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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:You're providing a really good example of why the human mind can't solve distant, abstract problems like global warming. You see something you think might make your life easier right now, so how could there possibly be any consequences in the future? Human lifespans are just too short. We all recognize the consequences. If everyone lived a thousand years I guarantee we would all care a lot more about global warming. But hey, in 100 years I'll be dead and you'll be dead so whatever. Maybe the last 10 years will be horrible and my house will be underwater, I don't know. Your point is well taken though. Cities and public transportation are better for society and anyone who has kids and etc. But drat did it suck to carry your groceries around on the bus.
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potatoducks posted:Your point is well taken though. Cities and public transportation are better for society and anyone who has kids and etc. But drat did it suck to carry your groceries around on the bus.
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Spent 4 years enlisted in the Army many years ago and thankfully got out without having done anything completely stupid. Not that I didn't have my own BWM moments but none of them, thankfully, that left permanent scars. Army towns in the U.S. - anywhere, really, but especially so here - are a cesspool of businesses looking to help you make really bad decisions. Military marriage is a thriving business. Getting an Army chaplain to marry you on base is a process most don't (or can't) deal with so there's a whole cottage industry for it off base. What if the State the base is in has laws that are too restrictive/intended to keep you from being a dummy? No problem, the closest point across state lines has whole strip malls devoted to covering that angle, whether it's getting married to that stripper or taking out a payday loan... or often both at the same time. There are places where you can get married, get a payday loan, and then go rent furniture for your new trailer all within an easy walk. Like the BWM trifecta. I am not even kidding. In my short few years I saw: Lots of marriages to strippers. Someone mentioned 50% earlier and I wouldn't be surprised if that were low. 50% got married and got them pregnant, maybe. Lots of "we're friends, let's get hitched so we can live outside of the barracks/collect extra BAQ". These ended in tears usually as well. Usually when they started dating someone else. I personally knew of one example that were dating outside before they did it - the Army version of the green card scam (and heavily frowned upon if discovered not that it ever stopped anyone). A fair amount of 18-19 year olds meeting in AIT (advanced training after basic) or these days, even in basic because for many specialties it's integrated now, deciding they have found "the one" and then discovering - sometimes in a matter of weeks - that what they really found was "the other". In all cases the best possible outcome was for it all to end in tears within a matter of weeks/few months. Beyond that and boy howdy. If pregnancy is involved, 10x points. None of this counts the ones who got their girl back home pregnant and joined the Army because it was the right thing to do. Sometimes that worked out, actually. I have a good friend still today, close to 30 years in, still married with great kids. I call him the lottery winner. The Army, at least, used to love to send kids who did that overseas for a year or two which didn't help.
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Ixian posted:A fair amount of 18-19 year olds meeting in AIT (advanced training after basic) or these days, even in basic because for many specialties it's integrated now, deciding they have found "the one" and then discovering - sometimes in a matter of weeks - that what they really found was "the other". Female trainee got pregnant during my AIT and got out, followed her male trainee for a couple years, had another baby, then they separated. Quite irritating he got more money than me for knocking up a girl and getting married. Hell, if they ever figure out male hormonal long term birth control implants they should just add it to MEPS processing. Army needs that more than flu vaccines every year.
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Crazy Mike posted:Female trainee got pregnant during my AIT and got out, followed her male trainee for a couple years, had another baby, then they separated. Well, you know, on top of the extra cash he also had...a baby or two, so I'm thinking from a pure financial perspective you came out ahead.
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:You generally don't in a city unless you're in some suburban hell like pheonix or in a food desert area. Walking is usually sufficient. The documentary "Death Wish" would disagree  My city is trying to be more bicycle friendly. They're also investing a lot of money into improving their dismal public transportation. The result: a bus line whose main intention is getting people downtown. This bus line goes up and down one street. It's very easy to be 2.5-3 miles from the nearest stop. Especially if you're living in the poor areas which are some of the farthest from there.  That same reason is why their attempts to make downtown more bike friendly at the expense of parking are stupid. I'm not biking 6 miles each way from my old place, no matter how nice you make the bike lanes. 22 Eargesplitten fucked around with this message at 23:20 on May 5, 2017 |
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22 Eargesplitten posted:The documentary "Death Wish" would disagree Park & Ride is a good transitional step for suburbs/exurbs that are trying to improve transit options.
