I’ve seen a lot of brick driveways and patios warp and heave from the winters in my area. The patios aren’t built to the standard of a road of course but asphalt driveways do seem to outlast the brick ones. The brick driveways have the same benefit as the road with increased permeability.

What choice did that person make? If was freed by them solo or from a group that could influence the decision and their reaction

Is there some kind of drainage system under the bricks? If the ground is frozen, id assume meltwater will collect between and under the bricks.

A massive part of that is water instrusion under the road or into cracks of the surface itself. The frost also expands the underground material sometimes leading to humps on the road that develop to cracks that make the problems worse and worse.

That doesn’t work everywhere. The netherlands doesn’t experience too many freeze/thaw cycles and their ground doesn’t freeze for half the year.

Right trump just sat on his ass the whole time and let the votes flood in, not like he used every possible opportunity to flood both social and traditional media with his face and voice. Not like he was buddy buddy with the tech billionaires who control that media.

All a ruse to justify hiking prices

He can defintely still drink through the other side of his mouth. He can also puff and chuff on the cigar without his hands. His laptop is all voice activated and he’s trained it to understand his slurred and mumbled speech.

That could be part of your research process, by moving to city that is more walkable, pro-transit etc. Which i do know is easier said that done and often is more expensive.

We do need collective action to make it better but the affordability crisis is incredibly complex and must be tackled from several factors ranging from car dependancy, city zoning, rent control policies, and several other factors. Most of what i mentioned is on the type and supply side, we also need to consider wage growth and job positions available. It becomes a complex mess with no 1 factor to blame.

One of the most effective things you can do is vote locally for politicians that want beneficial change like density and transit, and not vote for the ones that do things like “even though this road is zoned for multi units and mid rises, im gonna fight every development that isn’t a SFH because it ruins the “character” of the neighborhood.”

Counter to your point, i did leave my home city that was too expensive for me to live in. I did nearly become homeless before landing a job but once i landed a job i was able to afford a small house in a few years, a nearly impossible goal for me in my home town.

I did have the benefit of my work skills are fairly universal and I could find some kind of employment nearly anywhere. If its an attainable goal to move, even if risky id say more often than not its worthwhile. It would be wise to do extensive research into average living costs and employment opportunities before moving.

America can only be great if all the poor people leave, duh.

On average it isn’t any cheaper to live in Canada, Canada does offer more social services at least.

Brave browser also works on mobile, including playing when another app is open or the screen is locked.

We can’t just update the roads for free. The cameras were a big part of the plan to make the roads safer.

I live in a northern area that has very short days in the winter and we have a ton of off grid solar and even large scale solar farms. When shifting to renewable energy you also have to consider the efficiency of your appliances and alternative options, like saving energy by using a clothes line whenever possible instead of using a dryer.

Also being opportunistic if possible. If your batteries are already at 100% by noon on a sunny day, it would be wise to do any energy intensive chores like laundry, central vacuuming, charging tool batteries etc while the batteries are full and charging.

You are right, but there were also several studies done that proved the speed cameras lowered speeda significantly, even after the camera had been relocated.

Lets not let perfect be the enemy of good. Those cameras reduced speeds and generated revenue for the city that was specifically dedicated to making streets safer, including bollards, lane narrowing and speed humps. The removal of the cameras both made the streets more dangerous, and cut funding for real safety improvements. All because speeders were getting caught speeding and considered that unfair.

How dare they put an authoritarian surveillance system (speed camera) near the school. This is an unfair tax on normal people. Its not about safety, it is about control. - most of my city until the province outlawed speed cameras entirely.

Also there was a time where companies actually cared. They would send the engineers for the next model out with service techs servicing current models to help them find the common failure points and help make things more servicable.

We also aren’t paying the same prices. The fridge from the 60s in your grandmas basement? She probably had a 10 year payment plan for it.

Unconditional love is toxic. Sure it could be reasonable to attempt to commit unconditionally but if in 3 years no changes have been made, it’s reasonable to end the relationship as well. Written or not, every relationship has conditions, they are often flexible, they aren’t written in stone, but the conditions are there.