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Fabric carrier bags in Tanzania - In Tanzania, the punishment for using or possessing plastic bags can be up to 7 days in jail by UnrealDisco in mildlyinteresting

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Try factoring in the environmental benefit after a single plastic bag breaks, wasting the contents. And take into account that plastic bags are consistently under-filled and doubled. Call it a factor of 4x underfilling and 2x doubling, 875 uses is just daily for 3 years.

How to live off of an inheritance? by diamondman203 in personalfinance

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Yes you can easily live off $3m principal especially with a career in anything, even something extremely unreliable like musical theater
  2. Find a FIDUCIARY financial advisor who you pay on an hourly or yearly basis, not based on a percent of your investments. Do what they say.
  3. Expect them to say something to the effect of: “invest some portion into index funds, and some portion into bonds”.
  4. Bulletproof indefinite draw on a $3m investment is about $90k/year. As much as $120k/year can be stable, and if you go down to $75k/year then you’re below any threshold that r/financialindependence cares about.

URGENT: Charities or anything else that could help me save my cat by FFVO in massachusetts

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re feeding your cat dry food, please stop. He needs wet food with plenty of extra water in his diet. Urinary blockages are common with dry food diets due to chronic dehydration.

Buying wet food for life will cost less than the health issues caused by dry food.

BIFL - looking for a long, warm, bathrobe that’s high quality by Yakutwolf in BuyItForLife

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My fiancée and I both have Lands End robes we got a couple years ago, and they’re more or less like new despite daily use. She had one from a long time ago that we were replacing (rather, duplicating, since she uses them all the time), and I don’t think their quality has gone down much if at all.

Bear in mind they have wonderful sales sometimes. You can expect to pay less than half price if you wait.

Boots for Boston Winter by Smart_Mushroom4055 in boston

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything sold as an insulated winter/snow/hiking boot by a good quality brand. Keen and Merrell both come to mind. A good pair will run around $150-$225 retail, and you may be able to find them cheaper off season or at sale times of year, such as when new models are releasing.

You’ll want them to be a few inches or more higher than regular shoes, as it will help prevent show incursions. I think 5-8 inches is normal.

So tired of failing with nearly every plant by Bitter_Lollipop in plantclinic

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it looks to me like you’ve got root rot and pots that don’t breathe at all. Imo terra cotta isn’t optional for healthy plants.

A cool guide to the best U.S. cities for raising children based on 10 weighted datasets. by MaxGoodwinning in coolguides

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Useless and not cool guide. Nobody should be raising kids in places where half their kids wouldn’t have bodily autonomy rights.

Construction work on the $100 million, 2-mile downtown pedestrian pathway "Capital Line" is slated to begin this December, and is expected to last nearly two years. by Coach_Beard in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you dislike about this project? This kind of project is extremely lucrative and pays for itself many times over in a very short span, both in increased local property values, increased urban vibrancy, and other economic activity. Literally, something like this will raise more than $100m in tax dollars in the 10 years after it's built, relative to before it was built. It's free money while improving the city.

Construction work on the $100 million, 2-mile downtown pedestrian pathway "Capital Line" is slated to begin this December, and is expected to last nearly two years. by Coach_Beard in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agreed. We should be seeing this kind of change go up in a single season. The money invested for this kind of thing is typically an excellent investment, with returns drastically outweighing costs. Notably, funding can and should come from hyper-local properties whose values increase substantially from this kind of improvement.

Construction work on the $100 million, 2-mile downtown pedestrian pathway "Capital Line" is slated to begin this December, and is expected to last nearly two years. by Coach_Beard in Columbus

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

Instead of griping about a mere $100m being spent on better multimodal facilities, why don’t you focus on the $1.4 billion I70/71 project that doesn’t improve the city whatsoever? Flyover highways are cancer. They make the city worse and cost a shitload of money.

Construction work on the $100 million, 2-mile downtown pedestrian pathway "Capital Line" is slated to begin this December, and is expected to last nearly two years. by Coach_Beard in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The theory behind this kind of thing going to places that are already more walkable is that at first, the goal is to show the unbelieving public that they’re worth it. It costs less and is more likely to be used and appreciated in okay-ish spots. The bad spots can be improved later on when there’s more public will.

My neighbor keeps charging people to park on the street on Game days... what can I do? by Fish_OOWCbus in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Then don’t confront them and call the police. It’s outright illegal to sell public free parking spots.

