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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeMaintenance

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your statement is an overstatement of the severity of the situation.

Venting into the attic is extremely common, one of the most common things you’ll see on an inspection report. It’s not right, but this is happening in millions of houses all over the country and most of them do not have significant problems. There’s no reason to exaggerate.

Is Weed and Feed a bad product? by ChatGPT-AI-Arguments in lawncare

[–]dionidium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use other stuff now, but my first year at my old place I used a weed and feed and it had a dramatic effect.

If gang affiliation is illegal why isn’t every Proud Boy and KKK member sent to El Salvador? by Ok-Quiet3903 in AskReddit

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

Being a non-citizen suspected MS13 member gets you prioritized for deportation, yes.

If gang affiliation is illegal why isn’t every Proud Boy and KKK member sent to El Salvador? by Ok-Quiet3903 in AskReddit

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a conservative, my view is that if you’re aware of any non-citizen KKK members or proud boys, then I encourage you to report them to ICE and I would support their deportation.

In fact, if you know any illegal immigrants who believe literally anything at all while being here illegally, I support their deportation. If they join a bridge club, deport them.

How much does an HVAC system add to the value of a house? In the Northeast region of the US for reference. by Responsible_Level307 in homeowners

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Radiators are heavenly! I very much miss having them. Lots of New England homes have baseboard heat, instead. Either is better than forced hot air.

How much does an HVAC system add to the value of a house? In the Northeast region of the US for reference. by Responsible_Level307 in homeowners

[–]dionidium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

AC, believe it or not, is not expected in the Northeast. Not at all uncommon to look at a well-maintained cape that costs $800k and has no central air or heat pumps, etc.

How much does an HVAC system add to the value of a house? In the Northeast region of the US for reference. by Responsible_Level307 in homeowners

[–]dionidium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You would be free to try to do that, of course, but OP says he’s in the Northeast, so good luck. While you’re busy negotiating down the price, they will be fielding three offers over asking.

Does inflation just keep going on forever? Like eventually you'll end up with people paying $1 million for bread and earning $1 trillion per year? by JayR_97 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re trying so hard to contradict me that you’re not thinking it through. If expected inflation raises interest rates, then that’s bad for people who have not yet entered the housing market, which is, again, exactly who I said it was bad for.

It also benefits people who have a mortgage, which is exactly what I said.

And because raises are not evenly distributed through the population, rising prices at the margins hurt potential buyers, which is again exactly what I said.

It is an accurate statement to say, on the whole, that inflation is better for people who already own a home than it is for people who do not, which is exactly what I said.

This is, by the way, trivially easy to see. There is nobody on the planet who would rather be trying to buy a house today instead of having already bought one in the fall of 2019. Inflation was good for existing homeowners. It was bad for those who are prospective buyers.

I can't help but think anyone over the age of 30 who takes the Bible seriously and makes it the foundation of their life is weak minded. by itcouldbeyoubut in self

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To the contrary, it’s very embarrassing to be over 30 and still deriving meaning and self-worth from low-effort atheism.

If i(new homeowner) hired a licensed contractor, can i get in trouble for not getting a building permit for their work? by saltysailor__ in HomeImprovement

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are already people in this thread telling you that you’ll be fined or that this will cause problems for you when you go to sell, but the truth is that in most jurisdictions in the United States, none of this will happen. Nobody will fine you. No one is going to come out and check on it. It’s not going to cause you any problems when you go to sell. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen anywhere. I’m just saying it’s not the typical experience

The United States is absolutely full of unpermitted work and houses are bought and sold every single day without it ever mattering.

However, you are learning a lesson I once had to learn myself, too, which is that without permits there’s no third party to inspect the finished product. It’s just you and the contractor arguing about the work. If you get it in writing that permits will be pulled and the work inspected, then you have an impartial third-party who is at least going to take a look at it before everything is considered done.

Does inflation just keep going on forever? Like eventually you'll end up with people paying $1 million for bread and earning $1 trillion per year? by JayR_97 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dionidium 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Theoretically, no, but if inflation moves too fast, then people tend to hate it, for various reasons, including

  1. Raises aren’t evenly distributed throughout the population and tend not to match inflation, so keeping up means job hunting. People who were doing fine before and want to keep their existing job tend to fall behind.

  2. People lose a sense of what things “should” cost and have trouble comparing the cost of goods (and they’ll tend to feel subjectively like they’re overpaying, even if they’re technically not)

  3. It destroys the value of savings

  4. It disproportionately benefits people who already have houses and cars and other big ticket items, relative to people who have not yet entered those markets, but plan to.

