It’s like anything else, for every annoying or pushy christian you hear about there’s dozens of others doing their thing and not bothering anyone.

And it varies church to church too, with some really wanting to get out into the community and others keeping to themselves but welcoming people who are curious when they come to them.

People downvote, but you’re not wrong and it’s probably the most common example in rural areas

Idk how common it was but it’s a good example of a “third place”. A spot that isn’t work or home where you can meet and socialize

You can have an epic bossfight!

Yeah I just wanted to emphazise your point

And I agree efficiency is about speeding things up without losing the quality of the end result. And I think anyone that has been to a BMV can see the need for that kind of change but that’s not what they are after. They seem to just charge through the red tape and warning labels to do what they want

imo the questions about efficiency and commitment to the constitution isn’t that crazy to ask upfront. If I remember right all federal employees have to swear an oath when they are hired. It also matches the one military officers say.

“I, ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”

But note that it makes no mention of loyalty to the President directly, unlike the oath of enlistment military enlisted members say (see below). That’s what I find most odd about these questions on USAjobs and what I think is crossing a line leaning towards political loyalty over constitutional loyalty.

I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

Bob Long’s weather reports are peak

Yep one of my favorites is out of Akron Ohio! TheSummit.FM

It’s the only station I know that takes time to actuall play local music. They also have shows like “Cruisin’ the Decades” with music from the 30s to now. That is now played on a whole ton of other stations nationwide including shortwave. Then there’s “The Ongoing History of New Music” which only aired in Canada until they discovered it and picked it up.

Publicly funded, little to no ads and NO MORNING TALK SHOW!

That’s what podcasts are for

Unless you start running pirate radio or open a radio station of your own

For having a dedicated topo setup I would recommend OSMand. CoMaps/OrganicMaps does contour lines too but you can configure things way more in OSMand and it makes a huge difference. I have both apps so here are screenshots of the same place to compare

Yeah, but have you seen some of our distopian level parking lots?

There was a pilrimage/challenge a friend of mine went on. It was walking 20 miles each day for 3 days for a total of 60 mi/96.5 km. That was in upstate NY where there are plenty of hills to keep it interesting

Blisters, chafing and fatigue is common but many people do that every year