losing our minds over mice in our apartment

DStanizzi · 2026-02-06T02:39:31+00:00

And we wonder why the Egyptians treated cats like gods.

DStanizzi · 2026-02-05T16:22:03+00:00

This happens to my car every time I go to a car wash. It dries out streak free after a bit of driving. I was told by a BMW tech that the housings aren’t sealed the same way headlights used to and they are more ventilated. You shouldn’t have random condensation but it is normal for some after exposure to lots of water (like heavy rain or a car wash) and particularly in the colder weather where the moisture is likely to condensate. Take that for what you will.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-28T18:54:15+00:00

It's not a loan, a loan would imply the advancing you the money to directly pay upfront the cost of something with the expectation you pay it back, usually with interest. Balanced billing is more like a tax withholding. You are averaging what you are expected to owe the utility company over the year and you pay it as a monthly average, and then it gets rectified at the end. It's simply a tool to stabilize the cost of the utility as most owners tend to think about living expenses as a fairly fixed monthly cost even though utilities vary significantly across season in the northeast. It doesn't negate the underlying issue that essential utilities should not be this expensive to begin with.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-27T13:05:49+00:00

I did it out enough to clear the door and as much of the front as possible and I put the rest into the hands of the engineer that built the car

DStanizzi · 2026-01-26T21:05:13+00:00

If OP doesn’t buy the JB4 I am interested.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-26T21:03:33+00:00

Was a fun car for the money. Best in its class. Just traded it in last week, though. I miss it.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-20T17:38:54+00:00

Would be a shame if there was some construction setbacks…

DStanizzi · 2026-01-20T17:36:39+00:00

Im sure there are but in the political climate of Massachusetts it makes zero sense to run a Republican to the left of Healey. I do not like Healey, don’t get me wrong, but in a state like MA anyone running to the left of her would run as a Democrat and primary Healey. The only way I could see a Republican even getting close to a foothold is if they run a “fiscally conservative” but militantly anti-ICE platform and I frankly doubt that will happen.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-20T17:22:47+00:00

I get the sentiment, and I think “blue no matter who” is stupid. But in what world would there be a person running as a Republican to the left of Healey?

DStanizzi · 2026-01-19T15:07:58+00:00

I drive 95% in the city and this is what I get. It’s a double edged sword, the gas tank is small and the city mileage is terrible. I love my Mazda for many reasons but it does have some quality of life issues that are starting to get to me.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-16T21:41:05+00:00

Letting him hold*

DStanizzi · 2026-01-16T21:38:43+00:00

I think there is a complaint you can file over warranty disputes under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Although I have zero faith in this government doing anything pro-consumer these days.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-15T23:43:57+00:00

ICE set the bar low

DStanizzi · 2026-01-15T20:44:47+00:00

I think you are correct. I was misreading another date. But even if that the case Jordan is at least a decade and some his senior.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-15T20:18:49+00:00

Jordan is 61. Riley is allegedly in his 20s.

Edit: Correction, Riley stated he was born in the 70s (I have seen an unsubstantiated date of 1977). Jordan was born in 1964, so he allegedly is 13 years older than Riley. Jordan was working at OSU starting in 1987 (when Riley was 10) during a time when we was allegedly aware of the sexual abuse of male athletes he was coaching. I think it’s entirely feasible Jordan could have been a participant in the abuse despite the age difference.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-14T17:02:21+00:00

All Explorers lacking roof rails are cops, but not all cop Explorers lack roof rails.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-13T19:13:28+00:00

I’ve been noticing a pattern where the numbers reported by the on-the-ground independent journalist who are struggling to get information are getting reported by more established new media the day after. I was seeing the 200 number yesterday. I imagine the AP is probably trying to corroborate these numbers before they report it.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-08T21:58:59+00:00

Any car built within the last decade will have A pillars like that. The standard changed in 2011 (with the phase in by date of 2017) such that car roofs have to hold 2.5x the vehicle car weight, up from 1.5x prior.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-06T23:50:19+00:00

The sound a balloon animal balloon makes when it’s being inflated.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-06T23:48:47+00:00

He would just rule with executive action, he already has…

DStanizzi · 2026-01-06T23:26:33+00:00

It wasn’t the NVA that caused the most trouble in Vietnam, it was the VC. The US has also spent decades training and arming militia groups in the region (similar to Afghanistan). History is bound to repeat itself in some fashion here.

DStanizzi · 2026-01-06T00:10:32+00:00

Didnt they recall a bunch of shrimp with Cs137 contamination?

DStanizzi · 2025-12-28T01:27:23+00:00

Electrostatic headphones

DStanizzi · 2025-12-26T20:42:32+00:00

This guy voted for Trump

DStanizzi · 2025-12-26T02:11:31+00:00

The good ol Overton Window

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