PlasticExistence 5h ago • 100%
I dunno. They forgot the hyphen between company and wide. 3/10.
PlasticExistence 6h ago • 100%
Seems interesting. Has anyone tried it yet?
PlasticExistence 10h ago • 100%
And the usual longterm Republican obstructionism strikes again.
PlasticExistence 14h ago • 100%
I’m no fan of his, so this isn’t a defense. Until Congress changed the way the USPS is funded in 2022, they’ve been absolutely screwed and kneecapped on purpose so that private carriers aren’t outcompeted. They now no longer have to reserve retirement money for their employees decades out from that employee’s hiring date, but it’s such a massive ship to turn around that it hasn’t happened yet.
I do not understand why Biden would have kept DeJoy in his position.
PlasticExistence 17h ago • 100%
That’s correct, which is how I ended up on foot. In fact, all new carriers are contracted. They then dump on the contractors because they’re not federal employees.
At the time I had a 16-year old vehicle, so using that for work wasn’t really an option. Since my only way to avoid using that clunker was to apply for a city carrier position, I did. I figured that still meant I’d be driving a white mail truck (for which I did still have to pass driving certification). Instead I got sent to a downtown office where I was given a big van that we parked and left while delivering on foot.
Last summer (if I’m not mistaken) was the hottest on record. There was hardly ever a clear weather day that I didn’t end up literally soaked in sweat. Oh, in my own clothes too because they don’t give you any uniforms until you’re past your 90 day mark. They actually don’t issue uniforms either. You get an allowance so you can order your own through one of several contracted companies (of varying quality).
Like I said my van had broken AC, so it was a big metal oven all day long. High humidity too. Because I was a contractor, days off were rare and never more than one at a time. They can work you up to 11 days in a row. I did also have a large dog try to attack me. Many do hate mail carriers and will attack on sight. We had to carry mace.
They don’t really tell anyone this stuff up front because it doesn’t pay well enough to nearly kill yourself over. I really did almost pass out a couple of times despite never having done that before and despite drinking at least a gallon of water every day.
And that is the story of how I discovered I was born with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
PlasticExistence 19h ago • 100%
I was a mail carrier briefly in 2023. It gets three degrees below Hell in the summer here. It was 110 outside and 125 inside my truck with broken AC that they wouldn’t fix despite the union contract stating the trucks have to be kept in good repair.
I now work an office job again because I was probably going to drop dead working in those conditions for 10-11 days straight with no day off. Carrying mail - especially on foot like I did - is a brutal job you guys. They deserve this agreement.
PlasticExistence 2d ago • 78%
Just like a doctor to take credit for a good job done by a nurse
PlasticExistence 3d ago • 100%
I agree with j4k3 that Prusa makes the best quality sheets, but I have also had great experiences with Triangle Lab’s stuff on AliExpress. Fysetc is good for how cheap it is.
PlasticExistence 3d ago • 100%
I have that one too. PETG will work on the “carbon fiber” side with a little glue stick.
PlasticExistence 3d ago • 100%
PlasticExistence 3d ago • 100%
radical groomer trams agenda.
A streetcar named Desire?
PlasticExistence 3d ago • 100%
The Smith Team sends its regards
PlasticExistence 4d ago • 100%
The chain link is coming down.
PlasticExistence 5d ago • 100%
RIP Kwanza Bot
PlasticExistence 5d ago • 100%
I look forward to the inevitable side-by-side comparisons between this, an original console and the MiSTer core (which can now play 100% of the library).
PlasticExistence 6d ago • 92%
I like you and the humility you’ve displayed here. Thanks for being a reasonable person.
PlasticExistence 6d ago • 100%
Sex with her would be so awkward. If you needed her to shift over a little, first she has to turn 90 degrees, move forward and turn back 90 degrees the other way.
PlasticExistence 6d ago • 100%
Assuming someone or some group of people are actually putting these in mailboxes to try to trick people, this is multiple federal felonies. It’s election fraud, and it’s a felony to tamper with a mailbox, mail fraud, I would guess conspiracy to commit fraud, and perhaps more.
If true, I sincerely hope someone’s doorbell camera catches them in the act.
PlasticExistence 7d ago • 100%
Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after me.
They’re Gore-Tex, Jerry!
3D printed on a Prusa MK3S using PLA+/Silk PLA