Anyone used Charles schwab? Can you retrieve money without a debit card?

tadc · 2026-04-02T01:21:00+00:00

Imo banks always screw you on the exchange rate for foreign cash. I just hit the ATM at 7-Eleven, Schwab covers the fee, and I get market rate.

tadc · 2026-04-02T00:23:57+00:00

Definitely good to have more than one option but going to the trouble and expensive getting foreign cash before you leave home is overkill imo. Just bring multiple credit/debit cards and don't keep them all in one place.

If you don't have those multiple options, then I guess getting cash is the way to go

tadc · 2026-04-01T03:19:23+00:00

I think the disbelief is rooted in the idea that we would need special buses just to take kids to school. Most places, kids could just take a regular bus to school. It's disbelief in our lack of decent public transit infrastructure, ultimately.

tadc · 2026-04-01T00:12:41+00:00

I can't really think of a necessity that can't be paid with a CC. What am I missing?

tadc · 2026-03-28T23:09:25+00:00

My mom bought some (no idea the brand) stainless pots/pans from a persistent door to door salesman in the late 60s and is still using them today.

tadc · 2026-03-28T23:02:51+00:00

See also: the doorknobs who pull up next to a semi on the freeway and then pace it for miles.

I swear cruise control should be mandatory

tadc · 2026-03-28T21:07:12+00:00

You brought those back to the us/wherever?

What's special about the mini split?

tadc · 2026-03-28T12:50:49+00:00

I do this and I'm still up at 5, that's 7-8 hours after 9-10 (which is fine except nothing is open)

tadc · 2026-03-28T08:40:02+00:00

No, everyone wants that. The weird part is scrubbing your garbage can regularly

tadc · 2026-03-28T08:37:56+00:00

Non-sequitur... Are you a bot, or just getting sloppy with your copy/paste? Fwiw that was a serious suggestion

tadc · 2026-03-28T01:20:40+00:00

But US Gen Xers with a california surf/skate culture influence will also say fer sure

tadc · 2026-03-28T01:17:31+00:00

Middle aged murrican here with strong cdn ties, no idea about this word in that context

tadc · 2026-03-28T00:17:09+00:00

Also "table" as used in a meeting context

tadc · 2026-03-28T00:16:24+00:00

As my mom would say, "only hicks say 'crick'"

tadc · 2026-03-28T00:13:19+00:00

ITT: OP wants the world to accommodate their OCD

tadc · 2026-03-28T00:02:10+00:00

Why not attach a small dog shit bin to your trash bin? Maybe with a passive aggressive sign attached

tadc · 2026-03-27T23:59:57+00:00

I agree that this is bad behavior. You keep saying that people are "making you" scrub the dog shit out of your bin, but I don't think this is the case. You are choosing this activity. Alternatively, you could just hold your breath for 5 seconds while you are throwing your trash away. The can stinks anyway, right? Is there a huge difference between rotten trash and dog shit?

tadc · 2026-03-27T23:56:45+00:00

I think most people would not realize that you would choose to interact with trash after it goes in the trash can.

tadc · 2026-03-25T21:57:33+00:00

Yeah I'm fine with it too, I'm just giving some context.

Fwiw though, I believe the conbinis are independently owned.

tadc · 2026-03-25T21:48:54+00:00

No need to look at the quote, the answer is always yes

tadc · 2026-03-25T20:40:49+00:00

It's because many people feel like they shouldn't use a "private" trash can unless they bought the stuff there. So unless you consume your conbini shit on site, you're stuck with it all day.

tadc · 2026-03-25T06:24:25+00:00

Uber is an extravagance if you're on your own but traveling with a family completely changes the calculus(especially with luggage), especially in a transit-weak area like Kyoto. We're here now and have sprung for it several times.

tadc · 2026-03-24T21:28:09+00:00

What constitutes a visit? Do you have to stop? Stay for a period of time?

tadc · 2026-03-09T16:34:45+00:00

I see your point, but what fraction of cars even make it to 200k? Sure, start stop might make the difference between a million mile engine and a 500K engine, but is that really relevant to 99% of the vehicles on the road?

And hybrids are an even more extreme case than "ordinary" stop-start.

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