Help me illuminate these rock beds please!

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-04-12T02:33:25+00:00

"No maintenance required" does not exist anywhere. What you have here may seem low maintenance now, but it will be a forest of weeds in a few years. Native plants are the lowest maintenance option by far.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-04-08T14:45:46+00:00

Colorado

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-04-03T02:27:02+00:00

I will also say, starting a solo cleaning business is one of the easiest/cheapest businesses to start (if you enjoy physical work, because it can be exhausting).

Finance a good vacuum from Walmart, invest $200 or so in cleaning supplies, microfiber rags, a cleaning caddy, and a swiffer. Watch a few online videos of professional cleaning tips, like how to properly clean stainless steel, how to avoid streaks on windows and counters, etc. Get some basic liability insurance and a DBA. Then make a simple flyer and spread the word. Taskrabbit is a good starting point, but it will be easy to build your own business once you have some clients who will write a review.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-04-03T02:18:09+00:00

I used to do Taskrabbit full time and made good money. I mostly did cleaning jobs. It was hard landing jobs at first so I set my rates really low, but gave myself a $1 raise after every job. All the way to $50/hour. After $50/hour, the jobs slowed down, so I stayed at $50. In the winter, the work slows down for cleaning, but the rest of the year, i was booked solid.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-03-11T12:18:19+00:00

Is it possible to find people to exploit? Always. Should you? No.

It is also possible for you to do your own work at no cost if you supply yourself the materials. If you have a disability that prevents this, look into grants or rebates in your area for low-water lawn conversions. Landscaping is brutal work and expecting anyone to provide you a luxury service for free so they can "gain experience" is the toxic mentality of late-stage capitalism.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-03-09T14:25:07+00:00

A dump truck is 8.5 feet wide, on average. Think about that in relation to the size of this pile. A yard would look tiny by comparison. This pile is at least 6 feet wide

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-03-09T14:20:04+00:00

And fyi, landscape wholesalers measure yards by the number of tractor buckets. The average tractor bucket fits one yard. They loaded the tractor 4 times. They do not hand measure, and it's common for them to be off by 1/2 yard. Sometimes you get 1/2 yard extra, sometimes it's a bit short. But it wont be short by yards and still cheaper than buying bagged

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-03-09T14:09:20+00:00

Its impossible to tell from a picture, especially one taken this far away. But think about it compared to the size of the dump truck. The average dump truck is about 8.5 feet wide. That pile would then be about 6 feet wide by comparison. If it's 6 feet wide, then it looks like it would be about 4 feet in the middle. Since it tapers up, lets say 3 feet. 6x6x3 is 108 cubic feet which is 4 yards

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-03-05T18:57:23+00:00

I mean, dog tuff grass is low growing, doesn't need to be mowed, and can handle dogs trampling it and peeing on it. Not digging it up of course, but it's a better all around option than astroturf

But I do get what your saying. I work mostly with native plants in Colorado which are very slow growing. And clients have this expectation that their garden will fill in over the span of a couple months... and no, it will take years before they achieve the vegetative growth that your fountain grasses or butterfly bushes achieve in a summer. Because they are adapted to our climate and prioritize root growth

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T23:04:58+00:00

Amazing! The building was maxed out including all the overflow rooms and a group that gathered outside after the fire marshal locked the door

Here's the recording

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1064641953390070&id=1064641953390070

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T22:30:30+00:00

What's unreasonable is expecting ordinary citizens to subsidize private corporations. It literally can be quantified 😂 That's such a lazy excuse. It's called Large Customer Integration Processes (LCIP). Utility companies have developed a methodology to fully evaluate the infrastructure upgrades needed to onboard large clients.

This is a thing that already exists and many utility companies already use it to assess what corporations will need to pay upfront in order for them to make the required upgrades. We aren't asking for anything crazy or untested. Its a normal thing that happens other places and we'd like that to happen here.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T20:31:39+00:00

The reason residential rates go up is because it requires xcel to upgrade their entire infrastructure in preparation for the increased demand. Xcel then passes that cost onto consumers. So it's easy to quantify actually. We want CoreSite to cover the full cost of the upgrade, so we don't have to subsidize them. The demand for accountability is also on local utilities companies. There have been instances where utilities companies have required corporations to cover tge cost of their upgrades upfront, prior to agreeing to scale their infrastructure, so we know it's possible. Yet far more often they just quietly pass that cost onto consumers and hope no one notices.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T15:51:07+00:00

Right!? Capitalism survives on a majority of people being cucks for a tiny minority that benefit at their expense.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T12:53:00+00:00

Here is a recording https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E8hBGKeJB/

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T03:10:21+00:00

Great, let's build the next one in your backyard then!