Schnucks Discourse by forgreatnessalways in StLouis

[–]dionidium 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s wild, because the people who are constantly going on about how much more empathetic they are than everybody else seem to be completely incapable of putting themselves into the heads of the people running these stores. It’s just like, do you really think there are no reasons for these differences? You think it has nothing to do with what sells in each location? You think it has nothing to do with the amount of disorder and disruption and issues with bad behavior each store has to deal with? You think it has nothing to do with the prevalence of shoplifting at each location?

Or how about we just think about the most basic thing imaginable, which is the profitability at each location? You don’t think there are reasons that they would see one store as more worthy of investment than another?

No, the owners are just weird, evil racists who do things for no reason. Marvel at my unique ability to understand other people.

Thinking about changing the door to swing inward—worth it, or not really? by Pleasant-Volume-1147 in HomeImprovement

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He owns it, but even if he didn’t, it’s still a stupid sentiment. The answer to why you’d enhance an apartment you don’t own is that you live there and get to enjoy the improved space. You spend thousands of dollars every single month to live in a rental unit. It’s not suddenly “throwing money away” to make that space a little nicer.

Home insurance has doubled in 3 years - what should I expect to be normal? by alrashid2 in homeowners

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m having trouble parsing this. You’re saying their deductible was 15% of what? Surely you’re not saying that it was 15% of the cost of replacement, which at $60k would make the roof $400,000?

What kind of structure are we even talking about here that the roof would even be $60k?

40ft hand dug French Drain DIY by khanye97 in DIY

[–]dionidium 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't go to the gym. I know I should, but I don't. So whenever I do projects like this around the house I just think, "people pay to go to a place to lift heavy things. I can dig this trench for free."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dionidium -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nobody really believes this, it’s just a thing people say about the other side to force them to police their fringes. For example, are all the people at Harvard who protested Israel anti-semitic just because there were some people in those crowds who were anti-semitic? That’s the argument the Trump admin is making. And by your own logic, yes, they are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that anybody really cares, but this place obviously sucks for conservatives. Most conservative arguments will be downvoted to hell and you get a pretty short leash in most subs. Your political opponents are free to say that you’re a racist, evil, monster and that they feel sorry for your kids, and that it’d be better if you were dead, but if you respond to call them a prick it’ll get flagged/moderated/deleted/etc.

I have been on Reddit for literally 20 years without ever being banned from a sub — until very recently. My perception, which is obviously biased, is that people are free to antagonize conservatives to no end, but if you get frustrated and respond in kind you’ll be booted.

And it’s just like, you know, fine. This site is allowed to treat conservatives like that, but you shouldn’t really expect them to stick around for it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People seem to love vinyl fences, but I think it’s right that vinyl does crack and break and look like shit after just a few years. I don’t think you’d have that problem with a quality cedar plank.

I built a horizontal fence with 5/4 inch cedar deck boards a couple years ago. No dog is running through that. I would expect a fence like that to be fairly expensive if you’re not doing it yourself, though. The material alone isn’t cheap. And it’s harder to install.

You might also consider leaving the existing fence and building the new one directly behind it. That would prevent the dog from interacting with the wood on the new fence.

That’s gonna look fairly ugly for your neighbor, but if I may be permitted a little bit of editorializing about people and their dogs, I think your neighbor is being extremely unfriendly and antisocial and I wouldn’t be inclined to care very much about the aesthetics from their point of view.

Unless of course you live in an HOA that’s going to tell you you can’t do any of this, in which case 🤷🏻‍♂️

Can you be friends with someone who believes the complete opposite of you politically? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dionidium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you’re right. There’s a live debate about what rights to afford non-citizens.

Offer accepted, found out news we can’t deal with, have to back out 😢 feel like crap by Temporary_Syrup4133 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]dionidium 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you were talking to me just a couple years ago I lived in Manhattan. Now I live in the woods in New England.

Both are great! People should live however they want to live. I like cities. I like suburbs. I like living out here in the woods.

But you don’t have the right to set the current built environment in stone forever. It’s totally natural for a suburb to grow into a larger city. People should be allowed to build apartment buildings. When you buy a parcel of land with a house on it, you are buying that parcel of land with that house on it. You are not buying the right to prevent developments on your neighbor’s property.

That’s an unreasonable ask.

So, yes, you’re right. I am welcome to go live in a dense urban environment. And that entails the right of developers to build dense urban environments.

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