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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Could be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago

"Ualabis"? Is that supposed to be "wallabies"?

As best I can tell from searching, that's kind of the Spanish word for "wallabies" (translate gives "ualabies"). Seems like a weird choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I sincerely hope you never test this theory. I many people in this thread are severely underestimating how little noise is needed to be disruptive in the early morning.

My local noise ordinance sets the maximum permissible noise in residential areas during off-hours (10pm - 9am on weekends) at 45 dB. That can be exceeded by 5 dB for 15 minutes, 10 dB for 5 minutes, and 15 dB for 1.5 minutes. Lawnmowers are an exempt source of noise during day hours only. I guarantee if you were my neighbor your mower would be in violation of noise ordinance at night.

Plus, assume some people are sleeping with their windows open. Especially in mowing weather. Windows open overnight may be the only way they keep their house bearable during hot days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Based on the design I think this is the one I have: https://www.ryobitools.com/products/details/46396037169#

It does say "brushless" but they've got a fair few different varieties. I don't know, I mean like I said it is significantly quieter than a gas mower. It's a good mower. But I don't think it's anywhere near quiet enough to consider using it during off hours.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

My car insurance went up like 20% from last year to this year. Exact same shitty "coverage" as before.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Everyone knows your first treason is a freebie.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What lawn mower do you have that is that quiet??? I have a Ryobi electric push mower that I bought last year and while it's way quieter than a gas mower I would feel incredibly rude using it early in the morning.

And noise is different depending on time of day. Ambient noise is a lot lower in off-hours, so your mower would sound louder than it does during the day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Warren ran in 2020. Hillary won in 2016 because of superdelegate bullshit creating an air of inevitable victory before a single vote had been cast and the DNC actively working to suppress the Sanders campaign through smear tactics and a severely limited debate schedule.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

They just need time to catch up with her recent decision to become a black person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I think I'm probably less proud of the US than you, but I generally agree with your sentiment. Although I don't think that sentiment necessitates a nationalistic action like flying a flag in a yard or on a car. Especially when that type of nationalism tends to be associated with a mindset that is anti-immigration.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I make a lot of assumptions about people flying regular US flags in their yard, and I can't really say any of them are positive. Could be a regional thing? I'm in a pretty heavily left-leaning area and the people that are that outwardly patriotic are typically far right. Not universally, but enough for the assumptions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact: the surface area of Pluto is only about 4% larger than Russia.

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