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Hugh_Lebowski

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July 1, 2022

Bathroom plumbing advice?

So my bathtub AND sink (in the same bathroom) are both draining slowly. Sink is SUPER slow (can be hours), bathtub less so but still annoying (standing in 1.5-2" of water by the end of my shower depending how long, and it takes about 15-30 mins to drain).

Other stuff around the house does fine, 2nd bathroom seems okay, toilets in both are okay and not clogging up, dishwasher and washing machine okay. Seems to be just these two drains, in this one room.

Anyone have any advice?

It's not something dumb and obvious where both the drains are just clogged in their upper portions around the pop-up assemblies, I've checked that. It's deeper down for sure.

TIA friends

June 30, 2022

grace potter, jackson browne, marcus king, lucius - eachother (2020) best pandemic song?

Not gonna lie, Paul Simon could probably sue for how much this sounds like 'Slip Sliding Away', but it's just so friggin good, and so on point for 2020.

Also, sorry for the repost but this tune and performance has stuck with me.

Enjoy, friends

June 24, 2022

A lot of talk about what's going to be coming next down the pipeline, Post-Roe

But this is an 'interesting' thing my lovely GF (a medical professional) informed me of hearing about today, talking with her associates (mostly women).

"Some doctors still think a woman needs her husband’s permission for surgery on her own body. A Washington mother of two shared her story of discrimination at her OBGYN, and her story went viral — not because it was rare, but because many women could relate."


https://4w.pub/in-2020-women-still-need-their-husbands-permission-to-get-sterilized/

I found it astounding, I had no idea. We know there's something 'next' ... wonder if it could be this. Total Handmaid shit.



June 24, 2022

Given that there's a Federal Law banning interstate travel for purposes of sex with minors

already on the books ... I'm guessing SCOTUS will quickly green-light the next anti-choice case that lands on their docket, which will likely be one concerning interstate travel for the purpose of abortion.

Kinda seems like it's the same legal principle involved in the two instances, but please tell me how I'm wrong?


June 20, 2022

Golden State Warriors Parade/Gathering on Youtube

I literally was RIGHT WHERE this gathering is ... 9 days ago



Here's a live stream:

June 16, 2022

Home prices are going to start falling, and it's going to be a major shitshow for the country

Here's my thinking about the conditions:

1) Interest rates rising quickly makes buying MUCH more expensive, as is, of course, the rise in home values
2) The stock market is in the tank
3) An awful lot of citizens only real security financially is the equity they've built in their homes as they watch their 401K's and IRA's plummet in value.

I believe we'll very soon see home values begin to drop due to interest rates/costs to the buyer, and homeowners will stress out and want to get their houses sold in droves to get the money they THOUGHT they basically had in the bank.

Multi-national investors and assorted billionaires will swoop in with cash offers, below value, and offers to let people stay in their homes as renters in many cases. They're looking for safe investments during these turbulent market conditions, and people will always need a place to live.

Not only do the very wealthy have the cash to do this, they also likely have access to loans at lower rates vs. the average home buyer. But the rental rates are NOT going to be cheap. They are already skyrocketing, and will continue to do so if home values are falling but interest rates are high. People won't want to buy homes as much if the general trend in value seems downward. They'll decide to rent.

In the short term this will put cash in the pockets of a lot of people and it may well goose the economy and markets, for awhile. But in the longer term, it's a terrible thing as we'll be turned into a nation of tenants to billionaires world-wide, and the primary wealth-building avenue for most Americans will be cut off.

I don't see this ending well for our country.

Esp. if government ignores what's going on here, as seems to be the case now.

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