Neauxla_Tiger

Went zip lining in Costa rica several years ago. At the end of our group was two solo guys, one in a red shirt and the other in a blue shirt. The guides spoke poor English. They just memorized that ole red shirt was always the last one down. Until red and blue swapped places for some reason and the guide on the next platform down didn't know. When red shirt came down, they turned focus to going to the next platform and didn't throw out the brake for poor blue shirt. It was all fun and games standing on a platform way up on a redwood tree in the rainforest until we heard "where's the brake!?" And poor blue shirt shattered his ankles slamming into the tree. Whole thing shook. Dudes writhing in agony. Half my family had already gotten to the bottom and were probably wringing their hands wondering why the rest of us hadn't come down yet.

Come to find out that blue shirt was on a cruise with his elderly mother who was in a wheelchair. And now he's in a Costa Rican hospital. Awful stuff. Haven't done any extreme sports in a 3rd world country since then.

Looking back, we were probably a little lax on the lack of safety standards when we rode a rickety bus around a dirt road up a mountain that had no guide rails to get to the start of the zip line. Otherwise, it was pretty fun.

We don't make anybody take their shoes off, but it really is pretty gross when you think about all the shite that shoe has stepped on. People have walked into our babys nursery, which is carpeted, with their shoes on, and that will bother me because our baby crawls around on that carpet. And probably has licked the carpet at some point.

And it will definitely bug me when a kid sits on the couch and picks their knees up and the bottoms of their shoes are squarely on the couch that my face might be on later.

Just that they both react strongly to lithium prices. SLI obviously more volatile since they are pre-revenue. Just seems they've been punished more than others in the sector for the same industry sentiment.

Most title companies will happily provide you a free quote. As others said, it can vary from one region to another on what the customs and typical rates are.

Tile insurance is regulated and set by the state, so that will scale with the purchase price and cost the same wherever you close. Same with the courthouse fees. So you're basically just shopping the other stuff, like title search fee, notary fee, doc prep, etc.

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LaSheena Hill: The ring leader on the far right.. watch what I tell you.. it’s something about this picture.. they going to say he fell but if you look at it hard the guy on the left of him has his hand on his leg and the one on the right side has his hand around his back. The person who took the picture did the que to push him.! Watch….

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Yes, with at least 3 boats full of witnesses right behind them. How do some of these idiots get themselves dressed in the morning? Society would be better off if all social media comment sections got turned off overnight.

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Can I just turn off mopping? I probably don’t need that daily like I need dog hair picked up

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I don't have my vacuum slave yet, but from reading reviews, yes, you can tell it to vacuum only.

I think you can also tell it to do all the vacuuming first, then mop when done, so that way it should already be done with the carpet and not have to risk going over it with the mop.

CAD, does your house have any significant thresholds/bumps going from one room to another? We have about a 1 inch threshold from our kitchen to our living room where there's hardwood floors. I'm wanting to get a Roborock or a Dreame, but I'm afraid I'm limited to their higher end models that are rated to climb that high. Just curious if you can report on what your models are able to "climb"

ETA: I've seen a ton of the mid-range models for various brands that are rated up to .75 inches of climb or so. The higher ends can go up to 2+ inches, which is overkill for what I need. Just don't want to spend hundreds more if I don't need to. Wish I could borrow one from somebody and try it before buying.

When they ask if you're paying cash or need financing just say you haven't decided yet and would be interested in seeing if there's any incentives. If they really are pushing financing to their sales team and think you're on the fence, then maybe they give you something - either some discount or a 0% interest for x months kind of promo. Obviously if you can get a 0% interest promo, then just let your cash make some interest in the meantime.

Doesn't hurt to ask and find out. If they don't offer anything, you can always fall back on paying cash.

I have the Amazfit balance. Bought it because of the price tag and the battery life going over a week easily. I got too many things that need charging all the time - it's nice to not have to worry about the watch charging daily. And nice to go on a quick trip with it and not have to pack one more proprietary charger with me.

I'm sure it's lacking on some of the bells and whistles that other brands have, but it does everything I want. Tells time, looks nice, counts steps, tracks sleep, gives me notifications from my phone, etc.

Glad you posted this. Thought I was the only one. Bought my current house in 2021 and don't think I've had a single ant hill in all that time. The last few weeks I've got them all over suddenly.

I posted this in another thread a few weeks ago:

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Some tips for those trying to limit the home invasion:

1. Turn out lights. Learn to embrace darkness.

2. If your neighbor is out of town, break into his house and turn all his lights on to draw them away from your house.

3. This one I tried last night and it seemed effective. Turn on all your bathroom vents and let em run until at least midnight or so. The swarmers usually get into your attic pretty easily with all the vents and crap in the roof. Once in there, they'll climb through light fixtures and bathroom vents to get into the living spaces. But they're not strong flyers or crawlers, so sending airflow back the other way will help repel them. I felt like I found less in my bathrooms than usual.

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And as others have said, you can try putting some painters tape on your window gaps and at the bottom of your doors. This just feels like so much hassle tho, especially if the swarming season is almost done at this point. Had I known last night was going to be so bad, I might have tried this.