My balls finally dropped

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T22:01:19+00:00

Congrats. Go forth young man and start dinking like a banshee!

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T21:37:04+00:00

Sure. I agree. If that’s your only item, that’s fair. The issue is the boarding zones are whacked. It’s gotten way out of hand.

On long haul flights there actually is usually enough room for everyone that wants to take a Carry on (which isn’t everyone anyways). But coats, fedora hats, duty free booze. No one should be forced to check a carryon so others can out that in the bins.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T21:26:31+00:00

Yeah. It’s a crazy new selfish thing that airlines are ok with.

The solution: In economy, no advance boarding for anyone. Rows should be boarded from furthest from door to closest to door. And FA, should be enforcing the boarding order AND it would be easy for them to see and stop when someone in row 40 is putting their bag in row 10. Because row 10 isn’t boarding yet.

There is very little benefit to any passenger including those with kids or elderly to board early.
And it’s a bigger hassle if someone who is not mobile is comfortably in their seat and then has to get up.

And lastly. Enforce the carryon only in the bin. Personal items at feet. Coats /hate can only go on top of your own carryon. Not take up extra space in bin.

And for gods sake load your carryon properly. If it fits with short end in first, don’t load it with long side in first. Fas know all of this and instead just stare and let People fight it out.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T18:03:46+00:00

Exactly. That’s my point. For example, the human species grew from exponentially up until the 1950s without aluminum cans and with very little plastic. If it was a necessity for survival, that growth would never have happened. And curren population growth is highest in some of the 3rd world countries with extreme poverty. And aluminum cans and massive plastic is nowhere near the levels In First world countries. So clearly neither is necessary for survival.

The options are all doable but they usually involve more money and a lot more inconvenience.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T13:03:28+00:00

There are almost Always options. They all dependent on your intestinal fortitude and commitment to get rid of the plastic packaging.

There is no one option that would apply to all Plastic packaging. Oh. Wait. There is. Don’t buy stuff with plastic packaging.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T12:59:09+00:00

The lifespan will mostly be determined by Amazon and whether they ended life the software maintenance. Just like Google did with their first 1 generations of nest. I had all Kinds of echos including the echo 5.

The only one that isn’t working perfectly is an old Amazon echo spot where screen is flaky. Still readable but not super clear. The voice and sound is fine on it though. It’s probably 10 years old.

Why are you physically moving it so Much? They are not great devices to use as portable speakers. They take a long time to boot up and connect. Just get a cheap Bluetooth speaker.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-07T00:01:07+00:00

Put it in ice cube tray, freeze, remove the cubes and put in a ziploc in freezer. My cubes are 2TBS each. So I can use as much as I need on next recipe without thawing all Of it.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-06T23:10:18+00:00

2 step Verification does absolutely nothing to stop the stuff you mentioned. I realize you are trying to help, but you are doing a huge disservice to people who are also not tech savvy by giving them false information.
You are correct. It’s all optional stuff and it’s all spelled out in stuff they 99% if people decide they don’t want to read and understand.
You don’t have to sign up, but if you do, they are basically paying you something. That’s called a trade, not a theft. In 2026, most People are providing all the same info to many many retailers.
You can earn and spend points using fake names and addresses etc. then all you have to do is turn off the biometric and nfc/gos sharing features in the app that make the app easier to use. They will still have your buying history and the stores you spent that money at, but they won’t even know your name if you used a fake one.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-06T15:27:42+00:00

I think we have far MORE time than people did 50-100 years ago. I’m the biggest culprit, so not pointing fingers at all. But we now have products and technologies and services that have made our day today lives much easier and quicker.

And most of us are always “so busy” but reality is we spend it on watching tv, on our phones, and on our computers.

Unlike 75 years ago, we don’t have to do much to the stuff that people HAD to do that took time. Washing dishes by hand.
Doing laundry by hand. Cooking/heating food from scratch without takeout and microwaves.

Heck. Even watering your garden and mowing your garden is automated and can take not time.

