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our new midwestern dad? (beehaw.org)
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[alt text: a screenshot of a tweet by @salgentile on Twitter, posted on 08/06/24. The tweet says, "Tim Walz will expand free school lunches, raise the minimum wage, make it easier to unionize, fix your carborator, replace the old wiring in your basement, spray that wasp's nest under the deck, install a new spring for your garage door, and put a new chain on your lawnmower".]

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[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 20 points 3 months ago

...Why the fuck would I need a chain on my lawnmower? AFAIK, push mowers are all direct drive for the blades, and riding lawn tractors use belts.

Carburetor, not 'carborator'. And it's mostly the most polluting engines--lawnmowers, chainsaws, etc.--that are still using carburetors. Every thing else that uses gasoline has switched to fuel injection.

And last, DO NOT LET ANYONE OTHER THAN A PROFESSIONAL CHANGE THE SPRING IN YOUR GARAGE DOOR.

[-] xyguy@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago

This guy isn't kidding about the garage door springs. I had some of the old style ones in my old garage that broke and launched a piece of metal across the garage right past my head and made a giant dent in a 2x4. Those things are vicious.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

and riding lawn tractors use belts.

The drivetrain to the driving wheels (usually rear) can still be with a chain.

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I honestly haven't seen one in >30 years with a chain. Admittedly, I haven't been looking too hard.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

I haven't haven't worked with those either, just saying that it COULD make sense to have chain drive there

[-] key@lemmy.keychat.org 5 points 3 months ago

It used to be common for lawnmowers to use chains. Either OOP isn't very mechanically inclined OR they are and they're just including a subtle dig to Tim Walz being yet another old guy (ignoring him being a fetus in comparison)

[-] Heikki@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

My thought exactly. It mostly belts and gears now

[-] TheLastOfHisName@beehaw.org 15 points 3 months ago

I told one of my friends that Walz looks like the kind of guy that if he came over to your house, he'd find something to fix.

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago

that's certainly how he treated Minnesota 🛠

[-] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 12 points 3 months ago

in case you don't live in the U.S. and need context: Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick?

[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago

I'm so, so glad she didn't pick Josh Shapiro.

[-] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

Seriously, I feel like a massive weight was lifted off me.

[-] averyminya@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago

It really was one of my lasting reservations to indicate what kind of President she is aiming to be. There's still a lot to do and she still has many shortcomings for our branch of policy that people like you and I, I'm guessing, would much rather see, but goddamn if this isn't a really good step towards something better.

To me, it shows as a play to the Midwest since Pennsylvania is more of a blend of the Midwest and Northeast -- but it also, to me, very much seems pointed towards voters who care about people who get things done. I don't know much about this Walz guy, but tuition free college, free school lunches, and becoming a trans refuge state are... Incredible. As we would say in the days of old, "big if true".

[-] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 6 points 3 months ago

Just so excited to share, Walz referenced the couch-sex meme about JD Vance in his introduction speech! xD

https://www.youtube.com/live/iRsE3LvSZUI?t=2936

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