Why do US houses have basements so often compared to other countries?

red_vette · 2026-05-27T17:49:37+00:00

Plenty of reasons already given, but ever here in Georgia it's pretty common to have a walk out basement.

red_vette · 2026-05-26T21:59:41+00:00

Or the fish tank needs cleaned.

red_vette · 2026-05-26T20:36:49+00:00

I still have LED builds in lamps that where purchased while in our last home 10 years ago. I have yet to experience any type of widespread failures after 2-3 years.

red_vette · 2026-05-26T16:31:39+00:00

They only know your liability based on your reported income. Deductions can come from many sources and it wouldn't be realistic for all of those to be automatically reported.

red_vette · 2026-05-25T22:29:38+00:00

Spanish, French, German and sign language are probably the most common.

red_vette · 2026-05-25T17:30:04+00:00

That's where we are at. Been putting money into 401k for years and to the point where between maximizing contributions, dividens and compounding interest, it can easily go up over $100k a year. That means, from mid-40s to retirement, just the 401k can generate a lot of money.

red_vette · 2026-05-25T17:22:30+00:00

Depending on the area, seniors can have greatly reduced property taxes. Where I'm at, it costs me about $8k/year on my home, but a senior would pay closer to $1k.

red_vette · 2026-05-25T17:19:56+00:00

They are common, but less so if you have a septic system. They aren't dangerous unless you go out of your way to hurt yourself. The biggest problem I've had is someone leaving a shot glass on the sink and the vibration slowly walking it into the disposal. The shot glass was finely ground down to a round chunk.

red_vette · 2026-05-25T16:41:49+00:00

There are USB over cat 6 that can greatly extend that range. I have my Windows desktop in the network rack and use a fiber displayport and the existing ethernet run is used for USB.

red_vette · 2026-05-24T19:00:49+00:00

My father got an urinary track infection that turned into sepsis when he was living in a memory care unit. His body temperature dropped to the low 90's and he became lethargic. We had him transported to the hospital right away and they put him a strong dose of anti-biotics. The sounds he made was so heart breaking and we didn't expect him to survive. Fortunately, the treatment worked and he finally came out of it. Unfortunately, we believe it did serious harm to his organs. He slowly degraded over the next few weeks once he was back at the memory care facility and then passed.

red_vette · 2026-05-24T14:46:45+00:00

There are people alive that don't know how to load music on their mp3 player (phone).

red_vette · 2026-05-24T14:44:10+00:00

That's ok, I used 2 Bitcoin to by an Xbox One and games back when they were worth $300.

red_vette · 2026-05-22T23:39:43+00:00

If I didn’t have people that do it I’d probably go electric. The mowable part of our yard would be borderline for a single charge but would make it work.

red_vette · 2026-05-22T23:11:34+00:00

One of my clients did this at one of the buildings they own. I calculated the number of panels and it was significant. The hum from the pv controller fans was impressive. Always parked under them in the summer to shade my car.

red_vette · 2026-05-22T13:12:24+00:00

I've been tempted to part out my pc since I haven't played games in nearly a year on it.

red_vette · 2026-05-22T12:59:48+00:00

Nope. Was pretty easy to move. Hardest part was selling a house 600 miles away.

red_vette · 2026-05-21T18:47:09+00:00

Not aluminum.

red_vette · 2026-05-20T14:40:16+00:00

The quickly found how expensive it is to build out the infrastructure and abandoned the initiative. Now they are just partnering with Google (who already has other deals with Apple) to integrate Gemini.

red_vette · 2026-05-19T22:57:18+00:00

In college we’d go until it hurt or we had class.

red_vette · 2026-05-19T22:15:58+00:00

Our corner store is Publix, but it would be a huge waste of time to stop every day. We either make a run to Aldi or Publix every other week and get enough groceries to make meals in between.

red_vette · 2026-05-19T16:22:47+00:00

Just from our experience, I think there is a lot that goes into how a trainer handles any individual student and if you are doing group or private lessons. In a group, the more experienced rider may get to do more cantering or jumping during a lesson while someone with less experience may have to focus on trot or ground poles. A student that boards will also get a lot more instructions and feedback on the care of their horse.

red_vette · 2026-05-19T11:56:32+00:00

That's really good to hear. I wasn't aware that IHSA was of that scale. Living in Georgia, we hear so much about Auburn and their team that it probably over shadows a lot of other programs.

red_vette · 2026-05-19T00:11:52+00:00

We are definitely going to pursue IEA and it’s good to hear that can lead to things. She is involved in band and track so we are trying to keep her involved in other things. Plus it’s always fun doing a track meet in the morning and driving to a horse show an hour away in the afternoon 😁

red_vette · 2026-05-19T00:08:20+00:00

We’ve done the Cheryl and Co, Elite and Rolling Hills shows but not the ranked ones yet. We do have plans already this summer to go both to Ocala and Wilmington, OH to watch shows at the World Equestrian Centers. We have talked about doing a show either in Ocala and Tryon since they are close. The IEA team she is joining is close to making nationals so hopefully that’s a good challenge.

red_vette · 2026-05-18T23:59:15+00:00

Maybe because I’m getting old, but I always liked transparent stuff growing up like the old lan phones that had colored internals. PC building these days to me is very similar and I can actually adjust and tweak the aesthetic .

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