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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Those are some of the first below-grade expressways built in the country, so the shorter on ramps are from an era with fewer and slower cars, and there isn't space to lengthen them. The law only changed to stop the insurance companies from using zip codes to determine rates, and reduced the maximum payout for healthcare related costs from a crash, with the aim of lowering costs, but of course the insurance companies worked around it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Insurance is required in all of Michigan, with fines, license suspension, and jail all possible for not having it. With Michigan's no-fault insurance we have some of the highest rates in the country in Detroit—especially relative to income—and almost no viable alternative to owning a car.

That said, as a native Detroiter I feel safer in Detroit driving around other Detroiters, the suburbanites and out of state folks are always in the way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sometimes I increment my cruise control down a mph at a time to see how much I can get them to slow down

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is this the start of "relevant Sesame Street" replacing "relevant XKCD"?

[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 month ago

"Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2,000 of something"

  • Mitch Hedberg
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't know wasps did either until I bought a plant for my garden that is primarily pollinated by wasps. They were as chill as any other pollinator, not at all what I expected.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What was their explanation?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Anyone who lets their dog bark outside for 10+ continuous minutes (except in case of emergency) loses dog privileges for a year. One year added for every five minutes over 10.

ShotSpotter installs can be repurposed to locate homes of negligent owners who are annoying the entire neighborhood by letting their dogs bark unmitigated.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also from the BBC article posted in this thread "The court on Thursday ruled that "boneless wing" refers to "cooking style" and is not to be taken literally."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

No... I was just in the pool...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

And mostly scripted ads at that? I never really watch them either, but they don't feel like the spontaneous conversations they appear to be, just scripted ads and rehearsed bits

 

How do y'all decide the balance between dead heading for more blooms or letting flowers go to seed for the benefit of local birds?

I have one of the few flower gardens on my block and the only native garden, so pretty much all of my flowers produce beneficial seeds and I want to support the birds, but it would also be nice to get more blooms.

 

She was barely tolerant of my bugging her for a closeup

 

I'm in southeast Michigan, hardiness zone 6b, and I'd like to add a small or mid size evergreen to my yard for some winter interest, any suggestions?

I also have a large yew I'd like to replace with something comparable to maintain a little porch privacy, I'm thinking either a smoke bush or witch hazel, any others I should consider?

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