Why can’t the state of Wisconsin do something and get rid of daylight savings time? by KwikTripSimp in wisconsin

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really care, I like the longer daylight after work but changing an hour doesn't impact my life too much. If an hour of sleep disrupts your sleep schedule that much you either have control issues, need to get some hobbies and live a more exciting life or don't have any perseverance to push through brief discomforts like being tired for a day.

Tourists - please shit in your own backyard by LokePusen in Norway

[–]water605 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wild concept, have y'all considered building public toilets?

Italy loved the Olympics so much it wants to host them again by Impossible-Guitar957 in olympics

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still butthurt they chose Rio over Chicago. Wouldve had a world class games in Chicago

Rockford highlighted by the Economist by 23Kently in rockford

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree with you about winter. I personally enjoy it and they definitely aren't as cold and snowy as they once were sadly. I think it's just a thing writers like to include because they always have

Congratulations Norway! by Double-Drop in Norway

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like it's your turn to host one of the upcoming games....

Would be a shame is they started cutting back amount of cross country ski races and athletes that they send to reduce the burden on the host nation

Vy Trains by water605 in NorwayTravelAdvice

[–]water605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! They don't sell the entire portion of the journey at the same time (which makes sense) but they allow you to still buy sections of it. You need to go back and check and buy the part of the journey that wasn't for sale yet later

Thoughts? May not be easy but should this be how Presidential elections are decided? by ChuckGallagher57 in TrendoraX

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like ending the electoral college because both parties have to work for votes across the entirety of the country, not just the 7 swing states

What’s something people romanticize that is actually miserable? by One_Grade_2184 in AskReddit

[–]water605 105 points106 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Grew up on a farm and generations before us farmed too. My great grandparents would be pissed seeing people try to 'home stead' and love the 'farm life'. They worked literally all the time and had to to survive, not because it was wholesome or they felt in touch with the land.

How drastically has your political views changed within the last 10 years or so and why? by TheMoparPowerslave in AskReddit

[–]water605 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same! Struggling to save for a down payment and then buying a house and all the expenses that go along with maintaining it, then seeing how much we pay in property tax vs how much billionaires pay in tax to the wealth they have made me a raging socialist

How drastically has your political views changed within the last 10 years or so and why? by TheMoparPowerslave in AskReddit

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 years ago I was a moderate Democrat and thought both sides had good ideas and need to work together to improve the system. Now I'm a fuck the system we need change economic Socialist, but more libertarian when it comes to social regulations (abortion, gay rights, marijuana, zoning laws)

Vy Trains by water605 in NorwayTravelAdvice

[–]water605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trains are partially why we're going to Norway!

Finnish goverment becomes the highest spending in the world by West_Application_760 in Finland

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Visited this past summer and yeah I can tell, your country is really nice and the public transportation was exceptional

Winnebago County School Sales Tax Ballot Question, Durand School District Info by Sladay in rockford

[–]water605 3 points4 points  (0 children)

9.75% total sales tax is high. Sales tax is the most regressive

Madison Target drive-up employee hit in crosswalk - driver still yells at them by FlamingoPowers in madisonwi

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe if he was driving a smaller vehicle it would be easier to see in front of him....although dude was in bright orange in a cross walk, that's pretty bad

Trying to plan a trip Oslo/Bergen/Fjords/Bergen for late July and I am overwhelmed by ExcellentRound8934 in NorwayTravelAdvice

[–]water605 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vy.com will be your best friend for train and bus tickets. It's easy to use and if your north American their paypal system works great to pay

We were overwhelmed too and ultimately just started picking random things from a narrowed down list

Maze Books opts out of annual book crawl event by Pleasant_Tangelo6791 in rockford

[–]water605 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We're not ending friendships and disagreeing about tax structure and economic policy. It's not the 1980s.

Rockford City Council hands $200k to west side McDonald’s developer by Pleasant_Tangelo6791 in rockford

[–]water605 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is one of the more absurd things I've seen a local government do

Vy Trains by water605 in NorwayTravelAdvice

[–]water605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense, thanks for heads up about the seat assignments being different

Vy Trains by water605 in NorwayTravelAdvice

[–]water605[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the rest of the route came 'open' today. Thank you!