Chick-fil-A lends its support to tea party protesters.
Chick-fil-A lends its support to tea party protesters.
Today, Chick-fil-A is lending its support to the tea party protesters by providing a “free medium iced tea with any purchase.” Twitter user hayley842 posts this picture of a sign observed outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant:
The founders of Chick-fil-A, the Cathy family, “have been outspoken in their support of Republican social conservatives. Chick-fil-A has won praise from religious conservative for keeping its doors shut on Sundays.” John McCain spoke at the company’s suburban Atlanta headquarters during the presidential campaign. Next Monday, Dan Cathy, president of Chick-fil-A, will be addressing the Rocky Mountain Family Council, a conservative group dedicated to promoting “God’s design for the family to strengthen marriages and families in Colorado.”
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Never been to one, never will go to one. Do they serve extra crispy chickenhawk?
April 15th, 2009 at 11:46 amApril 15th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Well, I will not be buying anything else from Chik-Fil-A!
April 15th, 2009 at 11:48 amThey have some nasty a$$ chicken anyway. Their chicken tastes like wood.
Good to know. We have a Chik-Fil-A around the corner that I figured I’d eventually try.
now I don’t have to.
Thanks, TP.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:48 amEh, this doesn’t bother me so much. Just smart marketing. There’s going to be an awful lot of dry throats from shouting “SOCIALIIIIIIIIIST!” all day, and you have to buy some food before you get your tea. I have a problem with the views of the Cathy family, but that’s their prerogative.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:49 amDon’t try on a Sunday. That’s God’s day. So they are not allowed to be open. God Bless Chick-Fil-A
April 15th, 2009 at 11:49 amGood. Thanks. Now I know never to patronise a Chick-Fil-A. But I never liked it; Popeye’s for me … if I can’t get fried chicken in Chongquin with the packets of Szechuan pepper powder. Yum….
Cheers,
April 15th, 2009 at 11:50 amNever been to one…never will be now.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:53 amAnd the Cathys also have leadership seminars, that do some mighty stange things, like taking their top managers on canned hunts, to shoot game that are brought in specifically for that purpose.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:53 amA new one for my boycott list of businesses that support conservative causes or are anti-labor. So far that is Wal-mart, Home Depot, Coors, Disney, and Chick-Fil-A.
Any others I should be aware of?
April 15th, 2009 at 11:54 amNo tea for me, thanks. It turns your teeth brown.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:59 amWell, at least I know now not to give them any business, not that I have.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:59 amTP, can you post a link to contact the company to voice our displeasure and inform them we will not be buying their slop?
April 15th, 2009 at 12:00 pmI didn’t even know they were a real fast food joint. I thought it was just a fake one Ben Folds made up. lol
April 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pmMore reason to never go there. Supporting wingnuts is not a way to get my business. I guess it say a lot about the cars pulling in there when I drive by.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pmYep. No more Chick-Fil-A for me. Coors is another big one.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pm***
in the meantime right wing nut
sen. richard burr is calling for a
run on banks.
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this is not a joke.
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April 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pmFree iced tea with a purchase…
Wow. The crackas will be beating down the doors.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:05 pmWho would eat this crap?!??
Just eat a stick of butter dipped in grease and sugar. It’d be healthier…
April 15th, 2009 at 12:05 pmIn case you were a patron BEFORE this, I got news for you:
http://christiannews.christianet.com/1097585115.htm
April 15th, 2009 at 12:06 pmI never heard of this restaurant before, they must have one lousy marketing director!
And how generous of them – iced tea probably cost them .003 cents a glass.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pmOK, Chick-Fil-A has been crossed off my list — not that I went there very often, anyway.
Bojangles has better chicken, AND Bojangles has always given free sweet tea with every chicken dinner purchased. They’re also not political.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pmhttp://www.chick-fil-a.com/#feedback
There is the link to contact Chick-fil-A and tell them how you feel.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:09 pmwatchdog Says:
Nothing more ignorant than a consumer letting politics control their decisions.
Welcome to a Democracy in action, fcukwit.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:12 pmp.s. eating Chicken is “foul”.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pmjoe cantwell Says
April 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
in the meantime right wing nut
sen. richard burr is calling for a
run on banks.
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I’m embarrassed to say this guy is my Senator, but I can proudly say I never voted for him, and I plan to do everything I can to work for his defeat next year.
Although I suspect if he continues stunts like this, working for his defeat won’t take much effort.
