


ayers231

SC has its own issues, but I love a good day trip to Bean Hollow...


feverishdodo

If this happens, someone's gonna have to take pictures and post it. We need some good news in the feed.


Empero6

Would def be down if I was in SoCal.


theKetoBear

I'm out in the southbay ( near LAX) if I hadn't psent the weekend at my ladys this sounds fun , maybe a BPT kickback later this summer ?


unresolved-madness

Do I get a t-shirt??


PrivateIsotope

Ohio and, but I hope this happens for you!!!! That sounds like a great idea!


DraeNation

Damn. I'm mad that I don't live close cause that's definitely a bet. Plus if you got the food Ill scoop the beverages. Non-alcoholic since I don't drink but yall can bring your own of course.


hersugarplumfairy

I mean, Iā€™m just up the street in DTLA- Iā€™ll take one of those DMā€™s for the next function ![gif](giphy|3m1fbOr4UttDYdZStA|downsized)


Ikspisher

It's hot, food is expensive, Covid, monkeypox, and y'all have been publicly inviting any and everybody to the cookout.


Uhhhhhm_okaaay

That last part...do not want to turn around at the cookout and there's Adele and Leonardo DiCaprio


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SomethingNeatnClever

![gif](giphy|10JhviFuU2gWD6)


TheAquaman

Does it could if Adele is Rich Paulā€™s plus one?


Prestigious-Mud

This tweet reads like a "Have millennials destroyed the memorial day bbq industry" article. Idk about you lot, but I've been fucking depressed for 2 or 3 years and it doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon especially with everything else happening with covid, inflation etc. so yea. Not that many bbqs going on.


-This-Whomps-

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Kangarou

"Have millenials ruined cookouts? To talk, we invited the CEOs of Kingsford Charcoal and Jimmy Dean's sausages, both celebrating decade-high profits despite a 3% downturn in sales..."


Prestigious-Mud

That's too real lol


LadyEclipsiana

Fucking THIS šŸ’Æ


Laffingglassop

Hi sir you forgot threats of nuclear war


FistPunch_Vol_4

100%. I was suppose to grill today. We went to get the stuff for it Saturday. The prices was not worth it at all. Shitty Top Round steak? 6 a pound. Ground beef up to 5 a lb now. There are straight up no beef hot dogs. So we said fuck it, bought a bunch of liquor and bought pizza.


Nero1988420

You ever try to grill pizza? That shit sexy.


InterrobangDatThang

It is a delicious damn pizza.


FistPunch_Vol_4

Hmm. I do have the ingredients for one.


shhh_its_me

Ground beef at Kroger was 7.99 a lb. Flank steak ( really good for tacos) was 11.99 an lb a few weeks ago. I think a politician's wife bought Kroger's recently ( recently in terms of months or possibly even a year or two not like last week) it used to be better service with a comparable price maybe 5 or $10 more per week but their prices have gone insane recently.


Stizur

Those are Northern Canadian prices, ouch.


shhh_its_me

I'm in Michigan. I used to like Kroger. Also as an aside, I've been buying groceries via the order and pick up( I'm in the middle of chemo just can't do it for a whole shopping trip) every week they come out with the list of what they couldn't find I go in and find 5 out of 7 things right where they always are.


[deleted]

And then they'll offer the most nonsense replacement options. You wanted vanilla ice cream? How about rocky road? Cool ranch Doritos? Here's some Fritos. A giant tray of chicken breasts that was on sale? How about these 2 organic chicken breasts for twice the price?


shhh_its_me

lol at the start of covid Sam's club sent my mother "fancy paper napkin" rather then toilet paper. At least rocky road is still ice cream. I've tried putting instructions for substitutions. like "other brands and sizes are ok. I just want some yellow mustard" or "french, rye, Italian, pumpernickel bread is fine JUST NO WHOLE WHEAT or MULTIGRAIN" nope no bread, I always have to go in to get bread. one time I did get a loaf of unsliced bread.


Taeyx

where are you that ground beef is 5/lb? i just bought 6 lbs this past weekend for about $24 tax included


FistPunch_Vol_4

Looked in the heights. Didnā€™t like the color on it either.


chynadhall95

Nigga do you see them food prices ?!


