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    Why is

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    12 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

    Another mentally ill person easily obtains weapons and murders kids? At some point it's a bit overwhelming to talk about, the story is always the same, and the discussion turns non-productive. In our town we were made aware of a violent kid that has weapons and has brought them to school property, and has made threats off of school property. Kids are now too frightened to go to school, and the cops won't do anything. Some parents went and confronted the kid's father... it did not go well. My neighbor's kid tells me he knows that kid is going to snap one day.

    So what are you doing about it?

    Utah kids told to eat bugs to save the earth and get class credit

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    8 hours ago, Neonred said:

    Shouldn't be a problem if you kill them Quickly.  Smash them with a fly swatter, fry them with a bug zapper, spray them with Raid, or my personal favorite from my childhood days...burn them to a crisp on a sunny day with a magnifying glass.

    Or an insulated wire attached to an electric fence.  Works even on cloudy days.  I was always amazed at just how many ants traveled across barbed wire every hour.  A few thousand didn't make it thanks to me, but they never stopped trying.

    Manhunt underway for Roy McGrath, ex-chief of staff to former Gov. Hogan, after no-show at fraud trial

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    The only reason they are searching for him is because he's a republican.

    And he "lived a lavish lifestyle" on the $276,000 he stole from MD residents?  I don't think lavish means what the MSM wants us to think it means.

     

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    McGrath faces decades in prison if he’s convicted of all the charges against him, though the Justice Department acknowledged that actual sentences are typically less than the maximum penalties.


    And what is Hunter Biden facing today?  GMAB

    San Francisco's reparations committee proposes $5M payout to every longtime black resident, debt forgiveness and $97,000 guaranteed income that would cost city $50bn

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    It's no wonder dems feel so guilty over creating and trying to maintain slavery in this country.  They SHOULD be ashamed of their actions many years ago.

    Meanwhile, happy anniversary to the republican party.
    https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-march-20-1854-republican-party-founded-oppose-expansion-slavery 

    Utah kids told to eat bugs to save the earth and get class credit

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    19 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

    https://today.umd.edu/cicada-licous-cooking-e031e1f4-ee49-4a27-a377-72607b8ed189  

    Have you tried chapulines? Apparently they are popular in Washington state now as snacks at the baseball games. 

    It's always crazy when we get brood emergence in Maryland, because the dogs will gorge on them like it's candy and then they get a bad tummy from eating too much. Our ancestors certainly weren't opposed to eating insects, we've just forgotten about it. I'm not an organ meat person, but I'm pretty sure my grandparents ate that sort of thing during war time.

     

    Well like any creature on this planet, insects deserve some amount of care and respect. Our ancestors understood they were good food sources too. If we don't solve the bee problem we're going to be in trouble...  and we have outbreaks and many non-native harmful insects that we're struggling to get rid of. Lanternflies are the big new ones. Beautiful and clever insects, but terribly bad. Unfortunately I don't think they are safe to eat either. 

    Nope, never eaten fried grasshoppers, only live ones.  I'm sure they are good though, they sound delicious.

    Refrigerators, Ice, etc. [split topic]

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    12 minutes ago, laylalex said:

    It got split from the induction stove thread, where you convinced me that that was the way. Ordering the craft ice maker separately too!

     

    Do you mean Vantablack? https://www.surreynanosystems.com/about/vantablack

     

    Walls went in first because there has been considerable work involving re-routing pipes beneath the earth floor. Getting walls up sooner allowed for the workers to keep at it instead of having them around idle. The floor had to be dug out to the tune of over 10 tons of dirt. We were the only unit of 4 not to have a finished room there. It adds over 200 sq ft to the property, which is great. Currently we are planning on it being a hobby room.

     

    My contractor is amazing -- great communication, great work ethic, great finish. No complaints at all. He trained as an architect in Panama before he came here, and it shows. He's also very affordable. My broker introduced us -- he'd redone my broker's kitchen and bathrooms so I had a personal recommendation.

    Ahh, gotcha.  I need to get on with my project of replacing a propane stove top with induction.  Been putting it off too long.

     

    Makes sense on the floor now.  Since it's a basement, have ye considered a sand base with tiles over the top, as opposed to cement?  If cement is THE choice, make sure you have a good drain system.  Flooded basements are NO FUN.

     

    Did you get the ice ball maker yet?  Those things are truly things of beauty.  I'm sure Alex will appreciate it.  I make several batches and store them, but beware, they shrink over time as the defrost cycle happens.  And takes about 30-36 hours to make 4.  

    Refrigerators, Ice, etc. [split topic]

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    13 minutes ago, laylalex said:

    I'm sure you were all waiting for an update... :lol: We selected a hood and it is arriving on Wednesday, along with the induction range and the fridge. 

     

    Now we have moved on to different, equally thrilling dilemmas, like which toilet will we select for the powder room. We have narrowed it down to two, and just waiting on the contractor to tell us whether we need a 10" or a 12" rough in. We have a definite aesthetic for the powder room -- dark fantasia, aka the GothBog (as my husband calls it). We already chose a black sink to go along with the Benjamin Moore Salamander paint (walls, ceiling, and inside the large walk in closet off the GothBog). After briefly considering a gold toilet (!) we decided to match the sink and have a black one, too. Next up: choosing a suitably witchy mirror. 

     

    House is looking great -- kitchen cabinets are partly in, counters are in, all the floors are finished throughout the house, all paint is done (except for touch ups). Bathrooms have showers now but no sinks yet. The "basement" has drywall up, and the cement floor goes in this week. Laundry room and the new "basement" both have utility sinks. Still need to finish the fireplace in the master bath, still need to get ceiling fans up in two rooms. Still need to get built ins in both the studies (mine are considerably smaller). Shooting for mid-April still, fingers crossed!

     

    We also found a vintage console long enough (90") for the 83" television which is in my future. I bought too many rugs the other day.

     

    Basement construction shot from the middle of last week -- MUCH further along yesterday when we were there:

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    You should paint the walls a color darker than black, then paint the ceiling black to lighten the room.  

    Also, your pic isn't showing.

    Also, also, isn't the cement floor spoda come BEFORE the walls?

    Daily update on Biden tanking america

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    Joe Biden Contradicts Hunter's Confession of China Payout
     

    President Joe Biden contradicted Hunter Biden’s confession the family business received payments in 2017 out of China.

     

    “That’s not true,” Joe Biden protested to reporters Friday when questioned about recent revelations the family’s bank accounts were enriched with funds from communist China.

     

    Despite Joe Biden’s claims, Hunter admitted on Thursday the family business did accept China money in 2017. Hunter not only admitted the Biden family business received China money, but he also acknowledged he, along with James, Hailie, and unknown “Biden,” all received $1.3 million collectively.

     

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/19/not-true-joe-biden-contradicts-hunters-confession-of-china-payout/

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