Think you’ve seen aggressive driving? Spend one afternoon on Florida’s Turnpike for the first time, and we’re willing to bet you’ll change your mind. These are the things Florida drivers do that terrify everyone else on the road. 1. Camp in the Fast Lane Few things say “road trip” in Florida faster than a sedan…
Yes, Kroger takes EBT in Georgia, both at the register inside the store and online for Pickup and Delivery. Your Georgia benefits card works the same way at a Kroger in Marietta as it does at a store in Macon or Savannah. Swipe in the aisle, or add the card online and check out from…
Your first Friday in Chicago, a new coworker buys the table a round and slides you a shot of something the color of flat ginger ale. You throw it back to be polite. Your face does something it has never done before, and the whole table cheers. Welcome to Illinois. You’ve got plenty more of…
Someone moves into your empty house in Austin, and you change the locks to end it. Now they can drag you into court. That’s the reality in Texas, where squatters have taken over roughly 475 homes around Dallas-Fort Worth alone, second only to Atlanta. These are the squatter laws that leave owners holding the deed…
You can shop the same H-E-B for 20 years and still leave money on the shelf every week. It happens to the most loyal Texans. The savings aren’t hidden, exactly, but they’re not always obvious either. These are the H-E-B deals that Texans over 60 keep walking past. 1. Meal Deal Sides H-E-B builds a…
Yes, Publix takes Apple Pay, and it has at every Florida store since April 2020. Tap your iPhone or Apple Watch at the register and you’re done, no card needed. That’s good news for customers adjusting to one recent change: Publix pulled the plug on its own in-app payment tool, Publix Pay, in March 2026….
A newcomer from California sits down at a South Texas table on a Sunday morning and gets handed a bowl she can’t identify. Everyone else is already eating. She takes one polite spoonful, works out what’s in it, and decides she’d rather stick to the toast. These are the foods Texans swear by that the…
Think a Florida hurricane run is just water, bread, and D batteries? Not on the Gulf Coast. Watch a longtime resident steer through Publix ahead of a storm, and half their cart makes no sense to Americans who live inland until the lights go out. These are the things Floridians grab at Publix the day…
A Roswell couple takes a new job three states north, unpacks their kitchen, and drives to the closest grocery store for a normal Tuesday run. They push a cart down a dim aisle, and nobody says a word to them the whole trip. That’s when it lands: The Publix they left behind had spoiled them….
Every Publix in Florida runs on a set of rules nobody printed on a sign. Break one, and no cashier will scold you. But the regular behind you knows in a heartbeat that you didn’t grow up shopping there. These are the unwritten Publix rules Floridians expect everyone to follow. Grab a Deli Number Walk…