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May 5, 2017 23:28
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6 miles is like, a 30 minute bike ride, assuming it's not super hilly or whatever. That's...really not bad and when I lived in a hellish "car city" it was pretty common that I'd have to drive for 30 minutes to get somewhere because of all the traffic lights.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:6 miles is like, a 30 minute bike ride, assuming it's not super hilly or whatever. That's...really not bad and when I lived in a hellish "car city" it was pretty common that I'd have to drive for 30 minutes to get somewhere because of all the traffic lights. This guy lives in Vegas apparently, so the heat is a factor to consider too. Even if he took precautions to stay safe in the summer heat, it would be a miserable time and would probably leave him unprofessionally smelly by the time he got to work. If he's in this predicament I doubt he works at a nice enough place to offer showers for bike commuters.
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May 5, 2017 23:42
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paragon1 posted:
I mean, it wouldn't be very sound usury business to just give out loans to every meth head that wanders in needing cash.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:This guy lives in Vegas apparently, so the heat is a factor to consider too. Even if he took precautions to stay safe in the summer heat, it would be a miserable time and would probably leave him unprofessionally smelly by the time he got to work. If he's in this predicament I doubt he works at a nice enough place to offer showers for bike commuters. 6 mile bike commute in Vegas with no shower is, for sure, a non-starter.
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May 6, 2017 00:40
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/69cchg/buying_empty_lot_adjacent_to_my_house_to_keep_it/ The only BWM part of this is if they put any play equipment on it, or as the lawsuit would put it when timmy breaks his face falling off the slide: attractive nuisance.
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H110Hawk posted:The only BWM part of this is if they put any play equipment on it, or as the lawsuit would put it when timmy breaks his face falling off the slide: attractive nuisance. I'd honestly bet that the developer of the subdivision will not sell it to him, and that there are restrictions on use/building on the property.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Park & Ride is a good transitional step for suburbs/exurbs that are trying to improve transit options. Is that park your car and ride the bus? I think there's a couple of those, but it still doesn't address that it serves such a tiny area. 12mph is a pretty good clip on a bike. 30 minutes by car is more like 10+ miles here. Other relevant fact I didn't mention. I'm in Colorado at the foot of the mountains. So there's elevation, elevation change, and dryness to deal with. If you're at sea level you have 20% more oxygen than you do up here.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Is that park your car and ride the bus? I think there's a couple of those, but it still doesn't address that it serves such a tiny area. Oh for sure, I'm not saying you should try harder to use non-car transit, I'm saying your city should try harder to provide it for you.
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May 6, 2017 01:50
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Wow I was lured into this thread with the amazing title
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Yeah, what's BWM is everything we're doing right this minute to fix traffic when commuting scenarios are likely to look completely different in 20 years. Between driverless cars and telecommuting, who knows how the gently caress our kids are going to get to work at their various Trump branded jobs.
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Speaking of park and rides https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/69evwg/we_decided_not_to_buy_a_bearded_dragon/ posted:We decided NOT to buy a bearded dragon. Which is GWM and GWL except then people started freaking out because Reddit thinks denying your kid a bearded dragon is child abuse for reasons quote:Edit: For everyone giving me poo poo about my poor son, don't pity him. First he didn't know about the beardie. Second we are taking that $200 and taking him to an amusement park. He's fine.
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I'm impressed - I've run across fancy horse shoes https://horserunners.com/ I dub the horthopedics
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That makes it sound like you need a horthodontist.
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Every horse product or service that you can imagine is real. http://www.thehorse.com/articles/18920/orthodontics-for-horses
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Whoops https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/69ks3a/girl_took_a_rental_car_out_under_my_cc_and_didnt/quote:So on April 22nd I'm hanging out at my house and my new roommate ask if she can have a ride to the rental agency. I barely know the girl and my other roommate had work so she ask me for a ride. She wants to drive back up to Washington DC for a day and get some of her things. Ok cool.
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Jake Mustache posted:Whoops https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/69ks3a/girl_took_a_rental_car_out_under_my_cc_and_didnt/ He types well, uses complete sentences, good paragraph breaks, and a straightforward narrative. Quite a contrast to what an utter and complete moron he is. There is surely more to this story, probably involving an unacknowledged major crush on the girl, but....wow.
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Ixian posted:He types well, uses complete sentences, good paragraph breaks, and a straightforward narrative. Quite a contrast to what an utter and complete moron he is. My mind is blown by someone in the comments suggesting the pet rabbit was purchased as part of a con where you move some clothes and a pet you'd "have to come back for" into an apartment and then persuade your new roommate to rent you a car to steal.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:My mind is blown by someone in the comments suggesting the pet rabbit was purchased as part of a con where you move some clothes and a pet you'd "have to come back for" into an apartment and then persuade your new roommate to rent you a car to steal. That's probably true. Your new roommate could have nothing in the apartment but if your "pet" is there, then you are 100% trustworthy and will come back.
