Yeah that’s $150k+ right there in a lot of states. These aren’t just hippies skipping rent.

What was the conflict–he didn’t want to evict squatters? Or he didn’t know what to do once he found the stash?

As a fellow itchy person, of course! Happy to help!

This is going to sound unhelpful, but the trick is just don’t itch. You have to rewire the part of your brain saying that scratching is how you make it itch less, and convince yourself that it’s the opposite–noticing the itch and not touching it is how you’ll make it go away. It’s a bit like getting into an ice cold pool, feeling all your muscles tense up and your breathing gets tight, and telling yourself that staying in is how you’ll get used to it. Fake it til you make it, then your brain will start to believe you.

No, you’re right, and your husband is romanticizing the countryside. You’d be significantly better off looking in places like Virginia, where you can find ranch properties and feel like you’re well out into the country while still being ~30 minutes from a Richmond-sized city.

Thank you! So is it a good thing or a bad thing? Like “this may not be an actual boil, but he’d have made one for me if he wanted to,” or “he would have made a full boil if he wanted to, so clearly he didn’t want to”?

Edit: looked it up and it’s popular enough to have articles written about the tiktok trend. Seems terrible like every other tiktok trend I’ve ever heard about.

What does “if he wanted to be would” mean here? Would what?

Fast food is defined by not having table service and being more intended for carryout than dine in eating. So either you’re asking for a system that relies on fast food restaurants to provide reusable equipment and that demands diners come back just to return it, or you’re gonna have to find another business model to support. It’s not about blame, that’s just how the entire business model works, and if a person wants not to support it, they have to make individual decisions not to do so…

You chose a seemingly intentionally rude way to respond. There’s a whole lot of ways to decline something, and it’s just as easy to be polite as not. “Sorry, I don’t have time,” even just “sorry” and keep walking are great options. Or you can choose to make someone feel bad just for asking/needing help with something. Not sure why you’d choose to make a stranger feel bad, but I guess that’s up to you.

And btw, the way you are responding to comments makes clear that, rather than genuinely asking this question, you are just looking for people to tell you it was ok to be rude.

Making an honest woman out of a hooker.

Good riddance