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pedantic_comments t1_jad80oy wrote

Reply to comment by Ar30la in Viewing homes in the area by Ar30la

This is normal and if you live in a house like this you’d just make sure everything drained and run a dehumidifier.

A heat pump, forced air furnace or AC unit running would suck this up in no time. I don’t treat most Pittsburgh basements as living space - you’d have to excavate and waterproof from the exterior to really solve the problem - Drylock on the interior is rarely a good idea.

That being said, lots of homes here have clogged/no gutters and no drainage plan. I kept my basement dry by improving the downspout layout.

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pedantic_comments t1_j9kjqr4 wrote

>”How can I tell if the reviews for hotels are telling the truth?

>For example, I will be traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for three days, and I want to stay at a hotel that fits within my budget, but I having a hard time if the reviews are telling the truth or not.

>By the way, I already made a list of hotels that I am looking at, and I noted down to a few.

>Also, how recent should the reviews be?”

Stay in Ohio. It’s more your speed.

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pedantic_comments t1_j8dnwkr wrote

I’d love to drop some knowledge bombs!

It’s a relic from when houses cost less than an used car. I’m pretty confident that the powers that be are trying to do as few of these sales as possible, because now it means selling a lot worth $25k+ for $400 to a neighbor.

I maintained the lot next to my house for a decade and filled out the paperwork. It takes about a year or two if you’re approved and you can’t have any major code violations or owe any tax or utilities. My neighbors got rejected for a week-overdue water bill, for example.

https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/finance/sideyard_sale_program.pdf

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pedantic_comments t1_j8aj5pe wrote

Buying my side lot took about ten years and I think I had to start the process over at least three times due to “lost” paperwork and staff turnover.

The city seems to be doing its best to rollback the side lot program, but won’t sell lots individually - only in groups to developers.

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pedantic_comments t1_j77dow9 wrote

They were all Q-anon lunatics that withdrew from society to let their various mental problems metastasize.

I don’t think they thought it was about politics, but I can draw a straight line for you from Trumpy-Qanon-Evangelical-homeschooled beliefs (and conspiratorial media consumption) that leads right to delusions, depression, isolation, paranoia and thinking that murder/suicide is the best course of action.

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pedantic_comments t1_j76n9dp wrote

Worse. Trump worshiping religious fanatics.

>”They were just so hell-bent on Trump winning, like this could be in the end if he doesn’t,” Stabley said, referring to an instance when he saw them just before the 2020 election. He said he stopped seeing the two after that.

I don’t have any empathy left for these people.

E: Spamming my inbox with messages from the suicide help bot is a good example of why people like me can’t be bothered to give a shit what happens to you stupids.

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