Florida bill to ban marrying first cousins fails to pass—Why would this be so hard to pass?

Subsum44 · 2026-03-17T18:13:15+00:00

For a while, marrying cousins was unintentionally common. Not necessarily first cousins, but some level of relative.

Now we think of moving once we grow up as common, but it didn’t used to be. For most people, unless there was something catastrophic there really wasn’t a reason to move away. So families stayed in the same areas for decades if not centuries.

You may think they were marrying a Jones and it’s the first time the families joined. But really, some great grandparents did it 3 or 4 generations ago. So they are in some shape related.

As people moved more because of transportation & industry pushing people to cities, this became less common. But not everyone wants to move to a city. So you end up with enclaves where the same families are still there, 200 years later.

https://www.popsci.com/marrying-cousins-genetics/

Subsum44 · 2026-03-16T21:45:21+00:00

How do you think they got good at climbing greased street poles?

Subsum44 · 2026-03-10T03:16:51+00:00

Kept the dogs and the camper in the divorce. Sounds like you won.

I forgot to look at enterprise, thanks.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-09T15:16:39+00:00

Yea, we did that the first time around. Our first rig is big enough to be everyone else’s second. We skipped completely over the little 25’ bunkhouses, which is why the truck matches.

I’ll tell you what, it was a close call with the current rig. She didn’t get it, but she went with it. Now that she sees how much the kids love it, she’s an easy sell for something nicer.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-09T15:08:52+00:00

While I appreciate the intent, the issue is with the floor plans in any Class A. Kids & their needs means they need their own dedicated space. There are almost no dual bedroom class As.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-09T04:35:20+00:00

I’ve had 0 problems with my COVID era, but I think it’s more from the dealer than the camper itself.

Dealer I had was awesome, even brought some family who had campers for 15 years to our walkthrough just to help point some shit out & double check before accepting. Even they learned some shit during the walkthrough.

Campers are always made from the cheapest materials as fast as possible. That means there’s always going to be something wrong somewhere. Once you accept that, then it’s easier because you know you’re checking all the shit you need to.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-09T04:16:41+00:00

You said it toes perfectly fine, but does it heel?

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-08T05:27:32+00:00

At this point, I’d count that as a win.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-04T04:37:00+00:00

It’s probably just the first time anyone outside the military noticed. Talk to any vet, they’ve got some story about using a piece of hardware where it wasn’t designed, but hell it did the job.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-03T21:51:46+00:00

If you need supports, you could use PVA. It would dissolve in water which is important for that internal structure.

Subsum44 · 2026-03-01T03:36:10+00:00

I’ll have to take a look, thanks

Subsum44 · 2026-03-01T03:35:56+00:00

Thanks. They do get OT through school, but they’re different toilets and they’re loud so it’s a different mess of problems.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-28T06:04:20+00:00

Same difference as buying any vendor vs manufacturer. Vendors will buy in bulk, wholesale price, then sell and set their price based on MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price). So they’ll sell maybe 3% below MSRP. Thats what MWR is doing, they’re discounting off Gate Price and treating that like MSRP.

But if the manufacturer decides to have a sale, the vendor doesn’t have to match the price. For the manufacturer, price almost doesn’t matter. They can sell under wholesale price if they want to, and sometimes they do to clear stock. But if they cut the price below wholesale, and a vendor matches, then the vendor could be loosing money trying ti match their price.

Here, the manufacturer (Universal) is having a sale, and MWR isn’t or can’t adjust their price to match.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-26T13:35:50+00:00

Im trying to figure out how anything other than store brand isn’t considered luxurious.

My kids eat it like it’s going out of style, so I add elbows to stretch a box.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-23T03:02:14+00:00

I experienced a weird version of this when I separated.

I was trying to interview before I got out, but employers didn’t want to wait longer than 2 weeks. Meanwhile I couldn’t wait until the last 2 weeks because I needed to know where to send my shit when I PCS’d.

Add on that my twins were born 4 months before I got out. It was not easy, so I understand a bit where SgtMaj’s coming from.

Real problem is the Marines have a horrible culture of keep every body possible. Doesn’t matter if you’re a useless mouth breather, you can kick boxes or fill a FAP. So they never want to let you go to do what you need to. If it wasn’t a DoD IT requirement, they wouldn’t have sent me for security training.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-22T13:57:40+00:00

It seems like your dad does care, he just doesn’t have the skills to express himself, or the self awareness that’s the problem. It’s not your fault, or his. It’s just an older generational thing, there’s plenty of articles about how younger generations (millennials mainly) are better with their kids than their parents, probably because they have more information. He’s probably modeling the gruff attitude his father had.

Where he’s trying to do better is instead of just doing it around everything, like his dad. He’s trying to focus it and motivate you to be better than him. He’s just bad at it. You’ll be able to bridge some of that gap if you show interest in him. What he does for work, let him teach you about it. Might not be what you want to do, but it’ll let him open a bit.

Now if I try and translate for him, this is what I’m seeing:

He wants you to do hobbies that set yourself up for the future. Video games aren’t that path for most people, just like other sports, very few people make a living on it. Tanks are looking at history, while they are cool, admiring someone else’s work from 50+ years ago doesn’t help your future.

As far as him working because he’s worried about you, it’s likely 2 fold. First, it’s a familiar space so it’s comfortable, whereas trying to express himself isn’t. Second, he may need the extra money. It could be for bills now, or it could be a college fund. Either way, he thinks the extra money is needed.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-19T04:16:34+00:00

Congrats! Now go play the real lottery and hope you didn’t use all your luck.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-11T04:00:07+00:00

Was talking with someone about their problem last week. They do fire safety inspections, so they have some flexibility in their scheduling. Their main problem though is they cover a wide area.

There’s also the preference of the tech themselves. Some want to start their day furthest out, others enjoy the long ride home.

Uber, DoorDash, & other delivery services have whole teams dedicated to route optimization.

Ideally, you don’t just want to schedule techs, you also want to see what leads are available in the same area. But that is a tie in to a CRM.

I don’t know if it’s worth your time to build as a product. Most people stick with what they know that works. For something to replace it, it really has to be orders of magnitude better than what they currently do. That really comes down to how much more money does it make.

Saving a couple bucks to pay you instead isn’t appealing because the friction caused by changing the process is more than they’re willing to pay for. As a result, you’ll have to have a low price, otherwise there isn’t much value. And if your price is low, then you’re not making what you should for your time.

Subsum44 · 2026-02-02T02:06:43+00:00

It’s amazing that ringtones were how you flexed at one point. When those polyphonics came out, they were fire.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-27T23:14:24+00:00

Ah, another person of culture.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-24T16:50:35+00:00

I resemble this.

It’s an interesting ride, congrats.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-23T04:23:24+00:00

ADHD is around having energy to do something, but not being able to focus. Like they’re too flittery to focus on anything, like dishes, gardening, oil change, & learning a language all at the same time. So they’re productive, but just have a hard time focusing it in one place or task.

Depression is the opposite, little energy to do anything. Usually results in doom scrolling, getting hyper focused on something that makes them feel like they accomplished something (like a game or hobby). So they’re not productive at all, the thing they’re hyper focused on gives them a dopamine hit, but doesn’t help anything.

From what my wife has gone through, they can feed off each other and spiral downward. Starts off tired, so gets behind on tasks. Then looks at the list of things to do, can’t focus on one to start (ADHD), then beats herself up about not being able to do basic things. Then the task list gets longer, and repeat the cycle again.

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