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tomveiltomveil t1_jeb48xx wrote

Reply to Wheels will be stolen if I park my 2021 Honda CRV near H ST NE (Capitol Hill area)? by Cronof

Wheel locks are very cheap. $20 will get you a nice set of 4. The trick is, when you install them, DON'T remove the original wheel locks. Most Honda wheels have 1 "locked" nut and 4 "unlocked" nuts (so 4 locked and 16 unlocked per car). If you replace the factory locked nut with a different locked nut, you've made things only a tiny bit harder for the thief -- they still need to remove 4 locked nuts and 16 unlocked nuts. If you replace one of the unlocked nuts with a different locked nut, now the thief needs to remove 8 locked nuts and 12 unlocked nuts. Now stealing your wheels will take twice as long -- so the thief moves on to an easier target.

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dcgirlsmallworld t1_jeb48u7 wrote

Reply to If You Could Fix One Tiny Thing about Metro. . . [Serious] by Cooking_with_MREs

I wish they would add a machine to refill your smart card inside the gate. I know there is usually one but it never accepts card which sort of defeats the purpose for most people. Would make it a lot easier to fill up your card instead of having to exit through, fill up your card, and then come back through the emergency gate to swipe out.

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BigLeagueBanker69 t1_jeb3zlj wrote

Reply to Anyone in Shaw/Mt. Vernon Triangle been followed by a homeless guy? by shamudawhale3

I find best practice is to completely ignore these types.

If you make eye contact or respond at all, they peg you as someone they can get a response from. More often that not, in the absence of eye contact & acknowledgement, they'll keep searching for another victim.

I've had many situations in which someone begins to start in with me or is sizing me up, I keep looking angrily ahead like the last type of asshole that's going to spare some change, they move on and then start heckling or chasing after someone who gives them a response or runs away.

Tl;DR: Avoid any type of tacit engagement with these people at all costs

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BarracudaAcademic539 t1_jeb3lic wrote

Reply to comment by Surefinewhatever1111 in Republican congressman calls D.C. schools ‘crappy,’ ‘inmate factories’ by Ok_Culture_3621

“Improve themselves”? Schools are only as good as the parents that send their kids to them. The best teachers and administrators can only make so much of a difference. I’ve seen this with both my kids going to two different city schools. This is the falacy of public education. The main factor are the parents. Schools can do little to move the needle beyond what the home environment provides.

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