Water heater died last night. 5 yrs old, still under warranty.
Called Manufacturer, they said they'd send parts, but that'd be 4-6 days. Couldn't leave my family without hot water that long.
So I called local repair company, they'd been there 5 minutes when they quoted me $1,100 to fix it. Wouldn't break it down to parts and labor until I leaned on them hard.
- $300 parts
- $800 labor
For 30-40 minutes of work. For a water heater that cost me $700 with sales tax.
I called the manufacturer back and told them the situation and that I planned on buying a new unit at The Home Depot and install it myself (I'd installed my current one).
Rheem said no problem, take your old one with you and we'll give you full credit towards your new one.
With the military discount from my buddy that was helping me, I was out of pocket a whole $65 when it was all said and done, and even traded up a model with a longer warranty.
Thank you Rheem, thank you Home Depot.
Fuck off predatory appliance repair companies.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the great moms out there, including my own, who used to argue with people in the comments about what a great son I was when I started writing online in 2004. Love you, mom! (She also says all of you should be nicer online.)
@SubMessX Good life hedge if you can. Invest $10k into USO to offset the price of gas. $10k in the first week in March would be up to 12,500 now. Sell the profit and thats at least an extra $1,500 (after tax) cash pile to cover the increased cost of gas.
@Voldy215@NFL_Convo Addison is good but he’s not a Top 5 overall WR2. That was the original take. I stand by my opinion he’s not even Top 50. Just my opinion
The Vikings have…
The Best WR in football
A Top 5 WR2 in football
The Best WR3 in football
And a Top 10 TE in football
This passing attack will be NUTS.
Bad news, dude:
If your kid doesn’t play travel/AAU they have no chance of playing varsity in high school.
Only exceptions would be small, rural schools without many players to choose from.
Any decent sized high school, every kid on varsity plays travel.
People say Canadian healthcare is not free, because we pay taxes for it.
But in America, people pay taxes and still have to pay for healthcare out of their pockets.
And if they are broke, the hospital tells them to go die.
Working families have been neglected for far too long.
In Illinois, we did something about it:
Lowered costs. Expanded health care. Raised wages.
That’s what Democrats are supposed to do. Let’s start acting like it.
The Cardinals defense last year ranked:
29th in points allowed
27th in yards allowed
25th in rushing yards allowed
24th in passing yards allowed
They used their first 3 picks in the NFL Draft on offense.
RB Jeremiyah Love
OG Chase Bisontis
QB Carson Beck
Chicago Bears 2026 Draft Picks:
— Dillon Thienemen (Safety)
— Logan Jones (Center)
— Sam Roush (Tight End)
— Zavion Thomas (Wide Receiver)
— Malik Muhammad (Cornerback)
— Keyshaun Elliot (Linebacker)
— Jordan Van Den Berg (Defensive Tackle)
Rate this Year’s Draft 1-10.
@middle_class_us lol, Coachella sold out for thousands per day. FIFA tickets going for $1000+ per seat, concerts sold out left and right…the data contradicts your opinion
People aren’t cutting luxuries anymore. They’re cutting life.
No concerts. No trips. No eating out. No small joys.
Everything is just too expensive.
And sure, you can tell me places are packed.
But I see more and more people going into debt for experiences that used to be affordable.
This shouldn't happen.
@SeifertESPN The Vikings have one of the least expensive QB rooms in the NFL
How many vet players will they have cut next year when Kyler Murray goes from making $1.5M to $30+M?
Rob Brzezinski on why Minnesota couldn't do a new contract for Jonathan Greenard, who was a model player/citizen: "We have just spent so much money the last several years that it's not sustainable for us to move forward. Our salary cap situation has been very, very challenging."
Like most Iowans, I'm pretty fed up with politics as usual. That's why I'm running for governor & why I'm focused on making Iowa better and truer, not redder or bluer.