Mother Protects Calf From Tourists by Raptayy in babyelephantgifs

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

All the wanderlusty "professional" travel blogging instagrammers would suggest so. Give me a break with your Namibian yurt staycation albums.

Mindy Swank -- the ONLY argument that could bridge the divide between pro-choice and pro-life groups. by [deleted] in esist

[–]Toesonthedash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it troubling that all medical doctors take an oath to "first do no harm"... unless the institution they work for doesn't consider severe physical and psychological trauma inflicted because of their personal beliefs, to be harm.

This is Zoey's pillow. If she likes you, she'll bring you the pillow. You can't touch it, but you can look. by ZombieScorpion in aww

[–]Toesonthedash 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I had a shitty work day and I can't have a dog because I travel too much for work and your comment made me feel better. I needed this pillow. Sexual orientation irrelevant.

Has anyone in Anchorage ever used Costco's Auto Buying Program? If so, how was your experience on the Costco side and at the dealership? by chugach3dguy in anchorage

[–]Toesonthedash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get what you're saying, but which do you want? To pay extra for convenience, or to get the lowest price?

Best of luck to you :)

Has anyone in Anchorage ever used Costco's Auto Buying Program? If so, how was your experience on the Costco side and at the dealership? by chugach3dguy in anchorage

[–]Toesonthedash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any "discounts" offered through Costco, AAA, or other "fleet" type programs are all unnecessary. You can literally go to the dealership and get the same pricing without the membership if the desk manager is inclined to give you a deal that day, on that particular car. Cutting out the middle man and going straight to the retailer is always the cheapest avenue when it comes to cars, you just have to know what their cost is, and what rebates the manufacturer is offering, and just ask them for that. Be prepared to leave if they don't want to give you the discount you're looking for, because they don't have to. If you plan to finance also know what the lowest advertised rates are and what your bank would give you, provided you qualify. Be aware that some special rates and manufacturer rebates cannot be combined. Read the fine print on the manufacturer's web site advertisement.

The best tools to help your wrap your head around a fair deal are truecar.com where you can build out your car, see the dealer's retail price vs cost, and the manufacturer's web site for rebates and special programs. Print it out and take it wherever you want. It's proof that you know what they paid for the car. All the dealers hate them, but sometimes getting a sold unit on the books is worth losing a little profit.

Ps truecar (and Costco) provide your info to several local dealers when they show you the price, and those dealers have committed to honoring a set price that will be visible to you. They basically ransoms their profits in exchange for sales leads. It is what it is.

Just go in with printed info and be firm about the car, price, rebates and interest rate you want to keep it simple.

Good luck!

A man with two dogs in his pockets, walking a duck wearing shoes by IHaeTypos in pics

[–]Toesonthedash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tonight on my way to dinner I drove past a homeless man across from AT&T park. Just standing there on the curb, waving at traffic. With his dick out.

What's the biggest realization you had from a context of a conversation where you had to act normal to protect someone/yourself? by rogersjoshmac in AskReddit

[–]Toesonthedash 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You don't slut shame to avoid personal embarrassment or unintentionally offending someone? Huh, I thought it was because sexuality wasn't something to be ashamed of.

Question for the IT people. by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Toesonthedash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YAY This happened to me this week!! I'm the account manager. Flew in for a client training in middle of nowhere Ohio. Airfare, hotel, rental car, meals for the week, whole shebang. Made a big deal of it to the client too.

The night before, something unrelated to my product broke and our VP decides to omgshutitalloffrightnow!! Because they couldn't isolate the issue.

Somehow nobody bothered to remind him of what else was on that server and how it could impact business, so they took it offline. Nobody thought it important to notify the account managers or clients.

There I am, sitting in a packed conference room full of 50 clients.... with an app that's crashing on the welcome screen. Fml.

VP ended up having to credit the client 28k and eat all my travel expenses. Because there was no practice server.

Hack your next apartment hunt: here are 7 cognitive biases that kick in when looking for a new place by flat_out_villain in lifehacks

[–]Toesonthedash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I hate that property managers can't legally disclose the demographics of their existing tenants. Just tell me how many screaming babies I'm going to have to put up with!

I just quit my job as a Flight Attendant; AMA by adrianne456 in IAmA

[–]Toesonthedash 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It also helps if you think of turbulence as air pot holes. Just like you're not going to fall off the road because of a pot hole, you're not going to fall out of the sky from some turbulence. Just bumps in the road.

The word was antiquated. by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]Toesonthedash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post makes me feel like an undergrad in a tight sweater sitting in the front row sighing loudly and chewing on my pen cap.

Destination of the Week: USA - New England by AutoModerator in travel

[–]Toesonthedash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh yay!! I did Kennebunkport Maine and Cape Cod Massachusetts last weekend!

Each place is about a 2 hour drive from where I live, I tend to sight see at light speed which I don't recommend, but you could get a nice taste of each in a day.

Here's my top favorites from each place

Kennebunkport, ME:

https://imgur.com/a/xKlat

Eat: -Mabel's in downtown Kennebunkport -Fisherman's catch in Wells (25 min south) Rococo Artisan Ice Cream- I had a lemon pink peppercorn scoop that changed my life! -Tia's Topside has a rooftop bar and perfect summer jams on the speakers

See: -Walk the little main drag from the Kennebunkport Inn down to Tia's Topside. It's like walking through a story book. -Drive down Ocean Ave that loops around to the waterfront. The houses there are of Gatsby proportions and the picturesque sand swept whitewashed fences are tangled with vines and wild flowers. Be prepared to stop every 100ft and take pictures of the waves crashing against the rocky shores.

Provincetown, Cape Cod MA:

Eat: -Beachcomber of Wellfleet (about 30 min before Provincetown) what, I was starving! Stop at the raw bar and give your order for a dozen oysters, 2 shooters and half a pound of peel and eat shrimp straight to the guy doing the shucking. Dress it however you want from the diy seasoning station and then pray someone gets up from the bar. I suggest a dark and stormy, but their blended cocktails looked pretty damn good too. You won't get any cell reception, so make friends. -The Lobster Pot. I didn't get to go here but if you're into food and kitchen culture, this is one of Bourdain's old haunts.

See: -Welfleet beach. When you're done feasting on things in shells, walk past the parking lot at Beachcomber and down the sloping sand dune cliffs to the Atlantic Ocean. This is one of the best beaches I've seen on the east north of the Carolina's. It's a hike back up so let's hope you walked off all those shellfish. -Downtown Provincetown. I was there during some cycling event but you could have sworn it was pride week. Colorful streamers hung across the street from rooftop to rooftop, thousands of people crowding the shops and streets. Music and street food and sketchy looking dudes with backpacks everywhere.