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12-04-2020, 09:44 PM | #151 |
Bring it on Ahab!
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Awww... how cute. You guys think this will be YOUR decision.
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12-04-2020, 09:50 PM | #152 | |
Bring it on Ahab!
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And you'll be grossed out in china by all the loogie hacking. They just hack and spit. ****ing weird. If you ever visit china you'll see why shit like this spreads so fast there. I love the new social distancing fad. I cant stand being crowded on. |
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12-04-2020, 10:06 PM | #153 |
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COVID has affected nearly every aspect of my life and because of that, I'm doing some major renovations to my home so that I'm more self-sufficient, especially if another virus causes similar issues.
We have a small laundry room, which is just below a 7x12 balcony off the Master bedroom. I'm having that room demolished and expanded to 12x14, which will include a separate space for the washer and dryer, a utility closet for chemicals, the broom, vacuum, etc. and a refridgerator/freezer. The rest of the room will serve as a pantry, so that I can really stock up on food without the need to head out to shop every 7-10 days. On top of the new addition, I'm having a room built out off the Master that will become our workout room. We'll have a Tonal or Pelaton, a high end treadmill, probably around 320 pounds of weights and a bench press, a rack of weights, a large area for my wife's Pilates and Yoga exercises and a 75" TV. Our roof access is off the existing balcony so I'll need to put in a "Trap Door" so that there's roof access but it will also be cool to go up there at night, as I can see the entire South Bay/Pacific Ocean from my roof, along with all of Hollywood. I'm also doing other renovations, including replacing a 10 ton A/C unit with two units so we can finally have our home zoned but that's going to require tearing out some walls and ceilings, which is fine because the exterior walls of the house are very poorly insulated, which is why our electric bill is sky high when it's more than 80 degrees on a daily basis. We're also fully decking our 1,100 square foot patio which for most of the 17 year we've owned this home, had been a toilet to our two yellow labs that passed away in 2018. We're going to hang lights, install probably a 12x14 covered structure with a fan, TV, bluetooth speakers, a fire pit and whatever else we can think of adding out there. And while we're at it, we're converting our existing playroom for the kids into more a adult oriented room with one or two of those huge sectional sofas with USB ports and recliners, a couple of 75" TV's for sports and gaming, a gaming table and again, whatever else we can come up with for that room. The bottom line is that we need to be more self-sufficient and have more options, whether it's food and food storage, exercising and fun so that if this happens again, it won't be quite as difficult to live through and manage. |
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12-04-2020, 11:09 PM | #154 |
Sometimes it's black and white
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If your going to be a prepper, shouldn't you move to eastern Montana?
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12-04-2020, 11:24 PM | #155 |
In Mahomes I trust!
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Absolutely NONE! This like anything else will pass and life will go on. It is the nature of things.
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12-05-2020, 12:15 AM | #156 |
In Mahomes I trust!
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Scratch that - bottom line - Is this a political move or is this a true solution. Hence, only time will tell. I will remain skeptical until the immunization is deployed and the over all numbers decrease. That is where I stand. Why I am on the fence - the proof is in the pudding.
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12-05-2020, 12:26 AM | #157 |
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It's all shit we should have been doing pre covid anyway
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12-05-2020, 02:17 PM | #158 |
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This is absolutely true in my case.
I'd been saying for years that we needed a freezer in our garage to cut down on the time I spend each month shopping (which is anywhere from 8-15 hours) but by the time the pandemic hit, literally every freezer within 100 miles had been sold by April. I continued to check all summer long and it wasn't until around October that I found the right sized frost-free unit and by then, I'd put my plans in motion for renovations. Same with exercise. Before kids, it didn't matter because I'd hit my gym 5 days a week but since 2008, it's been difficult if not impossible. Add to the fact that it's now $5 dollars to park and I'd end up spending $1,200 dollar per year just to park at the gym, it was way past time to create a plan for a workout room in my home. And while I've done the majority of my cardio at Lake Hollywood for the past 10 years, the rainy season made it difficult to put in the time during the winter, so this was long overdue. The other renovations were going to happen at some point, regardless of the virus but like so many other things this year, it just sped up the process. |
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