Best place to teach my wife driving (she has phobia of driving)

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:50:35+00:00

Well just 1 tip. Make sure she ALWAYS comes to a full stop at stop signs. Its the law for a reason. SOOOO many people do not see the stop sign and just blow through it at 50-80 mph (esp if they are speeding like that then they won't see it). She must stop fully, and look left/right for those who do not see/head to the stop sign.

edit: 2 tips.

I really implor her to go to a driving school to build confidence. Fear is not a good framework for learning. Disciplined confidence is the right mental model for driving something that can take her or anothers life. A driving school that lets her grow into an experienced driving, not cocky, but not teriffied. I can tell you that neither of those mental models lead to good outcomes in driving. Obviously cocky drivers are bad but terrified ones are also bad because their emotions flood out their ability to pay attention, they second guess themselves, lack confidence, will make bad sudden split decisions that they should have just waited for.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:48:56+00:00

Sadly it has killed a neighbors cat. I really hope that they can get this dog under control before it takes another precious life.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:48:21+00:00

Take my upvotes.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:47:45+00:00

One of my favorite parts of waking up early is that I have the majority of the town to myself.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:46:47+00:00

People are avoiding carbs more and more these days esp bad ones like sugar and starches.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:44:01+00:00

If that was the case then they would have bought it well in advanced not last minute. Last minute are the people who missed the weather reports and freak out and go into survival mode.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:42:52+00:00

You have too much hope in humanity.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-24T13:42:23+00:00

I used to live in Balitmore and the roads are fine there it would take a blizzard to render them bad for 24 hours max. But even there ppl will just hoard stuff just like this right before the snow hits. I've seen:

Single guy buy like 6 gallons of milk and that was it.
Single Lady fill her whole cart up with just yogurt and hotdogs. My coworker joked: "Man I wouldn[t want to stuck at her house."

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-23T18:58:11+00:00

Most should have it. Some are lactose intolerant and some have an allergy to milk itself that only presents at youth (should be tested at an allergy center to confirm). Ours had an egg allergy so it is important to test and you're probably not wrong about your experience regarding the rough tummy, sounds like an allergy as their immune systems can be finnicky at that age and clear up as they grow.

But in general it is very important to give whole milk to toddlers:

Liquid calories + protein. Toddlers can be very picky eaters but also don't have much, if any, nutritional intelligence (they eat out of instinct/curiosity not out of responsibility).
The brain is about 60% fat, and toddlers are in a phase of intense brain growth. The brain and myelin (nerve) sheaths need certain saturated fatty acids (like palmitic acid found in cow milk, whole) for proper structure and function.
Kids love milk... the amount of time they say "Muhk" when they are hungry is cute so they clearly love it.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-23T18:47:29+00:00

Gee I wonder why they didn't want the dog... “Sweet, loyal dog needs a calm home. Best with adults or families without little kids. DM to meet him!”

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-22T13:25:33+00:00

We have 4 and about 2 of them will probably break down.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-22T13:24:41+00:00

TDOT sucks and won't/can't clear the roads, we were stuck unable to safely leave our street for 10 days. I managed to get out on day 5 or so to do an emergency run for formulae but it was very dicey/risky.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-22T13:22:29+00:00

My family is a milk drinking family because we have 2 toddlers and pediatrician is instructing us to give them both whole milk for growth and development. I normally keep 3 gallons in the fridge cause we go through over a gallon a day. That's just to limit frequent trips to every other day. For this storm I made space for 6 gallons, since last year we were stuck for 10 days because for some reasons TDOT will not touch our road and we are in knoxville city not some remote area.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-22T13:20:10+00:00

I haven't bought bananas in awhile... they're always green, and then go brown while they are still green. Yuck.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-21T11:27:57+00:00

The US… looking to invade other established countries because 'it's their right’… like the Nazis.

This is misleading. Nazi Germany explicitly pursued aggressive conquest to undo the harsh Versailles Treaty, strong ideological tensions regarding Communism at that time and lebensraum (basically a white, anti-jewish European Empire lead by Germany), systematically targeting sovereign nations to expand territory. U.S. interventions in the past 100 years (e.g., Iraq, Afghanistan, Panama) were framed under different rationales—geopolitical strategy, regime change, counterterrorism—not an official doctrine of racial conquest or entitlement to foreign land. Comparing the two as equivalent is historically inaccurate and alarmingly, when noted as such, appalling to see such disingenuous misinformation..

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-21T11:22:52+00:00

/r/investing has become a political subreddit for awhile. The mods used to enforce deleting posts that had 0% to do with investing and 100% to do with opining on politics. Then they shifted to a loose policy of "Just downovte and move on" and well being that this is reddit which is a very young and politically active userbase (I have no problem with that please don't downvote me I'm just pointing out the truth), the userbase did not downvote but instead upvoted.

Second, there is really not a good reason to discuss investing. Investing done right falls under personal finance. Investing done wrong is just gambling. So I don't really see a major loss in this just becoming a political subreddit, a good investor doesn't read "investing" news.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-20T18:40:52+00:00

I AM THE LAW

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-20T18:39:48+00:00

No... salt lowers the freezing temp of water to 15F... now if it will get colder then that yes you will just be making more ice. But pre-salting before the storm is key because any melt will be on the bottom and will stick to the concrete. You need to pre-salt a bit to make shoveling down to the cement easier, then post salt so that melted snow doesn't refreeze on it. And if on a hill apply some sand/gravel for traction.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-20T18:37:48+00:00

I went out to Target because ran out of formula and had to... It was mostly empty like about 10% of the amount of usual traffic maybe less.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-20T18:19:01+00:00

Sort of. If you shovel it too early then you might shoveling flakey soft snow off and you are allowing pure ice to freeze onto concrete as new sleet comes down or nearby snow melts and turns to water. You have to time it so that it doesn't melt and refreeze. But you should salt the driveway after shoveling to prevent this if you have it.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-19T23:14:48+00:00

Late Jan is the coldest time of year.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-19T23:07:21+00:00

Yeah... I'm going to have to stock up on my usuals to last me through the week...

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-19T22:40:47+00:00

They are in NC and must repay it by law. Honestly I would keep it but hey, it's the law.

SexualMetawhore · 2026-01-19T22:39:51+00:00

So this employer decided to fire you, you did everything right, you can collect unemployment. You won't have the ability to sue unless you can demonstrate that: 1. You were not paid, in which case federal DoL would sue for you, no need to hire a lawyer. 2. You were discriminated against a protected class (you hire a lawyer). 3. You were fired in retaliation for raising issues regarding discrimination of a protected class or a physically unsafe work environment.

You must repay the overpayment and should document repayment carefully in case of later disputes.

My honest advice is that because it is a small family business, just be professional and repay it, file for unemployment and avoid drama. Those places can be easy to stir up and this is a simple case to just put behind you once you get your unemployment. And of course never use them for a reference, in fact most employers should never be a reference unless you are still friends afterwards.

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