@GaryWinslett@jk_rowling if had her money, you’d never hear from me ever again. i’ve never understood why such wealthy people like musk, ackman and rowling are so terminally online and responding to the online equaivlent of a monkey throwing poo at you
I stand behind the belief that personal automobiles make people more conservative because you both A) don’t get exposed enough to your fellow citizens and learn to live in a society and B) learn to hate other people because they only act as congestion that slows you down
@shagbark_hick This is something i value heavily about vermont, a strong commitment to maintaining and restringing village stores and markets. They are a mixed bag, some are fancy delis that sell a few things, some are basically gas stations with a little extra, but some are mini grocers
Did Iran follow appropriate competitive bidding procedures? Did they obtain permits from city council or buildings? Did they obtain an environmental impact assessment? Was the awarded contractor licensed? Were minority and women business contracting proportions observed? Were union shops prioritized?
The cost of civilization is high, barbarians.
@shagbark_hick this is actually legal in vermont, it’s fine if you use it judiciously- but people definitely abuse it sometimes to do very stupid things
@Car_Free_USA the one way hate emerges entirely from conversion from two lane street to multi lane one way. i have seen no convincing data about going from two way to one way single lane