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It's funny the "Come live here" part, it's rather difficult to get Canadian citizenship. There was a whole thing after Trump won the election on how all these people said they were moving to Canada and giving up their US citizenship and then found out it was going to take more than being unhappy in the states to be able to live and work there.

This would: 1) Be super awkward and full of poorly distributed weight, 2) most likely end up burning you and having you drop your grip and the whole mess dumping into the sink, 3) Melt the plastic colander where it touched the metal pot. If you can't manage to use a colander just purchase a pot with a strainer lid.

This is similar to what my child's kindergarten teacher did. They mailed a note/poem to read the night before with similar confetti to put under his pillow, and the confetti referenced in the rhyme. -.- If he gets one of these in twelve years when applying to colleges, they'd better believe my family will not be one to beg for money from.

So many people don't understand this! They act like it's a standard purchase for goods (and yes there can be elements of that, especially in something like health insurance, but that's not the primary goal) when it's really a bet where the insurance company is trying to profit.

It could have been a WIC thing (trying to remember the post I read about it on a parenting board years ago...): Your WIC card/check allows you to get certain items, if using the check you have to get all the items on the check/voucher at once, and you can use multiple checks/vouchers at a time. The people were complaining about waste because the wanted the additional WIC approved items (cheese, eggs, true staples not junk) but had to get the milk to go with it and they couldn't get powdered milk (that they could store and use for baking) anymore?
Or it could have been one of the uber-mega-couponers combining with a deal (I don't have time for coupon clipping but I've definitely bought a couple things because the sale plus the store coupon [things expiring in the next day or two so the store sticks a $2-3 off coupon on it] meant I was reducing my overall bill by adding it to my cart. Never seen those deals on milk though.

It's what they were raised for. The firefighters were thankful and the pigs were not a lost cost for those farming them. Just because they were rescued rather than burning doesn't change the fact that they are livestock.

This needs the rest of the naturally occuring chicken egg colors (red, pink, tan, blue, green - fresheggsdaily.com/2012/02/rainbow-of-egg-colors.html has some nice images) - varies by breed/earlobes are an indicator of the color egg you'll get

More fun is the daylight savings ones, especially twins - A kid born just before the cutover (I think it usually happens around 2am, so say at 1:55am) followed by a kid born after the cutover (what would have been 2:05am but is now 1:05am) - so despite being born ten minutes after they are officially about an hour younger.

It doesn't start so early that those of us who have to work don't have to pay for before and/or after school care (thankfully cheaper than 1k/mo daycare).
Us - 5:45-6am kids wake up, 6-6:30 getting ready & breakfasts for all, 6:30 spouse drops youngest at daycare and drives into work, 7:00 Drop 5yr old off at before school care that will get him to school b/t 8:50-9:20, school/work/30 min lunch (8hrs/day of work doesn't include commute/lunch) (after school care picks up 5yr old when school gets out at 3:50) - commute home - usually both home by 5 - off to get kids together.
If school started later what time is there for family/homework time? Every minute you start later = a minute you stay later. Schools already provide 2 meals for the families that qualify for food assistance, and staff need home time too.
A lot of those complaining about school starting too early are the types who stay up late, don't have a routine, or their parents take them out to the store at 10pm or later.

Just as an FYI - check your carseat's weight limit for switching them around from rear facing to forward facing. Yes it's more of a PITA to get a kid in rear facing but it is safer as long as they're not over that limit - even if they have to criss-cross their legs to fit in the seat.

The interpreters for live concerts and festivals usually research the artist's songs and local ASL slang to fit with the songs. It's a lot of work and practice but those who need them are always very appreciative. It is a performance of it's own.

I would love that for when we go out with my (young) kids - they can see out the window, be "enclosed" into the seat by a parent, but also not repeatedly kick my husband or I (or each other) in the knees/shins because they're mindlessly swinging their legs.

Good with everything but the incorrect ingredient - Cool Whip is *not* whipped cream.

The one with the senior lady in the cart - those carts are specifically there for those above child age with special needs - so if she cannot walk around the entire store, and there were no wheelchairs or she didn't/isn't capable of navigating one this is a valid and kind option, not something to shame.

More like 1% fire, 35% cooking, 64% hey it's the middle of the night? Low battery! Low battery! Are you awake yet? Low battery! Did you have a sleeping child nearby - good luck getting everyone back to sleep before dawn.

$40??!! He needs to hit up Walmart and the Dollar Tree it should have cost less than half that. Even the awesome ones SmileMakers have on Amazon cost $25 shipped for 144.

American Gods is doing a pretty good job equaling things out in what they show.

It's one of those riddles that is designed to trick and make the person say the denser object with the same weight weighs more, the one instance where it doesn't work is with precious metals - gold, silver, etc. and gemstones which are weighed in troy ounces. One pound (troy pound is 12 troy ounces) is about 20% lighter than one avoirdupois pound (16 [standard] ounces). So if someone asks which is heavier a pound of feathers or a pound of gold, the [avoirdupois] pound of feathers is heavier than the [troy pound] of gold.