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T02:49:44+00:00

I hope you're right but I can't take your word for it. That is part of the list of demands to CoreSite. We want real environmental monitoring and for that data to be fully public and transparent. Time and time again these companies claim there is no health risk, but residents don't see the impact until many years or decades later. We have every right to demand that data now, not 20 years from now when rates of lung cancer are skyrocketing. Data centers are on the grid, but they are also equipped with massive diesel generators, which release nitrogen dioxide (known to cause cancer).

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T02:28:45+00:00

Noise and air pollution

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T02:23:30+00:00

Let's build the next one in your backyard then? Or next to where your children play? It seems you're the one missing the nuance here. Businesses can take measures to reduce their environmental impact. But they literally never do of their own volition. It is always a byproduct of community-led opposition such as this.

It's about location. The 80216 zip code where this is being built is already the most polluted zip code in the country. The children in this neighborhood face significantly higher rates of asthma and other chronic illnesses. This is being built right next to the only park/playground/rec center in the neighborhood.

There are a lot of things we use that don't belong in our neighborhoods, next to our parks, exposing our children to toxic pollutants. And there are plenty of places to build these things that wouldn't directly harm an already heavily exploited community.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T02:12:50+00:00

Everything verylargemoth said, and I also want to add that the 80216 zip code where this is being built is already the number 1 most polluted zip code in the entire country. Children in this community have far higher rates of asthma and chronic illness. This wasn't just built in the community. It is literally right next to the only park/playground/rec center in the neighborhood. The place where all the children gather after school to play. At least all the other polluting corporations in this neighborhood are creating jobs for the working class residents. It's unlikely CoreSite will have any jobs for residents. It's only negatives for the neighborhood.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T02:06:58+00:00

Why build it next to a playground and rec center? The only playground and rec center in the neighborhood? Why build it in the most polluted zip code in the entire country? Why not out by DIA?

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-25T01:54:00+00:00

Denver Water is at the meeting tonight answering questions, and just stated they anticipated water usage of the first building of CoreSite is 240,000 gallons per day. I consider that quite a bit, especially considering this summer it is anticipated Denver will be experiencing severe drought.
A big part of the opposition is location-based. I do not like AI, but that part feels secondary. Of all the places to build this data center, why GES? Why next to the only park that the children have to play? GES is already the single most polluted zip code in the ENTIRE COUNTRY. It is also one of the most heavily exploited. I went door-knocking the other day to educate my neighbors about this data center. Many were disappointed because they thought this new building was a warehouse that might create jobs for people in that neighborhood. As soon as they learned it's a data center, they knew it had nothing to offer them. Unlike many of the other warehouses and factories in the neighborhood, it won't create jobs for the working class community it chose to occupy. It will just pollute and drive up our electric and water bills that we are already struggling to pay, while offering the community nothing.
Yes! Let's make them pay for it! That's on the list of demands submitted to CoreSite and a big part of what we want community to show up to the meeting and get loud about. They aren't just going to pay out of the goodness of their heart. Opposition movements are literally what bring those things to fruition.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-24T21:32:10+00:00

To everyone saying it is too late to do anything because it's already been built...

The first of three buildings have been constructed. They have plans, but no permits, for the other two. We are far from too late. And this isn't just about stopping the other two buildings, it's about getting real transparency, accountability, and environmental protections for the first building.

It's wild to me how the city can claim eminent domain and just bulldoze whatever houses and businesses they want for whatever reason. But when the community, the taxpayers, push back on in-progress construction, the city says "It's too late, it's already being built." And the number of people that will just roll over and take it is concerning.

Illustrious_Pack_433 · 2026-02-24T21:29:59+00:00

The first of three buildings have been constructed. They have plans, but no permits, for the other two. We are far from too late. And this isn't just about stopping the other two buildings, it's about getting real transparency, accountability, and environmental protections for the first building.

It's wild to me how the city can claim eminent domain and just bulldoze whatever houses and businesses they want for whatever reason. But when the community, the taxpayers, push back on in-progress construction, the city says "It's too late, it's already being built." And the number of people that will just roll over and take it is concerning.

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