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- Comment on It's been downhill since 2020 1 week ago:
It was kind of a meme that 2016 sucked. Then Trump got elected at the end and everything magically got better for everyone and we all lived happily ever after.
(Do I really need to include the /s here?)
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
This is silly.
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
Hmm I never said that.
This you?
You drive door to door leaving flyers. […] Why do you think municipal or county staff can’t drive
Anyway…
What are you even talking about? Use your words.
You’re talking about what Amazon and USPS can do. They can do it (Amazon not every home in a given area) because they’re equipped to. Saying that the water company should be able to cover a town with flyers because USPS goes door to door is about as logical as saying USPS should fix a water main because the water company does it.
Now, if the law requires something that will always change the calculus but that doesn’t seem to be the case here
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
Naw, I think “but we have cars” was silly, not clever (funny how you dropped that pretty quickly). I think “but you can get people and a plan immediately while also fixing the problem” is silly, not clever (admittedly places that require certain notices will also have a plan to implement it as required by law, not I’m thinking about wherever OP is which I’m assuming doesn’t have that). I think comparing with organizations that need large coverage for their daily operations (not necessarily 100% of homes in a day, mind you) is silly, not clever.
Feel free to move on.
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
You can drive from neighborhood to neighborhood, but when you go door to door it’s almost certainly on foot. My parents live in an older neighborhood with mailboxes at the front doors, and unless we had a package they never had the truck on our street. It was always parked a block away while the carrier went on foot going from door to door.
And no, I don’t think the water company would have an army of 50 people ready to do an organized canvas of the town (unlike the Postal Service, which has a roster of dedicated mail carriers)
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
It’s even easier to respond with
“sorry, it’s a Sunday on a holiday weekend”
“Our carriers are halfway done with their route for the day, we’re not paying them overtime to go back”
“Our sorting system is already done and the trucks are loaded up”
“I haven’t checked my mail for a few days” (as the recipient of that flyer)
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
My water district has 55,000 customers, many of whom won’t answer their doors thinking it’s a solicitor. Even if they did, you could have dozens of people going door to door and it would still take forever
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
Around a neighborhood is one thing. An entire town could be a hell of a lift, not to mention that there are still problems with notes on doors (I usually go in and out through my garage; the front door is rarely used)
- Comment on Water Boil Advisory 2 weeks ago:
Honest question, what method of alerting would you have suggested? Looks like they tried 4 different things at once - none perfect, but I’m not sure any would be
- Comment on My brother got arrested for a dime bag. His picture got put up on the jails website. And they advertise. So shouldn't my brother get paid at least a little for providing clicks? 2 weeks ago:
Well, any law is only as good as people following it (and enforcement for violations)
- Comment on My brother got arrested for a dime bag. His picture got put up on the jails website. And they advertise. So shouldn't my brother get paid at least a little for providing clicks? 2 weeks ago:
Jail rosters are generally public information. I live in a fairly blue state with a lot of prisons (Colorado) and can look up any prisoner in the state system online.
Part of the thinking is that if it were secretive, the government could just disappear people (rightfully a concern with ICE right now) without anyone knowing.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
The “wat” increases as this post goes on
- Comment on Should you look for a relationship if it feels like a compromise? 2 weeks ago:
Sounds like you value alone time and independence but also want some sex - even just casual sex. Honestly, I don’t see a problem with that on the surface; just because the norm is committed, heterosexual, monogamous, cisgender, same-race relationships doesn’t mean everyone has to follow that, so long as your boundaries (and theirs) are clear and agreed upon with anyone you get involved with. You may have a hard time finding someone looking for something similar, but that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong - just different.
The one thing I’d watch for is making sure you don’t see women as a source of sex and that’s it. Not saying you would, but what you describe COULD be a starting point for that kind of mentality, which is not a good place to be.
- Comment on 👁️🐽👁️ 3 weeks ago:
Boy, after getting a notification with this reply I had a hell of a time trying to figure out what I could have possibly said to spur it
- Comment on 👁️🐽👁️ 3 weeks ago:
So what you’re saying is, my eyes are also lungs?
- Comment on How do I beat the roaches in this house? 3 weeks ago:
I had a minor but very noticeable infestation a few years ago, I’m guessing from a used blender I bought (picked up from someone at a not very nice looking apartment). Tried all kinds of things, and what finally made it go away was Advion bait gel and a general understanding of where they like to be. Just a tiny dab in lots of places. Obviously start in the areas you see them most, but my understanding is that they don’t really like open areas. So put a tiny bit in every little corner, crack, and hole you can find. From what I remember, roaches will eat their own after they die, which means they’ll ingest that bait gel and one “dose” will cause a nice chain reaction.
- Comment on Mississippi Senator tells his constituents to 'get a life' 4 weeks ago:
I mean the side that shouldn’t have to preemptively pass something that says “oh by the way the constitution still requires due process kthxbye” (and if they did, it’s not like that would have stopped anything), got a lot of federal judges confirmed in the last 4 years, and was at least able to get things passed like requiring ICE to allow members of Congress.
Do I wish they did things like codify Roe? Absofuckinglutely. If they changed the rules of the filibuster in the Senate to make that happen, do I fear what they’d justify doing the same over today? Yup. Does this make both sides the same? Hell. No.
