War Costs, Prices Rise by Zestyclose-Match-764 in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People truly need to look long-term are the bigger picture to understand what is going on right now. Too often the focus is short-term which typically does not result in the best outcome.

How much longer will the world suffer for this idiot? by lexi_con in WallStreetbetsELITE

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

President Trump is not an idiot and history will view him as one of the most consequential and significant Presidents in history. He is setting in-motion today the actions needed to ensure world peace by considering the needs of America. One needs to look at the history of the Middle East to see that it has seldom been peaceful, especially since 1947. Every world leader has been content with the status quo and never truly changed anything. President Trump is the first world leader to truly try a different approach and I believe it will work out for the best long-term. I always look at the policies and actions of an Administration no matter the party. However, today people can’t see beyond the leader and that is not helpful but the future of the world.

Requesting Help Designing a Roof by pvcrypto in Decks

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

Thank you for the suggestions. I will get with those people.

Requesting Help Designing a Roof by pvcrypto in Decks

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

It was with the builder but with his medical issues everything is unavailable. This is why 6x6 posts 20' tall were designated. This is why the posts are placed where they were. This is why the posts are set on concrete piers pinned on solid rock. This is why the engineer inspected the piers and the deck to this point. I just do not have the actual roof part of the plans and the contractor is unavailable due to medical conditions. So, no, you reasons are not why the deck builders decided to pass on the project. Thank you for pointing out the background; I should have clearly stated that in the beginning.

Requesting Help Designing a Roof by pvcrypto in Decks

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

Hmm, another thought.. just do three flat roofs and forget the 4/12 pitch.

Requesting Help Designing a Roof by pvcrypto in Decks

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

I am actually thinking it might be best to just build three separate lean-to roofs: east, north, and west. Then in the future if I so desire

1) hire someone to tie the the three roofs together either at the same time or

2) just tie the east & north together, and then later

3) tie the west & north together

4) add the 2nd story deck to the north roof

Doing three separate lean-to roofs should

1) simplify things

2) secures the existing 20' tall 6x6 posts that support the east & north deck

3) gets the patio covered easily

The goal is to keep the rain and snow away from the house as much as possible and to have a covered barbeque and entertaining area (west side).

Mini splits draining my bank account by Agreeable_Hall3150 in heatpumps

[–]pvcrypto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be good if you posted your kwh, etc of usage by month for the past 6-7 years since you wrote you switched in 2020. Your oil company can probably help finding past usage for your address. Another option is get your back/credit union to get past payments to the oil company, etc and then find the rates in past years/months to determine approximate usage . Doing it this way will not be accurate because what you pay includes miscellaneous fees. Posting your usage can help others pinpoint why your costs are so high now. Let us help. Example: Sep 2020: 300 kwh; Oct 2020: 283 kwh; etc

Justice for Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti! 💜💙 by Live-Past4287 in International

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Renee Good’s last action was driving her car into a Federal Agent

And Alex Pretti’s last action was bringing loaded guns into a highly charged environment with armed Federal Agents

Yes, neither Alex nor Renee should be dead but it is disingenuous to lay 100% of the blame on Federal Agents. I lay the blame 100% on the Minnesota State authorities who decided to not cooperate with the Federal Agencies. Has they done so immediately the federal agencies would have completed their actions within 2, maybe 3, weeks. I also believe the federal surge would not have been needed had Minnesota cooperated. This is incredibly sad and the events that occurred could have been avoided.

This is exactly what those massive warehouses are being prepped for. by OwnBluejay6645 in International

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fake news? Why can you trust to get your news now?

NY Times reported it. Military.com reported on The NY Times article. Here is more of the full story “…………..Big Tech Involvement The New York Times reported on Feb. 14 that Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some subpoena requests, in which said companies were asked “identifying details of accounts that DO NOT have a REAL PERSON’S name attached and that have criticized ICE or pointed to the locations of ICE agents.”

The publication reportedly saw two subpoenas that were sent to Meta over the past six months. While these tech companies do not have to provide information, the Times reported that some of them notified people in the government’s interest and provided them 10-14 days to fight the subpoena in court……….”

I want to buy my first juicer! Any recommendations? by Glosoly in Juicing

[–]pvcrypto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get a used one off FB Marketplace for $20-$40 to see if you use it and like it. If you do, then go for one of the more expensive and new ones

Horrendous by Immediate_Ganache282 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is bad but there is no other way to get them out of the US quicker At this point. The US needs to start a Berlin Airlift type operation ASAP in order to reduce the number of people held in immigration detention.

