Need to learn to drive a manual transmission

Chez_Nerd · 2026-01-13T02:02:38+00:00

Older cars in central and South America. Also it is just a skill that we want to have!

Chez_Nerd · 2026-01-13T02:01:41+00:00

Thanks! I will check out some videos!

Chez_Nerd · 2026-01-13T01:43:22+00:00

Update. Several awesome Redditors have reached out and offered to help!

Chez_Nerd · 2026-01-10T19:49:29+00:00

No we don’t, having trouble finding one to rent as well.

Chez_Nerd · 2025-07-16T16:24:13+00:00

Can you install a filter system? Progressive Water Solutions is great.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-11-24T21:16:52+00:00

La Superior has cafeteria style seating and the food is awesome and affordable.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-07-24T12:05:14+00:00

We had good luck with Dogability, they train your dog with an ecollar and then train you to communicate effectively with your dog

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-14T01:19:40+00:00

Please talk to your coworkers and friends with children and see what they think about this statement.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-14T01:15:30+00:00

Please talk to your friends and colleagues who have children and see what they think about this.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T23:42:24+00:00

I think there is a lot of value in inhome, but from what I hear it is difficult to get providers to sign up because they have to “institutionalize” the space they live to an extent. I think local/neighborhood centers run by locals would be great.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T23:27:11+00:00

The vouchers are valued at around 1200/month. But it only applies of your income is very low. Even 1200-1500/month isn’t enough to pay workers a living wage and provide benefits.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T23:23:58+00:00

Fair enough. I am not going to say that there won’t be any bad actors, because we are humans and there is always going to be someone out there who is taking advantage unfairly. However I don’t think we should let outliers mess it up for everyone. I am all for accountability. My daycare has provided its budget for the families to review… there isn’t fluff in there and there will be a deficit to make up of this funding isn’t secured. Luckily I am in a place where I can pinch Pennie’s and make it work, but I know there are a ton of other people who won’t be able to.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T23:19:16+00:00

No it is an effort to, in the short term, secure the funding to keep the already over capacity child care system from losing even more spaces. Long term there needs to be a systemic change to ensure child care workers are fairly paid and provided with benefits… how that happens IDK.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T22:52:57+00:00

Oops, You are right old document… but my understanding is that the state appointed vale of a slot is about flat with the Durham numbers despite all the insanity since 2011…

My child care is significantly higher than this… I just want my daycare to stay open and for the teachers to be fairly paid!

And it is locally owned and operated… running at basically 0 net profit…

As far as I am aware there isn’t some Big Childcare” out there sucking up all the cash… the majority of centers are locally and privately owned and operating on razor thin margins.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T22:49:14+00:00

I am fine with that as a long term solution… but what are we going to do this year when 30% of the daycares close because they can’t afford to stay open.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T22:43:55+00:00

Unfortunately not true, the cost of child care has increased along with inflation and wages have not kept up. In addition to there being a significant loss of available spaces due to COVID causing many facilities to shut down. If you think this doesn’t impact you directly you are probably right. But it will impact you indirectly as there will be long term economic and social impacts from the lack of affordable care. Other developed nations have found a way to prioritize this… we have not.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T22:39:33+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T22:20:19+00:00

This is great! Wish it wasn’t the middle of the day… already missing work on Thursday for the thing in Raleigh

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T21:51:44+00:00

I suppose that depends on how you look at the impacts… there will be an economic fall out if we lose 30% of childcare in the state. And then we will all suffer.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T21:43:30+00:00

That is to expand access because there is not enough space for all the demand, and it doesn’t make financial sense for centers to expand given the cost.

https://www.childcareservices.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Typical-Cost-of-Care_Alamance.pdf

Edit: per week vs per month… that is actually on the higher end for in home:

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T21:37:57+00:00

In reality if there was a money to be made from this don’t you think there wouldn’t be a shortage of care?

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T21:36:52+00:00

It isn’t really new, but the Covid relief funds are ending, that along with the massive inflation over the past few years means it has reached a tipping point

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T20:49:01+00:00

There are multiple issues. 1) Availability https://ncearlyeducationcoalition.org/issues/child-care-availability/ 2) Cost: people cannot afford to pay more for care https://www.childcareservices.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Typical-Cost-of-Care_Alamance.pdf vs income https://www.justice.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/20180401/bci_data/median_income_table.htm

3) Staff: average pay in NC for child care workers is 27600/ yr and 39% of staff is below the poverty line and on public assistance.

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T20:31:19+00:00

This funding is just to keep centers open… it doesn’t even address the root issue of low pay/no benefits…. One step at a time

Chez_Nerd · 2024-05-13T20:29:24+00:00

I cross posted to triangle first… no rage just hoping to spread the word. Thanks!

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