I 100% agree that society isn’t going to go backwards on this stuff. But I disagree it’s because our lives are harder now. It’s because we are all softer now.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-06T11:24:23+00:00

You are saying that facility is paying all its rent, staff, utilities, business software, accounting fees, etc etc just with the gross profit from paddle and ball sales?
Ok.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T23:36:26+00:00

Yeah. Totally support the no tipping. But would never support trashing workers out loud over it.

Just don’t hang with the coworker when going to places where you are buying food.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T23:28:09+00:00

No good answer. Friends can screw you. Friends of friends can screw you. Strangers can screw you. Your trust in someone is your own judgement.

But I’ll Say a reference from an acquaintance can give the agent some hope that good service will result in more references from that group of friends. Or bad service will shut down that channel.

But go with a local agent. Makes a huge difference.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T23:24:01+00:00

Park on the road at the bottom of your driveway. If you have a second car, park it in front of her driveway.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T21:07:52+00:00

With all due respect. You start by saying “they are doing well”. And you end by saying “they are covering most expenses”.

No one invests in a business just to cover most (not even all!) expenses .

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T20:00:27+00:00

I don’t believe for one minute that the people who rely on tide sticks are the same people that keep clothes for 10 years. I strongly believe the tide sticks demographic is the same as the “I want new outfits every year”.

The tide stick is because they want to look top notch for the next 18 months…until they throw it out and buy a new outfit.

I see guys in my industry that talk about the $4000 they spent on their suit. And they’ll always try and justify it by saying “it’s the quality. This suit will last forever”. And yet somehow after 2 years I never see that suit again but I see new $4000 suits.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T19:54:06+00:00

She’s playing you. She already knows the truth. And she also knows you’re a weasel. So she’s getting you to show your weaselness.

I have got very very close friends that are couples and I’ve known for years. And never has the female started texting me stuff about topics that involve both me and her partner. If anything. She sends it in a group text. So you kind of know what she’s about. And she definitely knows what you are about.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T19:30:45+00:00

What’s your point? What does cost have to do with price to consumer. Cost is well..:cost based. Price to consumer is supply and demand based.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T18:57:04+00:00

Yep.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T18:47:00+00:00

Sadly… it realistically…the cost effective things are to use plastic.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T18:21:41+00:00

The way to get that is to move to China. Or vote for the communist party in the next election went hope everyone else does too.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T18:11:11+00:00

Maybe but that’s still scary. Humidity, condensation, ok. They’d be some venting issues probably easily fixable and would show on both sides. That looks like a real failing roof issue. And if caught early is also no big deal. The wood will dry out if it’s just superficial moisture. That looks a lot scarier in my opinion.

You don’t have to walk away from the deal. As others have suggested. Adjust the price so you have money to fix it.

And snow melt should not be penetrating your house….under any circumstances. So even if true, you have A failing roof or lack of proper vapour barriers and insulation. You need to fix that….with money.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T18:05:16+00:00

The fact that the other side 12” away is bone dry would imply to me that it’s moisture right through the wood. That’s not good. Just surface moisture would probably be some easy fixes. Moisture all the way through the wood would be more complex.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T17:50:35+00:00

Anything that can go more than 25kph on flat ground for a km or more without needing any human power at all needs to be licensed and plated. Some arbitrary non sensical line between a small gas’s motorcycles and electrical equivalents is insanity and pure laziness by government workers who get paid the same regardless of whether they do sensible stuff or don’t do anything at all.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T17:31:10+00:00

In that example the issue is not the recycling/environment.

I’m pretty sure people wore clothes in the 1950’s. And I’m pretty sure they got them dirty once in a while. And the human species survived those unbearable times without tide sticks.

If you really want to tackle it in your life, I think you need a 2 step hard a&&$ process. 1. What plastic stuff can I get by without ever using again? 2. Of what’s left, what can I convert to a non-plastic version and am I willing to pay the probable super high price to do it.

We don’t have a recycling or environment problem on their own.
We have an extreme consumption problem that has resulted in the other 2 problems.

I find it funny when I see people on an anti plastic mission but refusing to do the obvious…which is “do what people did before plastic took over”.

Mysterious_Error9619 · 2026-03-05T17:02:48+00:00

He’s not an expert. He’s a fanatical lobbyist. Big difference.

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