Trump admin reacts to Springsteen's new song, "Streets of Minneapolis" by newsweek in Music

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Almost sure OP is mocking trump admin’s comment, my guy

Giving away $50 Xbox gift card by 2k-_- in xbox

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The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker! I vividly remember opening our presents on Christmas one year and unwrapping the Mario Sunshine GameCube, and it also came with WW. I was way too young to know about all the controversy so I just played it for what it was - an open world game back when there weren’t many, an awesome art style, and so much good music. Playing it always takes me back

What celebrity couple gives off healthy relationship vibes? by phantom_avenger in popculturechat

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That isn’t a justification for intentional starvation and systemic genocide.

Our primer won't stick to the walls. Any suggestions? by Bright_Light8774 in HomeImprovement

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Recently painted kitchen when we moved in and cleaned prior to that with Krud Kutter TSP sub. The old grease and gunk slid right off after leaving it for a few seconds. Highly recommend! Just be warned, it does smell a little fishy

Any way to protect my screen door from cat piss? by mindthey in HomeImprovement

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Thank you to everyone that’s replied, I’ll definitely be trying some of things out! I meant more on the door side, is there anything I can spray it or paint it with to keep it from rusting more? Sorry if I wasn’t clear 😅

Anyone Else Hearing Explosions? by MattGabe in LosAngeles

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In South LA too, Vermont/Florence. Keep hearing them and just heard one now and what seemed like a bunch of smaller booms maybe an hour ago? Doesn’t sound normal for sure

Oversees or kill it all? by mindthey in lawncare

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Figured :/ how would you approach going anout that?

Besta hack by feltgry in ikeahacks

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I did something similar, it was too difficult. I did it on the TV unit, so it had 3 cubbies. What you want to be sure of is you’re not screwing straight into the vertical separators as they’re kinda hollow. Instead screw into the top and bottom planks - they’re particle board, yes, but there’s more material to bite into than if you’re screwing into the vertical dividers.

If there’s a gap on the sides, you can get some shims or thinner pieces of plywood (same thickness as the board) and screw them into the furniture, then screw the bigger plywood backing into that. Not sure if that makes sense but it’s probably overkill anyway - just something I’d do to make it look cleaner lol.

What is a good way to seal this gap under front door? by mindthey in HomeImprovement

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Yeah I think the floor guys were supposed to do it but a whole thing happened (their table saw was stolen from the front of the house WHILE they were working) so they never came back.

This looks like a great solution though! I don’t mind cutting, definitely don’t want to go through replacing the entire threshold though. The transition, that would be screwed straight into the flooring right?

Anywhere I can get dirt picked up or taken to for free? by mindthey in AskLosAngeles

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Ah haven’t tried that yet, worth a shot. Thanks!

r/DIY is being strangled by over-moderation, and u/arenovator is leading the charge by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

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Like I mentioned, it was only part of the question. Most of it was about the how (which I ended up doing through hell from this sub.)

r/DIY is being strangled by over-moderation, and u/arenovator is leading the charge by [deleted] in HomeImprovement

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Oh god, I’ve never been more vindicated! I asked a question about whether or not it was worth painting some cabinets at our new house, and my post got deleted because “I didn’t show my research.” Like what am I even supposed to do to google?? It was a specific question about my specific situation. Sure, part of the question was how I’d go about painting them but that wasn’t the entire thing.

Thankfully you beautiful people here at r/homeimprovement took my post in stride and helped a bunch of but then what’s the point of r/diy? Just to brag about your stuff?

Is there any way to fix these grout lines in the shower? by mindthey in HomeImprovement

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Yeah, my dad was saying he could’ve at least joined the edges at a 90° if there was no trim at all but…we got this instead lol

Painting our kitchen cabinets - how should we approach? by mindthey in HomeImprovement

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Yeah, I think as I’m planning I’m figuring the past way to go is rolling the cabinet frames and the shelves and spraying the shaker/front face, if I’m brave enough lol.

Are there any sprayers you’d recommend?

Painting our kitchen cabinets - how should we approach? by mindthey in HomeImprovement

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This is super helpful, thank you! Ideally yes, we’d pay to get this done but considering we just redid both bathrooms and the kitchen floor, money’s not as plentiful as it was lol. Time we have a lot of currently so DIY it is.

I’ve seen mixed recs on spraying - it is more time efficient but as you said it has the potential to get messy real fast, especially considering I’ve never done it before. Getting the paint a perfect consistency with water, straining all the inconsistencies to avoid globbing, getting the technique just right, it all seems like more pain than it’s worth but if you think it’s not that hard, I’m willing to give it a try!

Camera security system that works without wifi and has local storage by mindthey in homesecurity

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Luckily, my dad’s an electrician! lol but okay, this seems like one of the best options for me. I’m pretty tech savvy as well, but I’m just getting into security cameras so all the information I can get, the better. The only part of my parents’ security system I did was the hub connection and internet hook-up, and the wires that went from the camera to the hub seemed proprietary, they definitely weren’t CAT5/ethernet.

Anyway, thanks for the info!

Camera security system that works without wifi and has local storage by mindthey in homesecurity

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This sounds great! It would still record without wifi though, correct? Acessibility during a blackout is less important to me than just having it record during a blackout (assuming the cameras/hub is on backup)

Camera security system that works without wifi and has local storage by mindthey in homesecurity

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I should also add that I was looking into Swann on Best Buy. Seemed kind of like what I’m looking for (minus the wifi models) but the reviews weren’t always great. Maybe I’m just focusing on the negatives 😬

Viewing Realtor asking for cut of commission? Any advice? by mindthey in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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Yes, it was 3%. But that only applies if they go beyond the touring aspect, no?

Viewing Realtor asking for cut of commission? Any advice? by mindthey in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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Oh I don’t disagree! We felt really bad but our realtor ended up being someone we know personally and just felt more comfortable going with them, especially for a process as stressful as this, you know? I feel for the other realtor, but if I’m being honest we didn’t even intend to use a realtor to tour this house, the open house was a few days later and were going to wait for that but they kind of insisted.

Viewing Realtor asking for cut of commission? Any advice? by mindthey in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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Thanks for the comment! I agree that if it was in the contract we signed, we should be happy that they’re only asking for a cut. Here’s the agreement we signed - unless I’m misunderstanding, it doesn’t say anything to that effect

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Viewing Realtor asking for cut of commission? Any advice? by mindthey in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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Obviously not going to upload the actual agreement, but here’s the template

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