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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • We should stop voting for people who promise to dismantle said services. We also really need to move towards a basic income setup instead of having all of the hoops and paperwork for people to prove they are eligible for whatever it is. In the USA people going on disability are always denied even if they are a paraplegic. We would spend so much less money and other resources if we just made it available to everyone with no proof of eligibility needed.




  • Exactly. Are you intentionally pointing out the obvious and repeating my point while also missing the larger point? I think the answer is yes.

    I’ll try to explain one more time. This dorkus and everyone else complaining about the length of the cord have no idea what is going on. DC cords are always short, I could explain why but I’m not sure many would understand. The rivian just like my Ioniq5, my ioniq phev and every other ev on the market has the charging port in one of 2 locations, front or back of the car, usually driver front and passenger rear. This means that the dork in the article didn’t need to parallel park to reach the charger, they could have backed in or pulled in normally and all would have been well.

    The above doesn’t absolve the 911 caller of being an asshat.


  • They aren’t the only one with short cords and gas pumps have had this issue for a long time. The number of people I’ve seen trying to get the nozzle over to the other side of the car is not a small one. I’m fairly certain that this is an issue with all DC chargers, probably because A) that shit is expensive and B) they get really heavy really quickly when you add length.

    It’s clear in these comments how many people have no idea about evs and the chargers.


  • Wait? What? Where exactly is the charging port on the rivian? Is it inside a door or something? The ports are usually at the front or the back and you should do yourself a favor and park so that the port is closest to the charger.

    My Ioniq5s port is on the passenger rear of the car, if I attempted to pull in front first I wouldn’t be able to reach the port on most chargers. This isn’t a tesla problem, this is an idiot problem.

    The above said, we could use a move to gas pump style chargers, space them apart enough and let people pull in based on which side of the car the port is, that way it’s easier on everyone and it allows for the odd ev pulling a trailer to charge without either taking the time to disconnect the trailer or having to parallel park like this idiot apparently did and block multiple spots.

    Edit:just looked it up and yep, rivian has them in the normal spots. Some are upfront and others are in the back. Dude in this story should have backed his ass in if it was in the back. I have to do this with the DC chargers. Plus, backing in to a parking spot (when you can) is the way to go, it makes life easier and safer when you need to leave.







  • Do you have a Costco membership? You can order regular sunglasses online or in store at their optical department. I recently went with them for 2 pairs of prescription, 1 regular glasses with transition and 1 pair of prescription sunglasses. Total before insurance reimbursement was less than $300. You should be able to get a nice high end, high quality pair of non prescription sunglasses for less than $200 and they stand behind their products way more than other merchants.

    Be aware that their online store is extremely lacking and it’s probably better to go in store unless something online works for you.

    I preach the holy site that is Costco to anyone who will listen. $60/year can save you hundreds from optical and pharmacy alone.