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  • Marcbmann@lemmy.worldtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.worldBut I need 97 of them!
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    6 months ago

    I was at Home Depot trying to get a gas powered hedge trimmer. I have almost an acre of property, and there are tons and tons of bushes around the house.

    Salesman says I should buy electric. I tell him yes, but I’d have to buy another battery or two just so I can do all the work in one day. Which makes it significantly more expensive than gas.

    “Ah that’s the thing. You just replace everything with electric, and you get a battery with each device!”

    Okay, so, what if I want to cut the grass, do the edging, and trim the hedges in one day? I understand the need to switch to electric and reduce emissions. But the number of towns banning gas powered lawn care equipment is just ignoring the obvious. Electric is simply not practical for anyone with a remotely large property.



  • I had a car with push button start and a CVT. After putting the first 50 miles on the car, the brake light switch died. Nissan, in their ultimate wisdom, used the brake light switch to tell the computer if you are pressing the brake when starting the car. Well, no brake light switch, no starting the engine. Had to get it towed back to the dealership to get fixed.

    I now have a real key and a manual transmission.



  • They are notoriously bad. And they don’t get fixed. Got my Subaru and

    1. The radio defaults to SiriusXM every time I turn on the car, even though I do not pay for it and do not want to.
    2. Android Auto and Apple Car Play would cut out regularly
    3. Eventually the entire system would just randomly crash and reboot frequently throughout a trip.
    4. Found out there was a TSB out on the radio for frequent issues, and had to get it warrantied.
    5. Even with the new radio, I have occasional issues with Apple Car Play freezing
    6. I can’t have both an android and iPhone connected at the same time, because I won’t be able to use Android Auto, I’m forced into Car Play

    And on the new cars Subaru made the screen narrow and tall. This effectively reduced the amount of screen space for Android Auto/car play in comparison with prior years.

    Add to that the entire display is now needed for HVAC, heated seats, etc and do you really want to depend on a glitchy computer that frequently crashes?




  • 30 years old. US. I can and do drive a stick shift.

    Really hard coming from a family with only automatic cars. Very few people have stick cars, and even fewer are willing to teach you in their own car.

    Can’t even rent a stick shift to practice on. Your best bet is to sign up with a driving school that offers stock shift lessons, which I almost did.

    Instead, a buddy of mine was kind enough to let me practice for 2 hours with him in a beater he had. Then I went and picked up my brand new WRX. Stalled like 12 times on the way home. But I figured it out!!


  • I help companies sell products on Amazon.

    One sold protein powder. Product title says “25g of protein”. First bullet point says “25g of protein per serving”. Main image of the product clearly shows “25g protein” on the label. Second image makes it more clear with “25 Grams of Protein Per Serving” in big bold letters. The A+ content (images in product description) repeat this information in big bold letters as well. Both the image gallery and the A+ content showed a picture of the supplement facts panel. The top rated review for the product called out that they liked the 25g of protein per serving.

    Customer messages me, “How much protein per serving? Doesn’t say anywhere on the listing.”

    Rage. Instant, immediate, and intense rage.