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drahcirm t1_jegp1ad wrote

Reply to TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop

Wind deflection around a tree trunk will also carve snow out. It's a major (if not the biggest) factor in the formation of tree wells.

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drahcirm t1_j8glg36 wrote

Reply to Smartphone recommendations ? by RationalIdiot

Get a somewhat popular/high volume phone with an unlockable bootloader. You'd be surprised how long some phones continue to receive security updates through 3rd party Android projects, even after they are obsoleted by their manufacturer.

Check: https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/

Bonus if you get a highly repairable phone which is unlockable and well supported by third party Android projects.

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drahcirm t1_j13j23a wrote

Reply to comment by isaacfisher in Menorah lit inside Capitol in Harrisburg by citytiger

Did you read the article? The author specifically associates the display of religious iconography in the government building with all of the terrible recent antisemitic acts, as if it were a justification, or as a point of balance.

Both things can be wrong. There is a difference between celebrating culture and adopting and endorsing religious iconography (of any variety) in an official capacity within a government building.

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drahcirm t1_j0zxx2f wrote

Reply to Menorah lit inside Capitol in Harrisburg by citytiger

Identity and faith based hatred and bigotry are a blight on our society, but are we actually sanctioning and celebrating 'official state' religious icons and symbols?

How is this uplifting at all?

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drahcirm t1_j0f20gc wrote

Reply to Shop vac to drain line? by [deleted]

Full disclosure, I am not a plumber.

Do you have a tap below the level of the exterior faucet, such as in the basement?

You can turn off supply to home, open a tap on an upper floor, to vent, open exterior tap, and tap in the basement. Gravity will do what gravity does, but you need to allow it to vent.

Some low pressure compressed air can get the last of it out, from the exterior tap into your home, if there are any traps in the line that may prevent gravity from draining it all. If there are no traps, this would not be needed.

When done draining, turn off the exterior tap, and the interior shut off for the external tap, then close each other tap (upstairs and basement), then turn your supply back on.

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