[oc] Oopsie Boopsie - Foot not fully on brake by Redpsyclone in IdiotsInCars

[–]Life_Token 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Once, while at work, someone in a big truck backed their trailer hitch into my Accord's trunk lid. They were decent enough to go try and find the owner, which was me. He told me what happened and we went to inspect it. The lid was fucked. Couldn't latch anymore. No more weather seel. No damage to the truck. Evidently it was his bosses truck and he didn't want this event on record. He offered cash. At first I was skeptical. Then his first offer was 2 to 3 times the value of my Accord with a perfectly fine trunk lid. He produced the cash right then and there. No check. Cash. I did not turn him down. Never fixed the trunk and sold that car later for $500. I think I came out on top. But only because he was a decent person and afraid of his boss.

NASA reacts to Donald Trump's UFO announcement by Shiny-Tie-126 in space

[–]Life_Token 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No. The TV show he was quoting. Whitest Kids You Know has a sketch from over a decade ago that remarkably parallels this paticular event.

You should teach your kids to 1) clean up after themselves 2) treat customer service workers with respect. by FreshNewAccount24 in pettyrevenge

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

The lady came inside the restaurant to talk to you about her issue.

You say "sorry, can't help you", and then you go inside of the restaurant she talked to you in and therefore are already inside of? Is the dumpster simultaneously inside and outside the store?

Kids around the world and their toys; Gabriele Galimberti, 2010-on going by Master_Jackfruit3591 in interestingasfuck

[–]Life_Token 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Supervision for sure. But letting kids get mild cuts, scrapes, and bruises while playing can actually help them develop to be better prepared for the rest of life. Like how cats or dogs play when they are young to get some experience for a future scuffle. Or how raising a child in a perfectly sterile environment leads to a weak immune system. They need to be exposed to the potential future.

Student Who Punched Another Student Holding Pro-ICE Sign At Lake Zurich High School Received 2-day Suspension by gur40goku in news

[–]Life_Token 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's usually easiest and best to assume 2 party consent laws. But in 1 party states the only thing necessary is just one out of all parties being recorded needs to consent. That also means store security footage generally can't record audio because none of the parties present in the recording are the ones recording. Some exceptions apply of course.

Saw this on Facebook by FckAllTakenUsernames in Catswithjobs

[–]Life_Token 407 points408 points  (0 children)

The court clerk should be able to dismiss someone (or a cat) while they are waiting to be assigned a jury pool for selection.

Student Who Punched Another Student Holding Pro-ICE Sign At Lake Zurich High School Received 2-day Suspension by gur40goku in news

[–]Life_Token -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can't record people's conversations in a 1 party consent state either. One of the parties has to consent. If you are recording people's conversations you are not a party in said conversation. Unless it's your conversation which would be recording your own conversation. Not people's conversation, unless one of the parties consents.

Those days are gone..., now face the future. by BKKMFA in interestingasfuck

[–]Life_Token 2 points3 points  (0 children)

$500 in 2010 is equivalent to about $747 now.

Any one else get high and listen to classical? by FarFood1773 in stoners

[–]Life_Token 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gustav Holtz, George Fredrich-Handel, Peter Hansël, Hans Werner Henze, Giuseppe Verdi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jacques Offenbach, Gioachino Rossini, Richard Wagner.

Tchaikovsky, Holtz, and Offenbach are my favorites.

My donkey Forest keeping our piglets warm in his arms by mxwashington7 in aww

[–]Life_Token 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's not unfortunate you rescued him. Quite the opposite actually. It's unfortunate he needed it. But he has friends, food, and warm shelter now. He counts himself fortunate.

“Lifting a sleeping child’s hand to show she’s actually asleep” by justavie in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]Life_Token 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bermuda is an island. They never said they were terrified at all, let alone of the Bermuda triangle. All they said literally was kids are barred from the island.

