Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

Fuselol t1_j5re52b wrote

Being poor reduces your options, yes. Making excuses isn’t an option when you’re that limited.

From the exhaustive list you could have made you pointed out the least viable/productive, makes sense. You’re the voice of doubt that no one needs in their life. Good luck to anyone around you.

−2

midijunky t1_j5rcknx wrote

Ehhh... Maybe while braking, tires do trump all in that case. But AWD/4WD does help you stop in some circumstances. You don't want to brake sometimes if the roads are *that* bad.

If you let off the gas in a 2wd car and let your engine take some load, vs. letting off the gas in an AWD car, you've got more friction on the ground because of the fact that you've got all 4 tires doing some engine braking. 2 points of contact > 4 points of contact. Combine both and that's idea.

Honestly though, I think OP's main point was "Hey, you in the 4wd mall crawler dually diesel with a 20" lift, don't be a dick and help someone out if you see someone that needs it"

2

Own_Ear_7356toss t1_j5rbflh wrote

It is a terrible school. DO NOT Send your child there, unless they have low character and are bullies that will yell and fight their way without restraint.

We have kids there now. There used to be an old lady running the school who was senile (Duncan). She allowed a lot of bullying to go on under her watch. There still is a lot of it going on now. I PERSONALLY know of at least 7 children who have left the school because they were bullied in the last 4 years. I'm certain there are many more. In many of these cases, I have spoken to their parents and been told stories about how they brought their concerns to the school leadership multiple times. Little to no action was taken. The bullying continued on. I can speak to the character of most of the kids that left the school - they were all good, intelligent, non trouble causing respectful kids. These are the type of kids being run out of the school, under the watch and tacit approval of the schools leadership. I was even in the nurse's office once and overhead a disgusting story. There was an overweight child who went there frequently. When they asked him why, he told them he was constantly picked on because of his weight. The only place this didn't happen was at the nurse's office when his classmates weren't around him.

Often, there is violence from one student to another that goes with little or no punishment. Last year, a child choked another child 3 or 4 years younger for no reason and the school allowed him to go on a field trip the following day. I think his punishment was a one day suspension.

Academic achievement there seems to be a fraud too. Lots of kids are way behind in my kids grades and they school pulls them along, even when they have massive educational deficits.

There's a lot of Stepford parents there. They won't dare speak honestly about how disappointed they are in the school and their child's experience. They just simply smile and say it's going great! Don't be fooled by them.

There are some upsides to the school and not every child thinks they're the centre of the world, but while there are some good and bad kids, there's poor leadership, which allows bad behaviour to get way out of hand. There is little to no punishment for bullying and assault there. We have seen it with our kids and heard first hand stories many times from other parents.

Teachers - some are good, some mediocre and a few are rotten. One of them left last year thank god.

5

Cloud_Disconnected t1_j5r9zdx wrote

>People have options and freedom to do what they want.

Being poor reduces your options, and often the options you have left all suck.

> There’s better options than that what you’re providing.

Of course. I wasn't trying to provide an exhaustive list of all the available options, I was making the point that sometimes people don't have better options.

12

midijunky t1_j5r9txu wrote

Depends on what kind of street tacos you're looking for. Your "typical" authentic street taco (corn tortilla, meat of some type, onion, cilantro, lime) is going to be Elotes Don Tono or Tacos El Gordo, your Tijuana style birria taco would be Tacos El Champu but I wouldn't call that a street taco personally. It's still good, don't get me wrong.

3

ErisEpicene t1_j5r9huo wrote

Florida girl reporting in, not leaving the house for the next 24 hours, ready to eat dry ramen under the blankets if needed! I'll offer help if I see someone in trouble out my window, but you really don't want me to be your wintertime emergency responder x_x Call me when you have a more liquid precipitation emergency.

7

Horror-Log1100 t1_j5r8z6o wrote

We are notoriously a tricky spot to predict, being on a plateau. Sometimes we get nothing and sometimes it sits over us for 24 hours. Sometimes they say snow then people are like “oh it’s nothing” to wake up the next day with an 1/2in ice. KY3 also serves an enormous area, so they report everywhere which makes it feel “bigger”. I think it’s fine, to each their own.

18

Fuselol t1_j5r6xoo wrote

Who’s telling someone how to live their lives? People have options and freedom to do what they want. You gave 3 options where one is unsafe, one involved jail time, and one involved a life of theft. Empowerment am I right? There’s better options than that what you’re providing.

−21