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:My mind is blown by someone in the comments suggesting the pet rabbit was purchased as part of a con where you move some clothes and a pet you'd "have to come back for" into an apartment and then persuade your new roommate to rent you a car to steal. That doesn't sound far-fetched to me. I once saw a victim of a Nigerian scam that explicitly mentioned the lawyer managing the (supposed) estate had actually put in some money for the transfer fees as well, so it couldn't possibly be a scam.
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Reddit groupthink tends towards worst case paranoia. More likely is the girl is simply your garden variety sociopath living in the moment who doesn't plan anything nor give two shits about consequences for herself or anyone else. Probably some sob story involved, usually is. She wanted to Get the gently caress Out of Town and found herself the most straightforward way to do it. The smooth escalation of the overall con suggests it isn't the first time.
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Ixian posted:Reddit groupthink tends towards worst case paranoia. More likely is the girl is simply your garden variety sociopath living in the moment who doesn't plan anything nor give two shits about consequences for herself or anyone else. Probably some sob story involved, usually is.
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Randler posted:That doesn't sound far-fetched to me. I once saw a victim of a Nigerian scam that explicitly mentioned the lawyer managing the (supposed) estate had actually put in some money for the transfer fees as well, so it couldn't possibly be a scam. Oh no I'm not saying I think it couldn't be a con technique or that that's not what happened here, I'm just saying it's one that blows my mind. It also seems like a lot of effort? How much could a chopped rental car really net you? And what does she do if her chosen roommate mark says "no I can't drive you to the rental place"?
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Hoodwinker posted:Ding ding ding ding. I've known people like this. This is way more likely than a complicated grift. I've known my fair share too. Now, I didn't rent a loving rental car for them under my name and wave goodbye as they drove out the lot either, which is where this story really shines.
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Also she had to be elated he (or she?) fell for it. Thinking about it a little more (it is a lazy Saturday morning) it's interesting how well thought out this is. The moron rented the car and handed her the keys. He/She is completely 100% on the hook. As far as the rental car company and for that matter the police are concerned this is a dispute between the two parties. Eventually it'll get to the point where it turns in to stolen property but it is going to take a while to get there and no one in this story seems like much of a long term kind of thinker anyway. In the meantime she can joyride safely across state lines without worrying about being picked up. Different story if she had tried to scam the rental car company directly. Your true sociopath knows how to exploit people.
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She filled out the form using the victim's name without his/her knowledge or consent, right? While telling the clerk that she was using her own? Seems to me like that would qualify as fraud. (IANAL)
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epenthesis posted:She filled out the form using the victim's name without his/her knowledge or consent, right? While telling the clerk that she was using her own? Seems to me like that would qualify as fraud. (IANAL) He has recourse, sure, but it's not going to magically happen. For him to pursue he'll likely need a lawyer. Out of pocket because the rental company will wash their hands of it. And, of course, assuming there's even any way to recover money from this girl, which seems extremely unlikely. If he pays out of pocket and pursues it he will almost certainly get her in trouble which will probably result in probation, which I doubt someone like this gives two shits about. Basically he is hosed, but good.
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Ixian posted:He has recourse, sure, but it's not going to magically happen. For him to pursue he'll likely need a lawyer. Out of pocket because the rental company will wash their hands of it. And, of course, assuming there's even any way to recover money from this girl, which seems extremely unlikely. If he pays out of pocket and pursues it he will almost certainly get her in trouble which will probably result in probation, which I doubt someone like this gives two shits about. Whatever recourse he has is probably better than being on the hook for the entire cost of the car.
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Rate my $3k outfit. If he had a fancy watch, I would understand. But designer ripped jeans and a piece of poo poo hoodie? http://imgur.com/gallery/qm8XX
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How? I know Supreme stuff is expensive, but that can't even be $400, leaving the jeans and shoes to be $2600. Maybe it's an expensive but not flashy watch, some stupid expensive even by male fashion standards jeans, and some rare sneakers he had to buy off of a scalper?
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22 Eargesplitten posted:How? I know Supreme stuff is expensive, but that can't even be $400, leaving the jeans and shoes to be $2600. Maybe it's an expensive but not flashy watch, some stupid expensive even by male fashion standards jeans, and some rare sneakers he had to buy off of a scalper? There are sneakers that list at $1800, and people apparently buy them. http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-accessories/advice/g2538/luxury-sneaker-brands-worth-spending-money/ for a randomly chosen set of examples. $1000 on jeans, perhaps obviously, doesn't take much work at all.
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https://www.rvtrader.com/dealers/North-Trail-RV-Center-736402/listing/2017-Newmar-Dutch-Star-4369-121860900 $458,000 MSRP. Car equity? How about RV equity?
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