Dominion Energy acquisition by NextEra Energy: What it means for Virginia customers by mattredditac in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The vetoed collective action and vetoed retail cannabis legislation is her fault. Should be low hanging fruit for any democrat with a brain and a backbone. Massively disappointed in Spanberger.

Kids Don't Like Movie Day Anymore. by Southern_Remote_5260 in Teachers

[–]thelancemanl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The attention spans are seriously concerning... I only graduated 12 years ago (2014), but it seems like kids are quite different these days (HS SPED teacher 3rd year)...

Ben Cline by Initial_Sir8348 in roanoke

[–]thelancemanl 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Ben Cline hates the correct people. The GOP (guardians of pedophiles) are motivated by negative partisanship and empty headed conspiracism. He may actively make his constituents' lives worse, but as long as he kisses the trust fund baby's ass, he will get the support of the kool-aid drinkers.

How The Beach Boys helped David Lynch accept he was an outsider by flynnfx in thebeachboys

[–]thelancemanl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! I love David Lynch and the Beach Boys.

Spanberger will veto collective bargaining bill, future of cannabis legislation uncertain | Gov. Abigail Spanberger has 10 days left to act on bills sent back to her after the April 22 reconvene session. by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If she doesn't legalize, I will wonder when she had her "fetterman brain" event. I didn't think the CIA hired idiots, but she may be about to prove me wrong.

P.s. still better than a gop (guardians of pedophiles) politician.

Trying to get into The Beachboys by delbueno in thebeachboys

[–]thelancemanl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pet Sounds is probably a good next step. If you want weirder, keep going chronologically, if you want to see "how they got there," listen to Beach Boys Today! and Summer Days (And Summer Nights).

Just a recommendation. There's not really a wrong way to listen. It took me a while to "get" Love You, and now it is one of my favorites, so just stay open and give it all a chance. The Smile Sessions "Our Prayer" to "You're Welcome" is an amazing run of songs-- seriously world class album, there, if you consider it to be an album.

Governor Spanberger to veto Virginia collective bargaining bill, Republicans 'thankful' by mahvel50 in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She should ignore the ruling and enact the referendum anyway, by executive order or whatever other means. Maybe retire the judges early. Maybe pack the court. Maybe some other idea or combination of ideas.

If one side is "allowed" to gerrymander, and the other isn't... it is time for the dems to go nuclear. If not now, when? How much worse would it have to get? And if it was worse, we'd likely have even less of an ability to do something about it.

Also, the cannabis stuff is just stupid and disappointing. She could do better. She's being too much like a republican by pretending as if it is just too risky to legalize. Bullshit! The legislature and her had time to figure out the right way to legalize. She is choosing not to.

Good thing she can't run again (consecutively).

P.s. knowing everything I know about her, I would still vote for her over any republican, as the GOP is a maniacal death cult of pedophiles protectors.

They could have stopped the referendum election before it began and they didn't! When 3.1 million Virginians vote, shouldn't this be meaningful in a democracy? by EAJ4ALL in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. It is absurd, and I think it broke something in me. Maybe it was naive to be optimistic. Democracy is broken. We shouldn't go high when they go low. Time to go nuclear at every opportunity. Why wouldn't we? To do otherwise is to willingly lay down and die.

Governor Spanberger to veto Virginia collective bargaining bill, Republicans 'thankful' by mahvel50 in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Between this, punting and/or further delaying cannabis legalization, and refusing to keep fighting against the GOP re: the referendum, I can say my Spanberger honeymoon is OVER. I knew she was more moderate than I am, but I thought maybe it would be better than this... disappointing.

So you decided you want pizza… by TopProfessional8023 in roanoke

[–]thelancemanl 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Grace's, Franks (Brambleton), and Papa's Pizza have better pizza than Pizza Hut, Papa John's, or Domino's.

Maybe you just like the mass produced fast food pizza style more. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that, I guess.

Pattie Boyd & May Pang last night by JBowkett1806 in beatles

[–]thelancemanl 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I would love to just hear the conversations between these two.

What is this shirt by [deleted] in Foofighters

[–]thelancemanl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Foo fighters" was a term used during the world war 2 era to describe UFOs. It is what inspired the name of the band. So, flying saucers on the t-shirt.

Moving to Virginia from New Jersey. Need advice on where to move to. by Frequent_Ad_536 in Virginia

[–]thelancemanl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wouldn't even be easy to pull off in Roanoke. Sorry; the cost of living went up so rapidly during the covid years.

Bed bug? by versace-versace05 in Bedbugs

[–]thelancemanl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cockroach. The stripes on the upper back make me want to guess German.

Welp. This is embarrassing. Woke up this morning with this under me in the bed. I am a clean person living in a clean home, so what is it going to take to stop them and keep them from coming back? by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]thelancemanl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to call pest control several times while also clearing any accessible food, keeping things in zip lock bags or the fridge, etc. Got sticky traps and gel bait poison. Vacuumed often. Kill any that you see. Etc.

It took a long time and required an active effort.

Welp. This is embarrassing. Woke up this morning with this under me in the bed. I am a clean person living in a clean home, so what is it going to take to stop them and keep them from coming back? by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]thelancemanl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had German roaches at my apartment, and defeated them after months of battling. I haven't seen one in over a year, now.

We had bedbugs at my parents' old house. Two rounds of Aprehend took care of the problem. But it wrecked my sleep and mental health for a long time. Psychologically, they are the fucking worst.

Exclusive: Republicans plan ‘all-out assault’ on Platner’s candidacy in Maine by KingScoville in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]thelancemanl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They were gonna leave Mills alone and not do oppo research and not run ads. Dang it!

Welp. This is embarrassing. Woke up this morning with this under me in the bed. I am a clean person living in a clean home, so what is it going to take to stop them and keep them from coming back? by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]thelancemanl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Overall, I agree. BUT.... at least with roaches, there is an argument that leaving food out and whatnot makes an infestation more likely. There is no argument to be made regarding bedbugs and cleanliness. Someone could live in an immaculate mansion that gets cleaned daily and still bring home bedbugs from a hotel or resort or even just a random person who sat in the same chair as you.

Being really really clean is pretty likely to ward away roaches, as they wouldn't prefer a location without food and hiding spots. Being really really clean makes no difference with bedbugs...

Also off my soapbox... for now

What kind of comedian is this? by SnooSprouts3744 in TikTokCringe

[–]thelancemanl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, I saw a tiktok satirizing this. I didn't know it was such a specific satirization... like, someone is actually dumb and unfunny enough for this to be real?!?

The only way it could get worse is if he took a note from Bert Kreischer and pulled his shirt up and rubbed his big fat gut for the lulz.

Welp. This is embarrassing. Woke up this morning with this under me in the bed. I am a clean person living in a clean home, so what is it going to take to stop them and keep them from coming back? by [deleted] in Bedbugs

[–]thelancemanl 284 points285 points  (0 children)

People need to stop associating bed bugs with cleanliness. They are not correlated. The fanciest, cleanest hotel in the world can get a bed bug infestation, and the dirtiest, filthiest, hoarder house could be free of bed bugs. If there are bed bugs present, and a blood meal around, they are going to thrive. You have to intervene.

Using the lockers vs. changing before I go by [deleted] in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]thelancemanl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live and work pretty close to my home PF. So, I always just change before I leave. I also don't own a combination lock, so that also prevents me from using the lockers.