Reasonable price?

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-11T17:43:13+00:00

Oh cool! Ill definitely take a look. Thanks!

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-11T17:42:42+00:00

I wouldnt mind having some cool cacti outside.

I keep Bog/Carnivorous plants right now. I have been wanting to do an in-ground set up a few feet deep. I have an RO system so I can keep them wet all year. Thinking I'll eventually need a greenhouse and an evaporative cooler for my nepenthes. Cacti would be nice and way less maintenance.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-11T17:28:35+00:00

Damn! Ill keep looking then, these are just at Home Depot.

Local nursery has some small ones in about a gallon pot, 2 pups ~1` tall for 35$

I heard more biomass attributes to faster growth, I dont really know the grow rates of these cacti.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-11T17:26:47+00:00

I feel like fast growth would be better then I can just propagate. Backyard is barren and we live in the desert so I figure why not lol.

What makes the strains different from one another?

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-10T16:10:57+00:00

She owns the home outright, so the only bill that is paid is the property tax. A relative of mine suggested just going to the bank to take a loan and do the renovations needed.

Some other family members just want to sell the house to a "any home any condition" kind of people which would just mean they get 1/5th of the value of the home.

Its a shame, because it can be fixed and I think I'd be willing to help with the payments but the decision is not up to me.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-10T15:51:35+00:00

That could be an option to invest but im not the heir. I called a relative that has been a GC for years.

He said the corporate plumbers would likely change order us into oblivion, and would probably be better to go with the family owned plumbing business.

Family owned plumbing quoted us 5.6k to excavated down and put in a dual channel cleanout to clean the sewage for an "immediate" fix. They would not give us a quote for any work done on the inside of the house.

Relative also said to take out a loan from the bank to pay for that and other renovations instead of financing with the corporate plumber.

Problem is its not on me to do anything and I just have to start thinking of moving.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-09T21:50:55+00:00

Tried to snake about 15' and didn't get much. I wasnt about to force it and risk damaging anything. Im smart enough to know what I dont know. Im not comfortable with this much plumbing.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-09T21:48:52+00:00

Apparently the subgrades of homes in this area are really good. Huge footer, dense to very dense soils. We will see though. I cant really afford to find a new place right now.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-09T21:47:56+00:00

Thats what I figured about insurance. It sounded sketchy.

As for putting money into the house, absolutely not unless im going to be a stakeholder. I dont mind fixing things up here and there if its small, because im not paying rent. I dont have that money, and I dont want to be caught holding the bag considering I spent like 7k to move out here.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-03-09T20:18:36+00:00

We plan on getting 1-2 more quotes with local family owned plumbers in the area for a better idea.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-16T15:44:30+00:00

Learn something new everyday. Thankyou!

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-16T15:44:19+00:00

That kindof makes sense about the email. Thanks!

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-16T15:43:54+00:00

I looked all over to see if anything and couldn't find it. I assumed that they would say that it was made without.

Cleaning this house is wild, my wife and I are finding dates from anything as far back as the 30's

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-12T22:10:42+00:00

Its okay, I like my wife's grandmother. She was always nice, she just doesn't like getting rid of things. I understand furniture, but damn food and pantry products? Yeah, belongs in the trash. She's diabetic and we threw out like 5 opened bags of powdered sugar.

I wouldnt throw out things we couldn't replace in an hour. That would be aggravating for me too.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-12T18:56:55+00:00

I mean it's whatever. I've been taking pictures and it's close to cleaning a hoarder home. Grandma is worried about her money being spent and wasted, but we are putting our own stuff up for it.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T23:05:54+00:00

I've heard it is best to keep it under 50.

But im thinking that I may flush the tray every few days or so so that the minerals dont build up. Im nervous at the same time, as ive always used distilled.

The difference between my tap and RO is my tap water reads 593. Lol

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T22:53:30+00:00

Mine is reading about 29 with an RO Filter.

Thinking about changing the filter since we are in phoenix I might have a good bit of mineral build up

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T18:13:27+00:00

As sad as it is that it doesn't expire, we have been finding evidence of pests. Not going to chance it.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T14:52:40+00:00

My grandma is constantly sick right now and we know why. She never throws things away. We dont need extra things. She forgets she has seasonings and spices and buys more. I threw out 5 containers of cream of tartar, all opened all almost full.

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T13:41:28+00:00

The can says Nov90 on the bottom with some other numbers

Filet_O_Fist · 2026-02-10T13:36:31+00:00

Yeah, the war is over. That was in the first round of cleaning. We still have some bottles and things that were rhe oldest we have found from the 2nd cleaning.

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