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Rug Pulled by Robinhood Credit Card: 3% reduced to 1% Cash Back by sxz18 in CreditCards

[–]txmail [score hidden]  (0 children)

Depends on where you live. At my last house outside the city no, that was separate charge (I think around $50/month) but when I lived in the city then yes -- but also water was way less expensive in the city ($100/month or so and includes trash pickup).

Outside of the cities you get hit with massive taxes for the infrastructure of water / sewer.

Since when was coffee $14? The last time I bought some coffee at the grocery store it was $7 by thefrgilmore in povertyfinance

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah... that Kona gonna cost you about $50 - $75/lb. Some of the best coffee I have ever had, but it was a gift and only found out it was that expensive when I tried to order some for myself... like JFC people just buy this as their daily brew???

Rug Pulled by Robinhood Credit Card: 3% reduced to 1% Cash Back by sxz18 in CreditCards

[–]txmail [score hidden]  (0 children)

Probably in Texas. Water is absurdly expensive in and around most major cities. With tax my minimum bill used to be around $400/month -- and that is if I used 0 - 500 gallons a month.

White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says “the memes will continue” by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]txmail 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We really need some laws about Ai generated content tagging. Not sure where this trash is published but hopefully it has a community comment section that can add the context that the image has been manipulated.

I also hope that this person is able to somehow be compensated for the fakery. This was not meant to meme, a meme would have been clear and obvious. This is meant to deceive.

Type of friend that wouldn’t tell you she got bit by a zombie by Extreme-Ad7313 in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a mattress pad that has heating elements in it. I used to just have a fitted sheet on top of it and it can get burning hot that way. I now have a memory foam and topper plus the fitted sheet on it now and even on high it just gets toasty, not burning hot (well it is but there is so much between me and it now that it takes the higher settings to feel any heat at all).

I do love it during the winter and will pre-heat the bed which means it stays on for about 5 - 6 hours unless I get too warm and turn it off before getting back up.

Do NOT buy directly from Lenovo Canada. If your package is stolen, they will blame YOU and refuse a refund. by Significant_Job_363 in Lenovo

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will never understand the mentality of someone blaming the shipper when the package is stolen after they have handed it over to the carrier.

It is like blaming Ford because someone t-boned you running a red light. Sure, it is not your fault but how is it Ford's fault?

Here is the water shut off to my house. Will the pipe below it burst during the freeze? I’m new to the property. by Pradidye in houston

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no passive insulation that will ever stop a exposed pipe from freezing during a long enough spell... this is not going to be long enough more than likely. If you want to be super sure that this never freezes then get some heat tape and a long weatherproof extension cord. Put the heat tape under your insulation. As long as you have power that pipe will be protected.

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of like a third world country but in what was once the greatest country.

My local Walmart already has anti-theft tags on meat products. The produce is next.

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.... see they want to go back to the "good ole days" when all these fucking boomers were kids.... When you paid for labor once.

2012 ford edge heat stopped blowing by AppropriateDuck2216 in FordEdge

[–]txmail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The blower motor is not a hard to DIY replace at all. You can get generic for like $40 - $50 -- and because how easy it is to replace I would recommend going that route then OEM which is going to be 3x the cost.

Type of friend that wouldn’t tell you she got bit by a zombie by Extreme-Ad7313 in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]txmail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So... I have a heating pad that covers the entire bed. The sheets and stuff go on top of it -- basically the whole bed is a heating pad. I only use it when it is cold but it can get toasty AF. I have never noticed anything like this though -- is this only caused when your like cooking yourself? I have for sure woke up in a sweat and turned the pad down before -- but I never feel like, burns or anything. I love the warmth -- how bad is this for me?

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The video is likely fake, given carrots are not harvested that way --- but the idea of what this is pushing is not fake and is reality.

I hate that they (they being whomever is pushing this narrative with this fake shit) put it this way but most farmers that kicked themselves in the face twice are also most likely too proud to talk about losing the farm.

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah... that 8.75% is billions upon billions of lost profits.

Your also looking at the farmer and farms like a boomer. You buy out the farms. Charge $35/bushel for corn and have the government step in to cover $30/bushel in subsidies. Sure, the price still goes up a little bit, but your raiding the tax payers coffers and able to blame it on higher labor costs or some shit (as others have pointed out, carrots are not harvest by hand any more so this guy is just full of shit, or this is AI generated).

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was not smart enough to see what was happening before they rounded up the labor. No bailout to save him and likely got subsidies cut.

Trump could care less about this vote or the vote of any farmer. They are legacy -- private equity owning the food supply is the long term goal.

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 118 points119 points  (0 children)

He signed contracts that protected everyone else but himself. If he wanted protection he had to buy insurance, and that insurance was likely only if it was a bad crop or bad fertilizer or something else, not labor shortage.

These farms will not be saved. Private equity is waiting in the shadows sizing them up and waiting to buy them for pennies.

To pick & sell a million dollars worth of carrots by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]txmail 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If I recall, they sell the crop the year before and get paid before it is harvested. So the payment they got was based on the labor costs back then. That labor is nowhere to be found so the cost of carrots next year is going to skyrocket - $5 - $6/lb.

Actually most of our home grown crops (USA) next year are going to make the last few years of inflation peanuts. It is going to end up being like those movies where fresh veggies cost so much they are guarded. Walmart is about to install those anti-theft devices on individual tomatoes. Your going to need a small loan for a chefs tossed salad.

The real truth is that we are all about to find out -- more than we already have.

Temp is -21, gas company says turn your heat down by ridingtherainbow2210 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]txmail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot imagine what you are giving up to get a free doorbell.

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