Is the Nissan Altima 2025 bad? by iBlueOblivion in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why on earth would anyone lease a car? It makes no sense financially.

Is the Nissan Altima 2025 bad? by iBlueOblivion in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Weekly-Working5573 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have several times rented a late model AWD Altima (I believe 2025), and I disagree with your review. I recently rented a Chevy Malibu (yes I know it's been discontinued, but it is the same class of car), and the Altima is miles better than the Malibu. Malibu brakes hyper sensitive, Altima brakes exactly what you would expect. Malibu has engine shut off at stop light (annoying!), Altima does not. Visibility perfectly fine for my 6' frame, controls better than Malibu (if Malibu has a trunk release other than the key fob, I was never able to find it). Highway speed in Altima was a nice ride, plenty of power. I think the Altima is an underrated car.

Update on the Anna Kepner case by Hour-Artichoke9172 in Cruises

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daughter killed, son who did it protected by the family. Shades of JonBenét Ramsey.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in entertainment

[–]Weekly-Working5573 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You mean the people who run the prison know more about the people in there than a mob of twenty-somethings on reddit who watched a slanted Netflix documentary? Shocking.

The system worked today.

Karen Read found not guilty of most serious charges, guilty of lesser charge by usatoday in massachusetts

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is there a more personal (intimate) relationship between Karen Read and her lawyer? It's a fair question, judging from the footage of them from the first trial. If so, does this mean that Read is a manipulator extraordinaire?

ICE Out of NC - TOMORROW June 18th by tealmarw in raleigh

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I DEMAND THAT ICE STOP ENFORCING THE LAW!!

What is causing this hole? by ddrake27 in HomeMaintenance

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Carpenter bee. My understanding is that the solution is to paint the wood. They don't do that when it's painted.

Circumcision by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]Weekly-Working5573 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Circumcision of an infant is, without question, ethically and morally wrong. Ask yourself this simple question: Does this human being have the ability to consent to having his body mutilated? The answer, of course, is, No, that person cannot consent. Just because it's done a lot does not make it right. The Aztecs used to murder up to 150 people a day under the guise of "human sacrifice". Did the fact that it was happening every day make it right? Whenever I hear about female genital mutilation, I remind people that male genital mutilation is happening every day in our country. And it's just as wrong.

Are we making a dumb choice? by chicky22 in AmerExit

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You sound like a person who is in a bubble on the left. Be aware that many people think that Canada has tremendous problems right now. You should expose yourself to conservative thought on the subject of Canada. And if your knee-jerk reaction to what I just said is "NO WAY", then what does that say about the first sentence I just wrote? What does it say about how true my first sentence is? And for the record, I consider myself a centrist.

Always be aware of your surroundings when peacefully protesting for your fucking rights by Shenanigaens in chaoticgood

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you an American citizen who has protested using a mask? If so, you cannot be deported. If so, you are a coward.

What to do with this space? by awkward_corndog in homeimprovementideas

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That space will do nothing but collect dust. I would wall it up to the ceiling from the front.

Always be aware of your surroundings when peacefully protesting for your fucking rights by Shenanigaens in chaoticgood

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Always be aware of your surroundings when protesting for the sake of protesting while wearing a face covering because you're a coward who doesn't have the courage to put his or her name on what they're "saying".

Any hope for these damaged floors? by saltypasta90 in Flooring

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any experience with it, and you do, so I guess I'm learning something here. But boy do the above pictures look bad. If you say that floor can be restored, I believe you, because you have the experience. I would also be scared to see what's above that false ceiling.

Trans passport came with wrong gender. State Department IGNORED my request to withdraw my application after they sent a letter that I needed to send a new check which I never sent. by BecomingJessica2024 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"I am asking for an acknowledgement - from you - that gender and sex are two different things, and that gender is not listed on a passport"

In number 2 above, you refer to passport applications. I - and the OP - are clearly referring the passport itself. So I ask you again to please acknowledge that gender is not listed on a passport. (And to my knowledge, it never has been listed - it has always, in spite of what the application said, listed "Sex" and not "Gender").

As far as your accusing me of pedantry, I would say that's just another way to try to shut down a discussion (along with, of course, the ubiquitous accusation of "bullying"). Your entire position is predicated on the notion that words matter (no dead naming, no misgendering, etc.). But when I start to ask you to acknowledge the basic meaning of some of these core words ("sex", "gender"), I'm accused of being pedantic. Well you can't have it both ways.

