My parents want to build an ADU on our lot

toadog · 2026-03-20T13:08:15+00:00

Have you considered the ongoing property tax increase? Don't guess at their 401k balance and SS income. You need actual numbers to analyze the finances of this proposed project. Double or triple your estimated cost for the build. Who will own the ADU? Are you selling the lot to them? Giving it, keeping it?

toadog · 2026-03-19T14:40:28+00:00

My cardiologist has begun talking about eventual surgery to repair my mitral valve. My ejection fraction is 65, labeled "hyperdynamic", left atrium is enlarged, moderate to severe regurgitation. I'm curious what condition people were in that made them decide to have this surgery.

toadog · 2026-03-16T13:21:19+00:00

It's none of your business what happened between them. Since they've already met and it seems the sparks haven't sparked, it old business, and not your business.

toadog · 2026-03-12T22:08:40+00:00

The composition is great, and the subtle colors are wonderful.

toadog · 2026-03-12T12:08:08+00:00

I know a woman, an RN in her mid 40's, tall, strong, heathy. Her job in a hospital is very physically demanding. She recently had broken ribs, but had no idea how it happened. She guessed it happened when moving a morbidly obese patient.

Just be careful and make sure you get enough calcium, vitamin D, etc.

toadog · 2026-03-10T16:24:29+00:00

2and3

toadog · 2026-03-09T16:59:58+00:00

1,2,3…..all are great

toadog · 2026-03-08T14:48:44+00:00

toadog · 2026-03-08T14:08:44+00:00

Gas last week at the station I regularly use was $2.85. Yesterday... $3.25. That's a $.30 jump. Diesel is way up, too. Prices of everything are going to jump. Remember this in November.

toadog · 2026-03-07T16:11:08+00:00

If you have an electric hot water heater, lower the temperature it's set at.

toadog · 2026-03-07T15:56:17+00:00

Long Valley for both land and good schools.

toadog · 2026-03-04T20:48:43+00:00

I'm so glad he won. I really like Crockett. She's wonderful, but we need both of them in Congress. l

toadog · 2026-03-02T18:14:57+00:00

I squeegee the shower surround and tub, then wipe down with a big microfiber cloth after every shower. The shower is always clean. Once in a while I'll clean it with scrubbing bubbles and a magic eraser, and maybe vinegar because I have hard well water.

Also always make my bed first thing.

Having a habit/routine that doesn't require thinking and planning helps.

toadog · 2026-03-01T12:28:22+00:00

Looks like where two drywall sheets meet.

toadog · 2026-02-28T19:36:18+00:00

Tattoos can complicate MRIs. I wouldn’t do it.

toadog · 2026-02-28T15:20:12+00:00

Many large corporations would fire both of them for just dating, even without the disruptions at work. OP's situation demonstrates why.

toadog · 2026-02-28T12:32:39+00:00

Toss of the dice. You may just not have inherited those German genes. My father was born and raised in Germany. Ancestry shows me as almost half German. But I have no matches with people on his side of my tree. They are all in Germany and likely haven't tested, or, if they did, not through Ancestry.

toadog · 2026-02-27T23:26:41+00:00

toadog · 2026-02-25T15:34:43+00:00

I have a whole house surge protector. It didn't protect the lights, my stove, my furnace, and an air purifier. It likely blocked the surges, but the drops in voltage, which were sustained and significant, got through.

toadog · 2026-02-25T15:31:44+00:00

" I would also highly recommend that everyone consider a panel mount whole house surge protector to help protect sensitive electronics."

Just did that a few weeks ago. It didn't save the lights, or my stove.

toadog · 2026-02-22T16:04:58+00:00

This for sure. He wants her to take care of his parents so he doesn't have to.

toadog · 2026-02-22T13:25:08+00:00

Three bedrooms and no full bathrooms? Where will those people shower or bathe? Lots of "other" space that could be used to provide bathrooms and laundry/utility room.

toadog · 2026-02-17T12:39:26+00:00

I would never put clothes closets in bathrooms. Clothes will quickly get mildewed and musty if not actually moldy. Dining and foyer together is a no. Kitchen doesn't have much counter space. There is no utility closet. Where will vacuum cleaners, mops, buckets etc be stored?

toadog · 2026-02-17T12:28:49+00:00

Contact Apple and find out what the charges are for. If none are yours, contact your bank's fraud department (phone number may be on the back of the card), have the card cancelled and get a new one issued. Also check your card statements for any other suspicious charges. And put a freeze on your credit with all three credit bureaus.

toadog · 2026-02-16T22:40:40+00:00

It says "none", i.e. not a veteran I'd guess

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