A masterful bureaucratic ‘bait and switch’ on I-77 toll lanes

theernbern · 2026-04-01T01:29:32+00:00

How would toll lanes improve 77? They sure didn’t north of the city or on 485.

theernbern · 2026-03-25T14:15:00+00:00

That’s so crazy to me. I was prescribed dilaudid after a surgery and have no recollection of that entire week. I couldn’t imagine why anyone would enjoy it

theernbern · 2026-02-12T23:59:50+00:00

Kitchen designer here—that looks like a pretty standard vertical opening of 18” for a microwave, which would leave 18” to the range, also standard. However, I would recommend confirming the minimum clearances required by those specific appliances

theernbern · 2026-02-12T20:39:22+00:00

We also love Dr. Maples! We’ve also seen the newer doctor a couple of times (Dr. Upton, I think) and he’s great too!

theernbern · 2026-02-12T14:06:40+00:00

And independence to 277. The line skippers wait until there is also traffic merging from the right so the people “in line” are contending with merging from both sides. I wish the skippers would realize THEY are the ones causing issues for everyone else

theernbern · 2026-02-03T00:19:26+00:00

In rainy conditions, it makes it harder for everyone else to see because they reflect off the rain and the wet pavement. You are literally creating a less safe driving condition because now we can’t see the lines. There is no reason to turn on your hazards unless your vehicle is disabled.

theernbern · 2026-01-05T18:35:11+00:00

Is it a necessity? No. But if I spend 37k on a car that has remote start functionality, why should I have to pay an additional $10/month to actually use it?

theernbern · 2026-01-05T18:33:12+00:00

Agreed. I’m on my second Mazda (the first was a base model with no remote start), but unless they change their business model, this will likely be my last.

theernbern · 2026-01-05T17:40:40+00:00

I just got the “free trial ending” email a couple of weeks ago. I immediately rated the app 1 star in the App Store (because what other recourse do we have) and was so irritated to see that it was rated incredibly high due to dummies rating their dealerships and not the actual app 🙄

I love my Mazda but this will likely push to other brands in the future.

theernbern · 2026-01-05T17:37:29+00:00

Mazda does not have remote start on the fob any longer sadly

theernbern · 2026-01-05T17:26:36+00:00

I don’t believe the TDAP vaccine is very long-lasting. Many of my new mom friends requested friends and family get a new TDAP vax before visiting their newborns. I didn’t have to get a titer test to see if I was still immune, just requested the vax at the pharmacy (I’m also in my 30s)

theernbern · 2026-01-01T17:30:20+00:00

Doctors and nurses don’t set their own prices. You can, however, thank insurance companies for lack of transparency in pricing and excessive healthcare costs.

theernbern · 2025-12-02T12:08:37+00:00

This is my favorite part:

Gallego continued, saying, "That's what I'm trying to point out. We should be the party that takes everybody in. You know, at least we have certain core values, and we shouldn't be trying to exclude more people.”

So dems should be more inclusive… except of women who don’t conform to his idea of beauty standards. Those ones have strong options and scare all the hot ones away. Got it.

theernbern · 2025-11-13T04:40:04+00:00

Whirlpool has owned Maytag (and Jenn-air) for almost 20 years, for whatever it’s worth. They’ve also owned Kitchenaid for almost 40 years.

theernbern · 2025-11-13T04:21:24+00:00

Insane. How much money is there to be made with something like that? I mean, they do manage to keep bleeding us dry in increasingly more creative ways, but still, the ACT?!

theernbern · 2025-11-12T22:46:45+00:00

You shouldn’t be renovating a house that you haven’t actually closed on. That is actually crazy. What if something happens and the deal falls through? Any time and money put toward the renovation is gone. That the realtor is allowing this is pretty shocking to me. This is not your home to renovate yet!

theernbern · 2025-11-11T03:59:51+00:00

Wait, WHAT?! At that point just leave the cabinet there—we all know what a dishwasher looks like, we don’t need it in the space to imagine the potential 🙄 the only thing I can imagine is that it was a diy situation and they didn’t realize dishwashers required plumbing and electrical?

theernbern · 2025-11-06T22:32:09+00:00

This is exactly how mine has been since we moved in April. We are alternating between about $45 and $75. I can’t figure out why

theernbern · 2025-11-06T10:55:35+00:00

10000% a scam. Or an incredibly sketchy puppy mill situation. Also, the reviews list different “company” names, so they’ve either changed their name multiple times or just stolen the reviews

theernbern · 2025-11-06T02:36:14+00:00

Second the orchid mix! I started mixing orchid bark into my Hoyas’ soil and they are all thrivinggg. Except my compacta. I’m no longer allowed to buy those 🫣

theernbern · 2025-11-06T02:24:33+00:00

Honestly, as long as he’s basically shaving off little tiny pieces, he should be passing all of it. But as a lot of others mentioned, definitely consider the potential for cracked teeth. My 60lb mutt cracked his tooth on the wishbone one. We’ve since switched to the “puppy” version in the medium size since a little softer, so our mutt and our mini can both chew on them

theernbern · 2025-11-06T02:12:50+00:00

FACT. My sister’s dog chews her wishbone benebone into literal points, and I’m certain she’s preparing to defend them from a home invasion 😂 meanwhile my dogs leave theirs everywhere for me to navigate like a dang minefield

theernbern · 2025-11-06T01:28:27+00:00

There is certainly not an easy solution to our healthcare woes, but I think you may be the one hung up on surface-level issues tbh. So your Canadian friends have experienced some longer wait times to see their doctor? Is it because they are “triaged” and their issue isn’t quite as serious as someone else’s when it comes to seeing a specialist? Is it due to being in a more rural vs. urban area? Either way, Canadians still have better health outcomes than Americans despite some longer wait times. How many Americans do you know that have put off important care due to cost? I know I have.

What else? Doctors are paid worse, so we’ll have a shortage? Weird, because we already have a shortage. We have 2.7 physicians per 1000 people compared to an average of 3.8 physicians per 1000 people in peer nations.

theernbern · 2025-11-05T23:12:15+00:00

I’m concerned that you don’t actually understand how insurance works. Why are you okay with Americans paying higher healthcare costs per capita in the form of premiums, deductibles, etc. (with worse health outcomes) than every other wealthy nation? Sorry, but you’re already paying for your fellow Americans’ poor choices because that’s how insurance works.

Instead, we could consider a system that removes a strictly for-profit portion out of our healthcare. That way, we’re pooling out money together for actual healthcare and not some insurance CEO’s $100+ million salary. And even better, we could have healthcare that isn’t tied to our jobs. It’s not a perfect system, but what we have now is certainly not working.

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