Altoona to change its name?

waydowneast · Post by **waydowneast** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:08 am

this might be old news... but its the first for me.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42598119/ns ... ?GT1=43001

thats strange lol

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:53 am

Screw Altoona,when do we get to see WDE on stage again??!!Come on fellows!!

Mysterytrain · Post by **Mysterytrain** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:47 am

Wait a second... is the film maker the dude who did the McDonalds documentary "Super Size Me?"

He was on Cobert the other night I think...

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:26 pm

Yes he is the same guy that did super size me. Sheetz put a couple of hundred thousand dollars into the production of it as well.

I am just shocked that Altoona was mentioned on MSNBC.com.

Charltor · Post by **Charltor** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:43 pm

yeah it's a documentary about product placement funded all by advertising and product placement, how ironic. Sheetz was a large part of funding so they gave the hometown the stupid title. Lots of companies feared getting on board as he had the final editing rights and thought he might turn on them like McDonalds in his first film.

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:48 pm

whitedevilone wrote:Screw Altoona,when do we get to see WDE on stage again??!!Come on fellows!!

^THIS^

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:33 am

How many people do you think would be willing to donate a buck or two to have the city's name changed to "Bass Ackward, Pa"?

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:16 pm

Jasaoke wrote:How many people do you think would be willing to donate a buck or two to have the city's name changed to "Bass Ackward, Pa"?

What are they worried about anyway? It's not like anyone quit eating McD's after Supersize Me....They certainly aren't gonna quit buying gas for their vehicles....

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:03 pm

Local radio is saying the money goes to the police budget. I'm no longer Altoid, so it's a moot point for me...
What-ev's.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:51 pm

FIX THE PHUKING 3 FOOT DEEP "POT HOLES" WITH THE $ ALREADY!!

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:27 pm

The more I think about this, the angrier it makes me. I know that it's only "ceremonial", but THIS is the wrong way to raise money or get headlines.

timemoney0 · Post by **timemoney0** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:40 pm

So I'm scurrying to finish my local taxes.....to whom do I send my $1200 check to now?

robinhood · Post by **robinhood** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:24 am

faster pussycat wrote:FIX THE PHUKING 3 FOOT DEEP "POT HOLES" WITH THE $ ALREADY!!

^agreed^

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:05 pm

timemoney0 wrote:So I'm scurrying to finish my local taxes.....to whom do I send my $1200 check to now?

anything you can give is appreciated

evolanji · Post by **evolanji** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:39 pm

faster pussycat wrote:FIX THE PHUKING 3 FOOT DEEP "POT HOLES" WITH THE $ ALREADY!!

^ Love ^ In the road construction capital of all the states we have the worse roads

Mysterytrain · Post by **Mysterytrain** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:52 pm

Longer story than above.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11106/11 ... newspanel0

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:40 pm

i swear to god evey car or truck i'm following has to slow down an entire phalax of traffic to pull in for their whatever is so necessary fix?

they should hand out bumper stickers "warning:this vehical stops abruptly"

shredder138 · Post by **shredder138** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:46 pm

faster pussycat wrote:i swear to god evey car or truck i'm following has to slow down an entire phalax of traffic to pull in for their whatever is so necessary fix?

they should hand out bumper stickers "warning:this vehical stops abruptly"

Or you tailgate everyone you follow and they abruptly stop just for you.

Maybe a possability.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:27 pm

shredder138 wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:i swear to god evey car or truck i'm following has to slow down an entire phalax of traffic to pull in for their whatever is so necessary fix?

they should hand out bumper stickers "warning:this vehical stops abruptly"
Or you tailgate everyone you follow and they abruptly stop just for you. Maybe a possability.

Seems every car i'm following "needs" to pull into a sheets on every corner. what's the "emergency"?

it just dawned on me recently that convience stores are big bucks; wish i owned a dozen or so; but always last to figure these things out

Tegamal · Post by **Tegamal** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:30 pm

songsmith wrote:Local radio is saying the money goes to the police budget. I'm no longer Altoid, so it's a moot point for me...
What-ev's.

When I was a manager at the Walmart in Altoona, we called the people Altoids,

There is a different breed of human beings down there. We had to call the cops on a lady that threatened to blow up the store because I wouldn't return a 3 year old $120 RCA TV.

After I left the store, I had to travel back there several times for court appearances for all of the goofy-ass people & their stupid-ass shit.

KeithReynolds · Post by **KeithReynolds** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:45 pm

Instead of Sheetz giving all that money to some dumbass movie production...they shouldve just given the money to Altoona directly. Woulve saved alot of hassle, and this dumbass name change wouldnt be happening.

The amount Altoona is getting back is way less than what Sheetz invested in that movie. I think its pretty embarrassing for sheetz & altoona!

how far is 25k REALLY gonna go in the police dept?? Not very far at all.
Just my thoughts.

Naga · Post by **Naga** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:55 pm

They'll be able to fix a headline in a cruiser now!

Don Hughes · Post by **Don Hughes** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:34 am

Working as a Sheetz employee, I'm thinking the money Sheetz is investing in the movie may pay off in the long run. If the movie has national distribution, that's an entire country learning about the Sheetz product rather than the six states they are in right now.

Or...

Sheetz just likes to throw money around and keep their name in the headlines.

robinhood · Post by **robinhood** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:22 am

Don Hughes wrote:Working as a Sheetz employee, I'm thinking the money Sheetz is investing in the movie may pay off in the long run. If the movie has national distribution, that's an entire country learning about the Sheetz product rather than the six states they are in right now.

Or...

Sheetz just likes to throw money around and keep their name in the headlines.

As a fellow employee, I'd have to agree with part 2 of your statement.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:53 pm

For real though, Sheetz would do very well out west. I missed Sheetz when I was living out there. 7-11 sucks balls.

rockpage.net

Altoona to change its name?

Altoona to change its name?

wait a second...

link