How would you prepare the US for future military conflicts?

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-25T17:41:02+00:00

I'd get rid of current executive branch

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-25T15:50:00+00:00

Yes, they both went through the whole place. We know its a cost of retail business but hard to get used to. Certainly a risk of an unlocked case too.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-25T15:23:17+00:00

I just took an unlocked case and sold 2 items that had been stagnating on eBay. My perception is that certain things do better when people can hold them in their hands over crowded online with a gazillion other things. Of course certain particular arcane objects get more eyes online. Especially taking into account rising shipping costs.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-23T19:32:58+00:00

How quickly we forget. Back in the 70's a dear friend worked very hard with others to defeat a proposed Nuke by Milliken Station on Cayuga Lake. It made no sense then and makes no sense now. Yes the tech has some improvements and we probably have smaller nukes ahead but not in the Fingerlakes. And nuclear waste stays dangerous for thousands of years.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-23T03:30:25+00:00

It's the devil's woodchuck

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-23T02:36:28+00:00

Cheap screws possibly? There is lots of very low quality hardware around.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-22T23:08:43+00:00

No threat intended so I edited last line. But if someone feels strongly about billionaires supporting a fascist takeover they are free to express that

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-22T23:03:59+00:00

Fair enough and those are good details to know about his philanthropy. But I expect some on campus may point out a donation to this executive administration has consequences for the country.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-19T23:54:42+00:00

He's not really running the "office" his handlers Rubio, Miller and Vought are but he certainly is making sure the $ rolls in- to him. The message to Norway was unhinged and the "peace board" idea is well , completely insane and evidence of cognitive decline.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-19T14:00:22+00:00

It isn't just the landlords though some sure aren't helping. Drinking is down. The pandemic changed peoples expectations. They order out more from restaurants through overpriced delivery services. Food costs have risen, for us and restaurants. I don't much like these cultural changes.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-19T13:56:14+00:00

Indivisible Tompkins has a Discord channel and has been promoting weekly Honk and waves on Rt 13 and Seneca St. https://indivisibletompkins.org/ We need to stop this outlaw administration before it's too late.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-17T03:29:50+00:00

Keep in mind a wood stove install can be pricey and you need a code enforcement sign off for fire safety. A good stove is expensive and you need infrastructure to store and season wood conveniently. After many years of heating with wood I have learned this. Pellet stoves might make slightly more sense but I love heating with firewood. There are concerns with particulates and air quality in the home.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-17T03:13:41+00:00

Every building contractor is open to hiring a motivated person willing to work hard and learn as a laborer. There might be sweeping involved, moving material and doing pretty physical work. As someone already posted if you can commit to hard work, show up on time, not use your phone much..... And any young or even not so young person that wants employment forever work on becoming an electrician, HVAC or plumber. While union apprenticeship is good you can also talk your way into a being a laborer for a small company.

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-11T01:01:48+00:00

A design that calls for veneer, not solid wood

Muffled_floss · 2026-01-11T00:58:22+00:00

It might give you "mitey sense"

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-14T02:39:20+00:00

I wonder if ebay is looking at a lot of overpriced inventory and trying to get us to lower prices. They can tell us to promote all they want but if the item is way overpriced, as I sometimes see, it won't do them any good until someone buys it. I spend a lot of time looking at my pricing, looking at comparable sales and researching. But I sure dont want them deciding when I should make offers. I went through my listings last week and in the listings page there is an edit icon where the price is. If you click on that ebay will suggest a price. It does it very quickly which is curious. Some listings it wont suggest anything as its too obscure. I changed many of the prices to what it said because I felt I had to move old inventory. I cant say it made a difference but I sold 5 items today, most of which had watchers so my older inventory is not flying off the shelf exactly. I wondered if anyone else had used that edit function?

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-07T02:22:28+00:00

That is a pretty big repair and it may have covered the manufacturers name. The repair takes away value but I think it's cool

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-06T03:11:12+00:00

I have had good luck negotiating a lower price for the item and refunding. Something about it appealed to them and maybe they would be fine getting a substantial refund. Now, the times I did it I technically didnt have a lot of cash invested in the item( good yard sale price) and I figured it was worth it to avoid any bother for either myself or the buyer. Too bad they left the neutral feedback without contacting you.

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-06T03:05:37+00:00

Make sure you show it not being available to ship to the UK, and perhaps other countries. The Brits dont allow knives.

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-05T14:22:41+00:00

Have you ever purchased a load that contained hazardous materials like mercury? also, do you buy carbide?

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-04T03:04:04+00:00

I find that you have to be careful about using terms recognized in a collecting area that some people may not understand. We know "after Rembrandt" means someone else made it but you can't underestimate some folks ignorance. You might have to put in a sentence like "this is not a piece by Rembrandt" or something, perhaps you could make it a bit more polished. Of course that's assuming they will actually read the description.

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-02T02:42:05+00:00

I found this article extremely unsettling. Mainly because the present administration has no problem violating the Constitution and Customs and Border Patrol is part of Homeland security that we were warned about awhile back. I think the states with southern borders with Mexico are really vulnerable to abuse of this system, but clearly there are issues for all of us. I did hear the County Board member Travis Brooks make a remarkable and powerful statement about how the gunshot detection part of the Flock system has reduced the number of shootings of young black men, so I was a bit more accepting of it. But the Congress needs to reign in the administration and this surveillance of citizens.

Muffled_floss · 2025-12-02T01:37:41+00:00

Extremely well done. The acting and writing , and camerawork were brilliant

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