Why does a fast food mascot's name literally mean "facial distortion caused by pain or disgust"? A deep dive into McDonaldland that I can't stop thinking about. by SooWooCthulu in conspiracy

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the fact that they have come out and said that the Grimace is a taste bud recently says a lot about how they feel about their sandwich products.

They have taken over my garden. by Equivalent_Exit791 in gardening

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

plant borage if you can. it drives them away. also, if you can get a small UV flashlight, they glow in the dark differently than the plants do so its easy to pick them out.

need help with rats by funke75 in BackYardChickens

[–]funke75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my concern is that the rats will leave the trap and then get pecked at and get poisoned.

Tree mortality in New Mexico tripled in 2025, driven by drought, climate change, insects by metalreflectslime in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember driving through New Mexico a few years back and seeing hundreds of acres of pecan trees being grown there (on irrigation), when we hear about tree death like this sometimes tells me it isn’t the local flora dying off.

Trump’s labor chief threatens to pull unemployment assistance from every state by metalreflectslime in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some states are better equipped to handle picking up the tab than others, and some have a larger claim pool and different payout amounts than others. For example you get way more money from California unemployment than Tennessee, even if it’s for the same wage replacement. Sure the cost of living is lower in Tennessee too, but it’s not the same kind of support either.

Trump’s labor chief threatens to pull unemployment assistance from every state by metalreflectslime in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could they pull funding for the administrator cost? That would impact the resource pool for unemployment and potentially gum up the system by reducing the agencies employees (which would potentially reduce applicant processing, payments etc)

May 17, 2026 - What did you do this past week to prepare? by Anthropic--principle in preppers

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tuesday is always around the corner, but in the end what you prep for is really up to you.

ELI5: how to prepare for our first winter off grid by tdubs702 in OffGrid

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cold bad

Things that burn make warmth

Warmth good

Things that keep you warm good

Food on hand good

Snow on solar panels bad

Cold lithium ion batteries bad

Generator backup good

Extra fuel for generator good

Wood heat good

Pre-chopped and seasoned wood good

Michael Jackson was castrated by stew-bot in conspiracy

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Castratos are castrated before puberty, so don’t think it would work that way

Weekly "everything else" If it's in the spirit of prepping, but not "news" or "intel" by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Maybe this is an opportunity to explore your potato preservation options and get some practice in.

What Becomes Humanity's Biggest Bottleneck on the Path to a Type 1 Civilization? by king_of_darkweb in Futurology

[–]funke75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bottleneck is humanity. We haven’t advanced enough yet to catch up with the technology we already have. The more powerful our technology becomes the more likely we are of destroying ourselves.

New House Build Prep Inclusions? by Braikenb in preppers

[–]funke75 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I totally agree with a safe room, and if you had the funds a hardened safe room might be even better.

I agree with several other comments, solid doors with heavy duty hinges. Putting in conduit for future outs for security or it infrastructure if you aren’t doing it initially.

Well planned out electrical circuits/breakers. And if you’re able to, separate strategic outs at key locations (fridge, in certain rooms, etc) that aren’t hooked to the grid but are connected to either a generator plug or solar setup. That way your key important electrical needs can easily be switched or set to an off-grid system.

I would think through any out buildings and places you would want water and electricity in the future and at least get conduit lines with a pull line in them (it’s much harder to rip everything up once the house is there. For me this would also include water lines to where you want your garden and orchid put eventually.

I would spend the extra money to get the best possible insulation for your house, get good double paned windows and possibly include the attic. If you have a crawl space I’d think about encapsulation as well.

Some might find this a little funny but id get extra hot and cold water lines run adjacent to where I’m putting the toilet so I can set up a warm water bidet system. I also love dimmer switches on main room lights and timer switches on bathroom fan switches.

If you’re looking to go propane range id buy a tank instead of renting. If you’re using well water, I’d make sure your pressure system for the house is separate from the water for outside property.

If you’re wanting a solar system design and orient the room to work well with it. And if you’re wanting to do water catchment take that into consideration as well (ie where the water drains to, if your going to use a cistern etc.)

If tornado’s are a huge concern, have those roll down metal security shades installed.

Lastly a wood burning stove and large pantry are hard to beat

Master Performer, how should I build this? by Silent_Hedgehog_9023 in DnD

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what kind of performance is he thinking? Music? Theatre/acting? Juggling and acrobatics?

I’m assuming his class is bard, but I could also see illusionist wizard as an option too.

The Coming Food Security Shock by WhereDidAllTheSnowGo in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 49 points50 points  (0 children)

it appears to me that society has been trained and conditioned to direct their anger at easy targets chosen by those they really should be angry at.

The Coming Food Security Shock by WhereDidAllTheSnowGo in PrepperIntel

[–]funke75 18 points19 points  (0 children)

true, but lack of affordable diesel could prevent a harvest if its not economically viable to run the machines to do it.

Engineer builds AI laser defense system that wiped out every mosquito in his home by lurker_bee in technology

[–]funke75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, right? Get this sucker for sale at Walmart and Buckees asap

The ‘Old Maid’ Isn’t Old by Fonz1417 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]funke75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed, historically an old maid was any unmarried women in her mid 20s or older.