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ParticipantIt’s a smart design even if it’s not used for handicapped people.
(a) you can wash the bathroom floor easily.
(b) if water splashes beyond the curtain or enclosure, you don’t get water dripping through the downstairs ceiling since the whole 9 yards is sealed
(c) you can change the shower configuration as much as you like without doing much remodelingDon’t know why all new bathrooms aren’t set up that way — for new construction or a gut renovation, the additional expense is approximately zero.
As an aside, when I traveled in Japan, I encountered a couple homes/apartments where the shower was an entirely separate wet room, accessible from the rest of the house rather than from the bathroom. Smart design — keeps the moisture away from everything else, and allows one person to use the terlit while the other showers. Also would get warm very quickly once water starts running.
ParticipantAquaglass flexi-flyer shower stall? Maybe for a rental, not something I’d want to have where I actually live and shower. Then again, my current bathroom is exactly 4.5′ by 6.0′, so maybe I’m not one to talk.
ParticipantTile. Fiberglass just feels cheap and oogy.
Here’s an idea, though. If you’re re-doing the bathroom, build a sealed pan with a slight lip at the entry door, and a slight drop towards the shower, and the drain at the lowest point. Tile over the sealed pan. No need for a shower stall at all, though you can keep glass walls for effect.
Shower stalls are an outdated idea in my book.
March 24, 2013 at 2:37 PM in reply to: San Diego State Aztec mens hoops tip off 4:10 pm for trip to sweet 16! #760859ParticipantNever really understood American football or basketball. Give me a good baseball game, tennis match, or soccer game any time.
ParticipantI’ve bought several used appliances for rentals, they work fine.
March 23, 2013 at 3:11 PM in reply to: I’m now officially Small Government on Police Funding #760849ParticipantI’d hardly make that assumption for all individual cops — there are the 10-20% of them whom are bad, and who (in a just world) would be dealt with much more harshly than now.
March 23, 2013 at 3:11 PM in reply to: I’m now officially Small Government on Police Funding #760850ParticipantI’d hardly make that assumption for all individual cops — there are the 10-20% of them whom are bad, and who (in a just world) would be dealt with much more harshly than now.
ParticipantI’m guessing the “peer” thing had to do with nobility in England — nobles would want to be tried in front of nobles, commoners would probably want a jury of commoners. Whereas the US didn’t have nobles, so this was irrelevant.
ParticipantAlso, most of the truly violent inmates are in state prisons anyway, since murder and battery are state-level crimes. The law would just give judges more discretion to deviate from mandatory sentences, but wouldn’t make it a very easy process either.
To give one example — there was a guy who was convicted of dealing in large quantities of marijuana. He was (legally) armed when arrested, but possession of a weapon enhanced his sentence to 30+ years. He never used or threatened to use his gun on anyone, but being armed when dealing with large quantities of valuable substances and cash isn’t surprising. Did he deserve 30 years? My vote is no.
ParticipantHave you lifted a pinky to actually TALK to the owners and/or the crew foreman? Often if you actually communicate to people that they’re being asshats, there’s no need for cops or an HOA.
HOAs in detached SFR developments are just substitutes for handling your problems face-to-face, as would happen in any non-HOA area.
ParticipantThen again, he just introduced a bill to reduce mandatory Federal prison sentences. Two good actions, one not so good.
Participant“Lehman event” would be one mean mofo of an investment opportunity.
March 20, 2013 at 2:18 PM in reply to: I’m now officially Small Government on Police Funding #760773ParticipantReally depends on whether speed limits make sense in a given area. I’m sure that there are places in SD Co where the limit suddenly drops to 25 mph around a curve, and Officer Porky is waiting 100 feet later.
March 20, 2013 at 1:56 PM in reply to: I’m now officially Small Government on Police Funding #760768ParticipantHow about the city actually using their police properly, as crime-fighters rather than revenue agent thugs?
They are more than happy to give out tickets, yet when my friend’s house in PB was robbed, they didn’t even bother to come the same day and take a report.
Problem is that if you fire even 25% without a change in management, there will be just as many revenue collectors, but even fewer who’ll care about serious crimes. Hang the chief and top management out to dry, THEN begin the cuts of rank-and-file.
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