This is pretty close but I’ll have to find the sheet music to see if there melody was simplified for a music box mechanism (comb.) The song is just old enough its possible a music box company used the melody, which is super common with music box mechanism makers, so it could’ve been in the box I’m thinking of (early 1990’s.)

I had been thinking it was based on a polka but I can hear how it could be a simplified version of something latin. I’ve also made a better copy of the music using a proper music box song generator if you’d like to hear a better version: https://mp3tourl.com/audio/1790689146995-42f0d94c-8547-4840-8066-cb42924194dd.mp3

The theory thus far has been it’s some kind of polka but I’m not totally sure. Not being a professional musician means my examples lack the proper tempo to really be certain. Plus reducing any song down to a music box comb reduces it so much its hard to glean stylistic clues from it.

Not it I’m afraid. Even tried the similar songs google recommended. It could be a waltz but I suspect its actually based on a polka.

Not really sure. Some stuff like the hurricane screws is something typically only for new builds. Stuff like storm shutters are fairly common add-ons in Florida. All these tweaks are added costs, adding extra insulation in colder climates adds costs too but the point is that modern construction techniques have evolved to address pretty much every scenario you can think of. Thats why things like shipping container houses are stupid.

Ebay is still the best. It sucks that local thrift stores are such garbage these days. Goodwill, Salvation Army, Knights of Columbus, they’re all pretty crummy these days. Goodwill went super corporate and became more like Big Lots (buying unsold department store stock) rather than a perpetual garage sale like it used to be. And prices for anything good are Ebay level.

Facebook marketplace seems to be a bunch of scams these days, not to say it isn’t useful for some stuff but I’ve noticed niche items are often scammers/fakes. Not sure what their goal is. Craigslist depends on location but in my area it’s shit now.

So since Ebay charges to list and sell stuff it’s still best since that weeds out most scammers and you’ll probably be paying Ebay prices wherever else you look at these days.

Texas is experiencing an influx of tech workers from India. These little houses are a major upgrade from conditions most of them are used to back home.

Shipping containers are horrible for that. They’re metal so they rust and people that convert them tend to get older ones in bad shape. They don’t breathe so you have to worry about ventilation and sealing the metal before even building otherwise they start to rust even quicker.

Theres basically no cost savings to using one compared to building the exact same space using stick-frame construction. Theres a reason why stick-frame is the reigning champion for affordable homes after millennia of evolution. It’s really the best way (in the North American climate) to build a cheap house. Things like how comfortable, energy efficient, safe are all matters of addressing the local climate and there are solutions to all those issues.

1. Cold climates get more insulation and the plumbing is ran in interior walls to protect against freezing, the foundation goes down below the frost line.
2. Stick frame is infinitely customizable and even micro homes can be made (usually its an issue of the locality prohibiting such small housing.)
3. Live in tornado alley? We can add a tornado shelter under your garage floor if you don’t want to build a full basement. Living in Florida where you can’t dig a basement cause the water table is so high but you want protection from hurricane winds? Well we can build with hurricane screws which hold everything together better and even add metal storm shutters to windows.

Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line.

Kash has been in a happy relationship for 6 years now

Meta glasses without camera

So just normal glasses?

Heres hoping the federal government goes down with it so we can forget about all those pesky student loans.

Yup this is an oldie. Of course no one was on the observation deck that morning since it hadn’t opened yet. I do believe some of the staff of the businesses on the observation floor were already there and died. I seem to recall hearing a Sabaro’s employee died (there were a few NYC style eateries on the observation floor.)

Incredible core strength. All of it.

I have it on good authority that after the towers collapsed Trump tower became the tallest building in NYC. In fact, Trump called into a news broadcast to proclaim that hours after they’d fallen.

Cursed Pez dispenser

OG right here

I mean to be fair people were joking about 9/11 way before that time, even South Park made fun of 9/11 a few years later when they made that 9/11 conspiracy episode.