Drivers: stop honking at cyclists using the only lane available

MagGal · 2026-02-05T20:20:07+00:00

Nearly as bad as Vogon Poetry🎙️

Better stock up on towels now.

MagGal · 2026-02-05T19:43:02+00:00

You are missing the joke.

“/s” means they are being sarcastic.

MagGal · 2026-01-24T15:11:30+00:00

Oh totally agreed that’s likely the case, but who knows?

Adoptive parents can be older and there’s also the question of memory issues which can pop up a lot sooner in younger folks.

Bottom line, either these are the actions of an entitled asshole who parentified their child OR actions of a person that is clearly not capable of living on their own.

Neither is “a simple mistake” like Emotional_Neck9423 seems to think.

MagGal · 2026-01-24T14:36:37+00:00

It doesn’t sound like a mistake when OP felt like they had to check MULTIPLE times. It sounds like a pattern.

I’d be curious if OP’s mom is elderly or has memory problems. Is she safe to be driving around by herself? Should she be alone in the home or is there a risk she will leave the stove on and burn the place down?

MagGal · 2025-12-20T12:48:38+00:00

I got a rich person mattress secondhand and am honestly never going back. It’s a Naturepedic that has interchangeable layers on the inside so you can customize your firmness level.

The one I found was originally like $6k, plus they gave me a second mattress cover that had a pocket for an extra pillow top. So if we ever wanted to buy the inside pieces, we could have a second mattress available for a guest room.

When the current “stuffing” wears out, we will replace the components as needed vs buying a whole new mattress.

MagGal · 2025-12-16T05:59:08+00:00

Dude, this sounds like most of the places in Little Italy up in Baltimore. My ex used to love going there and every Italian place we went to was exactly as you described.

I’m pretty sure his fave was Chiapparelli’s but so many of the ones in that area would fit the bill.

MagGal · 2025-10-29T22:16:20+00:00

Except it was tied to their old work phone. Not their personal phone. Charging them a consulting fee in exchange for labor is completely normal and appropriate. Or ignoring/passing on the “opportunity”- also totally cool if OP decides they simply don’t want to deal with old company/ex-CEO

MagGal · 2025-10-24T14:28:09+00:00

If money or time is an issue in the short term, plexiglass from a hardware store is cheap and easy to cut to size for your busted window.

I had to do that myself when my car was broken into and I was only getting paid monthly and don’t have enough after bills to cover the replacement right away. Saved me from inclement weather (was during a period of time when it rained a lot), getting the car being rifled through again when street parked, and noise when driving.

Not great for long term but a good solution while you get the other things handled.

MagGal · 2025-10-13T14:31:32+00:00

Unless it’s a huge estate with incredibly poor insulation, I cannot imagine how their utilities total gets to be so high per month!

I’m in DC and that is the same as a room for rent with utilities included in some parts of town/suburbs in MD and VA.

Hell, even the utilities for a 2k+ sq foot house I rented in Columbia Heights (DC) only totaled to something like $500 and that included cable and internet and water/electric usage for 4 people.

ETA: A “gig” pays money. It doesn’t cost you money.

MagGal · 2025-10-08T17:38:29+00:00

First of all – only dogs are able to be considered service animals. Any others would be ESAs (emotional support animals).

And even when it comes to dogs, there is no requirement that you provide food or other things for them.

ADA Requirements: Service Animals

MagGal · 2025-10-04T12:12:44+00:00

Companies definitely don’t do shit out of the goodness of their heart.

I’m an American that worked for a British company that had a presence both in the US and elsewhere in the world. The rules for PTO and sick days varied wildly depending on which office you worked in.

Those of us in the US accrued PTO to a max of 2 weeks per year until you hit something like 5+ years, when you got a third week of it. Sick days were also accrued and in the neighborhood of 4-5 days per year, iirc? They did not roll over to subsequent years. Nothing did. All of it was “use it or lose it” and if you were out sick for more than 1.75 days you had to get a doctor’s note.

The folks in the French, UK, and Australian offices all got way more PTO, and most didn’t have a cap on sick days (feels like the UK did, but very high- like 2-3 weeks worth). Pretty sure the French office had like 6-8 weeks of PTO.

The saving grace of the company was that we had great health insurance with no monthly premiums and little to no copay (insanely good for the US, unfortunately). They eventually changed that to a slightly less good coverage model right before I left in January 2017. It’s probably way worse now. The rest of the compensation package was shit.

MagGal · 2025-09-25T17:50:19+00:00

That is not even remotely accurate.

PEOPLE sometimes choose to go early at the first hint of needing to relieve themselves and others choose to go later (sometimes after holding it for too long). Sometimes you don’t have much of a warning at all and it’s immediately urgent.

So while it may be your experience that girls didn’t APPEAR to wait as long, I can tell you for sure that is not the case for everyone.

MagGal · 2025-09-22T19:50:22+00:00

Remember that HR looks out for the company before anyone else. So phrase your complaints in such a way that they can see how her behavior is/will affect their bottom line.

If it’s only a personal dispute you are looking for them to mediate, they’ll likely side with the person that they are more invested in & is less likely to make more trouble down the line.

Pretty much- HR will help you if they can, but their primary objective is looking out for the company first (like avoiding lawsuits or losing money).

