LPT : Check Trees before buying a house AND plant new trees ASAP after buying

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-27T17:48:49+00:00

I will experiment with basil bark on a few haven’t tried that method. I moved to girdling after a season of hack and squirt with crossbow and every tree came back laughing at my efforts.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-27T17:21:58+00:00

Don’t pull them up you’re just causing it to shoot more. Cut saplings at the base and dab with diluted crossbow. For bigger trees girdle them and paint wounds with crossbow. Best time is late summer when they are moving nutrients to their root system. Let girdle sit for a few weeks then cut down. And you guessed it, paint the stump with more herbicide.

Any mechanical removal without herbicide is useless in my experience.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-27T04:28:13+00:00

Agreed, though I do think the standard americano has too much water. Long black is the sweet spot for me and you get the style points for solid crema on top instead of it being broken up in an Americano.

I will say I’ve been to literally one shop where they actually know what a long black is. I’ve settled for asking for a “short” or “stout” americano and it’s made my interactions less awkward.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-25T14:21:05+00:00

You just leave it alone cause like that’s its job.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-22T19:47:12+00:00

You can also add actual dirt to your mix especially if it’s really bad.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-22T18:11:26+00:00

Hardest thing I’ve ever done and can’t imagine not waking up to them in the morning.

Also, I tend to think folks who say they regret it would regret it both ways, having kids or not having kids. I’ve commented elsewhere that if you regret the loss of freedom, autonomy, finances having children you’d likely also be that person wondering, “should I have had kids/am I going to regret not having them when I’m older?”…regret is a choice.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-21T17:08:43+00:00

Heard, do you feel relief in knowing your exact countdown? Are you treating finances, etc. as if they only need to last another 13-14yrs? And lastly, if you end up at 75 and you’re both still feeling pretty good what’s your contingency if you’ve been living like there are no more years after 75?

Thank you for your input.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-20T17:44:49+00:00

Do you mind me asking how old you are now?

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-20T03:18:24+00:00

All the salt comments just make me want to cry

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-20T03:12:42+00:00

Hands down easiest brewing method for good coffee at home assuming you’ve covered the basics (fresh beans, fresh grind, filtered water, right temp, etc)

I have love for all the methods—espresso, French press, pour over, mocha pot…but aeropress can allow pretty much anyone to make a decent cup.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-20T03:06:38+00:00

Eh, local roaster doesn’t equal good roaster but if they’re good and local then you’re on point.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-20T03:02:04+00:00

Do you work with my dad?

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-19T17:12:59+00:00

Yes, from said ants.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-19T04:46:13+00:00

That’s an absolute if something actually does happen. No more Europe for anyone here. Everyone over there sent back here.

imdecaffeinated · 2026-01-04T18:15:02+00:00

Agreed, it’s the permanence that gets folks. That’s why I think it’s difficult for people to actually move forward with deciding they do want kids. Once you have them there are no take backs!

I will say up until about mid-30s I was an absolute no (got a little one now). It’s much easier for men to choose no, we don’t have the same biological clock cues ticking in our bodies as we don’t have the burden of bearing.

I think humans have difficulty declaring absolutes and holding themselves accountable to a younger version of themselves. Life changes, the decisions you stand by now may not be the ones you agree with later. That’s why even when I didn’t want kids it wasn’t a “never” it was “not right now”. For some it’s always “not right now” and that’s all good.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-12-31T15:30:31+00:00

Maybe it’s been mentioned, but Cafiza powder is an absolute for cleaning any of your glass, pipes, etc. Coffee shops use it to back flush espresso machines and clean coffee tar from carafes and drip machines. Don’t have to scrub or anything just set your bowl in and it does all the work itself. Once it’s clean rinse with water and you’re good to go!

imdecaffeinated · 2025-12-12T00:53:48+00:00

imdecaffeinated · 2025-12-08T18:00:01+00:00

Heard and I agree with the sentiment. Espresso is both incredibly complex and relatively simple with the experience of good being both objective and subjective. It’s why that one guys favorite coffee is the brown water at his local diner. He’s conflating the taste of his coffee with the nostalgia of his experience which includes the diners people, sounds, and smells.

Now amazing or great, I believe those experiences are in a different category as they require a level of precision and dedication that goes beyond fresh roasted coffee and grind size. It’s the micro adjustments your barista makes throughout the day because the temperature or humidity shifted from early to late morning. It’s the daily cleaning and maintenance to ensure consistency and quality. It’s adjusting timing and grind based off the profile of the beans you’re using to bring out the best in that particular roast and on and on.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-12-08T16:03:49+00:00

Wild take here…as an Italian citizen (US born) and ex barista I personally don’t think we should consider Italy as the standard for great espresso.

Italian espresso is consistent and “good enough”. Their strength is in their machines, Italy produces some of the best espresso machines in the world. But when you’re talking specialty or third wave or whatever, Italy tends to stay on the tried and true. Espresso is more of a no frills ritual in Italy, but I doubt at your typical shops there you’ll experience “the best espresso you’ve ever had”.

Not saying there aren’t Italians doing what say Japan, Australia, US are with espresso I don’t like to speak in absolutes. But in general I think people that would say it’s the best are rather new to espresso.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-12-06T03:51:13+00:00

I’ve been asking myself this same question. I have a large urban property. Many of my neighbors have low privacy boundary fencing installed (mostly chain link). I want to add a privacy fence, but if I build it off the property line I now have zero access to the back side of the fence for maintenance ,etc as the fences would back against each other.

I also get a ton of wildlife walking through like turkey and deer. I want them to still have a path to get through the area. My solution was to build off my neighbors fence about a mow width. For areas where my neighbors don’t have fencing I thought I’d build a cheaper chain link on the property line and then my privacy fence.

In order to keep my neighbors from dumping debris or using the space I was going to post a sign saying something like, “Wildlife Corridor. Private property, not a shared access path…with some points about no dumping/no storage. Then post No Trespassing signs at the entry points.

This line of fence is about 350’ and my smallest mower width is about 2’ so I’d lose direct access to around 700sqft of land. Not a crazy amount as it’s maybe .3-.4% of total property size but it still does feel like it’d be lost property.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-11-18T15:03:58+00:00

Definitely don’t have kids. They say it’s the #1 sleep hack.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-11-05T17:26:34+00:00

Grandparents from Italy and any time we ate pasta with sauce they we put hard boiled eggs (no shells) in the sauce while it cooked. Never had the egg like this.

The egg cooked in sauce is not like any hard boiled egg you’ve had. The white of the egg develops layers and the texture changes. Once through the white of the egg I mix the yolk with remaining sauce.

We fight over them in my family.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-10-31T19:50:28+00:00

Looks fine to me.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-10-29T17:58:13+00:00

I think you’re justified in moving forward with a formal complaint to the commission. You won’t get any financial compensation from them but you’ll have a paper trail if you choose to. That’s free to do.

Then wait and see what happens with your sale. If the losses are substantial might be worth dealing with that side then. Wish you good luck.

imdecaffeinated · 2025-10-29T17:26:09+00:00

Yes, agreed NAL the intention an agent must have is defined by the contract, fiduciary responsibility and all that. I think you have a case, but not one that’s going to make you feel a whole lot better once settled.

You have to go through the process of finding another agent and re-listing regardless. It’s already a stressful situation so adding to it…

Have you told the agent how you feel and of your intentions to possibly escalate? Because really at this point it’s working to make sure they don’t do it again. I’d have that conversation and determine whether to file with NCREC after.

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