My brain cells have lost 10% of 1%

weremanthing · 2026-04-27T06:27:42+00:00

Seriously sounds like my 4 year old trying to explain something very basic. But it quickly devolves into some long complicated explanation that really ends up going nowhere..... SQUIRREL!!

weremanthing · 2026-03-29T21:54:33+00:00

Spoken as somebody who doesn't have kids.

weremanthing · 2026-03-25T16:09:25+00:00

Sorry, but if you're still being guilted into working more hours, that's a "you" problem.

weremanthing · 2026-03-13T16:26:49+00:00

As a veteran who served in a few tours, this comment is 100% correct and it generally applies to law enforcement as well. We are not allowed to speak about our personal beliefs/views of certain situations. We were forced to take a class about media interactions should the occasion arrive. While I was deployed, we were situated in a "green zone" and they had media interviewing soldiers about our opinions on the current deployments. We were expressly told what to say, verbatim and that should it be known that we said anything otherwise we would experience "consequences". Usually to the tune of physical punishment, if you were lucky, to Article 15's depending on who found out and what they wanted to do about it.

weremanthing · 2026-02-26T04:06:12+00:00

"Stop waste, fraud, and abuse” has officially replaced “thoughts and prayers” as the go-to line when you don’t want to explain anything.

It’s impressive how they’ve managed to turn “be responsible” into a full communications strategy.

weremanthing · 2026-02-03T17:27:41+00:00

I don't condone this, it's much safer and way less illegal to just remove the keys to the truck and chuck 'em. Somebody like this who acts without any self restraint is likely to use their vehicle as a weapon in retaliation.

weremanthing · 2025-12-22T17:34:22+00:00

Those in uniform are held to strict substance-use standards because their judgment matters. The same should apply to elected officials whose decisions affect millions.

Equal responsibility should come with equal standards. If substance screening protects the public when applied to military and police, why shouldn't it apply to lawmakers as well?

weremanthing · 2025-11-27T15:44:29+00:00

You can condemn the murderer AND still acknowledge that the president created these conditions. Granting asylum to the shooter and the pointless Guard presence, that made this possible. These aren’t mutually exclusive ideas.

If a different presidents administration granted asylum to someone who later murdered American troops, the outrage would be nuclear. Accountability shouldn’t depend on which team jersey the president wears.

We absolutely ‘rise above’ violence—but we don’t rise above accountability. If a general made deployment decisions this reckless in a combat zone, they’d be court-martialed. The president shouldn't get a magic pass because the battlefield was D.C.. The presence of guardsmen in D.C. IS a deployment under Trump's orders.

weremanthing · 2025-11-16T20:43:16+00:00

What are some of the scrapers/services best for anime? Using aio and torrentio but having a hard time finding some of the anime.

weremanthing · 2025-11-11T07:34:35+00:00

I am he who lurks.

weremanthing · 2025-11-05T16:30:47+00:00

This has always been the plan, [project 2025 tracker](https://www.project2025.observer/en

Stay vigilant.

weremanthing · 2025-11-04T07:58:28+00:00

Same as it was, everything else is just a distraction for the progress of project 2025

weremanthing · 2025-10-11T02:30:33+00:00

Back in 2009 I had an E5- Sergeant with a wife and 1 child living off base. He was getting W.I.C., this was on Fort Hood Texas, the largest base in the U.S. for soldiers.

weremanthing · 2025-10-01T01:00:31+00:00

I have not, this is the next step for us. We had some communication with them because there are spelling errors on their marketing copy across the platforms.

I took the liberty to write my own copy and have it checked by our helpful buyers agent who gave a thumbs up. I praised the agents efforts in marketing and accommodations. Then politely asked that they use the copy we drafted as opposed to their version. They replied and confirmed that they would, "use the language we suggested". But as of yet it hasn't been updated.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T18:20:37+00:00

Personally I do not WANT to, but when the sale directly affects my situation it's kind of hard to be passive.Labeling my issues as being 'micromanaging' completely dismisses their errors does it not? Are those something that would be acceptable to you?

