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Grew up with soft water and HATED the slimy water, but our contractor mentioned we might consider it to mitigate damage from hard water. From some quick research it seems a legit concern, but wondering what people's experiences have been. In our case we're getting all our plumbing replaced...

Finally gave in to my wife and just finishing up with the architect. Our place is small (1200) and we're only adding an office and expanded master, but it'll entail gutting all but two bedrooms and the garage. Blown away by how much it costs, but compared with friends and two other estimates...

San Pedro street in San Jose last night. I parked my moto in the spot behind the green car (photo is from google maps, not my own) Ticket for I'll admit I had reservations about parking there, but the curb should be painted red if this isn't allowed for parking.

Just got done syncing throttle bodies on my 06 F4i. In addition to hating the process of sorting through all the hoses, I'm concerned some are getting oxidized/brittle. I replaced one, and am wondering if it'd make my life and future reliability better to cap off and remove the EVAP canister...

http://www.businessinsider.com/report-jersey-bans-direct-auto-sales-2014-3 I guess car dealers have their own union. :laughing Seriously though, wonder what the rationale is...and where the money came from the support it.

Looking for ideas for good offsite meeting locations in the South Bay. Fairly informal, and not too expensive. Would be for some brainstorming, prototyping type work with a spot out of the office - Close to Sunnyvale - Good Internet connectivity required - One or two white boards a plus -...

Replace the original CCT at around 30K with an OEM replacement. I'd noticed a gradual increase in noise a few thousand miles prior, but it was never bad until after I got done with a 700 mile trip. After replacement the rattling went away. Put a little under 5K on the bike, including a 4K...

Where would I find one in stock? I'd prefer getting the manual one, but I'll stick the factory part in if I have to. Was trying to get my bike ready for the rally this weekend, so I need it local and ASAP Thanks in advance!

Going through the retirement planning again and had to cross check against one of the retirement calculators. I'm putting away plenty, and in my model my kids will still inherit shit if I die at 100. What really seems fucked up is the notion I'd need 85% of my current pay...especially when I'd...

Our 12 year old cat has kidney failure. Drinks like a fish, pees like a racehorse, and losing weight. We've had plenty of pets, including a cat that had near the same condition at 14 years. Back in the day you'd see the guy was getting close to suffering and take him to the vet. Today you go...

Word is my ex-employer will be offering a buy out. Stable company but massively underfunded, with the caveat that the government is supposed to be on the hook for the balance. I expected this, although a bit surprised how quickly it's come about. Not heavily vested and thinking I'd be a fool...

Had to fire up the furnace today which is always a reminder we need a new one. Any recommendations? Forced air gas, smaller house.

As usual we're in another season of negative campaigning. The thing that bothers me the most is how effective it is. The candidates didn't make this so, the electorate has, and demonstrates they are driven more by fear, dogma, and partisanship than objectivity. My issues are pretty simple: -...

A few neighbors have been broken into over the past months and my wife is talking about getting an alarm. She called ADT and its around $200 with $40 month. Then I started wondering and doing a bit of research. As I suspected, pretty much all the systems can be defeated if the burglar just...

My wife's been busting her hump for the last two months amassing all kinds of cool stuff for this. It works just like Ebay and you can even pay with your credit card with Google Checkout. We have some really awesome stuff such as Giants, 49er and Sharks tickets, wine tasting, spa services for...

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Republican'ts are self destructing again. They'd rather vote for a guy his own constituents threw out of office than a Mormon.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_19638560?source=rss

http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_19241126?source=rss Costs twice as much, fewer people expected to use it...Hey, what's not to like! Best of all we can just get the Fed to pay for it with more tax money :rofl

Just got a phone call from Chill/Christian and his buddy either crashed or broke down. I'm at fleet week with my daughter, but he wanted me to post up and see if anyone might be able to help him