Absolutely, mileage will vary, so do your research.

Mine got me a mortgage when nobody else was lending. Got my wife the house she’d always wanted, her grandma’s place. I’d been a member for more than a decade by that point. The mortgage wasn’t even through them, they found us the lender, so they at best got a referral fee.

Move your shit to a credit union. They are far more forgiving.

Lawsuits will not beat fascists.

Well not annually.

If the mayor is pro-AI, then the city’s actual citizens are in for a ride.

Yeah, 2nd edition d&d was far, far more brutal than 5e.

Are you even a real activist?

How many times have you sent the Bee Movie script today?

They don’t expect to need votes ever again.

Please don’t use LOL in these kinds of circumstances. You shouldn’t laugh off people’s attempts to fight back.

That’s all fair. I’m not at all satisfied with their performance, just not surprised. Legislators don’t know how to respond to the Gish Gallop, especially when it’s taken the top offices.

I don’t see a voting way out of this, sadly.

So if it’s a revolution, and we win, we then get to institute different rules that don’t lead to the inevitable two party domination.

No. The people are going to have to do it. Or the military, but that rarely ends well for anyone.

Democrats aren’t revolutionaries. They’re legislators. Most of them didn’t sign up for this but for normal work.

It does mean we have the wrong people in office when we need fighters, but I don’t see how you can throw all the blame on them.

They’re the ones who are afraid of going to Gitmo, assuming they aren’t otherwise disappeared.

Oh, they’ll turn eventually. And then we will have VP Pence and Project 2025 still happening. It’s part of the plan. The president building his own insurgent army is not.

You get to grieve there with your family. The weird people leave with your old dog (sob), after everyone gets to give their respects, and then it’s just you and your remaining family.

It’s a funeral. And I’m so lucky to have this because we don’t get charged for that extra service - the boss considers us family for that. The hospital went corporate and that touch won’t last but I appreciate his efforts there for us.

Mushrooms, yes.

I’m glad you’ve had good experiences in waiting rooms! Mine were mixed and now I honestly never have to deal with any of it because she does.

And I completely agree on the latter. We have that done and it’s so much … better? To have that closure, with all the other pets able to be present and see/smell them and say goodbye.

Just replying again since my wife got home.

She said what actually happens is that when the pet is in the exam room, the customer is brought to the room. I just didn’t know the whole process post-covid. You were right!

Typically the owner is in their car outside so they can still inquire and be brought inside as needed.

That may be a Fear Free clinic. If it isn’t, that certification may be worth them looking into.