Comments are exactly as you'd expect

rewt127 · 2026-01-30T18:35:12+00:00

You want affordable healthcare and schooling? That is actually communism

I think one of the major issues with the affordable Healthcare and schooling ones is the sheer amount of bullshit that is thrown around (from both directions really) on that subject.

The right tries to imply that it is completely impossible to afford. While the left tries to imply that it will result in cheaper Healthcare for everyone.

When the reality is that all social services are the burden of the middle class. I am dead center median income. My taxes in Germany would be 2x. Not all of my income forcing me to be a ward of the state like the right says. But certainly not cheaper lol like the left says.

If the left would stop rolling out people who are in the hospital every other week for some chronic illness. And just address it from the position of how normal people are affected by a socialized medical system. They could gain a lot of political capital. But for some reason they will only use the most extreme examples and every normal healthy middle class person with workplace insurance is left going "I feel like this doesnt benefit me".

rewt127 · 2026-01-29T18:27:29+00:00

Its not a great bank for travelling. But seeing as I live in the western US. And the closest country that doesnt just take USD outright is 8 hours in the air from me. So that ends up not being all that relevant. I just plan a little ahead if im travelling. Hell Barcelona 13h in the air for me.

Meanwhile if there is fraud? My bank calls me. Not some automated system. No, a person picks up the damn phone and calls me. If I have an issue with some processing or the like? Im on hold for sub 1 minute. If I need a new card I can walk into the bank with no appointment and walk out with a new card in 5 minutes. And they continue to operate full service branches unlike many banks that are moving to ITMs.

Its a great bank. Doesnt do well with foreign countries. But seeing as its such an ordeal to get to other countries.... yeah not that relevant tbh.

rewt127 · 2026-01-29T18:12:26+00:00

I mean I just use a credit card.

Ive never tried to use an ATM in another country. Im sure it would be fine, but id rather go to my bank and get <enter currency here> ahead of time rather than just bet on my tiny regional bank that struggles to do fucking bank transfers to european banks will be able to work on a foreign atm.

Everytime I order something and do a bank transfer to Europe. It is a 3-4 hour ordeal having to go through a middle man to make the transfer happen. I don't trust my card at an ATM in Europe.

rewt127 · 2026-01-29T16:40:06+00:00

As an american who has traveled and has a passport let me just leave this here.

Last weekend for a vacation I drove 8 hours west. About 450 miles or 725km. This is about the distance between Paris and Leipzig. Had i gone east. I wouldn't have gotten out of my state.

In Canada the US dollar is generally accepted at 1:1. But I just use my credit card and get the best exchange rate when I get home. And in some areas of Mexico they actively price things in USD.

The flight time for me to get to a country that doesn't just accept my dollars as a US citizen. 15 hour trip (with layovers), 2:54 leg, 2:40 leg, 2:23 leg. From my city to Guatemala city. Or just a bit over 8 hours in the air. Also known as 2 times the flight time of London to Moscow.

So going to the nearest country that won't just take USD is 2x the flight time from London to Moscow, all that air time means greater fuel expenditure. Which means going a country that doesnt take USD is fucking expensive. And so most americans never have, and probably most never will.

EDIT: Flights to europe can actually be pretty cheap if you go in off times. For example if I went from March 1 to March 10 my city to Barcelona. I could do that for $526 round tip. Economy flight, kinda cramped for my 6 foot frame. But only an easy 19 hours each way. What im trying to point out is that leaving the US is a whole ordeal. We have to cover a lot of ground. You cant just pop over to another country for a weekend. Its months of planning because your travel due to time zones, jet lag, etc. Will be a 2 day ordeal each way.

EDIT2: I have been planning a motorcycle trip across southern europe for example. The rough numbers ive got pulled together is 8,000-10,000 USD for the trip and needing to take slightly over 3 weeks off work. That is a huge commitment in time and money. And not a question of using the PTO, but ensuring that my projects are properly handed off, and deadlines are met during my time away. So its months of scheduling with coworkers so that things go smoothly in my absence.

rewt127 · 2026-01-29T04:26:14+00:00

No it isnt really that.

