And when Homeland Security swoops in and shackles you.... enjoy that. Yikes.

OK, but how do we define “average Americans”? I’ve always had a problem with that generalization.

I think we’re all kind of stuck on your “intern = three years pro experience” mindset. If you’d done a co-op where you were paid a comparable entry level rate, ok, maybe we could see that as three years of pro experience. But three years as an intern? That’s just par for the course as a college student. No employer is…

It seems all of the Democrat plans are going to be expensive. Something has to happen though; we can’t keep going the way we’re going, and the GOP has shown it has no interest in improving things for the average American household. It’s now more of a question of how progressive a plan do we want? Though expensive,…

Perhaps.  I think it all comes down to intent of the sender, really.

That’s painting a whole group of people with a rather broad brush stroke, don’t you think? I’m fine with logical changes in society. This just seems to be that line being crossed that has little to do with “empathy” and more to do with “nitpicking”.

I feel like one of the Daily Show alum did a piece on that: maybe Samantha Bee? It is ridiculous how the perception continues to be different between genders even in the electronic age.

George Carlin did a great bit about the word “fine”.

Typing ‘OK’ is better than, say, not responding at all, or responding legitimately rudely.

All of the real problems in the world, and this is what people focus on? Yikes.

It’s incredibly depressing that anyone needs to be reminded of this.  Ugh.  2019, you kinda suck as a year.

cj2001 isn’t wrong. New Orleans is a prime example of everything cj is talking about. My friends there have really awful stories about AirBnB owners and those who stay at said locales in their neighborhoods. These are neighborhoods that aren’t right int he tourist areas, either.

Agreed. A regular BnB can be pretty affordable and with a little research you can find affordable hotels in most places with solid rating and a lot more oversight and reliability.  

I feel you’re the exception to the rule though. It’s great that it works for you (I’m not being snarky: I really do think it’s great that you’re able to get something beneficial out of it), but ultimately the business model isn’t sound, and AirBnB’s in more populous areas are a negative to those living in said areas,…

I’ll use an example: New Orleans. NOLA locals pretty much despise AirBnB. People are buying properties solely to use as AirBnBs. It lower property values, and people staying in the Air BnBs have no respect for the neighborhoods they are staying in, on the whole. Add to that the aforementioned lack of oversight by the…

Or, you know, don’t use AirBnB.

Yes, send one, but keep is short and to the point.  

Different bank, but had the same issue. I will say they were decent about refunding the $35 the three (yes, THREE) times it happened over a 2 year period, but I had to go in personally and sit with somebody to do it. Once, I can understand it, but 3 times is 2 too many. 

The flip side is that you can offer the sincerest apology and the offended party won’t accept it. But in this comedian’s case, it seems pretty obvious he’s not really sorry. Also the bragging about being hired by SNL doesn’t help at all; this isn’t about whether he was ‘good enough for SNL’. it’s about f-ing up and…

How do you know for sure that jrhawk42 isn’t a comedian? But whether he is or not, anybody who has watched Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee can come up with a similar answer; numerous comedians interviewed by Seinfeld on the show have said similar things. Or watch My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David…