Not sure why you're being downvoted, this area sucks for sliding scale dental stuff and it's confusing even if you have MaineCare. There is a dental school in Bangor that is sliding scale I believe and a place in Lincoln, I would just google it.

Edit: Also if you're eligible for MaineCare they now totally cover dental (before it was just emergency stuff if you were in pain). Not sure how many dentists accept it yet.

Based, safe travels

Yeah fair enough agree about the cultured meat analogy which I also think is disgusting and unnecessary (much more so than getting people used to eating crickets). I guess just humans thinking they constantly need "answers" to things when they're already doing things neurotically wrong in the first place (because of profits and capitalism assuming resources are infinite) is the issue. To keep riffing about diet I think it's even asking people to change their culture to be vegetarian/vegan for sustainability (which again I think is great and it is objectively the best diet as an individual and consumer for environmental reasons - I eat meat myself). We objectively should eat less meat (Americans) but should also change industry instead of expecting consumers to police industry (which will never work). Low income folks will shop at Wal-Mart and Family Dollar because it's cheaper but they also destroy rural economies, that shouldn't be on the consumer.

I do think we need some affordable housing (some) built right now just to get some folks off the streets right away, it is a crisis. But yeah it will only be a temporary band aid if we don't change how markets work or at the very least regulate markets in the interest of people and not profits (probably impossible under this paradigm).

I think some affordable housing is good to build but is not the answer but just a small slice of what needs to change. Reminds me of the eating bugs as sustainable protein debate. I'm for eating sustainable proteins but it doesn't address capitalisms systemic use of waste and excess. Sure if people want to eat crickets (they're really not bad), that's great but let's change the horrendous mismanagement of resources that is causing food shortage. People in Maine are scared of spicy food lol; they're not going to eat crickets. Half of food that is produced goes to waste. We shouldn't grow almonds in the desert that requires a gallon of water / almond but that is extremely profitable somehow (laissez faire).

Out of all the insane things going on in the world this is probably at the bottom of my list of things anyone should care about

Here's a more interesting map that also illustrates how stupid it is that this country has a housing crisis. We have enough food in the world(yet half gets wasted - most of it before it gets to the consumer) and we have enough housing. It's not about "adequate supply" and they should rot for using that phrase. On a not political note, Maine also has had young people move away for generations and is a vacation hotspot (but so are a lot of places..) so it does make sense there is a high number of empty houses sitting. Aroostook is the size of a small state and when the military base downsized and then shut down the population up there is now a fraction of what it was.

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They're legal in the same time range studded tires are legal. They're not used much anymore (they are in mountain regions of the US and required at times to pass ranges) because of snow tires getting better the past 30 years.

I never said one should drive differently but OP said

>I got 4 wheel drive snow is not a problem…..Oh S#it my steering and brakes don’t work any better than those on a 2 wheel drive!

Handling and stopping are generally better in 4wd in adverse conditions objectively. Did not scour the internet for hours looking for a video but just a quick search for a vibe. IDK I just have driven A LOT and it is different to drive 4wd but one shouldn't be reckless because of that, 4wd at least out on the road in the snow is great for safety (and serves purposes other than just being able to move foward), guess I'm more trying to argue that.

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/a1690156/will-you-stop-faster-2wd-or-4wd-engaged-turns-out-it-depends/ pertaining to stopping, it has to do with the wheels being locked in a 4wd drivetrain vs free

Regarding adverse condition in roads, more traction means better handling. I've driven quite a bit being a professional driver and you can feel the difference when 4wd is engaged, it's objectively true. I can downshift and stop faster with all the wheels locked to the drivetrain. I'm not effing saying to drive too fast or dangerous. Handling is definitely affected by traction and where the vehicle is getting power from.

I live under the poverty line. I had my winter tires on all summer like I said. If your vehicle isn't safe that does suck, and I have not been able to afford basics this year as well. Money sucks but you don't get a pass killing people. I'm not even saying its a moral issue either, I get it if you can't afford them and drive but yeah I'm saying generally I care and if possible make it a priority. Get chains if you can't afford them for adverse weather. This was common place before snow tires were popular. Not sure why you're arguing about snow tires making a northern climate safer.

Lol wth, i have a little Tacoma 4wd with a 4 banger but you're right my mom is dead. That's why I like 4wd living in the country in Maine for my peen and mother, not to safely get me to where I need to go on roads that have bad conditions often (or even my driveway). You're a smart one Karen.

Also Subaru Outbacks are like Maine mom cars (practical and safe - a good thing).

