Yeah I’ve got a P7 Pro and the battery is still fine. Adaptive charging enabled to help batter life.

Handed my P6 down to my daughter and it’s still fine for her too

Banff definitely. There’s a bunch of booths as you enter where you need to get a pass for your vehicle (or did in previous years anyhow).

More like a plague, on humanity

Not AliExpress, but fucking Samsung. They may appliances with all the cool smart features and they’re everywhere, but holy shit are they terrible for reliability (both per my own experience and according to repair people I’ve talked with).

Is it really that it worked for 30 years or just that the couple times it failed that actually got somebody to repair it?

I had my washer/dryer for 8+ years now. Actually got the extended warranty for sure reason and it covered having a repair when it started leaking, but given the cost of repairs hasn’t just elect to buy a new unit.

Hyper advanced hidden society… might makes right rulership challenge. Yeah the two don’t seem to go very well together do they?

And based on what I’ve heard, that men want to smell like him. Why not just shit your pants and get that “victory” scent for free!?

Hopefully he also makes more friends and helps gain momentum to get the rest of the goons out in other jurisdictions

They said much the same about Putin and - regardless him being in better initial shape than Trump - he’s still around.

Being old and unfit means less event you’ve got money for top-notch healthcare and people willing to ignore (or take advantage of) your physical and mental decline

Yeah that would be nice. I think the former are kind of a dying breed though (and those that still have them are holding on as tight as they can).

Honestly I tend to refer to the latter as “slumlords” as that tends to better reflect the actual fucks they give about the tenants in their properties. Even the corpos are often better, as at least they tend to be better informed/regulated about their legal obligations.

There’s cosmetic repairs and then there’s “making the place fit for Guinean habitation” repairs.

Now granted I’m a bit older and not renting now (and not a landlord, though I did share in my first place when I was a younger), but in that time a lot of better available places were people who’d bought a home, had kids, then had said kids grow up and move out. Given the free space but still wanting to keep with the family home they’d invested half their lives in, they’d rent out a basement suite or whatever (generally for a reasonable rate, at least compared to other places or the shit-show we see today). Some didn’t need the money, others found that rising property values also came with a rise in taxes and repair costs. Most were still not assholes though so if the stove or heating broke down they’d actually get a repair guy in fairly quickly or replace said appliance (often with a used but functional one).

Those are what you’d call the “mom and pop” landlords and they were a lot more prevalent. By the same token though, they weren’t making a lot - hell some were less interested in rents than not having an empty-feeling house - and all it took was one bad tenant to make it not worthwhile. It doesn’t take much either. Water damage and/or mould abatement, a kitchen fire, pet/drugs/smoking damage etc can all add up pretty quickly especially if they’re hiring somebody professional to do repair work which was certainly more than just cosmetic.

I don’t see a lot of those types now - I’d certainly not want to be one - but most I know cite that it would take them years to recoup the cost of damage from that one bad case and they just weren’t willing to deal with that plus the life-disruption anymore. So now all there pretty much is would be corporate landlords or the type that own several “rental properties” and consider painting the walls (and hinges, and light-switches, and plugs) or throwing down the cheapest carpet possible the extent of their actual “investment” in the property.

They didn’t know that it would probably become an airbnb, but the likelihood of such a place becoming one or being bought by somebody else wanting to charge higher rents isn’t exactly low either.

The whole “market rates” thing is used by corporate landlords to increase prices, and controlling available properties - including by leaving vacancies - is one way that do that. By the same token, charging below “market rates” could also help of enough did it, especially if the places are decent and money re-invested in proper upkeep. Many/most though are not even investing in proper maintenance/repairs while charging over an above the cost of entire mortgages, which IMO is just greedy bullshit

I don’t think we should have the situations and lack of regulation that leads to billionaires, especially as it will likely continue to drain/erode the quality-of-life for everyone else to eventually lead to trillionaires…

I’d say it’s less that “things will get better on their own” and more “somebody else will take the steps/sacrifice to fix it”

Because the last tenant put holes in the walls, their dog’s piss caused the floor to lift, and the shower they plugged then overflowed fucked up the bathroom?

So there are repairs to do in order to make the place livable and then time to find somebody else who won’t just wreck the place again?

Yeah there are lots of shit landlords but one of the continuing factors is the remaining good ones with a basement suite etc bailed after terrible tenants.

A vacancy tax is a good idea but there needs to be caveats for timelines especially if stuff like reasonable maintenance/repairs is taken into consideration.

Ironically my friends who bitched about “shit landlords” also happened to be the drinkin’ smokin’ big-dog-ownin’ types who were the worst type of tenants and ruined shit for everyone else

I’ve never heard of the hungry=testosterone thing before but that’s really interesting. It kinda puts a new spin on those old “you’re not yourself when you’re hungry full of triggering hormones” commercials.

Also, totally agree that it’s not about “controlling” the chemicals as recognising and mitigating their influence over decisions (easier said than done, I know) or possibly preparing for them ahead of time to the extent that’s possible. Maybe Snickers really did have it right… at least for guys :-)

By the same token, some women are very influenced by their cycles - or at least like to blame a bad attitude on such - which is often used to play up the “unpredictable/emotional narrative”.

Downplaying or excusing bad behaviour as “just that time of month” also puts women in a bag light overall. For a semi-predictable event, knowing how to manage the influence of ones own biochemical factors should be part of personal responsibility, not an excuse. From the side of male partners in that equation, providing some comfort - whether it be prepping a hot water bottle, picking up stuff to help regulate cycle pain - and maybe expecting to pick up a bit of extra slack on chores a few days a month can also be part of a healthy relationship, but walking on eggshells for several days a months is not.

If you’re not sarcastic then I’m generally sorry to hear you’re stuck in that shitty situation.

You’re also welcome at my BBQ if you’re ever up here in Canada

Yup. I use credit a lot but also pay off my cards every pay period. I get that it sucks for merchants, but you know what sucks worse: getting cheated like this on a debit/cash transaction, or worse having your debit card skimmed.

A relative of mine had the latter and the bank froze her account for weeks while investigating. If it was a credit card they’d just freeze the transaction and maybe send you a replacement card with different #

This does seem like an important step. Like yeah, absolutely report this to the vendor but a theft also occurred so at least get a file going. Providing a police file # might have been enough to get them to refund as well