Well to be fair it probably is pessimism. That doesn’t make you a pessimist in the same way that me expecting to wake up every morning doesn’t make me an optimist.

I think that flu thing is an old wives tale. You usually get flu because you breathed it in. The association with cold is because during cold weather people spend more time in poorly ventilated areas.

Same. Often finish the can with a feeling of disappointment and thirst.

Oh yeah I forgot about the whole “choosing your candidate” piece. You wouldn’t want other parties messing with that…we just vote for a party and the party chooses its leader and can change it whenever they want.

Why do they ask? That seems so weird to me. I have never been asked (by the government) what party I support, and would be outraged if I ever was.

You have to register your political affiliation when getting a driving license?

Ummmm you might care to remember that the USSR also “bailed out” Europe.

You know…in the sense that you were dragged into a war you had no intention of joining, by a foe that had already gone 11 rounds with the UK and Russia.

The UK spent an entire empire “bailing out” europe. Twice. But we don’t hark on about it.

But you’re right about one thing - no one is coming to bail you out. You’ve made it abundantly clear you will only act unilaterally. Europe will stay in its lane, quietly hope that Trump has a stroke, but ready to stand on its own for a 3rd time.

I find it odd that the three candidates you mentioned were all elected. What’s your point again?

Use that to empower you to do the things you want to do. You don’t know how much time you have, regardless of age.

Also use your 30s to build habits that will help keep you active into your 80s. Resistance training, cardio, and eating right. I struggled with this until my late 30s and while I’m making great strides now, it’s a much harder fight in your 40s and 50s.

Sure if that works for you.

There are very few people in my field who can compete with me when it comes to capability and productivity - and that’s in a highly developed country with some of the world’s best educational institutions and companies to gain experience with.

Both seem to work.

Dishwashers don’t fill up - they just have a well at the bottom (below the height of the door) and they spray water over the dishes to rinse of the dirt.

Washing machines need to fill up and soak the clothes so that they get everywhere, not just the outer layer.

Thanks

You got me.

It took me until your comment to realise I had skimmed over the word “half” in the OP. Now this whole thing makes sense.

A person of culture I see. Thank you kind person.

You know you’re pronouncing egg wrong when you have to spell it some other way.

Pretty sure the person in a straitjacket shouldn’t be complaining about tied hands.

That’s a sad statement to make about a few hundred million voters.

But…it also perfectly aligns with their history.

Last time they de-throned a fascist who threatened global peace and stability it required the ill-judged intervention of a 3rd party…who ironically thought crippling the US Pacific Fleet would do the opposite.

I’d vote for a mountain over a fascist every day of the week. And twice on Sundays.