Kinda like with plastic shopping bags. As we get further and further from the date where they were banned (in Canada), I regret the times when I decided that I had enough of them for now and threw some out.

Though I’ll probably just start using the smaller garbage cans without a bag once I run out and maybe just clean them every now and then instead of actually spending money on any garbage bags other than the big black ones.

Infinite.

I memorized them in numerical order. First there’s a bunch of 0s then a bunch of 1s, followed by 2s, and so on.

I bet the theft is actually about insurance fraud, since that’s probably the only way to get anyone to pay that amount for them.

Being combatitive with them, deserved or not, will result in them being combatitive right back. Being gracious when they admit they aren’t on the right track might mean they’ll be more open to listening next time around. And, more importantly, it might mean being able to solve this current issue.

You’re right that it’s bigger than the next 4 years. But it’s bigger than the GOP, too. It’s the latest iteration of a conflict that’s been going on probably since before recorded history: some people want to control and rule everyone else, some are OK with it (or even support it), some want to prevent those people from gaining control and seek that power to keep it out of their hands (and in many cases end up becoming what they wanted to avoid), and others just want to be left alone to do their own thing (which might not hurt anyone or might make life worse for anyone around them). I don’t see any end to this struggle, the only thing that changes is who has power right now and how hot is the conflict.

So you’d rather those who are changing their minds because they are feeling the pain driven back to supporting this shit?

What does a path out of this look like to you, considering about 1/3 of the US voted for this (or seems plausible that that amount voted for it)?

Or just redid Tony’s lines to something like, “no, for the last time, your polygon car idea sounds fucking stupid. When we block your number, it means we aren’t interested, not that you need to get new numbers.”

It’s a “you’re full of shit but I’ll be polite and just ask you to prove what you’re saying instead of jumping right to calling you out directly”.