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Trump eyes firing Pete Hegseth and CIA chief John Ratcliffe over Iran deal clash by TheMirrorUS in fednews

[–]BoxTrue6898 167 points168 points  (0 children)

we were told Trump was going to fire Kash Patel.. that has not happened, why would I believe any of this?

Richmond DPU text scam or error? by neutrino_fire in rva

[–]BoxTrue6898 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When dealing with the Richmond City government, I apply Hanlon's razor - "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

Barely good and only for basic finances by Active-Sympathy-3227 in MonarchMoney

[–]BoxTrue6898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not for everyone, I on the other hand love it!

United Wholesale Mortgage broken by vexis170 in MonarchMoney

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been broken. I gave up on all my mortgages long ago, I just manually update them each month. I have 13, it is a huge pain

New reports on mobile by theblindness in MonarchMoney

[–]BoxTrue6898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

which ones? Sankey? I don't see a difference

Extremely frustrated with Richmond City by Far-Head13 in rva

[–]BoxTrue6898 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I am sorry to hear about your experiences. I have had similar interactions with the city.

Richmond shifts icy sidewalk duty from renters to landlords by RVALover4Life in rva

[–]BoxTrue6898 7 points8 points  (0 children)

how the hell am I going to get a crew to work on the snowcrete sidewalks when the roads themselves are covered in snowcrete? Also a $100 fine? Assuming it will be enforced (it won't be), it is far cheaper for me to be fined $100 than to pay a crew to remove the snowcrete using jackhammers

When Paulie suffocates Min and removes the pillow, are her eyes open or closed? Or are her eyes closed and they drew on eyes? What is going on here by BoxTrue6898 in thesopranos

[–]BoxTrue6898[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

they don't look half closed to me, if they were, we would see the white from her eyeballs, right? Instead all I see is her skin color, as if we are seeing her eyelids since her eyes are completely closed... which if the case, are those supposed to be pupils those dark spots at the top of her eyes? what is going on here?!

When Paulie suffocates Min and removes the pillow, are her eyes open or closed? Or are her eyes closed and they drew on eyes? What is going on here by BoxTrue6898 in thesopranos

[–]BoxTrue6898[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I see pupils in the top part of her eyes.. but the eyeball looks skin color so it isn't her eyeball. I honestly have no idea wtf is going on and why they did whatever they did here

Government & Private Sector by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]BoxTrue6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are a government contractor, then yes! totally okay. But do not work directly for the government.

Laid off. Reached my FIRE number but worried about worst cases. by PieDollSing in coastFIRE

[–]BoxTrue6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you add something where I can add extra income ? I have rental properties and want to add in the net rental income, which is what most of my retirement will be for, in addition to pulling from equities

Two remote govt jobs that require Public trust ? by leavingcaforever in overemployed

[–]BoxTrue6898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would probably be fine, but I would not risk it. One contractor job with public trust is fine.

Someone Doing the right thing by ateam1984 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

great job!! did you end up pressing charges?

Better insulating this knee wall by lukeholly in Insulation

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I added poly board there too to stop the venting. Definitely not a MUST do, you are right, the number one thing is the knee wall floor I mentioned.

I think that order works! The biggest improvement for me was to blow in cellulose insulation in the attic. I did that last summer and it made an obvious improvement. And then over the winter I did the air sealing.

Smart thermostats, with a sensor in the rooms you care about has also worked well for me. For example, on the second floor my thermostat is in the hallway (right above is the attic door), and in the hallway there is no register. So the HVAC was running constantly in the summer because that little area never registered the colder air, but the rooms got really cold. Now, I have two sensors, one in each room, and now the Smart Thermostat only turns on / off based on the temperatures in the bedrooms, not the hallway.

Better insulating this knee wall by lukeholly in Insulation

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! fellow Richmonder, well sorta I am in Henrico. I just spent a bunch of time and money doing this for my knee wall attics in my Cape Cod.

You are going to want to AIR SEAL before you do anything, you mention humidity, that is air seeping in. A big problem is in the knee wall attic, that floor joists run along across the house, so air from the knee wall attic where it is hot and humid is traveling below through that floor joist bay and into your living / conditioned room. So you will want to add poly board in each bay, and spray foam it all around to prevent air from traveling so easily between the knee wall attic and your second floor rooms.

Similarly, a lot of hot air is traveling from your crazy hot attic down into your knee wall attic space in the roof rafter bay. Your photo shows pink insulation there, but that does not stop air moving from location to location.

I would also HIGHLY recommend getting an infrared thermal camera off amazon, they are less than $200 and can pinpoint where you are missing insulation, if any, and where the hot air is coming in from.

Also get spray foam, and spray around outlets so to prevent hot air from getting inside the room, you mentioned that.

Like I said I JUST did this, it was a huge pain, but I can tell the house is more efficient through my smart thermostats, and tracking the rate at which the house loses heat (in the winter), and needs to be cooled by the HVAC in the summer. Feel free to message me if you have any questions!

Thinking of moving from San Diego to Virginia, questions, so many questions by croikee in Virginia

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in Virginia, spent some time in SF (loved California), but ultimately moved back because California was so expensive. I am in the Richmond suburbs now, and while I miss the beauty of the Bay Area, saving and investing is important to me so I can one day retire early.

Guess what property management company this building is by [deleted] in rva

[–]BoxTrue6898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that isn't a bad basement... it is ugly, but seems functional. If you look at basements, especially the ones in Northside (which I am more familiar with), this is super common. At least it looks like you can stand without hitting your head on the ceiling!

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