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Secondly, other bolts will be checked far more frequently as part of standard maintenance. Door plug fitments typically are only checked during heavy checks (which occur every few years depending on type and interval) unless there’s a specific incident that demands an immediate assessment.
The issue is there’s a cohort who thinks that the solutions that enable safe streets require too much sacrifice of one’s individual liberty - even if said individual abuses their freedom to harm themself and others.
I do think that precision in writing is useful for defending one’s prior claims (and for other reasons!) but I think that’s orthogonal to defending one’s self from mass action on today’s internet.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dinitrophenol [2] https://portlandpress.com/biochemj/article-abstract/111/4/43...?
I am frequently called a Nazi (despite being on, and identifying as left wing, my entire life) on X simply for having the temerity to challenge certain orthodoxies.
Denying that the term has been stretched to its breaking point, especially in light of its use by Russia in justifying the SMO in Ukraine, strains any kind of reasonable credulity.
The brouhaha over the pregnant nurse “stealing” a youth’s Citi bike was only possible due to the habit of under-18 users camping on bikes to continue riding them for free when their timer expired.
You’re in my thoughts and prayers.
Please shoot me an email if you have any specific requests I can help with and I will do whatever I can to help!
Hang in there; I’ve been in this position and it is possible to get out. Look forward to connecting soon.
If it doesn’t bother you, I would love to keep you in my prayers.