Someone Asked “What Eventually Disappeared And No One Noticed?” And 84 People Delivered

Haha I was really taken aback at first! No worries; I’m also distraught, baffled, dismayed, angry…….

No need to downwote me. You really were an ah during most of your comment and even Nikole was worried. I feel s**t about that presidental situation as well but the beginning of my answer isn't an insult. So either I'm over sensitive or you're have to work on expressing yourself without offending people (eventhogh you have the same opinion)

Well you were mean so if you are upset and angry please make you own comment and don't tell someone to shut up?

You know like Trump does?

Literally a Trump supporter's only argument for four years was "But but but but but but Hillareeeeeee"

That's because whatsboutism is truly the only defense available to them.

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you don't have to support Trump to think it's ridiculous no one cares about the illegal activities of the Clintons and focus on one man who has been cleared of most things. kinda hypocritical. I'm with JC even though everyone is reporting the comment so it can't be replied to anymore. fk this sensorship when you don't like what someone else has to say. also hypocritical. oof

If you have solid PROOF of anything illegal from the Clintons, please share. Of course you don't have anything because you're a MAGA-ot.

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That's probably a better way to say it. After all a person writing their member asking for something (eg: more school funding) is still effectively lobbying. The difference is what incentives that the politician is offered in order to lean in favour of the lobbying. It's the outright bribes that cause the problems.

I didn’t realize that someone writing to there representative about something like school funding is considered lobbying. After all they live there. I’m talking about entities like oil companies, big pharma, and such like.

Yeah fair enough.Most of the time when we think about lobbying it's about the big companies throwing money at politicians but it also includes individuals. https://www.britannica.com/topic/lobbying The problem is not the lobbying itself it's the weight of influence you can bring to bear. Unfortunately because companies have far more money and influence than individuals they sway decisions in their favour too easily :(

Thanks Ken. I’ve learned a few things about lobbying I did not know🙂

Well, a lot of members of Congress will vote a certain way because a lobbyist has visited their office and made them an offer they couldnt refuse. And oh yes. Campaign finance needs a major overhaul. It really went to hell in a hand basket when the Supreme Court approved Super PACs.

You forget, when he "won" the majority of the population did NOT vote for him. It's the way the electoral college is set up (voters generally having no say when borders for those are restructured) that got him into the White House. 😏🙄

The TV showed rumour, speculation, scary stories and misinformation. Perhaps it was 'up-to-date' but it wasn't to trusted.

Regassing with a different gas is techically not feasible for most AC units. Different gases require different cycles, that depend on things like displacement, max and min pressure, dissipation capability etc to work at optimal efficiency. The three most common "generations" of gases -CFC, HCFC (commonly known R-22), R-410A- have completely different operational pressure, require different lubrication and materials for gaskets and joints. You can replace one for the other, but you can expect at most a few months of lifetime on the AC unit.

Cars won't matter in the not too distant future anyway. With the push to self driving and non-ownership we're likely to be using a pool car that just turns up at our door when we need it. Like a taxi/uber but no driver. At some point you'll literally need to be rich to own your own car and they'll literally make all the older ones illegal. The question is not if, it's when.

I want to add that you also have to look on the economic aspect of the car. It is such a strong industry that countries depend on it. not too distant future doesn't work for such changes. The dependency on the industry alone will ensure that they exist longer. Well ok, granted, we all know Germany is trying hard to shut down all of their industries and go back to an agricultural country for I don't know what got into them. But don't come to generalised conclusions from that. Other countries don't like the go back to poverty and push cars and the industry behind them like crazy. Germany ironically pushes cars too, they just don't want their own industry to produce them.

@Ken Beattie, you sound like a tech person. Which is great, I love technology and science. Now the problem with that when trying to predict the future for human related things is that humans don't work that way. If what you describe would work we never had that many cars in the first place because car pools are not a new idea. And nobody knows where self-driving will lead to. We can't predict trends and when they end and what pushback comes. Cars are a very emotional thing for humans. Cars equal freedom. Even if it's not lived but people pay for the illusion and having that illusion gives them a higher quality of life. Try to take it away and you'll get the full wrath of the people. Also note: if you live in the city you live in a bubble and have no idea what a car means to people that do not live in a city or have to leave for remote places regularly.

Just to be clear I'm not saying I like the idea. Largely because I have a 4wd and enjoy going off-road. But realistically the government will legislate us out of fossil fuel cars for "protection of the environment". Then shortly after that they'll push legislation for only self-driving cars because "it's safer for the population because less accidents". And if you extrapolate a little further, costs will have risen to the point it's a genuine luxury item that we won't be able to afford to own solely. At which point pool vehicles will be the way forward.

@Ken Beattie, ah don't worry there, the government doesn't have to legislate us out of fossil fuel cars. Yes in Europe they want to but the industry itself says that electric cars are the future and they have to switch or can't compete. There are 2 reasons for that 1) China is the most important market and China is pushing electric cars like no other because the pollution there is so bad. 2) electric cars are cheaper to manufacture in the long run, they are more expensive now because of all the R&D and all the infrastructure has to be adapted and developed but you can't produce a combustion engine for the price of an electronic engine and a battery. Plus electric cars give you independence: you can produce your own "fuel" with solar Panels on your roof, that's a great thing in my opinion.

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