Could you please explain why the customer should expect the store to not honor the $100 price? Because I would probably look at it and think "huh, I guess it was one of those 'add to cart to see the real price" items."

I figured that, whether power came in from a solar panel or the grid, the danger of energized wires would exist regardless. Did not realize they would be able to disconnect the burning house from the grid. Though I wonder what they'd do if the meter is inside the house.

I could see how it might be dangerous to electrical workers that are working to restore power to your neighborhood, if your house is putting power on the line when they expect nothing on the line, but to firefighters trying to put out a house fire?

Ah, thanks for that information.

Agreed. Many years ago, when I was at the DMV waiting around for my number to be called, I plugged my laptop in to one of the outlets around the walls. A short time later, a cop came up and told me I couldn't do that. I said "oh, sorry", and unplugged my laptop.

That is how this story should have gone down.

Actually, I was not aware of that. Thank you for informing me about it.

If I have misread your post, I just want to apologize up-front about it.
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You know, I really hate lmgtfy. It implies that there are such things as stupid questions, which is something that I try to not believe in. And why should anyone ask anything of anyone else, when non-judgmental google is just a mouse-click away? It's not like someone might want to contribute to a semi-realtime conversation with other actual humans, right?

I was genuinely curious what kinds of disabilities a segway would help with. I mean, if you can stand and lean, that implies that you can walk, does it not? And if you can walk, what do you need a seqway for? What part of your disability is it compensating for at that point?

Now? I don't know. But the attitude that I read in your post? I wouldn't be surprised if those kinds of attitudes are part of the reason some people "go ape shit over someone who has an actual disability".

I thought that's what those scooters were for.

Whether or not it is a disability, I just cannot imagine an obese person using a segway. Wouldn't they prefer an option that did not require them to stand?

What kinds of disabilities would a segway help overcome, that would not also hamper use of a segway?

My thoughts similarly. After all, didn't they think that the brain's only purpose was to produce mucus?

I think you need to go with something less ridiculous, not more. You need to look at the reason clarkkent09 does not want such a law, which is it would preemptively punish innocent people for harm they might potentially cause to someone in the future. Public masturbation and carrying around a shoulder-fired grenade launcher in public I suspect are both currently illegal by themselves, and I don't see why adding "while operating a motor vehicle" would change that. So lets try something that, by itself, is not illegal. The consumption of alcohol.

Why does she need to have made the dish in order to know what is in it? She just needs to know who to ask. And in my experience, regarding peanut allergies and cherry allergies, if they don't know off the top of their head, they've always known who to ask.

You could always try asking the waiter/waitress if you are concerned about what is in your food.

But I agree that the whole "not really zero, it's just low enough that we're allowed to call it zero" thing is bullshit.

I don't like spinach. However, I have no problem with other people liking spinach.

Another person doesn't like spinach, and wants to remove spinach from the planet, such that no one can eat it, not even those that do like spinach.

Not all things deserve tolerance. And me not tolerating that other person's feelings does not make me "just as big of a douchbag".

It could.

"Wow, look at how well Ender's Game did! We should get the rights for more of this guy's books!"

"Wow, look at what a flop Ender's Game was. Guess we won't be doing any more with this guy's books."