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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My grandma is still living in Lithuania, and as I've heard she's been told multiple times to prepare canned food for an all out war. If I remember correctly the government told her to keep at least a months worth of food and water In case it gets rough.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

are those triangle bollards made of steel or concrete? they kinda look like mines

[–] [email protected] 126 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They're not yours, they're Lithuania's.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That gave me a good laugh, my grandfather would most definitely refer to this as a "Groaner".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's funny because that's what I call your grandfather

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Well he's gone now but like him and my dad, I too groan often lol.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, a few of mine have gone missing, and they look awfully similar to the one's Lithuania's got 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not hard to find when it's hogging so much space at the top of the map

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They should share some of that space. Maybe with the Baltics or Finland?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Concrete is pretty much always reinforced with steel rebar.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep! Concrete is great in compression shit in tension. Steel is great in tension and good in compression but expensive af (reletivly). So u can achieve material properties better than steel or concrete alone at a very efficient price by combining them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

One of god's gifts to man was giving us concrete and steel with the same thermal expansion properties.

I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Vilnius is fucking amazing. I really enjoyed my visit to the three Baltic nations recently. I'm glad I got there before all this started kicking off.

Coincidentally, I hope, several places I've visited in the last 15-20 years have become sketchy to travel to for one reason or another within a year or two after my visit. Maybe I should just stay home for the good of the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, totally agree. Was in Vilnius some years ago and loved everything about it!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'd replace the asphalt with explosives, so that Putler doesn't even think about it...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Is there is a big round boulder nearby that I can push up that?