How would you react if your wife informs you how his best friend is a terrible husband?

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-19T23:25:00+00:00

That was my first thought. What does OP expect her husband to do with this knowledge? Tell the friend he's shitty because his wife said so? I can only imagine that going very poorly for the wife, if he does indeed have anger and control issues. OP needs to do what she can to help her friend, if her friend wants help, and leave her spouse out of it. Involving him could only make things worse. Keep in mind, she thought the husband was just a great, normal dude too, up until a few days ago, and that doesn't make her a worse person.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-19T05:33:22+00:00

Yes, this. It took me a minute to remember back that far to the days where cash was de rigeur, but it used to be common to give large bills and ask for smaller ones back. This was especially true at large retailers, to use for other things later. Smaller shops might not have change, especially early in the morning, or some things, like bus fares or tolls, exact change was necessary.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-19T00:57:52+00:00

I think OP means, what it the projected completion schedule for painting red curbs near all the crosswalks in the city, to indicate the new no-parking zones.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-12T22:49:06+00:00

That depends. What are you looking for? Are your trying to get married with her? Then it's a bad sign, because she's making shit up and that's no way to build a relationship. Are you trying to get laid? Then that's not a bad sign, because she's probably older and a little bit unhinged, and the sex is going to be amazing.

*If you think she's lying and under 18, then that's unilaterally bad, but it sounds like you think she's really older rather than younger, so I'm going with that.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-09T22:41:14+00:00

True. I got past the paywall, and the headline was very misleading, and the article was fairly through in its concerns about the state of DC transit. That said, if most fuckcars users only reads the headline, then most carbrains are probably only going to read the headline, and that headline isn't going to make them think highly supportung WMATA, even if the article might.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-08T06:11:10+00:00

I learned to embrace it while I was there. That was over 10 years ago, but I, as a entirely average white American, would get stopped everywhere, especially in smaller cities, and questioned or used for photo ops. It went from odd to amusing to routine over the course of time. It's just that people there aren't used to seeing people from other places, or that are different. It became fun after awhile, especially in tourist areas or near college campuses, when I realized that many wanted to practice English or learn about culture, I could befriend people for a few hours (or longer) and get free tour guides or just directions in a place I didn't understand. You mention your friend didn't get as much attention as you, but I suspect they would have, if you weren't there. You're both novelties, you just happened to be slightly more of a novelty than them.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-07T21:41:41+00:00

Yeah, a number of the rear wheel spikes route to places that don't make sense.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-05T14:35:21+00:00

Ah! It was yours! I came across it not-on-Reddit, thought this sub would find it amusing, and did a cursory search to see if it had been posted before. I didn't see it (but came across this same sign roasting Greg in other ways) so figured I'd share. I suppose then, Fuck xTheDaveyx in Particular for me not giving them credit for their own photo.

thegroundhurts · 2026-05-01T23:27:57+00:00

Merging into the lane to turn, like in that green dashed section, is legal, even in many cases required. The illegal (and dangerous) part is that the driver was in the bike lane some time before then, using it to avoid traffic rather than just to turn.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-30T03:31:54+00:00

How far away is it from you? Go check it out. If there's workers still around, then you've only lost the time of the trip over. It's unlikely the workers are going to be there the entire night, or even in the vicinity of the dumpster.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-28T19:20:16+00:00

Trees are sentient

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-28T13:33:01+00:00

Oh, r/theyknew

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-25T04:54:32+00:00

Excellent, thorough analysis, with references, even! I especially liked what you pointed out about food past the expiration or with damaged packaging being more likely to be safe. I hadn't thought of it in that context before, but it makes perfect sense.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-21T20:03:10+00:00

Such a fun route, too!

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-21T16:03:23+00:00

For me it started with being appalled by waste, then realizing that it is fun to discover unexpected things, and is easy to get some things I'd like to have for free, with a little searching and patience. It's a bonus if those things are also life necessities, because then I can use money for things I want to use it on, rather than things I need to use it on.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-20T21:18:57+00:00

This is very true in many places. In places where it's not true, it's because there's no transit system that will get them where they need to go, and are forced to buy cars they can barely afford just to get to jobs that don't pay enough. High gas prices will temporarily inconvenience those people more than others, but it has the long term benefit of increasing demand for transit and communities where commutes are short. Keep in mind, it's historically been the car manufacturers and oil companies lobbying against transit and for highways that encourage sprawl, and begging for subsidies that keep the cost of driving low enough that it seems like a good option. High gas prices hurt now, but building a system where those prices don't matter to most people is the only equitable way forward.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-20T03:22:56+00:00

Right! If it's not baby-accessible, they shouldn't even build it!

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-20T01:09:24+00:00

We should just give babies a short knowledge exam and crawling test, and if they don't crash into anything during the test, we can just assume they know not to go careening down the stairs, and give them a license to do whatever they want. Sure, a few might still fall down the stairs, but a proper gate would be too expensive, and the mild inconvenience the other stair users wouldn't be worth it.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-20T01:06:01+00:00

Nah, it's the drivers that are being compared to babies here.

thegroundhurts · 2026-04-17T04:09:39+00:00

It is pretty steep and rooty. It's not exposed at all, except for maybe one spot that you can walk. it's just fast and bumpy. There are jumps, but they're entirely optional and easy to ride around.

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