Pretty much. I’m not sure I totally buy into that it’s much of an increase though. Or people would be dropping like flies.

I think the bigger issues is just being generally overweight. The percentage of overweight people is crazy, regardless of their jobs.

I’m 55 and not to be an old man and say “in the old days”, but in the old days, when I was growing up. I knew ONE overweight person. Yeah, just one. It just wasn’t common. Look at pics from the 1970’s, and you just won’t see a whole lot of overweight people.

Now? Everywhere I look. I’m sure more office workers have added to that, but that doesn’t account for everyone.

I work in an elementary school. And I was sitting at lunch just looking around and thinking about it. Teachers are actually pretty active. Lots of walking around the classroom. Very little sit down time in an elementary school.

Me and two others are fit. Rest are all overweight. How did this happen?!

Ok, rant over. Just got me to thinking. :)

Really? And here I am trying to figure out how to live forever!

No, don’t do that. Stress is bad for the heart too! lol

Good points! I should have remembered telemarketing, I actually did that for 3 years! But two years in office, covid let us do it from home.

I’ll look into that. It gets quite cold here in the winter, but we have a LOT of sunny days.

I actually had to drop a huge chunk of my savings on a new water heater last year, so this could def be something I’ll look into so I can plan ahead. Thank you!

Love this.

This is an older post, but I wanted to add my thoughts since I recently joined slrpnk.

I work in an elementary school, and while I think homeschooling is a great concept, I also believe it should be paired with regular schooling.

I work with 2nd and 3rd graders, and one of the most important things I see them learning isn’t just academics—it’s social interaction. In the cafeteria, I’ve watched kids handle being excluded, figuring out how to blend in, or learning to stay away from certain situations. In the classroom, they have to navigate being paired with deskmates they might not like or deal with someone who talks too much. These are subtle but incredibly valuable experiences. I’ve noticed that adults who struggle socially often lack these skills. Public school, in my opinion, is an important training ground for navigating social life.

When it comes to academics, I think the foundations provided by schools are solid, but they could be enhanced at home. I wish there was an option where kids could attend school for half the day and then be homeschooled for the other half. That way, they’d get the best of both worlds—social learning from school and personalized education at home.

In my classroom, there are 26 students, one teacher, and me, a teacher’s aide. Even with both of us, it’s tough to give each child the individual attention they need. On top of that, most parents in my area don’t make sure their kids complete homework, even when we reach out to them directly. Homework often goes undone.

So, I think a combination of homeschooling and traditional schooling could be a great solution. But the key is parental involvement, which is sorely lacking these days.

Did you ever find an answer this? Maybe we should start our on community here?

This is exactly why I am so frustrated that my youth was spent on girls, drinking, fucking off, and avoiding anything to do with all authority.

That lifestyle is behind me, and I want to do all this cool stuff, but lack the skills and the income to pull it off.

But this article has inspired me to really jump into a whole new DIY thing. Love the mindset and innovation for this. Thanks for this post!

This reminds me that I need to start using the Pi that I have. Life got busy, but I wanna refocus on it. Thanks for this, OP!

Love this cover!

I actually like the look of these!

I like the idea of it. I live in a house. And the windows thing stresses me out because of the expense of fixing them if broken, easy access for intruders, etc. lol

suppose we must push harder for remote work

But most remote work pays enough that housing isn’t an issue. Many lower paying jobs require us to be on-site, and we’re the ones that can’t afford housing.

So I think the option is way more affordable housing, and removing the stigma around that. In my area it’s called Section 8, and of course, those options always seem to be in the more crime-ridden areas. So frustrating.

I love the name and the idea. I’m def going to try to be a bigger participant of this sub!

Holy shit, that’s a great point that I wouldn’t have thought of. Great fucking point.

Ok, thank you! I’m retiring in a few months, and I think I will jump right into this stuff. So I’ll keep an eye out. :)

Nearly every day for the past 30 months, Mr. Spodek has lugged solar panels and a 17-pound battery up and down 11 flights of stairs to his roof to charge them.

Ok, that’s commitment. I guess I should stop complaining about my crappy house and feeling that I am stuck on the grid. I at least have backyard and front yards.

This dude is just crazy enough to be my hero. I am legit going to change up some things because of this find. Thank you OP!

Is there somewhere where we can follow the solar panel stats for this instance or that details the set up? This sounds fascinating to me.

I want to do this so bad. I really just need to take the jump and start doing it rather than researching it. I wish there were a step-by-step, teach me like I’m in fifth grade, sorta tutorial on it.