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A more realistic solution, is to replace planet-murdering cars with planet-kicking cars.

What a sad truth. Maybe we can add “and fewer of them”.

Shifts power source to the grid. Grid can use different sources for energy production.

Such an excellent point, which I hadn’t seen mentioned before. It means we can have more control over those sources. Thank you.

with hand crank windows

I want hand crank windows back anyway. Faster and more reliable. So frustrating when the “auto complete” aspect of modern car windows means I cannot easily get the window half way closed or only a crack open. But I must be in the minority on that.

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In the US where I live, a civil ceremony is a legal marriage, and that’s what we did, right at the courthouse. Previously we were in a domestic partnership, which required no ceremony just signing the papers, and gave us many of the legal rights of marriage. I’m not a Christian, nor a member of any major religion, so I would not avail myself of that type of religious ceremony anyway.

I fully agree with you, don’t need anyone else defining my relationship. Neither government nor religion. 38 years ago she first asked me to marry her and I said no, I will never marry. We went back and forth on that issue over the decades, but as we enter old age, it just seemed wise.

One clear legal benefit came up recently for me and my wife. She was in the hospital for several days. As her legal wife I was given certain medical information that would only go to next of kin. Before we got married we were not legal next of kin, and in fact that’s the reason we got married.

The value would be, that church considers you married in the eyes of God, irrelevant of what human laws say. Not that I believe in any such god, but I remember gay people who got married in their Quaker church, and within their spiritual circle they were treated as married like any other married couple. Of course it didn’t count for anything in the secular world.

Furthermore, it has always been possible to get a religious wedding (certain churches only), even before it could be a legal marriage.

If this isn’t the definition of “too little too late”, I don’t know what is.

I want LGBTQ+/Straight people to just shut up about it, and I want everyone to treat them equally and not discriminate against them.

We would if they did. Duh.

Oldie but goodie. As I recently told family, my primary gripe with “progress” is that it’s financed by people whose sole goal in life is to become even wealthier.

401k? I heard about those…

Kind of you thanks :) Actually my health remains solid and I enjoy my work, so it’s not so bad.

Average? I’m not sure. Expected is 65 though. I’m in US, and collecting my meager social security benefits. Recently reduced my work week to 40-45 most weeks

I hope I never reach that - can’t afford to be alive then.

Same. And I’m 69. Got a few good working years left, then…

Yikes!

Thank you. I did see that, but was left wondering more exactly. Is it the same as cars locking features behind a subscription?

Would someone kindly eli5? The dictionary definition was not helpful.

I have a very hard time doing my own cleaning, especially once I’ve let it get bad. Some kind of mental block I guess. Although I don’t have much disposable income, I’ve found that having someone come in on a regular basis really helps me mentally. I can work at my own job for a couple extra hours to pay for it. Between the paid cleanings I can usually keep up at least for a few weeks.

Have fun with your family this weekend!