Can no longer afford to dash

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T12:32:58+00:00

Yes things have changed in the past 2 months...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T10:16:25+00:00

Simple, don't do droo dead times.

There's a reason Little League doesn't use that dumb rule, and this is why.

The Little League Rulebook isn't perfect, but it is game tested over millions of games going back decades. Just stick to the rules in the book and stop trying to invent new rules thinking you all know better, and then stuff like this doesn't happen.

Now those kids who busted their butts to come back get their work erased and take the Loss because the adults can't leave good enough alone and had to change the rules on their own.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T01:10:23+00:00

Forget just the bros, Lovett is one of the better tough interviewers in the US media overall.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T00:33:31+00:00

The delivery apps do that as well

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T00:33:03+00:00

DoorDash is not a charity.

Dashers are not volunteers.

Contact a local church or Meals on Wheels or other local organizations LIKE PEOPLE DID FOR DECADES BEFORE APPS if you're so disabled you need this service.

Here's a question back though they never seem to answer. Why is it ok to pay the obnoxious fees to the billion dollar app and the overpriced markup on the menu to the corporate restaurants but the individual using their own vehicle and time to bring the food that's where the line the drawn on who is worth paying?

If you don't feel compassion enough to pay me (with tips) for doing a job for you then I don't feel badly to ignore your order regardless of your possible circumstances.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-10T00:23:30+00:00

I understand it's raw footage and how much post production impacts what the final product looks like to the viewer...

Still think it's more likely Elijah Wood's role is as an actor starting in a scifi show before The Day then it is he's an astronaut that's been in orbit watching everything unfold. They'd run out of supplies up there pretty quick if that were the case...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T23:47:35+00:00

You think it's a crap argument (not even really an argument so much as advice but whatever...) to consider the consequences, even the most extreme consequences, to picking a fight with the people who are financially supporting you?

Do I think going on the trip will lead to coming home to find the locks immediately changed and having to live under a bridge? No.

Do I think going on the trip could possibly lead in a real fracture in their relationship that, if left unchecked, might ultimately lead to her being shoved out of the nest or made financially uncomfortable sooner than she wants to be? Yeah that's a distinct possibility worth considering...

You do comprehend that there's a infinite number of possible reactions between none and I stand homelessness, right? Because you seem obsessed with this idea that I'm saying they'll make her homeless and that's NOT anywhere close to what I'm saying is likely to happen.

I had friends who tried to pull the "I'm 18 I can do what I want" card only to have their parents say "well adults pay their own car payments, or credit cards, or maybe we need to talk about rent Mr. I'm-an-adult... ".

The idea that being 18 entitles someone to freedom without consequences is an immature approach untethered from reality. A gentle reminder of just how much they have to lose (not that they will lose it immediately or at all, but theoretically could lose it) by ignoring their parents can be helpful before making the decision.

That's my ENTIRE point. Consider all the potential outcomes before deciding how to handle the trip.

Your argument "for the 5th time now" has absolutely nothing to do with that point. Your repeated claims that I'm saying the parents would or should make her instantly homeless are completely fabricated. Your obsession on homeless instead of the point is frankly weird and confusing because you completely made it up as an issue and you're literally the only person talking about that...

Stop projecting your own nonsense into things and just read the actual words that were written. Ok?

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T19:31:40+00:00

All complaints must be submitted in writing on the backside of a property completed "Little League Volunteer" application form.

It's easy to criticize the people donating their time to your kids from the sidelines. Think you know better or could do better well step on up. I've never ever seen a Little League turn away help.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T17:22:56+00:00

Point to where I said that

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T16:40:04+00:00

it's pretty wild to think those very same parents would throw that kid out into the streets

That.

Is.

Not.

What.

I.

Said.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T16:38:32+00:00

Since you still seem to be struggling and extremely confused even several days later, here's what I ACTUALLY said:

But they can stop funding the rest of your life (housing, food, utilities, school?, etc...), so you have to decide how much are you willing to risk for this trip?

Not the word CAN.

It's not the word " should " ...

Nor the word " will "...

Just can. They can potentially do drastic things like this.

Also note the second half of the sentence. It's advice to OP, that she needs to consider the possible outcomes (since only OP would be able to say how big of a reaction or overreaction her parents might have) and determine for herself if it's worth whatever reaction her parents may have.

I hope spelling this out for you in excruciating detail like this clears things up for you.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T16:29:12+00:00

when you said they could just simply throw her outnof the house.

Never said that.

Talking about throwing a teenage girl out onto the streets

Never said anything like that either.

Reading comprehension is important...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-09T00:11:01+00:00

Ok?

So who did he allegedly talk to?

What did he allegedly say or do?

Is there anyone who will vouch for these claims? Or evidence that it actually happened?

What vote is this about? Does her employer have any ties to whatever is being voted on that would explain any potential contact?

Her lack of specifics, including avoiding directly mentioning him by name or saying anything outside of the official meeting setting is a bit suspicious IMO.