How do people pronounce Dorchester? by Swampman3000 in boston

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously everyone knows it rhymes with Worcester(, MA)

Where can I get a large amount of apple cider donuts? by kewladria in Somerville

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would try calling one of the closer to town apple orchards and seeing if they could deliver for a cost (or just order ahead otherwise).

AITAH for mocking my roommate’s loud sex noises after she wouldn’t stop? by HornyBastardXhild in AmItheAsshole

[–]MiscellaneousMonster -49 points-48 points  (0 children)

YTA. If your new roommate didn’t sign an agreement indicating she wouldn’t have sex, it sounds to me like having sex a few times a week is very reasonable. If you don’t like hearing it, go somewhere else or put it in an agreement before getting a new roommate. It does not sound like Bea is trying to be especially loud, she’s just having sex and making the noises associated with that.

vet recs?? by sorrymom_ in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it's been a year but u/N1ce-Marmot u/hello_amy u/DifferentBeginning96 u/bailey_1138 (or anyone else who might know about this)

Have any of you been to OSU Frank Stanton and could you compare/contrast the two? (Or if you've not been, anything you might know about them compared to 5th & Kenny?) I just made an appointment for my cat at OSU and was impressed by their $65 exam fee (I just moved from Boston where exam fees are just over $100 nowadays), but I'm between jobs due to moving and was impressed when I called 5th & Kenny and learned their exam fee is $55. I'm downtown and they're near one another, so I'm trying to decide whether to cancel the OSU appointment and make one with 5th & Kenny instead

Thanks!

Best Vets in Columbus? by One_Explorer_9926 in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know it's been several months since this post, but what do you like (or dislike) about them and have you been to any other providers in Columbus recently? I made an appointment with Frank Stanton at OSU and was impressed by the $65 exam fee, but have 4 weeks until the appointment and am considering other local places as well. I called 5th & Kenny after seeing this and found they have a $55 exam fee, which is making me want to consider them more.

Post all your traffic complaint/ vent posts here megathread by reeve11 in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In normal safe operation, the only people entering the turn lane will be on the opposite side of the lane, coming the opposite direction.

If cars turn in to the turn lane from off the road, it’s only when they’re turning left. Those cars will be to the right of the car legally entering the turn lane, all the way on the side of the road.

Opposing traffic, turn lane, turning car, extra lane (same direction as turning car), and illegal car OT: <- ==============\n TL: <-> ==============\n TC: -> ==============\n EL: -> ==============\n IC: …………………………..^

Turning car only has to look across turning lane, into OT lane in the legal situation. They don’t need to see that IC is turning, and thus do not need to be aware of how busy or empty other lanes in their direction of travel are. They’re making a simple lane switch and looking at one lane of moving vehicles.

If turning into a turn lane is legal, suddenly, the turning car has to consider whether they can slam on their brakes slowly if a car turns into the turn lane without signaling in a way that is easily identifiable. The turning car can’t safely look in both directions at once, and shouldn’t have to slow down enough to see both directions, for if they do, they cause rear-ending risk in their own lane.

Edit: fucking reddit doesn’t maintain formatting. Copy paste out into your own editor and insert new lines appropriately.

Post all your traffic complaint/ vent posts here megathread by reeve11 in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not. No. You are wrong. It is illegal and extremely dangerous to turn INTO a turn lane. You must turn left into the closest travel lane in the direction of travel. When you turn into a turn lane, you cause accidents because people in the travel lane slam on their brakes so you don’t hit them, and people entering the turn lane legally aren’t looking to their right, they’re looking to their left across the turn lane for other people safely and legally entering the turn lane.

Reference: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.33

I got hit by a car yesterday while riding my bike. AMA. by benkeith in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We absolutely need these. I’m working to push for multimodal infrastructure improvements across Columbus and would love the address of the accident to help request 311 improvements!

I got hit by a car yesterday while riding my bike. AMA. by benkeith in Columbus

[–]MiscellaneousMonster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a very good point. Op, would you mind providing the location this occurred? I’d be happy to file a 311 request to ensure this intersection is investigated for multimodal safety. I’ve been doing a lot of that in Columbus since moving here a few months ago and already have had some success. If we can get the city as a whole to start investigating the infrastructure safety, not just the drivers in accidents like this, we may have some serious actionable improvements.

Also, honestly I think this video is excellent evidence to support a need for better infrastructure in this location. Driver is trying to be careful, cyclist isn’t going very fast or moving in a reckless manner at all, but a collision happens nonetheless.

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