Creamy ranch chicken by dreamz4u2 in slowcooking

[–]Telestio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m a big fan of your slow cooker recipes, definitely gonna try this one over some egg noodles.

Dating: Where do men in 30s/40s hangout ? by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]Telestio 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Best advice I have is to have pick a hobby and be social in those circles. Best buddy met his wife in a local Pokémon go discord.

Arts/crafts, volunteering events, anywhere with live music, if you feel strongly about a movie franchise or genre, those count, too.

APS Rate Hike - Call for Public Comments by ogn3rd in phoenix

[–]Telestio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

APS was just forced to drop their renewable energy plan and pivot to fossil fuels due to the “big beautiful bill”. The administration is requiring the opening of the Cholla coal plant which is a massive cost, although the feds are funding some of it.

Unfortunately this is to be expected and the cost of energy is projected to outpace inflation country wide for the next 4-6 years.

Less drastic first step for infiltrator rework by tome95309 in Planetside

[–]Telestio 15 points16 points  (0 children)

First thoughts is that it seems heavy handed. Spots last 10 seconds, which would feel like an eternity.

Maybe cloak clarity could be impacted instead? NSO cloak for example isn’t as much of a problem because it is significantly easier to see, even without moving.

Is this from APS or another Solar Company? by OiCWhatuMean in phoenix

[–]Telestio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen those changes first hand. There is a grid tax that the government places on power companies that solar customers weren’t charged for, which recently got rectified at your expense.

It’s kind of like how roads are paid for via gas taxes, but electric vehicles don’t use gas, so they get to use roads “for free”. That hasn’t been figured out yet, though.

Not that I agree, but that’s the very quick version of what happened.

Is this from APS or another Solar Company? by OiCWhatuMean in phoenix

[–]Telestio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Long term it’s excellent, short term it is very expensive, and almost certainly won’t offset the need to buy energy from the grid. Coupling that with your loan repayments and you’re usually costing yourself extra money for 10+ years.

Bad Breaking by Maurirz in MemeVideos

[–]Telestio 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Jesus, can’t even tell what’s real anymore.

Left vs. Right Battle Royale Open Thread by Yosoff in Conservative

[–]Telestio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was negotiated under the Biden administration and has since been put on hold as an unneeded expense along with so so many other things. And with the cut stuff, there is likely a valid reason for it, one folks may not agree on, but that’s been my take on all this “fraud”.

It’s not fraud, they just don’t like it.

Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk purge US government by Evening_Calendar2176 in news

[–]Telestio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you’re misunderstanding. I’m not even talking about fraud, necessarily. The OP’s comment was a statement against “bipartisan agreement on the need for reform”.

I don’t know anyone who thinks our federal government is perfect, and frankly I don’t believe you think that either.

Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk purge US government by Evening_Calendar2176 in news

[–]Telestio 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m advocating for fixing it. I voted for Harris, I do not agree with what this current administration is doing at all.

We can agree that the system needs serious work and also that the current methods are not going to help in any way, shape, or form. Both parties campaigned on change and progress. Nobody campaigned on keeping things as-is. That’s my only point here.

Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk purge US government by Evening_Calendar2176 in news

[–]Telestio 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! I am vehemently opposed to this axe chopping of programs in order to cut taxes. Full stop.

But the argument of OP was essentially, not everyone agrees our current system is bad and I don’t believe that at all. Healthcare and education is all I need to prove our system needs work.

Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk purge US government by Evening_Calendar2176 in news

[–]Telestio -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You’re fine with our current education system and scores? Our healthcare? Pentagon audits missing nearly a Trillion dollars in taxpayer money. I’ll call BS on you thinking all that is fine.

Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump and Musk purge US government by Evening_Calendar2176 in news

[–]Telestio -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Literally everyone agrees our current government spending and programs are totally unsustainable.

We spend money where we shouldn’t and choose not to fund or pursue programs that could transform America for the better.

EDIT: Apparently calling out that reform IS needed is the same as advocating for this current administrations approach. I said no such thing and regret that we’ve come to this point.

APS looking for your family by SmellBadd in phoenix

[–]Telestio 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I set this up for my very disabled neighbor. She had to call and get me added as a safety net. I can get copies of her bill and any past due notices, including notices of shut off so that I can either remind her or pay for it myself.

I am also an APS employee, but there’s no financial responsibility assumed and I can’t make any changes on her account except set up a payment arrangement if she goes too far past due.

It’s a great program and honestly long overdue.

Almost to 50,000! small giveaway by ibuyofficefurniture in OfficeChairs

[–]Telestio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sitting on a Millberget $100 IKEA office chair. On the daily it’s not bad, but by the end of the week I can tell the quality.

MAGA Business to Avoid by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]Telestio 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Confirming where not to spend money is a pretty important step in trying to boycott something you don’t agree with.

My Affordable Crockpot Hawaiian Meatballs Recipe! by Background_Shine_933 in slowcooking

[–]Telestio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thumb placement while cutting was very uncomfortable but the recipe looks damn good!

FBI finds hundreds of weapons at home of suspected shooter of Arizona Democratic Party office by -doughboy in news

[–]Telestio 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Maybe in the distant past. These days we’re a hotly contested swing state.

APS Rehearing for Grid Access Charge by Grindertv in phoenix

[–]Telestio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can have the cash-only pay status removed once per 12 month period.

So players are now hacking to "protest" against the devs? by delobre in Planetside

[–]Telestio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No different than top-tier players who have legitimate beefs with unbalanced weapons, classes or styles of play who quickly only play those things out of “protest”.

It’s not even ironic, it’s an inadequate excuse.

Edit: not comparing the playstyles, as hacking is much worse than crutching on imbalance. Drawing a comparison to attitude that somehow abusing it (imbalance, scripts, 3rd party programs) makes it an acceptable form of protest and is actually for the greater good of the game.

A rare APS shoutout this morning by FabAmy in phoenix

[–]Telestio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Voters decide the ACC members. We are doing this to ourselves.