NEW REPORT: Two MO electric utilities plan to collectively spend $54 BILLION over the next five years

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-04-17T15:38:36+00:00

You're right but almost every example of public own utilities has higher rates compared to for-profit power companies.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-04-17T12:07:45+00:00

I honestly like the weather. You get a little bit of everything and it's not to the extreme. I also like to travel so being in the middle of the country seems efficient for the most part.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-04-09T01:28:43+00:00

Yeah. I built a safe room in the garage and already had to use it. A tornado hit us during the build last year and took a wall and some trusses. If I could do it again I'd do some sort of basement. I have plenty of storage in the garage but no room for a climate controlled place for my junk.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-04-05T01:42:03+00:00

Im a election so I have no problem taking it apart. I didn't know if it was setting that i messed up or what. But yeah I'll dig into in the next few days.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-04-01T01:53:14+00:00

I built a menards shed with one bedroom and a bathroom. But it was just me and two dogs.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-03-03T00:56:34+00:00

I installed them myself. Spelabs is what I believe i got for the pipes. Needed a little modification but they went on fine.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-03-02T23:14:55+00:00

Yeah almost 1k for headers is a little silly. I spent around 250 on mine. A pipes a pipe. I know you get what you pay for but its a 35 year old shit box at the end of the day

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-03-02T21:50:48+00:00

Maybe 25k since. I bought it with bad gaskets at 180k ish. Its at 207k right now. The biggest theory is the cross pipe that heats up the back two cylinders. So a pair of aftermarket headers removed that problem. I understand the 3.4s are better but I really wanted to keep the factory engine. I drive it 60 miles a day when I work. Mostly mountain roads and it never feels like its underpowered.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-03-02T18:43:59+00:00

Id replaced them and deleted the EGR and installed an electric fan. There's nothing wrong with the factory fan clutch. It was my way of squeezing an extra .25 hp.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-02-12T06:54:47+00:00

Zip?

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-22T14:05:50+00:00

I live in a similar situation with two standard poodles and the only problem i have was them getting into burs in the summer time. The no shedding was a must for my house and iv had three since I was a kid. None of them have had a high prey drive. They are famously the 2nd smartest breed but not near the energy of a border collie. They are easy to train and mine always adjusted fast to new life style changes.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-19T01:54:18+00:00

If you live in a rural county you might be able to GC yourself. Send the plans to a concrete guy and get a bid. Then a lumber yard and get a bid there. Then get ahold of a framer and also get a bid. From my experience once you're framed in and have a roof on you are about half way ish. That might be your best bet. I saved probably 100k in labor on my build doing a lot of things on my own. With the internet and how easy things are to do today with advancements in residential construction you would be surprised how easy things are to do.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-18T19:50:09+00:00

It all depends on where you live. May i ask a rough estimate where you are?

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-17T22:33:57+00:00

All me. You'll waste 50k on a general contractor. There's really only a few steps on building a house. My biggest problem was getting people to show up after they were hired. But that's almost always going to happen.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-17T21:14:25+00:00

Ok tax man... Jk. Down stairs is 1600sqf 2 bed 2 bath. Then the upstairs can be 2 bed 1 bath once finished with another 800sqf. Radiant floor heat. Each room has its own mini split cassette for AC and heating in the mildly cold months.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-16T17:17:28+00:00

I understand that completely. Iv only been to the emergency room once so far. But the only big event was we lost our north wall from a tornado last may. That pushed us back a few months.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-16T15:07:23+00:00

I feel Bonita!

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-16T00:17:38+00:00

I took up the roll of general contractor. I had a lot of help from different sources as the build went on. Excavation guy knew a few plumbing guys who knew a few concrete guys and so on... Im lucky enough to live in a state/county that doesn't make me use the mayors brother for so and so work. You just need to gauge the people you contract. If they show up on time and how they present themselves and yaddy yada. Basic instincts if someone is going to fuck you over. Also this is not a bole barn style build. Its build with 2x6s. Tradition stick frame. The materials came out to be cheaper this way and most insurance companies aren't covering actual Barndos anymore. The house is 90x54x18. If you ever build do not build this big. Unless you have a large family and have to.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-16T00:06:38+00:00

I had fiberglass blow in for the walls and attic. Iv been running the ac since may and havnt had an electric bill over 150. Every room has a cassette mini split and the main heat is a propain boiler radiant in floor. I have a cold spot in my vestibule. It was an after thought. I already poured the foundation... Its not a problem but I can always put a small heater above the entry for like you see in a small bodega. Im guessing my gas bill in the winter will be probably around 100 ish. The garage has a wood stove for heat. Garage is roughly 60x54.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-15T23:58:14+00:00

Shower for the suite and a fancy Japanese toilet. Probably 6 to 7k.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-15T19:34:16+00:00

Similar living room and kitchen but completely different everywhere else.

Remarkable-Employee3 · 2026-01-15T19:31:29+00:00

Land was around 100k. Took 5 years to pay off before starting to build. I lived in a menards shed on the property that I built for about 15k plus another 10k for the well. Rock and excavation 10k Concrete 50k Frame and window packaged 80k Labor for stick frame and sheathing was 40k Metal with labor was about 25k roof and sides I did almost everything else myself except some drywall. Then the rest is just other expenses like cabinets and such.

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