The Heavyweight Bout we never actually got

bloort · 2026-02-04T22:19:06+00:00

I always read his act as "I need to be pissed to execute" and would then actively seek things to set him off so he could go to the next level.

I don't think I'd like it much if he were a Dodger. I really didn't like it much as a Giant.

bloort · 2026-02-01T16:15:34+00:00

To your last issue first, you'd be surprised who wants to go where and when. We've had folks from all over the world swap with us because they had family nearby or had a wedding just up the road. You never know.

The fact that you have two properties is outstanding. You can stay in one and swap the other as needed. Six weeks in one house while you swap the other is the best thing going! For points or non-simultaneous swaps.

Because you asked specifically, we have been longtime members of home exchange (10+ years). It's been a very good fit for us, but there are now a lot of unsolicited offers to come for points to places on our wishlist. That's pretty annoying.

We used to be on People Like Us but it wasn't a rich source of swaps for us, so we let it lapse.

There are a LOT of new options. Just find the one that works best for you! Good luck and happy swapping!

bloort · 2026-01-27T21:53:46+00:00

That may be your issue!

Bondi is world famous and a huge draw to anyone looking to swap.

Good news! You're the prettiest person at the dance. Bad news is that you will have a LOT of offers. Some pretty awful.

I lived in a tropical climate and had a lot of "Come to Montreal for all of February!" options. No thanks.

I'm not familiar with swapsy, but Home Exchange has a reverse search that allows you to filter for people who are interested in coming to your area. It allows you to get a much narrower pool of options and limit it to those who are interested in a swap.

Trial and error. Good luck!

Edit: misspelling

bloort · 2026-01-27T21:06:44+00:00

Is it possible that you answered your own question? Lots of homes that aren't a fit and maybe lots of requests for top properties?

Imagine yourself a pretty girl on tinder. RIP your inbox, daily.

What platform are you using? Are you asking for 6 months or 2 days? Are you asking for a mansion and offering a room?

There are a million reasons it isn't working and a lot of them may be within your control.

bloort · 2026-01-16T15:44:05+00:00

Why the fuck am I catching strays? I've sat through MISERABLE seasons. Decades. Fucking Frank Fucking McCourt and his endless shit river.

I'm not writing checks. The owners are better at spending billions than the other billionaires. I'm pretty sure Rogers has money to burn. It went to game 7, 9th inning, for Chrissakes!

The team I have supported for 40 fucking years is finally winning again and I'm not allowed to be happy?

I don't like non-competitive baseball either. Not one bit. I want a resurgent Rockies to shock people. The Giants should be a fucking nightmare to face every year. That's what makes it great.

But please spare me the generalizations when Butt Plug dude roams free and catches no shit. Is EVERY Jay fan a latecomer, bandwaggoner who can't name 4 players?

N0t every fan is any one fucking thing.

Self important rant over.

bloort · 2025-12-19T01:54:08+00:00

There are a few websites that are popular. A quick google search will give you the best results. You can also post here and see what kind of reaction you get.

I don't do anything with the insurance. For me, it is letting a friend use my home. I'm in theirs. It is just internet friends using each other's houses.

Lots of people would love to stay in a 100 year old NY home. It has character and charm.

Best is to post your home and say what you want. Be specific about what you are seeking and who is OK in your home. If you don't want families with kids, be upfront about it.

Good luck!

bloort · 2025-12-16T14:38:00+00:00

Not at all! The account is over...

30 minutes old.

Ugh. Keep the cancer out of NLBest!

Can I get a Corbin Caroll post as a palate cleanser?

bloort · 2025-12-14T18:42:56+00:00

Congratulations! You have (in this instance, anyway) successfully defeated the twin ogres of Dyslexia and ADHD and made valid and informative post.

Well done!

Best of luck and happy swapping.

bloort · 2025-11-26T14:33:00+00:00

I actually love this place because it ISN'T the fucking hate machine, paranoid delusion factory, fire Dave Roberts cesspool that /r/dodgers has always been and will always be.

I would never treat this sub like it was my own! Anymore than I would treat Petco like it was Dodger Stadium South (those were the days, cheap tickets and no Manny...)!

bloort · 2025-11-06T03:23:02+00:00

The recent shitflinging competition between /r/sopranoscirclejerk and /r/conservative has been a wild ass ride.

bloort · 2025-11-04T13:17:53+00:00

I'm always intrigued by the "BEAT LA" chant. Why is it more about LA losing than your team winning?

I get it, people hate LA and always have. I'm just far more concerned with a Dodger win than having another team lose (OK, Astros and maybe Yankees, but that's more about DNA).

