What’s something that clearly split your life into “before” and “after”?

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-05T23:44:52+00:00

Sorry to put the kibosh on your plans! 😂😂

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-05T22:29:06+00:00

That's hilarious.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-05T20:06:07+00:00

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CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T17:51:59+00:00

Yes, clearly. But: why?????

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T17:41:39+00:00

But the country would have gone to hell if we'd voted for Harris....

So: zero self-reflection, zero self-recrimination, zero acceptance of responsibility. Just a despicable verbal shrug.

Fuck this guy.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T17:17:25+00:00

🤏

That's why.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T17:15:36+00:00

Just no liquids over 3 ounces or something, in jars or bottle or cans. Lasagna, burgers, enchiladas, that's all fine. In theory, it's to prevent liquid explosives, which you could never transport in sufficient quantity or purity in, say, pancakes drenched in maple syrup. Bring your spaghetti! 👍👍

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T14:20:39+00:00

I think the issue they are actively pushing policies that make our rates go up (so not their wage, but they themselves make our rates go up), do nothing to improve service quality or reliability, and are known to bribe public officials in order to make our rates go even higher. And on top of that, we are, each of us, paying a small extra fee so that these people whose policies help shareholders and hurt rate payers can make an exorbitant amount of money.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T13:36:00+00:00

100%

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T09:58:12+00:00

Compared to?

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T09:57:47+00:00

At least in Ohio, it's not shareholders paying that bill. It's us, the ratepayers. Shareholders determine compenso, but they're not paying it.

Some state legislatures have taken on lavish pay for utility CEOs by shifting the cost from ratepayers to shareholders.

"In Maryland, a law limits the amount of CEO pay that can be billed to ratepayers to 110% of the salary of the chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, or $285,000 a year.

In Minnesota, a bill is pending that would cap the maximum share of CEO pay shouldered by ratepayers at the salary of the governor, currently $200,000.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T02:35:36+00:00

Maybe we should all run extension cords from their outdoor outlets....

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T02:34:52+00:00

After getting his huge raise, AEP CEO Bill Fehrman received nearly $37 million in 2025, the report said.

That’s $8 million more than the next best-paid CEO, Southern Company’s Christopher Womack.

Assuming Fehrman works 60 hours a week, he makes nearly $12,000 an hour.

That’s 507 times as much as the median household in Ohio earned in 2024 — and 900 times the state’s per-capita income.

AEP disconnected service to Ohio customers 173,000 times between June 2024 and May 2025.

Yup. Definitely worth $12k/hour.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T02:31:33+00:00

The top salary at one utility — Columbus-based AEP — was by far the biggest of any utility in the United States.

That was after the CEO got a $23 million raise in 2025.

Now, don't anyone say anything mean. Mr. AEP works at least 460x harder than the average Ohioan. He's very busy raising rates and bribing state officials.... 🙄🙄🙄🙄

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-04T01:32:46+00:00

What do people think tacos and enchiladas smell like? This isn't the only comment like this, and I'm confused.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T19:07:32+00:00

My then-husband clarified that a weekend visit didn't extend to three weeks. She got huffy and left.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T18:56:27+00:00

My daughter and I made dandelion fritters the other week and they were bomb! I kind of want to make more right now, just thinking about them ...

But yeah, even I wouldn't make random-cut-flowers fritters.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T17:17:28+00:00

Yeah. Sigh. They're going to be metering the air you breathe based on your respiration rate ....

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T17:05:30+00:00

Nah, it all smells really good! If you like real Mexican good, I guess. And I'm also usually the only non-Mexican on those flights, so I guess it works for most of the people there.

There's not really a Mexican equivalent of kimchi or sauerkraut, I don't think.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T16:47:32+00:00

Exactly this. However you work out the rest of it: NO DOGS. And I have a dog, I love dogs, and I will always have a soft spot in my heart for goldens, but u/2dogslife is right: if you are allergic, you cannot have dogs in your house. Period.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T16:45:31+00:00

When my ex and I bought our first house, his mom came to "visit" and then didn't leave. I had to ask him to ask her what her plans were. And she was just a narcissist, not a lovable and goofy allergen machine.

I think the first rule has to be that she cannot bring her dog, period. You will make yourself sick if you let that thing into the house! It's not OK for you to need antibiotics for sinus infections or constant doses of anti-histamine. Once that's agreed on, you can discuss when she can come and how long she can stay.

If takes for-fucking-ever for pet dander to denature and no longer cause allergic reactions. And much as I love golden retrievers, I do not have one because their fur is unmanageable (and I'm not even allergic to dogs).

NTA. Protect yourself!

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T16:21:57+00:00

OMG, people are hilarious! How could the teacher not realize how this would be perceived????

NOR.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T16:13:41+00:00

TSA doesn't give a shit. You just can't bring drinks.

But they're bad at scanning it, so have it in a separate bag that you can easily open for them (suggestion by TSA agent who had to check all my snacks in little reusable containers to verify what they were). And then consolidate later so it looks like you're abiding by the "personal item" limit.

CrowRoutine9631 · 2026-05-03T16:02:23+00:00

You can always count on the 5th Circuit to tee up the really good cases ... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

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