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    'Tis the season - dead lawn mower batteries

    Yeah your neighbor needs to stop haggling Lowes for his mistake of not keeping it on a tender. No different than all the people leaving poor reviews on OPE for not starting in the spring after sitting with old E10 gas gumming up the carb.
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    Realtors in Florida

    We have all types of foundations here...full basement, half basement, and slab. Frost line depth can be around 90". Concrete cracks all the time, but we aren't plagued with foundation issues other than older homes with full basements and water seepage. Heaving happens too...and it settles back...
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    *Investors Blog*

    What you said originally was that having a million dollars in your investment account was mediocre...which is why everyone is arguing with you. What you should have said is that having a million dollars in your investment account at the point of retirement is mediocre...then we could have saved...
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    Realtors in Florida

    I haven't ever heard of issues with slabs...pipes or anything else. What does freezing temps have to do with anything in regards to building on a slab?
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    Acura ADX - could they have picked a better name?

    Yes. ADX = HRV RDX = CR-V MDX = Pilot
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    The comment on BITOG that provided me great hope this week “turning rotors”.

    I'm going to wager most high schoolers don't know what a rotor is.
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    Why are vinyl seats no longer an option?

    It does still firm up in actual cold, but not as bad as natural leather.
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    Mazda Quality

    I swapped the prop rod on the VW for struts. It turned the heavy hood into a light hood 😂
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    What $555k gets you in my area.

    Per Zillow just shy of $7k
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    What $555k gets you in my area.

    Standard garage for around here, but seems nice for a CA garage.
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    Free lifetime oil change. FCP Euro.

    I got wipers from FCP for the GLI but also needed them for the MDX...turns out they carry a 26" blade thanks to the Routan so now my MDX blades will also be FCP lifetime. Score! Now if only there was an FCP Asian.
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    *Investors Blog*

    Obviously it depends on a lot of things, but age is a big one. I'm 100% domestic stock in my 401 and IRA and not sweating the swaths of red that have arrived on the home pages. I'm 34 and have decades to go. In the meantime, contributions continue during the flash sale which should mature...
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    What is this kind of fence called and best place to look?

    Most people don't want black privacy fence. However, there are many brown/neutral options for composites and cedar still looks great. If privacy isn't a concern I like black iron.
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    Home Upgrades That Are A Waste Of Money, According To HGTV's Mike Holmes

    That's almost exactly what I paid for my kitchen back in 2020. The house was built in 1996 and the kitchen was largely untouched...so yes, I absolutely added more than the roughly $20k that I spent in value to the house by ushering a 25 year old kitchen into this decade. I did it for us to...
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    Snowblower Carb...too Lean?

    No filter, and it does it regardless of temp...I ran it late summer last year with the same issue.
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    Hot water heater leaking

    I paid just over $1K 7 years ago for the same size...so those prices seem to check. Also - looking at your pic, I've never seen anything other than a quarter-turn shutoff prior to a meter before...interesting.
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    82% of mortgaged homes have a rate below 6%

    That might be the lowest rate I've heard of. I wonder if anyone here has lower than that. I'm at a 2.625% on a 20 year.
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    Snowblower Carb...too Lean?

    Since I have the old jet still I may drill it out and replace it to see what happens. Brand new carb, and fuel tank was gone through prior to me replacing the carb. So, no gum or dirt.
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    Snowblower Carb...too Lean?

    It still does it even after running through snow for 30 minutes plus. Vacuum leak where? The gaskets were replaced when I replaced the carb, and there is a breather line that goes from the head to the carb intake box and it is clear.
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