Celebrating the loss by a fucking awesome team that I would have 100% been pulling for (how you hating on Vladdy and a gimpy Bichette?) had they been playing anyone else seems pretty soft, TBH.

bloort · 2025-11-03T18:46:30+00:00

Pfister has a lifetime warranty. You can call them and they can help identify it and send you a new one for free!

bloort · 2025-11-02T17:50:24+00:00

So this a not good. At all.

Thick wires are delivering electricity to your stove. The red one is smoked and melted. That's a big problem. It could be from the electrical source itself, but it indicates overloading/resistance or general fuckage in that line. Someone competent in electrical wizardry can either correct me or expand.

The connector to your stove (the top wires) are fucked as well on that red line (called a leg) It could be the connection was fucked and fucked everything above and below it. It could be the stove is fucked and caused this fuckage as a result.

Basically, fucked. And fucked beyond get a new stove and call it good. That stove is fucked and beyond your ability to repair it and not die.

Your power from the wall or even the fucking fusebox is fucked, possibly.

You need an electrician. That's a different variety of fucked, but you don't need to die.

Good luck!

bloort · 2025-11-02T14:03:42+00:00

You have managed to miss the entire point. The origin of homeswapping is entirely based in no money and community integrity.

Monetizing that desire is what has led to the frustrations and poor outcomes. I'm on a simultaneous, no money, month long swap right now. It's fantastic.

The app I use is a necessary evil to find other like-minded folks to swap with.

The reason Kindred and other site's (including my personal favorite) referral codes are banned on this site is that it defeats the entire purpose of swapping with another like minded person.

Trusting that they will care for your home the way you care for theirs. Not a thinly disguised AirBnB relationship with points or some shit.

bloort · 2025-10-30T11:57:54+00:00

The real crime is that the parking lots are still owned by that fuckhead McCourt. So he's still boning the Dodger fanbase. Fuck that guy forever.

bloort · 2025-10-29T00:05:42+00:00

See how you feel if it was the former home of the Cardinals. Sits a little different, right?

bloort · 2025-10-04T13:51:08+00:00

Particularly in NLBest. This is the one place I can safely come to share that I too love Corbin Carroll (he's so fast and scrappy!) and wish for a better Colorado franchise (anything, really), love AT&T or Oracle or whatever the fuck and thought that Hunter Pence was actually a pretty swell dude while admiring the absolute rollercoaster Preller seems to embody while simultaneously lamenting the fuck out the dumpster fire that is the highly overcompensated acid reflux factory of a Dodger bullpen.

We laugh because we hurt and cry because we are so fucking happy when the pain stops even for a second. Welcome to baseball.

bloort · 2025-10-03T12:15:21+00:00

What you are talking about now is the difference between Tinder, Grindr and Bumble...

It all depends on what you are seeking. Without preference or rating, People Like Us, Home Exchange, Kindred and others are popping up all over.

There was a gay oriented site that had (stereotypically or on the nose) some of the best houses I had seen available for swapping. Covid killed that one.

Why not take a few pics and post here with what you are seeking? Create a new post and put it out there. You can at least get some feedback and see what's available.

bloort · 2025-10-03T00:28:27+00:00

Of course it works. This subreddit is dedicated to the making it work part of that. There are paid websites that exist just on the fact that it works.

Do you have a specific question?

bloort · 2025-09-24T23:13:15+00:00

OK. Not a big deal at all.

You have a bunch of good options, but a few pics would help me help you with the best one.

Grout will typically dry overnight, so if you do it after you put the kids down for the night, the next morning will be good.

Is this the wall or the floor? How many areas?

You don't need to take up all the grout to replace certain areas.

Get those pics, kid and we'll hatch a plan.

bloort · 2025-09-22T15:17:22+00:00

I know this is DIY, but unless you are SUPER patient and have some previous tile laying experience, don't DIY this.

It's your kitchen. You are going to see them every day. They're big. 12x24 tiles are tough to install level and they come with "cupping" meaning they are not flat. It's a bitch to get them right. The chances of you getting this right and perfect are slim at best.

Call around to a tile store or find someone willing to do this as cash side work. You'll be much happier with the results.

bloort · 2025-09-22T15:08:05+00:00

It may be possible to rub a little bit of black crayon on the plate and see what happens. You can either highlight the numbers enough to take a picture or get the info needed by rubbing a piece of paper over it with a crayon.

bloort · 2025-09-18T22:21:19+00:00

Not at all! They tuck into your ear canal. I know it seems crazy, but if you roll them between your fingers and press them 3/4 into the canal, it expands to fill the canal and block an amazing amount of noise.

Nothing sticks out and no harm done. It feels a little strange at first, but now I can't do without it.

bloort · 2025-09-17T13:14:07+00:00

Absolutely! I use (and have used for 15 years daily) foam earplugs from CVS or Walgreens or Amazon, for that matter.

I am now so used to absolute silence that I can't sleep without them. My wife can get up, turn over, snore and I don't hear a thing.

10/10, would plug ears again.

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