JuliaX1984

JuliaX1984 t1_j5mzksw wrote

Does this count?

This 5 way intersection in Bellevue on the way to Avalon. I had to ride through it whenever I would try to get to my grandfather's by bike, and no matter what I did, no matter how closely I studied Google Map, no matter how many times I recounted my way around thr circle, no matter HOW MANY TIMES I rode that way, I could NEVER pick the right road on the first try! Never!

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JuliaX1984 t1_j3tgbcn wrote

A good rule of thumb: genuine official business is always conducted in writing. Phone calls and visits don't create a paper trail. They can't be saved in a file. So people who are owed and are trying to collect money for a legitimate reason or trying to sell a legitimate product or make contact about a legitimate legal matter send letters.

Obviously, parties like your doctor or plumber or personal lawyer or employer will call you because they're calling about matters that can be handled quickly and don't implicate legal rights or obligations. But if someone you've never spoken with before calls you or knocks on your door, unless they're in uniform with ID, tell them nothing except to send you a letter.

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JuliaX1984 t1_j2n17k7 wrote

Marriage WOULD technically be mandatory under the current law preventing more than 3 unrelated people from living together if parents had more than 1 kid from previous relationships. Pittsburgh's zoning ordinance's definition of "family" should be changed so unmarried, unrelated people CAN live together.

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JuliaX1984 OP t1_iujuka1 wrote

Well, for example, by what mechanism do amethysts prevent drunkenness or hangovers?

What's the basis for the theory that crystals store energy?

By what mechanism does sympathetic magic cause something to happen to object B? How does the effect or energy get from A to B?

If this is real, why don't witches cast revenge spells on evil dictators or run a pro bono service to curse abusive partners or make people in poverty win the lottery?

If this is real, aren't revenge spells and love spells as bad as assault/battery and rape? No matter how attracted a person is to someone, it doesn't give a partner the right to override their right to make their own choices by influencing their mind.

I'm trying to reconcile people talking as if it's real with the way it's handled. Even if there's no scientific explanation, there must be a purported explanation of how it does what it does.

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