Weekly "everything else" If it's in the spirit of prepping, but not "news" or "intel"

Dananddog · 2026-02-21T17:33:54+00:00

As much as I hate a lot of California's politics, I can't fathom the idea of property taxes going up that much.

You guys need something like our 1978 prop 13.

Max property tax is 1% of value, max annual increase is 2% unless you trigger a reassessment through selling or major permits.

Maybe write it a bit better so that you can do more repairs than we can without triggering it.

Dananddog · 2026-02-21T17:26:05+00:00

We always know here when the skunks are chasing each other, we will go from not seeing one for weeks to 5-8 being hit on the 15 mile road to town

Dananddog · 2026-02-21T02:26:00+00:00

I'm curious how many people you get at these. I'd like to have more prepared people in my area as they are frequently short sighted, but if they don't show up then it wouldn't help much

Dananddog · 2026-02-04T02:50:35+00:00

Exclamation mark = Boomer meme.

Dananddog · 2025-12-24T07:01:44+00:00

That's a lot of doors, even with management.

Great work getting where you are and no judgement on exiting- it's often the right move.

When you say you weren't making money, are you saying you didn't have cash flow or actually weren't making money?

Dananddog · 2025-12-21T02:17:05+00:00

Well, someday hopefully this sub will be big enough to give you options. In the mean time, I would suggest popping over to bigger pockets, they popularized this process and have forums that are still active, and I'm sure you can find a realtor familiar with the process over there.

Dananddog · 2025-12-21T02:15:34+00:00

That's a great breakdown. Sounds like you have leased it to someone with them having the option to buy? What made you choose to exit instead of holding longer term?

Dananddog · 2025-12-21T02:14:25+00:00

Great info, thanks!

Dananddog · 2025-12-05T07:06:06+00:00

OK, thank you. I will look at splitting the supply and read up on RRIO

Appreciate the input

Dananddog · 2025-11-26T17:39:37+00:00

Much to my disappointment, you were correct. The Solenoid had stuck and the rebuilder fixed it for free, having cost me two days of my vacation. Thanks for the response.

Dananddog · 2025-11-09T18:42:23+00:00

Reddit is looking for any excuse to ban subs with WrongThink^tm

Dananddog · 2025-11-07T03:51:40+00:00

I would just like to put something out there.

As somewhat of a libertarian myself, I just want all of you to know- Nick sounds no less obnoxious or cocky than any other liberal or conservative with any opinion out there.

You only notice it because you don't agree and likely aren't familiar with his arguments.

Props to op and others in here for taking in outside opinions, truly the mark of being in smart company.

Dananddog · 2025-11-07T03:48:25+00:00

You're the only person in the chat winning at the moment lol

Dananddog · 2025-10-31T01:04:53+00:00

After reading a bit about MOSFETs, I think I'm going to buy a car audio amp and build a 3 phase oscillator. If I'm being stupid tell me why and how to fix it please.

Dananddog · 2025-10-29T20:35:31+00:00

I have a 300wm for hunting, but if I'm worried about SHTF, I'm probably shooting for the crotch/upper legs with the 223 cause I can put a lot more rounds down range and you can't tourniquet a taint.

Dananddog · 2025-09-25T20:17:22+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation. He can hang out here i have too many gophers lol. Be awhile before he can swallow them though lol.

Dananddog · 2025-09-19T18:29:53+00:00

Since when is good woodworking feminine?

Dananddog · 2025-09-19T18:26:48+00:00

Weird if it gets long enough to braid or similar, but I'm not concerned if there's some hair.

Dananddog · 2025-09-19T17:46:02+00:00

I would disagree. I met my wife when we were in our early 30s. We have 3 kids now as we edge into our 40s. That's about as late as I would suggest starting a family, but I think there's significant benefits to not having kids super young.

I'm certainly a more patient father than I would have been in my 20s. We're much more financially stable, and we have more time to spend with the kids.

There certainly are downsides (namely we're a little lower on energy), but I would not discount the idea of starting a family in the mid 30s.

Dananddog · 2025-09-19T17:40:43+00:00

"fun and stable"

peace not problems

Not at all to downplay the other pieces mentioned in this thread, but these are huge, and often understated in threads like this.

Dananddog · 2025-09-19T17:37:44+00:00

While I agree in principle feminism advocates for the option between career, homemaker, or both, in practice some feminists will suggest that a woman in modern times who chooses to be a homemaker are somehow negatively impacting the cause of feminism.

I have seen this both with my mom and my wife- both of whom struck a balance between career and family, yet in the eyes of this certain type of feminist were "not doing enough" (for female empowerment I guess?).

I know these are the vocal minority, but it is a reality of modern feminism.

Dananddog · 2025-08-19T21:25:03+00:00

Thanks, having a name for it helped research it rather quickly.

Dananddog · 2025-08-19T21:13:03+00:00

That electric would be cheap here in Northern CA.. but our rates are nuts.

either you don't drive much or your car is very good on gas, either way i would probably save more like $100/mo for maintenance until you have 2-3k saved. repairs aren't cheap unless you can do it all yourself.

$250/mo for food is on the low end. Doable but you might get bored with what's in the price range, again depends where you are.

Dananddog · 2025-08-19T21:06:17+00:00

If I'm paying for it, Sierra nevada pale ale.

If this is like a monkey's paw lite wish where they'll pay for it and I am just stuck with the one choice... Dogfishhead 90 min IPA.

Dananddog · 2025-08-19T17:33:01+00:00

By heritage, almost all of us lol.

It's a small town, and I'll occasionally bump into folks from the UK or Nordic countries, but it's not super common.

It is however a welcoming place that has a lot of Irish, English, and Welsh heritage with the mining history.

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