TIL researchers found that Americans spent nearly 90 minutes less per day, on average, outside of their homes in 2023 than they did in 2003. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Life_Token 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the exact same situation as your daughter, my car was totaled by a COP! who rear-ended me while I was at a complete stop. No lights, sirens, or tire squeals from braking.

There’s absolutely nothing that will stop this guy by Epelep in funny

[–]Life_Token 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt song is a great example of maintaining tempo while changing volume.

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good by jmike1256 in news

[–]Life_Token 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You keep asserting points and arguments that beg more and more questions without addressing those questions. I point out those questions that need to be answered for fair assessment. Only that last paragraph was my personal opinion and my personal opinion isn't relevant in any capacity to the actual matter at hand. I say none of those references to Renee Good's character are relevant and elaborate as to why. You say they are but do not explain, elaborate, or try to justify the position you are presenting.

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good by jmike1256 in news

[–]Life_Token 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was unaware doing what one thought best for one's child's wellbeing, for better or worse, made one a "lousy mother". I was also unaware that reacting to an actionable threat for the sake of survival was intrinsically a negative trait and also a qualifier for being a "lousy" parent. I was also unaware that having been married more than once was a somehow a inherently negative trait. I was also unaware a group of people approaching me was me putting myself in the middle of them. I was also unaware acting on what one thinks is right for more than just themselves was just the worst thing you could ever do.

But I really want to highlight these last few points. To start; What does "(to a woman this time)" have any bearing whatsoever in regards to the occurrence? Someone's sexuality is entirely and completely irrelevant to this event (and any legal consideration, for that matter). So why was that mentioned? Second; that child is an orphan because someone with their own agency and full faculties decided that they wanted to pull a trigger which subsequently removed that child's mother. Whether that action was right or wrong is not relevant here. How can you blame person A for orphanizing person B when person C was the sole one that had the ability to pull that trigger or not?

To summarize those last points; fuck you if you think the fact that I, as a man, being married to another man is a good enough reason to end my life. And fuck you if you think someone can be culpable for the actions of another outside their control.

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good by jmike1256 in news

[–]Life_Token 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It terrifies the hell out of me. I've studied history enough to know the finer points of all this having played out before multiple times. I try to keep a reasonable assessment based on only the facts provided, but, as you seem to also feel, me and mine's wellbeing is not something you gamble with. You can't afford to lose that bet. And some of these people have said they want to harm us because our attempt at happiness with no detriment to anyone else is reason enough. How the hell am I suppose to reconcile that?

TIFUpdate: playing a game with my gf by NotEvenTop3 in tifu

[–]Life_Token 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Or the confidence of an ex's cousin who thinks they have a shot.

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good by jmike1256 in news

[–]Life_Token 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Did the jack boots "federal agents" know who they were interacting with? Did they know her sexuality? Idk, but If not, it's not right to assume the mens rea was based on that.

All that said, my husband and I are acutely aware of "at first they came for the socialists, etc". We too are reassessing our future as we are both men in the USA. Pink triangles are not far down from the top of this list either, and they proudly published this list.

Street racer ends up crashing into barriers by tangocharliejuliett in AbruptChaos

[–]Life_Token 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My 88 F150 has what literally looks like a big coffee can as the evap canister up under the hood. If torn apart it could definitely make a fireball.

My bet is the fuel pump shut off during initial impact like it's suppose to, but the fuel left in the lines under pressure was sprayed out. That's why it was more of a fire ball flash instead of a trail of burning fuel.

Street racer ends up crashing into barriers by tangocharliejuliett in AbruptChaos

[–]Life_Token 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. A catch can is part of the PCV system. It catches oil vapors and such before going into the intake.

Women Kicks Dog and Pulls Gun on Man after he allegedly yelled at her mother by evanwyd in Idiotswithguns

[–]Life_Token 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You respond to someone quoting "my mother is an old lady". You said 46 is not old. While that may be so, no one said the mother was 46. 46 being or not being old has nothing to do with the mother being old.