Why would he do this? Two possible reasons — one, he’s a paranoid whackadoodle, or two, he WANTS widespread bank failure so he can blame it on President Obama.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:14 pmAdd Chick-fil-A to the list of restaurants I won’t eat at ever again.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:15 pmglad I’m a vegetarian.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pmWell, that’s interesting. I’ll not be buying anything else from Chik-fil-a then.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:20 pmChick-fil-A is God’s KFC:
So, why does God hate chickens?
April 15th, 2009 at 12:22 pmwatchdog,
This is America. We have a right to choose where to spend our money. If we don’t like the actions a company takes, we don’t have to give them our money. It’s called freedom. Look it up.
By the way, Republicans staged boycotts of all French products purely based on the French government’s lack of support for the Iraq War. Republicans do this all the time. O’Reilly has entire lists of newspapers he tells people not to buy. Where are your complaints about those boycotts hypocrite???
April 15th, 2009 at 12:24 pm29. watchdog Says: Better get Soros to build a liberal only store that pre screens products and companies to make sure their politics are right in line with yours. He could create a label by the nutritional value that has a graph to show just how liberal the company is.
Oh, that’s been around for a while; it’s called ‘Organic…’
Or, pesticide, growth-hormone, synthetic, HFCS, genetically-modified-FREE. If you prefer.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:25 pmWhoa! I just saw the image of the virgin mary in the wrinkled skin of my Chick-fil-A sandwich!
April 15th, 2009 at 12:26 pmI am..shocked..just shocked!,,dayum shocked at this cannibalism..chickens eating chickens! Mind boggling boneless chickens.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pmI went to one of those places once, the food was terrible. I thought I would never go back to one of those again. The word for what they do: “distasteful”!
April 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pmwatchdog Says:
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DNFP Says:
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watchdog Says:
Nothing more ignorant than a consumer letting politics control their decisions.
Welcome to a Democracy in action, fcukwit.
Better get Soros to build a liberal only store that pre screens products and companies to make sure their politics are right in line with yours. He could create a label by the nutritional value that has a graph to show just how liberal the company is.
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April 15th, 2009 at 12:28 pmEver hear of Paul Newman, genius?
Hey watchdog I want yall to start holding up signs that say abolish the FED.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:31 pmlol
April 15th, 2009 at 12:32 pmTell it to the teabaggers.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:33 pmYet that is exactly what the Kochtopus Works is getting you to do!
Bwahhahaha
April 15th, 2009 at 12:34 pm38.woodguy Says: Ever hear of Paul Newman, genius?
Amen. (and not the ‘chick-fil-a kinda ‘Amen’ either…I mean an authentic one.)
We need more Paul Newmans…and fewer ‘Carter Burkes.’
April 15th, 2009 at 12:34 pmWell, except its a corporation telling consumers to let politics control their decisions for their benefit…
Really, these fake roots campaigns got taxes lowered for the 1%, some 1.3 trillion of tax cuts, which expire n 2011. What they [Kochtopus] are working for is to keep these tax cuts in place for the 1%…not you.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pmi’m sorry, i can’t boycott chick-fil-a.
i just can’t.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm“Grew a moustache and a mullet
April 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pmgot a job at Chick Fil A”…
-Ben Folds
Never been to a Chick-fil-A, now I NEVER will.
btw: Snoozepup; You ARE aware that dogs sniffs other dogs butts.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pmwatchdog,
Here is just a small list of right-wing boycotts.
Boycotting Ford because they advertise in “gay friendly” publications:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/13/AR2006031301658.html
Right-wingers boycotting Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Nike, etc. over gay rights:
http://www.queerty.com/conservative-boycott-kickoff-party-2006-20060117/
Here they call for a boycott of Pepsi because they advertise on the show Family Guy:
http://www.afa.net/pepsifamilyguy2.html
http://www.boycottpepsico.com/
They boycotted Disney for decades because they allow gay people to attend their amusement parks:
http://www.afa.net/disney/
Do a Google search for “conservative boycott” and you’ll find hundreds and hundreds of these examples.
Where are you rants about these boycotts??? Why the double standard?
April 15th, 2009 at 12:39 pmBTW, what are you doing here watchdog and not at some tea-party?
Kind of hypocritical for you to support something and not be rubbing elbows…
April 15th, 2009 at 12:39 pmNo one’s asking you to…
April 15th, 2009 at 12:39 pmThats funny! They are boycotting Family Guy…which shows on FOX.
Hypocrisy knows no bounds
April 15th, 2009 at 12:43 pmwatchdog, do you remember “Freedom Fries” and the Senate cafeteria? Now, THAT was a superb, masterly, wholly justified, righteous boycott! Wasn’t it?
