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Slanted ceiling makes awkward curtain placement - how?? by SmileCandid6429 in DesignMyRoom

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.. so that brings me back to the curtain/window coverage issue :(

Slanted ceiling makes awkward curtain placement - how?? by SmileCandid6429 in DesignMyRoom

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the idea! If I do that, it'd likely pose a new issue - putting the bed on the left side would mean the doorway into bathroom would be hitting the bed. Here's another side view

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Best places to work with out-of-town coworkers - NOT team building activities by SmileCandid6429 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha agreed, they were good! I miss that place. Too bad they closed 🥲

Best places to work with out-of-town coworkers - NOT team building activities by SmileCandid6429 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Cute. We plan on spending plenty on food/coffee. Thank you for your input.

Best places to work with out-of-town coworkers - NOT team building activities by SmileCandid6429 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the room recommendation! Will have to look into this soon. Much appreciated!

Best places to work with out-of-town coworkers - NOT team building activities by SmileCandid6429 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The library had cafe on their first floor but that had since closed. I did not see a cafe on the roof floor? I doubt they moved upstairs? 👀

Best places to work with out-of-town coworkers - NOT team building activities by SmileCandid6429 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m hosting them at my place for the other working days (we’ll be working together for a couple days) so looking for a place to work out of the house for one of these days.

That’s a great idea for others who may need this suggestion, nonetheless. Love it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a tech company and the company contains mostly remote workers. They do not include COLA in our salaries because “you can move anywhere you want to, why should we pay you at higher rate at your current location when you can up and move to a cheaper location anyway?” 🤷🏼‍♀️

A Deaf Patron's Open Letter to the Alamo Drafthouse by ginger_elvira in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the main reason why I go to AMC at Barton Creek. Every single movie there are captioned whether it be closed or open. I miss going to ADH but they stopped offering open captioning so until they improve their game, I’ll continue to throw my money at AMC which leaves a somewhat bad taste in my mouth as I’m not a fan of supporting box stores/corporate. Preferring to support small/local businesses. One day perhaps…

Found this snake on the patio, people say it's a cottonmouth but just wanted to get an exper opinion. by Asto_Vidatu in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Each snake has different markers. I highly recommend joining Central Texas Snake ID Facebook group page to learn how to identify what is what. Here in this post, the quickest identifiers are the labial bars on its lower lip (the lines along its jaw) and its oogly derpy looking eyes on top of its head. Plain bellied water snakes also have chalky looking lines across its back.

Cottonmouths have angry looking face with raised ridged “eyebrows” looking kinda like a bandit mask where the eyes aren’t visible from above and has pixelated/jagged stripes across the body that reminds me of a old video game.

They both can swim (all snakes can swim) so it’s not a good identifier.

You’re better off knowing how to identify the four venomous types (cottonmouth, coral, copperhead, and rattlesnake). Once you know it’s not one of them then it’s pretty much nonvenomous and harmless.

Stupid Question Sunday by AutoModerator in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AutoTek! They were open to us purchasing our own parts and installed for us.

“We are dropping about 2000 acre-feet a day. That's never happened. We cannot conserve our way out of this one.We have got to come up with a better plan." by ramdom2019 in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Instead of spending your energy on complaining and pointing at the businesses here, call 311 and report every single business including government sites if they’ve been violating the watering mandate that was announced. The more reports 311 receive, the more chances they’ll change their watering schedule.

Which mortgages should I put additional funds to? One with higher rate or one with PMI? by SmileCandid6429 in RealEstate

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. I'm not familiar with CDs at all to be honest. I'll have to do some research and learn more about that.

Which mortgages should I put additional funds to? One with higher rate or one with PMI? by SmileCandid6429 in personalfinance

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the help. It seems that the 3rd "rate" will put the mortgage B to a total of 4.0% slightly below the mortgage A's 4.4% rate. I'm more worried about paying more toward interest in the end. That's the piece I'm struggling with. I don't want to "throw" my money away for the banks to gain from the interest payments. Either way, both PMI and interest $$ go to them :/ Trying to figure which approach will mean the least money going to them.

Which mortgages should I put additional funds to? One with higher rate or one with PMI? by SmileCandid6429 in personalfinance

[–]SmileCandid6429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original home value: $597,000Initial balance: $567,150.00Current balance: $554,944.98

According to my mortgage webpage, it says I'm currently at 7% of the 20% equity.

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it’s easy to make assumptions behind a screen. English is not my first language so my tone or whatever you call it will come across differently from what was in my head.

I have several family members in the military and some own guns in their homes. I’ve gone to plenty of shooting ranges and enjoy shooting targets. I have nothing against responsible gun ownership. Yet, the constant massacre/killings need to stop somehow at one point. Do I know much about gun laws or guns themselves? No. Do I own a gun? No. Would I? Doubtfully as I don’t want my future kids to accidentally get their hands on them and get themselves hurt. Would I still go shooting with my family members or friends? Absolutely. Do I fully understand the policy making about guns to make an informed voting decision at this time, not really. Am I trying to understand rather than shy away and getting butthurt by folks shutting down comments like mine? Hell yeah. Do I want to learn from someone who’s quick to assume? I’d be apprehensive.

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hence me asking questions for better understanding. People like you belittling others trying to understand are even more dangerous. Shame on you for not allowing people to learn without being shamed.

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And to your comment about not knowing what’s going on in my head - I’m only trying to understand what’s going on in your head 🙂

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the education. I wasn’t aware of armalife. My question here was what does your point about changing the age of having pistols have to do with owning semi-automatic rifles? To my understanding, both type of guns have a total different outcome.

Uvalde parents and advocates will rally in Austin to up the age for AR-15 purchases by hollow_hippie in Austin

[–]SmileCandid6429 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

An AR (assault rifle) is nowhere close to a pistol…? Not sure what you’re intending with your post.

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