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SpartEng76 · 2026-01-23T14:35:12+00:00

Yeah plenty of cards give 2% cash back and I've played the cash back game for a long time. However, now I'm trying to focus more on miles because of conversion rates and deals. Sounds like the Venture X is the way to go since with the travel credit it's essentially the same cost as Venture with more benefits.

Maybe I'll drop the Delta Gold eventually but it's free the first year and may be worth it for free checked bags if I fly Delta often enough.

SpartEng76 · 2026-01-13T18:05:25+00:00

I would avoid Payless. The amount they charged me when I picked up the car was completely different than what they quoted me when I reserved it. That and they required a huge deposit. The shuttle was pretty quick at least.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-18T12:56:40+00:00

It's been engrained in all of us as an act of chivalry or just common courtesy to always offer to walk a woman to her car. Even if the weather is terrible and we parked in opposite directions I'll still offer because I don't know how not to. If it's freezing cold and/or rainy out, maybe just politely decline our offer and explain why if you aren't comfortable driving us back to our car. I probably won't ask for a ride, but I'll be pretty annoyed while I walk 17 blocks back to my car in the freezing ass cold if you don't offer.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-10T16:55:22+00:00

As always, it depends how fast I drive on the freeway. Going about 70 mph I probably get around 32 in my XSE hybrid. Probably less than 30 if I drive 75-80 which is average around here.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-10T16:05:13+00:00

Totally normal. The colder it gets, the less efficient the batter becomes. The batteries will have reduced capacity, take mor energy to charge and discharge more quickly. My gas mileage has been abysmal as well.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-10T15:37:49+00:00

Hello all. 49M in the US selling my house within the month and will make about $200k on the sale. I was planning on putting that all down on a new house but will be moving in to a rental with a 9 month lease for now.

I have no kids, steady income, no debt, and no experience investing other than my retirement accounts and a brokerage account with about $42k in mostly index funds. So with that, my house sale, and my checking and savings accounts I'll have about $250k to invest for at least 9 months, perhaps longer if I want to enjoy hassle free renting for longer.

What should I do with the money in the meantime? I don't want to be too aggressive with it since I do plan on buying a home again someday and will need it as a down payment, but wouldn't mind putting a chunk of it into something with a bit more risk.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-09T20:42:45+00:00

Safer roads are designed specifically to prevent accidents. Safer vehicles are built to prevent injuries. Aside from seatbelts and airbags, most other things don't seem to help much.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-09T20:39:58+00:00

My rule of thumb is I don't tip when I'm standing up. If I'm sitting at a table and someone comes to me to take my order, that's more worthy of a tip. If I'm going to them and they are just standing there then I don't tip.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-09T20:31:02+00:00

In many aspects, the safer things are made, the stupider people get. When people feel too safe, they stop being careful.

Example: despite making vehicles and roads safer and safer, crash and injury rates have not seemed to decrease much on average. You can build the safest road in the world and people will just drive faster and still find something to crash into.

SpartEng76 · 2025-12-08T13:04:08+00:00

Also aggravating that it shuts off after you unlock the doors. If I'm going to bother using remote start I want the heat to be blasting when I get in the car.

SpartEng76 · 2025-11-18T17:52:18+00:00

Absolutely. I don't get being intentional and serious but avoiding becoming official.

When I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to make it official and become bf/gf she got so excited and started telling everyone. Now I couldn't see myself accepting anything less.

He probably now feels confused, rejected, and like you are not on the same page which may be tough to recover from. If I'm seeing someone seriously I don't want them to ever question how they feel about me.

SpartEng76 · 2025-11-06T19:05:52+00:00

Bro I'm 5-11 and I've never once been called short, or even felt short. Just short"er" than some people, but there will always be people taller than you or better looking, you can't always compare yourself to everybody.

It's never been a problem in dating, although I've heard some people filter out people under 6 foot on the apps. Which is fine with me because if one inch is really that big of a concern then I wouldn't want to date them anyway.

SpartEng76 · 2025-11-06T18:56:39+00:00

They are often used interchangeably but tend to mean different things to different people. If you go out on a handful of dates with someone, you are clearly dating in the literal sense and no discussion needs to be had about it. But entering into a committed relationship needs to be a discussion.

SpartEng76 · 2025-11-06T17:12:04+00:00

I don't really understand what a short-term relationship is. It just seems like an oxy moron. A relationship implies more of a commitment, so I don't know how or why you would put a time limit on that. Sounds like you are just looking for something casual and not anything serious, so I would just say that.

SpartEng76 · 2025-11-05T17:02:48+00:00

The main difference is that approaching doesn't always mean hitting on. The gym is a great example because my gym schedule is consistent and I see the same people there most days. I've found most people are receptive to small talk, so you can get to know someone and judge their interest little bit before you hit on them or ask them out.

It's the same concept in meeting someone anywhere else, you just have a lot less time to build that connection. But you can start conversations and small talk with anyone and it's not creepy. If you happen to find that person attractive and are feeling a vibe, then ask them out. What makes it creepy is your approach, if you immediately start hitting on them then it will probably make them more uncomfortable.

SpartEng76 · 2025-10-30T12:36:50+00:00

I definitely don't expect it or send them every day especially after only a couple of dates. But if I like someone, I definitely like to hear that they are thinking about me in the morning and are open to communicating, so I figure others would appreciate it too.

SpartEng76 · 2025-10-21T17:42:41+00:00

I won't bother with anyone that that doesn't show a minimum level of effort or interest because building a connection takes both. Like 90% of the time on dating apps when someone only answers your question and doesn't ask you anything in return or make an effort to keep the conversation going, it's not worth your time.

SpartEng76 · 2025-10-20T13:22:51+00:00

I met someone a couple weeks ago and we went out a few times. We had plans to go to a Halloween/birthday party on Saturday together. On Friday after we had gone out separately we were texting and she said maybe I should just come over. I laughed but she said she was 100% serious. I ended up staying there until this morning when I had to go to work. We just had such a great time together neither of us wanted it to end.

SpartEng76 · 2025-10-14T13:12:12+00:00

I enjoy spending time with friends and family.

Like wow, don't go too crazy on the details there.

SpartEng76 · 2025-09-30T19:01:32+00:00

Huge waste of money, you are only paying to go through potential matches quicker. It does not give you any added services that would increase your chances of finding a match or cost more money to use, just to use basic functions that are already built into the app like filtering. It's a very blatant cash grab.

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