Janx

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I guess I'm confused. You think ~20 lbs is unmanageably heavy for a million dollars?

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

A fine at a level that actually hurts the giant company ignoring laws and rules?? More of this, please!

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I remember that. They talked to the restaurant at Disney World and triple-checked because of her severe allergies. There probably felt like they were being too careful and paranoid. Obviously, the story is Disney's reaction and the backlash to them trying to argue Disney+ streaming subscription agreement meant the husband forfeited his right to a jury trial for something else. I don't know how much they got, but it's still heartbreaking...

[–] Janx@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's a symptom, or a tool of the "upper classes".

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] Janx@piefed.social 81 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Or shelter. Or healthcare.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh wow, that's awesome! It's on my phone and available. I have no use for it currently, but it's good to know it exists...

[–] Janx@piefed.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

Poor multi-trillion dollar company. 😢 They can't make as much money as they want to because other giant corporations decided to screw over consumers and pre-sell their entire supply for data center profits! So sad...

[–] Janx@piefed.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

I wouldn't rob that house if I had the largest gang with me! (The police department)

[–] Janx@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Advice so bad, we both turned into different people.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Does the meme creator think an animated fictional show is "automotive history"?

[–] Janx@piefed.social 9 points 3 weeks ago

A reasonable assumption to make, but you would be wrong.

According to Howard Carter, president of the board of trustees at the Water Environment Federation (WEF), a nonprofit established in 1928 that works to protect public health and the environment, this isn’t just a nightmare scenario—it’s a reality for these workers. Carter tells CR that workers can be on call any given night, and it’s not unusual to get calls at 2 a.m. because of pumps blocked by wipes. “We try to keep up with these things by engineering different products to help, but it’s just a very, very expensive endeavor,” Carter says. These costs, part of the NACWA’s estimate of $441 million a year in operating costs to deal with wipes in sewage systems, range from investing in new technologies to track the level of water in pipes and manholes due to blockages from wipes, to investing in new pumps that will actually cut up the wipes. “These are all extra capital costs associated with increased staff time to monitor and remediate,” Carter says.

Hell, here's a link to a FAQ from a company that would benefit from more people using "flushable" wipes:

https://www.rotorooter.com/blog/toilet/wet-wipes-not-passing-plumbers-flushability-test

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