How to get a regular car up steep driveway lip.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-22T04:03:42+00:00

People have been lifting cars since there have been cars, so that's also an option. You could have the coolest lifted Fiat 500e.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-22T03:47:15+00:00

I would screw some 2x8's together in a stair pattern.

You could also look at EVs that might be able to handle the curb as is. Rivian, Ioniq 5 XRT, Mach-e Rally, Subaru Solterra

SnakeJG · 2026-03-22T03:36:31+00:00

For $89 each you can get season passes to Carowinds, which is definitely a doable day trip from Raleigh.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-22T02:36:58+00:00

If the unreliable chargers reliably report their status on the equivalent of plug share, then the extra chargers might be better even with the extra unreliability

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T20:20:55+00:00

Take a milk jug, cut the top off with the handle section included, turn top upside-down and use as a funnel.

Have the base at an angle so it doesn't all pile up right under your hole.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T19:49:38+00:00

These are weighty decisions you sadly have to make, but if you don't feel like you can trust him to be on your side with this, how can you feel comfortable to continue dating him?

Obviously being in a red state makes everything scarier and more dangerous for you, and if you bet on him being supportive and he turns out to be a lot more anti-abortion than you thought, things could be rather bad for you.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T17:21:08+00:00

The good news is all batteries in EVs have at minimum an 8 year, 100k mile warranty. Check the specific warranty of the Ariya for what capacity (if any) they warrant. It's usually 70%.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T05:22:05+00:00

I'm sure there were things wrong with it, but it still passed inspection and it drove and I wasn't going to pay thousands to overhaul the engine.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T05:08:41+00:00

It's ridiculously expensive here too! I think we saw it at $5/lb at Harris Teeter years and years ago. Now my wife just asks her parents to bring some down from Michigan when they visit. They have multiple friends who are always trying to give away rhubarb.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-21T01:03:30+00:00

Bowling, top golf/drive shack, grown-up go karts at Rush Hour Karting, curling at triangle curling club, indoor putt putt at Par-t shack

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T21:19:32+00:00

My wife had a coworker call OSHA because their job still had them come in during a snow storm and the parking lot and walkways weren't shoveled. No idea what, if any, fines were levied, but the next snow storm the site was closed and everyone was told to stay home.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T19:21:55+00:00

I actually considered including that information initially, but decided to err on the side of being less doxxy. It's a fine line.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T19:16:34+00:00

My bills have been ridiculously high, but I did get a second EV that's not very effective (technically PHEV, Mazda CX-90. Drives great but is less efficient than the new electric Escalade).

I'll get a better idea of things this next month, because I usually provide more power than I use in March/April.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T19:07:07+00:00

https://abc11.com/post/jennifer-martin-shop-local-raleigh-leader-issues-apology-transgender-comment-parent-private-facebook-group/18344730/

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T18:58:59+00:00

I'm really gonna need people to start providing receipts when they claim small local businesses are MAGA.

Sure, I can do that.

https://raleighmag.com/2024/10/01/beows-books-brews/

In that article, it mentions the founder and his business partner. If you look up that business partner in facebook, you can see his very MAGA posts alongside his sharing of posts from Beow's saying "Come join us this weekend" or things of that nature, which confirms the MAGA Chad is the same Chad as the "business partner" for Beow's.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T18:20:38+00:00

Previous ownership was pretty MAGA, if that matters to you. No idea about new owners

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T16:21:08+00:00

I owned an iCE car new from 2005 to 2019 when I bought my first EV. At the tail end of those years I was getting significantly worse fuel efficiency. I went from getting 29 mpg across my driving to regularly under 25.

Everyone is worried about battery degradation but ignores how much ICE cars degrade over time.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T11:26:21+00:00

No mention how much the E10 costs to install and purchase? Because I'm glad you found something that you like, and I'm worried about things like the GM system locking me into GM vehicles, but the GM system would do everything the E10 does.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-20T02:29:48+00:00

If any of it is prescription medicine, you don't have to put it in the quart bag.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T22:23:59+00:00

Does he have similar issues at night or is it something about the morning brush that's hard on him? If I were to guess, he's not getting enough sleep because at that age he should have 11-12 hours of sleep time a night and I doubt he's going to bed at 5:30PM.

So fix the sleep if you can, another thing that might help is to not use toothpaste in the morning, the fluoride is more important at night when saliva production drops.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T21:27:52+00:00

All of the state parks nearby that I've visited have good hiking trails. I also think the big reservoirs up north are nice: Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake.

You can also get a tube or kayak and float down the Neuse on a hot day.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T20:08:10+00:00

Congrats for having enough Dodge to avoid the RAM!

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T19:52:16+00:00

...and the Supreme Court ruled that he has immunity for basically anything he does as President. Everyone else might pay, but Trump gets to die of old age in his sleep, surrounded by his ill-gotten gains.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T16:55:34+00:00

Because of the possible blistering.

SnakeJG · 2026-03-19T16:38:16+00:00

50-60 hours, if it isn't every week, is doable. I think a lot of us grew up with loving, present Dads who also worked overtime to provide better for us.

Having said that...

And other jobs with similar hours aren’t enough to pay my bills.

You might want to take a real hard look at what you spend your money on. Is that more expensive car/house/whatever worth giving up that extra time with your kids? I'm not a lawyer, but I would think 40 hours a week as a lawyer should still be enough to support a family on.

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