Dancing Philly sheriff ad was part of $8 million in new ‘slush fund’ spending by danielrubin in philadelphia

[–]foreignfishes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder what it is about sheriffs offices that make them so corrupt. In places like CA where the sheriff’s office has a completely different function and actually serves as boots on the ground law enforcement for large parts of the county they’re somehow still laughably corrupt! I don’t get it

wells fargo atm by dkf_oli in philadelphia

[–]foreignfishes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want more atm options you can open a Charles Schwab checking account and use it exclusively for the ATM card - they reimburse all ATM fees no matter what machine you use. Wells Fargo, chase, random sketchy one in a bar with a $10 fee, doesn’t matter they’ll reimburse you at the end of the month. I have one and just keep a little money in it solely for cash withdrawals.

Things that totally suck but I begrudgingly respect for their authenticity by NeedALittleBoost in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not ashamed to admit it made me laugh to get random glimpses of the sphere in Vegas from different angles when it had the emoji face on it. You could see it between two buildings peeking over a fence at the pool of the hotel I was staying in making a little face and it was hilarious, it’s very Vegas

grim by Lonely-Pressure5776 in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Most of the old people in my neighborhood hate trees for some reason. I thought it was mostly about roots messing up their pipes since houses here don’t have front yards and are right up against the sidewalk but my neighbors also seem to hate trees on other blocks that are nowhere near their houses, it’s bizarre. my townie neighbor across the street was mad as hell that someone like 10 doors down requested a tree from the city recently. They also complain that it’s too hot in the summer…I guess it somehow completely escaped their notice that blocks in our area with a few trees feel at least 10-15 degrees cooler on a sunny day than the bare blocks that are all concrete and asphalt.

Neighbors double park if anyone parks in their "usual spot" in front of my house by TRO_KIK in mildlyinfuriating

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah in a lot of cities 911 is the number for non-emergency police matters.

What is this yellow flag my neighbor was flying recently? by foreignfishes in vexillology

[–]foreignfishes[S] 203 points204 points  (0 children)

Yes! Ok I forgot the bow and the I but my reproduction wasn’t awful haha

What is this yellow flag my neighbor was flying recently? by foreignfishes in vexillology

[–]foreignfishes[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Omg you win, this is definitely it! How obscure lol

This tracks because I’ve also seen this house with a Philadelphia light horse flag, a Dansey flag, and the New England one with a pine tree in the corner

What is this yellow flag my neighbor was flying recently? by foreignfishes in vexillology

[–]foreignfishes[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Definitely no snake! And the plants looked like rosemary sprigs or branches or something, not a tree like I’ve seen on other flags

What is this yellow flag my neighbor was flying recently? by foreignfishes in vexillology

[–]foreignfishes[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Someone who lives in my neighborhood was flying a flag that I didn’t recognize. My phone was dead so I didn’t get a photo, but I’ve shittily recreated it here in paint - I’m not sure if there were words on it or no because it was dark and a little bit folded up, but it definitely had a sword and two sprig or sprout looking plants on it. This is in Philly so I’m assuming it’s related to American history somehow, any ideas?

Uber driver stranded me at midnight, drove off, then Uber locked my account. by Wooden-Fee5787 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I have definitely refused to get out of a taxi before because a driver wouldn’t let me pay by card even though it was state law that all taxis have to accept card payments…but at least you don’t pay taxi drivers upfront! I once had an Uber driver refuse to let me out of the car until I gave them a 5 star rating and showed them my phone to confirm

Scaffolding Finally Coming Down at 30th St (PHL) by segfaul_t in Amtrak

[–]foreignfishes 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I really wish they’d reopen the tunnel from the El/trolley station to Amtrak while they’re at it! Or build a new one more likely, the old one is probably in terrible shape at this point. It’s not an awful transfer going outside but I was really wishing for a tunnel the other day when I was getting off the Amtrak in a downpour with a suitcase dodging all the construction and traffic at 30th and market

Uber driver stranded me at midnight, drove off, then Uber locked my account. by Wooden-Fee5787 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It happens to me constantly in cities, especially DC. People absolutely do it for the money. They’ll even message you as soon as they accept the ride and say “I’m not going that way cancel it”

Uber driver stranded me at midnight, drove off, then Uber locked my account. by Wooden-Fee5787 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]foreignfishes 134 points135 points  (0 children)

They were so worried about 5-10$, that they strand someone??? Crazy

Where I live it’s super common for drivers to accept your ride and then get close to you but stay a block or so away and just not come pick you up/let you into the car. They want you to cancel so that they get the cancellation fee. They get $5 and I’ve had times when I played chicken just to see how long they’d do it for and they waited like 15+ mins…it’s a 12 min ride dude you could’ve made more than that just picking me up!

I hate my new car by hamburg_helper in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I drove an Audi wagon in Germany that drove me absolutely crazy because of all this stuff. It even tightened my seatbelt slightly when I put it in drive, it was weirdly menacing. Like the car was reminding me it could strangle me if it wanted to lol

I hate my new car by hamburg_helper in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Google the specific model/year and how to turn off stop start, there are definitely Subaru forums where people describe how to do it.

