“You should be in church right now!”

“If I was, then who the fuck would be serving you at Cracker Barrel right now?”

…if they don’t convert you, you’re going to burn in hell for eternity when you die.

Some like it hot. Leave me alone.

Yeah. It would be applied equally. Being an asshole “I got mine fuck you” politician shouldn’t be something we tolerate, regardless of party affiliation.

I’d like to see a law in place that says if a congressman votes against aid for another state during a disaster, then they must resign immediately after requesting aid for their own state during a disaster.

Put your money where you mouth is.

Frankly, Cali, Oregon, and Washington ought to form a Western Coast Pact, where if one of them gets unfair treatment from the feds, they all lock down their ports. Trump’s tariff tax on Americans, plus shipping delays and extra shipping costs would make the general public pretty mad at the situation. Hypothetically, companies can (they won’t) absorb tariff costs, but supply line interruptions are immediate total chaos, and can have knock-on effects for decades

It’s a rounding error. The number of Republicans who voted against Trump in 2020 was like 1%.

TBF, that is a low bar to clear.

It matters to the cult that they were in.

Yeah, pull a China and say, we’re immediately on putting a 1000% tariffs on any American products. This will functionally stop any trade between our nations. Trump can retailiate with a higher one, but it would just be pointless dick waving. We’re fine with waiting until an intelligent and capable person is able to negotiate a trade deal with the EU on behalf of the USA.

Huh. Usually refurb them and offer them up for free. E-waste recycling is a fancy term in my area for “trucking it across the country to a port, loading it on a boat, shipping it across the ocean and then having a 6yr old without PPE burn it and bury it.” Honestly, throwing it in a landfill is less damaging at that point.

Woah woah, it’s American size, not Wisconsin sized. I based my estimate on the usage of average Americans, not outlier groups.

That’s like a week’s worth at best.

Well, I guess I could point to my snake enclosure camera (which conveniently covers the front door) showing an entry, or if the perps walk through the house, they would trigger the bunny cams, the other snake cam, or the lizard cam. Plus I have my outdoor cameras, although that is my specific scenario.

I’m sure there is an electronic lock on the market that logs when the door is opened, even if not locked. It would be trivial to look at the lock/unlock log and determine that the door was opened without unlocking. A regular tumbler lock isn’t going to give you that kind of info.

I know they typically don’t bite, and that their bites aren’t dangerous.

Fair warning, they may not be “dangerous”, but from the tarantula breeders I’ve talked to, some can “pack a whallop” which to me means painful as all fuck.

Fair warning, they have the same problem as rats… They live just long enough for you to get really attached to them. Lifespans are about 1 year for males, and up to 3 for females.

But, if you like them, you can always get a tarantula, which can live much longer.

Email not in all caps. Clearly fake.

It’s a two part answer.

One, gamers have less money to spend, along with everyone else.

Two, expensive AAA title games these days tend to be shit, from a graphics, code, community, and content standpoint. If you want good games, cheaper is usually better.

Last AAA title game I bought was Borderlands 3, and I don’t see myself buying anymore in the next two years or so.

My general rule of thumb, if there isn’t a significant risk to life, limb, or senses in the next 24 hrs, I’m not going to the ER.

I don’t go to a GP ever. They stole my blood and piss, and then told me to come back in 6 months and did it again. The headache of setting up the appointments, rescheduling work, travel, and copays means it just isn’t worth it.

Finally, if I have an injury, and it’s still affecting my daily life 3 days later, then I go to urgent care, and sometimes that even feels like a waste of money. Cost 180 bucks for me to get a pinched nerve in my shoulder diagnosed (couldn’t sleep for 3 days) and they prescribed me maximum strength acetaminophen and some steroids which blew my heart rate up to unsafe levels so I stopped taking them. Pain finally went away about 4 days later on its own.

This feels like a joke.

Like, just name all the shit that is wrong with the US and flip it joke.

Comparison, my wife wasn’t feeling well and insisted on going to the Dr. The closest appointment was over a week away, and the Dr. told her to go to the ER instead. Took a 25 minute drive to the nearest ER in the city, got her vitals in a few minutes and then waited hours to see a Dr who basically gave her 2 cups of coffee and some Tylenol and then had us go home. We won’t get the bill for months, but it’s usually in the 800 dollar range, and that is with insurance.

I’m in the US if that wasn’t obvious.

Get a pet jumping spider. They don’t eat much, don’t need a large enclosure, you can handle them, and their venom is not significant to humans (they don’t really bite anyway).

My partner has two of them on her desk, and catching them exploring or sunning themselves is a little happiness boost every time.

Here is one chilling out.