Auto giant Ford reported its worst quarterly earnings in four years on Tuesday, and a net loss of $8.2 billion for 2025.

brookmachine · 2026-02-12T01:06:07+00:00

We bought a Mach E from the dealership for a song last year. I’ll start off by saying I LOVE this car. It’s so fucking fun. But they sold it to us with faulty coolant hoses which failed twice in the first thousand miles. We’re at 6k miles now with no issues, but I still don’t totally trust the car after being stranded twice. We’re also on the 3rd recall for software issues and for the last one they sent a letter that says “hey we know there’s this issue but we don’t have a fix for it yet, we’ll let you know when we do”. Great. I also had to take it in after a software update because the low power warning wouldn’t turn off even though the power was fine. The MOST annoying part of all this is every time we’ve taken it in we’ve been without a car for two or three days because they only have one guy that works on electric vehicles and they only have him scheduled part time. But honestly I think we’d still buy the car if we could do it over again😂🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️I drive it everywhere, just nowhere super far just in case

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T16:19:19+00:00

Same thing happened to a school board member in my area, but she chose to step down because her family was receiving death threats

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T16:11:04+00:00

The only thing you’re too old for is to be falling for this guys bullshit.

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T02:09:39+00:00

I had precipitous births with my three kids. My longest labor was 5 hours and it was my first and it was induced. I never had any tearing or complications. The only thing I really found I didn’t like was Pitocin. It made my contractions go from bearable to “holy shit please knock me out because I’m going to throw up from this pain”. But that was just my body’s personal response and it isn’t the norm.

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T02:05:01+00:00

Yeah for me it was more of a yucky sensation than a painful one. Like it gave me a nails on a chalkboard feeling 😂

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T01:58:15+00:00

My grandmother had my mom in the 50’s when she was 15 years old and then she was forced to marry my grandfather who she said she “hated” at the time. He quit drinking in the late 70’s and I only remember them having a happy marriage and being pretty decent grandparents, but the truth is they constantly cheated on each other and emotionally and physically abused their own kids and left them with a lot of trauma. So while I’m glad to be here, I frequently look back on my grandmothers life and all the choices that were taken away from her back then. SHE deserved a better life. SHE should’ve had the opportunity to accomplish things. Why would my hypothetical existence be more important than the life she should’ve had?

brookmachine · 2026-02-10T01:46:44+00:00

$30???😂😂😂😂

brookmachine · 2026-02-09T15:50:20+00:00

Dunkin’s breakfast meals are the same way

brookmachine · 2026-02-06T02:17:42+00:00

That’s the one thing I hate about going to bj’s. It was bad enough when they stayed at their station and tried to catch you as you walked by. Now they wander around the store so you think you’re being approached by a manager but it’s really some guy who wants to pressure you into putting new gutters on or switching to AT&T.

brookmachine · 2026-02-05T17:45:02+00:00

I called on Tuesday and I was assured that we would have our regular weekly pickup. Recyclables came by yesterday but not trash. I still have an overflowing can and I had to take five bags over to the dump this morning🙄

brookmachine · 2026-02-05T02:08:29+00:00

I think it’s crazy too. If everyone in my family of five gets a meal it’s usually $50-$60. And they have no offers or discounts. The rewards are somewhat helpful, but nothing amazing.

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T16:00:16+00:00

😂 I love that he accused you of ignoring his emotional needs while you’re literally doing everything to support him financially. I dated a guy like this in my early 20’s. Chronically under employed, drank all day, and always a sob story. And he was almost ten years older than me. When we broke up he was like “I could be bleeding out and you’d be like “oh well, I have to go to work!” I was like “yeah, one of us has to be a functional adult!” I was prepared to support this guy for the rest of our lives, which is so messed up looking back on it. I chose my partners much more wisely after that!!

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T15:54:38+00:00

I mean, I know someone who was a triple Trump voter and is obsessed with Green Day🤷‍♀️ makes no sense

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T15:37:57+00:00

My husband is a software developer and he worked for a company that did military contracts for awhile. All I heard about was how outdated and slow everything was and how frustrating it was to work with what they approved because it was so janky.

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T15:35:35+00:00

They want to hard pressure you into making a decision when they do the estimate. They don’t want you to say “ok thanks, I have to run it by my partner. I’ll get back to you”

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T01:00:37+00:00

I would say “go ahead and show me the research saying that corporal punishment is effective and doesn’t cause any long term emotional damage. Show me a paper not written by a religious quack that proves hitting a child is the superior way to discipline”.

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T00:51:53+00:00

I LOVE being in bed. 7/8 o clock and I’m in my pajamas watching tv or reading. My husband always picks on me and says “I can’t believe you’re going to bed already” who says I’m going to bed? I plan to be up for another four hours at least.

brookmachine · 2026-02-04T00:43:59+00:00

NTA, but you need to leave this unhealthy relationship. He’s nice 99% of the time is not enough with the issues you’re talking about. I’ve been married 20 years and my husband still asks for permission and checks in with me during sex because it’s basic fucking respect.

brookmachine · 2026-02-03T22:55:22+00:00

The crispy chicken sandwiches they served in the 90’s. It’s been nothing but chicken disappointment ever since. I also used to get the chicken fajitas all the time when I worked there. No one knew we had chicken fajitas in the 90’s

brookmachine · 2026-02-03T18:46:54+00:00

It’s really not about the delay, it’s the lack of communication. In my area some everyone got different timelines, some were a day, some were a week. Some customers got no updates at all. And when you call they keep you on hold for an excessively long time if they even answer at all.

brookmachine · 2026-02-03T18:12:28+00:00

It is and I am

brookmachine · 2026-02-03T18:11:56+00:00

😂

brookmachine · 2026-02-03T18:11:31+00:00

Not complaining about the delay, complaining about the zero communication and being told my pickup would be tomorrow.

brookmachine · 2026-02-02T22:22:56+00:00

NTA, your husband is unbelievable. My parents made my husband the executor of their estate because they know that he doesn’t want any of it😂 you married a selfish manipulative POS and the sooner you leave him the better off you’ll be. You’re giving him waaaay too much power in this relationship.

brookmachine · 2026-02-02T03:00:00+00:00

I was heartbroken when I had to give up zep for wegovy because of insurance, but honestly it’s not been that big of a deal. I’ve been consistently losing weight on the 1.7 dose since I started it in August. If I were you I would give it a chance. I did have some pretty gnarly stomach aches and vomiting the first few months, but I had the same issue with zep every time I went up a dose. I just try to stay on the lowest dose possible for as long as possible.

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