My kid is in school in Queens; this is absolutely 100% the parents’ fault. There is rarely any need to drive your kids in the first place: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/research-alliance/research/spotlight-nyc-schools/how-far-do-nyc-students-travel-get-school

the buses are not fans of this practice, and they’ve been ratting out the parents reporting a crime

On one hand I might agree with your first point, but this is ALSO NYC. Like there isn’t an abundance of land to use as a holding area for parents. Maybe just have your crotch goblins walk to a place there isn’t a bus lane. Also parents, especially when dropping or picking up kids at school tend to kind of be…

I have no sympathy for parents like this.  Park around the block and walk to the front of the school to get your kid.  It’s pure selfishness.

Maybe we don’t need to drop out little darlings off directly at the school’s door. I get that not every family lives where it’s possible for them to get their kids to school on foot or bike, where school bus service (for public schools) might be inconvenient, and that some kids are a little young to send them on…

I was going to almost partly side with the parents, but really it’s not a problem the city made. It’s a problem the schools made by not setting up the school with an addequate way for parents to drop off. Whether that’s a public school system issue or private schools, I don’t know.

I just spent one minute on Cargurus and found hundreds of brand new Civics near me in the $25K to $30K range which is a fraction of what this person spent on their premium EV.  And those are brand new cars with factory warranties from a brand that is known for reliability and affordable maintenance.  It doesn’t take a…

But here’s the thing with the Volvo guy: he only owned it for a few months. Even if he had a 2% interest rate on the loan, the balance wouldn’t have been that much lower.

In this case, it’s the rapid depreciation, not the interest rate, that got him.

I think you’re projecting.

The only “clown” here is someone who actually believes musk and supports him.

I was thinking about the exact same thing!  He is such a garbage snake oil salesman.  No wonder he gets along with Trump

He bought it knowing Musk is a fascist and scam artist, so he deserves to be taken to the cleaners. And that is even without the “influencer” angle.

Man famous for not paying his debts, doesn’t pay debts. Consequences are for the little people.

I almost always fly Southwest, so I’m not used to pre-picking my seat. I had to fly United/AA recently for a trip where I did have designated seats and that got me wondering - why not let the back of the plan on first? Then everyone fills out the plan from back to front and we’re not continuously stopping and waiting…

I love this as a solution for rude/anti-social behavior, but as Cam points out, that behavior exists because of the terrible decisions (which benefit shareholders instead of customers) made by airlines.

“Gate lice” exist because airlines created baggage fees outside of the normal ticket price. People are trying to get in early so they have a place to store all their shit because they don’t want to pay extra fees for an already terrible experience.

Tesla is the single shadiest, scammiest company to exist in this country since Trump Steaks, Trump Vodia, and Trump University.

Cybertruck & Offroad.

If a pedestrian gets hit by a car at 20 MPH, they will roll onto the hood and likely survive with injuries

I love how this reads like they’re talking about an invasive species.