Random Rants
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Guys, can I whine a little? All prices should be based on the minimum wage. Gas is supposedly cheaper in Russia, and services are cheaper. But!!! Our shitty government manages to tax us twice and even three times. As a result, I can't replace my old car, I can't fill up my tank, I can't go on vacation like a normal person. And when I buy groceries, I always leave alcohol in the basket. So I can get drunk and forget. My life now resembles that of a modern-day Boer from South Africa.
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I'll say something about the car separately. Our fucking Russian cars are complete crap! The government, in collusion with the only three Russian manufacturers, inflated the prices of their crap. Foreign brands left Russia because of the war. The Chinese came with their cardboard cars. And now they cost as much as the Mercedes that left before the war. I'm an honest man. I don't know how to steal and rob. I can't buy a car like a European or an American. Fuck. It's a disgrace! Life in Russia is a beast.
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Spent the last 4 hours working on one of those 15 minute projects. Should have been a simple job and have made two separate trips to the hardware store.
“our policy of no discussions regarding politics, religion, asparagus, and other controversial issues.” - Andrew
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@Tago-Mago I used all of my naval training today in the use of curse words…even used the English ones.
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I feel your pain. I have a similar-aged Yukon that had about the same amount in repairs last year, wife’s Denali this year. Once they hit a certain age, it can turn into a running laundry list of stuff. I’ve told myself if I get one more bill like that, they just might mysteriously disappear… of course I’m kidding, whoever’s listening.
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@northsouthdenimguy ironically if our suburban was cooled with an industrial chiller plant I could have probably bribed a few of our techs at work with Pendleton and Busch light to fix it for me
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Bought a new fridge for the garage. The packaging looked completely fine on arrival, but later I noticed that the housing has a crack. Now they say they can only pick it up again if it’s repacked…
I was so happy when it arrived though because it’s bright red, crazy how much color can play a role
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6-7 months out of the year, it is extremely peaceful where I live. You can walk outside and hear animals often sighting them as well. With this being the long weekend, every weekend cottager is here and all hell breaks loose until the end of the season often until late September or early October. I know I shouldn’t complain as I’m grateful for what I have, but hell…
The biggest issue is that people who would never behave badly in their own neighbourhoods, act like complete arses whilst at their weekend getaways.
“our policy of no discussions regarding politics, religion, asparagus, and other controversial issues.” - Andrew
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@goosehd said in Random Rants:
6-7 months out of the year, it is extremely peaceful where I live. You can walk outside and hear animals often sighting them as well. With this being the long weekend, every weekend cottager is here and all hell breaks loose until the end of the season often until late September or early October. I know I shouldn’t complain as I’m grateful for what I have, but hell…
The biggest issue is that people who would never behave badly in their own neighbourhoods, act like complete arses whilst at their weekend getaways.
Feck, absolutely feck, I can totally relate
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@goosehd I used to live in Lahaina, Maui. I can't tell you the number of times I wanted to test how long a tourist could hold their breath under water after watching them harass the turtles while swimming or hearing them talk disrespectfully to an elder local.
The above comment should be read with all the levity your current mental state will allow.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison
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@Go-For-Chill …kind of related: I was in Turks and Caicos on vacation when I saw a man exiting the water with a sea turtle in hand. I yelled and was about to get seriously ugly when his partner explained that they were doing pregnancy checks and tagging turtles.
Zero tolerance for harassing wildlife…
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@Go-For-Chill did you see recent news (maybe a week or two) of some dumb tourist who threw a rock at a monk seal on Maui? Guy got it handed to him. Locals tracked him down and gave him cracks. Now he’s being federally charged for harassing an endangered animal.
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@RoxRocks86 saw that and so happy for that response. I applaud those locals…
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@RoxRocks86 I did! There was another video of a local councilman saying he doesn't condone violence BUT he thinks the airlines should show the video of the guy getting his lickings on all incoming flights so that tourists know how seriously the locals take their nature. Pretty grand idea if you ask me.