April 15th, 2009 at 12:54 pm“Chick-fil-a FOUNDERS” my ass…….the founder is dead! The family is in the INHERITANCE business.
INHERITANCE…. Now you see what Chick-fil-a and John McCain have so much in common…thanks Cindy!
April 15th, 2009 at 1:00 pmBoycott time!
April 15th, 2009 at 1:02 pmJust reinforces the reason for me why I won’t eat there…
April 15th, 2009 at 1:11 pmRegressives have trouble seeing the counterpoint to “voting with your wallet”.
If the lobbyists can influence policy with cash, so can we.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:12 pmI’d like to boycott them, but I never eat there anyway because of the food!
April 15th, 2009 at 1:17 pmAnyone else notice that all of these scrotum lickers seem to be white?
April 15th, 2009 at 1:21 pmnasty food, wish I could say they were losing my business but they never had it
April 15th, 2009 at 1:23 pmWaahhaaaa Wahhhaaaaaa Waahhhaaaaa. I’m protesting chick fil a Wahaaaaa wahhhhaaaa wahhaaaaa. Im sending a letter wahhaaaa
GIVE ME A BREAK. You left wing extremests are protesting a company for standing with the tax payers for its constitutional rights?
I suppose that you would have protested against the founding fathers for having the nerve to stand up to the british monarchy. Wouldn’t you?
Think Progress has led you by the nose to fight against liberty and freedom. Be very careful who you follow.
What a joke.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pm60. Tim43 Says: GIVE ME A BREAK. You left wing extremests are protesting a company for standing with the tax payers for its constitutional rights?
I’ll let wackdog reply:
17.watchdog Says: Nothing more ignorant than a consumer letting politics control their decisions.
How surreal…or in the words of tim43: ‘What a joke.’
April 15th, 2009 at 1:38 pmDoes Cracker Barrel have any specials commiserating this tea bagging event
April 15th, 2009 at 1:39 pmI sense a change of memes, from drinking the Kool-Aid to drinking the iced tea.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pmTim43 says:
Speaking of jokes, you obviously haven’t looked in a mirror lately.
April 15th, 2009 at 1:59 pmI’m officially boycotting this teabagger restaurant.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:06 pmTim43 Says:
GIVE ME A BREAK. You left wing extremests are protesting a company for standing with the tax payers for its constitutional rights?
April 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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No, I’m boycotting a company for being run by whacko Jesus freaks. While they are certainly entitled to the liberty and freedom to support the causes they want, they are not entitled to receive a dime from me.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pmI used to like Chicken Filet sandwiches. Remember they used to give out those little samples in the malls when they first came out?
I eat there all the time.
But now I Waynebro, hereby declare before all witnesses present, that I will never eat there again.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:10 pmWell I’m not a “left wing” anything. I’m an independent.
And the 50 chuckleheads standing around in the rain in downtown DC this morning do not constitute the “Taxpayers”.
In fact, they’re complaining about paying taxes, which makes them “anti-tax payers”.
The MAJORITY of Americans, support the President.
:|
Oh yea, and extremests is spelled “extremists”.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pmUmm, chucklehead, what is this protest really about? The right of the government to collect taxes is written into the Constitution. They help pay for those great socialist institutions of the US Military, Public Schools, roads, Social Security, Medicare, etc.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:56 pmRUCeriousDragonfly Look again that image is just a wafflefry being hugged by a roach.
Terrible, cold food, never had one hot; never go back.
April 15th, 2009 at 3:01 pmImagine .. running a busines and getting an income by using God’s and Jesus’s name .. oh .. wait .. that’s what the *churches* are doing…
Maybe we should call it “Church Feel Ay!?”
‘-b
April 15th, 2009 at 3:16 pmGawddamit. I friggin love Chik Fil A sandwiches, and they’re one of the only places in CO you can get southern-style sweet Tea. Now I’m going to have to boycott them, too. Oh well.
April 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pmEveryone who wishes to protest can e-mail Chick-fil-A at http://www.chick-fil-a.com. It might be difficult to get through and you might end up e-mailing a local franchise on the corporate take-out order form, but if you get through, it will be worthwhile to exercise your right to free speech. As for me, I will never spend money at this franchise again. Ever. Not even for the sake of my son, who loves their nuggets. He’ll understand.
April 15th, 2009 at 3:37 pmEh, this is just a company trying to earn a buck. I don’t see any big qualms about Chick-Fil-A trying to jump on the bandwagon to earn a little coin.
If the promotion was a bit more offensive–maybe a “Fight Against Burger Fascism, Vote More Chicken!” with Obama’s face on the Burger King’s body–and statewide or nationwide, then I’d see a reason to revolt against them. This is just the chain in one area trying to use their surroundings to make a buck.
