I tell people to ask first before calling, because it’s just polite. otherwise they may not get a response

the only people who can call without notice are my boss and the owner, and even then, if you want me in a good mood and to be prepared for whatever project you’re gonna ask about that I haven’t thought about in months, it’ll go better if you just ask if I have time to talk about xyz

some people don’t get it. and those people get to sit there on the line while I bring up the project files in silence

“can I just tell you what’s going on-”

“no. because then I’ll have questions about your shitty description. so we’re gonna wait here until I have the information open for what you’re asking about so we’re not playing tag later”

this is my status message. usually I don’t have it showing by default, but when somebody does this I toggle it lol

local nazi supporter on my Facebook basically says it’s his fault for being stupid because he should have announced that he had a gun when he began interacting with them

I’m sure that that would go over well

edit: anybody willing to approach ICE/CBP and loudly declare that they have a gun on them?

yeah the question is not phrased properly

it should be “why are the people who give former drug addicts a bunch of shit when it’s convenient to them now paying attention to a former addict”

It’s about the hypocrisy, not the person’s past

so I get a temporary phone if I’m expected to be in a higher risk environment… not really a big deal

I’m not frequently in that situation, so that is an exceptional circumstance. if I break down on the way to Algonquin Park or on the north end, there’s enough traffic that I won’t die from it.

I can think of a more recognizable square symbol to go on their forehead

teaching people to not be an asshole is a virtuous endeavor

I think you’re a bit too stuck in the “immediate access to everyone” way of things

if I get lost, having cell service won’t help me, because I have GPS on my phone that can show me where to go. and if I’m lost in the backcountry… I already don’t have cell service lol

if my car breaks down, I’ll wait until somebody comes along and ask for help

if I’m on my way somewhere and somebody wants me to cancel, then I’ll get the message when I stop for a coffee or I’ll show up and then go home. if they want me to pick something up last minute… it doesn’t get picked up on my way over. not a big deal.

I have cell service. have for years. but the more time goes on, the less I find it necessary. and the more anecdotal evidence I have to support that.

important note: I do not have children or family members in vulnerable condition

that’s not the way I expected that to go

thank you for sharing. genuinely

it’s only a matter of time

all my local facebook nazi sympathizer had to say about the matter was… nothing. they shut their mouth up tight about this event.

now they’re ranting about how people don’t realize that the anarchocommunists want people to get upset and support the anti-ICE protests, because it’ll provoke a reaction that they can use to justify further violence.

it’s just an absurd statement considering reality is flipped, I had to read it twice to ensure I understood what that dumbass was saying. and this guy owns a business and wants to start a neural company of some kind…

guy thinks he owns the road lmao

I might not be able to change what manufacturers are doing, but I do try.

I write them to let them know about their dangerous LED headlights. I write them to let them know exactly why I will not buy one of their vehicles, even used, because it has a giant touchscreen interface for core controls that is useless when the sun is shining on it.

I treat owners who are making the streets more dangerous for me like shit, and I’ll tell them why if they bother to ask. most will probably just say fuck off and not change their mind, but some might actually think about how their actions affect people.

because, overwhelmingly, they’re dumb and selfish and ignorant, and they choose to be that way.

some aren’t. some are willing to be educated. but not most.

the auto manufacturing chain is so intertwined in NA that I’m not even sure it’s worth trying to figure out what vehicle is the most or least Canadian

I think what’s far more effective is to just consume less - don’t buy the big top trim crossover or truck that you don’t need. keep it simple.

to be fair, I’ve never actually looked at the numbers myself, but it still makes me laugh whenever people say “oh but it was assembled in ____”. like, sure, but where did all the parts come from? the sheer scale of the automotive industry is incredible. millions and millions of dollars go into production lines for just one component that gets used on a platform that’s shared by several brands, and the people involved in making and running those production lines are all across Canada and the US and Mexico, often with plants in more than one country that make the same part.

fun fact: teenage Rittenhouse had better discipline and control during the immediate timeframe of him shooting people than these 5+ year ICE/CBP goons have

regardless of what he set out to do, if you watch the videos of the event, it’s actually less of a transgression than the shit going on now. and that’s, uh, sad.

it’s a wake up call the same way your alarm is a wake up call two hours after it initially went off and you’ve been hitting snooze every five minutes

there is an important distinction: getting rid of the intolerant

this can’t be fixed by just adding the other third of voters to oppose it. 1/3 of the voting population supporting this is still too high for it to go away.

with the clip rusted on

I did not previously have that opinion, but his statement here is indefensible.

there is no place in society for this man.