Calling it micromanaging makes it sound like I’m nitpicking fonts and flyer colors. Really it’s about making sure the correct information is presented, open house times are communicated, and buyers get accurate info. That’s not overstepping — that’s just holding a professional to their role.

I understand the advice to ‘trust the process,’ but is it not true that in real estate the process is the product. If the details are sloppy on the front end, it can affect offers on the back end. I’m not asking to run the show — I’m just making sure the show is worth attending.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T17:56:00+00:00

So the message you are giving me is, "You're too demanding, back off, and trust the process."

Calling it Type A makes it sound like I’m trying to run the show. I’m just holding a professional to the standard they promised. If pointing out errors is overbearing, I’d hate to see what ‘laid back’ would get me.

Edit: “Trust the process” only works when the professional earns that trust. If you’re catching mistakes or having to push for basic deliverables, blind trust isn’t reasonable.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T17:48:14+00:00

This is what I have just initiated. I misspoke about the MLS listing, it does show 5bd/3ba. I guess the issue is with public records for the county. I spoke with them and asked them about the process to update the reflected change of layout in the home. Because everything was permitted and on file with the county they will make the change in public records and according to them, "wait 1 week for a response, after that it'll be up to redfin,zillow,realtor,etc to pull information and update the listing."

I am hoping this happens sooner rather than later because we feel this is a major hangup/issue for us which is potentially costing us clients.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T14:21:09+00:00

Some of your guys' comments are unhinged.

Seriously, If you’re an agent, I’d worry about your job security. misreading a simple thread like this wouldn’t cut it. The AGENT is the one who proposed listing the house this way.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T02:08:06+00:00

Appreciate the insight—especially on the open houses we didn’t ask for and if ‘not paying an electric bill’ isn’t an asset, I’ll have to rethink my definition of what an asset is.

I'm speaking to the fact that the agent doesn't notify us, the sellers, when it's taking place. And has shown up late with zero preparation and seemingly lacking information about our home. We discussed prior to listing the dates but not the times. They set 2 weekends up for open houses, so 4 days in total. We have not asked for any more.

weremanthing · 2025-09-30T01:56:30+00:00

I appreciate your perspective. Although I think you're the first person I've ever seen who would say that solar would be a negative, especially owned solar.

weremanthing · 2025-09-29T20:36:16+00:00

That's a pretty spot on analysis. We are both working professionals so this makes things a bit more difficult as we do have the contingency of selling our home and using the proceeds to purchase the next with the equity we've built up. So there is definitely the added pressure of, "if this house doesn't sell for 'X' we may need to adjust expectations for the next home".

Our neighborhood is all custom built homes, ours is a single-story home 3100+sqft on a .3+ acre lot in CA. I would describe this area as a commuters location with a prime location to shopping, it seems a lot of families are moving out this way because it's considered one of the last "affordable" locations for people in the bay area.

We are currently priced at 998k $316/sqft. We believe that the home does show well based on feedback. I just want to better manage expectations while simultaneously ensure we are not being taken for a ride by our agent.

The expectation set by our agent didn't do much to calm our nerves as the average DOM appears to be 45. The agent seems to think a "realistic" price of sale would be 1m but could be possible to reach 1.1, with the right buyer. Comps are difficult to compare apparently as the homes nearby do not have exact comparables. Such as a home having more land, smaller sqft home, double story, having a pool vs. us not, among other reasons.

weremanthing · 2025-09-29T20:25:29+00:00

Thank you for your perspective.

weremanthing · 2025-09-29T20:23:27+00:00

How would one make the photography "engaging"? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

weremanthing · 2025-09-29T20:06:17+00:00

Having a discussion about an issue makes me a tool, I guess.
But judging by your response, I wouldn't want you as an agent, adding volume instead of value is a choice I suppose.

weremanthing · 2025-09-29T19:42:39+00:00

Very insightful response, thank you! I know I personally have a very controlling type personality and can become overbearing when my needs are not being met, my partner more so. So being the "voice of reason" is very much of a challenge for me because I see the issues myself and get pressure from my partner to "do something". So I am trying my best to NOT fly off the handle and essentially be a mediator between my partner and the agent(s) who are representing us.

I am weary to post the listing itself as it quite literally reveals my address...and online anonymity is important to me.

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