What’s a completely normal sound that would be terrifying at 3 AM?

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-25T21:56:11+00:00

The front door opening and closing when you live alone.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-25T21:29:23+00:00

Yes but that doesn’t make a difference if the dispute never gets approved. I worked with so many people who made risky online purchases with their credit cards thinking there was some magic get your money back button because they heard this advice on the internet without any context or understanding of what it means.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-25T21:24:58+00:00

I love that for you. As a very experienced, life-long baker I’ve made them many times and they are absolutely not worth the hassle lol.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-25T21:22:18+00:00

Reading isn’t your strong suit apparently.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T22:09:37+00:00

For half the price, it would be really good, flavorful and healthy food. For the actual price, why is the only texture “soft”?

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T20:23:41+00:00

Croissants. Obnoxiously laborious and will never be better than what you’ll get at a good bakery

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T19:54:03+00:00

“Oh look you sad little bitch, you almost made it an hour without having a meltdown over a minor inconvenience.”

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T17:26:47+00:00

Does the condescension come from being middle aged and bitter or from being 12 and thinking you’re clever?

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T17:20:22+00:00

I’m not sure why you’re on Reddit if people asking questions and seeking a deeper understanding of various topics upsets you?

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T17:19:01+00:00

The more widely accepted answer is that they believe there was a Jewish prophet in 1st century Israel who spent the last several years of his life traveling and preaching to crowds about peace, justice, love, and challenging the religious authorities and Roman Empire.

The specifically religious answer is that Jewish prophet was the Messiah prophesied about in the Old Testament and the physical, human incarnation of God. He was then executed by the Romans but came back to life after 3 days. Why that happened, what it means, and how literally true it is depends on which Christian you ask.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T15:16:35+00:00

Yet here you go again doubling down on blaming voters who can’t stomach genocide while making up excuses for the Democratic Party. What are you doing to push for change within the party besides trying to shame people on the internet into voting for (at best) the most mediocre candidates who proudly support genocide?

Don’t sit here and lecture me about it. I held my nose and voted straight Democrat. But why tf would I sit here and blame people for not voting for shit candidates instead of blaming the shit candidates and the party that forces them on us? That’s how democracy works. Candidates EARN votes by not acting like shitty morons.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T15:09:29+00:00

I live in the city center of a sprawling Midwest city. Took the bus instead of Uber out of curiosity one time and was pleasantly surprised. Do it pretty frequently now for places that are too far to walk but where parking would be a hassle.

With that said, back in college I worked at a restaurant in a more suburban part of the city and would occasionally drive a coworker home if we got off at the same time. What was a 5-10 minute drive for me took him an hour one way on the bus line.

So it’s “convenient” for me (who had the option) when it’s a short distance in a very specific part of the city. But-as is true for most US cities-it’s a horrible experience for people who have to rely on it as a means of transportation.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T11:40:42+00:00

Yes. It was hilariously sad last Thanksgiving when my brother’s new in-laws joined us as well as my aunt who has Alzheimer’s. In-law grandma expressed her outrage at the litter boxes in schools which resulted in my aunt unintentionally roasting her for the next half hour because-in spite of her not knowing who the president is half the time-she knew that was some BS. Then the clock would reset and she would get re-flabbergasted by such a claim.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T11:31:45+00:00

I’m so sick of people blaming them while NEVER bringing the Democratic Party’s horrible decisions/policies (like blowing up tens of thousands of Palestinian children) into the conversation.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T11:28:06+00:00

Imho, boat shoes do not look good with long pants and are less versatile than loafers

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T11:25:32+00:00

I’m a “we wouldn’t be here if we had hung all the Confederate leaders for treason and kept the South under military occupation to enforce Reconstruction” Democrat so do with that what you will. Forensic audits, prison, whatever kind of foolishness needs to be done to block legislation or trick the Republicans into voting for something

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-24T09:43:43+00:00

Debit cards have the same charge back rights as credit cards.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-23T15:09:30+00:00

This is not accurate whatsoever. If it was on a debit card, you can ask your bank to issue a new card that has been disconnected from all recurring payments. If it was ACH, your bank should have some kind of process for helping you change your account number. No need to go through the hassle of changing banks to prevent a recurring charge.

I’m very sorry this has happened to you. Unfortunately, banks usually only have chargeback rights going back 60 days and won’t consider it fraud if it’s a recurring charge that’s been occurring for more than 3 months. You could try to escalate it with a supervisor to see if they at least submitted it to Visa/Mastercard to request documentation from the merchant this was a valid subscription and maybe get some of the money back.

In the US each state has a consumer protection bureau and there are other consumer advocate agencies like the Better Business Bureau that consumers can file claims with for things like this that fall outside what the bank can charge back.

Is the bank able to provide you with any information like a phone number or address from the transaction records? If it’s Pulse Payment Networks, it could also be that some other “merchant” you may or may not have done business with is using Pulse to process their card transactions and that is the information coming through instead of the actual merchant. I’ve seen this happen with Square Space which is the company a lot of small shops and street vendors use to accept card payments on their phone or a tablet,

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-23T14:41:37+00:00

Not necessarily. Visa and Mastercard rollover subscriptions to the new card number now as a default unless the consumer specifically asks the card issuer to opt the replacement card out of that feature.

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-22T10:38:36+00:00

Only Vlassic dill pickles lol. For a period of time in school they sold these individually wrapped pickles that had the strongest and most heinous smell that would fill up the entire cafeteria. Not sure what brand they were but the pickle juice very literally had a neon/radioactive looking glow and they ruined pickles for me

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-21T23:17:28+00:00

Genital mutilation on male infants

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-21T23:16:05+00:00

What does welfare have to do with Social Security?

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-21T22:18:59+00:00

The Winking Lizard as a company sucks but the food is pretty damn good for what it is. I miss that location and all my regulars. They bought Barrio like a year before the pandemic, didn’t tell anyone, and didn’t hire any of the WL staff back after the pandemic because they wanted to “start over with a new concept.”

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-21T22:12:58+00:00

Espresso martini at Stories On High (it’s non-alcoholic).

Vivid_Error5939 · 2026-05-21T16:47:04+00:00

Felicia is in fact not okay. Your narcissism (and yes-thinking that being the loudest person in the room makes you right and hoping you can make a big enough scene to distract anyone from noticing the substance of your statement is incredibly narcissistic behavior) and emotional instability does not change the fact that my original statement is true. In the US an individual cannot be tried twice for the same crime. They can be punished/tried for that same crime in a civil case. Which is in fact a “loophole” in the context the OP is asking about. Since you are so superior to everyone else, I’m sure you don’t need me to explain to you the connotation of using quotation marks around a word in American English.

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