I think that any truly responsible cat owner needs to take serious steps to ensure that their beloved little serial killer doesn’t wreak havoc upon the local ecosystem, whatever that may consist of. 

For me its pretty simple, and I’m fortunate it’s possible. Parking under a shade structure has a HUGE IMPACT. Cracking the windows when you park helps a lot too.

6. Tint. Solar energy / IR rejecting tint. Nano ceramic. Best way to survive the sunbelt. Protect your skin, protect your interior. Doesnt have to be dark, 70 or 80 is practically clear, none of the heat.

Trapped between the ruthless (R) and the spineless (D), we are the hopeless. It only gets worse from here as we slowly rotate in the vortex on our way down the proverbial “tubes”. This is what the “lesser of two evils” gets you.

What you are describing is still not “taking your gas stove.”

To be fair, I have lived with gas stoves most of my life, and none of them had pilot lights - they all had electronic ignition, just like our gas water heaters. As far as I know, you can’t buy a stove that has a pilot light anymore.

Fair enough. Up until a year ago I hadn’t had any major pet expenses, just routine checkups and minor issues, so I assumed it wouldn’t be worth it, but since then I’ve been hit with two cancers, bladder surgery, tooth extraction, and a skin issue (all five on different animals, two having since passed away which isn’t…

How do y’all feel about pet insurance? I’ve always thought it would cost more than it would be worth (and likely not cover the really big expenses you want it for), but I don’t know if that’s the case across the board.

Be sure to check on coverage on a rental car. Before I rented a Mustang GT-H from Hertz, I checked, and my credit card would not cover it. Given the cost of it being “unavailable” due to damage, I got the coverage from Hertz. Worth it for the peace of mind.

No, not a waste. Now, the value proposition might not be for everyone, but you are definitely buying something valuable with this money.

I bought a bunch of 3DS JRPGs on the cheap in the months leading to the Nintendo eShop shutting down, but I think I have to accept that I’m never gonna play them. JRPGs are just the sloggiest of games, and I’m getting too old to crick my neck for hours at a time looking at the screen. At least with the Switch I can…

i erase debts all the time, but,,,

Gonna go a bit left field on this one, but some of the worst interiors for the year and price were Bangle-Era BMW’s. I actually think the exteriors aged quite well, the interiors not so much. Early iDrive was and still is terrible. Crappy shifter that would either feel like a fisher price toy or break. The worst point…

Any Luxury car from the Malaise Period.

I always have to mention one of my rental Chevy HHRs because barbs in the plastic surrounding of the door and corner mirror angle actually made one of my fingers bleed. The design is the usual anodyne fare from GM in the Naughties, but the quality and finishing of the materials was truly appalling. And the visibility…

I call your 1990's GM and raise you early 2000s Dodge Caliber. I had a new, low mileage rental once.

Also, Don’t.Lie.

You can also get a discount if you’re within X feet of a fire hydrant.

for reasons of not buying a lot of carrot i tend to use more the louisianan cousin of the mirepoix: the holy trinity, which is onions, bell peppers, and celery.

While I love to support the book industry, at the same time, books are expensive. Start using your public library more, especially on books you’re less sure about whether you’ll like.