I think it’s worth mentioning that the time saved can end up being a HUGE factor if you’re running late for a flight at a busy airport and it makes the difference between making and missing the flight. If that happens just once any of these programs will pay for themselves (PreCheck and GlobalEntry, at least).

The discussion (or lack thereof) about sedation is far too cut and dried. It’s not an all-or-nothing issue; there are several products you can use to help an animal relax without knocking it out completely, from natural-product relaxation drops/chews/etc to some human medication (benadryl, for example). Always consult…

Is there a reason why the product names on the Best Lightning Deals page are all in such a small font? I tried to ask on the page but comments seem to be turned off.

Is there a reason why the product names on the Best Lightning Deals page are all in such a small font? I tried to…

This exactly. Along with going on day trips more often, I would never spend $80+ to make a run to Costco or to get a $50 nightstand at IKEA. You also need to factor in the time savings of not having to go to and from the rental agency every time.

Is this the comment your username was hatched for?

I filled up a couple weeks ago in NYC and the cash price was $0.50/gallon less.

*replied to the wrong post*

97-01, so slight overlap.

*** Nevermind, someone else already made my point ***

On the other hand, if drivers know where the speed traps are (and more importantly, where they aren’t), they can easily slow down when near the traps and speed up elsewhere.

From a marketing/business perspective, simply because the number of vegan/vegetarians in this country is much smaller than the total number of meat eaters. A fraction of the number of omnivores is much larger than all of the vegetarians. Of course Impossible and Beyond will be glad to have them as customers too.

Unless Emily is a guy, she posited that well-off white people complain more about rats. And yes, her statement is technically correct. But it’s also a loaded statement; there’s a different feeling between “Gentrifying people (who happen to be mostly white) complain more” and “White people (who happen to be gentrifying…

Yes, that was why I said I wouldn’t be surprised if white people still complain about rats more often after controlling for income. But my question was whether there is data that supports that, rather than just the anecdotal evidence most of us probably have.

What’s your point? If the people complaining are more likely to be white because the people doing the gentrifying are more likely to be white, it doesn’t tell us anything about relative numbers of complaints from different groups of the same economic means. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Where there are well-off white people, there are complaints about rats.

Whole Foods of all places had (has?) them for $5 for an 8 oz package this week, but their regular price is only $6. I virtually never buy ground beef to cook myself but I thought it’s $3-4 at most regular (non-WF, not-in-NYC) grocery stores.

A steak should be a steak, but I’d feel terrible if a cow died just to get turned into something like Wendy’s chili or my Grande Stuft Flamin’ Hot Fritos Burrito. Why even bother pretending to put real meat in there?

If he can throw as well as he can catch while keeping his wits about him I can think of least one major league club that could use a guy like him.

A cheeseburger and fries is not the best example of “ultra-processed foods”. Aside from the bun (assuming it has preservatives in it) and the cheese (assuming it is American and not cheddar), everything in that photo is in Group 3 or lower (and it wouldn’t be hard to ensure it all is with proper choices of bun and…

One time I had to shit into a bedpan, and I imagined nurses and techs taking my stool sample to a lab for extensive study, making sure it was still consistent with the indigenous peoples of Chiapas. Oh wow, it’s an exact match! This guy … this guy is GOOD.