u/Ancient_Substance152

I got a ticket today for being on a device while driving. Obviously not good, and will not be doing that in the future.

615$ + 3 demerit points and 3 day suspension if I plead guilty. Plus another 250$ ish I think to reinstate my license.

In addition to that ticket, I received a 115$ish ticket for not having proper physical ownership in the vehicle. This was a work vehicle but not my everyday driver, it was a spare work van while mine was in the shop. I didn’t know the papers weren’t in there, but obviously I should have.

Obviously I am in the wrong and prepared to take responsibility for that, but I’m wondering if it is worth taking the Option B and going to the court to speak with the judge about getting a reduced punishment.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Any thoughts? What do I say? I’m a fucking idiot and I’m deeply sorry, please have mercy on me? The suspension and points is a tough pill to swallow.

I’m always looking for self-imposed challenges in games to keep things fresh. I’m thinking about doing a strictly canon RP build on Tactician where I’ll basically just utilize each character as they’re presented. No respeccing stats, default subclasses and I must make use of certain class features like Unarmoured Defence and Wyll’s rapier.

This is a weird question and a stab in the dark but has anyone ever used the default spells and cantrips Larian has picked out for each level up? Are they completely random or are they selected with some intent?

I have an orange tabby, under a year old who when let outside continues to hunt birds and chipmunks. I’ve caught it not even killing the animal, just injuring and toying with it. The obvious solution is keep him inside, however now that he’s had a taste of outside he just constantly yells “HIIIII, HIIIII, HIIIIII” at the sliding door all day long. What are my solutions here? I’ve heard you can attach some bells to him but I’m concerned he’ll get caught on something and stuck. I could attach an air pod to him I guess as well. Seems a bit excessive. I feel a harness might be a better idea than a collar. Or probably the better idea is probably deal with the constant meowing. Does it get better? Any advice from people with experience? Thanks

I double dosed today. Took 10mg twice and I felt terrible all day. Brain is loopy as hell. I’m just wondering if I should skip tomorrow? Typically if I forget a dose I never feel any different and I don’t want another day like this tomorrow. Thanks.

I was big into punk in the early 2000’s. I grew and got into other stuff but still go back to my favourite albums.

Wondering if you fine folks can direct me to what’s good in the last 10 years or so?

Some of my favourites are NOFX - SLATFATS, Lagwagon - Duh and Trashed, Pennywise - Full Circle, Bad Religion - No Control and Against the Grain, loved Propagandhi, Distillers - Sing Sing Death House, 88 Fingers Louie, Strike Anywhere

I like fast and hard.

A player hits free agency and says he’ll only sign with Florida or Vegas? Fine. It’s not fun as a fan but I respect it. He fulfilled his obligation and is making his choice. A player gets a full NMC, signs a long term deal, and then the team tries to ship him out? He should absolutely use that clause to control his destination. That clause exists for exactly that reason and good on him.

The captain of the Ottawa Senators, with two years left on his deal, on a team that is actually good and making the playoffs, went to his organization and cornered them. Why? Because he received mild backlash for his actions and wanted to play with his brother in Florida. That’s it. That’s the reason a man who was treated like royalty in this city decided Ottawa wasn’t good enough anymore and quit.

After the White House visit. After the party with Kash Patel. After liking Instagram posts celebrating American military helicopters flying over Canadian soil. After taking pictures at UFC 250. And then subsequently being unable to handle the tiniest bit of media flack over any of it, because considering your fanbase’s point of view was apparently too much to ask. After all of that, he gave up on the team. On Sens fans who defended him through every trade rumour for years, and who chanted his name louder than pretty much any player in franchise history. All because you can’t sit with the discomfort of accountability.

The politics and the trade request are not separate things. They both come from the same place: a guy who has been so insulated from consequence his entire life that he genuinely cannot process how his actions land on other people. You can party with Kash Patel guilt free when you’ve never had to give a damn about anyone but yourself. You can corner your own franchise guilt free for the same reason. This isn’t about left or right, it is about character.

O-Dog made the case today that this is just how it is now, that players have fifteen years in the league and if they want to build super teams with their brothers they should be able to, and good for them for having the cutthroat mentality to do it.

