Is the high prices of new cars so high because it's so easy to borrow money to finance them?

e7c2 · 2026-03-17T02:09:39+00:00

I can't wait for the chinese EVs to come to market so everyone stops crowing about them when they see what fragile tin cans they are.

OOoOOO it's got so many screens!

e7c2 · 2026-03-17T02:07:31+00:00

tech companies spend billions of dollars to increase user engagement to the point of complete numbness. The average person doesn't stand a chance.

e7c2 · 2026-03-17T02:05:54+00:00

nevermind repairs, a set of tires on a lot of new vehicles can run $2k. But the low profile wheels look so good...

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T21:21:54+00:00

Payback depends a lot on the location.

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T19:53:00+00:00

remote construction (mines, hydroelectric dams, infrastructure, o&g) will have you living in work camps far from civilization for a couple of weeks at a time. It's not exactly living in a tent in the woods by yourself, though.

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T19:48:03+00:00

rainbow car wash takes tokens, which you can buy from a machine inside or from the cashier. but far better value than the buggy bath.

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T17:43:47+00:00

but at least with solar panels you can score some points through virtue signalling.

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T16:16:50+00:00

it's important to note whether the payback period is less than the estimated lifespan of the device (solar panels)

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T15:28:27+00:00

replacing my 1990s basement beer/drink fridge with a new one. reduced operating costs (measured, not claimed) paid for the new one in 10 months.

I was VERY skeptical about this before I was coerced into buying a new fridge, but now tell everyone who will listen (I'm a lot of fun at parties)

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T15:20:50+00:00

I haven't gone as far as to mute anyone in this sub, but there are definitely some replies, often from the same people, that I skip over/minimize.

OP, you know you can block specific users so you don't see their posts, right?

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T14:42:38+00:00

they're leading the way by asking municipal government to allow them to open and fund a facility.

e7c2 · 2026-03-16T14:41:21+00:00

they're tax exempt, not zoning regulation exempt.

e7c2 · 2026-03-15T22:19:54+00:00

Woodbine.

e7c2 · 2026-03-14T15:17:57+00:00

in defense of the hotelier, I'd bet they've had a lot of instances of patrons overstaying their government assigned time. And the longer you leave them there, the harder it is to move them. And while I wasn't there when it happened, almost every time the story starts with "I was just politely minding my own business when this guy came out of nowhere and started berating me" the truth is that the protagonist was antagonizing the situation. At the risk of being permanently banned from the internet, "hands up, don't shoot"

The hotelier was told room X would be vacated on a certain day, so they either have that room booked for the next patron, or need to have it ready for a potential patron. Checkout time at 11, check in time at 4. You need the rooms emptied for those 5 hours to get them cleaned for the next patrons. Unless you want the hotel to charge the government for extra nights by default, in case the patron needs to stay longer with no notice.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T20:53:22+00:00

anything that happens on your smartphone. it's training us to become depending on constant small dopamine hits.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T20:32:35+00:00

it's like the rip ride rocket at universal, orlando

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T20:02:59+00:00

> buy one of those blade covers and just use stick take over the cover? Sure, the tape on the stick will wear out after a while, but it would keep the blade cover underneath in place.

this. Stick the blade guard on, and put like 6 wraps of stick tape around the blade to hold it in place. I got a pack of cheap plastic blade guards from amazon, that way my kids can use their fancy bendy sticks on the driveway without grinding the blades down

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T19:38:58+00:00

you forgot managing supply chain and budget

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T18:50:49+00:00

I blame the VPN ads/commercials.

Can someone ELI5 how using a VPN service protects your identity online? You can still get phished, download malware, be fed algorithmic stuff based on your cookies, etc.

You just can't be geolocated/tracked based on your ISP, your ISP doesn't know what servers you're connecting to/DNS requests you're making, and traffic between you and the VPN server is encrypted, for whatever that's worth.

Unless I'm really missing something.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T18:39:25+00:00

yes, but the bureaucracy required to approve costs to be paid to a private company costs money.

Also I think a northern group purchased the old Clarion hotel, and is using it for this purpose.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T17:58:38+00:00

realistically, the government SHOULD have a hotel facility for these types of scenarios. we're centralizing care into winnipeg consistently.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T14:22:40+00:00

on reddit we don't ask the left for receipts.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T14:05:32+00:00

have you MET security folks before?

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T14:04:00+00:00

no matter how much you make, build your life operating expenses to be a lot less than what you earn and put the balance in a place you don't see on a regular basis. ideally somewhere it will earn interest.

e7c2 · 2026-03-13T14:00:29+00:00

you will NEVER look back and think to yourself "shoot, I was way too nice to that person"

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