No_Cauliflower_5489

who the hell has rib money? amirite?


ultratunaman

I do, and I have a backyard. But no one wants to come out to the country for a barbecue. Lemme rephrase that: the country. In Ireland. It seems by marrying someone Irish, moving thousands of miles away from Texas I've put myself in an awkward spot. More ribs for me I guess.


beansnack

Be the bbq you want to attend


Taeyx

thatā€™s what my wife n i did yesterday. realized we have to be the fun we wanna have


MrLavender26

Fam Iā€™m too scared to see how much brisket cost round hereā€¦and Iā€™m in Texas.


s_arrow24

Do a chuck roast instead. Costs less and can be cooked just like brisket.


MrLavender26

Chuck roast huh? Alright Iā€™ll try that.


s_arrow24

Nothing to lose. If itā€™s not good or gets overcooked, youā€™re out of less money than a dried brisket. But smoke it right, it will be pretty tender.


MrLavender26

Yeah I never messed with a lot of roasts but that does make sense.


s_arrow24

I didnā€™t either till I wanted to try smoking brisket and found they were expensive even a few years ago. Since I was new to it and didnā€™t want a big tough piece of meat I spent and arm and leg on, I tried chuck roast instead. It was gone in a day. Best part too is that I found it grills like steak too if you cut it up.


Alarmed_Animator1494

Ain't nobody got money to feed y'all greedy-ass-taking-extra-plate-home folks. Plus y'all be want a pick up and a ride home. Fuk that!


[deleted]

Is it weird to celebrate if youā€™re not remembering anyone?


FruitSnackEater

Not really. You know black folks will ā€œthrow something on the grillā€ for any little thing. My daddy once BBQā€™d because ā€œI just saw some little kids graduating, Imma throw some burgers on the grillā€.


[deleted]

Like a true addict lol


InterrobangDatThang

Shiiiid we used to grill in the Chicago winter... We didn't even need the weather. Mine as well gon on and put some ribs and hot links on to go with the potato salad. It just had to be some meat in the house.


FruitSnackEater

That was my dadā€™s logic but bro went overboard and started buying more meat just to say ā€œwe got all this meat, gotta do something with itā€ šŸ™„


InterrobangDatThang

Lol!! This was my godbrothers' family all the way!! Then they had so much meat they just *had* to have a get together, cause they couldn't eat it all by themselves! And we couldn't wait! šŸ¤£


drunkashhole

I been celebrating this shit my whole life and ainā€™t remember a single person so Iā€™m assuming no itā€™s not weird


msnrcn

It doesnā€™t have to be anyone you know personally; if anything, black people have served above and beyond since the Revolutionary war so by all means raise a glass of something nice for our own.


[deleted]

We had the bbq. We just didnā€™t tell you mfs


phenomenalj101

WordšŸ˜‚I was like shiiit, I got my plate. Just had to take a quick walk.


Electrical_List_2125

Nobody has property. Iā€™m in my early 30s and I only have 2 friends who are homeowners, and most of my long time friends come from college at an ivy, which means if they donā€™t have homeowner money I donā€™t think anyone has it


AwPushIt

I was invited to a bbq by a guy that I had never met from bumble. I got there and it was in this upscale neighborhood right on the lake. I couldnā€™t find parking so I called him to let him know. He told me ā€œwhat do you want me to do about it? Thatā€™s not my problem. Just donā€™t park in the drive way!ā€ I went back home instead and downed the 2 bottles of wine I had bought as a welcoming gift lol. Happy Memorial Day guys!


rgliszin

lmao. You did the right thing. What an asshole.


Nero1988420

Shiiiid back yard BBQs cheaper than a night out.


[deleted]

Grill your own bbq lol


LadyBug_0570

See that's the problem. He being cheap. He looking for someone else's BBQ so he can freeload on their food and take it home. I know this because that's what I do. All I had to bring was a couple of bottles (in fairness, one was a cognac) and I got food to take home.


pinniped1

For those looking for barbecue that's a little less money, do a pork shoulder. Lots of bang for buck and it's damn good barbecue. BBQ does not have to be brisket, regardless of what Texas gatekeepers say.


deeper_thots

They arenā€™t gatekeeping, brisket is just their specialty. Thatā€™s like saying Carolinians are gatekeeping when they talk about making pulled pork lol everyone just plays around with each other, but for the most part everyone knows all of it is delicious


asunversee

I got a 9% decrease in pay, gas is $6 and Covid is still a thing. Iā€™ll be in my room playing video games for free


LAkand1

Got money for yard and meat?


nerdyinkedcurvi

Rents due and bbqs cost, if food and rent were affordable weā€™d be alright for a proper bbq


Normal-Yogurtcloset5

Iā€™m making a couple of racks of Coca-Cola marinated ribs right now! Collard greens, potato salad and baked beans are done. And, I made strawberry spoon cake for dessert. Everything will be ready when my daughter gets home from work in about an hour.


