>Around 9:45 p.m. Thursday, a Ford Focus driven by a 19-year-old Waterford Township man and a Nissan 350Z driven by an 18-year-old Jackson man were racing on East South Boulevard when they collided with a Dodge Charger, ….

A Focus was “racing”?

Ok. Lol

Take a couple pieces of drywall and create a box around the whole thing.

They don’t need your drivers license for any reason.

If the agreement needs notarized then the notary will want to see your drivers license to confirm your identity but the friend doesn’t need to see that.

To bad its behind a paywall.

You know that you can print these out right?

I know they are pushing back because electric is incredibly disruptive to that industry. My hope is that the newer electric car makers just crush the old guard.

The “error” was coming up with that stupidity in the first place.

Um, yeah. They aren’t even close to the only ones.

I get the feeling this teacher really didn’t want to just turn in a two week notice.

> Yes, they play a role BUT they are just making the best choices that are in place for them.

I think we are going to disagree on this. Often those leaders are making the best choices for them personally, not for the country the are running. Unfortunately this is a big part of human nature so the government that is put in place has to take that into account.

> This is a dumbed down situation but this dynamic occurs in developing countries all over the world as a result of action without forethought by developed countries.

A big part of being a leader is managing risks. Both internal and external. If Lisa and Frank are running a country and they aren’t actively trying to mitigate risks to their basic needs then what are they doing?

Of those 2.9 billion people - how many have ready access to clean water, education, steady supply of food, and housing that isn’t in a war zone? I would posit that these are far more important than being “online”.

We have a decently sized portion of humanity that is stuck in a cycle of violence - with little to no desire to get out of it. Unless they want to break out of the tribal mentality and start working together towards their betterment then the word “quantum” does nothing for them.

I don’t understand why companies feel the need to put monitoring software in. Assign work. If the work is being completed in a timely manner then it shouldn’t matter it they spent 30 hours or 40 hours on it.

If the work is not being completed in a timely manner then figure out if more training is required or if the work load is too much. If neither is the issue then put the employee on notice. If it still doesn’t improve then fire them.

In none of these situations does it matter if the employee watched disney for 3 hours a day. That would be found out just from seeing if the work is being completed.

edit: Quite a few people have said that I’m missing that she is hourly.

Even being hourly I still think an argument could be made that such a level of monitoring would still not be necessary. If I ask someone to do a specific task then I should have an approximate idea of how long that task would take. If they then bill me for far more time than I expect I should start asking detailed questions. Bullshit isn’t often hard to detect.

If it continues then I’d either need to adjust my expectations or replace the worker. We’ve all known people that drag their feet; both salary and hourly. Good management should have regular status meetings with their employees so that this doesn’t go unnoticed or uncorrected.

The work I do requires a short daily meeting for a team of 10 people that takes about 15 minutes. Some of our group is salary, some bill their 40 hours each week. As a group we estimate the time frame the work can be completed in and as a group we divide up who does what. During our daily status meeting we say how it’s going. This method makes it very very difficult for anyone to drag their feet. If someone is taking too long then we dig into why. Sure someone could slide for a day or two but not any longer than that before the problem would be fixed.

None of this requires nanny software. I still feel that nanny software is a crutch for bad management. Maybe instead of constantly reading reports about how often a document is accessed or a mouse is moved they could just keep an open dialogue with their employees.

The first touchscreen laptop I owned was in 1995. Mac is a bit late to the party.

A few reasons: first is that some people just like to break things. Windows in an empty building is a big target. So rather than have to deal with the mess of cleaning up a ton of broken windows, removing them and boarding them up is cheaper and easier.

Second, if they are renovating, then newer windows are much more energy efficient and can pay for themselves in reduced energy costs.

Third, the city may require upgrades like that on renovation projects due to better building codes.

Completely depends on your loan agreement. No one here will know.

Should have painted it dayglow orange.

Glad to see biden didn’t try and leave SpaceX out of it.

Adding a little more to this: A work truck is just a tool that enables you to do a job. It is no different than a 1/2” ratchet or a hammer in your toolbox. It’s not something to be obsessed over.

It will be scratched and dented, beat up and abused. But at the end of the day it must make you more money than it costs you.

Everything you’ve said ( OP ) makes it sound like you arent seeing this as a tool you need but rather as a thing you want - and that makes this whole conversation the wrong way of looking at it. Go look at the tools in your toolbox. Why did you buy each of those? Apply that same logic here.

>I am a diesel mechanic

Ok

>Not to mention, on any used vehicle I’d have to add in a warranty….

Why? If you’re a mechanic then why would you want a dealer to swap parts that you can do yourself?

> I’ve got my eye on a 2022 single cab f250, priced at $52,000. snip I can’t help but think this would be a dumb decision.

That’s because the way you are thinking about this is wrong.

Start with how much do you think you could make doing this side gig on a monthly basis? Be realistic. Is the amount you would be paying for this truck, plus insurance, gas and maintenance be more or less than that? Because that $580 is just the bottom number of what this thing is going to cost you each and every month.

Sounds reasonable then.

? Not sure what you are asking. The landlord picked the venue. The cannabis business is taking advantage of that choice.

Ok, so here’s what is actually at issue:

The landlord decided to sue in federal court instead of suing in an Illinois court for their back rent. Because this is in federal court, there are federal laws making it illegal to rent to cannabis businesses. So, this is a valid defense.

The right answer would be for the landlord to sue in Illinois court - which is where the property is located. Illinois has laws that superceded the federal law and close this little loophole.

So basically the landlord tried to make it more expensive to fight the lawsuit snd fucked themselves. There are no good guys in this situation.