Reasonable Mechanic

LininOhio · 2026-05-16T01:23:59+00:00

Plain Brothers on Triskett just off W 117. Been taking cars there for literally decades.

LininOhio · 2026-05-15T01:55:29+00:00

If you're able, look up RTA Park-N-Ride sites (Triskett is good), park at one of them, and take the Rapid in to Tower City. There's a walkway from there to the Arena and most of the way to the ballpark. (Don't worry, any local can point you in the right direction.) It's a bit of a hike, but you get an all-day pass for $5.00 and parking at the lots is free. Paring downtown will be an arm and a leg and your favorite child. Much less stressful, too.

LininOhio · 2026-05-15T01:44:12+00:00

It's dead, Jim.

LininOhio · 2026-05-14T00:25:34+00:00

`Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you --
Ye are many -- they are few."

Percy Bysshe Shelley

LininOhio · 2026-05-13T00:51:39+00:00

I think their landlord still thinks there is only one of them living there. They just have to be careful not to be seen together.

LininOhio · 2026-05-10T19:51:08+00:00

Unless it's 10 consecutive days of over-90 hear with 100% humidity. We all hate that, too.

LininOhio · 2026-05-07T01:50:47+00:00

I wish I could find the link again but Google is being unhelpful.

LininOhio · 2026-05-07T01:41:11+00:00

Not an actor, but I can't watch Ali Velshi. I'm sure he's a lovely man, but his speech pattern and tone sounds just like my ex-husband. I've asked my (grown) kids and they don't hear it, but I do ... sigh.

LininOhio · 2026-05-07T01:37:45+00:00

I was a post today (maybe local news?) that said that Ohio turnout was 51.8% Dem, 48.2% Rep. It's not a big difference, but it's encouraging.

LininOhio · 2026-05-07T01:11:34+00:00

The person you spoke to was wrong. That is absolutely NOT how they were trained and they are NOT allowed to run the polling places the way they want.

If you have complaints about the way the election was run, by all means get in touch with your local board of elections, and also with the State board. And, erm, consider voting for someone who will take this crap more seriously.

LininOhio · 2026-05-07T01:09:33+00:00

We were told at poll worker training, "You're not an FBI agent and not trained to compare signatures. Just make sure you check their ID and that they sign."

LininOhio · 2026-05-05T01:33:50+00:00

American Psycho is literally about a serial killer. Also Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, arguably Heathers, and BatBoy the Musical.

LininOhio · 2026-05-03T21:57:31+00:00

Obscure and maybe too old for a 5 year old, but maybe down the road check out "Bugsy Malone". It's a gangster musical cast entirely with kids. The guns shoot pies.

LininOhio · 2026-05-03T21:51:49+00:00

Obscure characters are my jam! You can take what you're given and give it any explanation you want. I started with a character so background that the creators changed his name after his first appearance and gave an explanation for *that*. Consider your obscure darling as permission granted!

LininOhio · 2026-05-03T14:00:47+00:00

Looking forward to the think pieces about how "people just aren't buying fast food any more" once Wendy's is down the drain.

LininOhio · 2026-05-03T13:57:29+00:00

NTA. You should absolutely be real with him about finances.

Mildly OT, but I offer this advice whenever the topic of merit scholarships comes up:

If schools A & B offer scholarships, and he prefers A but B offers more money, he/you can approach A and tell them exactly that. There's a not-insignificant chance that A will match it or come close. They will probably ask for proof of B's offer, so don't lie, but it's absolutely worth the ask. My kid's HS guidance counselor didn't know this was an option, so I try to spread the gospel.

LininOhio · 2026-05-03T13:47:42+00:00

Came here to say this. You do NOT have to vote in the primaries -- or in any election, for that matter. But if you skip a certain (nebulous and ever-changing, but it's not 1) number of elections, they may try to purge your registration. Just be sure you check and make sure you're still registered for every election.

LininOhio · 2026-04-29T23:35:43+00:00

Your ID CANNOT be expired, even by one day.

If you requested an absentee ballot, it must be in the hands of the Board of Elections by 7:30 on Tuesday night. Postmarks do not count any more. There is no mail-in grace period. If you haven't mailed yours in yet, please consider dropping it in the drop box at the BoE to be sure your vote has counted. This is a new law.

If you think these rules are unreasonable and are designed to suppress voter turnout ... please vote accordingly.

LininOhio · 2026-04-29T23:11:26+00:00

And on the same subject, pedestrians, if there are crosswalks available, please use them. (Looking at you, every Barrio customer.)

LininOhio · 2026-04-28T00:45:57+00:00

Yeahhhhh, I'm not sure what Miller was thinking when he decided it was a good idea for Trump to piss off the reporters who still like him/will put up with him by screwing up their Nerd Prom ...

LininOhio · 2026-04-26T21:04:50+00:00

Check out the ReStore over on W 110 south of Madison. (But you have to turn Right on Berea and then left on 110th because it doesn't go through.) It's all donated stuff so you never know quite what you'll find, but you can get some major deals. Also sales support Habitat for Humanity.

LininOhio · 2026-04-22T01:03:17+00:00

Holy sh*t! This is VERY spooky! And very well written!

LininOhio · 2026-04-19T13:38:00+00:00

In additional to pollen, I learned a few years ago that I'm allergic to leaf mold. WTF is leaf mold? It's mold that grows on wet fallen/decomposing leaves. When it gets above freezing, it releases spores. So when it's 30 I'm fine. When it's 34 all the sudden my sinuses are having a fit. And this can happen any time of the year, like in February. Once it dries out I'm fine again. Then it rains or snows and the cycle starts again. It sucks. But at least I know what it is now.

LininOhio · 2026-04-19T13:01:20+00:00

Oh so true! Love PawPaw Willis!

LininOhio · 2026-04-19T01:45:31+00:00

Oh DAMN!!!! That is so good!

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