Besides, while their chicken is expensive, their waffle fries are pretty darn good with BBQ sauce.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:44 pmOk, first off, I’m not shocked at all. Having attended a Christian school in my area I am aware of their conservative bias (My school is cozy with company and we get discounts).
It drives me crazy but, well,I might complain to the company; that makes sense. But I’m not sure that I would go so far as to boycott it. Why? Because at some point we won’t have any more companies to really boycott; we’ll have boycotted them all. I may not like Wal-Mart’s treatment of employees (I Used to work there) and other craziness but, hell, the prices are good and for the first time in my life I can actually find nice clothes for my fat self.
Boycotts do have there place but it really should be for more important reasons than a company’s bias. Particularly this company; it’s not worth. Besides, how often do any of us really go to a Chik-Fil-A?
Oh and by the way, for those of you who find liberal boycott of this company to be hypocritical, I agree. O’Reilly and other Republican boycotts of French products were totally idiotic. I love France. (YES! I admit it! I love the French! Now you know my evil socialist ties! Muahahaha!)
April 15th, 2009 at 5:52 pmEat more red meat, pork, fish and veggies.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:41 pmChick-fil-A is in business to do what. Make money. No one wears a tag when they come in the door identifying them as a Republican or Democrat. Chick-fil-A is not the enemy. Pick your battles well. There is no fight here. Give it a rest.
April 16th, 2009 at 1:48 amChapalody Says:
Chick-fil-A is in business to do what. Make money.
You’d think that, but there are a number of businesses which still put their owner’s politics ahead of the long term best interest of their company. Some on the left as well. It happens. Over time, such businesses tend to cease to exist, but new imbeciles pop up spontaneously.
April 16th, 2009 at 3:31 amPeople, we have our own business prerogatives, within reason, in the USA! This is awesome. If C-fil-a wants to close 6 days/ week, that is their choice. If they want to support gay rights, that is their choice. If they are anti-gay rights, that is their choice. Let the market and consumers decide their fate. I love our freedoms! Heck, these (freedoms) make it possible for all of us to rant and rave without substantial consequences.
Shalom
April 16th, 2009 at 12:43 pmNo more Chick-Fil-A for me (and I love their food). I also used them alot to cater parties & meetings for work. I wrote them a letter today telling them that I was no longer in need of their services.
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April 18th, 2009 at 5:26 amsac ekimi
I stumbled over this site while looking up information on a Tax Relief program run by one or two Chick-fil-A locations. After reviewing the content I realized that outside of a Klan Rally you would be hard pressed to find such a colossal collection of ignorance. As a true Chick-fil-A fan I felt compelled to address the vitriol and misinformation being spewed here. Starting at the beginning with Faiz Shakir’s premise…
Today, Chick-fil-A is lending its support to the tea party protesters by providing a “free medium iced tea with any purchase.” Twitter user hayley842 posts this picture of a sign observed outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant:
All Chick-fil-A restaurants are independently owned and operated. What Mr. (or Ms.) Shakir is attributing to the entire chain is the promotion one particular operator held. There may have been more than one location across the chain that held such a program, but it was not a corporate program (in my area there was an entirely different “Tax Relief” program sponsored by one or two local operators, but most held no promotion at all). So you can boycott an entire chain because you disagree with some independent owner halfway across the country if you like, but it seems a bit reactionary to me.
1) hanshiro the antlion Says:
Who would eat this crap?!??
The 19 worst drive-thru foods in America
Fast food is easy on the wallet, but it’s no bargain in terms of your health
Worst ‘Salad’
Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
800 calories
60 g fat (12 g saturated fat)
1,745 mg sodium
With 17 more grams of fat than Taco Bell’s Fiesta Taco Salad, this is the worst salad from any drive-thru. The dressing alone sets you back 42.5 grams of fat. Take a look at our list of the worst salads in America and see how this one compares.
This is an ironic case of cherry picking… Chick-fil-A received highest rating of any restaurant in the book cited, “Eat This, Not That”…one of only four restaurants that received an A-. Even more telling is the omission by ‘hanshiro’ of the next statement:
Eat This Instead!
Chick-fil-A Southwest Chargrilled Salad with Fat-Free Honey Mustard Dressing
360 calories
8 g fat (3.5 g saturated fat)
1,170 mg sodium
So while there are some menu items that don’t fit into a diet and fitness regimen, overall Chick-fil-A has better ratings than almost any other restaurant you’d care to name.
2) SKdeAnt Says:
I never heard of this restaurant before, they must have one lousy marketing director!