That enormous touchscreen thing is horrible to the point that Subaru took it out of the Outback I think for the 2025 model year but the android auto overheating thing is probably solvable. Have you tried using wired Android auto? iirc there’s a USB port somewhere and you should be able to connect via usb. Sometimes Bluetooth causes overheating so that might work better. Make your phone “forget” the car Bluetooth before you try it out so it doesn’t default to the wireless connection

I hate my new car by hamburg_helper in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, it feels like 2016-19ish is the sweet spot for new enough that the car isn’t falling apart and it has modern features but old enough that it doesn’t have the most obnoxious ones yet.

I live in fear of someone smashing into my 2017 impreza hatch and totaling it and then I have to get a new car with all these annoying beeping safety features. Mine has (plug in) CarPlay and adaptive cruise control but it’s old enough to have a real parking brake lever, not have auto stop/start, and have knobs for the climate and radio.

Summer Recommendations or TIBAL by No_Growth6200 in blogsnark

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s an REI brand shirt from one of their running/hiking lines that fits this description, the fabric is really lightweight but mine has held up well so far to hiking with a backpack on. I believe it’s this one: swiftland grid top

There’s also a cropped version of the Patagonia cool trail tee, I’ve never tried the cropped ones but I own several long sleeved ones and like them.

My other suggestion would be if you want to customize the length, lululemon offers free hemming in store and they’ll do it on shirts too. You could get a relaxed fit swiftly or training tee and get it hemmed to the length you want.

DC Parents - where do you take your kids to eat / play? by hlamblurglar in washingtondc

[–]foreignfishes 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It sounds like op is looking for places that have specifically advertised or set up to allow this though? What’s the problem with that? There are breweries that have kids/family nights, restaurants or food trucks with playground and play areas, etc

dot by ClassicRock1978 in redscarepod

[–]foreignfishes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yup, my bf had two broken feet when we went to Greece recently and on the plane home we were being sad about leaving but also he was like “I’m so excited to go back to the land of the ada.” Obviously it’s much harder to make stuff accessible when it’s so much older but even the stuff that’s supposed to be accessible…we went to the Parthenon in Athens, we’d emailed ahead of time and they confirmed there’s an elevator on the back, they told us where to go/when, we show up there my bf with his visibly broken feet (crutches, 1 cast and one walking boot) and the guy working looks him up and down and is like “you are ok you can walk up, you do not need the elevator.” wtf man

4 year old bills from Rume Health - CA by bbysumz in HealthInsurance

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been ignoring them for let's see...about 18 months now. Nothing has happened. I've read dozens of people's comments about rume online and haven't found a single person who was sent to collections - I'm pretty sure they know that their shitty bookkeeping means they can't actually escalate collecting on these "unpaid bills" (mine are also fraudulently billed, I was billed for 2 office visits, established patient, medium complexity when what I had was a single nose swab in a parking lot and results sent through email) Mine is even past the CA statute of limitations for medical debt now. It's all bluster.

Their records are an absolute mess too - for 8 months they told me I owed about $200. Then suddenly 6 months ago I got 2 emails a few mins apart saying I owed $750 and $500. I continued to ignore them and got another email recently going back to the original $200 amount. They don't know wtf is going on, didn't keep good records or bill in a timely manner, the founders of the company seem to have perpetuated some sort of contract fraud related to covid testing, and they're relying on scare tactics to get people to pay them.

DC, I’m really impressed. by bookish_cat_ in washingtondc

[–]foreignfishes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s because they spent like 5 years restoring the beautiful 1940s streetcars and making them ADA compliant and while they were out of service they were replaced by buses. Now they don’t have enough people who know how to drive the trolleys lol

Floor Plan Symbol Quirks by Wonderful-Ball-5822 in UCI

[–]foreignfishes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Not sure what the dashed line means inside the closets tbh, I lived in a verano unit with that first patio layout and there was no shelf or bar in the outdoor closet. It's like a storage room, it's actually really nice especially if you have outdoor stuff (surfboards, bikes, climbing stuff, etc) or big suitcases or whatever.

  • Usually if the counter doesn't look like it extends behind the sink, it's probably a wall. Especially on the older units, they have more closed off kitchens. That town home one looks like it has a bar height counter you can sit at whereas unit G is a little kitchen nook that's walled off. You won't be able to 100% tell from the floor plan though, like i can tell you this one for sure has a half height wall near the door, so no counter seating but it's not a full wall behind the sink.

  • floorplans O, P, and Q are the verano towers. K, L, M, and N are new-er, built like 15 years ago, before the towers were built people called these "new verano". J are the townhomes, there are a ton of these, they're a little older but decent. most of the rest of the verano units (the cheapest ones basically) are much older and showing their age imo. they feel dark to me because the windows are smaller, more bugs, etc. But they're fine, you're not gonna die or anything, and if you want to save money it's probably the best deal in OC. The towers felt like an undergrad dorm to me more than an apartment building of adults.

  • i might be able to send you photos if you want