West Virginia surprised me, Wisconsin didn’t

I agree but the esperantists will be annoyed by us choosing a different language

I just think it should require additional restrictions and licensure. It’s a work vehicle. I want masons to be able to get into cities with their rocks, but I want them to have to either flag out a spot because they’re working there or find an oversized vehicle spot when they aren’t. And I don’t want Steve the middle manager driving one just because he thinks they’re cool and fashions himself a bit rural

That’s fair. I think a lot of us have been conditioned to see these giant trucks as primarily daily drivers that best case scenario are occasionally an overpowered tool for an occasional hobby such as dragging around a camper once a year or grabbing some building supplies that people back in the day absolutely used a Tacoma or an suv for. If I see a pro grade pickup truck doing professional stuff I see it as a work tool, but if I see one in the parking lot of my way into work I see it as being driven by a tool.

And yeah I’m just sick of being surrounded by large pro grade vehicles being used in contexts where they’re not needed and are impeding on everyone else’s space and visibility.

I blame both considering how often I see people brag about how big their trucks are. Motherfucker you’ve got a short bed and extended cabin, and you’re out here talking about an engine like you need to be able to go 90 while hauling an oversized trailer.

Sure you can’t buy a small truck anymore, and it’s getting harder to buy compact cars, subcompacts, and even full sized sedans, but it’s not like all trucks sold today are that big.

I think they sound silly sure, but I generally like them so it’s not in a mean way, just a “yeah these friends sound silly talking about their bin chickens, multiple marsupials, and such”

I kinda want to see what the wind would look like on this thing going 60 (96.5 km/h). I suspect you’d get more lift than is comfortable. And speaking as someone who’s had turbulence in a modern car (interstate driving into an Illinois windstorm), it’s terrifying even in a car that doesn’t want to roll over.

Edit: seriously thought about it and am more concerned about the moment/torque it might get from the wind

One of the wildest things to me is how many places need to move their public transit systems back to from grid electric. Electric trains are awesome. But I’m also of the opinion that the motor/dynamo is akin to the wheel in how fundamentally important and valuable it is.

No, by the time I was born beauty was secondary to aerodynamics. It was the right decision, but I do understand what we lost is something to be sad we’ve lost.

With teslas my bigger issue is build quality. Though the dumpster they sell is ironically one of the few deviations from the modern prioritization of aerodynamics over aesthetics, it’s just done by someone who doesn’t understand good taste. Compare it to those Honda EVs to see a similar idea done much more beautifully.

Yes but this is where certain qualifiers come in. I’ve known nonbinary people for whom all it is is a personal identity. When I talk about trans issues they’re rarely a part of it, because those issues rarely impact them. Inversely I’ve known nonbinary people who’ve had to grapple with getting legal recognition, getting access to surgery and hormones, and all that other stuff. Of course they’re included when I talk about trans issues. At the end of the day, both and everything in between falls under the umbrella, but not all discussions about the umbrella are about everyone under it, and it’s not always worth creating words for different subcategories.

Get me my sickle. The rich have gone insane again.

I assumed they’re Canadian based on liberal territory. However that doesn’t narrow it down much, looks like most of the territories vote red.

A lot. The entire continent was colonized by European powers at that point, mostly by England and France. So you have Germany and Italy trying to take more, meanwhile the ANZACs and North Americans are in there trying to take the lower Mediterranean, which will serve as a staging ground for the invasion of Italy.

In the US we largely focus on D-Day and the war in the pacific.

Good job

I’ll add that for not catastrophizing having a handful of realistic failure states in mind and accepting that it’s a possibility, you have a plan to deal with it, and that it’s ok is vital for me personally. It addresses that things may go wrong without falling into baseless fear and ensures that I don’t get overwhelmed if I screw up the form a third time.

It’s hard at first and then you learn to do it and get good at it. I still hate finding a new doctor, but that’s because it’s a tedious process full of disappointment when what you need is something most doctors don’t do or advertise whether or not they do it (adhd meds mostly).

My mom died when I was around your age (early 20s). It was really hard not to have her there to help me learn to do such things, but I had to do it, and so I did it. I wish she’d taught me when I was a teenager, but oh well. Around that time I had to teach a friend how to do such things too and she found it absolutely liberating once she got the hang of it.

I’m in my 30s now, and my wife and I both have tasks we pass off to the other, often because of mental barriers or just struggling to start. But when push comes to shove we both are entirely capable of such things, we just have someone we can lean on and swap tasks with.

It’s ok to be scared, but do it scared. It’s ok to do it late, but do it anyways. You are capable of all this, and you’ll be much happier once you build these skills and independence. The only way out is through and it won’t be comfortable, but it will be worth it.

Oh and for the practical of how: look it up. The state department website says how to get a passport. Oh and if you have to interact with the government but are unsure of what to do, ask a local librarian. Not kidding, they typically even have common forms already printed out or they can help you find the information. They’re good at finding information.

You can make it so reasonable drivers feel the safe speed to drive is the speed you want them driving.

Ultimately speed cameras are surveillance for civil infractions, which I disapprove of, and they’re popular because they can function as revenue generation.

I don’t disapprove of punishment for those engaging in reckless driving, but I’ve seen so many places where speed limits and fines are treated as the end all be all of traffic enforcement rather than the final step.

Yeah the difference between PNW truck drivers and Midwestern ones is night and day.

Social accountability is a euphemism for punishment. Someone is engaging in a behavior that is discouraged and so when they do that something is done to them that they don’t want to happen. In this case a camera simply automates fining people.

People who need a reminder or are new to an area especially benefit from better road design or cheaper alternatives (where I live some residential streets have concrete planters that make the road wind and force you to slow down). For a person new to an area especially, the speed camera functionally serves as an expensive toll for driving the speed the road is designed for, but one you receive in the mail a few weeks later.

Good speed reduction should make speeding look and feel reckless ro everyone, including someone who’s never been there before and didn’t see the speed limit. Good design is intuitive.

All flags should show some nip for sure