You seem like a very kind person, it's not often people speak about their exes with such respect and consideration.

I don't really believe in god, or bigfoot, but I do believe that I'm a tiny person with a small brain and a very limited education in a big world that even scientists don't fully understand and so if tomorrow they announced that they conclusively proved the existence or non-existence of god it would not rock my world because I have chosen to believe that anything, no matter how improbable, is possible until proven otherwise.

I love the rain. It's my favorite weather! Conversely, seeing the sun makes me want to sleep all day.

Haix boots.

They're expensive AF, and they're super heavy, but they're super comfortable and they're designed to protect your feet from basically everything, be worn for long durations, and last forever. My first pair lasted me almost 7 years of heavy use and kept my feet safe in the most disgusting situations (I finally had to buy a second pair after they tore up the side). They were covered in mud, snow, blood, vomit, feces, and took me through homes infested in cock roaches and bed bugs and all I ever needed to do was hose them off. I replaced countless broken laces and a zipper once (the laces hold the zipper in place and it's designed to be easily swapped). They're rated for electric shock, are wildland fire approved, are waterproof, have a composite toe, and a steel shank in the sole to protect from sharp objects.

I won't buy any other boots for work. It's a classic case of the boots problem, I used to go through a $150 pair of boots every 8 months and always had foot pain, but these cost $450 and lasted me almost 7 years so I definitely saved money and my feet are happy and protected.

Pippin

decide every year to continue living there

My landlord is awesome, my apartment is nice, my rent is on the cheaper end and they barely raise it every year, and I quite literally can't afford to move right now.

I don't go to restaurants (I can't afford it) and the nearest shopping centers with charging ports have the charger I was talking about that is 20 minutes away. We don't have parking garages here,I don't live in a city (nor do I want to).

I'm not changing my entire life for a fucking car, and I couldn't even if I wanted to.

You people make it so simple and think everyone who doesn't follow the party line is a traitor, but some of us don't have the means or privilege to do so and I just wanted to point that out.

My work and school do not have charging points. I also put in 70 hour weeks between work and school, I'm not spending any of my precious little free time driving 20 minutes away to sit in a parking lot and charge.

This was 2025? Damn, I've been on the fediverse under different usernames since the great Reddit API debacle and I never heard anything about it until recently. Where the heck was I?

The sad thing is that, like everything, the only people who can escape the insane prices are the ones in a place privileged enough to be able to afford to. I live in an apartment building and even if I was on the first floor and my landlord was ok with me running an extension cord out my window, across the pathway, and to the parking lot (I'm not and they'd kill me) fairly often I have to park my car 2 buildings away and walk the equivalent of a block and a half to my apartment. I also can't come close to affording a new car, mine is from the early 2010s. I drive an hour to work and an hour to school in the opposite direction, and constantly driving 20 minutes to the nearest charging station isn't a viable option either (nor is public transportation or an e-bike, because of the distances I go every day).

I'm all for electric and I'm glad you were able to make the switch, but a lot of us who can't afford the gas prices sure as hell can't afford to buy electric, because it's not just the car, it's the logistics. Until the infrastructure for electric becomes more common and apartment complexes put charging stations in (I'm sure some do, but I can't afford rent in those places) electric cars are a privilege for the rich and those who live in houses and have private parking.

Call me jaded, but I think the way it would actually work would be:

Budget Version

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Premium version

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I got exactly what was listed, and I don't shop at a high end grocery story either. The only thing "premade" was the cup of soup and that wasn't hot, it was potato soup out of a refrigerated section and I only got it because that particular potato soup is banger.

Unless you want to consider a loaf of bread premade :)