u/CerberusInExile

As the title says, I parked the Rukus in the garage about two years ago, expecting to ride again the next day off or whenever....

Yeah, that didn't happen. Life gets in the way.

I tried starting it a few weeks ago, unsurprisingly, nothing happened. My battery tender doesn't even recognise the battery that's in there, so that will definitely need to be replaced.

I put sea foam in the gas pretty regularly so the gas that's in there MIGHT not be too bad, but I'll at least drain the tank and start with fresh.

Other basics like air in the tires and a thorough visual inspection will happen my next day off.

What else? Tips and suggestions appreciated.

A guy brought his Pitbull to visit a sick relative. No, it was not a service dog, just a pet.

What the hell makes people think that it's ok to bring a random animal into a hospital? There are people with difficulty breathing, or allergic, or scared (two animal bites in the ER right now). Not everyone thinks that your fur baby is special and exempt from any rules of the world.

Stop bringing your pets everywhere. They don't belong in restaurants. They don't belong in grocery stores. They damn sure don't belong in a hospital.

Yes, actual trained service animals are allowed, without fail. That doesn't make it ok to bring in your random pet.

Today a Life Flight helicopter stopped in at the hospital where I work. Picking someone up to take them to another hospital. Most of the crew got out, grabbed their stretcher and came in to take care of the patient.

The pilot took off again and told the security guard that he was going to circle around to burn off some extra fuel.

I get that they're flying back with the added weight of a patient, but is fuel Vs weight really that specific of a calculation? I would assume that some amount of fuel weight got burned off on the flight here.

Or is there something else about having extra fuel that I don't even know about?

I've been trying to curb my social media and it keeps dragging me back down. I delete and restart accounts every few months just to disrupt the algorithms.

I'm strongly considering a dumb phone, just for calling and texting etc. Then I started thinking, at that point do I even NEED a phone at all?

I'm old school GenX. I didn't get a cell phone until my late 30s. I don't talk to people on the phone unless I absolutely have to. I text my wife, she'd be annoyed if I cut that line of communication, but I could get a couple meshtastic devices and text back and forth with just her.

What would be the consequences of not having a phone/phone number today?

I’m in the learning curve of my first Cricut. An explore 5 that I got for my birthday.

I’m sure I’ll try a print then cut eventually. Until then I keep getting to the Make screens and have to cancel out to go back and change it back to just a Basic cut.

Please and thanks for any advice.

I just used the saying in another post and as soon as I hit post, I realized someone was going to be offended even though race had absolutely nothing to do with the post. Is there a different way of saying that people are generally dumb and if they see someone else jumping off a bridge, they’re likely to do the same?

Serious question.

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Who gets to decide what constitutes a living wage and how would that be enforced. Given the difficulty (near impossibility) in just getting a minimum wage that keeps up with the cost of living.

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I see plenty of comments about a living wage being fair, being reasonable, being logical. And I agree that it is, but in the U.S. it's like saying that everyone should get housing, education, and healthcare. It's a lovely idea, but realistically I don't see it happening in any of our lifetimes.

So I go to access Netflix after work, my wife is the account holder, I have a profile.

Only now, if I want to access the profile that I've been using for years, I need to create my own login and give them my email. No option to bypass.

Why? Profiles have worked fine for ages, why do I need to login separately? Why do I need to create yet another account to attach to my email?

I am sick and tired of being the product for these people.

So, we've heard about the 1.8B slush fund, yes? They're advertising it as payback for political persecution. It's flat out illegal and unconstitutional. Neither the Justice Dept nor the Executive Branch have the constitutional authority to bypass the budget, as voted on by Congress.

So, now they talk about giving this money to the January 6th criminals, who were legally prosecuted, tried, and convicted, then pardoned by Trump.

The January 6th mob that literally broke in and caused Congress to be evacuated for their own safety. Seven people have died as a direct result of that day.

So, Trump is going to steal money from the citizen taxpayers and pay the criminals that attacked and threatened the physical safety of Congress. What is Congress doing about it? Nothing, really. They're discussing options. They're probably going to write a strongly worded bill that goes nowhere and the President will condemn and/or just ignore.

If Congress isn't willing to defend themselves, what hope do the rest of us have?

I'm utterly completely serious. If Congress isn't willing to stand up to the orange faced bully when it comes to paying almost two Billion dollars to the mob that was howling for their blood, does anyone have any faith left that they're going to defend us? The people that voted them into Congress to act on our behalf?

This government has failed and we all get the distinct historic privilege of watching the collapse.

If I don't answer my phone, and I won't, leave a message.

But if I actually look at who is calling and select 'decline' why are they still allowed to leave a message? I'm absolutely uninterested in whatever they have to say.

I just tried posting in r/helpmefind. If a human had read the post it would have been fine.

But no, a bot has to flag my post. I am trying to track down a CD I had about three decades ago. What policy did I dare violate by looking for a CD? Well, AI apparently thinks my post would be better suited in a sub Reddit about help me find paintings.

I know what happened already, I tried describing the colour of the case artwork. Apparently mentioning colour theory and artwork obviously means I can only possibly be looking for a painting and I obviously don't have a clue how to internet properly, my post has been removed for my convenience.

Screw off, AI. I've been doing this a lot longer than you!

I don't recognise the one after the clone assassin. Kind of a mask or headdress thing. The front mask is sort of cross shaped with a big round bit behind the head.

The last line is awkward. I wanted it to read "to do their d@m£ job" but the real word is apparently too offensive.