Question for some of you engineering students: are old microwaves dangerous so long as all functionality is still there?

I have an old JCPenny microwave from the 80s with a large capacity that I just can’t convince myself to replace. She’s a beautiful machine that only needs smacked due to rattles every few weeks. They don’t make things like this anymore

Regardless of how this goes that wall sounds neat. Drop me a DM with a photo if you can

why on god's green earth do people think no parking signs are advisory?

Owning a car isn't magic. It doesn't give you the right to park wherever you want. And if you park in a tow zone at a private business, anywhere in the country I've lived, you can expect that business to have you towed ASAP.

the entitlement is just nuts

Agh I’m sorry! I remember reading about how sometimes if you give a company your credit card information for a recurring charge (like a monthly bill or subscription) and the card number changes, the company can get the updated number through your financial institution.

Just looked it up and I think it’s called Updater Services. No idea if something similar could’ve happened here, especially since it happened within 12 hours.

Good luck, I hope you get it sorted out!

Saw John Wick 4 over the weekend. Not mind blowing but I enjoyed the shit out of it.

I didn't even know about City Old and Historic Districts until I had my house a few years. As soon as a new property owner is registered to a Richmond address within one, they should send something in the mail informing owners of them. It's not hard to break the rules, even basic changes to appearance might need approval, not just stuff like murals.

Same old, back to the grind.

I rewatched Superbad for the first time in probably 10 years over the weekend and it holds up.

Man, before they built an apartment building beside me (not a bad thing), I had a wall that was super visible and 50 feet outside of the City Old and Historic District. Still not an awful wall for painting, but there is only about a 10 to 12 foot gap between the two buildings. People pass through all the time though, and it's visible from the street, so if this turns out badly for BustArt (or even if it doesn't) then I'd offer up my jawn.

Can we all just go back to bed and restart today? Particularly all of the animals? All of my animals at home are losing their shit today. One dog is currently on her way to the urgent care vet because she ate an entire can of raw biscuits!!! The baby duckling I’m taking care of is in a bad spot because the heater turned off over night. Luckily he’s warming up and perking back up. And then the adult duck I’m caring for was COVERED in shit just now. Like YALL….. get it together!

Edit: but our other dog is being a total sweetie and is babysitting the baby duck and is visibly worried. It’s way too cute

The Thai cave rescue documentary - holy shit that story is so wild

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I had a total hip replacement 12 years ago which was fucking amazing, only to develop burstis about 7-8 years ago. Cant win🤣

I share your sentiment - while my employer is in Richmond my team over the years has been backfilled with people all over the place, so while I have an office to go to there isn’t a reason at all to go in. Maybe I’ll get reorg’d into a team that is colocated, but aside from CarMax and Koalifi I don’t know of any in person opportunities around here.

You’ll do great! I wish you the best of luck!!

The Menu is incredible - cannot recommend it enough.

Back to work this week, trying to not freak myself out with paranoia that I’ve contracted Covid after Saturday at galaxycon. Holy moly, that was a rough day.

I think it's cool that they offer discounts for those who pledge to walk or bike.

Person wants to go to Christians to get pizza. No parking around. Decides to weigh the risk of parking in 7-11 knowing they could get towed. Decided to take the risk anyways. Did not avoid risk. Towed.

I understand the tow truck driver is an asshole and predatory, but that part doesn't even matter, all of his asshole-ness and bullshit can be avoided pretty easily if you just don't take the risk. Once you take that risk, the fault is all your own.

Opened within the last year. Not the worst pricing plan I’ve ever seen, but then again, I’m working on a student budget. Might be worth checking out, even just for the change of scenery. Admittedly, I’ve never been so I’m not sure just how great it is (space, sound, etc), but I have yet to hear anything explicitly bad about it!

Thank you. I'm a member at another co-working space, and I agree that it helps some to get out of the house. I hadn't heard of co-flow...

Worked the Irish Festival this weekend, felt like it was fighting off the Others on The Wall. Gotta go back to work today. Such is life.

Week 3 of new big adult job (while I’m finishing my masters). WFH while I do laundry and catch up on my Sunday reset—cleaning.

Back to work after a weekend in Nova. Took an edible to quell the Sunday scaries, but hungover now and craving a Philly whiz wit for breakfast 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you don’t mind subtitles, I enjoyed The Innocents, a Norwegian horror/thriller.

If it’s any help at all, there’s a coworking space in Church Hill that’s offering a free week of trial at their space on Jefferson Ave. Check it out! Co-Flow RVA

Without my alarm at 745 I would have slept so late today. No sun + quiet neighborhood.

If you're fan, I assume Willow Lawn? Honestly one of the few men, but, it works for me. They are encouraging and its competitive as a group, I guess. You aren't pitted one against the other. Willow Lawn use to be far busier than Short Pump, but I don't know anymore, runs in spells. I'm on unlimited and go 3-4 times a week. Its expensive, so I'm compelled to go! Good luck!