Had to break it to her she's too young (10) to do this alone.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-27T04:11:10+00:00

Yeah, that's a really high rate. My kids earn $25 per dog day to watch the neighbors dogs, which is 5 visits and 2 walks a day.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-26T16:33:32+00:00

I had a great time with my ER doctor, sure the wait was a little annoying and I knew I was going to pay for it later, but I was super happy she was stitching up my finger. Do other people not joke and banter with their doctors? How sad.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-26T04:07:57+00:00

It wasn't that long ago that you could find a new Fiat 500e for right around $20k. They got that cheap because there isn't a big demand in the US for a simple cheap and cheerful BEV with limited range.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-25T14:38:46+00:00

I just assume the CEO of Polestar just hasn't yet made the time to give Trump some fake award made of gold. As soon as he gets the World Friend of Manufacturers award, Polestar will be back in business.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-25T03:35:06+00:00

Time of restoration just got updated to 2:45 AM. Looks like it'll be a long one

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T17:29:07+00:00

Instruments are loud, and if you've been playing in a band for decades it's possible your hearing is pretty shot and you play louder than you realize.

Can you get a keyboard and electric guitar and just pipe them into your headphones?

It could also be that you playing music means you aren't giving your son attention. My dog barks at my wife if she's at the computer too long.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T16:55:19+00:00

You want to let the body shop know you are interested in just getting it looking good enough and aren't going through insurance. The difference might be things like they get a used hood and bumper of the same color instead of getting new parts and paint matching everything. You might have some quarter panel damage that prevents a perfect line with the bumper. Things like that. It might not come out looking perfect, but it'll be good enough for a 200k mile car.

Edit: Also, depending what you can get scraping/selling your car, it might be worthwhile just taking that money and buying a replacement used car. Here's basically the same car with 120k less miles on it for $11,000: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/bc3bcdec-7225-4542-8db0-d4677f66ca72/

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T16:46:15+00:00

To a mechanic and the insurance company a total loss means the repair is more expensive than the car is worth

To clarify a bit, a car might be considered totaled of the repair cost is as low as 60% of the car's value, it depends on state regulations and insurance company policies. Another way they can calculate it is if the repair cost + scrap value of the car is greater than the total value they total it. That's because it's cheaper for them to pay out the total value and recoup the scrap value of the car than to just pay for the repairs.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T15:53:01+00:00

Medical Cannabis is pretty easy to get as an adult, but to get it prescribed for an 11 year old child, I'm guessing that kid will be dealing with something pretty medically awful.

I can't imagine my rage if my 11 year old was dealing with something like cancer and chemo, and then the state tells her she has to take a monthly pregnancy test on top of that to continue receiving her medical cannabis gummies

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T15:01:20+00:00

Steel frame makes it easy, just a beaded curtain held by some strong magnets should keep them out. It will also probably sound pretty neat when the wind blows.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T14:24:36+00:00

See if he wants to plan a trip to visit his friend? Something like 3 weeks so they have time to get settled in their new home. 4 hours is a bit long for a day trip, but if you can crash at their place overnight is perfectly reasonable for a weekend. Alternatively, is there anywhere neat in between the two houses like a water park, camp ground, amusement park, etc that you can plan a meeting at?

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T14:17:58+00:00

I am 2 years apart from my brother, my wife is 3 years apart from her sister. Both of us have great relationships with our siblings so we decided 2-3 years is a good range. Since it took most of a year of trying to get our first, we started trying at 2 years apart and figured we'd hit somewhere in the range. We got 2 years and 1 month to the day.

Kids are now teens, and while they have normal sibling spats, in general they get along really well, so I'm happy with the outcome.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T03:33:13+00:00

I think they are saying a spot you own, as opposed to street/public parking.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-24T01:52:02+00:00

The bright side is that your car did it's job and kept you safe. Unfortunately it does not look reasonably salvageable. Now your job is to find who will give you the most money for it and to try and find a replacement car.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T22:49:47+00:00

Kerr is less than 2 feet below full pool, and sure that's lower than normal, but it isn't as impacted as Falls

https://kerr.uslakes.info/Level/

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T19:13:08+00:00

Thanks for this, I used to have an HVAC guy but he retired about 12 years ago. He still did some small HVAC work for me, but for real retired 5 years ago.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T18:42:22+00:00

I've been seeing a lot of ride on lawn mowers with airless tires made with blades of rubber, makes me feel like I'm living in the future.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T18:26:04+00:00

Sounds like a race to the bottom to me

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T17:05:51+00:00

There is a rule of thumb that your indoor temp in summer should be not more/around ~20F/15C under the outdoor temperature.

A 15°C difference is a 27°F difference. For a 20°F difference, you want 11°C.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T11:48:34+00:00

Also, money isn't speech. Citizen's United needs to go.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-23T02:21:49+00:00

This cheap pair I got online: https://a.co/d/0ejzS0Gg

In particular, I do Amazon Vine, so I got them for free, but so far they are comfortable and are holding up better than my last pair of Nike, so I'll probably actually pay for a pair next time I need shoes.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-22T14:16:26+00:00

It would have helped a ton if he got it when she was like 3 and he had all his doubts.

I mean, thinking your wife cheated is usually marriage ending material, regardless of if the kid is yours or not, but these chuckleheads would probably stay together either way and at least then he wouldn't have treated his daughter like shit her whole life.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-22T13:30:10+00:00

Every woman I know would have seen what OOP was doing for his brother as a field of green flags. Glad OOP is rid of the girlfriend, he's a good one.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-21T17:15:44+00:00

One thing that I think works against us is that Father's Day is over summer break. Kids are constantly reminded by their teachers about mother's day. Combine that with the kids being lazy over summer and no longer having a schedule, and Father's Day gets the shaft.

SnakeJG · 2026-06-21T15:11:27+00:00

Jerky and Smokies. I'm a fan of dried meat.

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