But here’s my problem with that: the only reason the NHL exists as a product worth marketing is the fans. Sens fans literally paid for this betrayal. They bought jerseys. They filled the building. They defended this man. And the return on that investment was watching their captain manufacture an exit to South Florida the moment the going got tough. If players are going to weaponize their leverage this way without any sense of obligation to the people who made them worth anything in the first place, the product is going to go to shit. You cannot market personality and then be surprised when fans take it personally when those personalities turn out like this asshole.

After the Olympics and watching the American celebration, I felt disgusted and it shook my interest in the league for a bit. I thought about it and realized why. These are kids who grew up with every door open. Wealthy families, elite programs, insulated their entire careers from the kind of choices the rest of us have to make. They’ve never had to consider anyone but themselves. And it shows. There’s no honour in it. They grew up being told they were special. Nothing that happened after ever convinced them otherwise.

Hey guys,

I want to chip away at all of the classic retro anime’s. Could I have all of your suggestions of the absolute mandator, best of the bests? I’m mostly interested in movies and OVA but if a television series needs to be watched then I will of course do it. I have seen very little but identify a lot more with older anime than new. Thanks a lot.

For 6 years I was completely good, could even smoke once a year with drinks at get together with friends. Recently at work I started bumming here and there and now it’s gotten to the point where I am acting a fool when I get cravings again. I’ve bought 2 packs in the last week just to throw them out. Can’t go down this road again guys. Somebody help me!

So when I was 13 or 14 a teacher pulled my parents aside and told them she believes based on a book she was reading, that I was a classic case of ADD. I went to a specialist, filled out a questionnaire, talked with the doc and got the diagnosis. I tried a medication at the time and I didn’t like it/refused to take it. No idea what it was. It wasn’t called Ritalin anyways. I’m in Ontario, Canada and this was 2001-02. From that point on we all just kind of ignored it and forgot.

I’m 37 now. Busy job, wife and 3 kids, a dog, two cats. Mortgage and all that other stuff. I feel blessed and very lucky to have things the way they are in my life.

Problem is I can’t fucking enjoy it because I’m constantly overwhelmed by everything I have to do. My kids aren’t even in activities yet really. Always grumpy at home, at odds with my wife. My kids over stimulate me in like 30 seconds of being around them all at the same time and it sucks.

This time last year I had a mental breakdown basically. Cortisol bucket overflowed and I experienced a decent bout of CNS dysregulation. Constant fight or flight, intense anxiety, insomnia and I went a little crazy. To get out of that I went on 10mg escitalopram, an SSRI, which totally helped me heal and put me in a much better spot.

I’m still just overwhelmed all the time. I recently got my testosterone tested and am waiting back on the results for that but my wife has been really insistent that she thinks this is ADHD. She has done research for herself, and has a friend who specializes in it.

Basically the theory being, the ADHD is causing my brain to overwork on every task and it’s just crippling my ability to handle my day to day. The SSRI helped as a bandaid but the underlying cause causing me the grief is this.

What do you guys think about this? Hopefully I included enough details. Feel free to ask any questions or share any experiences.

Thanks!

Got an itch to ride my bike again at 37. I was never very good but I can do some basic stuff like feeble and smiths, 180s, ride ramps (no air), etc. I could manual a picnic table at one point in my younger years.

I would love it if there were some online resource that was basically like BMX lessons laid out like: first bunny hop > then 180 > then 360 on your back tire or something. So on so forth. I have 3 kids and not a lot of time but would love to get better. Just need to use my time efficiently.

Anybody know of anything like this I can chip away at and slowly get better?

Maybe I can go pro in 50’s. I’ve had a 2021 Cult Devotion 21” in the garage for the last 4 or 5 years and its whispers are getting louder.

I didn’t even think I really liked the death metal screams, but here I am. Am I in the right place? Is there anything else I need to be aware of?

Sup folks. NOFX was my favourite band by a mile back in the early 2000’s. Sometime after I just grew and changed a bit but I still love them. Haven’t really listened to anything after The War on Errorism… What should I dive into?

God damn man this album slaps! Heavy, fuzzy and phenomenal vocals. Love it. Maybe I will give there other stuff another shot, although I think it may still be a bit too refined for me.