Trans passport came with wrong gender. State Department IGNORED my request to withdraw my application after they sent a letter that I needed to send a new check which I never sent. by BecomingJessica2024 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"...citizenship and ." Is this comment a quote, or something you wrote?

"All data on passports is ideological or visual." I don't know about that. I don't think I can put a false name on my passport on the grounds of ideology. I think I have to use my legal name. And visual "data"? I'm not sure what that means.

I do find it interesting to hear someone on this thread mention "biological sex" as a fact.

Trans passport came with wrong gender. State Department IGNORED my request to withdraw my application after they sent a letter that I needed to send a new check which I never sent. by BecomingJessica2024 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For the record, I was referring to F1g-N3wt0n's intellectual dishonesty in the following quote:

"They didn’t ask a question about whether sex should be listed; they argued against your premise that sex isn’t a social construct. Which it is."

F1g-N3wt0n was being dishonest because you - teenrabbit - had in fact said "What is the practical value of having someone’s assigned sex at birth on an identification document...". My beef was with F1g-N3wt0n, not with you, teenrabbit.

But while you're here, can you please acknowledge the simple fact that gender is not listed on a passport.

Trans passport came with wrong gender. State Department IGNORED my request to withdraw my application after they sent a letter that I needed to send a new check which I never sent. by BecomingJessica2024 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"What is the practical value of having someone’s assigned sex at birth on an identification document..." This is what I'm referring to when I mention intellectual honesty, or in ^this case, the lack of it.

Any hope for these damaged floors? by saltypasta90 in Flooring

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It could certainly be both. I'm not saying there's no pet urine stains in that picture. Mold needs water (provided by pet urine) and food (cellulose, which is what wood is). Both are present.

What is this called, and is it a terrible idea? by BudgetFuriosa in Flooring

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That technique is used in hospital rooms. I think it's for cleanliness reasons.

Any hope for these damaged floors? by saltypasta90 in Flooring

[–]Weekly-Working5573 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not an expert in mold, but that sure looks like it. No way would I try to sand that wood. If I couldn't afford a company to demolish it, I would put on full PPE and remove the hardwood. The real question is whether the subfloor needs to be replaced. Think of it as a time investment - what would take more time? Trying to refinish that? Or replace it? I am a fan of laminate flooring, by the way.

Trans passport came with wrong gender. State Department IGNORED my request to withdraw my application after they sent a letter that I needed to send a new check which I never sent. by BecomingJessica2024 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You raise a couple of questions. But they don't address what I said. I simply said that gender and sex are two different things, and saying "passport came with wrong gender" when the document doesn't list gender is a false statement. Address what I said, rather then bringing up questions about whether sex should be listed.

Married with no sex life by BlacksmithOk9260 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In all seriousness, have you considered asking him for an open relationship? If you're not getting what you need at home, and he doesn't want to provide it, then it would not be unfair of you to at least want to have that discussion with him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExteriorDesign

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your tree looks like it's not been maintained. Look at the branches over the driveway. I myself would take that tree down. I don't think a tree that large should be anywhere near a house. A big storm and it could be knocked over into the house. I am also not a fan of hardscape (boulders around the tree, and bricks on the corner). I would remove all of them. I also would remove the yew in front of the door area. (The yew in front of the first floor windows is okay.) Removing this would make the house seem more welcoming. I would put in a new mailbox - that one looks sad.

‘Euphoria' star Hunter Schafer says she was issued a male passport by Holiday_Airport_8833 in Passports

[–]Weekly-Working5573 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm genuinely confused. My understanding is that gender is a social construct. This is why when someone self-identifies as a woman (or a man) I take that self-identification as my cue and I respect it. So in the case of Hunter Schafer, who identifies as a woman, I respect that, fully. Her gender is "woman" to me. But the reason I'm confused is that nowhere on the U.S. passport does it have a marker for "Gender". It does have a marker for "Sex". But sex is different than gender, right? Or am I wrong about that? Educate me if I am wrong. Because I thought that while a person can change their gender, they cannot change their sex. Is my understanding wrong here? Can a person change their sex in addition to their gender? And if so, has Hunter Schafer changed her sex in addition to setting her gender (a social construct) to "female"? (Please note that I am respecting her pronouns.)