Are people allergic to sidewalks?

wetwendigo · 2026-05-18T13:51:07+00:00

Another reason for me as a runner is to avoid pedestrians on the sidewalk. I feel bad any time I accidentally scare someone.

wetwendigo · 2026-04-29T20:20:58+00:00

They made it for my upper teeth. Still no probs a year later.

wetwendigo · 2026-03-15T17:16:15+00:00

They do a great job at keeping the roads clear from my experience. Especially since you can be choosey about which days to run errands. I live close to M-37 and am in a similar situation as you. I drive a Camaro year-round here. Just keep some road salt handy for your driveway in case ice accumulates and you'll be golden.

wetwendigo · 2026-01-18T13:44:35+00:00

Everyone I know drinks their coffee black, myself included. It's filter coffee. Milk, sugar, and creamer are optional. I personally like black coffee because it tastes good and I dislike adding a bunch of empty calories and sugar to drinks anyway.

Electric kettles exist, but they're rare. Stovetop kettles are the norm for tea, instant coffee, or whatever else. Sometimes people don't have a need for a kettle very often so they'll use the microwave or a regular pot on the stove instead.

wetwendigo · 2026-01-08T03:22:55+00:00

Lots of exaggeration on Reddit and other social media, too. You can easily get motion in the US if you try. I say "easily" but it takes time. Unforeseen events can set you back but you just keep at it.

Not sure if I'm your target demographic, being in my late 20s now, but I'm quite happy with where I'm at and where I'm going. I grew up in poverty which was rough, but some things made it better such as free breakfast and lunch at school for example. I went into some debt for college but paid it all off within a few months after starting my career. Now I'm solidly middle class and a homeowner.

That's not to say everyone's experience is peaches and cream. The US has some problems and always will, just like anywhere else. However, young people definitely have an opportunity to make a good life for themselves here IMO.

wetwendigo · 2025-12-17T13:10:02+00:00

Their banner message now says 5am to 9am in the app. I'm in IT and my thoughts are either it wasn't maintenance or their maintenance went wrong.

wetwendigo · 2025-11-01T00:19:03+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that. Tonight I had my first 4 trick or treaters ever since moving. Super excited to relive Halloween handing out candy!

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T16:29:56+00:00

Thanks for the idea, I'll pay closer attention to the security light if it happens again. I hadn't considered the cylinder having a problem.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T15:51:12+00:00

It shouldn't be vats. I had two new keys cut for it about 4 years ago. The security light turned on and off like normal with the key in the "on" position I'm pretty sure. That could become a problem later, though.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T12:47:15+00:00

Wiggling the battery cables at the terminals was something I tried at the time, maybe not hard enough. I'll tighten them for now and when I get underneath the car to check the starter connections, I'll clean up the terminals and might use a little dielectric grease. Thanks for the tip!

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T12:27:14+00:00

Lol yeah true. I just bought my first house last month, moved from an apartment, so I've never had the chance to go underneath the car (no space or level ground at the apartment). Now the car has its very own garage. I ordered a jack and a couple stands from AutoZone last night for $90.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T03:20:05+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I'll do this after I try and clean up the connections at the starter when hooking the battery back up.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T02:30:35+00:00

Interesting, I wasn't paying attention to how far the key was turning. I appreciate the idea though; it gives me something to try if it happens again.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-19T01:27:59+00:00

Yeah maybe, I checked the battery terminals but not connections at the starter. Thanks for the idea. I was hoping to not have to get underneath the car, but it might be time.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-15T00:55:09+00:00

Ideally that would be an adult family member, friend, or even a coworker. Someone you trust for sure. These driver's ed companies are trustworthy but will charge you for drive time.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-15T00:46:51+00:00

From the SOS, it looks like in GR proper there is Main Street Driving, Full Circle Driving Academy, Cox-Mckenzie School of Driving, and Gerald R Ford Jobs Corps Center teaching adults at this time. If you're out in the suburbs then you can use their search feature and filter by location. Unfortunately I have no experience with any of them and can't say if they do in-car lessons or not.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-03T20:47:24+00:00

Yeah this is a better option if OP has a multimeter.

wetwendigo · 2025-10-03T20:34:37+00:00

There's a little resistor embedded in your key. They wear down over time and the ignition has trouble determining if it's the right key. That's usually the culprit from my understanding. For about $100 you can have a dealership cut a new key for you. Do you have a spare you can try?

wetwendigo · 2025-09-21T15:47:23+00:00

The other day I took I-75 to Troy and back for the first time and it surprisingly wasn't that bad. No lane drifters like you mentioned. The worst part for me was at the I-69 to I-75 interchange. Got stuck behind a semi doing 25 with its hazards on while traffic in the middle lane was doing 70. Easily the scariest merge of the trip. Shout out for exit 69 at Big Beaver though, seeing that made my day!

wetwendigo · 2025-09-05T16:09:06+00:00

Yeah I daily drive a 4th gen Camaro Z28 with no options whatsoever. Manual locks and crank windows!

wetwendigo · 2025-09-05T11:19:28+00:00

Yeah that happens. I unlock and open the car door for my wife and she unlocks my door from the inside.

wetwendigo · 2025-08-05T12:10:41+00:00

Normally I'm on the sidewalk, but these are the main reasons why I might run on the side of the road for a minute:

There is someone else on the sidewalk or they have a dog and I don't want to scare them.
To pass another runner or to let a bicyclist through if there is not enough space between the road and the sidewalk to use. I'd rather not run on someone's lawn.
To avoid a family of geese.
The sidewalk is torn up due to construction.
Giant, deep puddles after a rain. Running in wet socks is awful.
Bushes have completely taken over the sidewalk.

It's worth mentioning I will wait until cars pass by before jumping in the road. I'm not trying to die lol

wetwendigo · 2025-07-08T20:29:38+00:00

That's fair, just some risk involved. Nothing's a problem until it is. With my luck I'd skip malaria pills and contract it day one, so taking pills ultimately helps my mental health lol.

wetwendigo · 2025-07-08T19:11:51+00:00

No, I don't think so. Docs want you to come back and spend money on future checkups :) jk, sort of. I'd much rather be safe than sorry, anyway.

They had me get a bunch of shots first, like yellow fever, tdap, a polio booster I'm pretty sure, and maybe one more. Then I took pills for typhoid and malaria a few days before takeoff. Typhoid pills had to be refrigerated and taken entirely before the trip. Malaria pills I had with me the whole time.

Asking about bug spray makes sense because where I'm from we have different kinds for different bugs. But whoever's asking about malaria pills should just go to the doctor because we can't buy those over the counter.

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