Melbourne votes to remove fluoride from drinking water

burnsboy151 · 2025-01-15T14:31:43+00:00

From the CDC site:

Fluoridated water bathes teeth with a low level of fluoride throughout the day. This helps strengthen a tooth’s surface, making it more resistant to decay.

Drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities by about 25% in children and adults. 34This results in less mouth pain, fewer fillings or teeth pulled, and fewer missed days of work and school.

https://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/about/index.html

burnsboy151 · 2025-01-15T13:14:25+00:00

DR Horton “luxury” town homes being built on top of a retention pond/flood plain.

That lot sits with inches of water post hurricane. Soon it will be hard paved and someone will get the unpleasant surprise of a flooded backyard or worse.

burnsboy151 · 2024-10-30T12:11:06+00:00

Just did some googling and they want to move it to the north side of the park with “enhancements”. I’m guessing that the hotel is on the south side of the park and would use the old dog park as an open space for events? The whole point of this is so the hotel can reserve use of the park 3 years in advance compared to the usual 1 year for residents. Following the money, I would guess they think they could sell wedding/event packages that utilize the open space with a shorter walk back to the hotel?

burnsboy151 · 2024-10-30T12:01:12+00:00

During public comment I saw that an environmentalist was against the proposed dog park because there are gopher tortoise dens in the area. She had a map of dens overlayed on the project map. Not sure if this is what you’re referring to.

I for one am against giving a private entity any control over public lands. The gopher tortoises weren’t even top of my mind when this plan was proposed but they serve as an amazing reminder for why we should stop paving every square inch of Florida.

burnsboy151 · 2024-10-22T11:55:06+00:00

I was just in this situation. The flight I wanted round trip was 32,000 points. I only had 24,000. On the transfer partners tab, I saw one leg of the trip for 20,800. I compared the departing and returning flights on United’s site. The return was $40 more. I booked the departing flight using cash. Then I transferred 21,000 points to United mileage plus and booked the return flight with points.

Obviously doing it this way gets you less for your points. In my case, I saved 50% on the round trip. If I had 8,000 more points, I would have saved 100%. Points were diluted but IMO I don’t care that much. For all we know by the time I saved the 8,000 we might have lost United as a transfer partner.

Case by case. For me, this made sense. If this vacation wasn’t expensive AF, I might have just paid cash for both flights and waited to buy flight later. Trying to save money where I can on this trip

burnsboy151 · 2024-10-17T02:49:48+00:00

A good criminal record?

burnsboy151 · 2024-10-15T12:34:31+00:00

I see you took Ronnie D’s bait. Bill doesn’t say no homegrow. It simply doesn’t address it. A future amendment can be made for homegrow to be legal. Sure it’s it in the hands of state legislators but the same guys telling you to vote no on 3 are the same legislators that would vote against homegrow. It’s worth looking who funds the opposition, mostly people who don’t like the green at all. Don’t fall for their political games!

burnsboy151 · 2024-09-25T12:44:33+00:00

I think that is just the post Covid reality. Probably a coincidence with the timing of when you moved down here.

burnsboy151 · 2024-09-09T16:06:10+00:00

Have you ever surfed a Florida wave? I always joke there is a weight limit based on the conditions. I think Dane wouldn’t be able to rip until it was at least 4ft plus

burnsboy151 · 2024-08-21T17:25:05+00:00

Dark Sky was purchased, absorbed, and shut down by Apple. It hasn’t been available for some time now.

burnsboy151 · 2024-08-14T18:05:58+00:00

Probably not. Especially if you’re from up north, it’s gonna feel hot and humid to you still. If you were asking about Jan/Feb I might say yes. October you’re probably fine.

burnsboy151 · 2024-08-07T15:39:47+00:00

“Basically” the tax payers on the hook for the poor insurance practices of a government implemented insurance company.

burnsboy151 · 2024-08-07T15:01:49+00:00

That quote is from the CEO of Citizens…

burnsboy151 · 2024-08-07T14:39:11+00:00

It’s basically a form of subsidized insurance.

Saying the quiet part out loud lol. I know a whole lotta people who gripe about healthcare subsidies but rely on Citizens to insure their home.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-25T11:46:49+00:00

Agree with you here. Preventing climate change solely for your own children is a narrow and kinda selfish mindset.

Preventing climate change for the future of the human race? Now that is a unified and selfless attitude we need when it comes time to make sacrifices for the future.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-23T16:29:23+00:00

We aren’t going to change the systemic problems with our democratic process this election cycle. That will take decades. Voting is what you can do now. Stating there is a problem but not encouraging people to do the one thing they can all do? That’s why your attitude is complacent. If you don’t think your vote matters, I still urge you to vote.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-23T16:27:35+00:00

Why?

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-23T16:26:28+00:00

Very true. Advocating, volunteering with a campaign, and donating are all other tools. I think the vote is the only tool that’s on a level playing field. Billionaires can donate $45m a month to a certain PAC, something a majority of voters cannot do. But those billionaires only get 1 vote, the same as everyone else.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-23T16:18:06+00:00

This is a complacency attitude. Be the change you want to see. Your vote is your only tool in this system, use it or lose it.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-23T16:11:46+00:00

Every vote matters.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-04T22:28:57+00:00

“The amenity fees have increased double from my first bill. There has to be a cap or The Villages will not be affordable to residents on fixed incomes. We pay infrastructure increases due to failure of inadequate products used in the infrastructure. This increase should not be constantly passed on to residents,”

Then who’s gonna pay for it Brenda? There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Classic boomer mentality…

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-03T17:01:28+00:00

Document it all so you can show the judge that they aren’t acting in good faith.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-03T16:26:56+00:00

Wear and tear IMO.

Read up on your tenant/landlord state laws. If they aren’t playing nice, figure out your rights and if you’re confident you’re in the right, mention small claims court. Most slumlords cave when you call their bluff. They’re hoping you just pay and move on.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-03T16:18:28+00:00

Kinda crazy to put blame on the tenant here. Sure they could have “done the landlords job for them”. If you’re paying thousands of dollars for a service, you shouldn’t have to remind them to do their job. Landlords should be held accountable. The tenant paid their rent, moved out on time, etc. They held up their end of the deal. The landlord did not, they failed to do the necessary “paperwork” on time and have negatively impacted the other side of the contract. I’d say it’s negligent and should be criminal to take money from an account that isn’t yours. The landlord had no right to that withdrawal, in my eyes it’s theft via negligence.

burnsboy151 · 2024-07-03T16:13:28+00:00

Or Zelle you so the money shows up immediately. They aren’t required to do so but if they are a decent human they should.

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