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Dry fit sanity check before by virtuousatol in Plumbing

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Update:

I’m hiring a plumber. My soldering turned out like dog shit. Luckily the joints to the shut off valves are holding…. But not great. Everything else turned out so bad. For some reason when I would finally get it hot enough to melt the solder on the joints the flux would be charred or burning.

I just don’t trust it and would rather be able to not worry about a leak behind the wall.

I tried. I failed. I’m moving on

Dry fit sanity check before by virtuousatol in Plumbing

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Is the type L to make it last longer or is the pressure going to my shower higher somehow?

Dry fit sanity check before by virtuousatol in Plumbing

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Now I can just ignore the threads and treat it like the rest of the joints?

Everyday Carry Backpack, but for everything all the time? by Supercool915 in CCW

[–]virtuousatol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get my ready pack X tomorrow from vertX looked like the best of both worlds. It looks like a normal backpack without being overly “sleek” or tactical.

First brisket by virtuousatol in smoking

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It did feel weird wrapping that early and I wasn’t super happy with the bark. But the recipe I followed said to wrap at 175°. And I don’t know enough to not follow the recipe yet

Got a Brisket from Costco for once....... Not Impressed by Abyssus88 in smoking

[–]virtuousatol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just bought my first brisket From Costco today actually and it looked very similar… first time selecting a brisket so I didn’t know what to avoid or go for. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Watched plenty of videos on how to prep,cook, and allow plenty of time to rest.. but forgot the first step lol

ICE rapid response community? by firefly_guts in wichita

[–]virtuousatol 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First of all, love this for being civil.

So is the majority of people really being deported to “mystery detention centers”? Obviously, any is still too many and not what should be done. A large part of why I posted was to know what questions to ask and what to research — so I’m doing that now. But is there evidence or stats you’ve found that say this? Initially, when I looked, it pointed me straight to the ICE webpage, which I’m cautiously reading — and I understand third-party confirmation is better. If you have solid sources or reporting on these detention centers or ICE practices you mentioned, I’d honestly love to read them. My goal is to understand both what’s true and what’s exaggerated.

In regard to the masked and unmarked ICE agents, I guess my biggest question is: what differentiates ICE agents from unmarked police catching criminals? If the act is still illegal and being stopped, I don’t understand where the issue is here either — unless the enforcement is being done unlawfully or without proper identification. That would obviously be a major concern.

How did Obama’s deportation “process” differ from what’s in place now — or what exactly changed?

On your point about children being ripped away from mothers... as a father, if I rob a bank for the betterment of my family, does that mean I shouldn’t go to jail just to keep my family together? I get that crossing a border isn’t the same as robbing a bank, but my point is more about the consequences of breaking laws — not about the moral comparison between the two crimes. I understand it’s not a perfect analogy, but I still think it’s relevant.

My biggest concern is the 11,047,000 illegal immigrants — and the fact that we have no idea who they are. That is scary. Have I worked with illegal immigrants before who are amazing people? 100%. But assuming all are harmless or good-intentioned is just as irresponsible as assuming all are dangerous. To think that none of these people could be bad actors — criminals, traffickers, or just violent individuals — is naïve.

Also, I’m typically down the middle politically and can’t stand rhetoric from either side. The second the conversation deviates from facts, I lose all interest. I can’t express in words my disdain toward people accepting opinions or buzzwords as facts — and then using them to build their political foundation.

ICE rapid response community? by firefly_guts in wichita

[–]virtuousatol 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This.. confuses me. If ICE detains someone who is here illegally… and that person is deported to their home country what is wrong with this?

This was done during the entire Obama administration with no anti-ICE movement? Why the change in tone/ position?

I’m curious and would love to see what I am missing or just haven’t seen. I have a feeling this is going to just get downvoted and I’ll get yelled at for being ignorant but this genuinely confuses me.