CharlesUFarley
| Favorite team: | Auburn  |
| Location: | Daphne, AL |
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| Occupation: | Drives and PLC Guy (Mechanical Engineer) |
| Number of Posts: | 713 |
| Registered on: | 1/13/2022 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/30/25 at 11:30 am
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re: Spray foam attic insulation vs regular blown in cellulose (loose) insulation?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/30/25 at 11:27 am
I have open cell spray foam throughout my house. There is no question in my mind that it is better in the real world than just about every other type of insulation in terms of comfort and performance. Despite what the industry pushes, R-value is only a part of the story.
However, the termite people don't like it. Since I have an existing termite bond there has been no problem yet, but I think new installations are having a tough time locally with the termite companies. You should look into that before you do anything at your house.
If I built again I would use spray foam again. If I ever build again, I will use concrete walls (either CMU or poured in place) with rigid external mineral wool insulation, but I would do the roof the same, open cell against the deck. That way, no termite concerns below the roof deck. Methods like this are well known, but just about every builder will give you the 1000 yard stare when you start talking about it, or, worse yet, pretend like he knows what he is doing when he has no clue.
Everyone who works on the house talks about how pleasant it is to work in the attic.
However, the termite people don't like it. Since I have an existing termite bond there has been no problem yet, but I think new installations are having a tough time locally with the termite companies. You should look into that before you do anything at your house.
If I built again I would use spray foam again. If I ever build again, I will use concrete walls (either CMU or poured in place) with rigid external mineral wool insulation, but I would do the roof the same, open cell against the deck. That way, no termite concerns below the roof deck. Methods like this are well known, but just about every builder will give you the 1000 yard stare when you start talking about it, or, worse yet, pretend like he knows what he is doing when he has no clue.
Everyone who works on the house talks about how pleasant it is to work in the attic.
re: White House sets new July 4 deadline for Trump tax agenda
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/28/25 at 7:31 pm
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I don't know why we have gotten to a point where we must have everything under the sun in one bill. It seems to do nothing but cause more problems, yet it has become the way we do businesses in the US.
Because most of the things in the bill will only pass if they are done under the reconciliation process, otherwise the Senate can filibuster the bill.
That's the same process that was used to pass Obamacare.
re: I’m a little jealous of people who lived without technology
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/27/25 at 5:56 pm
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No way to be connected, no one can call you and bother you. And since none of this technology existed you wouldn’t be missing it.
Simpler times…
Sure it was. That is why US Citizens died in two European wars that didn't involve us and were just fine with an FBI Director who was appointed for life who did not believe there was a limit to his power, amongst other things.
There are probably a few other things you could throw in there.
re: Pensions
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/24/25 at 5:25 pm
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Bc the financial services industry could not stand to see all that money in pension funds that they could not take a slice of. Simple as that.
Who do you think handled the investments by the pension funds?
re: Trump considers options to boost birth rates in US.
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/22/25 at 4:17 pm
I thought Elon would take the lead on that?
re: Trump Sunday Fireside Chats would be devastating to the Marxists.
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/22/25 at 4:16 pm
He'd do much better in the Town Hall format.
re: Gap Coverage (Auto Warranty) Question
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/22/25 at 2:40 pm
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So my truck is being totaled as a result of a hit and run.
It totaled your truck but was still able to run away?
Was it an Abrams?
re: Fracture in GOP Support of Carbon Capture and Storage in Louisiana
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/21/25 at 12:57 pm
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Good. Carbon capture is nothing more than a money laundering scam funded by taxpayer money to big oil.
It also completely wastes an obscene amount of electricity.
The same money could be spent on more combined cycle gas plants and reduce the CO2 footprint while producing more electricity.
Same goes for nukes.
re: Tariffs not bringing in as much as estimated
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/17/25 at 12:14 pm
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Tariffs not bringing in as much as estimated
I guess they won't be causing as much inflation as estimated either.
re: Would you support FairTax plan?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/17/25 at 11:11 am
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The premise that federal spending is at an acceptable level and should be maintained is a false one and half of the problem to introducing any alternative forms of funding the government due to the mass hypnosis formation/Stockholm Syndrome we suffer from as American taxpayers who have never known anything other than the current income tax racket.
I think Boortz et al pushed that in an effort to decouple the Fair Tax from the political issue of Government spending and try to make it a non-partisan effort.
re: Would you support FairTax plan?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/17/25 at 10:04 am
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It would raise your sales tax rate by an additional 27-29%(Almost 40% sales tax rate here in AL) You would receive a monthly prebate of ~$250 monthly. Some more depending on income level. No income tax.