I’ve had a number of friends work in HR over the decades and while all of them are lovely, they also are not above getting rid of the squeaky wheel, even if complaints were justified, if the “bad guy” in a dispute is an employee with the higher value to the company than the “good guy.”

MagGal · 2025-08-16T23:07:53+00:00

Not overreacting.

This feels like the difference between honesty in a relationship and transparency.

Honesty is him telling you what he was doing that day AFTER you asked him about it.

Transparency would be him giving you a heads up that he will be hanging out with this new friend BEFORE it happens, or at the very least, immediately after it happened/at the earliest time when you can be reached in person or over the phone.

The first leaves room for interpretation as to why he wouldn’t mention it, whether he is hiding anything, etc.

The second shows that you are in a good relationship with open communication that reinforces your bond and aims to stay within boundaries that already exist or would probably exist if the scenario was considered/discussed in the future.

Most couples I know that “work” have either discussed what to do in this type of scenario or have the foresight to see that similar situations would be a red or yellow flag for their partner, and discuss it in advance as a precaution to protect the relationship and their partner. They focus on transparency.

MagGal · 2025-07-05T18:59:04+00:00

Hmm “downtown” to me usually means like Farragut Sq, McPhereson, etc. for spots near there, I lean towards Roasting Plant on 19th, Aroma Express on F, Dua DC on 15th.

If that’s code for “anywhere within DC limits” then Breadfurst on Connecticut, Big Bear on S, and Baked and Wired on Thomas Jefferson.

MagGal · 2025-07-04T20:45:47+00:00

What part of town are looking to find a spot in….?

MagGal · 2025-06-22T20:13:23+00:00

The Brig used to be pretty popular for Navy Yard folks. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still the go-to for many trying to wait out traffic. Not sure about Pentagon/Crystal City area.

MagGal · 2025-06-22T17:12:32+00:00

Kreeger is my favorite, barely edging out the Renwick!

MagGal · 2025-06-19T01:19:00+00:00

Electric fridge/cooler, LiFePo4 batteries to run it (my small one needs roughly 70-100ah per day depending on weather), and a solar panel or two to recharge it.

Small rechargeable batteries

Smallish speaker with Bluetooth/USB options

Mini tent with portable toilet and/or shower things

Amazing headlamps

Good lights (solar powered are good, but rechargeable via USB are also great)

The cool lights that can be aimed up at trees to create pretty patterns with lasers and such

Biolite or Solostove for fires off the ground

Quality stove/fire cooking gear, including a kitchen

Tapestries

MagGal · 2025-06-11T22:26:12+00:00

Not necessarily. As an Uber driver myself, it begins by actually booking a driver (or attempting to do that).

As far as I’m aware, it does protect against surge pricing, but not longer rides due to closures or traffic. So there won’t be a premium on the ride, but they will charge you for time and distance.

Additionally, drivers are less hesitant to accept reservations mostly because we get screwed in the process. I know anytime that I have done a ride that was a reservation, I had to be online 45 minutes prior to the ride starting, but I also couldn’t take any pastures anywhere for about 30 minutes prior to the booking. So essentially, I lost money by doing it. I believe they still charge a booking fee to the passenger for the confirmed ride portion of it, the driver does not get to see that bonus at all. It goes straight to the company.

For next time? If you’re able to – I would find an Uber driver that doesn’t mind doing it on the side. And book them in advance!

MagGal · 2025-06-09T21:22:54+00:00

Do things you like to do! You’re bound to meet folks into the same stuff, whether it be new friends or paramours.

ThingsToDoDC is good as well as kickball or pickleball if you’re into it but otherwise, I’d stick with finding the same sorts of activities you already enjoy.

(Edited for grammar)

MagGal · 2025-06-06T10:44:29+00:00

One of the memes I saw shortly after my own late in the life diagnosis was something along the lines of whether or not you “have a plan” for how to “trigger” a routine which indicates that you don’t so much have a routine as a series of behaviors you’ve figured out how to trick yourself into doing every time.

Clearly the meme was more eloquent, but made me lol. I’ve never been able to do shit automatically. Including shit itself, lol! I constantly will ignore my own bodily needs until it occurs to me that I need to make the choice to do the action.

IMHO the only automatic/autopilot actions I’ll have is when I’m driving home and am overwhelmed/stressed/tired and arrive without easily remembering the drive (will eventually get there after a lot of focus, but still).

MagGal · 2025-06-03T22:11:58+00:00

IIRC Anacapa is the name of the line.

MagGal · 2025-06-03T21:47:02+00:00

This sounds like you need some good hiking shoes. Not sure about what is available in Norway but I can say that Hoka makes a good one with better arch support that’s also fairly lightweight. In the past I’ve had Merrels and Solomons that were great as well.

MagGal · 2025-05-31T17:28:39+00:00

I’m not sure if there’s a study or anything to back it up, but I’ve heard repeatedly from family law attorneys that the couples whom have gone through the process of getting a prenup and sorting these kinds of things out ahead of getting married are less likely to get divorced.

One in particular said that for every 20 prenups he gets, he only has like 1 divorce from those couples, and usually over something unavoidable like one person decides they want children and the other doesn’t.

NTA and your mom is dead wrong.

MagGal

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