I’d have to think that “SKdeAnt” (is this another alias for “hanshiro the antlion? There are certainly a lot of ‘ant’ and ‘ant-related’ creatures on here… perhaps that explains all the antagonism. ) is not an authority on marketing. The official mascot of Chick-fil-A, the “Eat More Chicken” Cow is one of the most beloved icons in advertising. The annual Cow Calendar is the top-selling calendar in the world, outselling the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar. The Chick-fil-A Cow was inducted into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame with the likes of Tony the Tiger and the Pillsbury Dough Boy in 2007.
That’s not the only company mandate. Chick-fil-A’s corporate mission, as stated on a plaque at company headquarters (and by Cathy), is to “glorify God.” It is the only national fast-food chain that closes on Sunday so operators can go to church and spend time with their families; franchisees who don’t go along with the rule risk having their contracts terminated.
If you look up the Chick-fil-A Corporate Purpose Statement, you’ll find that it is: “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A”. Now unless everyone involved in “Think Progress” is not only atheistic, but anti-theistic I fail to see a problem. It strikes me as admirable to have a purpose loftier than “be bigger and richer than anyone else in the marketplace”. That Chick-fil-A was founded by a Christian man who decided to operate on what he saw as sound biblical principles shouldn’t be considered subversive. They are the same principles that America was founded on 233 years ago, what our judicial system was based on. If you believe Steven Covey’s first premise from “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, it is also the same foundation of almost all ‘Success literature’ published prior to the Second World War According to Covey, it was after this time that success publications changed from ‘character-based’ to more of the “How To Win Friends and Influence People”,’ art of manipulating others to achieve your goals’ focus. Again, I’ll look at the former as being more worthy of emulation.
Chick-fil-A, the corporate parent, has been sued at least 12 times since 1988 on charges of employment discrimination, according to records in U.S. District Courts. Aziz Latif, a former Chick-fil-A restaurant manager in Houston, sued the company in 2002 after Latif, a Muslim, says he was fired a day after he didn’t participate in a group prayer to Jesus Christ at a company training program in 2000. The suit was settled on undisclosed terms.
I’ll only ask this: ‘Name one major corporation who has not had a proportionate number of employment discrimination lawsuits’. Unfortunately, this is the state of our litigious society… everyone is looking for the big free payday. Reminds me of a lawsuit against one of their competitors where the plaintiff spilled coffee in her lap and sued the restaurant because- get ready for this- their coffee was hot! Yep, now when you buy coffee all of the cups, lids, stirrers etc. are labeled “Caution: Contents may be HOT!”
tomcat27834 Says:
“Chick-fil-a FOUNDERS” my ass…….the founder is dead! The family is in the INHERITANCE business.
INHERITANCE…. Now you see what Chick-fil-a and John McCain have so much in common…thanks Cindy!
S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A will no doubt be disappointed to hear that, as he is a very active part of the company well into his eighties. His son Dan took over as President some 8 years ago and the business has flourished under his leadership, doubling from $1 billion in annual sales in 2000 to $2 billion in 2006. Additionally, a quick bit of research on the chick-fil-a.com site shows that the company has earned several awards from industry publications, including Fast Company’s inaugural “Customer First” award, QSR magazine’s “Best Drive-Thru In America award and was J.D. Power’s Highest Rated Quick-Service Chain in the South, all under his leadership. Yes, he ‘inherited’ the reins of Chick-fil-A from his father, but he has proved to be a great leader in his own right.
barfly Says:
And the Cathys [sic]also have leadership seminars, that do some mighty stange [sic] things, like taking their top managers on canned hunts, to shoot game that are brought in specifically for that purpose.
Alright, ‘barfly’ makes a pretty provocative charge about ‘leadership seminars’ supposedly held by the Cathy family. I had to ask the longtime Owner/Operator of my favorite Chick-fil-A to check on this one (the rest was mostly quick online research (look it up) done is my copious free time), and was able to determine to my satisfaction that ‘barfly’ has no clue as to what he is talking about. This is apparently a complete fabrication with no basis in reality. I invite ‘barfly’ to site any evidence that he (she?) has to corroborate this story. I’m sure someone they know told them about it.
Well, that’s about all the time I’m willing to spend doing other people’s research for them. Take these attacks against Chick-fil-A for what they’re worth.
April 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pmI’m sure with the feathers I’ve ruffled here there will be personal attacks of the same sort that were directed at Chick-fil-A… go ahead, I won’t be wasting any more time reading this petty garbage after this. Like I said at the beginning, I only stumbled over this malignant site by accident… not one I intend to repeat.