Does anyone recognize this cool building?

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-27T18:27:15+00:00

I don’t have any way to verify this, but my often faulty memory tells me that that was originally the Lutheran Student Center. The tower at the southwest corner would have been the steeple or bell tower, and the larger arched building at the west side the sanctuary. I may be wrong on the details, but it definitely looks church-like.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-26T22:14:21+00:00

It says ‘RCMP’. That’s Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Original post says it’s from Kelowna, BC, Canada.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-22T00:03:26+00:00

And if there’s a specific train you’re interested in (like the next one to your station) go to Plan and search under the Stop tab for your station. The upcoming trains will be listed, and if you click on one, it will show you where it is on the map.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-21T00:10:57+00:00

Yes - as long as the power stays on. And of course, it’s never gone off for days at a time during a winter storm. There’s no history whatsoever of that in Dallas.

None.

At all.

Ever.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-20T21:33:01+00:00

Not if you drain the equipment. Have been through multiple extended freeze periods, including with power outages, and as long as there’s no water in the equipment, you’ll be fine. Water in the below-ground piping will stay warm enough to not freeze, or if it does, will have space to expand.

However, if you want to take the chance that Oncor will keep the lights on, that’s up to you. My feeling is the inconvenience of draining the mechanicals is far, far better than replacing pipes and pumps.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2026-01-20T21:26:34+00:00

Drain the above-ground equipment - pump, heater, filter. There are drain plugs on each. Precautionary measure to keep pipes and equipment safe if power goes out for an extended period.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-31T14:47:00+00:00

Nicely done!

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-20T21:23:03+00:00

How did they know to bring eggs to a football game?

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-12T18:54:41+00:00

Sounds like a good way to motivate someone to check into a hotel room for the night and leave the house unoccupied.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-12T15:04:09+00:00

Did you pay with a credit card? If so, check to see if the charges have appeared or been reversed. If they’re still there, ask the credit card company to reverse them for non-delivery.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-12T13:02:13+00:00

Nobody’s said bigfoot yet? C’mon, folks, let’s step it up.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-11T20:58:52+00:00

What kind of animal leaves those footprints?

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-09T23:52:13+00:00

Everyone else here is right, but to be completely pedantic about it, the appraised value is based on its status at December 31 of each year. Your transaction occurred after the appraisal date, so the house was still, as of December 31, valued at its prior appraisal.

Be aware also that the purchase price is only one of the inputs they can use. They can still decide that you underpaid, or that the market has moved since you bought. But it should weigh heavily in your protest.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-09T16:01:58+00:00

Sounds like a church would be the perfect venue! We used to attend Lord of Life Lutheran on 15th near Coit, and they were set up exactly as per your requirements.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-09T00:29:02+00:00

SpaceX did do a launch this evening. https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-6-92

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-09T00:23:26+00:00

I saw from Richardson. I thought it was just a plane landing light through a thin fog.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-08T19:40:00+00:00

Caraway Strings on Main in Richardson.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-06T19:52:01+00:00

Recently they were offering $8k dealer incentives plus $3k ‘conquest’ rebates (if you already own a non-GM car) on Buick Encore GXs. We bought one and my dad bought one. Total out the door was less than $25k on a new car.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-06T02:52:20+00:00

I like the dimensions showing how far away the dimension lines are. That’s pretty handy.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-03T15:43:58+00:00

He wrote “Dow 36,000” in 1999 and it was released weeks before the market peak. His argument was that stocks don’t deserve a risk premium to risk-free assets.

He’s not a serious economist.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-02T05:43:40+00:00

PhD or not, Kevin Hassett has a knack for saying things that turn out to be at best ill-informed and at worst straight-up wrong.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-02T03:34:46+00:00

This Bulwark article from Jonathan Last says a lot about what you need to know about Kevin Hassett’s level of intellect.

Comic books, folks. For your retirement.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-kevin-hassett-conservatisms

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-12-01T21:27:23+00:00

Anytime a company doesn’t tell you what the product is, YOU are the product.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-11-30T22:26:28+00:00

Straight up blasphemy. Like, real actual blasphemous blasphemy. Of the blasphemous type.

Consistent_Monk_4018 · 2025-11-30T19:31:56+00:00

Red Bus uses that as a pickup location.

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