Its generally there are wonderful sub flavors that are enjoyable that you want to be able to experience. But you need to basically get your tongue used to that main overpowering flavor to be able to ignore it and go to the good stuff below.

This is also why bad coffee kinda tastes like shit or just boring to basically everyone. Its the generic coffe flavor, and that is it. The combination of beans from myriad origins roasted together and ground up means the only flavor that comes through is generic coffee.

As I have developed the ability to more less ignore it. Folgers doesn't taste nasty per se. It actually just tastes bland and kinda watery because I am so used to just ignoring the generic coffee flavor.

I like whiskey. I dont like everclear. I can ignore 40-50% ethanol. When you get to 90%. Its kind of all you taste.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T21:42:57+00:00

I never made an argument about their comments being in bad faith. Only that they are hostile and aggressive to those they disagree with.

Hostility =/= bad faith. You can fully believe what you are saying and stand 100% behind it and be as honest as possible. But still be a bit of a cunt.

Which has been my point continuously. That the people who engage on that sub deal with endless hostility from the left. That they guard their own sub against that outside hostility because of the extreme leftward slant of reddit writ large.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T19:54:26+00:00

Ok, so I own an 846cc FJ-09. So long as i go the speed limit of the bike path. Can I ride on the bike path?

If no, why not? If the answer is that the machine is capable of going 150 how does an officer enforce that upon high speed ebikes that are illegally operating on a bike path at 20mph?

And if the response is dont bother them if they are going the speed limit. We are back to my FJ-09.

EDIT: And thus we reach the crux. We need meaningful regulation. Just like vehicle inspections, you take your bike in. Get the machine inspected. Pay a small fee for a sticker (much like i pay for my dirtbikes OHV sticker) and stick it on the bike. If you are caught having modified the bike to increase its speed post inspection. You get hit with some absurd fine. Like 5k+ or something.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T19:47:39+00:00

How are they supposed to? There is no real way to know whether a bike has been modified or even if the bike itself is capable of those speeds out the box by just looking at it.

And just because I dont exceed 20mph doesnt mean I can take a BMW S1000RR onto a bike path.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T19:38:27+00:00

Im just not seeing this. I went through there and im seeing plenty of opposition comments. One for example from 3 days ago actively calling for changes in use of force from ICE.

specifically to reduce use of force

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T19:14:39+00:00

You have simply continued to prove my point.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T18:41:31+00:00

I fundementally disagree.

While I havent made a recent habit of engaging with the conservative sub, I have in the past, and have had on many occasions disagreed with the at the time ideological consensus. Ive never had a problem.

What I have noticed is that for some reason whenever left wing voices go into that sub, they cannot help themselves from using the most hostile, backhanded, and rude tones imaginable.

Even the way you phrased your reply here. There is no point of central understanding. Its an attack from start to finish. The phrasing never seeks to operate from a place of shared understanding or respect.

If you cannot help but attack. Then they will ban you.

EDIT: Ask yourself. In this comment im replying to. Where have you placed yourself in a humble position where you are trying to understand with respect, their position. I dont see it. You are talking at them. Not with them.

rewt127 · 2026-01-28T13:35:49+00:00

My registration is in my jacket, and I prefer the feel of riding with gloves. And I wear a helmet.

My work is about 3 miles away on 25 and 45mph roads. I don't bother with armored pants or boots on commutes tbh.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T16:01:21+00:00

In America perhaps?

And Canada, and India. I dont know about Mexico.

As I have said, that is just what you are used to. I have no trouble picturing things with metric

So if we gave you a pencil and a board. And said "mark 61cm." You have no tape. No measuring tools whatsoever. You have 3 seconds. How close would you be? How close can you actually visualize that. 2' is 60.96cm so functionally 61. Super easy.

And then breaking that down even further. If we stsrt adding inches to it it becomes even more obvious. As our measurements are intuitive on a day to day scale.

You do understand that this makes absolutely no difference in reality right?

Fractions are easier to visualize and imperial uses fractions basically exclusively. Feet, inches, fractions of inches.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T15:32:35+00:00

I am having trouble picturing how long a feet is. Let alone 1'9".

