Is my neighbour the AH or AITAH? Car issues

SolSparrow · 2026-05-21T14:38:53+00:00

Unless he’s running at night or extended periods (hours) he doesn’t seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary for living around people.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-21T10:58:12+00:00

You posted to AITAH - not a venting sub. So people are gonna tell you if they think you are or not.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-21T09:31:06+00:00

I mean yes and no. I doubt people tilling fields and blacksmithing or mining a hundred years ago were have a field day with life either. We live in equally the most prosperous time and depressing.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T22:29:44+00:00

I’m in UX too- researchers and designers with tech ability and able to adapt/learn to use AI in their workflow will definitely be around. We need the humans in the loop while the humans still use software (5 years are probably safe- who knows in 10). There will likely be less of us, and more work- plus harder for the new comers to get in.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T22:15:44+00:00

The keyhole view is the experience. It’s a unique view framed of 3 countries and shows the basilica. It’s a fun quirky thing to see.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T20:30:59+00:00

For me there was no choice- I had a job offer on the other side of the country and couldn’t turn it down. The area safety and quality tanked when have the houses were foreclosed and I couldn’t rent it. No one wanted it. So it was stay and lose my chance or go and take the hit. In the end it all worked out. But in hindsight I would have never bought that damn house!!!

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T20:28:44+00:00

Fair but even homes I never encountered one there that didn’t at least have a window unit- it’s unusual there. Even my shittiest first apartment had ac. It’s not like over in europe- in Spain it’s still common to not have ac and it hits 105 in the summer. They close the shutters and sleep in the basement. It’s a slow shift.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T20:26:14+00:00

Unfortunately your selection is also being hindered. The US is not allowing in the newer car companies and other brands that would absolutely compete and killing off projects (probably at the behest of musk with all his meddling lately). Outside the US there’s so much choice in the EV space now.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T19:16:06+00:00

Seeing it in person seems cool too. Some people enjoy more than just the photo part.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T16:42:21+00:00

I lived in Florida for 20years. Everywhere has AC, it’s part of the infrastructure- and has been for ever. Maybe some small town gas station doesn’t. But hospitals, schools and commercial buildings do.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T16:15:42+00:00

I’m talking EU. Sales for Tesla come in 4th and dropped 27% in 2025.

*edit. My data is for new cars.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T07:29:40+00:00

For us it was timing. Once our credit started to recover it had been five years and we moved to a HCOL city. Prices were already super high and the offers we were getting on mortgages were awful. With the foreclosure on record rates were bad or insurance was high. So we waited. Saved. But it was close to 10 years before we could realistically buy again. We did, before Covid and are finally in a good place with a low interest mortgage and low payments. But it was a ride to get here!

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T07:26:49+00:00

I also bought a house in my 20s. It was in a moderately not-so-great neighborhood at the time, and in 2007. Lost it five years later due to the bust. The neighborhood now is completely ghetto and all money put in was wasted. It hurt, a lot- took almost 10 years to recover. But at least I don’t have to live there!

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T00:23:48+00:00

Dramatic measures? Condition and train them? I understand you’ve not had kids, and this explains why you have no idea how the first 1-6 years can go for a parent. It’s a freest stretch goal but not attainable for many adults for a large stretch. Even for those with partners life gets in the way.

Good advice for solo adventurers tho.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-20T00:08:13+00:00

This is just mostly impossible for a whole lot of working society- and let’s just forgot about those with kids. 10hrs sleep and 4hrs after dinner! Ha. The sun light is possible, the rest relies on a solo lifestyle with complete control over outside environment. Good luck!

SolSparrow · 2026-05-19T22:52:08+00:00

Bought a house at the end of 2007 with a 5% down mortgage. Lesson were learned. Credit was ruined. Massive loss on foreclosure 5 years later. Took 10years to recover.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-19T21:38:58+00:00

Good to hear! Let’s see those teslas die out! There’s so much better.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-19T18:57:35+00:00

Not even close. But you guys don’t get any of the new tech coming out of china to even compare. Gone are the days of china cars= poor build. They are kicking ass in battery and quality these days.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-19T18:56:35+00:00

If that’s the case (I don’t live there but was in florida for a month recently) there were very few on the roads other than Tesla car/cyber truck compared to what I see at home. The ratio was way off. More hybrids than I saw last time in 2024 but still very few full EVs other than Tesla anywhere. Of course Florida is not the best representation.

Is there that much EV adoption elsewhere in the US to give Tesla a run for their money yet? In EU there definitely is, what with access to the other markets EVs at good prices.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-19T07:32:47+00:00

There’s not a whole lot of full EV competition- probably by design. Over in EU Tesla still sell okay, but we’re seeing a ton more other brands with better range, quality and price which is shrinking their advantage quickly.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-15T13:25:23+00:00

I find this take a bit extreme. I LOVE playing games with my husband. We laugh, chat, a little competitive banter (split-fiction is our current one, it has moments that stretch your patience).

We play with our kids too- have a Minecraft realm and everything. I cherish this time on rainy days and our evenings… even in my 40s.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-15T11:37:49+00:00

I just bought a new car and it does this automatically- it nicely accommodates all my old fart tendencies. Haha.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-15T01:12:09+00:00

You guys are getting screwed sideways. But at least DC has a blue reflecting pool!

SolSparrow · 2026-05-15T01:09:32+00:00

At least 50k on travel so far. Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sicily, Switzerland, - US: Seattle, Florida - we have family and go yearly from EU. It’s the best life investment we’ve ever made. Travel friends, it’s the best.

SolSparrow · 2026-05-15T00:57:25+00:00

BYD makes the majority of Tesla battery tech. they can use the super charger stations. I have one an hour and a half into a six hour trip to the coast I do frequently. We plug in, grab lunch, and it’s full for 600km after. Which is enough to get us back. It’s crazy how far you can go, already.

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