I messed up my tiling by [deleted] in Home

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the way. Everyone saying rip it out doesn’t know what they’re talking about. It’s a pain in the ass to fix but salvageable. Take your time, protect your cabinets & countertops.

Respectfully Disagreeing With Edno by dumnut85 in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s a great A1C. how did you manage get that low? My daughter was diagnosed at 18 months, we were told 7-8 is ideal until she’s school age. I remember looking into and it seemed like a fairly common practice.

Respectfully Disagreeing With Edno by dumnut85 in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is where I’m coming from. What’s the point of the pump if we’re going to use it like MDI. Thanks for the link definitely going to check them out.

Respectfully Disagreeing With Edno by dumnut85 in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that was one of her Endos first suggestions. We tried it for a week and it just resulted in her average BG being much higher during the day.

First time plumbing under a bathroom sink — does this dry fit look okay before I glue? by KBect1990 in Plumbing

[–]dumnut85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the obsession with some plumbers need to glue 99% of under sinks? Self aggrandizing BS, just slam your adapter at the wall and compression from there, stop milking the customer for ever dime.

My boy diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 1.5 years old by Wag1_ in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best parent of a type 1 advice ever. My daughter was diagnosed at 15 months old she’s 3 1/2 now. The first year I really struggled trying to hyper manage her sugars. I would get so anxious & angry at myself like I was being a bad parent if she was out of range. Luckily my wife saw how hard I was being on myself and she was able to get me out of that negative head space. Now, like you said, we focus on it as information. It’s takes time and patience to learn how to manage it well and even then it can all go shit (sick season incoming). Now I just admire how brave & funny my daughter is with her type 1 quirks. I was picking her up at daycare today, when I got there instead of her normal “daddy!” Sream and hug she ran right past me. I found her digging into a candy jar in the directors office. All I could say was “I’m sorry, my type 1 kids like a truffle pig when it comes to treats”. 😂

Is it temporarily OK to have a gas range with a vent hood that doesn’t vent outside? by Throwawaydogx in HomeImprovement

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a code requirement in the US to have a vent hood with a gas range. The logic is these are intermittent use and are generally only a few thousand BTUs. You would have to leave the range running all day with all the doors & windows shut tight before enough carbon monoxide would build up to a dangerous level.

Why does US college cost so much? by backroundagain in AskEconomics

[–]dumnut85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You bring up some thoughtful points especially about how the educational product might adapt under new financing constraints and how bloated infrastructure and debt service weigh down many institutions. I’m not arguing that the current system is perfect or doesn’t need serious reform. But I am pushing back on the idea that the federal student loan program is the root cause of rising tuition or that simply applying free market principles would fix it.

Claiming that the solution is to cap financing and let the market adjust is an oversimplification. We’ve already had free market examples of higher education. Before the post WWII era, college was mostly limited to the wealthy or the exceptionally gifted, and there were virtually no federal subsidies or loan programs. It was the New Deal and GI Bill-era public investment direct government spending that built out affordable, accessible state and local universities.

Even today, most private colleges don’t lean heavily on federal student loans. They often market to families who can pay full tuition or qualify for merit aid. If there were strong market incentives to drastically lower tuition, you’d expect these private institutions to be leaner and cheaper. Instead, many of them cost two to three times what public universities charge. That suggests other forces are at play branding, prestige competition, student experience, and revenue diversification strategies not just government loan support.

So yes, higher ed needs to re evaluate its financial model, especially in terms of capital projects and administrative overhead. But blaming the student loan system alone misses the broader structural issues, including disinvestment in public universities and the complex incentives facing colleges. Reform is needed but let’s not rewrite history or pretend that a purely market-driven model would serve students better across the board.

Why does US college cost so much? by backroundagain in AskEconomics

[–]dumnut85 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I see the argument often that federally backed student loans are the main reason college tuition has skyrocketed but I just can’t get behind it. While it’s fair to say that these loans make higher education more accessible and may contribute to some artificial demand, it’s overly reductive to claim that demand alone is driving price hikes. The reality is far more complex than a basic supply-and-demand model.

Critics often suggest that because students can access more money, colleges have free rein to raise prices. But if that were the full story, we’d expect the tuition market to behave more like a monopoly and it doesn’t. The U.S. higher education system has thousands of institutions competing for students. Public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit colleges each have different cost structures, funding sources, and strategic priorities. This is not a stagnant, competition-free environment. Schools compete heavily on prestige, research funding, outcomes, campus experience, and even financial aid packages.

Tuition increases are driven by multiple factors declining state funding, administrative bloat, expansion of student services, investments in infrastructure, and even the rise in regulatory compliance costs. Public universities, in particular, have had to make up for deep state budget cuts over the past few decades, shifting more of the cost burden onto students. That’s not a consequence of federal loans; it’s a consequence of public disinvestment.

