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I always do this, but I don't give them back just what they sent (minus anything with an ID or name on it) - I'd stuff it with all kinds of other junk mail, cardboard - anything to bulk it up. Once I dropped in a scrap of floor tile. I don't know if it arrived or not, but I really tried to take "junk" mail to a new level.

It sounds like it is time for a white noise generator, right on the property line and make sure they don't hear anything.

It doesn't mean much, but my raspberries are covered by more bees than I've seen in recent years and the number of different types is crazy. Everything from the little tiny native bees to the classic honey be and the bubble bees.

I've never understood the glove box gun. Either carry it on your person or leave it home in the safe.

That depends on where you live. I used to live in a place where the lows are night were still very warm. Most of the night was too hot. Just before sunrise there was a moment when outside air was worth bringing in - but it was only long enough to cool the air in the house, not the mass of the house itself.

Now I live in a cooler climate. The highs can still get as high in the day, but it does cool of at night - nearly as soon as the sun goes down.

Building codes in the US are laughably sad. I've built 3 homes in 2 states and never built to code. I always encourage people who are building to view code as the minimum, but who wants a minimally good home? Apparently most people. The big builders want to put something up at the lowest cost. Building codes need to be raised to a higher level. It saves money in the long run and is better for everyone.

"I suspect that if a subterranea home were built so poorly that radon gas is infiltrating the walls then so would water."

I'm no expert, but your statement makes me ask... Why then do we have homes with basements that have radon problems, but not water problems? I don't think the two problems are always related.

Just declare it to be a joint partnership and you'll both have to have one. Problem solved!

I'm not saying there aren't bad things in the US, but the things in the news are not normal everywhere in the US. But for big cities? I think I'll take my chances in Berlin.

I don't feel like I tried to do a low salt diet, but I don't eat pre packaged foods and normally cut out skipped salt just because it had such a bad rap.

Recently I started drinking a homemade electrolyte and if I miss it for a few days I can really tell. Increasing my salt and potassium has made my head feel better, I don't get dizzy standing up quickly, I got rid of the always thirsty feeling and my circulation is better (fingers aren't cold all the time).

Why did I make this change? My wife had a bunch of tests. The heart doctor said everything was great and to increase salt in the diet. We eat the same and many of the things I listed were mentioned in her appointment - so I figured it would likely be good for me.

Pass the salt.

I've been using this with the kids for awhile. It is fun. They've made a few small changes. We added an aircraft that can attack ships and subs and spot subs underwater. We gave up on changing the artwork for this new unit.

After building 3 houses, some of them doing all electrical, windows, doors, trim, flooring, paint and endless projects - I too have been impressed with the search results.

Lowe's, on the other hand blows HD away with speed. HD could also work on their funky layout issues. On an up to date mobile chrome, sometimes it decides that I'm really on a desktop (no, I didn't hit desktop mode) and it renders what is nearly useless on a small screen.

Before getting into software I did fair amount of construction. Once you know how a job should be done you never look at the resulting product the same way. From drywall to sidewalks, everywhere I look I see that someone rushed or didn't care. I wish it wasn't hard to find quality craftsmanship, but it is. Ignorance is bliss, but I lost that long ago.

If this would could be used for Cross Laminated Timber construction, that would be great. It can be used in mid to high rise buildings.

I can understand not switching 100% all at once, but it seems like they'd want to stick their foot in the water and try it out in some ideal areas.

As someone who lives in an area that is outside the norm (postal vehicles aren't the standard issue), it wouldn't be a good idea here - but they have to be perfect for somewhere...

This is one of the reasons the trucking industry is having problems. Drivers are tired of being asked to break the law. The consequences land on the driver and not the company.

It isn't fair to the driver and especially not the people injured when an accident happens.

Yes, if the next release didn't have a single new feature and was just a bunch of "x is faster, y is faster" - I'd call that a great release!

I've had to use Teams on linux. The first time I started early to get it setup, installed and get in the meeting. I was actually pretty impressed. It just worked.

Fast forward 2 months or so later and I have another Teams meeting on my calendar. It worked last time, so I'm expecting to just hop on. It took me 30 minutes to get into it. I have no idea how it went from working fine to the steaming pile that it is, but I hope to never use it again.

Not me. I've been remote for 6 years and don't ever want to go back.

