Gee Grenouille

I’ve paid the max into SS for at least the last 15 years, and will continue to do so for the next 15 years. Been working for 30 years, since I was 15. And now I have to share? Just give me back what me and my employers have put in. I’ll take it from here.

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If you're researching "permit expediters", just go ahead and hire a GC dude.

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I just don’t want to have to deal with government employees that try to convince you that you can’t do the job without their buddy the general contractor. I’d rather someone else deal with it. But another poster with experience with those types is saying it’s not a serious line of work. Still haven’t decided to build the house. Just going over the pros and cons.

Anybody ever used one? Assuming I get this house built, I have no need for a general contractor, I can manage all the "subs" myself. Normally people just deal with the permitting themselves but it's always a nightmare and the rules change for everyone(real good ole boy racket they got going). I see services offered for permit expediters, they state they'll manage all of it. Just wondering if anyone has ever used one.

15,000

They just gonna have to cut back on something else in the house build. They may get some of that one day, but it won't be worth it building a house.

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So we only defend poor and innocent people in places with large oil deposits. What about all the poor and innocent women and kids in gaza .

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You realize finally ending the rein in Iran stops the money flow that destabilizes the entire Middle East right

It's just not the same world it was 60 years ago. People don't like their communities being shattered by industry. The absolute state of decay of Bogalusa all leads back to the papermill, everything else is just an effect. Only poor people left, they like to shoot each other. Every house is owned by a slumlord.

Bogalusa would be a great place for a data center. Plenty of capable human capital nearby, two large generators sitting there for backup power for Entergy, nearby 1,000s of acres of Weyerhaeuser land. Not sure what the hold up is.

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Why are people just hanging out?

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Because it’s still America

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Tell me more..

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In reference to TMJ pain, and chiropractors in general. The biggest challenge is finding a chiropractor that doesn't play the "come every week" bs and not actually solve your problem.

As for TMJ, two things have worked for me

One guy does some heavy sonar treatment with an old school tool. He aligns me, yes, but the fix is in the sonar, or what I assume is sonar. He's old school, doesn't get wrapped up in the insurance and repeat visit game. I pay cash.

The other was a guy that played the game, but he did what he needed to fix you. He used a technique called graston. Let me tell you, it's not fun. He would put you on some heat and a commercial grade tens unit to loosen things up. Then he would use the graston "tools" to break up the muscle problems. Pain is 4/10 for 25% of the process. For a typical OT reference, it would hurt just enough to be fun if an OT 7 with nice cans was doing it.

Your best bet is the latter, as you may not find someone in your area that's got the old school "sonar". But graston does work to break up tightened muscles. First get aligned, then take on the torture.


ETA: get a custom night guard

I’ve had two that have relieved terrible TMJ pain. The ones that say they can fix heartburn are quacks

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What do you suggest?

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Everything PE does is legal, and when they don't like the rules they lobby the government to change them. We need to get serious about monopolies. Bust them up. Otherwise this is going to get ugly.