At an individual level, "Just give people money" is an immediate and useful generic panacea. ~~But at a more macro level, geographic access to grocery stores and clinics and colleges and bus stops and permanent homes and factories matter just as much.~~
FTFY.
Exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you very much.
Excuse me, I'd like to wake up now.
Baby Shark in my ass.
Please go on. I need an hero like you to tell me about all my failures. Will you be an hero for me?
The Barbara Streisand thing was from Season 1, long before anyone could have considered the libertarian dudebros "aging".
I will note that I didn't ask you to excuse my foul language. I was addressing your condescending horseshit comment.
Assuming you have accurately represented German testing standards (which doesn't seem likely), the proper course of action here is to either provide the requested explanation, or petition the German government to correct this error.
It was, indeed, on the brake pedal. "Firm" pressure was, indeed, being applied, and the parking brake was set with enough force to prevent movement.
Without the engine running, there is no vacuum boost on the brakes. "Firm" pressure on the brake pedal is not sufficient to overcome the high torque of a starter motor against first gear, even with an adequately set parking brake as well. If you're going to insist on having the transmission in gear, the highest gear would be the best alternative to neutral, as it provides the lowest torque fighting the brakes.
The amount of pressure on the brake pedal needed to stop the vehicle without boosted brakes would better be described as "standing on them like your life depended on it", but you only asked for "firm". The measure you have put in place to mitigate the observed danger is demonstrably inadequate, and you have yet to offer any sort of reasoning for your "first gear" suggestion.
But, this is all a digression. Your position is that the vehicle should be in first gear. The only explanation you have offered for that is the possibility of failing a German driving test. "Preventing Injury or property damage" is a far higher priority than "appeasing some authoritarian twat", so I'm going to need a better explanation from you for first gear.
Glow plugs. They needed time to heat the glow plugs, which look like spark plugs, but function like an incandescent light bulb. They would be a nice hot spot in the cylinder to help ignite the fuel and get the engine started.
While the engine doesn't need to be warmed up anymore, the HVAC system may need the engine to be hot before it can keep the windshield defogged and ensure the driver's view remains unobstructed.
Excuse me, Whatthefuck.
Mechanical shit breaks, things go wrong. Standard practice should be to operate in such a manner as to minimize danger to life and property when shit breaks and things go wrong.
Offer a reasonable explanation for why the transmission should be in first gear. If that explanation is some variation of "This authoritarian that said to do it this way", ignore them with extreme prejudice and do it the right way.
According to the meme, my response is supposed to be "Fuck you guys."
Personally, I'm a proponent of UBI. An economic system where everyone receives a small, regular income, automatically, no strings attached, no means testing, no limitations or requirements on how it is spent. That income should be enough to meet the individual's basic sustenance needs. Not enough to be comfortable, but enough that you would not need to rely on your savings if you were out of work for a few months. Enough that you can take a chance on better employment, starting a business, going back to school, without worrying about homelessness.
With our current system, you start off Monday morning below the poverty line, and 85% of us cross it before the end of day on Friday.
UBI says you cross the poverty line before you leave the house; every hour you work is for disposable income, not basic survival.
Yes, the solution really is "give them the money".