EmiliusReturns
EmiliusReturns t1_jclw42z wrote
Reply to comment by remembersomeone in Could a 4-Day, 32-Hour Work Week Come to Pennsylvania? These 3 Democrats Are Working On It by Open_Veins_8
The 40 hours work week was designed for an era where only one spouse/parent had to work and could support his family on a single income and the other one was able to stay home and do all the domestic labor and child rearing so it didn’t end up piling up at the end of the week.
In this day and age when both people have to work it becomes really hard to keep up with it. I don’t know how people with kids to do it. It’s hard enough to stay on top of my 2-adult, 1-pet household.
I don’t know what has to change to fix this but shit, something does.
EmiliusReturns t1_jclvkau wrote
Reply to Could a 4-Day, 32-Hour Work Week Come to Pennsylvania? These 3 Democrats Are Working On It by Open_Veins_8
Great in theory but my fear is that they’ll just cut my hours and I’ll end up getting paid less. Unless employers are legally mandated to keep pay the same I don’t see anyone willingly paying people the same to do less hours, and they won’t want to shell out for overtime either.
I would love 3 day weekends but I’m pessimistic that it would actually end up being a good thing and not just end up docking everyone’s pay.
EmiliusReturns t1_jc3g327 wrote
Reply to comment by meara in Does a 12 week old baby qualify as an excuse from jury duty? by CactusCandles
You’d think they’d just excuse her and move on to someone who’s just gonna show up without going back and forth with them trying to get out of it.
I’m not blaming OP by any means, I think it’s BS they won’t just excuse her because her reason is valid, but I’m thinking from the clerk or whoever’s perspective. If it were me I’d be like “well this person’s making more work for me by arguing, just toss her.”
EmiliusReturns t1_janlohs wrote
Reply to comment by QuackseyTD in This is like the fourth time this has happened when I inquire about a rental and its a bit exhausting. I'm not moving into a 500 Sq ft apartment on a snap decision just because that's the only way a landlord will honor the prices they're advertising by Sunfish-Studio
“Market changes” AKA the “fuck you, that’s why” fee
EmiliusReturns t1_janlbfv wrote
Reply to comment by Ayyrika in This is like the fourth time this has happened when I inquire about a rental and its a bit exhausting. I'm not moving into a 500 Sq ft apartment on a snap decision just because that's the only way a landlord will honor the prices they're advertising by Sunfish-Studio
Anything that’s not in the lease isn’t enforceable. I’ve had companies do that before where upon move out suddenly they “require” X Y and Z to be done to get the deposit back. Welp, you didn’t put that in my lease so tough shit. Printed out the relevant paragraphs of the law and left it on the counter with the keys. Got the deposit back.
EmiliusReturns t1_janl3tw wrote
Reply to This is like the fourth time this has happened when I inquire about a rental and its a bit exhausting. I'm not moving into a 500 Sq ft apartment on a snap decision just because that's the only way a landlord will honor the prices they're advertising by Sunfish-Studio
Such bullshit. Just list the price and I’ll decide if I want to pay it. Why is that so difficult.
EmiliusReturns t1_j9s6y06 wrote
Reply to comment by Everlucidd in A loud "bang" by Everlucidd
Lol Duquesne Light sucks. A couple years ago I lost power for 3 days in 100 degree weather. That was fun.
EmiliusReturns t1_j9s6rp4 wrote
Reply to comment by Wxfisch in anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
With Duquesne Light’s shitty service? Nothing surprises me anymore.
EmiliusReturns t1_j9s6e3y wrote
Reply to A loud "bang" by Everlucidd
Transformer blew. Has nobody on this sub experienced this before or what?
EmiliusReturns t1_j9s6544 wrote
Reply to anyone else's power go out for a couple seconds? power went down, heard a very strange revving sound then sort of explosion/bang from outside. internet is down. in swissvale. by DroningBrightnessAV
It’s a transformer. They blow. It happens.
EmiliusReturns t1_j07tddh wrote
Reply to Jim Thorpe councilmember concerned over roommate zoning ordinance which would prevent people from living with unrelated roommates by saintofhate
If I own the property, fuck off. If a landlord owns the property, that should be the landlord’s decision as the owner to set the rules of the property as long as they aren’t violating fire/safety/discrimination laws. You’re gonna tell them they’re only allowed to rent to single individuals or full families? Expect to see LLs push back on that. As they should.
Talk about government overreach. Not to mention privacy concerns. What business is it of anyone else’s who I’m living with?
EmiliusReturns t1_ixx6h7c wrote
Reply to comment by Newguyiswinning_ in Brain cancer vaccine succeeds at prolonging survival in Phase 3 trial by Sorin61
Ah yes. It’s totally my fault chemo sucks, apparently. Silly me.
Seriously, why the hostile attitude? I never even said I thought there would be a cure but here you are with the guilt-trippy attitude for no good reason.
EmiliusReturns t1_ixvdzv5 wrote
It’s good to see progress. Even without a cure for cancer, something that can give the person more time is great. Especially if it’s decent quality of life time.
That last sentence is key: trial participants reported no major side effects like those experienced with chemo and radiation (I’m paraphrasing the article.) That is huge. I’ve seen what chemo does to a person and I’d literally rather die. Hopefully one day we can use injections like this as an alternative treatment to chemo. I’m cautiously hopeful.
EmiliusReturns t1_iumqbhp wrote
I didn’t even know Keystone was real for the first 4 years I lived in PA and I tossed them. Never had them come after me those years.
I never got a letter from them last year at tax time, I only got a letter months later saying I owed $2 (yes, 2 dollars) in local tax and had to pay a $25 penalty. Well, you people never sent me the forms to pay the local tax in the first place! Fuck Keystone.
If my Borough really wants that $2 that badly I’ll happily walk down the street to their office and hand it to them. Sheesh.
EmiliusReturns t1_irx5yxy wrote
Reply to It’s been almost two years all since this happened. The cringe is still strong. by Cadiz215
Strong “hello fellow kids” energy
EmiliusReturns t1_je2eb3f wrote
Reply to UPMC billed me for a stranger's appointment - has this happened to anyone else? by [deleted]
I’m assuming they probably mis-typed someone’s SSN or insurance ID number and got to yours. Still a weird mistake.