Not quite the same, but my Sunday school teacher, who was also one of my parent’s best friends, was my secondary school English teacher. I was always nervous when I got a bad grade in my class, or stepped out of line he’d go tell them. To his credit, he never did, he also didn’t treat me any different to all the other kids in the class. When in church, he was back to being “parent’s friend mode”. Good guy, he was a mentor to me outside of school and I miss him.

Blinking check engine = pull over and call a tow truck. You’ll do even more damage by continuing. As for shaking, it could be a bunch of things and I’m not going to speculate beyond what other people have commented.

As the old saying goes, if you are cold go find the cat. She’s already found the warmest spot in the house. My childhood cats used to fight over a hammock we had hanging over one of the radiators, it never ceased to amaze me how long they’d spend in that thing and the heat never bothered them. If you are concerned kitty is going to burn herself, invest in a fire guard which is a mesh barrier usually used to stop toddlers getting to the fire but is also effective for curious cats.

Emergency light, so you can see when doing your business in the middle of the night. Fun fact, a large number of accidental deaths happen in the toilet.

George W Bush certainly caused more deaths, was just as decisive and is the reason Trump was allowed to happen. OK, so he’s got a bit more of a charming personality and gives Michelle Obama candy sometimes, but that doesn’t absolve him. Doesn’t absolve Trump either, he’s a loud mouthed buffoon who tried to start a Civil War. He has followers who will literally do anything he tells them to do. The idea of him having a second term absolutely terrifies me.

The rule is, if you dress up you get candy. I don’t care how old you are, but you have to be dressed up.

Of all the things I can criticize about Trump, the type of laptop his lawyer for this week is using is far down on that list.

Secondary education did a pretty good job, but I’d say that was more on the teachers than the curriculum. I got very lucky in that regard. My community college for my BTEC, same, the one teacher who taught me how to properly write reports and assignments was really good at ensuring we cited everything properly, and gave extra marks.

I’d just deal with the lack of sleep and be tired the next day.

In theory I could just move back to England, but right now I’m quite happy where I’m at. If a job opportunity came up, who knows?

Glad you enjoyed it, the only one near here is at a place that’s almost impossible to find parking for so we don’t go very often.

At a fast food place, Shake Shack is the best I’ve ever had. Burger Fi is also good, but can be inconsistent sometimes. Now, the best burgers I eat are the ones we grill at home, a local butcher makes a blend mixed with Japaleños and they’re delicious.

The only groups I’m interested in died a death over a decade ago.

Central Florida.

Most bathrooms have foot pulls now, it’s not a perfect solution for everyone but it’s better than the alternative.

Been using PGP for years, everything you said is correct. Create two keys so you have an extra one and make sure your second key is able to decrypt all files (just add it as a recipient).

Putin’s people got to him somehow, it was inevitable.

Sounds like a scam, but hey hear him out it may be legit. Don’t draft that resignation letter just yet. I can tell you, with almost complete certainty, that it’s an MLM scheme and you should just walk away.

Of course, being good looking doesn’t make you a good person. Plenty of beautiful assholes out there.

On my regular desktop PC? 1.5TB spread between three drives, not using half of it. My NAS has 4TB and I’m using about 80% of it so will need to upgrade that at some point. For a supposed IT professional I really don’t use that much storage.

Probably another 2TB or so spread among the various servers and Raspberry Pis I have kicking around the place, but none of them are used for anything important.