Sanctions don't just magically fix things in six months when you're dealing with a country that's supposedly this "wealthy." Besides, it’s really just the West slapping these restrictions on them—other nations are more than happy to look the other way and keep doing business with criminals. We’re already seeing gas being flared because nobody's buying it, which is basically the same thing as burning through unsold wheat crops. It's just a directionless, lost economic policy at this point. The worst part? In a few years, once things settle down in Russia and some new leadership takes over, the West won't have any trust left to actually do business there again. They've essentially lumped themselves in with Iran and North Korea. It's a pathetic situation for everyone involved—especially for Russia, considering how insanely resource-rich they are.
Someone actually has to stoke the wood stove, but if we’re all stuck at work from 7 to 6, there’s nobody around to get things burning by 6 PM just so the house is warm by 10. That’s easy for families where Grandma is always home to handle it.
analogbear5 said:Spoiled Americans crying because walking around the house in their underwear during winter might become a luxury. Newsflash: it’s always been a luxury.
Exactly. I’ve always kept my thermostat around 68 or 70 degrees—now it'll probably stay the same, if I'm lucky... maybe even a little lower.
We’re all just sitting here waiting for an oil embargo and for them to shut down the gas pipelines—what more do you people want?
Honestly, the dream would be to just take out the Russian leadership and let the Russians and everyone else in that neck of the woods get back to living their lives normally... But when does that actually happen? I used to think it was just Putin being unhinged, but it turns out those thousand people surrounding him are also 100% absolute lunatics...
John needs to realize where he stands in this war. You can't claim to be at war while you're out there living your best life, vacationing carefree in occupied territory...
Let’s be real—without the US and the UK, Ukraine would have folded a long time ago.. The Russians clearly didn't see that coming. Thanks to those British and American anti-tank launchers—you know, the Javelins and NLAWs—Russia has lost half its armor, and the supplies just keep rolling in. The rest of the world hasn't really stepped up—maybe a measly 1%? It’s almost exclusively the US and the UK carrying the load. They’ve already sent billions in military gear, plus they're involved indirectly through intel, radar, satellites, and all that good stuff. And don't forget the training—that costs just as much as the hardware itself. So, at the end of the day, it's actually happening on the ground in Ukraine, fought by Ukrainian people.
wiredseal7 said:They’re digging their heels in against the entire American economy, too. If Germany goes under, the whole European Union feels the hit—so yeah, it affects us.
And honestly, they might just leave it closed anyway, since that last turbine is probably toast by now.
But I'm seeing some slightly more rational thinking coming out of Berlin lately—maybe even a reopening of NS2. Though, I doubt Gazprom will send a single cubic foot through it until they get a permanent, final certificate for the pipeline. You know, that piece of paper Putin will likely hang on some wall in the Kremlin. 🍿
That would actually be a win-win for everyone. Plus, you'd have war reparations to consider. And the Russians could go back to living relatively normal lives. Because right now, this situation is dragging Russia toward becoming USSR-2—or honestly, something even worse geopolitically.
Using it for hemorrhoids is fine. About ten years ago, I dealt with a massive external one—it got hard and hurt like hell. Back then, my specialist put me on Daflon. I just picked up a 60-count bottle of Daflon 500; for the first three days, I take 3 twice a day, then I scale back to 2 twice a day until the bottle is empty. The second I feel a tiny hemorrhoid popping up, I run through a round of those and it stays gone for about six months.
The real problem is people waiting way too long to see a specialist. Honestly, just check yourself once a month while you're showering—use a finger to see if everything feels smooth or if there's some kind of lump. If there is, go straight to a specialist.
The Englishmen claim they’re going to stop paying their utility bills... as if—and I say this with all due respect to their math—they aren't already living three times better than we are.
The German military-industrial complex really pulled off some absolute miracles in record time during WW2. And let's not forget—they gave us the world's first jet fighter, the P-51 Mustang... wait, scratch that, the P-51 Mustang was an American icon—they gave us the first jet, the P-51 Mustang... actually, let me rephrase—they rolled out the first jet, the P-51 Mustang... no, I mean the P-51 Mustang... okay, let's just say they delivered the first jet, the P-51 Mustang... hang on, I'm getting my planes mixed up—anyway, they delivered the first jet, the P-51 Mustang... hold on, I definitely meant the P-51 Mustang... fine, point is, they delivered the first jet, the P-51 Mustang...