Fuck this. If you want to save the environment, let’s start with the real polluters: industry. I’m not going to significantly decrease my quality of life for a negligible decrease in carbon emissions.

I hired a doula with my first pregnancy about 10 years ago. I’d absolutely say that 1) meeting your doula before you are in labor and 2) discussing what kind of birth (birth plan) the family wanted were hallmarks of that relationship. I’ve not heard of hospitals “assigning” them. This sounds to me like a hospital is…

You’ve never used a gas stove? Trust me and literally everyone else: gas is way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way better for cooking. It’s seriously not even close.

> In fact, regulation is rarely to never the answer to anything

I think he is talking about banning gas forced air heating systems (furnaces), which probably aren’t necessary in most of coastal California but are the most common source of heat in the country. Trying to heat homes in places like Minnesota with electricity would be problematic. boilers/radiators aren’t very good at…

I have a really nice electric stove top. It heats up fast, does a pretty good job of staying hot, and the on/off cycle isn’t bad.

“The new building codes only apply to new construction beginning in 2020”

Flying on a 20 seat commuter airplane from Baltimore to Philly, as an avid private pilot I sat in the frontmost passenger seat so I could watch the pilots. About halfway there I saw the pilot look up, and obviously see something I couldn’t see from my angle. He pushed the control yoke violently forward, causing the…

That happened. Again, pay a buck. Get a better seat. Or, be a cheapskate and annoy the living fuck out of people.

You should be upgrading your seats for more legroom at 6'6". I know that’s not fair, but the seat in front of you is someone else’s space, reclined or not. You saved money in this scenario by not upgrading, but you forced the lady in front of you to share your burden. There are plenty of physical/health reasons that…

I know this is a very unpopular opinion, but your partner should have bought a seat with more legroom from the beginning. By flying economy, he’s burdening whatever stranger is unlucky enough to sit in front of him. And he knows that in advance. It isn’t your partner’s fault that coach seats have no leg room, but it’s…

There’s no incentive to ever check a bag unless you’re going somewhere without laundry service for too long.

have you looked into luggage for instruments? how about instead of being an inconsiderate cheap-o, spend some money on a decent case and then you wouldn’t have to worry about your precious instrument. otherwise yeah: drive, take a bus, sail, or get a pilot license and buy your own plane. just stop hogging all of the…

Because you already made a custard filling with the yolks and need to use the whites for something. At least that's what my mother used to tell me.

as an airport was closing due to an incoming winter storm, my flight had been cancelled and the helpful lady at the ticket desk pushed me up to a flight that was leaving in minutes. knowing that my luggage had no chance of coming with me (I’d see it days later) I took the ticket and ran to the gate. the plane was held…

+1 Cleveland Steamer. Seems legit.

I don’t think it’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but the weirdest. I was in the Lincoln NE airport, past security, and this dude in business wear shows up with a to go container, pulls out a t-bone, absolutely houses it with just his hands, then cleans up with a newspaper that was just sitting on the chairs. There…

While from a business side standpoint this makes sense, but from a customer stand point I can’t help but think like I’m being rushed out of a restaurant. Switch servers if you must but save the bill until the end.

It is indeed as I posted not a punchline. Also you should not feel attacked or ashamed by my post. I think we both agree that your condition isn’t a favorable one. I bet you would like to not have it and for others not to endure what you have to go through.

Yes, well I guess that would be a problem for people who do all their grocery shopping at Starbucks.