The source of water in LA is more of a concern over a lot of infrastructure issues. Cities have capital improvement plans that project future funding needs based off of how the City is changing. If they need more funding to increase the water lines to accommodate the rising population, they will shift funds or…

Here’s the problem with States handling environmental issues on their own: environmental systems do not adhere to our States borders. Unlike most things that can be controlled within a state border, watersheds and the atmosphere are not contained within those same lines.

6pm.com for shoes no matter who they are for. They have great sales and I have a hard time finding better prices elsewhere.

The xmas tree full of spiders happened to my parents last year. They brought it in and the next day had tiny spiders all over the living room.

I second the Mac Mini as a server. I have the 2012 quad core i7 version and it handles everything i throw at it. I also have it do all of my downloading for me as well. I use a Drobo D5 with thunderbolt as my storage and as of right now, would not change a thing about my set up.

I’ve been using Digit since March so it has had a couple of months to learn my spending habits and honestly it keeps impressing me. So far it has saved over $2000 in just a few months but my August savings was $886.71. Were planning on adding this to the down payment for the car we will eventually buy for my wife in a…

I have been using an app called Prosper Daily that you can add all of your debit and credit cards to, it tracks all spending and you can categorize what your purchases are. I use it to make sure that my automatic payments go out on time and to track them. It is pretty cool to see it all and it even tracks auto…

I do this and run it through Plex so I can watch on my roku. Setting up takes about 15 min but the quality is great and you don’t have to worry about blackouts.

“and then engaging in a bunch of airing of grievances” does this mean that Trump will finally make Festivus a true American holiday?

You are correct. There are a lot of VPNs that now sell a lifetime, unlimited subscription for cheap, mine was $50 for a lifetime subscription that I bought about a year and a half ago. I have tried to use it after the initial setup without the VPN but it will not work.

You are correct. There are a lot of VPNs that now sell a lifetime, unlimited subscription for cheap, mine was $50…

If you’re going to go the VPN route, you don’t need to know a student or be one. Just point your VPN to Europe and get the international game day package that they offer. I did this last year, for $100 I can watch any game I want plus the red zone and have zero issues with blackouts. Quality was really good and was…

If you’re going to go the VPN route, you don’t need to know a student or be one. Just point your VPN to Europe and…

The Potomac is brackish as far north as DC. If you go about 20 miles or so down river of DC, you are essentially swimming in the Chesapeake Bay (salinity wise) even though you are still in the river.

While it could be done, there is a very high potential for rapid corrosion of the anode and cathode depending on the salt types and concentrations. That would require more frequent cleanings of the electrodes or replacement of them. So while it could be possible, it may not be efficient enough to make it practical.

Water that looks like that is more common than you think. It happens when water systems flush their lines to clean them, which usually happens 1-4 times a year. It is just the accumulation of the sediment that made it through the filters at the water plant. Most of the time it is just oxidized iron that occurs…

Just because you have copper pipes, it does not mean you have to be worried about lead. Lead solder was used predominantly before 1985 so if your pipes are from 1985 or older, then there is a good chance there is lead solder. Even if you do have lead solder or even lead pipes, your water quality is what will drive the…

Not a huge fan of the 7. It doesn’t have the trimmer blade on the back. I like the 6 plus the best. The best thing about the Dorco razors is that you can use the cartridges for the 6 on the 7 and vice versa. I have been using the 6 plus for a couple years now and have zero desire to stop using it.

Not a huge fan of the 7. It doesn’t have the trimmer blade on the back. I like the 6 plus the best. The best thing…

Copper pipes also can have lead solder on them as well. Older pipes, from the 80's or earlier, can very well have lead in the solder. Most homes either have some form of plastic (newer homes), copper, galvanized steel, or lead pipes. Galvanized is magnetic so if you can stick a magnet to your service lines, you know…

Drobo 5D and a few 5 TB HDDs. Now I will be able to reconsolidate my Plex library in one location and not have multiple external drives connected.

I have been using Simple in tandem to my big bank that I have been with for a while. I haven’t had any issues so far with Simple but I am starting to like it more then my other bank. What I find really nice is you can add other Countries to the US as places you normally go so you do not have to worry about you account…

Of the cheap tablets I have seen and used, my favorite is the Winbook TW802 that you can get from MicroCenter. They do not have locations everywhere so if you live close by or have a family member who does, it is worth the trip. You can get one for $99 and they always have $20 off coupons which are easy to get. I have…