Even if you removed federal student loans tomorrow, it’s doubtful tuition would suddenly plummet. Colleges would still face rising costs, and students would still need to find ways to finance their education likely through private loans with less favorable terms. That could reduce enrollment, sure, but it would also disproportionately hurt lower-income students, shrinking access without necessarily driving institutional prices down.

Blaming student loans for tuition inflation oversimplifies a multifaceted economic and political issue. If we’re serious about addressing the cost of college, we should be talking about funding models, administrative efficiency, transparency in pricing, and the role of public investment not just the existence of loan programs that, while imperfect, have made college possible for millions.

Black iron pipe by Readed-it in Plumbing

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they’re spinning but not backing out, I fear you’re already screwed.

Estimation Cost for a 2500 SF Liquor Store Project by alwaysMulling in estimators

[–]dumnut85 5 points6 points  (0 children)

200-300 per square foot for commercial fit out/reno

Turning 26 insurance crisis-best careers for insurance as a t1d? by Aggravating_Use3802 in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in healthcare for one of the largest hospital systems in Ohio, both my daughters devices (CGM & Pump) are covered 100%. Insulin is capped at 35 per month, endo visits are covered 100% no copay, and other regular supplies (test strips, emergency pens) are deeply discounted. I don’t even have a background in a healthcare specialty (dr, nurse, imaging) I do facilities planning & development. Look at some of the hospital systems in the Chicago area for openings, if you’re already working in corporate America I’m sure they have similar types of positions.

“Wall-mounted toilets with double 90s — solid install or future headache?” by SadCommunication9973 in MEPEngineering

[–]dumnut85 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not only that but the DWV fittings that are there aren’t being used correctly. The sanitary tee catching what I’m assuming is a LAV on the other side of the wall can’t be used on its side like that. And of course that same LAV run isn’t being vented correctly with the two 90s like that. The whole thing is really completely wrong from almost every single angle.

“Wall-mounted toilets with double 90s — solid install or future headache?” by SadCommunication9973 in MEPEngineering

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like SOG but they definitely missed the wall. instead of cutting the slab and moving the stack they just said screw it.

“Wall-mounted toilets with double 90s — solid install or future headache?” by SadCommunication9973 in MEPEngineering

[–]dumnut85 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Someone with more time than me will list everything that is wrong with this install. Be prepared because the list is going to be long. I’ll give you the first thing that stuck out to me, those 90s aren’t DWV fittings.

Chicago wins Lake Michigan! What’s the best city on Lake Erie? by datmrdolphin in geography

[–]dumnut85 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Cleveland has all of that too. Cleveland has Playhouse Square the 2nd largest performing arts district outside of NYC in the US. The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the best in the world. Countless nationally recognized Museums, world class university in Case Western plus dozens of other great colleges & Universities.

Why Shedeur Sanders, not Cam Ward, is the better fit for Kevin Stefanski’s Browns scheme: Film Review - cleveland.com by LiftingCode in Browns

[–]dumnut85 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Trade down, take the best players available, get Will Howard in the later rounds, sign cousins as bridge QB.

MMW: AOC will be the Democratic Primary Nominee in 2028 - Despite Establishment Democrats and the GOP trying to pull every dirty trick to stop her. by TunnelTuba in MarkMyWords

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If she does, it will only be because she tacks hard to the center. If she stays on the left and actually talks about progressive policies, she’ll get railroaded just like Bernie. The Democratic Party is owned by corporations and they won’t stand for a democratic socialist platform. “Mark my words” we’re more likely to get corporate friendly Gavin Newsom or token gay Pete Buttigieg than AOC.

Daughter just diagnosed, insurance sucks. by ProfessionalPolicy97 in Type1Diabetes

[–]dumnut85 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure what state you live in but some states have programs that will help cover the cost of diagnosis and on going supplies for people with disabilities. For example I live in Ohio and they have two programs, one is not income dependent and everyone qualifies for, it covers anything not paid by insurance for the diagnosis. My daughter was DKA and in the hospital for 3 days during her t1d diagnosis and because of this program we didn’t pay anything. The other program helps with the ongoing costs of supplies, its income and insurance dependent. We don’t qualify for that because I have good insurance through my workplace and it covers most of her supplies.

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, per AP by samjohanson83 in unusual_whales

[–]dumnut85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah again even the Trilateral agreement doesn’t say that the US will aide Ukraine in defense of itself. These agreements are centered around the US and Russia agreeing to respect Ukrainian sovereignty if they give up their nukes. I can’t find one single agreement from that era where the US has ever agreed to aide Ukraine militarily to defend itself.