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Engineer Warned of 'Major Structural Damage' at Florida Condo Complex

Source: The New York Times

Three years before the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex near Miami, a consultant found alarming evidence of “major structural damage” to the concrete slab below the pool deck and “abundant” cracking and crumbling of the columns, beams and walls of the parking garage under the 13-story building.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/miami-building-collapse-investigation.html

George Bush paintings....ummmmmmmm

When he first showed his painting of his feet in the bathtub I was like ok, naive, someone who doesn’t really know how to draw and is trying to paint, ok, whatever. Then not too much later, a couple months or so, we’re seeing him executing portraits of presidents, pets....etc. I really have to question if these are really his work. I have studied drawing and painting myself, have spent years going to life drawing classes and spent a couple years painting en plein air. I just don’t see how someone jumps from an extremely naive painting ability to rather sophisticated portraits, that show a keen level of drawing ability as well as style, and a knowledge of how values work in a painting. The guy is not that smart. And he’s a big ass liar, or as he would say, untruth. My guess is that he has someone doing the drawing, mixing the colors/values, and then he puts the actual paint on. There’s just no way otherwise, imho. Idk, just something that has bothered me and I recently watched a video on some news show about his paintings is why I’m bringing this up.

How I wear a mask at the dentist

Early on in the pandemic I had a terrible toothache. I had no choice to not go. I just wanted to share how I wear a mask at the dentist office in case some of you are afraid to go to the dentist. It sounds absurd, maybe looks absurd, but works for me and I feel safe going to the dentist this way. Basically when the hygienist is ready to begin, I raise my mask (kn95) upwards, so the lower part of the mask is covering over the nose, and the upper part is covering the eyes. It feels like it’s still a good seal too. My mouth is exposed and open so the hygienist can do the cleaning, and I breathe in and out through nose only. Then when they are finished I lower the mask back down. If you have been avoiding the dentist because of covid, and this doesn’t sound too absurd and want to give it a try, you can test it out at home. The added benefit is the eyes are covered from the bright dentist chair light. I asked my hygienist if anyone else does this but the answer was no. Just me. But they are totally on board with it and it doesn’t interfere with the cleaning. I doubt that I would go to the dentist had I not come up with this strategy. It’s so easy and simple. I don’t care what it must look like either. It’s keeping me safe. And them too.

100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly

Facebook's Oversight Board has delayed it's decision on Trump's suspension

Source: Endgadget

The board needs more time to review the thousands of public comments it received.

Read more: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-oversight-board-donald-trump-decision-delayed-173841306.html

Real estate question...

I’m hoping to buy a house one of these days. First time.
Is it normal practice for the broker to charge (300$) for making an offer?
Everything I read is that brokers only get paid a commission when the house is bought.
This is one of a few incidences that have cropped up where I’m questioning whether or not I’m with the right broker.
Also, unanswered emails about houses I was interested in; their phone battery dying on video tours, sending me listings everyday that are not even close to what we have discussed as what I’m interested in, etc.
Mostly wanted to know about the offer charge.
I hope this is the correct forum, or if this issue is even allowed on here.
Thanks for any input you might have.

I'm so stressed from noisy neighbor.

I live in a small apt in big city.
I have rent control so I doubt I will find anything this affordable here. I’ll will have to move out of here, its too much bad for my health, never really being able to relax, anxiety...
It can go on 16 hours at a time of what sounds like I don’t know what. Thudding, dropping stuff sounds. And recently, for weeks on end.
I doubt the upstairs person will change. The building management doesn’t help.
I have decided I need to move and I’m thinking buying a small house to live in might be a better situation. At least they wouldn’t be right on top of me.
I’m thinking North Carolina, college town.
Right now it’s difficult to find much because low interest rates, and folks fleeing cities.
And I don’t want to travel until I get a shot.
I know you can have neighbor problems in a house too. As I’m reading on DU.
I’m really asking if any of you have any suggestions, either places to move to or really anything.
I would love to move somewhere rural, nature, but I’m getting kind of older, and probably need to be near good medical facilities.
Some days it’s just too much for me here.
Thanks.

Watch the Dramatic Video of the Capitol Riot

[link:https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/watch-capitol-riot-video-played-in-trump-impeachment-trial.html|