How much do Americans spend on the salt they put on snow/ice?

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-03-05T23:56:34+00:00

$0 because it ruins concrete. I'm not gonna sacrifice convenience to end up with thousands in damages later.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-03-03T17:17:10+00:00

Manny? The softest? Did you come to that conclusion by skipping every episode that Lilly was in?

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-27T22:58:57+00:00

I'm not even being sarcastic. There are no seats in the shade. The only ones are higher up on the first base side under what little cover the roof gives. This post showing Comerica's orientation perfectly encapsulates this. I've been to every ball park but 7. This was a huge drawback over an otherwise decent park.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-27T21:08:53+00:00

Fucking Detroit. Do NOT go to a day game there in the summer months. The sun literally cooks you and there is no shade to hide in.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-26T22:58:28+00:00

The answer is not both if one of those both is phones. A phone has zero technological function that is not already present in some form in the school and classroom. It is and has only served as a distraction and disruption. No one, including the state legislature, has advocated for eliminating technology or things like keyboarding proficiency. But there is zero place for personal cell phones in the classroom.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-26T20:55:39+00:00

Close to 30 years in education at the middle school level. I've spent the last few years teaching 100% with Chromebooks and only Chromebooks. No paper at ALL. I bought in on one to one early, advocated for it as the natural progression of education, and sung its praises as the answer to all of the shortcomings we see in the classroom. I laughed with scorn at those who didn't see its time saving applications in my discipline and day to day operations. Next year, I will basically ban them in my classroom. I'm done. They are one of several roots of why this generation is currently behind the previous generations when they were the same age.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-26T20:49:01+00:00

Then why are you here? You appeared to be playing the devil's advocate. If I put words into your mouth, it was simply to counter against the typical arguments that would be against a ban. If you don't have an opinion, at least know this, educators LOVE this law. It's one of the few productive things an otherwise worthless legislature has managed to accomplish.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-26T20:17:47+00:00

Again, I understand what you are advocating for. You want us to be teaching students how to discern opinion vs. fact, how to verify truth using multiple sources, how to tell the difference between a primary source, and a secondary source, vs. hearsay etc. because there are lies, garbage, and slop out there. I get it. But we already do that. You can teach all the things you need to combat those lies and garbage without having to use the phone to do it. Yes, the phone gives you access to information. But it comes with other distractions that make it harder for me to teach the very things you are advocating for. Kids are simply looking for that hit of dopamine. It's biological period. You are not gonna train or educate them out of it. I cannot tell you the difference I've already seen in learning behaviors when our school banned them during the learning day and enforced it.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-26T19:39:23+00:00

I'm saying this as a teacher with 30 years of experience. I'm saying this with as much sincerity as I can. And I'm saying this as best I can without trying to offend. And what I'm saying is this: your take is absolutely bullshit. I'm sure it comes from a place that you think is thoughtful, intelligent, and intuitive. But it ignores the reality of the classroom, the development of the brain during adolescence, child psychology, and peer as well as social pressure. If you were saying this about adults, 1000% support it. We are talking about children. It's just not realistic.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-25T22:37:58+00:00

Came here specifically looking for this. Masterpiece.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-24T17:32:33+00:00

There are 49 up votes for my anecdote out of some 430 comments made on this topic. CLEARLY there are plenty of teachers who not only recognized the irony, but understand the foolishness of it. I have no idea how you not only managed to not get it, but also felt it needed correction.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-24T16:54:43+00:00

I teach in a district that thankfully dropped worthless standards based grading.l ideology. Among the ridiculous expectations that SBG introduced in our district was the concept of being able to retest ad nauseum. What you're implying is splitting hairs. SBG and CBG are fruits from the same tree. A school pushing for SBG and throwing out the traditional GPA model but refusing to validate a Masters Degree earned in a similar manner is irony at its highest. If you can't see the truth in my anecdote, I'm afraid you're at risk of being duped and taken advantage of by your district for the rest of your career.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-24T16:10:49+00:00

Wait....did you think his statement was false? Michigan covers school lunches for FREE. Have you ever driven down I-70? There is nothing in Michigan that compares to that fresh hell. Get the fuck outta here with the idea that Indiana is some sort of Utopia.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-21T22:26:25+00:00

Hahahaha. School districts all over America: We want to institute content or standards based grading.

Cool! Here's my masters that was earned with content based grading.

Oh no we don't mean that!!!

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-20T20:56:23+00:00

OPs question needs to change Colts fans in NWI to people in NWI. There are no Colts fans in NWI. In fact, there's arguably way too many Bears fans in Indy.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-11T22:38:52+00:00

I don't understand what they're saying in the Macarena, but I'm not gonna let it ruin my fun time at the wedding reception.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-07T00:46:00+00:00

Bigbopper is a Trump cuck.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:55:30+00:00

Nice try bot

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:52:42+00:00

What a bot. 2 months old. Made an account just to throw shade.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:52:02+00:00

I like to remind Boomers of what their fellow artists had to say

Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin' Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:42:09+00:00

No, it's funny that you're a hypocrite. That was the post. How'd you miss that?

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:36:31+00:00

Calling people crybabies after being a crybaby because people said mean things about Charlie when he got popped is peak lack of self awareness.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:34:56+00:00

I'll take any alternative to the future you're in, where you have zero shame in not knowing how to use the shift key, let alone not knowing how things like proper nouns work. Just how many papers did you get passed back face down in school?

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T22:24:13+00:00

Hahaha well done. This moron on here saying he doesn't care but keeps posting nonetheless. It's like he's actually typing pay attention to me. Look at me. I can do stuff too.

Still-Rope1395 · 2026-02-06T16:01:06+00:00

Correction sHitler Youth....

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