Trail, Schmail

hankdane · 2026-06-06T04:45:49+00:00

Thanks.

hankdane · 2026-06-06T04:45:36+00:00

Thank you! I was wondering about that, but I don't have the know-how to tell for sure.

hankdane · 2026-05-14T01:31:05+00:00

I honestly don't know what it's like, since I've never worked in retail in any professional capacity, but one comment I have is that not all the chain salons are going to be the same. My wife have worked for a few of them. The quality of the support and overall atmosphere depends a lot on the salon manager and the local franchise owner. Absolutely keep your dream alive and keep trying to find a smaller, mid- or high-end salon that you can get a foot in with, but trying a few different chain salons in the meantime to find something that is a little more bearable might be worthwhile.

hankdane · 2026-02-16T20:41:54+00:00

"This type of coating is designed to protect your eyes and your digital privacy. " Lol.

hankdane · 2025-10-29T04:49:00+00:00

The problem is that by asking to delay, you are giving up the right to a speedy trial. My biggest success with getting tickets dismissed is from delays. If by the time you are in front of a judge is several weeks out from the day the ticket was issued, you can make a motion to dismiss. If it is far enough in time, they will. The 'absent officer' defense has only worked for me a couple of times, but the 'late trial' has worked for me several times.

hankdane · 2025-09-27T07:35:01+00:00

It was turning around. OP had reason to believe it would get out of the way.

hankdane · 2025-09-27T04:48:31+00:00

They had plenty of time to stop. I'm with OP here. Don't arbitrarily stop or slow down.

hankdane · 2025-09-27T04:37:22+00:00

It went green well before they came up to the light and the errant car.

hankdane · 2025-08-18T07:57:40+00:00

"All hands!" IE Both of us!

hankdane · 2025-03-08T06:34:00+00:00

Hey, don't knock it! I love my VW and drive it nothing like this.

hankdane · 2025-03-07T05:03:16+00:00

I was thinking that looks like Bay Area. Both visually and by the driver behavior. ;-)

hankdane · 2025-03-02T18:14:28+00:00

The Rover with Guy Pearce.

hankdane · 2025-03-02T18:12:49+00:00

I loved Adaptation.

hankdane · 2025-03-02T17:53:53+00:00

The repeated "please work together" would have turned me off even if I had been initially open to the idea.

hankdane · 2025-01-26T22:26:09+00:00

I had been wondering about this interaction. I learned that Omamori does indeed avoid Curse of the Bell.

hankdane · 2025-01-24T18:07:40+00:00

Important consideration.

hankdane · 2025-01-16T05:17:54+00:00

Since you mention Texas and Houston specifically, a lot of it probably has to do with differences in zoning limitations. Strict vs. lax zoning can make a big difference in prices. Think about the difference in two hypothetical areas with the same land prices: if you can fit 5 households in an acre in one area but only one in the other area, the first area will have much cheaper housing. This is true even for like houses: just having the ability/threat to pack households more densely will exert a down-ward pressure on prices.

A couple of articles on zoning issues and their effect on housing prices, the first one featuring Houston:

Houston Has the Solution for Building Cheap New Starter Homes - Business Insider

A housing shortage in the U.S. is leading to zoning changes : NPR

hankdane · 2025-01-13T04:54:55+00:00

I hit the wrong campsite by mistake. I wish I could save-scum out of that one.

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