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3. Fortunately

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:44 PM

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I leased an EV in September. And maybe this will let some of us work from home more (to conserve gas).

My wife hates that I keep bringing this point up but HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO SIT THERE AND LET THEM KICK YOU IN THE JIMMIES EVERY TIME SOMEONE SNEEZES WRONG IN THE MIDDLE EAST?!?!? This is from someone who is old enough to know what a red rag hanging on a pole out front of a gas station means and odd/even rationing.

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