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The whole roof of the structure was lifted off, offset, and dropped back down. The exterior wall is now tilting in and no longer plumb... A little more carnage... The real goal will be this becomes a rental property once we have purchased and built on the land we plan on moving out to.

Yeah, gearing up for the insurance adjuster fight now... Also gearing up for the realization that in my line of work I will close 90% of the deals I'm going to close for the year in the next 6 weeks, and if I close out well that means a nice chunk of change.. mind you I won't be in that highly...

What's amazing me more is that apparently that one little piece of metal conduit (previously used for the electrical run to the exhaust fan on the other end of the greenhouse) is apparently actually HOLDING UP that corner of the roof structure.

Looks like the new "Manhandling the beefiest of meat curtains" merit badge is out!

So... This was my 5:45 wake up call as ~50mph straight-line winds decided to remodel my covered/enclosed greenhouse patio this morning... Not sure how they hit at just the right angle to do this, we've had stronger winds and never a problem... Guess I know what my next project is now.

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I'm firmly looking for land in the 600-800 range, but honestly most of what I'm shopping at is in the 600. Don't think I'll go south of that though as that's getting into "Hurricane's hit this part of Texas pretty hard from time to time" area, and I prefer "Tornados hit this part of Texas...

No problem sir. Keep up the good janitorial work Cross posting the chill hours map for those interested. I'm shopping for land in the 600-700 range, and some possible hits in the 800 range. (Central Texas)

I'm firmly in zone 8a for Texas, with some of the land I've looked at also being in zone 8b. https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-texas-2012-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php As for the peaches, the ones I grew at random I do not know about. I know they were still growing into December, lost...

This is my goal with the land I plan on acquiring this year. Build out the "we're going to retire and die here" home, while also planting several fruit trees and other things with a goal of semi-permaculture. Things which could perpetuate effectively in the N. Texas environment. Thanks to a...

Right now... If World of Warcraft moved their in game monetary system to a token on $POLYGON it would effectively qualify as a metaverse. If XBOX simply built a roblox style virtual waiting room , it would also be a metaverse. Debatably Roblox is ALREADY a metaverse.... All are already...

What I don't get is when I ask people to define what a "metaverse" is they end up just describing "Second Life, with a VR goggle set" and when I mention that's been around for years I get awkward looks....

Nope, 10% was just an additional loan. Original mortgage was at around 5%, this additional 10 was at around 9%. Just a second loan. I functionally had two mortgage payments each month. One for the 80 loan, one for the 10 loan. Following the Dave Ramsey strategy for debt paydown the higher...

When I bought my house.. I pulled off an 80/10/10 , 80 mortgage, 10% in a higher interest rate loan, 10% down and that worked well for me. I then focused on paying off that 10% ASAP. And it let me only need 10% down when I bought.

Or some balloons....

They have "ducktail" style connectors along the edge and only seem to work lined up in a grid. I thought about that too, staggering them somewhat "subway tile" style.

They are actual wood and actually grooved. So that's a positive in my mind. They laid really flat. There were a couple spots where there was some uneven-ness on my patio, but they handled them well. Seem stable, but I haven't tested furniture on them yet. I will end up needing to...

Today's quickie project... A new front patio on the house. Leveraging these drop and click tiles I picked up on Amazon : Front patio on our house is concrete. We're gearing up for painting the whole house so I've been sanding/stripping/prepping some and got fed up with the concrete patio...

You can find this on Amazon (although apparently Walmart beats them (pun intended?) on price). On Amazon you also see this informative tidbit.. The Amazon reviews do not disappoint either...

Honestly, they're sticking pretty solidly to the level of "queer/diverse" that the Morrison Doom Patrol run in the comics was. But in his case it almost always furthered the story instead of being there for social awareness points. Danny was just as queer in the comics, for instance. This...

So on the other end of "extravagantly indulgent car purchases".. I've been doing some shopping. https://www.rezvanimotors.com/rezvani-vengeance#vengeance-interior-gallery-home

This is proof that Latinos are actually Asians that migrated across the Bering strait when it was a land bridge. Unrelated wind based destruction... As some of you know I melt metal as a hobby and do metalcasting. This is the area behind my garage where I do that... After a wind episode...

I think it's SuperHero burnout. Look at the decline is success Marvel is starting to see. Movies in this last "phase" of the MCU in no way outdid the phase ending with Endgame and Infinity War. And they all know it. Some will claim that it's "Oh they went woke!" but in reality they've mined...

Sucks to hear about the cancellation. At least we'll get a full last season. But I saw this coming, as some have mentioned we have reached "Peak Super Hero Media" and are now in decline on it. And as much as I hate to admit it, IP like Doom Patrol is the esoteric fringe comic book stuff...

That clears up a little but I already knew about the tax considerations, not to mention on this type of title transfer the "cost of the house" is usually listed as something like $10. I'm just really trying to make sure I get the right form to submit, which are surprisingly tricky to find...

OK, home buying adjacent question here. Bordering into something I already know I'll probably need to engage a lawyer for. The scenario : The house my grandparents bought in 1956, where my mother, uncles, and myself were all raised in, is in a living trust under my grandmother's name (now...

Over time I personally had the NFL, Space:1999, and Snoopy lunch boxes (but not in that order...) Reading about the WEF meeting right now.. and...

I can attest to this with field research. Due to an unexpected hospital trip for a relative recently I hit the Whataburger near my house at an hour I never go in anymore (around 10pm) to get some food. Apparently the night hiring manager has a thing for chesty blondes... Possibly related?

Am I insane that right now cash inflows I have are piling up because I can't see any smart place to put money if I plan on it being there for a year? (i.e. I'm not one of you wacky day traders. heh)

Ah yes.... I still remember. The favorite place I have ever worked was destroyed because the guy who owned the company and was a great guy and good leader, was unfortunately also just a little too full of himself and thought he could outplay a PE firm at their own game. But as the says...

This ties in for me with the statement of "You start realizing that if you buy something that is of high enough quality it might be that last of that particular thing you ever have to buy" (i.e. cars, clothes, etc...)

Guessing good ol fashioned Lisinopril... In India they have what they call the "middle age man combo" which is a pill which combines Lisinopril, Furosemide (water pill), and some Statin for cholesterol. It's something like .02 a day for it over there.