@joelpollak@Hertz Just used them on a trip to UT, big mistake. Can’t rent an SUV w/o a credit card despite using a debit card, having it accepted, and paying the fees beforehand only to be told that “policy” requires a credit card (again, we had debit) to rent something that “large”.
@shipwreckedcrew Happened with my 74yo mom when she went to buy a Ford. No finance needed, money in hand. Everything they asked I said no. Guy gave up halfway through and just read stuff in a monotone like he was trying to bore me into saying yes just for some inflection.
@MannUrfa@TheCatholicEngr@OVTweetmarck I also can’t see Jesus being upset for the reasons @OVTweetmarck stated, but were that me *I* would be upset because *I* missed out on my chance for grace and wasted my time. Bad comparison, but it’s like going to a fancy restaurant and being served McDonald’s. Ripoff.
@TheJoeySwoll Was the only guy in my Pilates class today. Instructor kept saying “ladies” to everyone. Been taking her yoga class weekly for the last year, she knows who I am. She isn’t doing it on purpose, just habit. No harm no foul, just sweat and calories. LFG!
@TheCatholicEngr I did something like this for copywriting, it was mostly AI written smashed-together cheerleading with a few specific pieces of advice that I could have gotten by some light library browsing. The author got money, I got a lesson, caveat emptor and all.
@monsterhunter45 The sheer level of fish innuendoes in here must be mind-boggling, I mean taste, touch, smell…fish everywhere. Scaling her inner walls, quite the catch, multiple hooks - spray that caviar like it’s going out of season!!!
@monsterhunter45 Best thing about this is it’s not a 3-books-on-Amazon author (me!) crashing out, it’s a genuine bestselling author diagnosing a problem that keeps me from recommending books. I love fantasy, but I can only scroll past so many “housewife” books before giving up and hitting oldies
@TheStingisBack@charlesarthur Sigourney Weaver should be the voice of all movie computers for all time. Finding Dory was a good start…more Sigourney Weaver computer voices now!
@ModestTeacher Kid 1: Kid 2 said [something mean?] about Kid 3
Me: why can’t Kid 3 tell me that?
Kid 1: Because s/he is too sad.
Me: Sorry to hear that.
Kid 1: ….
Me: ….
Kid 1: ….
Me: Back to work please.
Kid 1: um, aren’t you gonna…
Me: Nope, back to work please.
Kid 1: um, okay….
@xarxatic You’ve described the public education in the USA with perfection, but I never thought it was this bad outside of here. We always hear about the wonders of other education systems, never that everyone is going through the same struggles.
@BolonelSanders@AMDG_Derek Confirmation is the final Sacrement of initiation, and as the “final” step in our Catholic journey, it makes sense that we show our devotion by performing good works. Service hours help exemplify the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are not earned, but are used…in service.