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RE: When too many letters just confuse: the rise of alphabet soup in headlines
WHEN TOO MANY LETTERS JUST CONFUSE: THE RISE OF ALPHABET SOUP IN HEADLINES Had to laugh reading this - last week I was staring at a bag of “PTFE tape” trying to remember if it was the same stuff as plumber’s tape. It is...
RE: When too many letters just confuse: the rise of alphabet soup in headlines
WHEN TOO MANY LETTERS JUST CONFUSE: THE RISE OF ALPHABET SOUP IN HEADLINES Had a similar experience when I started framing out my own place - first time someone said “put the LVL over the opening,” I just nodded and pre...
RE: Sink fixtures driving me nuts lately
SINK FIXTURES DRIVING ME NUTS LATELY Had a similar journey - got lured by the “hands-free” hype and installed a motion sensor faucet in my workshop. It was cool until it started randomly turning on when I’d just walk by...
RE: What if your city paid you to use less water?
That hits home. When I redid my own yard, it was way more work than just swapping out a sprinkler head or two. But honestly, once I got past the initial overwhelm, it turned into this creative project - almost like paint...
RE: What’s a “normal” length for construction loans these days?
I thought 12 months would be plenty when I started my build, but wow, did the universe have other plans. Between waiting on trusses and a surprise septic review, I ended up needing an extra four months. My lender was coo...
RE: HOW DO YOU REALLY SAVE WATER AT HOME? QUICK POLL
That hits home. I built my place with all the “right” fixtures, but the real game changer was rain barrels. Not exactly high-tech, but catching roof runoff for the veggie beds made a bigger dent than swapping out faucets...