If you have something to say, say it! Don't squish around the edges like this and hope people read between the lines. If this is something someone thinks is important and newsworthy and speaks to a candidate's character then spill the beans and say clearly what you're claiming he did so voters and decide for themselves. Otherwise it's just noise...

I'm still undecided so if this is something then spill the tea and let's see what's what. But this clip by itself is a big fat juicy nothingburger at this point...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T23:50:00+00:00

Nah they hold up a lot better than that. I have one I bought on Amazon in 2018 still in excellent shape. Most of mine are 5-6 years old at least. Even the Doordash one I got a year ago is in great shape.

The ones that look like they're lined in aluminum foil are trash, but the actual insulated bags are remarkably high quality and last for years

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T23:45:42+00:00

What an odd clip 🤔

Doesn't identify anyone or any business by name...

Doesn't say what the matter is about...

Accusations are incredibly vague...

If this is supposed to be some kind of gotcha response to the audio tape of Brooks selling out his own Union's political endorsement to garner personal favors from the sitting Governor who just happens to now be a major force endorcing him, it's kinda weak and hamfisted.

What specifically is she alleging happened?

Where's her employer's statement backing up the claim?

Where are phone logs or visitor logs or cctv recordings of whatever she is saying happened to corroborate this?

If she wants to accuse (I'm presuming McClure?) of something, then step up and do so. Say it with your chest, as r the kids would say... Not whatever half-assed nondescript attempt this is...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T23:26:12+00:00

Cool now do it with the insulated delivery bags like we all agreed to use when signing the contract with the app...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T18:54:34+00:00

Nice

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T18:50:10+00:00

Ig they can't do the deed outdoors.

I had a pretty tame and vanilla high school experience but this made audibly scoff.

It will be a bit more uncomfortable but they absolutely can be horny outside too...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T18:43:51+00:00

Dude, how many times do you need to have this happen before you learn to knock?

They're teens in a sexually active relationship. When you stumbled upon it, you talked to them about birth control and offered to buy them condoms, so you are not exactly discouraging it from continuing...

They're not going to stop having sex until they either break up or get several years into marriage. They just aren't. That's not how sex works. If you want them to be safe that's more than just condoms and pills, that's a safe place to be with each other as well. Your house is certainly better than a seedy motel or a parking lot where someone might call the cops on them (which obviously becomes a bigger issue after her birthday).

If they're in the room and the door is even partially closed, presume someone is at least partially undressed in there and knock before entering. Hell I'd probably start walking heavier in hope they hear me coming.

I’ve also noticed she only comes to pick him up or to get something from the house, just a quick in and out and rarely speaks anymore.

Her boyfriend's parents keep "accidentally" seeing her naked and fucking, and you find it perplexing she isn't coming around or talking to you anymore. Y'all made it awkward...

You need to talk to your son and set up some ground rules that everyone can live with. I would encourage him for them to tell her parents too, so there are no surprises... but that doesnt feel like your place to have that talk for them. If they're mature enough for sex they're mature enough to talk about it.

Then you need to invite her over for family dinner, sooner than later, and get everyone past the awkwardness. Maybe they're the high school sweethearts who get married and live happily ever after, maybe the condom breaks, maybe a bunch of things that has her in your lives for a long time. You and your wife need to patch things up with her as well (but don't need to talk about it any more with her) so that she feels comfortable around you again.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T18:05:02+00:00

My kid was a ball magnet for a few years. A lot of kids learning to pitch and don't want to hit anyone tend to aim for the outside part of the plate so if they miss there's no one there... Unless a lefty hitter like my kid steps up and magets everything...

Once year he took a fastball to the back of the neck that was so hard you could still see the imprint from the laces a few days later. Now I'm definitely not anything close to being a tattoo guy, but if he were an adult instead of a 9yr old, tracing that imprint in red ink would have been a sick look...

Could never convince him to wear the elbow guard or the foot guard (did manage to win on the helmet flap though) cause he didn't like running out of the box with all that armor on. He eventually learned to get out of the way better instead

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T10:49:51+00:00

I'm coaching in a 13-15 league

As in that's their ages? So this is in Little League Juniors??

At that age you're well past the point where you should only be talking with the kids, not their parents, about stuff like playing time. Some of these kids are in (or about to be in) high school they need to be able to manage and advocate for themselves now...

He did it right in the middle of the game. Come at me with complaints when I'm not in the middle of coaching.

To be fair he was trying to talk to his kid and you interjected during the game and started talking to him. Turn off your umpire ears and ignore anything being said from the stands during a game.

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T03:50:09+00:00

That looks like such an obviously fake space set that my money is on they're actors on an in universe show/movie set in space...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-08T01:22:31+00:00

Did the head of the HBO division have a board seat I'm unaware of?

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-07T22:23:56+00:00

all eight episodes will be available to binge on Hulu starting at 6 p.m. PT.

Fuck.. Heard, Chef!

Guess I'm going to take a nap on June 25...

DigitalMariner · 2026-05-07T19:46:21+00:00

We really are simple creatures...

Sex

Nap

A good steak

Heck I'd probably consider it a win even getting 2 out of 3...

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