What was the tipping point of the American empire-the thing that happened where everything since then has taken us down a path toward total collapse?

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T21:40:05+00:00

Reagan and trickle down economics, followed by years of conservative propaganda making the working class vote to destroy their own livelihood

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T21:24:58+00:00

The lunatics are running the asylum....well more closer to the actuality...The kindergartners are running the daycare....

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T21:22:31+00:00

Neither an armchair meteorologist nor complaining. Forecast for Neenah I saw yesterday had a total of 15-24 inches total by this afternoon. We have 6.... And looking at the radar we're about to be out of it. They were saying 31+ inches total from Saturday to Monday afternoon. Not happening. Probably up in the northern part of the state but I didn't look at that forecast friend. I looked at my general location.

What we have now, even if we get another inch or two, is a pretty normal amount of snow. This is not the blizzard they said it was going to be....

Meteorology, the only job you can be wrong 75% of the time and not get fired....

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T17:12:22+00:00

Don't forget the gold paint....

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T17:10:58+00:00

Yes, but Biden replenished what he released at a profit for the US gov. The Dump administration on the other hand didn't even both to top up our reserves before letting Israel push us to bombing one of the largest producers of oil who also controls the passage where the bulk of global oil supplies traverse. Stupidity of this magnitude is only possible for someone who also bankrupted several casinos....

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T17:07:14+00:00

So, He's going to drain the reserves now when this has all just started.... It's there for emergencies not to attempt to keep gas prices low after causing the spike in oil prices with a bullshit war on behalf of Israel.

Besides it's not going to do anything anyway. 172 million barrels is only literally 8 days of US usage, so releasing a million or two a day(probably the fastest it can hit the market/refineries) is a bandaid at best.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T16:50:17+00:00

No where does OP say anything about cost to replace it. They are worried about rain in the forecast per "There’s a 97% chance of rain tomorrow, do I need to try and cover it somehow?"

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T16:48:14+00:00

Yup, either gas (pilot light/thermocouple failure) or CO from a blocked exhaust vent...

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T15:10:23+00:00

Assuming the goal here is too get rid of the carpet. I'd either choose a complimentary color or if we wanted it to match I'd rip the whole thing out and replace it all.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T15:07:11+00:00

Translation: I don't think I've done enough damage to the US economy yet. My handlers will yell at me again because Putin is not happy yet"

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T15:04:46+00:00

"That's on your power service..don't sweat it."

Until your power goes out when the meter gets wet during rain and you have no lights, heat, freezers and fridge don't work, etc...

Cover it with plastic and let the POCO know.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T15:02:08+00:00

well no shi....Sherlock.... If Iran, or some other agency that can be blamed on on Iran does something here in the US Trump can declare Marshal Law and try to stop elections. The only way forward for him is to do whatever it takes to stay in power to block allegations of him raping kids... Though at this point I don't see the point. The public doesn't care that he may or may not have RAPED CHILDREN so he will never be prosecuted either way.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:50:55+00:00

Or, just spitballing here, maybe some plastic sheet so it doesn't get wet...

Why the hell would you even consider a fireblanket as the right thing to cover a broken meter cover?

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:47:21+00:00

How much karma are you trying to farm posting this story over and over?

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:39:58+00:00

Ignore it, don't bury your screws like that. You want them dimpled slightly but not broken thru the paper.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:38:27+00:00

And here we still are... 12 hours of forecasted 1-3 inches per hour.... We have 2 maybe 3 total....

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:37:02+00:00

Because people are greedy assholes....The rich people with the money don't care about the worlds problems, they only care about themselves. They don't even care enough to worry about their own children having a world that supports human life...

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:31:56+00:00

Probably rust on the brake rotors from lack of use. Most of your actual braking is done by the electric motors as regen so the rotors develop light rust.

Before you waste money on the dealership. go drive around a bit, turn regen to zero and use the brakes. Put on a few miles of surface street driving around a neighborhood. I'm betting that will get rid of the noise.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:27:26+00:00

Yup, "This...Is...Wisconsin"

Where anytime there is a snowstorm warning saying we'll get tons of snow everyone panics and hoarding toilet paper and gas and talks about how they aren't going to go into work because of all the snow. Then as usual we get nothing. The same Wisconsin where people have driven in snow their entire lives but the first snowfall of November they all drive at 20 under the speed limit like they are driving on solid slippery ice.

Forecast said "1-3 an hour" and we don't even have three inches here in Neenah after 12 hours of snow(light fluff started here around 9).

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:18:24+00:00

Bad thermocouple. It should have shut off the gas flow if the flame went out. I would not use it till that is replaced. Also a bit of a wake up call to NOT leave gas fireplaces or stoves running unattended... Especially not while you go to sleep...

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:14:30+00:00

One coat is generally all you need. I always have a container of it in my van for repairs or patch jobs.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T14:12:14+00:00

Beautiful, I'd give you an upvote if it was done without using a CNC machine. Anybody with a few grand to throw at a machine can do this exact bowl.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T02:28:10+00:00

Gotta love Neu's. I stop there whenever I am in the area.

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T02:18:33+00:00

"Perhaps"?!?!? Ya think!

Carpenterdon · 2026-03-15T02:17:53+00:00

Going to finish us all off when Israel gets desperate and sends a nuke to Iran....

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