That One Guy

I'm tearing down a cancer research center... to build an Applebee's

2 minutes ago, Mr. Not said:

been on gabapentin this past month and it definitely has been causing some concerning short term memory issues, which i saw commonly reported on le reddit..

 

off of it now.

A doctor put me on medium dose atorvastatin

Gonna hit a cardiologist anyway, and we'll see if he thinks I should actually be on it

Crankin' your hog in your garage with all your buddies

Crankin' your hog out on the open road with all your buddies

shootin' blanks in TOST

It really is time for a new TOST tho

brand new ass-pads

Is Billy Pumpkins really worth bringing up in any context?

2 hours ago, GabesCavesOfIce said:

 

 

Amz is building an electric fleet, so you're saving the planet 

Love seeing those Rivian vans!

Service vans are the first vehicles that should be entirely electrified. They’re the best candidates for it. 

Minneapolis has covered pedestrian bridges all over downtown between buildings. You could hit a lot of places there without going outside in winter 

26 minutes ago, BastillePark said:

Check in February. 

90% of the US looks like shit in February. 

Unless your wife is kinda macho, don't plan on her ending up liking .380s or any of that shit. Maybe a 9mm if it's a very huge and heavy one to kill the recoil, but then it's a shitty and heavy pistol.

.32acp is also frankly too obscure to recommend

Seriously, you can't go wrong with a .22lr or .22magnum revolver. It just works. Get a round that's a dud, being a .22? Keep pulling the trigger, it's a revolver.

The quintessential "get off me" gun.

11 minutes ago, JohnRogers said:

Maybe I should go that route. I took my wife to the range, she’s scared to go back. 

Did you have her shoot a .45? Giving someone a .45 as their first thing ever to shoot is a good way for them to never want to do it again

I do want to buy a second pistol, small enough caliber that my girlfriend would feel perfectly comfortable using it. A 9mm you're afraid of shooting is way less useful than a .22 revolver that you're willing to keep pulling the trigger on. No criminal ever said "psh, it's only a .22"

2 hours ago, jamie said:

If you have a car, you can do ride-shares and delivery, I think ride-shares will make more money. We don't have a car, though. We could theoretically save up a few grand for a shit box, using our tax return as a jump start. More than likely, we're going to use the tax return money for any possible moving fees after we pay April and May's rent/utilities at our current apartment.

I would caution against that. Rideshares and delivery apps where you use your own personal car do not end up working out very well financially. The average person drastically underestimates how much it truly costs to drive their car per mile, factoring in EVERYTHING. The Doordashes and Ubers of the world prey on this. People think they're making $20+ an hour, but with expenses and taxes factored in, it can end up being well under $10. Chewing through a car by "working" for those companies is not worth it.

1 hour ago, JohnRogers said:

Minneapolis is cool if you never need a cop.

That's just something hicks afraid of cities say

Minneapolis looks pretty sweet.

11 minutes ago, JohnRogers said:

Dogs like high-speed rail, dogs, like national parks, dogs like rides in EV. There are places called boarding, where you can put your dog when it’s inconvenient to travel with them. 

It would feel wrong for me to board a dog a cumulative two months every year, so nah. Dogs aren't allowed in most national parks, at least out here. They're not allowed in the cottonwood canyons either.

Just now, Union 5-3992 said:

At least having a dog isn't nearly as expensive as having kids.

Unless you inherited six figures or are a double-doctor-income household, having kids is quite the luxury expense for late millennials and later.

I feel like the dead last young generation where it was possible to buy a home without inheritance, and it took serious work. I couldn't afford my own home today

23 minutes ago, Union 5-3992 said:

It can also get you home early "gotta go let the dog out". 

 

But it can also limit you for the same reason

That's the primary reason why we won't do it. Don't wanna be tethered in that fashion. Don't want to avoid national parks, or worry if we're gonna go on vacation, or if we feel like spontaneously doing something after work.

I don't need an excuse to leave places early, I just announce I'm leaving. That includes work.

23 minutes ago, Union 5-3992 said:

Having a dog is a good time.

So is having kids, so I hear. Doesn't influence me to want one, but just good to hear.

8 hours ago, jamie said:

I felt that, im gender nonconforming myself and I don’t like how i’m expected to want to be a mother. 

I think millennial and later society has graduated past that point. I don't widespread expectations of having kids amongst the young anymore. The statement "when are you having kids" seems to have died.

But now it's the expectation of a f***ing dog.

"When are you guys getting a dog?"

"We're not getting a dog ever, shut it, blue hair."

16 hours ago, BastillePark said:

Tradwife values

shh, saying "tradwife" is practically an invitation for suicidal incels to come crawling out of the woodwork

I hope to f**k this isn’t my new normal, because this is no way to live. 
 

Better not be some incurable thing