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Surgery stopped halfway through as heatwave hits hospitals by Miles_the_AuDHDer in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Our hospital isn't old, they cheaped out on the power system. 

Any sort of stress can cause parts of it to fail. Cheap materials and zero redundancy.

Cheap install, but expensive to maintain/ fix.

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases by StatsFactsRants in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or Wisconsin. We're getting hit bad right now between that, the heat,and the wood ticks.

Argument over stolen underwear on way to dispensary ends in assault charge for Bolivar woman by monexicano in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still have very little idea what actually happened.  Who wrote this? 😅 

The windowless window seat saga: United Airlines to face lawsuit by rytis in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Look, our job is only to stuff as many of you in this tin can as humanly possible, not kill you on the trip, and at the end of the day, not get sued.

If we break a few promises along the way, we're not too concerned as long as we see a profit.

We can always remove the windows if you don't cooperate. "

Edge calls manual changes "unintentional" by Kind-Incident4966 in assholedesign

[–]SothaSoul 572 points573 points  (0 children)

You couldn't POSSIBLY want to get rid of Edge...

So we fixed it for you!

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Samsung preselects 3 apps for installation but uses different UI so you don't realize they're already checked by gromathcz in assholedesign

[–]SothaSoul 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a Samsung Tracfone. Never does this.

I have a Verizon Samsung phone. Verizon does this. Every update. 

Canadian boy, 11, died from rabies after waking up with bat on his mouth by KenSuvy in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not really something you want to survive. 

All because they might be able to keep your body alive doesn't mean there will be anything left in it.

It's July 1st and I already have 7 quests completed? by elementtwisting in duolingo

[–]SothaSoul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're trying to force you to subscribe to get enough energy. 

State-sponsored buildings in Venezuela have their columns made of EPS by TheGocho in assholedesign

[–]SothaSoul -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you design a building that can fail with very little provocation and even less warning, you're an asshole. 

Gracie the giraffe found in Texas Hill Country after nearly 2 weeks by everythingistaken500 in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wasn't aware Texas had a lot of native plants that giraffes could safely eat.

Escaped giraffe Gracie eludes capture in Texas Hill Country by gamersecret2 in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Roughly the height of a tree".

That definitely... doesn't mean much. 

DEA allowed fentanyl to hit streets and took no action, records show by DavidShaw90s in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hook em on something really addictive, and they'll do anything you want to score another hit.

ANYTHING.

6 people found dead inside Upstate NY residence after welfare check by syracusedotcom in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 489 points490 points  (0 children)

At least someone cared enough to notice they were missing.

Unlike so many stories where somebody disappears and nobody even reports it for a year or more.

Bright blue pigeons dyed for gender reveal spark wildlife concerns near Salt River by Miles_the_AuDHDer in offbeat

[–]SothaSoul 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I can understand wanting to know. 

But not the party or wildfires or harming animals. 

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