Sure whatever

I mean, your reply comes off a little, well, unwise? Like you’re maybe making assumptions on a subject you don’t know much about. I’m not trying to be mean, just guessing at why you’re getting beat up on the votes.

You should in fact seek out unions, because union membership makes unions stronger, and union presence increases working conditions and wages for not just union members but for non union workers as well. It’s documented and confirmed.

A lot of the union contractors I’ve worked for have worked with our trade unions for generations, and some of the higher ups in those companies came from the union ranks and still mostly keep their loyalties. It’s not all roses, but usually when companies get used to playing by our rules, they end up doing okay at it and some are downright pleasant.

This is probably less the case when you’re hearing about sectors that are traditionally non union (gaming studios, Starbucks, whatever) where Union organizing is a new thing and those companies are kicking and screaming and plotting to stop it.

I mean, that’s always been the case, in almost every company ever. There are some rare business owners out there that truly take incredible care of their people without a union demanding it, but organized labor and collective bargaining are what brought an end to child labor in the US and Europe. It’s where we got weekends and mandatory safety practices. We’ve always had to fight back to demand humane conditions.

Join the union building trades my dude. Wake up early, make six figures, and get paid to be trained. We dont go into debt for education. We go into debt buying boats and shit.

Hold on, let me call my senator to have him put the gun genie back in its bottle so I won’t feel the need to have one.

I don’t comment on life in Mexico because I don’t know the first fucking thing about life in Mexico. Maybe you should concern yourself with life in Mexico.

That’s cool. You don’t have to buy it. Statistically it’s not all that likely my house is going to burn down either. Doesn’t stop me from having a more comprehensive than usual policy on my homeowners insurance, and a couple fire extinguishers. Why? I’d like to have a fighting chance when shit happens to go sideways, regardless of statistics.

And yes. I do feel powerful with a gun on my hip. There. I said it. It makes me feel like I have the power to not cower when someone decides to level violence at me or my loved ones.

It has already happened once. Someone tried to assault me in my front yard of all places, someone I didn’t know or recognize. He drunkenly hit my parked car, and when I pulled out my phone and started recording, he came out with a wrench in his hand and started ambling towards me. I drew, and he immediately went the other direction. And wouldn’t you know it, that statistic was never recorded. No statistician is aware of the unrecorded instance where a gun made an occurrence of violence not happen.

It happens WAY more often than you think it does.

That said, I don’t give a fuck what you think, and I don’t have to.

The other comment got the answer. Anti gun people regularly try to bait gun people into looking like idiots.

I’m not telling you where I live. But I will say that it’s a city in america that is notorious for violent crime, and my work takes me to places people of my complexion probably shouldn’t go. Think about one of the worst ones. It’s probably the one you thought of.

I’m sure you’ve heard the same old shit, it’s like a fire extinguisher, rather have it and not need it, etc.

It’s a lot at first. Figuring out how to carry with different clothes, investing in belts and holsters and realizing 90% of what you thought would work well for you actually doesn’t. After you figure out what does work, it’s a way of life. Like people that wear a watch every day (me) or people that carry a knife every day (me). You feel weird when you don’t have it.

Also, I carry a knife for cutting stuff at work, opening letters when I get home, and slicing open stubborn packs of fruit snacks. Pocket knives are not for self defense.

Glad you’re sticking around partner. Stick to sprays, Saber red is the gold standard.

My wife drew the spray when our dog was getting mauled by a stray pit. I never have.

I’ve drawn my pistol once, no shots needed to be fired, but the other party immediately ceased hostility.

Is this a genuine question or bait?

After spending a lot of years living in a place where having self defense options is a pretty good idea, I’ve learned to stick to the basics.

Sabre Red pepper spray for when an attacker is unarmed or alone.

Glock 43x chambered in 9mm for when an attacker is armed.

Unfortunately in a self defense scenario you have to make very rapid and final decisions while considering how they will be potentially viewed by a jury.

As cool as the various alternative non-lethal options may seem, they usually don’t stand up to real world usage, which is why police carry traditional sprays, a taser, and a handgun. Those are the tools that work.

Rightoids love RT.

You know, I’m not entirely certain. The American repair service is a partnered business, so I would assume it would be in valve’s best interest to partner with such companies regionally.

And if you watch some video tutorials of these repairs and feel like it’s outside of your skill level, valve’s repair service is accessible through customer support. They provide a shipping label, and when it gets there they assess the cost of repair, inform you of the cost and ask if you want it done or not. If not they’ll ship it back as is. I believe I paid about $135 USD to have buttons replaced and machine cleaned out internally. It’s an option, if you lack either the time or gumption to fix it yourself.

There’s a reason valve has an absurd amount of money.