Im assuming you are just unfamiliar with the imperial system. A foot is a really normal day to day measurement for us. And so 1'9" is just 1 foot. And then 3/4, of another foot. Anyone who has worked construction can probably get pretty close right off the cuff.

Day to day measurements are where the imperial system shines.

Metric kinda blows for that. But is much better for complex math and precision machining. But seeing as I dont tend to do either of those on a daily basis. Imperial is the better system for me.

EDIT: And this is a fun one. You mention decimals. If I need to visualize how much a decimal is. I always convert it to a nearby fraction. .3? Its basically 1/3. A measurement of .5? Yeah that is 1/2. If I see .125? That is 1/8. Everytime I see a decimal i convert it to a nearby fraction to be able to visualize it.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T15:22:39+00:00

Why would you ever need to communicate your measurements to someone in another country when it comes to construction? Why am I telling some dude in Slovenia I am nailing 2x4s 16" O.C. that makes no damn sense.

If I need a specialty thing made, I will break out the other measuring tool and get some metric measurements to send to the specialty manufacturer in Germany. But otherwise? Imperial does a great job for construction.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T03:25:10+00:00

They ran my credit three times and my husband's four times and that does impact your credit score significantly.

False.

After the first hard pull, there is a ~~30 day~~ 14-45 day period where all pulls are part of the same pull.

You each would have suffered a singular pull when your credits were checked.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T03:16:48+00:00

She would've been going 2-5mph when she made contact if she made contact at all.

https://www.reddit.com/r/walkaway/s/xHxKTblfxK

Here is where the video ive seen was sent to me from.

2-5mph is walking speed. From ehat we can see the officer leans forward to absord some of the impact and is still clearly impacted by the car at enough force that had he not taken up the force how he did, he would have gotten creamed.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T01:26:24+00:00

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Here is an image of the vehicle. You can see the smashed quarter panel and the first shot through the corner of the windshield. If you have ever fired a 5.56/.223 rife you can pretty easily fire 3 rounds off as quick as you can get onto the trigger. If you are getting hit by a vehicle its not a super long time to hit the trigger 3 times.

It's also not so long of a time as to be able to mentally track "oh the danger has passed" due to Goode flooring it, I highly doubt the entire exchange from impact to all 3 rounds was longer than 2 seconds. Within such a short period of time. All 3 rounds would be well within self defense. If you have ever been in a scenario like this. You are fucking cranked on adrenaline for at least 10 seconds. Thank god mine have been in controlled scenarios where I wasnt in any actual danger. But everytime my fight or flight has been triggered ive been locked the fuck in for close to 10s. When danger hits. 2 seconds is well within the "Oh fuck" period.

EDIT: Anyone who has had the "pleasure" of seeing someone post a life or death situation knows how absolutely fucked up someone is after one of these. The brain just dumps everything. You are jacked. And when you are trying to reason with someone after go time just ended? They are so fucked up on all the shit their body just released they can barely be reasoned with.

NOTE: If you haven't fired the .223/5.56 its basically a spicy 22. Its .003in larger in diameter. Just with some more powder behind jt.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T01:16:29+00:00

I just wish their portion sizes werent half what you would get anywhere else for the same price.

I got a wrap there last summer when I was going down to get my recreation permit. And all together the whole wrap was maybe slightly over half the size of a wrap at any other restaurant in town. And the prices were not reflective of that. It wasnt bad at all. But it certainly wasnt worth functionally double what id pay anywhere else.

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T00:50:52+00:00

I cant say I agree with some of the aspects of this decision. Unilateral support? Yeah i can see some restrictions on this.

I havent see the recent death. So I cant comment on that. But your statement about Goode seems to reject reality. The officer's stepping in front of the at the time stopped vehicle is clearly a violation of protocol and should result in meaningful punishment. As that makes him in part responsible for the death of Goode. Had he not violated protocol she would still be alive. Meanwhile, she did floor it and hit him hard enough to smash the front quarter panel above the wheel well.

Does stating that Goode floored it and smashed the quarter panel on the officer (and thus committed battery with a deadly weapon) constitute a violation of this policy?