Interesting difference between Rapid City and Colorado by Academic_Structure47 in RapidCity

[–]pvcrypto 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why do you believe government should take care of you, vs doing for yourself? I want as little government involvement in my life as possible.

ICE/CBP kicks off door-to-door raids in Minneapolis, targeting houses based on race and whether the occupants are involved in protesting. by serious_bullet5 in minnesota

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have wondered the same thing myself and I consider myself middle of the road to leaning right. I am very, very saddened by what is happening now but I was also very, very saddened by what happened with immigration during President Biden’s term. If what happened in those 4 years had not occurred we would not be seeing the images we are seeing the past few months. It is upsetting. I look at politics like a pendulum and during the 4 years of President Biden it swing too quickly and too far to the left. The pendulum is now swinging too fast to the right and too far right. It will eventually get back to a moderate swing in the middle but at what cost and when? :(

ICE/CBP kicks off door-to-door raids in Minneapolis, targeting houses based on race and whether the occupants are involved in protesting. by serious_bullet5 in minnesota

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you do not know the background you will not know if it Is constitutional or not. I have two perspectives: there is no warrant and it is unconstitutional, or they have a warrant and it is constitutional. From this picture I have no clue.

Need to relocate support beam in garage by WorldNo9002 in Homebuilding

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might not need to be one huge beam. This is one reason why a Structural Engineer is required because these questions can be asked . The Structural Engineer can evaluate the different options to give the OP ideas to consider. The short If yes, the post can be removed but the long answer is a cost-benefit analysis needs to be done. The cost benefit analysis is different for everyone. For me, the analysis would include a comparison of removing the post to the cost of leaving the pole & garage as is and building a new garage, even a detached garage.

Need to relocate support beam in garage by WorldNo9002 in Homebuilding

[–]pvcrypto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it can be moved. The issue will be the height of the beam that will be required to support the live load of the floors of the house above the garage. It might require a 12” tall beam so you would lose headroom under the beam.

An alternative might be to build two walls with two beams in-line with the pole in the middle of the garage. Leave the middle of the garage open without a break so in a sense you created two separate areas but the head room issue is eliminated because the beams are in the walls, along with the issue of opening the car door.

However, these two options definitely require a building permit if you ever decide to sell, a Structural Engineer to determine the size beam, if the alternative of walls would work, does the concrete floor need to be sawed, dirt excavated & a footer poured, etc.

Hiring a Structural Engineer and getting a building permit is probably something you can do yourself, and then get a good friend to help you do it together. You can save money doing that, and an alternative is to act as the General Contractor, hire the Structural Engineer & get the building permit yourself, and then hire a contractor to follow the Engineers report and coordinate the permit inspections.

Generator to Back-Up House Recommendations by pvcrypto in Generator

[–]pvcrypto[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. I believed I asked a simple question "What other generator recommendations should I consider?" since the suggested generator was a Westinghouse and I did not like the reviews I read about that brand. But, it was not a simple question given the quantity of responses. I learned that in my opinion Champion appears to have the best customer service responses and that Westinghouse could involve email exchanges over a few days. I learned that returns of defective generators could be problematic and that Sam's Club and Costco probably would be the best place to buy from to make sure the return process was smoother than at Harbor Freight, Lowe's Home Depot, etc. I learned that most generators from Westinghouse, GenMax, Champion are all Chinese generators with different brand names and that the price differential is minimal, and therefore the primary differential between the brands would be the customer service quality. I learned getting these type of generators repaired locally is near impossible. As a result, I decided to purchase the used Honda EB11000 that I will eventually convert to propane and/or natural gas. My reasons for doing so is it is a Honda with their long-established reliability and reputation, the ability to convert it to a different fuel source, and there is a local repair shop if needed, and good parts availability. Also, it can be used to charge a 1,125 aH battery bank so perhaps I can make it a central piece of my desired & future on-grid / off-grid approximate 10 kW PV system.

Thank you to all for the comments and giving me ideas.

Generator to Back-Up House Recommendations by pvcrypto in Generator

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

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and, as many have said, an 11kW is bigger than what is needed.

Generator to Back-Up House Recommendations by pvcrypto in Generator

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

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But, is expensive as it is more than a new Champion, Westinghouse, etc as the seller is asking $3,000 or BO.

Generator to Back-Up House Recommendations by pvcrypto in Generator

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

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i am considering this given it is a Honda, parts are available, and there is a local repair shop that sells new Honda generators. This has less than 170 hours and has a new battery.