‘It’s literally going to break me.’ Commuting is now unaffordable for some American workers | CNN Business
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Stephen Kaledecker was psyched when he was promoted in December to regional manager at the hotel chain where he works – but his enthusiasm cratered when gas prices started to skyrocket after the US-Israeli conflict with Iran began earlier this year.
  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    7·
    2 个月前

    They would! I remember my gear head uncles scoffing and laughing at the extended cab in the 90s.

    They would absolutley laugh at these yuppies. Now some of them are the yuppies.

    its wild.

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      2 个月前

      Yep I remember that too, specifically

      Extended cab? Ridiculous. Like ‘hwaaaak ptooie’ ridiculous.

      Whatchu gonna do with that?

      Take your wife down to the feed and seed, ask her for help liftin bags into the bed?

      Ahhahahahah!

      Swear to god I heard nearly exactly that at some point.

      • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 个月前

        This implies your wife is so large she couldn’t just sit in the passenger seat to one’s right.

        • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          2 个月前

          … correct.

          Multi-stage / trap joke, they want you to walk into that one so they can start making fun of you and her from that angle too.