Pyr_Pressure

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

America,

It's shit like this why the world outside your borders is so concerned with how your elections turn out.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago

I think American citizens living abroad still have to pay income taxes or something. So they probably wanted to disincentivize getting rid of citizenship so they still get your taxes.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

Many of them have no empathy, so gas prices are the only thing that directly affect them.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Not sure if I care much about competition if it means Canada can launch its own stuff without relying on the US to do it for us.

Even if it's a money sink and not profitable it's still something incredibly useful for our independence and security.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

People who are religious in the end have faith because they are selfish. They will perpetuate a religious belief that overall creates a worse world for everyone living (wars, enforced ideology, etc) in the hopes that they can have an afterlife of bliss and excess.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why not? Wake up naturally with no alarm clock at like 6am ready to take on the day and feeling refreshed. Sunlight pouring through the windows as you drink your coffee and get showered.

I would rather have a ton of sunlight in the morning then late in the evening.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Same here. Wish they put it to referendum, no idea why they went with daylight savings.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most people won't even notice if they leave work at 5pm, will still be dark no matter what so why not have an extra hour of light in the morning instead? I much prefer standard.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I absolutely want to get rid of changing clocks every year, which is nice because BC is doing just that

Unfortunately I think BC is going permanent Daylight savings, where I would prefer permanent Standard. It's much nicer to wake up to daylight in the morning, and I don't particularly care for doing outdoor activities at 10-11pm.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Any updates on the legal side of things? Didn't Nintendo officially open up a lawsuit not too long ago?

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think they can even trigger article 5 this time around since they attacked first.

It's a defensive pact, you can people to defend you not to join in a war you started.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago

Is the US the only one able to sanction countries?

Why does everyone else still not maintain sanctions and then sanction the US as well for trading with a sanctioned Russia?

 

Hello,

I know each artist would put quiet a range to their prices for various works but I was just thinking this morning how awesome it would be to have a mural done on our front fence.

I have no idea what such a thing would cost though, like not even a general ballpark number. $2k?$20k? More?

Just looking to see what sort of number people throw out so I can either pursue it further or just forget about it right off the bat. Also don't want to insult someone when I approach them and be like "So $50 ya?"

Not sure if there's a generalized $lsw ft type thing people have but it's a 8' tall black corrugated fence, about 120' long split by a driveway in the middle. I assume prices would vary on the design so let's say maybe just a forest scene or something,like you would see on electrical boxes in the city to hide them.

 

I live in Canada, so I'm sure there are plenty of nice ones available in Japan or Europe etc but I fear where I live I can't trust if something is an actual good brand or just paid shills advertising things on Instagram or mass paid 4-5 star ratings on Amazon.

Any recommendations for good Bidets? It will be my first, so I don't know exactly what I'm looking for, but I don't need it to be a rocket ship with a different program from every day of the week or some shit.

I am not afraid to spend money on it and don't necessarily want to go for the cheapest option but I also don't plan on spending $1000 on a toilet seat either.

I have access to power nearby and have the capability of modifying plumbing if need be for hot water.

Anyone have any ideas for some options?

It's for an elongated toilet btw not round.

 

Recently bought a house with my parents and looking to turn the basement into a basement suite.

A problem I have run into though is at the base of the stairs, there is a width of 36" wall to wall and we want to put a door there to seperate the two floors.

However the basement entry door to outside is only 32". Does anyone have any ideas on how to close off the bottom of the stairs while maximizing the width of the opening? I feel like we can only fit a 32" door there is we still want it to look decently.

But then good luck ever getting furniture in and out of the basement.

I'm starting to think I might have to cut some foundation out and make the basement door entry wider, but I would rather not if it can be avoided.

We thought maybe sliding barn door but it wouldn't be very sound proof and I think my dog would figure out how to open it.

 

Hello,

I'm posting this to see if anyone has any advice as to what I might be able to do in order to improve communication/relations between my family members.

My sister and mother are currently in tension, where both will confide in me their feelings about the other but I'm not sure how I can try to help without betraying trust in one or the other.

No one in my family is good at communicating, unless it's judgement, criticism, or sarcasm. I know that's not all there is because they will say nice things behind everyone's back but never to their face.

My sister is a fairly recently new homeowner and about to have her first child (my mother's first grandchild). She feels disappointment that my mother never congratulated her on her success and achievement in purchasing a home.

My mother is excited to be a grandmother and wants to help my sister with her child, but is of the generation where physical possessions and items outweigh anything else so constantly buys things for the baby which my sister does not appreciate having to store in a box for two years before the baby can actual use the things. She also wants to be a good mother to my sister but everything she does is tailored towards physical things and items which my sister is fairly minimalist. My mother also gathers resentment towards my sister for never showing any appreciation for the things she tries to give her, as well as feeling like she can never do anything right.

My sister gathers a bit of resentment whenever my mother gifts her things, and has said as much on multiple occasions which hurts my mother's feelings as she is just trying to help in her own way. She is also not exactly the nicest person towards my mother, criticizing quite a lot (like house decor, etc) which makes my mom feel even more like she can't do anything right.

This all spills over onto my dad who doesn't care for how my sister makes my mother feel but I also understand how my mother makes my sister feel and why she responds the way she does sometimes.

So now I'm kind of stuck in the middle of things where everyone tells me how they feel about the other person, and I'm not sure how to help improve things without making someone feel hurt or betrayed.

I try and encourage one to say nice things to the other but then they respond with something along the lines of "well they never say nice things to me".

Any one have any similar situations or advice?

 

I have a grounding wire that is connected to a copper pipe in my house.

Originally, I imagine said copper pipe connected all of the way to the pipe which goes into the ground towards the well.

However, at some point, the previous home owners installed a filtration system and replace a lot of the copper with PVC pipe, so it goes Copper > PVC > Copper > Ground Wire

Is that ground wire still useful? Or do I need to extend it to where the original copper pipe extends into the ground towards the well?

 
 
 

So involved in right wing American politics, it's sad.

 

Bought a house - previous owner moved to a town home so we kept the chickens. There is a decent amount of space on the property, and half of it is a forested hillside.

Any suggestions for a newbie? A new coop is definitely first thing on my list. And a fence around the property.

One of the chickens is an outcast and I feel bad for her, doesn't leave the coop when the others go out in the yard and doesn't eat treats from the ground just food from the feeder. The other chickens get along well it seems.

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