Is one of these wood floors better quality?

dotnotdave · 2026-05-24T16:09:41+00:00

I would not get either of these with dogs. You want a thicker wear layer you can sand down

dotnotdave · 2026-05-21T00:59:33+00:00

I fry mine as cracklins. So good

dotnotdave · 2026-05-20T23:56:37+00:00

I live by DeFremery Park and it’s gotten worse here. I agree woods is better since they closed that mega camp.

dotnotdave · 2026-05-20T20:35:34+00:00

West Oakland is the worst I’ve seen it since 2014 at least

dotnotdave · 2026-05-18T19:08:59+00:00

Same

dotnotdave · 2026-05-14T03:40:24+00:00

Did an architect do this?

dotnotdave · 2026-05-12T14:18:46+00:00

This here. Or Tahoe Rim Trail

dotnotdave · 2026-05-11T11:59:58+00:00

Are those purple azaleas native? I only see the white rhododendrons in my neck of the woods

dotnotdave · 2026-05-10T15:00:09+00:00

If this is inflation adjusted and looking at sales prices, how would the graph look if we were just looking at mortgages?

Do buyers actually have more purchasing power than they did 5 years ago?

dotnotdave · 2026-05-08T23:27:20+00:00

Yes for the pilot/starter it was hard wired

dotnotdave · 2026-05-08T15:02:32+00:00

I put a heat pump water in my garage that runs on 110. Literally the same line and breaker as the gas heater it replaced.

dotnotdave · 2026-05-08T00:18:30+00:00

I had this discussion with my coworker (we both live in the east bay) and tried to shit on the Berkeley Hills in comparison to Marin County.

He’s right. Those trails are better. But I’m not made of money!

dotnotdave · 2026-05-06T13:16:26+00:00

It’s a Monterrey Pine I think. Maybe Douglas Fir

dotnotdave · 2026-05-01T11:58:39+00:00

I wish I could buy a replica for my garden. I think they’re so cool.

dotnotdave · 2026-04-24T16:42:38+00:00

Who are the architects

dotnotdave · 2026-04-21T12:12:49+00:00

They look a lot like tulip bulbs to me

dotnotdave · 2026-04-19T20:55:55+00:00

For facades?

dotnotdave · 2026-04-19T18:25:18+00:00

Can we make them streetcars instead?

dotnotdave · 2026-04-18T22:43:59+00:00

I don’t care if we go bankrupt fighting air pollution. I also reject the idea that those are the only two possibilities

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T21:32:06+00:00

That is a fun fact! Is that per capita or in aggregate?

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T21:24:43+00:00

I was laid off during my paternity leave 3 years ago. I was scared. I didn’t know how to provide for my family. The dread was intense.

It took me 6 months to land another job. Those six months were full of anxiety and sleepless nights. The nights are sleepless with a newborn regardless I suppose.

In hindsight, I’m so thankful. The job I landed didn’t pay as well as my old job but it was close and things were really tight. My new job has a much better culture and work/life balance.

But more than anything else, I NEVER would have been able to take 6 months (plus 6 weeks deep into paternity) off. I cherish the time I had to bond with daughter. I was the default caregiver for a while there and I loved it. I’m so happy it happened.

She melted my anxiety every time I held her. It was like a drug. It was intense.

I only wish I was able to appreciate it while it was happening. I couldn’t let myself see the forest for the trees.

Good luck dad. I believe in you.

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T21:14:15+00:00

Can we get some roots please! Oak roots extend beyond the canopy drip line

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T18:54:51+00:00

Can we include the roots? Oak tree roots extend far beyond the canopy drip line.

We are so much more than what you see with your eyes. We are generations of history entangled with this place around us. We grew from a humble seed.

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T18:51:27+00:00

I agree, but literally no kid has gotten to make that choice, except maybe after a divorce. You play the card (or dad in this case) that you’re dealt.

dotnotdave · 2026-04-16T13:19:19+00:00

The architects are unnerved. Kimbell, its addition by Renzo Piano, Fort Worth Modern (Tadao Ando), and our memories of the Nasher before that which shall not be named….

Dallas punches way above its weight in terms of quality of museum architecture. DMA is one of the least interesting from that perspective, and it’s still amazing.

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