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I recall there was a concerted effort to get us paying before we pumped at one point, I forget the reason. Its mostly gone away now. Where I live at least.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
I'm of two minds on the "latch" thing for fuel stations. I see WAY too many people getting back into their cars while the pump is running, or making cell calls while standing next to the filler as the pump runs. And now and then I see idiots filling fuel cans IN their vehicles - I have actually seen what happens when you do that and Bad Things Happen.
On the other hand, I keep an eye on my fueling status while I clean my car's windows, and so do plenty of people, so I actively use that "latch" just about every time I fill up.
The Mythbusters had a hell of a time getting the gas in a car to ignite.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
The trick to getting gas to ignite is to have the gas-air mixture correct. Outside? No big deal. It will dissipate before being dangerous. Inside a closed compartment like a car? Problem.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
people like to avoid me on April fool's day. Half of the office called in sick, or used a PH, on the off-chance I'd show up there and prank them. Seriously? What did I do to deserve such a rep?
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
Interested people would like to know. Especially if you still have pictures.
I disavow all my pranks, I certainly don't take pictures.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
Today I learned there are switch covers used by Orthodox Jews so they don't accidentally shut off the lights on the sabbath.
They get excited when a goy is around on sabbath, they have someone around they can ask to do stuff for them (seriously).
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
I was assuming a light cover was to keep the monsters under the bed. It sounds more like they're not allowed to do anything that day? Better invest in autoflush toilets and motion-activated lights. Proximity-activated faucets and hand dryers would be good too.
Yeah, they can't do anything that could remotely be considered "work". I once heard 2 rabbis talk about whether opening the fridge on the sabbath was kosher or not... for 6 hours. That's why Jews make amazing lawyers, there's nothing they like more than arguing about minutiae.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
I was assuming a light cover was to keep the monsters under the bed. It sounds more like they're not allowed to do anything that day? Better invest in autoflush toilets and motion-activated lights. Proximity-activated faucets and hand dryers would be good too.
There's still a segment that see workarounds like that as cheating.
Yeah, they can't do anything that could remotely be considered "work". I once heard 2 rabbis talk about whether opening the fridge on the sabbath was kosher or not... for 6 hours. That's why Jews make amazing lawyers, there's nothing they like more than arguing about minutiae.
Should they decide to open it, there are special refrigerators with a "sabbath mode". Opening the door won't turn on the light.
Yeah, that was part of the problem; the one rabbi contended that since opening it turned on a light, it was the same as turning on a light switch (or lighting a candle). We didn't have fancy refrigerators like that around when I was a kid. So, after that 6 hour debate, they decided it was best to remove the bulb on Fridays before dusk.
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr
Well, we can make fun of it, or we can be impressed with the social cohesion engendered by a system which demands you put work aside for one day a week.
A good idea for a stupid reason quickly becomes a stupid idea.
Doing no work so you relax, recharge, spend quality time with family etc is a good idea. Not being allowed to feed yourself properly or turn the ****ing lights on is just dumb.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
"I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character." - M.L.King Jr