We are broke because of a couple decades tax cuts for the wealthy

Sending equipment to Ukraine was a bargain, much cheaper than this fiasco in Iran

• might actually be noble
• no costs for aircraft or navy
• no risk to American servicemen
• improved military readiness. We were giving them older stock and restocking ourselves the latest and greatest
• opportunity to learn how to fight a modern war
• opportunity to develop drone warfare

It’s a strange thing to think about: traditionally the us military is so highly budgetted that we could afford to lose an excessive amount of high priced ordinance that got the job done

But now in a world with low priced drone swarms and almost as low priced third world missiles, the multiplier is thousands, tens of thousands …… I believe there were aircraft losses so the multiplier might be millions. Even the us military can’t afford a war with those multipliers. And that’s assuming we could build the ordinance fast enough

Even stranger that I haven’t seen this discussed in news media

Ignore being a dick and stop trolling

No, u

I’m surprised I haven’t heard this happening from my teens. They’re not especially into junk or fast food, but do like lean proteins: eating an entire rotisserie chicken each would be entirely consistent, and cheaper.

The only unrealistic thing here is that I almost never see that many chickens out on the warming shelves at one time

There were no charges, no conviction.

A bank audit determined the accounts had a pattern that might introduce liability for money laundering, so they were asked to bank elsewhere. This is the bank protecting itself from being complicit

If there was a conviction for money laundering, it would have gone very differently

Y’all are not as grown up as you think you are

That was our one customization

• normally we draw one, following the rules
• if we’re in more of a hurry, draw until you match can make the game faster

I’ve never heard of anyone playing like that. My understanding was inline with the rules.

• reverse just reverses order
• but that means I can now attack you next time around
• you can no longer attack me (assuming more than two people playing)

So if you hit me with “draw 2”, I can hit you with “reverse”, then next turn can make you “draw 2”

Yeah reverse really doesn’t make sense for two people

Incorporate “Four Seasons, Persia”

Does wherever you live not have unincorporated areas? Places with no functioning town/ village government, so they are administered by the bbezr level of government, county in this case?

I do give leeway to seniors because

• some are miserable, which can lead to spite and close mindedness
• the world might have been didfeeent most of their lives

There’s too much liability to let potential criminals work with kids

Seems like a slug of simple syrup would smooth this out

Clearly “the worst of the worst” /s

So true. When we had our second kid, we found the cost of daycare for two younger ones was approaching her salary as a teacher. That’s ridiculous. Luckily I made enough to support us and she always said she didn’t mind staying home to care for them, but most people probably can’t afford that

Supposedly “The Villages” in Florida has phased life care where you can live in a setting for the care you need, then move up to more care as needed.

This is directly from a friend, so I don’t know the facts behind it, but also the claim that it makes in-home care much cheaper. You not only have appropriate settings for the care you need but there’s a lot of them in one spot, and of course it’s Florida so the caregivers are probably exploited to hell and back, so it’s all cheaply available.

While there’s a lot of negativity to that specific retirement area, I really think they have something by doing it at scale

I’m still freaked out by the one time a spider spun a web across the sliders to my deck. It wasn’t even face height or sticky. It was one thick rope at knee height, like 8’ long. I’ve never encountered such a strong web before

I had a story like this, but funnier ……

At one point when we were kids, we were grounded for whatever reason and really really wanted to go play in the woods behind our house.

• the four of us snuck out the basement door
• one at a time, sprint to cover behind the pool
• then one at a time mad dash from the pool to cover in the woods.

I made it first and ducked behind the compost pile for cover. Apparently I woke the hive

My little brother almost made it but stopped short and started swatting at his pants

My other younger brother started screaming and ran off toward the house.

Yeah, my older brother and I were the little shits laughing at our brothers’ pain