My neighbor didn't take their trash can and recycling bin in. Trash can was sitting in the middle of the road due to all the wind.

Not 5 minutes after I made this discovery and I hear a loud boom noise as someone driving by hits the can. And that is enough for the neighbor to go and take the pails in. 2 days later.

Make sure you secure your pails with hooks and ties before the wind hits, folks!

Also, no, we didn't lose power. We hardly ever lose power around here. When we do it's usually brownouts.

Crazy. Reminds me of those underwater bridges. Only, y'know, those are man-made and not the byproduct of whoever pissed off Mother Nature this time...

Nah, it's a leftover effect of love, kindness, and appreciation for dogs.

You might not know this, so let me let you in on a piece of insider info that's top-secret, people hate that I know this but I feel nice today:

People call pets their "boys" and their "girls" all the time. The post isn't mistitled at all.

That explains...well, everything. It explains everything.

He is a very good boy who deserves all the pats!

(And maybe a game of fetch in the snow)

Try going mail-order. Much better, no need to walk in anywhere and wait.

I use I-Care Pharmacy in Fort Fairfield. Have never had to travel hours up the state and visit them once. Very friendly and timely staff, and prescriptions arrive at my house within a couple days (mail delays notwithstanding). Highly recommend them.

laughs in suburban

Clearly I don't matter because I haven't gotten this message yet.

Or maybe I'm too stupid to get scammed. Nyehehe...

Whole Foods? A filled cart of organic stuff cost us $500 a decade ago. You got $1000?

Why are you assuming I went through some kind of trauma where I lost faith in myself? You call me out for assuming but yet you assume too. Now that is being immature--mature adults aren't so blatantly hypocritical. Again, pick a lane or I will do it for you.

Ableism, and all the other "isms", will not be solved by reflecting on your own actions. It is a real issue that can't be solved by what you are feeling and what you are doing, nor can it be solved by forgiving the offenders. If I myself were ableist, then your words would hold merit. But I'm not--other people are.

You cannot keep being blind to how shitty the world is. You must be an adult and face the music. But I suppose my warning will fall flat since I realize something now: you are far beyond help and far beyond saving. I see now that you are not disabled yourself, and thus, you do not know the gravity nor the offense of what this guy does--you are part of the breed of people who kick us down and make life for us harder than it has to be. And making you disabled is a cruel feat. So, if you're normal and you refuse to see how this is bad, there is nothing I can do.

You cannot help someone that does not want to help themselves. And whoo boy, does that old family adage apply to you. I hope someday you will work with disabled people instead of trying to preach wisdom to them that, while helpful for some, is not helpful in this case.

Have fun, don't be ableist, and please, change your mentality. For the good of you and for the good of us disabled folks.

Yeah okay, you are beyond help and beyond saving. I see that now.

Racists aren't really likely to stop being racist. Same goes for ableists and sexists. That's like having hope that anti-vaxxers will see that vaccines save lives, and I have enough experience with them to state the contrary--just like I have enough experience dealing with ableists to say that they aren't going to magically turn good and start treating disabled people with respect. The reality is that many will not. Some do, but it's a small margin--many don't.

If you want to keep living with the delusional belief that everyone who's ableist will turn good with a few magic words and a positive attitude, be my guest. But I'm a realist. I know the gravity of the situation with ableists. Doesn't matter whether you go cupcakes and rainbows or full Hulk. They just will not change.

You should pose that question to yourself, bud.

It's not immature to react to ableism, sexism or racism. It's not immature to get mad at ableism, sexism or racism either.

Lmao, classic projection right there. Anyone who doesn't recognize ableism (or racism, or sexism) and just says "meh, who cares" to it instead of getting mad and fighting to combat it is already emotionally immature. Plus, you just assumed my age. Pick a lane or I'll do it for you.

I have a right to be mad at ableism because it directly affects me. It affects me in employment, in school, and in general society. You, on the other hand, likely don't have such a right and thus are not affected by it, hence your "meh, who cares" attitude. No sane and smart disabled person would see this and not get mad over it, and you'd dodge the question if I posed the assumption anyway, soooo with that said:

You are entirely missing the point of my comments. I hope one day you can turn your life around, study up on ableism, and fight with us instead of against us, since you seem so brazen to prove me correct in that you are defending this guy and defending ableism by dodging the question as well as a politician.

Why are you trying so hard to make an excuse for ableism? Being mad at things like ableism, racism and sexism isn't "childish anger and hatred". If you believe such, then it wouldn't be too far-fetched to guess you're one of 'em too.

In this case, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to guess you're ableist as well and are defending this guy. We disabled people have a right to be mad at ableism because it directly affects us. Same way black people have a right to be mad at racism.

It's a human being, but it's an ableist human being.

Why would I empathize with an ableist when I myself am disabled? Makes absolutely no sense. People do this shit all the time because they don't care about one of the most vulnerable minorities in society. They are asswipes, pure and simple.

No it's not. I don't take pity on ableists and I don't hold any sympathy for them. No one should take pity on them and no one should hold any sympathy for them either.

If this guy parked decently then I wouldn't be saying the things I said. But alas, he's a douche who intentionally made this move and I can and will shit on him accordingly.

It's a spot next to a handicap parking spot. For vans with wheelchair lifts, specifically.

People always forget landlords are business owners. And just like business owners, there are good landlords and bad ones. Lots of bad landlords but also lots of good ones too.

Saying they're all bad is a stupid generalization.

If you park in handicapped spots when you have no placard and no plate ID (i.e., the handicap symbol), then you are ableist and should be sent to the deepest layer of hell when you go, full fucking stop. This is established fact.

And really, this law should be enforced more. I roll my eyes whenever I see a car parked in a handicap spot that shouldn't be there.

You know what's also refreshing? Seeing a police officer enforce a law for a change. Especially one that really should be enforced far more than it is.

Ticketing people for going 5 over? Nah. Ticketing ableists for parking in handicapped spots with no placard or plate ID? Yeah.

And he wonders why we're so hostile, lol

"Why's everyone so hostile?!"

My guy, do you read the shit you post? Lmfao.

It being a storm depends on where you're located.

Southern Maine got up to 4 inches. Not too much of anything. But inland areas are getting up to a foot, I think. I'd qualify that as a storm any day.

Not every storm delivers a KO to power for everyone. Best bet is to pester CMP until they get off their butts and fix the lines.