ollieoxblood

ollieoxblood t1_ja8d796 wrote

"Officer involved shooting" is the stupidest phrase, and I pray for its retirement from common use.

A police officer shot and killed a woman. Stop using passive voice. You can absolutely include the relevant information that the woman shot at police in the headline without making it seem as though the woman ran into the cop's bullet.

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ollieoxblood t1_j9bllwz wrote

Definitely loud enough to cover long distances. The fact that it was multiple noises lessens the likelihood it's a transformer, since multiple don't usually blow at once. So I don't know.

I'm going to double down on transformers and assume it was just Autobots landing and planning their attack on earth.

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ollieoxblood t1_j1ev4xt wrote

Spend $50ish bucks to get weatherproofing for your windows (I just use the plastic that you tape up and shrink with a hair dryer) and doors. Feel around your electric outlets to see if a lot of cool air is coming in through them. Those can also be weatherproofed. You can also put towels or blankets at the base of your doors to help keep drafts out.

It's pretty easy to do, and while it's no substitute for quality windows or doors, it has significantly reduced my heating bills over the years.

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