Definitely a big truck small peen macho vibe out there but you're kind of getting it all wrong if you equate anyone with 4wd/awd with that energy.

Yeah it sucks, I used my winter tires in summer because I'm broke. Cars suck and are expensive but winter here is real. There's a threshold with vehicles where they are dangerous for everyone else if you don't have things it needs (brakes, lights, easy examples). Cars are just expensive to have. I'm not a fan and wish we had a less car centric society but uhh I'm not trying to die right now. There's a certain responsibility with driving to keep others safe.

Slowing down is technically easier on a 4wd vehicle and they handle better objectively in adverse conditions. A two second google search could teach you how they work and what that means. Not saying to drive dangerously but uhh that's the point of 4wd.. to drive better offroad or in adverse conditions (not just getting unstuck).

Edit: funny being downvoted. Drive safe yall but I'm just saying the comment is literally wrong. You will not find anything to say otherwise. If you want to promote safety and not have people roll their eyes at you, spit facts

The speed limit on 95 is 95 right, lots of signs say 95? Plenty high enough for me

Honestly yeah, if you don't have 4wd/AWD please have snow tires for the rest of everyone

Edited to just say "snow tires" instead of "good snow tires" and 4wd to 4wd/AWD

Yeah it's pretty short sighted and blames individuals living their lives instead of the systemic issues that are creating economic issues. I used to live in Aroostook and people would complain about that all the time about people moving but the economy is tanking hard because of the population dying up there.

AirBnBs on the other hand everyone should continue to hate on.

Use CheapMedCards, not a scam.. I mean it is in the sense that we live in a world where I text chatted with an actual Doctor for 2 minutes and paid 40 dollars for someone to deem it "safe" to give me pot but our prison system is full of people who were incarcerated for selling the same thing. I think a lot of the med cards thing seem shady because it's really silly in the first place but most are legit. Saul Goodman was a lawyer..

Completely confused on this one. I don't understand either side, if anything more with the OP. First who cares about having to have a front license plate? Also most states let you put them on your dash if it's readable, not sure about Maine. Also who cares enough to give someone shit for not wanting to have a front license plate? Out of all the things to care about and put energy into..

Edit: Poked at the thread with said debate and feel braindead

Why are you disregarding half the world's population because they're not in the west? Also I named several western countries with mask mandates active now, some of which I mentioned will require stricter ones in the future (i.e. Germany, Italy, France). After a quick google search, I saw Germany (and other EU countries require masks in some public places right now and are thinking about imposing a stricter mandate as winter cases go up). Which is why I saw everyone wearing masks in social media at events in Germany, Denmark, etc. What the fuck is your point? I'm not even saying it's just a US issue but I live in the US so I'm talking about it in the sub of my state in the US. What point are you arguing? Give up because some other countries suck at it too (even though most of the world things we're a dumpster fire right now)? You literally have rebutted with no facts other than it's not just the US, look at soccer game, world over it. I'm glad you feel comfortable speaking for the population of the world.

I live in the US and am replying in a thread about said topic in a country where discourse about wearing masks is way more fried and stupid than other areas of the world. It's simply not politicized nearly as much as it is here. If this was a thread about healthcare, I would be talking about healthcare. You have presented "two facts" - the world is over it, look at a soccer game. I responded with western countries with mask mandates in effect right now and reminding you that the east exists and has objectively responded to covid better than us because they don't have conversations like this.

Right, Asia is a small chunk of the world with over half the population of Earth. I guess it's insane to consider what they're doing over there here because this is the USA! I guess Germany requiring them in stores and public transit,, Cyprus requiring masks, France requiring them in some places, Australia considering it, Italy as well, etc is irrelevant as well. As winter progresses, I guarantee we'll see mask mandates, maybe some in municipalities here but of course nothing federal. It is an issue here as it is in other places but you're being really US centric..

It varies extremely from country to country even in the west. Also lots of countries in Asia wear masks before covid and especially now to prevent the spread of disease. You're generalizing billions of people (20% of which of the world's population live in China).

By the entire world, you mean the west. Also not true, lots of my friends in the EU mask and I see them at art events and shows on social media full of a room of masked folk. Germany and other countries are reconsidering mask mandates.

I've just given up. Everything is dialectically broken at this point and politicized in the most braindead way. I used to get frustrated but now I just wear the damn mask and don't expect much. There's confederate flags and swastika flags flying around and people think Trump is the child savior from heaven (who was friends with Epstein). Not sure how to navigate these times otherwise..

and downvoted for honesty that happens to be negative or by weird "patriots"?