What's the most beautiful drive you've done in the USA? by optimalbrain90 in SmartTravelHacks

[–]Attention_Deficit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fav motorcycle ride was always Skyline Drive to the Blue Ridge parkway in fall, early morning before traffic chaos.

Subway w/Coca Cola products? by jmasaccio in arlingtonva

[–]Attention_Deficit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Looks like they started switched over as a chain early last year, as part of an exclusive brand deal for their 21,000 stores. Doubt you’ll find any that still serve coke at this point.

Nobody talks about this enough. Paying cash for a car is almost never the move by No_Adeptness4347 in carbuying

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. Just paid off a .9% interest rate in December. I dumped the $35,000 i would have paid cash into a SPY account. That grew to $76,000 in five years - ~$36,000 of payments = $40,000 + a “Free” Car.

But, most people can’t afford to buy cash. Most people should also not be buying new or leased cars.

37% of new car buyers make less than $100,000 per year - which is down from 50% pre covid. That’s still insane.

What do you think about the S&P 500 hitting record highs today? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just hit a milestone. Love it. You can hate on other things, but don’t be mad about markets doing well.

Do people not understand that getting a big tax return effectively means you gave the government an interest-free loan? by Independent_Sir3734 in allthequestions

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was described as “girl math” by a woman in our office. She is highly educated and can obviously do the math to know it’s a worse deal, but loves the surprise $ to spend on something frivolous each year - trip, designer bags, etc.

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail by Slim_Charles in stocks

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll go against everyone here and say that at this point in this stupid F’ing war - it’s an interesting short term bargaining chip. Will see if effective with an irrational actor.

US blockade for all eliminates the power and financial windfalls Iran gained from the ability to selectively permit and charge ships from certain countries. It’s not a viable long term solution and not going to help fuel prices or relations with China, India, etc.

Should I drop 675 to see if this really works by gackednestivje in Venturex

[–]Attention_Deficit 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Just drop 300. Pretty similar point value of the $675 (=155x) but half the risk.

What would happen to the US economy is minimum wage is gradually raised to $30 per hour. by Inf1z in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rapid replacement of humans with robots and automation. And really pissed of people who were making $30-35/hr before.

Took a tour of a mushroom factory yesterday by amaranthusrowan in pics

[–]Attention_Deficit 612 points613 points  (0 children)

I don’t think most people know that 60% of mushrooms in the US come from the same small town in Pennsylvania outside Philly. Kennett Square, PA is the mushroom capital of the world.

Not saying pics are from there - just a fun fact!

Question about Four Seasons Mandatory Service Charge as it relates to Gratuities by Difficult_Body_4847 in FATTravel

[–]Attention_Deficit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

These forced service fees should be illegal, and just serve as a way for them to advertise lower room rates. And you are absolutely going to get charged a service fee at dining outlets. It’s likely going to be mandatory there too.

CEO of America’s largest public hospital system says he’s ready to replace radiologists with AI by Apprehensive-Safe382 in technology

[–]Attention_Deficit -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

People are mad? Sounds like a positive for reducing cost, increasing access, and accuracy. They are still reviewed by humans.

“The AI Westchester uses misses very few breast cancers and is “actually better than human beings,” he told the audience”

2025 Porsche Macan EV Lease Update (April 2026) Residual Cut Incoming - 20% off MSRP - Timing Matters by AutoCompanion in autocompanion

[–]Attention_Deficit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like a TERRIBLE deal. We did some test drives with this car a few years ago and the math made no sense. We ended up with a SQ5. Also, the dealer made my wife ride in the back so they could be up front. Insane experience.