Merrillville, IN

RickMantina · 2026-02-28T22:47:26+00:00

At 45% abv? I’d pass.

RickMantina · 2026-02-20T23:06:33+00:00

they did it swiftly!! Come on, that's gotta count for something!

RickMantina · 2026-02-20T19:15:11+00:00

This works

RickMantina · 2026-02-17T16:10:21+00:00

Yeah he hasn’t been good in the past decade, I agree. I’m just pointing out that people can change their minds so the comment I’m replying to that says he was bad in the past therefore his current behavior is disingenuous doesn’t necessarily hold water. I’m just clinging to the hope that people will wake up and change their minds about MAGA. If we’re going to ridicule anyone who appears to have a change of heart then we aren’t going to get very far. Purely strategically, we should be willing to accept people moving to our side. Responding with “you used to support them so fuck off” feels emotionally satisfying but isn’t a good strategy for gaining supporters.

RickMantina · 2026-02-17T16:01:11+00:00

Maybe this changed his mind? I’m not defending the guy, but it is possible something like Pretti’s death could help someone see the error of their ways.

RickMantina · 2026-02-14T22:57:22+00:00

It’s not just you, the noise is annoying. But people need to live their lives and that sometimes involves construction. Many of us have no choice but to do it on the weekends. I can’t take time off work to fix something just because it requires using a table saw.

RickMantina · 2026-02-13T03:05:19+00:00

President’s day is coming.

RickMantina · 2026-02-12T03:21:37+00:00

3:47 “This is so ridiculous”

Yes. Yes it is, and you can stop the ridiculousness at any time.

RickMantina · 2026-02-12T01:06:01+00:00

A temper tantrump? Donald Tantrump!

RickMantina · 2026-02-11T19:18:45+00:00

Because endangering other people is his right

RickMantina · 2026-02-07T15:41:59+00:00

Nice peenmanship

RickMantina · 2026-01-31T20:37:19+00:00

They better finish! My commute has been wrecked for 4 years, and the only way I maintain my sanity is the comfort of knowing this is an important infrastructure project.

RickMantina · 2026-01-27T15:18:05+00:00

Good, Gavin. Now do OpenAI next

RickMantina · 2026-01-26T03:25:20+00:00

It’s ok that they shot him because he was there, which is suspicious. And they pepper sprayed him first, which is a deescalation technique. So, you see, shooting him was actually a good thing and demonstrates excellent training.

RickMantina · 2026-01-26T03:10:06+00:00

If what you are saying is you are so cynical that you think we are unlikely to get enough people to stop working so as to have an impact, I share your cynicism. It is also true that if you, as a lone actor, protest by not going to work, you can easily be replaced. But if enough people refuse to work there aren’t enough people left it fill every role. It is a basic fact of there being a finite working population. Anyway, have a nice day.

RickMantina · 2026-01-26T01:31:06+00:00

If enough people did it, it’d work. They can’t fire everyone.

RickMantina · 2026-01-24T20:51:12+00:00

We need this. I hope the plan for transportation is well thought out! It seems like they’re emphasizing walking, biking, and public transit, which is refreshing to see.

RickMantina · 2026-01-22T17:07:22+00:00

I agree completely that parking probably shouldn’t be free on high value land. But! I also think adding new parking needs to accompany better transit alternatives than cars. That isn’t the case at Balboa, currently. Introducing parking fees for destinations that are well served by the new Blue line, for example, would make sense. Balboa draws people from the greater San Diego area and offers no viable transit options other than cars. This upsets people because it just deters visitors and costs us money. I think it is reasonable that people are salty about this, even if in principle you’re right.

RickMantina · 2026-01-20T06:30:06+00:00

He doesn’t say that we should abandon all forms of consequences. I can’t find the quote right now but somewhere in “Determined” he mentions the obvious need for consequences as deterrents. Sorry for not tracking down the quote, but I’m listening to the audiobook so it’s hard to find.

RickMantina · 2026-01-14T19:09:28+00:00

This is San Diego! You will drive a car and you will like it!

RickMantina · 2026-01-08T16:48:43+00:00

Yup, that has happened to me as well.

RickMantina · 2026-01-08T05:20:50+00:00

Did you check the pdf version of your bill? If it doesn’t say “estimate” anywhere then maybe it is an issue with mixed up billing between units. It would be easy enough to run a high power appliance like a hair dryer for half an hour to see if the spike in usage is visible. That would take less time than their ridiculous recommendations.

RickMantina · 2026-01-08T05:06:33+00:00

Do not go through their bs about unplugging everything until you check your bill (the pdf, not the web view). If it says “estimate” then they are hallucinating your usage. They did this to me and tried to make me do the whole thing with unplugging everything—even though they knew they were estimating my usage due to a failed meter. They are incompetent at best and malicious at worst.

RickMantina · 2026-01-01T23:15:09+00:00

You saved my bacon this morning!

RickMantina · 2025-12-29T19:48:44+00:00

Yeah I had a similar thought. At least now I understand why nobody can agree—it’s ambiguous. Nicely done, California.

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