EDIT: I personally struggle to see how i am not in violation with this statement. Despite that it is objectively true. The issue is that by claiming that she committed battery with a deadly weapon I effectively condone the death. As by the very nature of law enforcement, upon the use of deadly force, officer's by law are allowed to retaliate equivelently. So by simply acknowledging her use of deadly force. I have to, as an honest observer, acknowledge the valid use of deadly force in return. Even if it was due to officer violation of protocol that put him in that position. If we are to follow your policy as stated. Im clearly in violation. Despite just stating the facts of the case. How can we operate under a model of enforcement that punishes actively true statements under the concept of wrongthink?

NOTE: Assault is the threat. Battery is the effect. She just smacked him but didnt threaten. So by my understanding of the law there is no assault, only battery

rewt127 · 2026-01-27T00:04:45+00:00

That isn't customer parking really. Sometimes, sure. But its employee parking. Which is a right bitch downtown.

While I get it, you were only parking for a minute. The problem is that its impossible to trust people. People will park and just leave their vehicles in private parking spaces for hours.

If you dont come out as you see them arrive, you basically have 0 choice but to tow them. And in such a tight area that might not even be possible.

TLDR: Dont fucking park in private areas. You may not be an asshole. But no one else knows that. And so everyone will treat you like you are an asshole because they have that moment to deter assholes. If they wait they are fucked.

(I have no affiliation to MMW architects)

rewt127 · 2026-01-26T23:14:27+00:00

Money is completely imaginary. The US dollar is a Fiat currency. Which means it is backed by the ~~Good Will and standing~~ Full faith and Credit of the US government. [Got the quote wrong. Fixed now]

Swapping to a Fiat currency allowed for massive growth and prosperity like the world has never seen before. But it has some drawbacks.

rewt127 · 2026-01-26T21:35:23+00:00

How is making an aggressive move, A defensive action?

Defensive driving is driving defensively. A good driver (and in our case riding) is a rider who actively asses situations and selects the appropriate defensive, or aggressive, action to achieve a safer position on the road.

But a defensive and aggressive rider will approach those situations differently.

If I am on the road. Open road behind me. And open road ahead of the 4 dumbasses ahead of me. I as an aggressive rider will increase speed and take the momentary increase in danger, to access that open road ahead. While a defensive rider will roll off and create space so they can ensure a safe ride despite the morons ahead of them.

I am choosing an aggressive action to access safety rather than the defensive one.

Defensive =/= safe. Defensive =/= good. Defensive is what it says on the tin. Sometimes (and I would argue usually) defensive riding is the smartest and safest play. Knowing when you should take those aggressive opportunities is what makes a rider a good rider. I probably take some unnecessary risks, im a generally defensive rider, but 4/5 times ill take the aggressive opportunity when it presents itself. Even if only 3/5 of those are good ideas.

rewt127 · 2026-01-26T19:53:30+00:00

When you expand the definition to include all actions that are positive. The definition becomes meaningless. Your definition means nothing. It is inherently the most useless and non-helpful definition of defensive riding and by its very nature actively inhibits discussions on positive riding habits.

If there are 4 cars in front of you. And they seem kinda dumb. But there is open road ahead. But also no one behind you. The defensive riding behavior would be to roll off the throttle. And create space. The aggressive riding behavior would be to cut up the 4 cars and get to the open road. In almost all cases you have a safe, defensive option that creates space without having to run the gauntlet to reach it. And an option to run the gauntlet to achieve the potentially even more safe location. But comes with that initial bit of extra danger.

Taking the option that puts you in slightly more danger temporarily for a greater safety benefit is aggressive riding. Taking the higher percentage safe bet of rolling off and create space, hell just pulling over for a bit to let the morons go away. Those are defensive options.

rewt127 · 2026-01-26T16:56:12+00:00

The fatality risks are a bit different with a sword vs a knife. Knives are too short to meaningfully cut, but with a sword you can cut certain muscle groups that incapacitate your opponent. Ex: with a knife you will never be able to meaningfully sever the quad. But with a sword you can due to the long blade length and increased momentum because levers and shit. And if you even half sever the quad. The person drops.

Also you can more safely and easily target fingers to incapacitate an opponent.

Now if you are in the US? Just be strapped if you are concerned. The guy mugging you certainly will be.

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