The ISS is rickety, showing its age. It should be retired soon. Decades of structural flexing and delay has taken its toll and it’s going to be cheaper to replace than repair.

Unfortunately they will likely do neither. :/

Buy quality things that will last a long time.

Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett, the man who buys a good pair of boots will have dry feet for ten years, and the man who buys a pair of cheap shoes every year will spend more and still have wet feet.

Yes, but you still have to ask why people aren’t using the bike lane. There’s usually a reason. Like the lane only lasts a block or there’s cars parked in it. Etc.

That’s not enough, if the lanes don’t connect to anything or they’re unsafe or incomplete. People not using something probably means there’s something broken about it.

Would you use a highway that didn’t go to your destination?

You would be surprised. Walk around a small town marina sometime. You have the rich assholes but you also have 75 year olds who move their boat once a year, if that, and struggle to pay shore fees and maintenance on a fixed income.

Not much different from a trailer park.

Never had those. Not sure what you mean - are you saying pulled pork burgers or salmon burgers are expensive? They’re not, here. At least at good restaurants, it’s maybe a couple dollars’ difference.

Yeah. Impossible and Beyond burgers both beat shitty fast food meat patties, hands down.

Though I’ll take a nice black bean patty most days over both, or pulled pork, or salmon.

The people spending money on parts definitely are.

An expensive motor that breaks, or decides to close on you when you’re looking inside, or…

“what in your country is totally normal”

Japan: “We have a Canada theme park”

O_o

I’ve heard that! Anne of Green Gables is big there too for a weird reason. There’s an anime airing right now, even.

So what if it was?

I shall. If the USA continues to threaten Canadian sovereignty, I will refuse to trade with them.

When Trump (may his anus be infested with cancerous hemorrhoids) dies, I will pop open a patriotic bottle of Crown Royal and listen to the wails of his cult with delight.

I found Rogue One a satisfying conclusion to the independent Andor story.

I wouldn’t say ‘fears’ exactly

Forcing people to drive to polling stations amounts to a poll tax, imo

I hope we got something good in exchange. Otherwise we’ll just look like victims and it will invite more bullying.

I would not prioritize the last season.

It’s impossible to fond put what life would have been like with Trump in 2020 but… I suspect worse.

Sucks.