FWIW, the permissions thing is generally fixable with fstab entries or editing mount options instead of always doing chmod. The uid/gid and umask/fmask mount options are what you’re looking for. I think mint has a UI method to modify mount options for it’s auto mounter, but I’ve not used it in a while so I can’t be super specific. I’d recommend fstab for anything that’s always connected and the other way for things you plug/ unplug

Yeah. To be fair, those 2 cities represent the worst in yuppie suburbanism and “i got mine” mentality, so the bar for comparison is really low

Olathe and OP are two big reasons we can’t have anything nice here. The streetcar is staying on the Missouri side only (at least for now) so I’m hopeful it’ll stay free.