- Comment on Mississippi Senator tells his constituents to 'get a life' 4 weeks ago:
Sorry, no, you can’t both-sides this one. One side is actively supporting and cheering on all the horrors we’ve seen over the last 7 months, and the other is in the minority and powerless to stop it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Ethyn
- Comment on What are some good "frugal" movie viewing setups? (Recommendations) 4 weeks ago:
You use parentheses a lot 😉
How much do you really move? Moving is a pain as it is, and a modern (not CRT) TV isn’t really what makes it so. Projectors are a fun novelty, but if you don’t have that basement home theater room they’re honestly not that great, especially in daylight.
Honestly, I would just get a decent used TV and call it a day. If you really move a lot, like every year, get a new one and leave the box in a closet. Even a relatively small one will be a huge step up from a phone screen.
That’s said, speakers are treated as a mandatory afterthought on TVs these days. Rule of thumb I just made up: if it doesn’t have many ports, it’s expecting your step t receiver or similar to do the heavy lifting. Older TVs may actually be ok and generally have a lot of ports, but may not be full HD. Bottom line: be prepared to at least buy a sound bar or hell, even some computer speakers from a thrift store. Preferably something with a small subwoofer.
- Comment on When Americans Fly Economy, They're Actually Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private 4 weeks ago:
Ehhhh. I wasn’t very impressed with this video. For one thing, it felt more like a compilation of aviation-related clips rather than any kind of meat and potato that actually described the issue.
When they finally did, they started with the parking ramp analogy. If that truly is a good analogy, it’s not so much that a “fancy” car would pay less, it’s that a smaller car would. Pretty much any parking lot, ferry, etc that can hold different sizes of cars will charge more for a bus or semi truck than a regular car.
They also mention that fuel taxes are higher for small planes. I would love to know more about that, because that really could smooth things over but there aren’t really any details (also $2400 for [let’s just say] a 150-passenger 737 vs $60 for a private jet may scale similarly per passenger)
Finally, they very briefly bring up how Canada’s system is much better because it uses a factor of weight and distance… Wouldn’t that just mean those giant airliners pay more?!?
Bonus: let’s not kid ourselves into thinking that American Airlines is public transit. It’s still a for-profit corporation and if you lower a plane’s FAA taxes, it’ll directly benefit them.
- Comment on What bottles/containers should I use for shipping from sea level to places at higher altitudes? 4 weeks ago:
Technically yes, but if this is a sauce that doesn’t need refrigeration (including after opening) anyway, just not as big of an issue.
Another comment had a great point that less product = more air = more sensitive to different air pressures. Ideally, the product is in a plastic bottle already and OP can squeeze a little out if needed, put the cap back on tightly with the bottle slightly squeezed, pack it safely, and send it off. If the lack of outside pressure is an issue, it’ll give the bottle a way to grow a little.
Source: I live in Denver and always have something (de-) pressurize when I go to/from sea level
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 5 weeks ago:
Flagging just means the money laundering team would investigate the source, determine that it doesn’t have other red flags, and quietly move on.
Exactly. Staying with OP’s hypothetical situation, potential investigation on its own does not mean it can’t happen. It just means there may be an extra step behind the scenes, very possibly without either party’s knowledge anything even happened. More importantly, if the benefactor insists on some dodgy payment method that’s an even clearer sign of BS because a normal bank doesn’t give as much of a shit as OP lets on
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 5 weeks ago:
Those are all extreme cases unlikely to be relevant to OP’s question.
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 5 weeks ago:
if there’s additional suspicious activity
Emphasis on this part. Either way, what you’re describing is generally for tax purposes. Going back to the original question of the thread, if I had billions of dollars and wrote a stranger a check, the bank is highly unlikely to make sure I meant it. At most they may report it to the government to make sure I pay gift taxes (which are paid by the giver, not the recipient, and even they apply far above $10,000 but you still need to report it at that level)
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 5 weeks ago:
Emphasis on “generally” in my statement. Of course there are exceptions where they would, but if I had a multi-million dollar check from Warren Buffett for replacing a few light bulbs in his house, the bank isn’t going to call him and make sure that’s a reasonable price or anything.
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 5 weeks ago:
Hypothetically: Banks don’t generally scrutinize the source of the money or why it’s being transferred. If the funds exist in the account, they just make the transaction. Also it’s on the gift giver to pay any applicable taxes.
In real life: Scammers posing as a billionaire are infinitely more likely to contact you than a real one. The scammers will depend on you thinking a normal bank transaction won’t work so you can jump through some hoops that will inevitably have you paying them real money instead.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 1 month ago:
He said he’s pretty well off. If he’s in a different financial situation than you he may be cognizant of that. Also, not that I need to tell you if you live there, but customs in Japan are all kinds of weird. That could be related too.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 1 month ago:
Hold up, I’m not trying to talk about crypto, certainly not in a wall of text. You said the distributed ledger has its uses outside of crypto and gave some examples. If those examples were truly clamoring for some kind of distributed ledger solution, why haven’t they implemented it by now? I can’t imagine crypto distracted that much to make it impossible, there must be another reason.
- Comment on Whatever happened to the blockchain/smart contract 'revolution' we were told about? 1 month ago:
But how much of that really demands a Blockchain solution in favor of what’s used currently? Aside from some developers’ time, nothing about crypto prevented what you described from happening and (presumably) it never did come to be.