Well to be fair the "quick" in 12 does make it applicable to twinkle (stars twinkle, the pulsing Christmas lights twinkle) where as something just catching/reflecting the light (a gem in a ring, a clean mirror/metal surface) sparkles

So happy they don't - freaking good neighborhood means the ice cream truck does a slow drag probably three times a day in the summer, as well as parking at the community pool while blasting their terrible music and even now creeps through the neighborhood at little kid bedtime. I can only imagine how obnoxious a fleet of taco trucks would be.

It's more than getting free Pepsi when working for Pepsi or Coke at Coke, usually when you are employed by one of these you are *not allowed* (on punishment of termination) to purchase or in public consume the competitor. Had a person on my soccer team whose dad worked for Pepsi, she could not have Coke in public with him around.

That's actually nice, and so much better than the neighborhood in North Carolina that's all Harry Potter themed. Thanks Holly Pointe, but I'll pass on owning a house on "Long Bottom Trail"

But...#6 - doesn't most gum come in gum wrappers? I can't me unique in using those to dispose of my gum when it's gone bland.

Federal cap of $9.5k for a 401k??? Last I checked it was $18k/yr (yes it's not going to take him much longer but for most it's almost double what you listed and helps for those of us who like to bring down our tax rate)

Those anti-harassment seats on the Mexico metro just keep getting more detailed :P bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39449506

Many of the politicians who can vote on issues are representatives of their states. So in theory they are voting not only with their own views, they are more importantly voting as the people who they represent would vote (a majority, virtually never would every person in any given group vote the same). Unless you're giving everybody of voting eligibility a test it would not be valid. It is the reason on election days there are additional things to vote for (increase in locality taxes for certain projects, and the like).

-.- only because Disney bought the franchise, otherwise there'd be the twins (Jacen and Jaina) and Anakin. Some of us saw the early bits and were hoping Rey was Jaina and Ben/Kylo was Jacen and would have accepted twisting but oh no, Disney made them no longer cannon :(

The problem is when they said they'd cover health care for life they did not anticipate where health care costs would go. Yes, there are essential things that the Vets are entitled to. I am not saying otherwise on that. It is frustrating that before they leave they are told by their peers how to make sure they get their disability pay. (Not making it up, not something I heard from someone who heard from someone, it is something I was told by former military moved to GS positions). The money pulled in through military retirement, plus % disability pay, plus potential GS retirement is no small amount. Also the rampant fraud - They can go to a VA Hospital get their prescription, "lose/accidentally throw away/left it on a trip/need it while on a trip" [sometimes legit, but not uncommon for them to sell for profit] and get a free refill. When the cost is anticipated to be "normal" care and balloons into the hundreds of thousands to millions it doesn't leave them with enough to cover for all

Common Core is designed to provide a better understanding and ease with the subjects, it is also designed to build upon itself over the 12 years of school. So *giving it the benefit of the doubt and not yet having had to deal with it* it isn't about knowing a simple pair of numbers being subtracted (427-316 =111 is much easier the standard way rather than 427 - 100, -100, -100, -10, -10, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1=111) but for application in future maths (X -A, -B, -C, etc. = Y), (X/Y - A/Y, -B/C, -B/Y = Z/Y) etc. Find the "easy" things to get closer to the solution. There are other stupid looking problems, such as X-Y= give the answer to the nearest "10", you look at 100-61=X and go "easy 39" but they're not looking for the exact answer, they're looking for "It's close to 40, answer = 40" so you can look at harder things and be able to go "The answer should be near X, if I work it out and get an answer very far from X I did something wrong and need to recalculate".

Annnnnnd now you have to burn your finger away...

It works better though when they offer it to everyone - qualified or not. Some places do (in the States) because such a high percentage of their students do qualify. Some places do (I believe France or one of the Scandinavian countries?) because it is a unifier and one of those - everyone eats and everyone (barring allergies) eats the same. It would save many people time, money, and hassle if it were standard while also allowing those who need it to continue to do so without judgement. It might also boost the quality because if you're pretty much guaranteed near 100% utilization, with standardized budget then you can actually cook instead of straight from the package reheat, and improve the food quality and taste.

Dropping those two cents really puts it in my budget...

As long as they know All Your Base it's ok.

...You're old enough for beer and still have your parents pack your lunch?

Many McDonalds have braille menus on request, they have had them for many years.

She is really generous, she also has a partnership with the American Printing House for the Blind to provide six free print/braille books every year until a child reaches age six plus they offer a collection of audio files for free download. (FYI Braille books = super expensive, larger, more wear hence the smaller number) aph.org/dolly-partons-imagination-library/