FireRetardant
@FireRetardant@lemmy.world
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 5 days ago:
Yes, but a genuine light, single cab truck is significantly cheaper than the crew cab super duty, especially once you account for fuel economy and maintenance. Its like spending more up front for a more effecient appliance. You end up saving in the long run despite more cost up front.
You also have better operational flexibility. One truck could take off with 2 crew members to another jobsite once the bulk of the work or certain equipment is finished at the first job site. You could also position the trucks and equipment at different locations on a large multi acre property.
Under most circumstances, 2 light trucks makes more sense than 1 super duty.
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 5 days ago:
I’m in Canada so I’m very familiar with contractors owning goose necks and large trucks, it just doesn’t work like that everywhere in the world. The more remote/small the community, the more it makes sense for small owner/operators to be able to haul their own equipment.
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 5 days ago:
Anything too big for an SUV typically goes on a transport designed to haul large loads. Goose necks for pick up trucks are mostly a north american thing.
The example you bring up also mentions how that truck is just for work, which isn’t really the problem. The problem is when the boss decides to drive that massive truck everywhere because his ego is so big he thinks hes needs the truck to go anywhere.
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 5 days ago:
Even then, most companies would be better off running 2 trucks and ssets of equipment rather than 1 big truck hauling everyone and everything… It would cost a bit more than one big truck but significantly improve operational flexibility.
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 6 days ago:
The loophole is many who own their own trades business still drive them for personal uses because they can’t afford (don’t want) another car.
- Comment on Your Truck is Stupid Big 6 days ago:
A non passenger vehicle is likely whats its designated as. Or a “light truck”.
- Comment on Traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck driving above the speed limit or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. It belongs to an NYPD cop. 2 weeks ago:
The cameras in north america typically aim at the plates and not the driver themselves, so there is plausible deniability for who was driving making the lisence difficult to suspend. That said, there is no good reason they can’t suspend the registration or impound the vehicle itself regardless of who was driving.
- Comment on Future 2 weeks ago:
They tell you to throw it out after their certfied technician bills you 3 hours to tell you its not worth fixing.
- Comment on Future 2 weeks ago:
But how will LG know my usage patterns to better nickel and dime their next model down to bare minimum standards if my device isn’t checking in with the cloud every couple minutes? My device needs weekly software updates so it can notify me when the pump mysteriously quits after an update and the washer has already booked the service visit and shared my credit info with the repair company.
- Comment on Future 2 weeks ago:
I wonder if usage of a phone app for controling and such impacts data use. If the app connects to an LG server before processing the task or notification, maybe its also grabbing a bunch of data from the phone as well?
- Comment on now it's my turn to hold the stick maybe? 3 weeks ago:
No talking with that stick, half of it will be gone before the puff puff pass
- Comment on Boom 3 weeks ago:
Nah, i usually use the kids washroom cause their sinks are lower
- Comment on Boom 3 weeks ago:
If you don’t want to be in the thunderzone leave a 1 urinal gap
- Comment on Full circle. 4 weeks ago:
That could be part of your research process, by moving to city that is more walkable, pro-transit etc. Which i do know is easier said that done and often is more expensive.
We do need collective action to make it better but the affordability crisis is incredibly complex and must be tackled from several factors ranging from car dependancy, city zoning, rent control policies, and several other factors. Most of what i mentioned is on the type and supply side, we also need to consider wage growth and job positions available. It becomes a complex mess with no 1 factor to blame.
One of the most effective things you can do is vote locally for politicians that want beneficial change like density and transit, and not vote for the ones that do things like “even though this road is zoned for multi units and mid rises, im gonna fight every development that isn’t a SFH because it ruins the “character” of the neighborhood.”
- Comment on Full circle. 4 weeks ago:
Counter to your point, i did leave my home city that was too expensive for me to live in. I did nearly become homeless before landing a job but once i landed a job i was able to afford a small house in a few years, a nearly impossible goal for me in my home town.
I did have the benefit of my work skills are fairly universal and I could find some kind of employment nearly anywhere. If its an attainable goal to move, even if risky id say more often than not its worthwhile. It would be wise to do extensive research into average living costs and employment opportunities before moving.
- Comment on Full circle. 4 weeks ago:
America can only be great if all the poor people leave, duh.
- Comment on Full circle. 4 weeks ago:
On average it isn’t any cheaper to live in Canada, Canada does offer more social services at least.
- Comment on Some things were better in the good old days 4 weeks ago:
Also there was a time where companies actually cared. They would send the engineers for the next model out with service techs servicing current models to help them find the common failure points and help make things more servicable.
- Comment on Some things were better in the good old days 4 weeks ago:
We also aren’t paying the same prices. The fridge from the 60s in your grandmas basement? She probably had a 10 year payment plan for it.
- Comment on I like this person 5 weeks ago:
Looks like a kia soul
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Best I can do is indsutrial brutalism
- Comment on If you give the fae a false name which others would identify you as, can they still use that false name to control you? 5 weeks ago:
There are many who genuinely believe in the fae and your question implied you may be one of them.
- Comment on If you give the fae a false name which others would identify you as, can they still use that false name to control you? 5 weeks ago:
Typically these communities answer questions that have a definitive or opinionated question, whereas this is more beliefs and spiritual themed question.
- Comment on If you give the fae a false name which others would identify you as, can they still use that false name to control you? 5 weeks ago:
Tbf, this isn’t really the right community for these kinds of questions.
- Comment on horseshoe theory? 1 month ago:
Thats sometimes the problem, life can be too adaptable and drown out many other species through competition or predation. The rate species spread from place to place is a factor and humans have certainly impacted that.
- Comment on try it 1 month ago:
Those 2 are probably at each others throats half the time but will put you in the ground if you cross the other.
- Comment on False Fronts 1 month ago:
Given most places only hace expensive shitty apartments available right now that woukd absolutely be an improvement.
Also maybe we shouldn’t have such rigid rules that a street can only be used for a single use such as retail because of zoning.
- Comment on hey there, hot stuff 1 month ago:
The purpose of life is to post dank memes on the internet
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Same is true for much of Canada yet we can’t seem to shelter them either. It isn’t just the weather, the finnish government is far more compassionate towards homeless people than any other government I know of.
- Comment on This is heresy but lol 1 month ago:
Outperformed any vacuum on the market, she was a true vacuum slayer. Surprising suction, wet or dry.