Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said “what’s that?” I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded “OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words”. The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes. PERSONAL STORIES ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY OR POLITICIAN.

  • barkybeak@lemmy.zip
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    11 hours ago

    I had a small plumbing leak that cost me $700 to fix. There was some water damage but insurance will cover it.

    The cost to remove the water - $10k The cost to rebuild after the water leak - $60k

    The way our floor was laid makes it impossible to fix just the affected area. They need to tear up the entire kitchen, living room, and hallways.

    Six weeks of construction and while they are tearing up the kitchen we have no fridge.

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      2 hours ago

      we have a similar situation with our shower, it would likely cost 10s of thousands to fix it, because water is leaking somewhere and its not really accessible.