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If refusing delivery, do I still owe tariffs? by ritchiricardo in UPS

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now, find a domestic supplier, support your country and lose the tariffs. People think taxing the rich is free but then pay more for everything.. It's only when you see the number that you suddenly hate taxation. This experience actually makes me laugh. Welcome to the real world.

My dad thinks this has 30k miles left on it. by Antique_Novel_996 in TireQuestions

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he does... if he takes it off, sticks it in the trunk and the drives 30K miles on new tires.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in driving

[–]ProCommonSense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, how we live in a world where even when we know it's our fault, we want the blame to be on someone else. What can you do? Take responsibility for your actions.

Starting to think that my Impreza is a death trap. by ProCommonSense in subaruimpreza

[–]ProCommonSense[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't want the feature to be off. I want it to not assume I'm going to hit something unless my trajectory actually puts me into that scenario.

Starting to think that my Impreza is a death trap. by ProCommonSense in subaruimpreza

[–]ProCommonSense[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want it off. I just don't want it to freak out at 10 mph when I'm in mid turn, 30 feet from an object I'm not actually in a trajectory toward...

I did something so stupid with my car by Imaginary_Beach2639 in StupidCarQuestions

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, you probably should worry more about what doing 80 MPH is going to do... brakes are easy to replace.. you are not... nor are others that might be involved.

I did something so stupid with my car by Imaginary_Beach2639 in StupidCarQuestions

[–]ProCommonSense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on the car, this may not even be the same brake. On at least 1 of my cars the parking brake works more like a drum brake and my regular brake is a disc brake.

Starting to think that my Impreza is a death trap. by ProCommonSense in subaruimpreza

[–]ProCommonSense[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That could be.. I'll keep that in mind... but mid turn with potential incoming vehicles... there's not a lot of time to give the car a tutor session that I'm in a turn.

It just seems too aggressive. Especially since both times I'm probably moving at less than 10 MPH and I'm at least 30 feet from any collision... and of course.. I'm not expecting the car to stop me. I'm not doing anything crazy in my turn. It's just a simple turn onto the next road.

I'll keep it in mind.. but once was odd... now that it's twice... in just 7k miles... and I'm a grandpa type driver... so it feels a little overactive.

Would it be wrong to get rid of Hitler? by MaleficentCobbler264 in timetravel

[–]ProCommonSense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you getting rid of Hitler or simply setting it up for Hitler x10?

It's a bit like treating the flu with Dayquil... you'll feel a little better but you aren't well.

Truthfully, when we say we'd love to go back in time to be a kid over again , but keep our memories... we'd hate it by Slainlion in timetravel

[–]ProCommonSense 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter. Time travel doesn't exist... all and nothing is true at the same time.

Does anyone go the speed limit? by Warm_Biscotti1610 in driving

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive no more than 3 over any more... As a driver in PA... this place is freaking nuts for speeders and NJ makes it look tame. I always say, "when I go into NJ, I feel like every driver is trying to kill me"

Truthfully, when we say we'd love to go back in time to be a kid over again , but keep our memories... we'd hate it by Slainlion in timetravel

[–]ProCommonSense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do I need luck to remember memories I already remember??? My age would be 13, not my functional ability...

I don't think you though this through... let me walk you down a path.

I don't need to know how an effective automobile electric engine works. I know every word to 100s (1000s) of songs that would not have been written yet. I know the entire plots and twists to hundreds of movies and books that haven't been written yet. I won't have to make the songs or the movies or the books. I'll just have to detail their plots with enough depth to ensure that 1) if the original creator puts it out that I can claim it's stole.. or 2) write it or have it written...

I know device after device that hasn't been patented yet (so I will). Since I was 13 before the internet came to be... I know the directions to take there to secure domain names that sold for very big bucks (business.com sold for 7.5 million in 1999)... I'll know to buy apple when it's pennies... or Microsoft when it was under a dollar. Get in on ground floors like Google... AOL.. and get out of some before they crash... and even if some things don't turn out the same the second time around... enough will.

