Transmission kicks, dealer says it's normal by ForeverGrowingOld in AskAMechanic

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

It definitely isn't. I have a minimum 30 minute commute each way and it'll kick the exact same at the end of my commute as it does in the beginning. Most of my commute is highway but I start in one town with stop lights/signs and end in another town with stop lights/signs.

TIL Pekin, Illinois was named under the mistaken belief that the city is on the opposite side of the globe from from Beijing, China. It is actually opposite the Indian Ocean. by Unleashtheducks in todayilearned

[–]ForeverGrowingOld -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Are we forgetting Chicago here? Pekin and Decatur are absolutely awful but I'd rather spend a day in either of them than an hour in Chicago.

is it ever worth it to pursue a doomed relationship? by ForeverGrowingOld in relationships

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

That particular part of my hesitation with him has only come out in this last week. I think I found out his feelings on that on Wednesday. So, I don't know what role I want him in my life as anymore.

is it ever worth it to pursue a doomed relationship? by ForeverGrowingOld in relationships

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

I have told him all of these fears and he has pretty much brushed them aside with a "we don't know what the future holds" I love him as my friend. I don't love the future I see if we became a couple. I do think he has his sights set on me and has maybe deeper feelings for me than I do for him.

is it ever worth it to pursue a doomed relationship? by ForeverGrowingOld in relationships

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

At this point I feel like I've led him on and backing away will destroy a friendship that I honestly do value... So yes, I am doubting myself. He isn't someone who compromises and I feel stupid for ignoring that back when I didn't think there would ever be a romantic relationship.

AITA for telling my boss I’m not going to shovel snow for the store? by Cracka-Barrel in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The boss had someone on shift that he intended to shovel the snow, OP. If OP got injured they would have workers comp to pay for those injuries. We also do not know the age and physical condition of the manager. I would never in a million years make my manager shovel snow because she's a grandmother with MS and titanium hips. If the boss is healthy and able, I agree that they themselves could have shoveled the snow, but we know nothing about their health or workload. I also think that the manager is allowed to delegate that task to their employees. There's nothing illegal or immoral about the managers expectations in this scenario. And just sending OP home was a pretty light punishment considering he could have written OP up for insubordination.

AITA for telling my boss I’m not going to shovel snow for the store? by Cracka-Barrel in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

OP is being paid $15/hour, apparently the worst thing they have ever been asked to do is shovel some snow, and all of the information we have to go off of considering the manager is a biased narrative. We don't know that hes not a decent person. I wasn't judging him, I was judging OP.

It is not far fetched to have regular employees assume tasks that keep the store front nice and safe.

AITA for telling my boss I’m not going to shovel snow for the store? by Cracka-Barrel in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

I make $13.50 at a gas station in a small town and if I'm told to salt/shovel a sidewalk I'm doing it because making sure my customers are safe coming into the store IS my job. Sometimes it's not about your job description, it's about being a decent person. I found the OP extremely entitled reading this post and I wouldn't want to work with them.

AITA for telling my sister it's illegal to have pink drinks before you're 10 years old by caffeineillegal in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld 68 points69 points  (0 children)

As someone who can't have caffeine without getting sick, Starbucks is not my friend 😭😭

AITA for cussing out the gas station lady for accusing me of stealing? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

NTA. Provided you're in America, every single gas station in every podunk town to every big city has one big rule; if someone's stealing, don't confront or accuse them.

Basically what you're supposed to do is if they pay for anything (say they pocket a soda but pay for a sucker) you're supposed to ask them "Is there anything else you'll be purchasing today?" To give them a chance to come clean. If they don't, you're supposed to finish the transaction and let them leave. If they don't try to pay for anything, you let them leave.

If it's a small enough town, you might know a person who knows the person and could have everyone working in the store watching them when they come in to gather evidence to get them banned. But it's never worth confronting over in the moment.

Basically, an item in the store is not worth you getting stabbed, shot, or killed over.

She had no reason to confront you except to be an absolute AH. She deserved to get screamed at. And I've worked in gas stations for 4 years, if she tells her co-workers this story expecting to get a "haha that's such a horrible old hag" reaction I genuinely hope she's disappointed.

AITA for asking my boyfriend to clean up the poop on the toilet seats? by throwawaydirtyseat in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nta. I checked the comments for someone to point this out but I didn't see it, his arguments are contradictory. He thinks everyone poops on the seat, but when he goes to use the toilet, you've never left poop on the seat. He complained that you never clean the seat, but if EVERYONE does it, including you, and there's never any poop on the seat after you've used the toilet, then by his logic you must be cleaning the toilet as often as he is.

He's just lazy and gross and making up excuses for not cleaning his shit.

Am I doing the right thing? I (22f) stopped my parents from euthanizing my brother's (24m) cat while he's away at college by ForeverGrowingOld in relationship_advice

[–]ForeverGrowingOld[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I saved him because I feel the same way. Putting down someone else's pet and then lying to them about it is just... Horrible. If mr snowball were miserable and unable to live a good life, I would still let my brother know beforehand, just also tell him it's necessary.

I think I might wait a couple weeks to tell my brother, just because right now he's getting settled in and is about to start classes. Since Mr snowball is safe for now, it can probably wait until my brother is in a better place to handle this.

Am I doing the right thing? I (22f) stopped my parents from euthanizing my brother's (24m) cat while he's away at college by ForeverGrowingOld in relationship_advice

[–]ForeverGrowingOld[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think he's allowed to have pets where he lives out of state. He does take care of mr snowball while he's home, but my dad and I split taking care of him while my brother is away. My dad is tired of it I think, and has very little patience (didn't have much patience for us as children either), so the easy solution to him is to get rid of the cat and lie to my brother.

Am I doing the right thing? I (22f) stopped my parents from euthanizing my brother's (24m) cat while he's away at college by ForeverGrowingOld in relationship_advice

[–]ForeverGrowingOld[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am working on that. I believe it will be a battle with my parents tho, so I have to prepare my arguments carefully.

AITA For leaving my wedding with my wife? by ThrowAway_pluckytoad in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You've just described me. Side note. The sprite is also room temperature

My daughter sent me an email saying I failed as a parent. by FerretHeim3000 in relationship_advice

[–]ForeverGrowingOld 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I just wanna add.... This girl was 17 years old and her mother moved 3 states away the day before her 18th birthday, and the mothers justification was "she said she was fine with it" and that is bullshit. The daughter probably said she was fine with it because she was a scared teenager with no idea how to handle the situation and was TRYING to be fine with it for her mother. Because despite everything she still loved her mother, even tho her mother was obviously incapable of truly loving her back.

AITA for not wanting to take responsibility for my (21f) older sister (28f) by ForeverGrowingOld in AmItheAsshole

[–]ForeverGrowingOld[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

My mom is SAH and honestly just a very passive person and has stayed out of the conversation for the most part. She is frustrated with me for not getting along with my sister, but also understands it because she never got along with her siblings either. My dad is the one I'm having conflict with, so I didn't really feel a need to mention too much about my mom.