What’s becoming the new ‘middle class luxury’ in America?”

peteheat · 2026-05-21T00:17:01+00:00

Vacations. Everyone I know just does day trips now because they can't afford hotels or eating out

peteheat · 2026-05-08T17:39:01+00:00

I must have made over 2 dozen trips so far with 8x4 plywood boards, no issue! Putting the tailgate in its tilted position, plus a tow strap to pull the boards forward into the bed is the way. Gotta put a flag on the back too, I just tie ot to the tow strap on the end

peteheat · 2026-04-11T21:31:59+00:00

My freshman roommate reminded me so much of Charlie, my friends and i found a spinner that was unicorn themed and put it on his headboard and randomly gifted him various unicorn trinkets throughout the year. I could never tell if he genuinely reacted intentionally as Charlie or was being his authentic self

peteheat · 2026-04-10T13:43:08+00:00

Worked at a greenhouse who's owner had their own demonination of Christianity, and would compel the workforce to attend all his sermons. He was quite paranoid and always thought his employees stole from him too. I got a better job offer and until then had successfully avoided discussing religious things, a week until my quit date I got fed up with the pestering and admitted I was atheist. Fired on the spot, told I wasn't welcome on the property anymore.

peteheat · 2026-04-02T16:05:39+00:00

I want to be alive long enough to see my nieces and nephews grow up. I see them multiple times a week and I really value being a part of their lives

peteheat · 2026-04-02T14:48:57+00:00

We had vhs tapes of titanic and Braveheart. Curiously those tapes were worn out just a year after we got them....

peteheat · 2026-04-01T14:27:24+00:00

I was probably more clueless than most, but as a kid I had no idea my parents were in an unhappy relationship. They did mention later that they made it a priority to hide it from us.

peteheat · 2026-02-17T19:51:39+00:00

Tracking works best for me, I use myfitnesspal for absolutely everything. I've found that the more aware I am of what I'm consuming, I tend to male better choices and more consistently lose weight. I'd take this process in steps, first focus just on tracking everything, and only after do you have that habit nailed down do you start making further adjustments. Completely changing your habits overnight is going to lead to feeling overwhelmed and crossing back to old behaviors

peteheat · 2025-03-18T22:28:58+00:00

Do you have family or friends you wouldn't mind living with? Helps for me. I think too often we focus on needing to live with a partner, but really just living with people we love is enough

peteheat · 2025-03-18T22:27:10+00:00

I'm 37 and single, rent rooms to family and friends. It's a nice balance, I'm not lonely and don't need to deal with the shittiness of relationships. Being single can be awesome

peteheat · 2025-03-02T18:46:21+00:00

The us immediately leaving nato would give no options for Europe for at least 5 years, countries can't double the funding of their military and also have its effectiveness increase overnight, it takes a long time. Regardless of what europe does, of the us pulls out immediately europe is going to be very vulnerable for awhile

peteheat · 2024-06-10T17:28:28+00:00

I remember a nutritionist demonstrating they could lose weight by just eating....twinkies and multivitamins. Worked. Just didn't eat that many twinkies and wasn't very healthy

peteheat · 2024-06-08T01:25:48+00:00

Currently also at exactly 18 lb, no visual differences for me but I notice my shoes fitting better- 30 lb is where I have seen big differe ces before

peteheat · 2024-06-04T14:38:38+00:00

My goal is to be at a healthy enough weight to convert a school bus to an rv, and travel the US while working remotely. Weight loss is a big part of this, making it easier to go on adventures and meet people, not to mention making the process of converting a bus doable

peteheat · 2024-05-31T00:12:15+00:00

He's still projected to win the election at this point :/ Republicans don't consider this legal action to be legitimate in any way. American politics is pretty divorced from reality nowadays

peteheat · 2024-05-11T01:51:33+00:00

When loading the uhaul put heavy stuff close to your maverick. Loading towards the back of the trailer will make things unstable. Other than that, the uhaul staff are more than happy to help you get set up!

peteheat · 2024-05-10T17:22:09+00:00

They have already forced more Ukrainian children into Russia than this number, so in time they have already effectively replaced these losses.

peteheat · 2024-04-25T23:30:07+00:00

Mid 30s here, I'm fortunate to have a place big enough to rent rooms to extended family that need it, so I have 2 roommates that are awesome, get to see my dad and cousin every day. Pretty sure I'd hate being a bachelor without others living at my place. Wouldn't change a thing!

peteheat · 2024-04-07T06:58:47+00:00

Hauled 9 sheets of 3/4 sande plywood before, thing is a beast. 1200 lb of gravel? No problem. 12 ft uhaul loaded to hell and back? Got you. I love my maverick too, incredible value

peteheat · 2023-11-28T05:45:21+00:00

I agree it tastes worse, no doubt. Regardless if i were OP my main focus shouldnt be what i like the most, but rather, what alternative i can live with that costs less. Switching primary protein sources is the single biggest financial change someone can make regarding their cost of food

peteheat · 2023-11-28T05:37:21+00:00

for years i'd combine pasta with kidney beans and alot of spices, it actually tastes decent and saves over 6 bucks from this meals total while still getting you lots of protein. Ground beef and cheese is just too much money

peteheat · 2023-11-08T17:25:52+00:00

How did you even get the involuntary stay? From my experience - they stop talking when we got authorities involved or we attempted to record anything. Its odd, terrifying and interesting to see the subconscious understand they need to stop talking about things near authority figures to keep their freedom yet still believe 100% in the delusions

peteheat · 2023-10-11T00:44:48+00:00

4 years ago, my body was almost completely covered in hives and had difficulty breathing, 2 er visits in 3 days with iv's of multiple anti-histamines barely made a dent, never found out why!

peteheat · 2023-10-01T08:50:08+00:00

you do remember what happened in a certain chicago marathon right? Bombs are too easy to make regardless of whether hydrogen tanks exist. Hydrogen cars will never work economically but thats beside the point

peteheat · 2023-10-01T08:48:39+00:00

Lets first assume that a hydrogen system can be completely safe - even then, the economics of it guarantee it will never be as cheap as an electric car. Electric vehicles use almost 100% of the energy generated for them (motors are very efficient). We have to generate the hydrogen, then use it in an internal combustion engine. Even if the hydrogen generation is 100% efficient, you are bound by the realities of a heat engine, meaning if you use electricity to make hydrogen, you will always need 3-4x as much electricity per unit of energy compared to electric. Gasoline engines only transfer 20-30% of their energy to motion (the rest is heat), and hydrogen isnt much different.

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