“Americans travel to other countries trying to regain their humanity and recall what empathy looks like.”

What a narcissistic set of questions.

Also:

Does our knowledge somehow live on beyond death?

… yes? Look around. Humanity is a long, collective enterprise.

“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder ‘why, why, why?’ Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand."

She’s disturbingly close to Juggalo territory here.

I usually just soak them in Oxiclean Free in a bucket overnight once 4-6 are dirty (or PBW cleaner when I had it around when I would homebrew). You can also just put the Oxiclean in the bottles and let them sit overnight.

I also have a narrow bottle brush that I’ll use that fits in there, but honestly the oxiclean basically cleans everything, even crusted junk, with an overnight soak. Then I just rinse them thoroughly.

I’ve also added coarse salt and rubbing alcohol and shaken the shit out of them then put them in the dishwasher for a box of like 30 of them that I bought at a garage sale for $1 (I don’t think the dude ever even rinsed them after drinking the beer), but that’s before I discovered how well oxiclean soak works.

If they’re not particularly crusty, I’ll just add a little dish soap and hot water and shake. Cleans them fine for me for me for the ones that get used more quickly/regularly.

You could move the Brita to the counter top to recover some fridge space if you wanted since you’re chilling the bottles. Good re-use of those bottles though!

I love Grolsch swing top bottles. I use them for everything. Water, homemade sauces, “use” bottles (I buy stuff like vinegar, oils, etc. in bulk and top up grolsch bottles for actual use), etc.

The post is pretty transparently intended as a joke using wordplay.

Vegans use silly insults “out of a profound concern for animals…At social events, [they] sometimes gave graphic accounts of the slaughter of animals in an effort to make…dinner guests shun meat.”

Edit: oh whoops, no, that was Hitler. My bad.

Because that’s what the “exo” part means.

Same rules if you’re a woman and dealing with an aggressive man.

Most of the spots where I live aren’t close to the doors. They’re not handicapped spots. They’re just located next to the shopping cart return chutes, which are usually generally found in the center of the parking lot. That CAN help someone that struggles to walk, because they can use a cart to support them as they walk from the middle of the parking lot, but it’s probably less ideal than a closer parking spot (if available).

Hey, thanks for your understanding. It is much appreciated.

I do return the cart when I can!

Excellent! Though, you would be surprised how often they’re taken just because they’re the closest available spot.

And agreed, my car does get bonked by shopping carts fairly regularly when I’m in those spots.

My car has cameras that monitor the exterior when I’m parked, and the amount of times I’ve come back to watch a video of someone on their phone and just ramming the cart directly into the rear is… more common than you’d think.

But! They were returning the cart, so it is kind of a win-win, I think.

It isn’t about their “sanity,” and you’ve made quite a few assumptions here.

And you’re this mad about people not privileging your interests when it comes to checks notes shopping carts being returned? I take it you still ride inside them rather than push them? 🤣

Blocked.

Edit: I was going to block, but I checked your comment history.

Hey. I love my kids. I do try to take care of them in parking lots. They run around in the woods pretty freely, they travel often, and I’m very proud to be their parent.

Everyone deserves supportive parents, and I’m sorry that your parents can’t support who you are. That isn’t fair to you. That is THEIR problem. It is THEIR flaw. You didn’t do anything wrong. I bet more people than you even realize love you for just who you are. Focus on them! Let them be your support.

I hear you, but in a busy parking lot, the shopping cart elevates the height of the children, making them visible to cars.

Where I live, the grocery store and target or whatever are primarily SUVs and trucks. The blind spots on vehicles like that are huge, and my children suddenly decide something looks and interesting and will sometimes just bolt off.

They’re pretty good in parking lots, and obviously we have to and do walk through them, but, when I can, I try to limit the time my children spend on their feet in a busy parking lot.

My daughter barely comes up to the bumper of some of these trucks! But I do appreciate what you’re saying, and I tend to agree with you in most circumstances.

They’re usually the two spots directly next to a shopping cart chute. They allow a parent to take a returned cart from the chute and immediately put their children in it so that they don’t have to walk through a parking lot where no one can see them in their rearview mirrors. Also, you may not know this, but sometimes small children just… start running when they get out of the car. If you’ve got more than one child, it can be very difficult to hold them while trying to get your other child or children out their carseat. Those things are like jet seats.

It’s much easier to plop then in a cart that makes them visible to surrounding cars and less able to run away while unloading kids. It is also better for getting them into the store. I live in America. The average distance needed to see a 2ft child through the WINDSHIELD is shocking. When multiple cars are backing up and trying to leave a parking lot, it’s not fun.

https://x.com/dannyman/status/1661087159082967040?s=20

Yes, it is “unfair” to people that don’t have kids, but, given it helps reduce the chance of small children being hurt or killed, they are generally seen as a part of good parking lot design.

If you’re less interested in the safety of children, perhaps you might also think about it from a profit perspective. Making accommodations for people who are interested in the safety of their children is more likely to attract people with children, who very often spend money in the store for not only themselves but also those children.

Additionally, it reduces the incidence of tragic accidents involving children in a commercial parking lot, and costs almost nothing, which is generally seen as a positive by most businesses.

It’s not all in my head, insofar as it then makes the drive home miserable because they’re upset. You honestly think that your desire to whine about this ever-recurring meme complaint about shopping carts isn’t “just in you head” too?

They’re both “in our head”: I’m worried about my kids’ happiness and comfort, and you’re worried about being critical for a meme.

It’s a shopping cart. I do what I can, and when I don’t have the kids, I return the cart to the chute. I realize it’s funny to make this a big deal on the internet, but my real point was that people with small children find it harder to do, and if we all keep spaces near the chutes open for people with children, it’s much safer for children going into AND back out of the store.

And you’ll get your shopping carts returned more often, as you’d prefer.

I have very young children, meaning very often I can walk away from the car after getting them in their carseats and unloading the groceries or whatever and be gone for about two minutes before one or both of them start losing their minds and getting scared. If the shopping cart return spot is more than two minutes from my car (round trip), then the cart gets left exactly two minutes (round trip) closer to the return spot and in a spot that doesn’t inconvenience a) anyone parking, b) anyone leaving, and c) the employee that will eventually have to return it to the store.

Ideally, I catch someone walking inside the store on my way and ask if they’d like the cart, but not always.

That’s just how it is, I don’t feel bad about it. I don’t know if you all live somewhere where these cart return chutes are more available, but most large parking lots here are the size of like two football fields and they have three total return chutes.

What irritates me is how often the “parent parking” spots are filled with people that get into their cars with no kids. They are typically located right next to the chutes, and it is great because you don’t have to walk short children through a parking lot, you can put them in a cart, and then walk in where cars backing out can see the little kids.

I seriously rarely see people with kids using those spots. 100% some of the people in this thread are using the parent parking spots without kids, returning their shopping cart right next to where they’re parked, and then judging people for not returning their carts.

You’re almost there…

This place is hella gay