That's almost half a billion in one month between the two candidates. That money could have paid off a lot of student loans, daycare bills or medical bills.
Some additional context:
This was 99-00. There was no war. Both of my grandparents served in ww2 and Korea to gain US citizenship. My dad came up in the Vietnam era when all his friends were getting drafted (aka forced to go to war). He tried to enlist but was blind in one eye, so they didn't take him. My brother would have enlisted if it weren't for a really bad skateboarding injury.
If I were good at football, it would have been university coaches knocking on my door. I was good at something the military was interested in, so they tried to recruit me to enlist.
I was 18 on 9/11/01. And my first thought was that Bush would take us to war, I'd get drafted and I needed to plan my escape to Canada. This was scarier than being recruited. I just wanted to play my bass guitar and smoke my marijuana in peace.
My high school made everyone take the asvab. I must have scored well on it because the military was up my ass. I remember uniformed soldiers regularly ringing the bell and asking for me. I had zero interest in joining the armed services, but they kept coming. My mom started answering the door for me; yelling at them to get lost and leave us alone.
It's pretty well documented that Trump is a teetotler. He is the way he is without the help of any mood or mind altering substances.
Yes, I am fully capable of being a different person: efficient, organized and methodical. I just choose not to because the opposite is so fulfilling.
I too was a bit underwhelmed by sway. I also bought an amd gpu, but I don't regret it. I couldn't get Wayland to work at all on my 3060 ti.
Compiz fusion! I spent so long trying out different effects for different actions. I smoked a lot of reefer in those days.
Yes, midwest USA. We all have gas pipes into the house for heating. So it became the default for stoves, hot water heating and clothes dryers.
I've committed to not buying new gas appliances when the old stuff breaks. I switched to a heat pump water heater last year. I really want to get rid of my gas stove next.
They are super common here in the midwest. I don't know anyone with an electric drier.
Upvote for soulseek / nicotine
Does Phoenix have a big enough local talent pool needed to staff this kind of operation? Or are they counting on attracting talent from other places in the US?
Wow, you must have been poor! /s