Saturday, June 30, 2018
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
"the best crawlspace of all is filled with concrete and called a slab—or dug out and called a basement"
New Light in Crawlspaces | Building Science Corporation
unless the unreinforced slab is built on uncontrolled (not an "engineered " soil, e.g. contains organic material), uncompacted, fill--and is cracked--and the cracks in the slab cause the ceramic tiles in your entryway, kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, etc. to crack.
as for crawlspaces, where are all the "tiny people with good workmanship? ... They all have gone on to fame and fortune in reality TV cable shows."
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face it, folks. the quality of new houses in the US from top (roof) to bottom (foundation) in the last 50 years has gotten worse while the quality of goods and services in other US industries has more than doubled.
toothman
unless the unreinforced slab is built on uncontrolled (not an "engineered " soil, e.g. contains organic material), uncompacted, fill--and is cracked--and the cracks in the slab cause the ceramic tiles in your entryway, kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room, etc. to crack.
as for crawlspaces, where are all the "tiny people with good workmanship? ... They all have gone on to fame and fortune in reality TV cable shows."
face it, folks. the quality of new houses in the US from top (roof) to bottom (foundation) in the last 50 years has gotten worse while the quality of goods and services in other US industries has more than doubled.
toothman
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
the straw that breaks the ass's back
Trump’s ‘zero-tolerance’ border policy is immoral, un-American — and ineffective - The Washington Post
had enough?
who do you trust?
the fix to our dysfunctional government is simple--stop voting for lousy candidates who don't have values similar to yours, and who don't represent our country.
If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
In the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
Nothing will be better for our country.
image by Seth Anderson
had enough?
who do you trust?
- someone who you know who has similar values to yours?
- or someone who trashes other people? an instigating bully who divides (instead of a leader who unifies)? a foul-mouthed womanizer? a person who separates children from their families simply because they seek asylum or a better life in the USA? who doesn't keep his promises? who is a charlatan and a liar?
- or someone who thinks that they're above our laws, conducting government business on private, unsecured email, failing to protect classified government documents? who has no more regard for an innocent child than to support killing that child moments before the child would have been born?
- or do you trust political parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs?
- or someone who trashes other people? an instigating bully who divides (instead of a leader who unifies)? a foul-mouthed womanizer? a person who separates children from their families simply because they seek asylum or a better life in the USA? who doesn't keep his promises? who is a charlatan and a liar?
- or someone who thinks that they're above our laws, conducting government business on private, unsecured email, failing to protect classified government documents? who has no more regard for an innocent child than to support killing that child moments before the child would have been born?
- or do you trust political parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs?
here's how government operates:
the fix to our dysfunctional government is simple--stop voting for lousy candidates who don't have values similar to yours, and who don't represent our country.
If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
In the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
Nothing will be better for our country.
are your roof, walls, windows, doors, garage door, etc. capable of withstanding a category 4 hurricane?
many state building codes require that houses in coastal areas be capable of withstanding a category 4 hurricane with winds from 130 to 156 mph.
Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia
How to Calculate Wind Loads From Wind Speeds | Sciencing
pressure P (psf) = 0.00256 times wind velocity V (mph) squared.
for V = 130 mph, P = 43.3 pounds per square foot (psf)
or 1 ton (2,000 pounds) per 6.8 ft. by 6.8 ft. of surface area
or 4,330 pounds (2.2 tons) per 100 sq. ft. of surface area
for V = 156 mph, P = 62.3 psf
or 1 ton per 5.67 ft. by 5.67 ft. of surface area
or 6,230 pounds (3.1 tons) per 100 sq. ft. of surface area
are your roof, walls, windows, doors, garage door, etc. capable of withstanding a category 4 hurricane?
if the answer is no, then blame government building inspectors.
building inspection is a state responsibility. typically, states use local governments to perform building inspections.
are the states' poor performance in enforcing building codes partly responsible for the fact that the quality of construction over the last 50 years has declined while the quality of goods and services in other industries has increased more than 200% over the last five decades?
answer: ABSOLUTELY!
Sunday, June 17, 2018
how can someone who lost to both trump and obama not get the message?
had enough?
who do you trust?
- someone who you know who has similar values to yours?
- or someone who thinks that they're above our laws, conducting government business on private, unsecured email, failing to protect classified government documents? who has no more regard for an innocent child than to support killing that child moments before the child would have been born?
- or someone who trashes other people? an instigating bully who divides (instead of a leader who unifies)? a foul-mouthed womanizer? a person who separates children from their families simply because they seek asylum or a better life in the USA? who doesn't keep his promises? who is a charlatan and a liar?
- or do you trust political parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs?
- or someone who thinks that they're above our laws, conducting government business on private, unsecured email, failing to protect classified government documents? who has no more regard for an innocent child than to support killing that child moments before the child would have been born?
- or someone who trashes other people? an instigating bully who divides (instead of a leader who unifies)? a foul-mouthed womanizer? a person who separates children from their families simply because they seek asylum or a better life in the USA? who doesn't keep his promises? who is a charlatan and a liar?
- or do you trust political parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs?
here's how government operates:
the fix to our dysfunctional government is simple--stop voting for lousy candidates who don't have values similar to yours, and who don't represent our country.
If you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party--the hand that holds the puppet/money strings.
In the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who shares your values who is not a democrat or a republican.
even with their billion dollar donors, the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die if no one votes for their lousy candidates.
Nothing will be better for our country.
Friday, June 1, 2018
if you value your privacy, then pay cash for the things that you buy
then the purchases that you make (personal hygiene, etc.) won't show up on email and other social media sites.
as far as researching on-line potential purchases that you make, recognize that doing so compromises your privacy.
#zuckerberg
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