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[–] Atom 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I highly doubt this bill goes anywhere. Democrats have a Trifecta in MN. Slim, but still. They were able to narrowly get it out of committee, but getting it to pass on the floor, or even brought to a vote at all, is a heavy lift. Id bet it never makes it to a floor vote and the Rs can say they tried. Committee votes are a very easy and non-significant way to "vote for something" without actually doing anything. Mainly because the overwhelming majority of Americans have no idea how government works and will take it at face value.

Even if it did somehow pass, no way Gov Walz signs it into law. That sends it back for a 2/3rds vote to overcome the veto and that certainly won't happen.

[–] Atom 45 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yep. I work in a government office and the contracting companies have been out in force recruiting. "Resign, we'll hire you for six-figures. double dip pay till September" best part is, due to limited office space, all the contractors kept their telework status.

It takes forever to hire people, even without the current freeze. That gap has always been filled with well paid contractors who trade long term job security for lucrative 4- year contracts.

[–] Atom 32 points 4 days ago

Should have thought about that before he selected these beauties

[–] Atom 35 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not to mention triggering Article 5 for the rest of NATO and shattering every defense agreement at once. You know, Putin's wet dream.

[–] Atom 8 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately impeachment is also meaningless. I don't see a circumstance where 67 senators would ever vote to convict.

The only thing that might work is to be barred from public office and placing the secret service under congressional control to enforce it. But since presidents are untouchable kings now, 2/3rds of Congress and state legislatures are never going to give that up when they could be the king one day themselves.

[–] Atom 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nice! Mine is probably around 8 years old now. I had one section pull apart like you were saying, so maybe not user error. I ended up pulling up that section, replacing any price that seemed suspect, and glued the joints during reinstallation. That's actually what drove me to replace all the old T mold thresholds. But yeah, just that one defect across 900SqFt (84 SqM) isn't bad.

[–] Atom 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a good idea, thanks!

[–] Atom 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That is brilliant!

[–] Atom 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sure is! I got it from a local flooring store and installed it myself years ago. It's hard to beat the price and hardness.

[–] Atom 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That was my issue too! With the floor's expansion gap, it needed to cover about 2-2.5 inches in width. Everything in that range was more for industrial or exterior use. The S4S oak plank I used was $16, with pre-made thresholds being $25+. Of course, tooling is a limitation. You'd at least need access to a router to make this.

[–] Atom 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I picked up a piece of hardwood that was 5/8 inch thick. Just measure the gap under your door so you know how tall the threshold can be. I went with a 3.5 inch width to cover the floor's expansion gap with room to spare. I just cut that down to the width of the door. Then I used a router to put a 45 degree chamfer on all 4 sides.

The 45 degree angle goes down about half way, I just ran a scrap piece through the router and progressively raised the bit until the angle felt right, then did it on the final one.

Gave it a light sanding to remove any splinters and then I just stained it to match the floor and used a rubber mallet to get it in place. It's pressure fit, so it's a little tight to hold it in place. Some people opt to screw them into the floor below instead.

[–] Atom 6 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you Friend!

 
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They had GA manufacturer plates on the rear with EU plates on the front. The drivers wouldn't say what they were doing with them, just that it was secret. All the logos were removed. No significant differences between them on the exterior, but they had different exhaust configurations.

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They had GA manufacturer plates on the rear with EU plates on the front. The drivers wouldn't say what they were doing with them, just that it was secret. All the logos were removed. No significant differences between them on the exterior, but they had different exhaust configurations.

 
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