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Re:To-do waves by xivzgrev on Friday July 15, 2022 @10:27AM (#32108533)
This sentence “ And a week, year or longer waves like cutting nails, tanking a car, renewing a passport”

I initially read that the author only cuts his nails once per year. Yuck…

Then I realized he was more likely giving an example of weekly.

Anyone else read it that way?

Re:To-do waves by ghostbrainalpha on Friday July 15, 2022 @11:46AM (#32109324)
What is "tanking a car"?
Re:To-do waves by thenerdhead on Friday July 15, 2022 @11:50AM (#32109362)
filling up the gas tank with fuel.
Re:To-do waves by pawsys on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:24PM (#32113413)
thanks, changed to "refueling a car"
Re:To-do waves by whiterock on Friday July 15, 2022 @03:14PM (#32111757)
probably a „germanism“.