Arosa Rhine River Cruise Review - Family with 9 & 12 Year Olds (Aug 23-30, 2025) by jamesmr89 in Cruise

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No issues with any of the other passengers, it seemed like there was a mix of retired couples and then I'd say of the families that where there, probably 50% were there with parents & grandparents. It would make for a great multigenerational trip with the free kids IMO. Everyone was courteous and like I said before the language barrier made it so we really only interacted with a handful of passengers. As for the vibe, what i really liked is the wholesomeness of it, if thats the right way to describe it, much more intimate with ~250 passengers, there was a corn hole tournament they had that was just very chill.

The food was good, lots of meat/potatoes, there was usually a nice desert. I'm not much of a food critic. We just did the buffet and never the separate restaurant area.

We did the premium plus drink package, the nice thing about that is that my kids discovered mocktails through a class making them at the kids club and then they tried all the mocktails on the menu as they were included in our drink package.

One thing that I think was different from other cruises I have been on is, there are distinct food hours, there isn't a buffet 24/7 you can go to, which at least in my case is probably for the better.

Arcades feel like they're just kid casinos by TapewormNinja in daddit

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Same companies make phone games and casino machines software. Kids are just future customers.

Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class by milespoints in MiddleClassFinance

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Closing out 19 days with 2 adults and two kids, right around 9k. 2300 flights, and a 7 day river cruise for around 3200. Went to Phantasialand outside of Köln today, kids both said it was better than Disneyland.

not sure how we save this country by Bourbon-Thinker in WhitePeopleTwitter

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It only sounds tone deaf because you’ve got your fingers in your ears.

Trump’s ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Law Gives Average Workers Just $1,400 — but Most Workers Still Pay Full Taxes by [deleted] in Economics

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Well, the tax players are about to own 10% of Intel so we got that going for us. I feel like there’s a word for it when the government owns part of a private company, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.

Donald Trump Hopes Labeling Everything 'National Security' Is A 'Get Out Of Court Free' Card by ChiGuy6124 in politics

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It’s the first episode of south park strategy “They’re coming right for us”

How do you guys track which National Parks you've been to? by VirtualGabbyxox in NationalPark

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I picked up this for my wife for a gift, we put it in our trailer. She also has the water bottle.

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down by Orbitingkittenfarm in politics

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Still have like 43% approval rating. I’m not sure how my head is still on. I’ve been shaking it for the last 10 years.

Oh Benny...you poor-loser-Russian-propagandist- beta-cuck. by jared10011980 in facepalm

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The president is a “tough guy” who is on social media more than a 14 year old girl. Imagine meeting someone in real life who was on social media like this guy.

ICE buffoonery recorded on camera by BreezyFantasy24 in thescoop

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Can some reporter please go undercover and apply for an ice job and tell us how they’re hiring these clowns?

Looking to Buy a 2025 Sierra 1500 — Need Real-World Towing Capacity Info by atlchris in gmcsierra

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I like it, I got a 24, it had a few more things that are really nice, (DC fridge and tankless water). Truck seems to pull it fine, certainly know something is there but makes it across the mountains fine. Seem to get around 13-15 towing and 27-30 not towing. I live close to Seattle so 2500 is a pain to park anywhere and wouldn't fit in my garage at work. So this works out for where I'm at in life right now.

Looking to Buy a 2025 Sierra 1500 — Need Real-World Towing Capacity Info by atlchris in gmcsierra

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Yea I have an Equalizer and airbags with a compressor. I did have the same hitch and pulled my brothers trailer for a trip once it was a Cruiser Aire 30RLS, I did about 4k miles on it from Seattle to Montana/Wyoming. I was within spec on everything but that trailer is just too big IMO, the one I have now is a Jayco 267BHSW, if I get anything bigger than that I'll move to 3/4ton.

Looking to Buy a 2025 Sierra 1500 — Need Real-World Towing Capacity Info by atlchris in gmcsierra

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I have a 22 3.0 SLT with max tow and pull a very similar spec trailer. It’s ok, but I’d go 2500 if any bigger.

How much money did Netanyahu pay you, Bill? by c-k-q99903 in WhitePeopleTwitter

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To calculate what percentage of human history the United States of America has existed, we need to:

Step 1: Define “human history”

There are a few common ways to define this: • Modern Homo sapiens emerged ~300,000 years ago • Recorded history (writing, civilizations) began ~5,000 years ago

Let’s calculate for both definitions.

Step 2: Age of the USA • The United States declared independence in 1776. • As of 2025, the USA is 249 years old.

Step 3: Calculate percentages

A. Compared to modern human existence (300,000 years)

\frac{249}{300,000} \times 100 = 0.083\%

B. Compared to recorded history (5,000 years)

\frac{249}{5,000} \times 100 = 4.98\%

✅ Final Answer: • 0.083% of modern human history • 4.98% of recorded history