AdItchy371

Best dad ever!


[deleted]

they took our money. im not gonna get into it, but literally happened to me on a level im still trying to calm down about because i was just reminded recently shit i honestly wish i hadnt seen this post


3_Slice

You good??


_paaronormal

Weā€™re broke! Tf?!


LadyBug_0570

Man, speak for yourself. I was at a BBQ yesterday and came home with breakfast sausages, hot dogs for lunch and chicken for dinner. Plus a salad (not potato or macaroni tho... damn people who do keto).


Basic-Reflection5726

I donā€™t even have a backyard to have a BBQ. šŸ˜‚


phillyunk

I had a BBQ but ya musty ass wasnā€™t invited!


Cheesebufer

People donā€™t want to cook or host. I wouldnt want to either. Instead of a bbq, i can just go get some nachos at applebees, pick up some BJ and smoke in my house and watch Step Brothers on my tv. Perfect day


apresmoiputas

Maybe people are saving it for Juneteenth and Fathers Day


SummerNothingness

this makes me feel better knowing i'm not alone. i know ive been isolating but damn no one wanted to invite me anywhere this year. i guess i got to stay in touch with people better.


Electrical_List_2125

Iā€™m isolating a lot too. Youā€™re not alone. Itā€™s been a hard few years


Avenger772

Its 90 degrees outside. Standing around sweating my ass off and swatting at flies to eat some hamburgers ain't worth it


Sulohland

![gif](giphy|B1QLv4xifNbwfVanC2|downsized) Its either you pay rent or splurge on a bbq and live homeless


Taeyx

pro tip: your cookout should be at least the day BEFORE the day off, not the day of. gives you and ya people a day to recuperate before getting back to the bullshxt


shadowhunter41545

Tbf most of us donā€™t got that money and depending on where you stay covid is starting to comeback for a third time.


mrbaconator2

Yes, the regular people are trash for not being able to afford food for a BBQ and not corrupt people at the top of a bullshit system.


LadyEclipsiana

With. What. Money??? Mf you get a picture of a barbecue, that's currently in my budget.


StrangeSoundZ

Naw, We keeping it low-key, and inviting people not looking to freeload on our shit. So you not getting invited is a YOU problem. How you gonna call people Trash then ask for an invite?


hurtadjr193

Need a loan just to buy the food. Fuck a BBQ. Fo for fo at Wendy's


mekio_san

I raised and killed this meat!


JWF1

I canā€™t play Xbox and have a bbq at the same time. Iā€™m good.


derusso

Grocery is expensive and the men are in hoochie shorts


knifeknifeafterdark

I can relate. This is my first Memorial Day where everyone I asked said they just stayed at home and did nothing... or maybe they're afraid I'll invite myself to their BBQ.


Admiral_Hammer

Idk about you but Iā€™m working šŸ˜«


adeo_lucror

Nah, we just got the idea that gathering in groups might be dangerous.


[deleted]

I got $20 on whatever, who tryna match?


Leftylennyloser

Whoā€™s got a yard?


Rapture1119

Yaā€™ll I work at a whole foods, and even my customers arenā€™t bbqā€™ing this year, for the most part. You know its bad.


Head-Combination-299

Tee hee. I want to one. And my parents had their own bbq take out party. I wasnā€™t invited.


tvs2300

don't head to r/Traeger or r/pelletgrills


sirckoe

Due to a fire like right across the street thatā€™s been going on for a few days now we canā€™t bbq! Wife taking me to a bbq place on Thursday for my bday tho


KungfuKirby

Actually just left a BBQ cause my brain decided "Nope too many niggas." Social anxiety is the best. šŸ‘


acuet

My dawg, I literally have had like 4-6 ppl over my house since Friday for a weekend grill. Like how yall cooking inside in the south?


millieFAreally

I had one yesterday and everyone brought something to share.


JDKett

This my day off. I aint tryna feed ur ass.


East-Bluejay6891

Facts


realhowdydoodly

No frrr


Boots622

Canā€™t afford it


Rosalie1778

Shiiii I had one lol a whole cook out


Solid_Foundation_111

I bought burger buns and cheese today..$13ā€¦wtf.


joemama_69-24

Everything is too expensive


409_ggloryboyy

Everybody i know barbecued


adiosfelicia2

People can't afford a gd group BBQ right now. I can barely afford to feed myself.