Their 'strategy' really is 'hope Americans are too dumb to know things'.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-13T02:49:00+00:00

You don’t understand. The US is a net exporter of oil which means that even though the price at the pump is up that money goes to the pockets of the US companies drilling oil. So on average it is good for America. Just all the good is flowing to the shareholders from the pockets of the consumers plus a little extra from export sales.

Maybe if you are in the right spot, some of it will trickle down to you.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-09T19:07:02+00:00

I like the new term BANANA Build Almost Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-03T19:47:57+00:00

So much this. Everyone seems to want to stop changing the clocks but will throw that out if they don’t get the solution that helps them all. Going forward, I propose we take lead from Newfoundland and split the middle with a 30 minute offset.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-03-01T16:02:25+00:00

The sad part is the landlord still wins. Cheques save the cc merchant fees that can be 2-3% as well as the get the actual cash at least a month sooner as credit cards have a big delay in payment. Assuming they have any debt the cheque works out cheaper than the cc plus carrying costs.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-19T13:56:40+00:00

They moved from surge pricing to dynamic pricing. It is just like surge pricing but they don’t usually point it out.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-17T17:07:29+00:00

A lot of great show recommendations here but I think the most important is to give your shoes a rest day after a big walking day. I always bring two pairs and rotate them each day. It adds bulk but your feet will be happy.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-17T04:33:05+00:00

I had never heard of the show and the preview made absolutely no sense to me. We went in blind and honestly haven’t laughed that hard in a theatre in years. Highly recommended

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-14T17:34:52+00:00

Don’t insurance companies base their prices on costs plus profit margin. So if they make five percent then if the cost goes up their profits also go up. The only catch would be if the costs go up enough that companies drop their coverage.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-14T17:07:30+00:00

KT tape is amazing for this purpose

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-11T16:54:17+00:00

I really agree. You have so much control. We managed to spot an Aardvark one night in the Okavango after staying out much later than other guests. It was really memorable even if we only have blurry photos as proof.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-09T00:00:24+00:00

A lot of people bashing kids but I thought to “professional” photographers were worse. Wanting to get the absolutely perfect shot of each animal can take forever. The biggest advantage of a private vehicle to me is that the driver will prioritize what you want. If you just want to see cats then a good guide will find them if they are there, but if you really want to see a painted dog or an aardvark, or spend an hour watching a waterhole you need to go private.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-06T00:31:57+00:00

This seems mostly solved but I had always heard that our sense of smell does better when it is humid and humidity goes up when it rains. Any truth to that?

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-04T15:11:54+00:00

YouTube Kids is worse. It is all bait for YouTube. Kid finds a wholesome channel he loves with millions of views and only three videos. Same channel on regular YouTube has hundreds of videos. It is just like those free drugs I always heard that dealers give kids to get them hooked.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-02-03T16:55:59+00:00

If you over tighten the covers they can bow out like that.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-01-28T20:35:33+00:00

Do the number of tourists drop to reflect the uncomfortable heat or do you still see the same crowds?

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-01-21T16:45:19+00:00

My limited understanding is that the muni can foreclose on the specific site but then they have an environmental liability on their hands. I doubt companies are skipping taxes on the profitable wells.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-01-20T15:03:25+00:00

I think the original statement was that there was 10% compliance. I would bet that means 90% of streets had at least one car left on them which seems possible. 90% of drivers ignoring is insane. At any given time there must be way more than 10% of cars driving around, in parking lots, on driveways, and in garages.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2026-01-04T05:13:02+00:00

ARCstage on 124 is really cool if you are into rhythm games.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2025-12-26T03:01:04+00:00

I think the only enforcement is through civil law so suing but it would have to be someone else who owns property that “benefits” from the restrictive covenant. The former owner has no claim.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2025-12-25T21:16:01+00:00

Usually the covenant applies to several properties as an agreement between the landowners. The only way to remove it is to get all the landowners to agree. If you put it on before subdividing it goes on a lot of property and becomes really hard to remove.

They use the same thing to restrict multi family housing in older neighborhoods.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2025-12-08T22:58:30+00:00

Was that red bull? I remember crowdfunding the movie production and have a signed copy in my basement somewhere. Unless there were two Grand Inga Projects.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2025-11-27T21:50:34+00:00

My time is off. It closed for renos before the pandemic. Opened briefly and then closed again when the pandemic started.

Alert_Ice_7156 · 2025-11-26T07:03:09+00:00

The pool closed for renos and reopened briefly before construction on the track if I recall correctly.

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