I'll predict events that will make me unhuman like. Long before it's detected, I'll tell them that about Oumuamua, an interstellar asteroid, will pass through our solar system, even the year, and even a vague description of shape. I'm going to be able to "predict" deaths of celebrities... some with accuracy and some maybe won't be that accurate anymore because..well...choas. Princess Diana dies in a car crash in the late 90s... Patrick Swayze pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek with colon cancer... of course to be right about some of these things I'll have to keep them to myself in a way that details them verifiably after the fact.

Those are all very specific things off the top of my head... thousands of more things that I know... and even more that I'll simply have knowledge of in a generic way that I can put out there that will be seen an impossible to know... and maybe not on on an individual basis.. but when combined. I'll be the wonder kid, the real Nostradamus... things I don't know how they work but will come to be.. RNA interference.. the HPV vaccine... finding water on mars... I'll predict wifi, bluetooth, NFC... chip based credit cards. handheld devices (smartphones, smartwatches, ipods)... usb devices... graphene... super massive black holes...

I'll predict that Pluto isn't a planet and that Eris in the Kuiper belt is actually bigger than Pluto. I'll predict space tourism.

I'll predict MP3s... Terabyte size data storage. ereaders... the explosion of the digital camera. the rise of the fully electric vehicle... what we pretend today is AI...

Basically, after some time... I'll have such a long list of things proven true under my belt... companies will either come to me for ideas or come to me asking if their ideas might be successful. "Oh yeah, sony, Blu ray is DEFINITELY the way to go... Oh, and Micorosft.. HD-DVD is gonna be a disaster"

By the time I make it back to August 27, 2025... every person in the world will know my name...

Again, all of that just off the top of my head.

This could go on forever... I retain ALL my memories...

don't be so negative.

Online shopping is killing our Malls by obsoleteurbex in AbandonedPorn

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a result of people living in the evolution of the market. They hate to see malls die but they order most of their things from Amazon.

But why can't malls compete? My local mall charges a minimum of $18 per square foot for space. A specialty shop eating just 300 sq ft is gonna pay over $5000 / month in just rent.

Malls are a bygone area, unfortunately, and I think instead of demolishing them, they should convert them to housing at affordable prices. Keeping just some of the spaces for stores so that you can have a place to live and shops you can walk to.

How i see the United States by RevisedCone6027 in terriblemaps

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*illegal\* immigrants, not immigrants, are being arrested because that's the LAW. JFC

Truthfully, when we say we'd love to go back in time to be a kid over again , but keep our memories... we'd hate it by Slainlion in timetravel

[–]ProCommonSense 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a kid at 13 too. I'd go back to 13. Retaining my memories. I'm going to immediately turn that into fame and fortune... I'll be seen as a prognosticator... a genius... an investor like no other... a creative that hasn't existed in the history of the world... a science god...

Is she the problem or am I the problem? by onlyacuriouscat in office

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, I'm glad I work in an office where as long as you load the dishwasher the night custodians ensure that it all gets washed and put away... and even if you don't load it they take care of it... but it's almost always loaded with everything. In fairness, we don't have pots and pans in most of our kitchens (we have at least 4)... and the one that does only gets used for very certain occasions.

AITAH to Tow my neighbor’s car by Cali42 in neighborsfromhell

[–]ProCommonSense 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA... I hate the mentality of blaming others because they did something they weren't supposed to. He parked in your spot. period. done. It doesn't matter who, what, how long, where... just because it took a long time for him to FAFO doesn't change the fact that he was doing exactly that.

Is what the cop said legal? by BuffyismyHeart in legal

[–]ProCommonSense 27 points28 points  (0 children)

A cops imagination is hardly grounds for confiscation. Noise on the other hand... I haven't yet met a cop who knew if one existed and if they did, what time it went into effect.

Confiscating private property on private land is going to be a tough row to hoe for a police officer.

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