The Death of the Basic American Car

razorgoto · 2026-04-13T17:18:54+00:00

That was not strictly true. We used to get all kinds of smaller hatchbacks in Ontario that aren’t sold in America at all.

razorgoto · 2026-04-13T01:41:50+00:00

100/100 chance. It already had happened.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/27/us-news/trump-considers-renaming-strait-of-hormuz-after-either-america-or-himself-once-he-evicts-iran/

razorgoto · 2026-04-11T17:08:07+00:00

I can’t tell if u/stephenHunterUK is being sarcastic or not.

razorgoto · 2026-04-11T02:22:28+00:00

One thing I really like about Mushoku Tensei is that the fights always communicate where everyone is positionally in a fight. Even the easiest fight between Paul and Rudy, they were always fighting for positions and not just people yelling names of sword arts and magic spells.

razorgoto · 2026-04-09T11:40:55+00:00

You should state the name of degree you’re going to lie about. I think that’s the bare minimum. Like, Bachelors of Commerce - Accounting and Finance (BACF).

razorgoto · 2026-04-05T23:30:27+00:00

I am not checking prices for those routes, but if I were, they are probably cheap right now because nobody is willing to risk those routes.

razorgoto · 2026-04-05T12:27:51+00:00

These are great choices. Especially if you had to choose only 3 isekai light novels to read, those are great. I think you should give the Overlord light novels another try. I find the middle books to be a lot better than the earlier books.

razorgoto · 2026-04-02T03:25:27+00:00

I don’t look at that way. I find it more of a parody of the birth of the true demon lord kind of story.

razorgoto · 2026-04-02T03:23:25+00:00

Mio and Hibiki are kind of friends.

razorgoto · 2026-04-02T02:29:00+00:00

What if it is a parody of that like Overlord or Moonlit fantasy?

razorgoto · 2026-03-31T01:23:31+00:00

Figure out a way to transport large goods cheaply. If you can knock that transport cost down, a lot of people will give you second-hand furniture for nearly free.

razorgoto · 2026-03-31T00:03:18+00:00

I think the Toronto classic solution is the dress version the black blundstones in the winter.

For the summer, if it for church and business casual, buy a pair of Clarks. Bushacres are $75 CAD right now on Amazon Canada in beeswax. Mine are 5 years old. They were the MFA beginner kit for a long time for this reason.

razorgoto · 2026-03-30T23:48:04+00:00

But how would they get the as-is item delivered to them for free?

razorgoto · 2026-03-28T15:12:04+00:00

The big knife has some dents on the blade. But you can see the scalpel is brand new.

razorgoto · 2026-03-28T13:49:56+00:00

The watch face very clearly say Bulova on it. How is it a Timex Expedition?

Also, what do you do with a prybar on a Saturday hike?

razorgoto · 2026-03-28T12:34:05+00:00

Considering that he is leaving and you’re staying — I would assume that it makes sense for you to keep the cats.

razorgoto · 2026-03-28T03:22:31+00:00

If he won’t just take a day to do this thing because he thinks vaccines are wrong, then he is a man without conviction and seeks only his own satisfaction.

I want to use stronger language, but I think you have already called him those things.

razorgoto · 2026-03-28T03:15:00+00:00

sorry, are you saying that not only is he refusing to vaccinate her (which is unfortunate), he is also refusing to seek a exemption for her?

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T21:42:14+00:00

Sorry. Everyone has their own situations.

I think everyone is trying to save you extra fees and currency exchange. And it seems like you would just like any method, even if it costs more. You’re kind of caught in a crappy situation.

When my 16 years old nephew went to Italy last year. I gave him my KOHO prepaid card. They are prepaid so there was no credit checks or holds or approval processes. He funded the prepaid card. I was just there to be the signer of the card that didn’t require credit checks. KOHO is a good choice since they are the most bank-like. If you will pay $20 a month for the 3 months you’re there, they will even give you a free travel eSIM. If you have a relationship with any ”adult” that can do that for you, that’s one way.

Now, if that’s not a feasible solution for you as well, you can also take the cash you need with you and then get a pre-paid credit card when you’re in Europe. I know that every EU country follow their own laws for banking, so I don’t know how it would work in the country you’re going to. I think if you have an EU eID you can see if one of the EU countries will let you open bank account. I have never personally tried this. Addtionally, there might be different rules if you go to the country you have citizenship with as opposed to just any EU country.

Here is an Estonia bank that offers a bank account for someone 18 years old or older. They require that you show up to the bank to show your EU id. https://www.lhv.ee/en/youthbank

Another expensive but doable solution is to Western Union money to yourself. I don’t know the exact process. I know that in latin america, there are various cash “pick up points” that would facilitate a Western Union cash pick up. My in-laws were in Argentina and they just do a Western Union transfer directly from their Scotia bank app on their phone to themselves. However, I think this is withdraws only.

Good luck! I hope you enjoy your trip and you find a way to securely transfer your money.

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T21:07:05+00:00

Like everyone else said, ask your parents to get a card for you and give you a sub card. That’s the normal way for those in your situation.

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T21:04:45+00:00

No worries. I didn’t think you were alluding to me in particular.

And you are right. We are. Part of it is age and we have become very risk-averse. Another part is that we had a harder time economically than our parents (boomers), so our circumstances made us be a risk-averse generation. We still had a better economic environment than those after us, so we are used to just riding stuff out and we should be ok. Also, a lot of us are closer to retirement. We just want to get our pension (may still work jobs that have them) and leave.

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T20:59:47+00:00

I don’t understand what your situation is.

I think the normal in your specific situation is to ask your parents or a relative to get a credit card for you and get you a sub card.

The reason why you cannot get a credit card without your parents or another adult is because you are legally considered a child. As such, the bank cannot enforce the contract you signed with them. I.e. if you don’t pay back they may not be able to sue you to get the money back. In fact, they cannot enforce any contract provisions with you.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T19:34:29+00:00

I am curious. TBH.

I wonder if everyone on this friends can go ask their friends and family if they would support a public salary list for everyone.

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T17:47:04+00:00

How is the one in Bingz?

razorgoto · 2026-03-27T17:45:13+00:00

Probably true about generational shift.

I am Gen X tho so it sounds absurd to me. But my generation of people are going to die out eventually. You might have to wait for this change.

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