We could “prohibit” it somehow. Perhaps a constitutional amendment or something. Alcohol causes 4M premature deaths worldwide a year, and that doesn’t count the untold number of murders, assaults/sexual assaults in which alcohol is a factor. And it causes cancer. So hmm, I say.

That’s how credit ought to work. If you can’t pay your debts on time then you deserve to have to pay more for the privilege of borrowing.
The problem I have today is that companies will make exorbitant loans to individuals that they know cannot possibly pay with full knowledge that they will almost certainly default,…

I’m sure it’s been said already in the comments, but this is reaching a bit too far. If it’s something that’s offensive today, such as “gypsy”, then yeah, that’s not appropriate, but much of the other stuff mentioned has long lost the original meaning. I mean, come on, we don’t need more reasons to be judgemental of…

Oddly, the Spark is one of the best ideas from GM in the last 10 years. A subcompact that has four doors is dirt cheap really fuel efficient and even a bit fun to drive.

so it will be really powerful, relatively expensive, but break all the time?

This is the thing though, there’s “little” trucks all over Asia like this. In Korea I routinely see 1 - 2 ton payload rated tiny little trucks in the same configuration as this, though a bit bigger and more powerful, they are much smaller than an F-150. (In Korea at least, the max capacity is stickered on the rear of…

Your examples of logical consequences are absurd. Only the 2nd one is practical (and the first one likely illegal — a taxi for a kid?). I get your point.

Wake up in the morning progressively earlier until problem solved, or similarly, intense physical activity— go to the Y or something in the afternoon. The reality is, a parent has more influence on their young child than that child has on themselves.

I think you’re overthinking it. If your kids are having issues getting up, the number one solution in my book is an earlier bedtime. Setting out clothes the night before helps. But I don’t agree about breakfast. We take some time to have breakfast together in the morning, even if it is simple, it’s important family…

1988 MR2... not so good in snow.

I have this one weird trick: I basically am law abiding. The last time I got a traffic ticket was 2003 (red light) and a speeding ticket was 1997.

Yeah, yeah, it sounds snarky, but basically, I see the reason for most traffic laws and I can’t afford the ticket. I make sure I’m never the fastest car on the road and I…

yeah, this thing about 1-day deals that show up on your page the next day... 2nd time that’s happened. So coupons are a double-edged sword. If you try one and it works and you like the product, you buy some loyalty. But if you repeatedly try one that doesn’t work then it does the reverse. I had a few in my cart.

yeah, this thing about 1-day deals that show up on your page the next day... 2nd time that’s happened. So coupons…

Stewart Airport was built to accommodate C-5s. Quote the wiki: “

bummer that the solar panels didn’t show up on the main page until later last night... I didn’t see them anyway in the afternoon. Code’s expired today. I had it in my cart ready to go.

bummer that the solar panels didn’t show up on the main page until later last night... I didn’t see them anyway in…

You can take your own photo, but notice the list of about 15 requirements...the passport office has requirements that must be met, but we took and printed our son’s photo with no problem. That said, the passport office where we go will also take photos, but they charge a small fee for that. Of course, they also charge…

Interesting... I never had a coffee table because I have a scar on my eyebrow from my own injury when I was three. We went the ottoman route, with a serving tray on top for various table like needs, but since we have an L-shaped sectional, my wife ditched the ottoman (we never needed it) and now we use the space as…

Except that the US imposes its requirements on other countries by not allowing their citizens to enter the US unless they are met. This is what they do with security requirements for inbound international flights.

A three month buffer for an eight day trip seems quite reasonable for this concern. Also the airline could have flagged it.

Are you sure? In the US? They will do that at the local passport office for me too, but the fee for it is wrapped up in a bundle of other charges.

You have grounds for legal action, and a class action. Possibly against government regs but also against the airlines.

But I’d like to point out to you that I’m in the Cincinnati area and if that had happened to me, I would have to line up at the passport office in Detroit. They are the closest “expedited” center to…