I don’t think I want my face to be any more punchable than it already is

Ok, that helps. Still I think to look at what happens just before might help.

Are there awkward pauses during your dinners? Do you think about things to talk about beforehand?

I guess maybe try to observe what happens just before you get sick each time.

If you have one of the other screws, and you’re dead sure it’s the same size, you can use a tiny drill bit that is the size of the screw’s shaft minus the threads. Careful drill through the center. The Phillips divit should center your bit.

You might only use this after trying the others here.

Is there a particular country that exemplifies communism to you?

Seems pretty spot on. What’s your view on Putin?

Well none of the people here are from corporate -owned sites since we’re all on Lemmy. Your world view aligns perfectly with authoritarian-right. That’s why you get so much pushback.

Guardians of the galaxy 3. Would not be surprised to learn ChatGPT wrote the dialogue.

For my XM5s (and my XM4s) I had to switch the ear cushion size to the largest one before the noise cancelling was good. At first I went for what was comfortable but they softened up quite a bit. If you still have them, you may try going up one size bigger.

My wife and I take care of her father. It is tough sometimes but he has a great disposition. He is always willing to try things to better his health or our living arrangement. He has just about every serious health issue known to the scientific world. From that I know what I will/am avoid(ing): don’t smoke your whole life, stay away from old asbestos piping, eat less salt/sugar.

Even with those changes, I’m not sure our outlook is going to be much better. We don’t have kids so I guess the nursing home is more likely for us.

I sometimes do that when I have a bad bout of dandruff. Mostly out of OCD not because I knew that it was good practice. I’ll look into that.

For tax purposes and to lobby for pet projects, yes they lobby both sides. Some corporations lobby for ideological issues. You will find that the vast majority of them get republican support. Plenty of not-for-profits lobby the left as well but you’re not buying their products and paying for ideologies you may not agree with.

No. That’s a food fight with children.

In addition to what Taco mentioned: voting rights(skewed conservative advantage to sometime outrageous degrees) and freedom from religion or religious rights if you’re not Christian.

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It’s just that there is a backwards mentality that will become very apparent moving from New England. There are plenty of lovely, caring people just like anywhere but it does not pay to go against the grain of the good ol’ boys club.

All three very low on the personal rights record. Texas definitely the worst. North Carolina is very beautiful and very affordable. Parts of Georgia are also beautiful but the trees go from deciduous to almost exclusively pine.

Agree. Came in to say woodpecker. I have similar holes in my new wood siding and heard/watched him do it.

It is absolutely a trap. But if you’re on the hunt for friends, it’s friends in a barrel.

Buy a boat.