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His numbers are ridiculous. 1mm is .040". 10 microns is .0004", which is a challenging tolerance for small CNC-machined metal parts, and a completely ridiculous tolerance for stamped sheet metal body panels. I mean, you can design anything to .000000001" if you want to, but you can't...

That's the definition of irony. right there.

I would bet in most cases of people getting caught it's the neighbors throwing the homeowner under the bus, though I've heard of cases where building inspectors just happen to be driving by. If the construction isn't visible from the street and you don't have laborers hauling building...

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(y) I wasn't disagreeing with you either.

I get that, but we're talking about federal loan agencies and programs. Is Fannie Mae or Chase Mortgage going to process a loan in Irvine differently than a loan in Compton? The federal government implicitly and explicitly wants to increase the rate of homeownership, so i can't see them...

If this stuff was enforced, 2/3 of the homes in LA county would never sell. There was no permitted code review for my 2011 purchase, nor for any of the 3 refis after that, all of which included appraisals.

How would they know? Are their reps showing up to the inspection after getting a copy of all permits from the planning office? Or will the appraisers whose livelihoods depend on repeat business going to do it?

Exactly my point. Cold or not, this weather is close to typical for me. That snapshot was from July of 2020. Here's one from July of 2021. And one from December of 2022. Like I said, mild.

There are pockets of Socal that are actually fairly mild. I'm near the coast in LA county. Like I said, it rarely gets above 80 here, even in the summer. Right now it's projected to peak @ 70*F over the next 10 days. And below is a 10-day snapshot I took in mid-July one year. Agree with IHO...

Heck, I'll go so far as to say I prefer the winter weather here too, most days and for most things. There were very few days this past winter in Honolulu where the high temps were below 80*F. Even 80*F is too warm for me when it's humid. I might need to put on a sweater here, but I can ride...

That's a pretty big generalization. SoCal is a big place, and Hawaii is an island chain with varied climates. I've lived about half my life in CA and about half in Hawaii (and visit there often; 5x this year so far), and I will certainly argue the weather where I am at in CA is much better...

After my father passed, I made sure to get a good handle on my mother's finances to make sure she was set up OK, and reviewed all their banking and credit card records in depth, looking back over a year. Granted, my mother has solar panels and lives in a paid-off house, but she is literally...

Wow, lots of Hawaii love here. Us too, and we both have deep roots there on 2 islands. Hawaii will always be home, but I love the weather and the community where we're at now. Retirement for us may very well involve spending time in both places throughout the year. The problem I see with...

Seems to be right near a long term support point. (y)

$30k? That's so 2019.

The big question for me is what this means for solar users, those on NEM, NEM 2.0 and NEM 3.0 agreements. If this is the royal screwing it seems like on the surface, and if you're half way there already, at some point the math says you're better off just adding some panels and another...

How's this for a clusterfuck of government overreach? https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fixed-rate-electricity-bill-charges-how-they-would-work/

My CU is offering 15-month CDs @ 5% APY...trying to figure out where I think rates are headed. Thinking the odds of them going higher outweigh the odds of them going lower, so maybe hold off and try for better. 5.5? 6? I haven't had a 6% CD since soon after graduating from college! It's...