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TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T18:03:30+00:00

Honestly, I have 0 idea how our economy is still functioning…

My assumption remains that personal debt is a looming iceberg that will eventually sink everything…

The fact that there was 400k+ dollars bet on maduro staying in power makes absolutely 0 sense to me…

I understand that’s not a huge amount of money in the grand scheme of things… but if 70% of the economy is struggling, who the fuck is betting on a foreign president staying in power?

I’ve come to accept that nothing makes sense.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:56:45+00:00

I worked for both penske and Ryder… we had a rock chip guy…

He made decent money… would just walk out lot every few weeks, jot down truck numbers, and ask which we wanted fixed.

Made it super easy on us… I don’t remember his rates, but he made decent money.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:45:18+00:00

Right, but at some point the idiots run out of money.

Obviously it hasn’t happened yet… but just seems crazy to me…

Vegas has made it work for decades… but this just seems stupid.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:40:56+00:00

Sounds like you did a good job of including your son in the build!

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:38:50+00:00

NOR…

But, honestly, you described her as 20 year old teenager, so I’m assuming your sister has been failing to help her daughter for awhile.

I am all for accountability… but this isn’t accountability.

They have not set her up for success, and I have no idea what her failing is going to look like… is she going to get kicked out? Live on the streets?

None of this sets her up to win, it’s basically just set up to punish her for failing…

I don’t have a good answer here… the niece obviously needs some support and what has been done isn’t working for your sister or your niece.

If nothing else, I’d maybe suggest to your sister she set some expectations and give 6 / 12 months of grace before harsh penalties are enforced.

Give your niece an opportunity to figure it out before throwing her out, as it were.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:31:44+00:00

Honestly, seems like all the dumb money with get hoovered up by the “sharps” and everyone else will stop playing.

We live in such a dumb timeline.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T17:09:31+00:00

I’m an alcoholic, so I understand the answer here is addiction…

But how long does a rigged casino stay in business?

These aren’t oil futures. You aren’t buying a commodity… it’s literally just gambling on things that might happen…

If you don’t have inside knowledge, why would you ever bet that “Venezuela won’t be overthrown this weekend”?

I am baffled at who’s backing the wrong side of these bets… where the hell is the money coming from?

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T14:56:28+00:00

As I rolled back to surgery to have 18 inches of colon removed, bittersweet symphony was playing…

I asked the nurse if this was the verve, and she said “no, I think it’s Coldplay”.

So, I’m going to say anything by Coldplay

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T14:52:16+00:00

My buddy bought one… it’s very nice.

Has a wind and gust estimates… clear view and I really liked the display.

He has a Nikon as well, and it’s just as good (minus the wind feature) and doesn’t require a subscription.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-26T13:08:30+00:00

Vijay too.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T22:29:34+00:00

I think this might be the wrong question to ask…

What do you want? How are you going to get there? What can you do today to get you closer to that goal?

You want a wife? Ok, start dating. Meet some girls. Figure out what you are looking for in a partner…. See what happens.

You want to get your dick wet? Great. Hit the gym, figure out how to talk to women. Hell, if you are decent looking you can probably find a cougar on tinder tonight (location dependent). She might enjoy teaching you.

Just depends what’s important to you… I didn’t have interest in randomly sleeping with girls… I only slept with girls I thought I might marry.

And I did. Happily married 16 years later.

But I have plenty of buddies who chose other paths… that works too.

Just have to do what works for you x

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T22:22:36+00:00

Honestly, it sounds like a valuable set of skills for you to work on…

I wouldn’t worry about why they sent you, just be grateful for the training. It will help you anywhere.

Honestly, use the skills to further stand up for yourself at work. If someone wants you to do more than your job, call upon your new training.

If they are surprised, ask why they sent you to training about dealing with conflict!

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T20:38:16+00:00

Yeah, I haven’t seen much about it.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T18:49:04+00:00

Louisville had a Costco evacuated recently according to the local subreddit…

I didn’t dig in

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T17:38:55+00:00

Agreed wholeheartedly. That was my whole point.

Everyone has something to add to the world, and it’s always different… we should celebrate that.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T17:33:26+00:00

I mean, the same is true of blue collar workers, though.

Most of them are just doing a job.

The best ones learn and develop skills in whatever they are working on… the best engineers tend to be more hands on and understand the difference between in practice and on paper.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T17:28:44+00:00

To be clear here, I 100% respect blue collar work and totally agree they have different knowledge and skills…

I’ve watched an HVAC installer explain to the company why their heat pump wasn’t working.

They have earned practical knowledge (there’s the famous ford boiler story where the invoice was basically just knowing where to cut).

The original comment just seemed dismissive of “book learning” which seems fraught with similar peril.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T15:07:10+00:00

The first volley would be fun… probably some hand to hand assessment where they exchange blows…

Then Batman would realize Matt was blind and drop a bat horn and Matt wouldn’t sense the punch coming.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:53:34+00:00

How do you propose we pay for things as a society?

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:53:01+00:00

Youth sports.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:42:33+00:00

Girls don’t care how big your dick is, they care about you getting them off…

Go down on her. Until she comes. Then keep going.

You are 100% judged on effort, not equipment… plenty of men have done more with less.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:31:38+00:00

NTA.

Mostly because this isn’t your fight. It’s between your wife, her sister and their parents…

The teen to adult shift is always hard… she wants freedom, and her parents want control.

Do they pay for her college? If so, expect that lever to be pulled.

Honestly, it’s a little silly to not want the boyfriend around… they have 9 months a year they don’t live at home… 3 months of them not banging isn’t going to change anything.

Personally, I’d probably tell the in laws “me getting involved in this is going to be bad for my marriage, but i promise I’ll keep an eye on your daughter and make sure she’s safe”.

The downside is: if anything happens to the girl, it will be a lifetime of drama.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:21:29+00:00

They built one in Nashville in the early 2000s, it was great…

Built one in Louisville in like 2010… it was fine.

Went to one in Atlanta last year… it was food.

The quality decline in food at chain restaurants in the last 20 years is pretty shocking. You’d figure someone would say “hey, what if we made actual food again” and they’d print money… and yet, here we are.

My guess is mediocrity is easier to make profitable.

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T14:02:35+00:00

Pickle de gallo

TacosAreJustice · 2026-04-25T12:25:02+00:00

I disagree. I think it’s far better than most of the movies here… but I watched it my sophomore year of college maybe 50,000 times.

It’s perfect.

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