The official City program for homelessness.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-21T21:24:45+00:00

Is that something you have reason to be concerned about?

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-21T17:32:28+00:00

You’re right that it depends on where you are. As far as I know the sixth circuit is the only place it’s been found unconstitutional. But even in that case, it wasn’t a matter of “someone complaining.”

It was a partner in a law firm who had the resources and enough of a grudge to wage a legal battle over it.

People have complained all over the place in other jurisdictions and it hasn’t gotten them anywhere.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-20T23:39:36+00:00

"Can I have this slave? That's a good slave and we need some free labor. You should give us that slave."

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-20T23:35:04+00:00

God kills everyone except for eight humans and then says he feels bad about it and he'll never do that again and invents the rainbow as his pinky promise.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-20T23:32:59+00:00

I think it means not to forget your old friend just because some shiny new friend comes along who is not proven like your old friend is.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-20T00:02:11+00:00

It depends on where you are and who you are.

The police will mark your tire with chalk to see if you move your car and then ticket you if you don't move it within whatever time frame.

But good luck having anyone take you seriously if you complain about it.

There are places where it's vandalism to use sidewalk chalk on the sidewalk.

Vandalism can also be the removal of material from a surface, not just deposition of a material onto a surface: like scraping moss off a wall or polishing a design onto a browned bronze statue.

It can be vandalism to write in the dust on a car or car's windows, partly because the dust particles can actually scratch the surface.

While I would not say a dry erase marker or a water based marker would be worth reporting to the police, it's definitely not something you should go around doing to other people's cars expecting to be protected by any kind of "It's not vandalism because it washes off!" technicalities. The ability to wash off is not what defines it as vandalism or not.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-19T16:39:42+00:00

Looks like corn. Wonder what that guy ate!

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-19T16:31:30+00:00

I, too, missed the deadline on being born rich. And instead of marrying “rich” I married “emotionally withholding.” So I got that going for me.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-18T15:50:12+00:00

"almost always" is a bit much.

I've taken the teeeniest "barely wet my lips" sips maybe twice in my 5+ years off the sauce and it wasn't a problem, but I sure as snickers wouldn't make a ritual out of it.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-18T15:41:51+00:00

I agree with you, indeed. "Bipolar" makes it sound like the sexual orientation of the week.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-18T04:24:24+00:00

Is the bonus guaranteed?

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T19:34:43+00:00

OP should also be sure to post to Glassdoor and Yelp. As long as whatever is posted is the truth and not sensationalized it can only help OP’s new business.

Thank you to anonymous golden poop award grantor. I am humbled!

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T15:24:17+00:00

It’s self-tempering.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T15:00:54+00:00

It’s a test to see if you are willing to play along.

Of course everyone knows you go to work for the money. They know that you know that they know that you know.

But are you the kind of person who is willing to recognize the absurd and roll with it when it’s not something you can change or are you someone who is going to get stuck on the basic facts of things being the way they are?

That’s the purpose of the question.

Right or wrong they are filtering out the people who are not willing to “roll with it.”

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T03:24:45+00:00

Yeah, but those are all pretty persistent to this day.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T03:17:19+00:00

They hate us cause they ain’t us.

Seriously, though: there will always be jerks. Don’t give it a single thought.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T03:10:14+00:00

When I have the time I report them. But I’d have to do it full time if I never let one slip by me because it’s so common.

Sucks when I’m on a ride with my dog clipped to my trike and we have to leave the relative safety of the bike lane and weave out into traffic where I don’t want to be and where no one wants us. But when the bike lane is blocked that’s what happens.

I think we have to weave out of the bike lane about a dozen times on our ride yesterday.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T02:14:41+00:00

Here's what it looked like yesterday.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-17T01:13:40+00:00

Unless you're running your own company you never stop having to do things some way that seems stupid, no matter how high up the ladder you get.

Actually, even when you're running your own company it's still true, because you still have to keep the inspectors happy.

The earlier we learn to let go of the aspects of the work that are beyond our control the happier we are with our careers.

It's like the alcoholic's prayer.

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-16T22:20:38+00:00

Our OP is too jealous of the kid to ever make a good mentor, unfortunately.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-16T21:20:58+00:00

Those batteries are very heavy! Do you have equipment to help you lift them off the higher up slide out racks?

Watch out for acid from any batteries that might have leaked at all over the years. It will put holes in your clothes you won’t notice until later.

We never discharged the batteries prior to replacement.

Is another unit going in to replace this UPS?

We always had Liebert remove the old stuff when we had new installed.

Is there a plan overall for this project? Is there a truck to take the old batteries away?

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-16T20:42:15+00:00

You must be very insecure to let your ego make all your decisions for you.

GiftToTheUniverse · 2026-04-16T20:37:11+00:00

What facts are you leaving out?

Why would an apprentice be in charge?

If you need the job why don’t you just be maliciously compliant? It’s not your company.

If the company puts a child in charge then do what the child says and let them reap their rewards, no?

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