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OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Driving a manual: is it difficult?4·2 months agoDepends on how bad you are. You can glaze a clutch in an afternoon.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Driving a manual: is it difficult?23·2 months agoUnless you’re OK with looking foolish in front of your boyfriend’s dad, I would rent an automatic. You also have the possibility of damaging the clutch if you’re not careful.
That said, it shouldn’t take more than an afternoon to get the hang of it, so, either way.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Driving a manual: is it difficult?272·2 months agoUS licenses don’t differentiate. There’s no way to tell by the license which transmission you used on the test. Shouldn’t be a problem.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which country do you live in and how much paid time off work do you get?1·2 months agoOur shift workers have the option to work on holidays for 2.5x. if the observed holiday is on their rdo they get a banked holiday. If they take it off they get normal 1x holiday pay
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which country do you live in and how much paid time off work do you get?21·2 months agoIt’s city work.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which country do you live in and how much paid time off work do you get?14·2 months agoUSA, CA, civil service, IBEW. I’m between 5 and 15 years (different PTO for different service lengths).
15 days vacation, all federal plus 5 floating holidays, and 10 sick days.
It’s 10 days vacation between 1 and 5 years, and 20 after 15.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•My kids don’t like to watch cartoons or movie explicitly made for kids. What are some good movies targeted toward adults that kids can watch?3·3 months agoIt helps if you watch it over and over, until the tape wears out.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•My kids don’t like to watch cartoons or movie explicitly made for kids. What are some good movies targeted toward adults that kids can watch?772·3 months agoAnd by etc, OP means Princess Bride.
I mostly listen to DJ mixes on SoundCloud.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Did anyone else learn that "a group of cats is called a Whisper?"3·4 months agoI’ve also used an unkindness of ravens.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If Trump (somehow) wins tonight, what will you do?61·8 months agoSame I’d do if he loses. Just with a heavier heart.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What dessert or junkfood do you always keep in stock at home?3·9 months agoTortilla chips, Haribo gummy bears, ice cream and TJ’s peanut butter pretzels are all staple junk food that I usually restock before I run out.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•Suggestions? Games that won't make me feel alone?English3·9 months agoOne of my favorite aspects of the Borderlands series (I played all of them single-player) is that they didn’t make me feel lonely.
The atmosphere is very lonely, but there’s always some radio chatter or cooky interaction that manages to lighten things.
Oh God. This is horrible news. So incredibly frustrating to hear.
I’ve never had a dog that reacted to music at all.
They regularly use them as a sound effect in murder mysteries.
Midsummer Murders, in particular, used the fox cry so often that I had to look up what the hell it was
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you pronounce "Data" as "Day-ta" or "Dah-ta"?4·9 months agoSometimes day-ta, but more often da-tuh, with the first a being pronounced like acrobat, the second as a schwa.
OhmsLawn@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•To Americans: How far apart is everything in the US?3·9 months ago- To the nearest convenience store: 1.3km (small supermarket)
- To the nearest chain supermarket: 2.25km (Trader Joe’s)
- To the bus stop: 321m (busses 30 minutes apart)
- To the nearest (public) park: 1.1km
- To the nearest big supermarket: 2.89km (Safeway)
- To the nearest library: 1.3km
- To the nearest train station: 1.8km
Straight-line distance to Golden Gate Bridge: 11.6km
That means there are 20,000 workers from various crafts who all share the same vacation policy. It’s not the type of thing that comes up in department-level union negotiations.