Is That What It Is 8 comments
roanoke
· 49 weeks ago
Don’t get me wrong, I think the support is good for society as a whole. I just don’t think that these companies would take a big risk in support of pride month.
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We are evolving, but in opposite direction 1 comments
roanoke
· 49 weeks ago
Sure, but part of that is saturation. 50 years ago 22% of US households didn’t own a car (vs 8.5% today), and 22% of US households owned 2 or more cars vs 59% today. So, the number of people with access is dramatically larger, which means there is a broader spectrum of people operating cars. And, modern cars have quite a lot more electronic parts, requiring not just mechanical but electrical knowledge.
Also, modern manuals still tell you how/what to check and how/what to maintain in addition to advising you not to be tempted by the delicious battery.
Also, modern manuals still tell you how/what to check and how/what to maintain in addition to advising you not to be tempted by the delicious battery.
Is That What It Is 8 comments
roanoke
· 49 weeks ago
I like this guy’s notion that these brands haven’t fully calculated the potential business loss of ‘not-homophobes’ boycotting them and balanced it with the gains of LGBTQ+ and allies.
These companies didn’t get where they are (and stay there) by making emotional decisions. They have absolutely run the numbers and determined that jumping on the pride bandwagon is of financial benefit to them.
Not saying there aren’t people in the organizations that genuinely care, but they don’t win the battle if there is significant financial risk.
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These companies didn’t get where they are (and stay there) by making emotional decisions. They have absolutely run the numbers and determined that jumping on the pride bandwagon is of financial benefit to them.
Not saying there aren’t people in the organizations that genuinely care, but they don’t win the battle if there is significant financial risk.
Family dinner must've been awkward 8 comments
roanoke
· 51 weeks ago
Oof. Those boys gonna be dealing with that for a while. Especially the last one.
You don't always have to draw lines 2 comments
roanoke
· 51 weeks ago
Many people don’t realize that have eaten horse…
Not that people don’t eat horse intentionally, but every decade or so there’s some scandal about horse meat mixed in with the ground beef.
And this is why I think of horses every time I hear Salisbury steak. … my brother once had an extreme anaphylactic episode after eating SalisburySteak at a restaurant. We always assumed it was some preservative in the sauce. About a decade later, he has a similar reaction to some kinda “beef” sandwich. They test him for allergies. He’s allergic to horses and dust mites. And it was right about that time that the horse meat in the meatballs scandal broke…
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Not that people don’t eat horse intentionally, but every decade or so there’s some scandal about horse meat mixed in with the ground beef.
And this is why I think of horses every time I hear Salisbury steak. … my brother once had an extreme anaphylactic episode after eating SalisburySteak at a restaurant. We always assumed it was some preservative in the sauce. About a decade later, he has a similar reaction to some kinda “beef” sandwich. They test him for allergies. He’s allergic to horses and dust mites. And it was right about that time that the horse meat in the meatballs scandal broke…
While redoing my floors, I decided to play a pank on the next owners who do renos 1 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
Would have been more effective to use a dark brown paint. Blood wouldn’t stay so bright red
Observation 18 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
Yep. I wasted a lot of years not realizing this. It’s very true. Same goes for your health. Take the time you need to recover.
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3deep 1 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
It’s not so much that they wake and scream. It’s more that they scream all damn day and night and you notice it in the morning.
Without government, who would fine you for being neighbourly? 13 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
I think it happens very frequently where you see that people in dire need do not know how to access available resources. Sometimes they don’t have the mental capacity; sometimes they don’t realize there’s help, sometimes they don’t know where to start.
There is a lot missing from this story, but it’s still tragic and entirely too common.
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There is a lot missing from this story, but it’s still tragic and entirely too common.
Can confirm 2 comments
My father’s 6th attempt to outsmart his geriatric cat into taking her bp meds 2 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
I really love that this solution involves power tools and not kitchen implements.
About right 3 comments
roanoke
· 1 year ago
We have an above ground pool. This time of year, there is usually a couple inches of water and a bunch of leaves from the fall. We have some nearby neighbors that raise bees.
This week I was scooping out the dead leaves (while the water level was low) and the pool was just full of bees. So many bees!! They were sweet. They didn’t bother me while I scooped leaves. They just wanted a drink from the shallow water. I like it when the bees come visit.
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This week I was scooping out the dead leaves (while the water level was low) and the pool was just full of bees. So many bees!! They were sweet. They didn’t bother me while I scooped leaves. They just wanted a drink from the shallow water. I like it when the bees come visit.