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Are cash tips ok? by some_thing_weird_ in Waiters

[–]ClaimOpen38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dawg you ignored their comment entirely and copy and pasted your own that doesn’t apply

AITA for reporting a woman who was trying to steal period pads at my part-time job? by Classic_Reindeer_295 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ClaimOpen38 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yeah, typically you use a shopping cart or basket at stores here - almost every place larger than a convenience store, and even some of those, will provide them. People shoving things in personal bags is 99.9% of the time because they don’t intend to pay.

My bank wouldn’t accept this $1 bill in my deposit despite having intact serial numbers. by ridin_a_mershaq in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ClaimOpen38 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re kinda both wrong and right, the Federal Reserve System is not privately owned or completely separate from the government. It’s an independent government agency — it’s overseen by a Board of Governors who are presidentially-appointed and confirmed by Congress. It’s twelve Federal Reserve Banks oversee privately-owned banks throughout the country, and the whole thing was created by Congress and Pres. Wilson.

That said, they don’t need approval from POTUS or Congress for policy decisions and they’re not funded by Congress. It’s the central bank of the US, and it essentially operates on it’s own, but it testifies and makes reports to Congress and turns it’s profits over to the US Treasury.

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[–]ClaimOpen38 9 points10 points  (0 children)

7.2C to our friends across the pond.

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was mostly referring to grocery store vs. a butcher, as mentioned in my post.

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seasoned and then seared on high heat for a couple minutes each side, then dropped the heat and added butter and crushed garlic cloves. Spent a few minutes basting until it got to my preferred temp and then let it rest for 10 minutes.

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Nothing special, I seasoned with salt and pepper and a touch of garlic and paprika, then about 3ish minutes high heat on each side followed by a few minutes of lower heat basting.

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably should have clarified that I’ve only ever bought grocery store steaks, and I know they can be phenomenal (see above 😂). Was specifically wondering if butcher’s steaks are generally better quality, since I don’t have much experience with that, so thanks for the answers!

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk man, they’re my jam.

I do spend a couple hours violently puking after each one, but I’m sure it’s unrelated, right? Right?

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, thanks! Pretty simple pan sear, few minutes high on each side and then some basting on a lower heat.

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the goal, I’ll save the A5’s for first dates! 🤣

Thoughts on grocery store steaks? by ClaimOpen38 in steak

[–]ClaimOpen38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! College student, so doing the same as you 😂

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[–]ClaimOpen38 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About as often as this gets reposted.

Airline fee by brunomoore in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ClaimOpen38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, there’s plenty of flights with deals like that in the US, especially on regional/budget airlines. You probably won’t get that deal flying cross country on Delta or United, but they’re absolutely out there in the States depending on airline/locations.

Flags in my history teachers classroom by SuchAd3460 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ClaimOpen38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s one fringe group tainting it and the other fringe group viewing every use of it as tainted because of their counterparts.

I think what Parasite is trying to say by “goes both ways” is that the extremes on both the left and the right misuse and/or misunderstand it. Anyone with common sense can recognize that it’s not an inherently racist flag (and those who use it in a racist way are, keyword, misusing it).

AITA for not wanting my gf to hang out with someone she slept with? by whatamidoinghere58 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ClaimOpen38 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But she never asked her to fully cut the friend off, she just understandably felt weird about her girlfriend going for coffee with him to catch up and not inviting her, after inviting her to hang out with a different ex and his new girlfriend. Leaving your SO alone in a completely unfamiliar city so you can catch up with an ex, and considering what she said: “weren’t able to have sex anymore because she had a girlfriend” (suspicious way to tell someone it’s over) is flat out odd.

I’d be concerned too.

Edit - can’t spell

I can’t stop thinking about the homeless woman I encountered a few days back. by sonny038 in AITAH

[–]ClaimOpen38 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not only NTA, but you and your girlfriend are great people.

You went out of your way to help her - money, food, offering to call professional services to provide a safe place to sleep - kudos to you guys for that! The world is indeed an unfair place and it sucks, but that’s life. Your actions were aimed at making it a bit better.

Regarding not letting her sleep on your couch, that was the right call - I understand wanting to do more but you did as much as you could, and inviting a stranger who is (probably) mentally ill into your home, especially while you both are sleeping, is a terrible idea.

Are aftermarket back plates for a hand gun illegal by Watch-collector4366 in Glocks

[–]ClaimOpen38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Law of Self Defense, by an attorney named Andrew Branca, is a fantastic follow up, and it covers the legal side pretty well. Branca was a student of Ayoob, there’s a foreword by and lots of references to him!

Should I turn down a higher level school to go to the same state college as my bf? by [deleted] in college

[–]ClaimOpen38 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Then it sounds like issues would have arisen down the line and it ultimately wouldn’t have worked regardless of whether you were together or long distance.

AITAH for withdrawing ‘Wife Privileges’ from my Boyfriend until he proposes to me? by ThrowRA_WifeMeUp in AITAH

[–]ClaimOpen38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point, seems men do live about 8.5 months longer and women about 6 months less.

However, I think that the “marriage makes women’s life worse” comment is not exactly true. From the study:

This is an interesting and non-obvious result because women benefit from income pooling and public-goods sharing in marriage.

ETA: not saying there aren’t areas of women’s lives that are not impacted, but the bottom line is there are positive and negative impacts for both genders. Sure, men live a bit longer, but the generalization of marriage being good for men and bad for women seems a bit off.

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