The first time I worked remote I didn't know how to leave work. It was always there, so I worked - too much. Set some office hours and walk away when it is done. Try to find reasons to get out, even on lunch breaks or a 15 minute break.

You've got that right. A sensible passenger train that runs north/south along the Rocky mountains? That would be too easy.

I though taking the train from Montana to Utah would be nice break from driving it - then I saw the only route was to go out to the coast, down the coast and back inland. What should be a one day trip takes three.

I'm late to this party, but I didn't see an answer that got to one of the big reasons for the large distance between a truck and trailer. There are laws about weight, specifically measurements called bridge and inner bridge.

My father and grandfather spent a lot of time reading the laws and charts every time they'd build out a new truck or trailer to try and maximize what they could haul. More axels allows for more weight, that seems obvious, but more distance is required between the truck and trailer as well.

It gets to be a really fun problem when one state wants a tongue/drawbar length of 28' and the neighboring state says that is too long and only wants 16'. What to do? Make the length adjustable and switch it over at the state line.

The last and biggest combo they ran was over 100' long, 9 axels, 34 tires and hauled 80,000 pounds. I don't remember the gross weight.

"And it's borne out of experiences living in rural areas that people from nearby cities treat like their own personal playgrounds."

That has been my sad experience too. I live in a beautiful place. Lack of services keep most people away, but as more people seek to enjoy nature, it gets trashed. I used to go on walks and things were clean, now I can fill a small bag with trash.

There are some local attractions that the world should see, but the locations are not shared online for fear they will be trashed. Those fears are not unfounded.

As for the dark, starry sky - just last night I looked out my window at a cold, clear night and all the stars. It is our there, but who wants to live in a place with spotty cell service, no trash service, a few small restaurants and abundant cold weather?

It appears that the US/Canada border is closed to water o or virtual flyovers. Selecting a location in NW Montana flys you right over multiple mountain ranges. It took me a minute to realize that the incorrect, straight line portion of the path starts where the river flows back into Canada. The strict no fly zone means it has to fly along the border until the river returns to the US.

In the late 90s I was with a group of people and we were trying to make a call. The line was busy, had been for an hour. We assumed it was the teenage daughter on the phone. One in the group took the phone, dialed a lot of numbers, then asked for the number we were trying to call. He punched it in and handed the phone back. The call went through and the confused teenage daughter answered - confessed because her call was interrupted. Everyone in the room was amazed and he went back to reading as if nothing happened.

I don't know what went on, but I can only imagine it was related to FO. My thought was he punched in to somewhere that would let him use a non normal button by way of numeric entry and connected the call - but I don't have a clue.

I care. Feedback to CF is great for them, but a "review" like this tells me I don't want to use this yet.

Yup, the same rules apply to building inspectors. You better hope you get the good one because they can twist codes around on a whim and they are always right.

I've only had one good experience with call to cancel. Ok, one company and many good calls. Drumroll please, for AOL. Every time I'd try to cancel they'd give me another two or three months for free. Then I'd pay them for a month and call again.

I was a teen and paying for this new fangled internet myself because my parents didn't get it yet. Paying 4 months out of the year was affordable!

I bet that depends on the sub. The few that I'm active in are helpful and informative - nothing short of awesome. I'm sure some are awful.

I used this because my hardware list was similar. https://www.foodstoragenow.com/non-food_essentials/communica...

Aprx works for me, Direwolf seems pretty popular. There are many different ways.

"Radio -> cable -> cellphone audio jack -> APRS app"

While this works, it is just the start. Soon you realize that you want to actually use your phone AND APRS at the same time and that your audio and mic are busy. I did this for about a day before seeking out something better.

Radio -> cable -> Mobilinkd Bluetooth TNC paired to your phone -> APRS app

Now you can take calls, play music in the car and drive down the road with a radio paired and use APRS. This isn't a bad setup, the big pro us the multitasking and using the APRS app on your phone to write messages.

The other way I've done this is a radio that has the TNC and APRS built in. A handheld like the Kenwood TH-D74 can send and receive messages without any additional hardware, but you have to write the messages on a lame keypad like in the dumb phone days. I like this for backpacking as there are fewer pieces to worry about.

It is fun stuff, and can be a life saver. Check out https://hamstudy.org/ the easiest level (Tech.) is enough to get you access to all of this.