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tomveiltomveil t1_je3h1qy wrote
Stay away from San Francisco, there's a thousand year old Chinese dog that wants to marry Bella and then sacrifice her to break the curse the Emperor put on him.
tomveiltomveil t1_jbtkka1 wrote
Reply to comment by kvsmothra in Keep or retire our trusty old furnace by kvsmothra
Possibly; some towns allow those sorts of cross-subsidies and some towns ban it. But two things are even more likely: (1) they are getting a higher profit on the gas units right now; (2) the guys you've been talking to are really good at installing gas furnaces, and are more confident that they can install the gas furnace correctly the first time. The biggest financial risk for most HVAC guys is breaking something when they install it -- now they need to pay out of their own pocket to fix it -- so they tend to recommend things that they know they can do, instead of branching out.
tomveiltomveil t1_jbt8ndw wrote
Reply to Keep or retire our trusty old furnace by kvsmothra
I work in the gas industry. Whenever you switch, don't switch from oil to gas; switch from oil to electric. The electric models are superior now -- more powerful, easier to maintain, and of course WAY less indoor air pollution.
tomveiltomveil t1_ja8f6th wrote
Reply to A transgender woman will compete in a Puerto Rico pageant for the first time by BecuzMDsaid
Since it is directly relevant -- she is a beauty contestant after all -- here's a different news article that includes photos of her. https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2023/02/24/63f8b8c4268e3e982a8b45e4.html
tomveiltomveil t1_ja8deo2 wrote
Reply to A Recent Situation Involving A Mean Piece Of Grass Requires Her to Wear Her Doggles When She's Playing Frisbee. She Doesn't Seem To Mind. Frisbee Is Life. by Itsshrovetuesday
She looks like she's gonna spend half an hour telling me which Ultimate league I should join.
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tomveiltomveil t1_j8x3va2 wrote
Reply to TIL that in the 1980s musical "Chess", the American's fortunes change depending on which version is being played; in the West End version, he quits the match and loses his World Championship, while in the Broadway version, he discovers a tactical edge and gains it. by London-Roma-1980
In every version, bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
tomveiltomveil t1_j7fzd3v wrote
Reply to Making a Astronomy focused bday present for a friend - anyone have any (very obscure) cool space photos with really interesting stories behind them, or just cool stories about Astronomy that not many people know about? by GiveMeTheFullerenes
Perhaps the Wow! signal would fit your standard? https://earthsky.org/space/wow-signal-explained-comets-antonio-paris/
tomveiltomveil t1_j7fyf7h wrote
Reply to [OC] Spotify Streams by Every Song Nominated for "Song of the Year" At The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards by dvd5671
I can only assume that 906,444,360 different people listened to "abcdefu" exactly once. That is the worst song to crack the top 40 in years.
tomveiltomveil t1_j6p8w7l wrote
It doesn't come up in the news often, but Israel & Jordan are best buddies.
tomveiltomveil t1_j6p7xnl wrote
Reply to Transurban Are Thieves (the Virginia-side I-495/I-66 toll operators) by AliceInSlaughterland
I cannot encourage you to take advantage of this fun fact, but here is a fun fact for you: DC, MD, and VA are currently in a standoff where they cannot require non-residents to pay for automated tolls and fines.
tomveiltomveil t1_j5p3ymv wrote
Reply to My work. Oil painting 40x50 cm. by Vasyl_Utotopchuk
And now, time to get thirsty for a painting...
tomveiltomveil t1_j3r64ic wrote
The age axis is a mess. If you can't find data for every year, then you should space out the X axis so that there's a constant amount of progression from year to year.
tomveiltomveil t1_j3qtfol wrote
Wow, Avatar 2 looks better than I thought it would
tomveiltomveil t1_iy3vm3t wrote
One of you is facing the wrong direction
tomveiltomveil t1_ixsntt6 wrote
Reply to Grocery store in Yuma AZ is selling products that were meant for the Russian market. by iamhuskie
There's probably an innocent explanation, but there is a chance that store is involved in illegal importation
tomveiltomveil t1_ixfljli wrote
I always recommend the Charles Stross essay, "The High Frontier, Redux." It does an excellent job of explaining why space travel is an order of magnitude more difficult than preserving civilization on Earth.
tomveiltomveil t1_iujpgu7 wrote
Reply to TIL there used to be an anti-masturbation device with teeth used to treat nightfall. by carbondioxide-7
If you keep researching, you'll find this was far from the only such device. There was a bit of a boom market in the 1700s/1800s based around the idea of replacing self-control with little torture devices.
tomveiltomveil t1_iugi5ps wrote
The key to great cosplay is knowing what you're starting with
tomveiltomveil t1_itzk5l3 wrote
Reply to This cucumber i found in the garden by HawkOfJudgment
Trying so hard to become a lime
tomveiltomveil t1_itxvjzm wrote
Reply to comment by SandBoxJohn in Metro studying Silver Line Express service by walkallover1991
Sorry, I was trying to make a joke about how we've been waiting a decade for the full Silver line to have any service at all. Apparently I didn't word it well.
tomveiltomveil t1_itv1lz5 wrote
Reply to [OC] The world's most popular leaders by approval rating as of October 2022. by latinometrics
The "MOST POPULAR" in the title text is inaccurate. This is just a selection of major countries. I'm quite confident that there are numerous other world leaders who are more popular than, say, Liz Truss.
tomveiltomveil t1_jeb48xx wrote
Reply to Wheels will be stolen if I park my 2021 Honda CRV near H ST NE (Capitol Hill area)? by Cronof
Wheel locks are very cheap. $20 will get you a nice set of 4. The trick is, when you install them, DON'T remove the original wheel locks. Most Honda wheels have 1 "locked" nut and 4 "unlocked" nuts (so 4 locked and 16 unlocked per car). If you replace the factory locked nut with a different locked nut, you've made things only a tiny bit harder for the thief -- they still need to remove 4 locked nuts and 16 unlocked nuts. If you replace one of the unlocked nuts with a different locked nut, now the thief needs to remove 8 locked nuts and 12 unlocked nuts. Now stealing your wheels will take twice as long -- so the thief moves on to an easier target.