cpujockey

cpujockey t1_irmaq6v wrote

I've lost my license once not paying a fine for this shit. Sucks, but when you aren't getting your car inspected you're not getting evaluated for safety checks which puts us all at risk on the road.

Ever seen a tire fly on the highway cause some idiot decided he didn't need an inspection cause they thought they knew better about their ball joints? I have seen it first hand, so did my windshield.

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cpujockey t1_irmadhw wrote

You say that but you haven't seen accidents caused by things people get failed on for inspection.

I was poor once. It sucked, I dreaded and still dread inspections but seriously - it's for your own good. One of the few times this conservative is ok with government over reach.

Trust me. Your only failing because your car needs work to be safe.

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cpujockey t1_irm9fxj wrote

No it's part of the culture. Flatlanders loose the title after they've been here for 10 years or made a meaningful sacrifice to their community.

Ask any of us natives why we have a disdain for flatlanders. You'll find the reasons are quite understandable. Just a few years back there was a affluent couple that moved up next to the farm land, complained at the town meeting that they want a ban on fertilizer because they hate the smell of it coming from the farm next door.

Then there's people like me who watch folks call Burlington burly, and want drive through Dunkin donuts despite the fact they were just outed on social media for improper food safety and cleanliness. The poster kept calling it dunkies and turned down Vermont based alternatives.

There's more examples. But just imagine when a flatlander tells a native Vermonter /native American to move out because of the shit housing market and shitty jobs. Their reasoning is 'I came here with money's is quite the slap in the face to someone who has generation history and two kids in this state.

Also a lot of you drive like maniacs.

So there's my casual flatlander hate. My ancestors fart in your general direction.

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cpujockey t1_irbtdq3 wrote

fission isn't required for a reactor. literally the radiation of the element is what boils the water. the fuel rod isn't energized or doing any science fiction - they just put the mother fucker in there.

fission is what happens when nuclear bombs are dropped - that is the reaction of splitting an atom.

ffs - if mr. gunderson was here he could school your ass in this.

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