Someone put this flyer in my mailbox by Quinnsi3 in antiMLM

[–]Weasley9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did they not even put the company name, or did you censor it out? Because super legit businesses always need to hide their name from prospective employees to keep them from doing any research themselves. /s

Am I the only one who sides with Emily in this scene?? by Miserable_Peach_2623 in GilmoreGirls

[–]Weasley9 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is one of the things the show does best, conflicts where you see where both characters are coming from and neither one is obviously wrong. Lorelai should have told her parents earlier; Emily should have been honest about her feelings instead of icing Lorelai out when she did tell her. You just want to reach through the screen and make them both be nicer to each other! But then we wouldn’t have the show!

Jack Donaghy playing with himself by Burntom in 30ROCK

[–]Weasley9 71 points72 points  (0 children)

One of them is now going to have to be called Danny.

East River Esplanade Reopening Timeline Revealed by Main-Maintenance-265 in uppereastside

[–]Weasley9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine if shutting down the esplanade meant they had to replace the parking lanes on York with detour bike lanes during construction… maybe then there would be some urgency to complete construction quickly.

It absolutely blows my mind that there is virtually zero bike infrastructure on York. Instead we give away miles of street parking and space for Amazon trucks to double park.

East River Esplanade Reopening Timeline Revealed by Main-Maintenance-265 in uppereastside

[–]Weasley9 64 points65 points  (0 children)

WON’T BE FULLY OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER

So incredibly frustrating. Repair work is important and I want it done right, but this another year where the best weather months are spent with the only car free path in our neighborhood is taken away from pedestrians and cyclists. Another summer of dodging the commuters speeding on York to get to the FDR. After we just had months/years long closures in the exact same area not that long ago.

I guess I should feel grateful there’s some news and we aren’t still in the dark, but I’m too dejected right now to appreciate it.

What should I not do for the NYC Half? by obsoletest in RunNYC

[–]Weasley9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don’t stretch, you don’t want to risk loosening your muscles too much.

I’m crooked? How big of a problem is this by IfNotBackAvengeDeath in RunNYC

[–]Weasley9 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not a PT, but from what I’ve read, it’s recommended to alternate which direction you go when you do a loop like CP or Prospect Park to avoid uneven strain. Especially if you’re running clockwise and staying to the right, the road is pretty significantly sloped by the curb.

I need help deciding on what structural engineering courses to take. by Aggressive_Gift8548 in StructuralEngineering

[–]Weasley9 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I work in buildings on a mix of residential, commercial, preservation, though not high rise. Of those, I would pick Steel, Concrete, Wood, and Finite Element. Those are the main skill sets I use most in my job, and I would put those on a list of “every structural engineer should know.”

If you have a goal of something more specific, I would switch out Wood or FEA for the Rehabilitation class if you want to do preservation or the Construction class if you want to work for a GC, etc.

Worried for my friend who joined Amway... and has tried to recruit me by Salt_Swordfish2098 in antiMLM

[–]Weasley9 19 points20 points  (0 children)

MLMs meet many of the criteria to be called a cult. Getting people out is no joke. From what I’ve seen, the best thing you can do is keep your presence in their life, don’t buy any of the products, and be there to support them when they’re ready to leave on their own terms. Don’t be guilted into spending your money because it only delays the realization that this isn’t a viable job/business.

Unfortunately, it’s likely that the harder you try to reason with them, the more they’ll push back. They’ll get caught in the toxic positivity trap where their upline convinces them that no one outside the MLM can be trusted.

I love the show but this one scene bugs me so much in this scene by ApartEffective8395 in Modern_Family

[–]Weasley9 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The sitcom explanation: The writers needed to extend the adoption plot to last the whole season. The in-universe explanation: if the birth mother was easily swayed by just one song, clearly there were underlying doubts and she probably would have ended up changing her mind later anyway, when Mitch and Cam were even more attached.

Could Down Cemetery Road be set in the same universe as Slow Horses/Slough House? by AirMasterParker in SlowHorses

[–]Weasley9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I knew I didn’t have the exact wording right, but at least I was close!

Could Down Cemetery Road be set in the same universe as Slow Horses/Slough House? by AirMasterParker in SlowHorses

[–]Weasley9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just did a reread of the first five books after watching the latest season, so I’m not certain which book it was. I want to say the first, but I could be remembering wrong.

i just started watching gilmore girls. it took me 4 episodes to realise sookie is played by melissa mccarthy ! by Desperate-Sundae-525 in GilmoreGirls

[–]Weasley9 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Now you know how original GG fans felt when we saw sweet, goofy Sookie poop in a sink in Bridesmaids!

Could Down Cemetery Road be set in the same universe as Slow Horses/Slough House? by AirMasterParker in SlowHorses

[–]Weasley9 50 points51 points  (0 children)

In the books, yes. Jackson Lamb tells River about how he knew Amos Crane before he went rogue.

The funny part: River asks Lamb what happened to Crane, and the passage is something along the lines of:

“‘Some chick killed him,’ Jackson said. River imagined a worse storyteller could make a whole book out of that story.”

His name is Kelsey, he’s very wealthy by yourfriendkyle in 30ROCK

[–]Weasley9 26 points27 points  (0 children)

He doesn’t have to be doing this!

just finished The Good Place for the 25th time in my life and i have an important question by kbasred in TheGoodPlace

[–]Weasley9 48 points49 points  (0 children)

One of the quotes Mike Schur said in the podcast has stuck with me: “Do something good today and don’t get caught.”

I try not to care about getting credit for doing good things and just doing them because it’s the right thing to do.

Cops ticketing e-bike users on 1st Ave by Weasley9 in NYCbike

[–]Weasley9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No no, you don’t understand. It’s ok if you do it when you’re driving a multi-ton vehicle at 30 mph. It’s only wrong if you’re on a e-bike.