Drusas

No one seems to have said that. Would be cool if it were true.

I was in Fukushima. Thankfully, I was far enough inland not to experience the tsunami, but I could not say that we did not experience the worst of it otherwise.

It was not an 8.9; it was a 9.0. The difference is significant.

These days, I mostly drink water. Growing up, however, I hated it. The area I lived in had very mineral-heavy water and it just tasted bad. Took years after moving away for me to even try drinking plain water again.

I really feel for the anti-war people, but this was entirely predictable and I’m sure their government knows that.

Another vote for Bosch. It’s one of those products where the premium is worth it, especially if you’re bothered by dishwasher noise.

This has not been my experience with the one I got a few months back.

I can’t wait to see some estimates on how many people turned out.

What a coward. Start a war and leave your countrymen to suffer the fallout.

That’s true and I should have thought of that. I’ve had two jobs which weren’t driving-related but required me to drive to different locations.

That’s a great book. I would recommend his other works as well.

Yep. Just don’t have kids.

Of course I would–I was just talking about legality.

That will be rough for people like me who moved out on my own at 17. Also, a million things could be used as a weapon. Scissors? Screw driver (among many other tools)? This doesn’t seem like a practical way of handling the problem.

Oh, I didn’t know that. That’s not the case here in the US, as far as I’m aware.

I think it is wiser to keep the legal right to drive even if you do not end up using it.

In an emergency, a taxi or car share ride could take a while to get to you and also might refuse your ride (if going to the hospital for an emergency, for example). Or you might find yourself in a position where someone who drove becomes unable to do so to get you or themselves home (sick, drunk, whatever) and you could help out. You also might decide to rent a car for some specific purpose at some point, such as for traveling somewhere with poor public transit or if you need a truck for hauling stuff.

I like to err on the side of preparedness.

It was common when I grew up on the east coast.

This is how I felt driving through North Dakota, aside from Roosevelt National Park.

Bruce isn’t the villain in Jaws; the mayor is.

They basically only exist in more urban areas, not suburbs. And, as someone else mentioned, they mostly sell garbage.