Everyone would have to take a 30% or so pay cut for prices to stay the same. Boortz admitted it in his second book on the subject.
It all sounds good, but I think the transition is just unworkable.
re: No matter the day or time, what is the one dish you'll always eat.
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/13/25 at 12:33 pm
A burrito with eggs, Jimmy Dean sage sausage, sour cream, pico de gallo or salsa or both, and cheese. Good any time all the time. Also can skip the tortilla and just eat all the above layered in a bowl. It all works any time of day.
re: These people vote in Denmark...
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/12/25 at 6:16 pm
Remember how many Americans protested in the streets over the Dylan Mulvaney/ Trans Bud Light commercials? It was like zero, or close to it. Sure, there were some funny internet memes, but Bud Light got the message practically overnight without this kind of display, except maybe for Kid Rock.
re: $5 trillion in savings for social security buyouts?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/10/25 at 7:05 pm
That is a terrible deal compared to what Social Security pays. It is worse than if Social Security reduced its payout be 50% (unlikely if they stick to the law).
Keep in mind, Social Security does not contribute to the deficit. Social Security has operated with a surplus up until very recently and the Federal Gov has never borrowed to fund it unless it was many years ago in the beginning of the program.
I do not like the SS program and I think it is a bad deal for a massive amount of people, including myself, but for most people the present value of SS over their lifetime is way more than $250K, meaning it can't replace the income.
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it’ll reduce the deficit by $5T over a decade.
Keep in mind, Social Security does not contribute to the deficit. Social Security has operated with a surplus up until very recently and the Federal Gov has never borrowed to fund it unless it was many years ago in the beginning of the program.
I do not like the SS program and I think it is a bad deal for a massive amount of people, including myself, but for most people the present value of SS over their lifetime is way more than $250K, meaning it can't replace the income.
re: What’s today’s narrative?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/10/25 at 2:51 pm
My favorite line about it, and I don't know who said it, is:
"The stock market is irrational in the short term, and rational in the long term."
Warren Buffet said the same thing a little differently:
"In the short term the market is a popularity contest; in the long term it is a weighing machine."
I like the first one better.
"The stock market is irrational in the short term, and rational in the long term."
Warren Buffet said the same thing a little differently:
"In the short term the market is a popularity contest; in the long term it is a weighing machine."
I like the first one better.
re: How do you feel about a sitting president making $415M in one day after pumping his stock?
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/10/25 at 10:31 am
Well, it's definitely more transparent than what Biden was doing in Ukraine and China
re: Beautiful, clean coal
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/9/25 at 11:09 pm
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Jones made a good point that if there is nuclear war if you survive then all the nuclear plants will eventually melt down around the world finishing it off.
I am not an expert on nuclear reactor design, but I do know that reactors are designed with multiple fail safe components which will shut them down automatically. Some of these are electrical, but a lot are purely mechanical, such as water pressure holding a valve shut or mechanical linkages that melt if they get too hot and cause gravity to move the control rods and stuff like that.
The Three Mile Island incident was caused by human intervention when the instrumentation was inaccurate, the mechanical fail safes were shutting down the reactor, but the humans believed the inaccurate instruments and kept doing things to try to keep the reactor running.
If they had done nothing, it would have shut itself down. It might still have caused some damage, but wouldn't have been as severe as it was.
re: Props to John Fetterman, if Dems want to regain popularity support stuff like this not
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/9/25 at 3:08 pm
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keto works, but it's not sustainable. Then when you stop cause your body requires lots of different types of food, including carbs, to be healthy, the weight comes roaring back. I went down that road. Best things to do is eat normally, just less than you are burning. Make sure you are not always eating calorie dense food, eat more vegetables, eat more soup, eat stuff with high water content. A 500 calorie per day deficit regardless what type of food you are eating is going to result in weight loss, it's just science and math. You can even just eat sugar and still lose weight if you eat less calories in sugar than what you burn, but you will have all kinds of other problems if you did that
That's what your doctor is likely to say. Just like he wanted you to get the clot shot, and wants to give a newborn multiple vacinations in the same shot.
re: Props to John Fetterman, if Dems want to regain popularity support stuff like this not
Posted by CharlesUFarley on 4/9/25 at 11:26 am
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Aches, pains and stiffness have vanished. Physically, I feel a decade younger, clearer-headed, and more optimistic than I’ve been in years. As far as a side effects, I’ve also lost around 20 pounds. These drugs lower blood sugar, cholesterol, heart rate and heart inflammation.
So does a low carb or keto diet, and it's essentially free, though your costs for food might go up. You don't need a prescription, either, but your doctor probably will not be of help.
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