Trump

[felter]

And it's not just power. Water lines have frozen and burst all over, destroying homes and businesses.

The 8-Bit Guy suffered from that. When his power went out he went to stay with family, but didn't turn off his water which led to a pipe bursting and flooding his house.

[Vertigo 7]

And it's not just power. Water lines have frozen and burst all over, destroying homes and businesses.

The 8-Bit Guy suffered from that. When his power went out he went to stay with family, but didn't turn off his water which led to a pipe bursting and flooding his house.

You shouldn't turn the water off. In fact, you should turn all the faucets on to keep the water moving. Standing water will freeze and as it expands, it will burst the pipes. But if you can keep it flowing, it's less likely to freeze and cause damage.

[Nanook]

Actually, if you're leaving the house empty for an extended period, the best strategy is to turn off the water and drain your lines as best you can. That way if the water pressure fails at the source, which apparently it did in a number of cases, you aren't left with stationary water in your lines.

[greypanther]

Actually, if you're leaving the house empty for an extended period, the best strategy is to turn off the water and drain your lines as best you can.

Yes, I can remember my dad doing this many years ago as the house was being left for a good while one winter, bloody pain to do as well, as I remember. ( Going from all the strange shouty words my dad was using! )

[Mightysword]

I'm curious, do you need special equipment to drain the pipe? I figure you have to turn off the main valve before draining, but then that means there is no pressure to push old water out. I imagine some kind of blowing or sucking device are needed?

[Alan Phipps]

I didn't know Trump also did plumbing jobs.

[Vertigo 7]

I didn't know Trump also did plumbing jobs.

O rlly? https://youtu.be/2Yj-U8FQnYQ?t=30

This is not a joke.

[felter]

Sorry for this as I know it is off topic, but some of you have the wrong idea about why you turn the mains water off when leaving a house for a length of time in cold freezing weather. For starters it is not to stop any pipes from freezing and breaking, as it is basically impossible to get all of the water out of a pipe. Even turning all the taps on wont work, as eventually you will get an airlock preventing the water in the pipe reaching the tap. That trapped water can still freeze and break a pipe, so even turning the mains water off may not stop a breakage. The reason for turning the water off is to stop a flooding when the pipe freezes and thaws out. If you have turned the water off at the mains, you will only get some of the water in the pipes being released into your property, so you may get a pint or two leaking, while if the mains is still turned on you end up with several hundred gallons or more of water filling up your property, doing a lot of damage. Also running water can still freeze, rivers freeze over all the time it may take a little longer but if it's cold enough, eventually they will freeze. Also a lot of people pay for the amount of water they use, so leaving the taps on would probably end up costing them more than paying for the damage a bust pipe would cause, just less hassle.

[Nanook]

I've done a bit of plumbing for my own homes over the years, and according to the code where I live, you're supposed to install the piping so that they all drain towards the outlets, as well as having intermediate valves and faucets so the water can be drained if needed. And even if some water remains in the pipes, it generally won't burst the pipes if they're less than half full. And modern PEX pipe won't break when the water inside it freezes. It exands and then contracts to the original shape when thawed.

But enough plumbing tutorial for now. Weren't we discussing that other 'plumber'?*

*Urban dictionary definition: plumber · noun: A man who has sex with many, many women. They call me the plumber, 'cause I'm always layin' the pipe.

[Vertigo 7]

Does it still count if you have to pay $130k for it?

[BrasatoAlBarolo]

It's easy being the plumber if you're the one paying for the job.

[mrbadger]

Can it be true? Has my thread finally started to come to an end after 5 years?

Let's just hope he doesn't get elected again.

[Vertigo 7]

I'm sure this is only a temporary lull. CPAC just started and they, literally, rolled out the golden idol. There's plenty of pending criminal and civil litigation. But Trump's removal from social media and office has done much to curb the daily onslaught of his BS.

[matthewfarmery]

Stunning new allegations further connect Trump to Russian mobsters and oligarchs

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sater/#c ... tion_start

Farther allegations connecting Trump to Russia. The thing is Mueller did a poor job at the time, also wasn't able to gain access to Trump's tax returns, And more. yet now that Trump is no longer president, things are slowly coming out. And yet Trump is wanting to run again. Even though he now does have connections to the Russian mafia. I'm sure when his tax returns are given a good looking at, more proof of the connections will be found. What very concerning is if Trump wins another term, and what damage he will do again. That is an interesting read for anyone that is interested.

[BrasatoAlBarolo]

Stunning new allegations further connect Trump to Russian mobsters and oligarchs

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sater/#c ... tion_start

Farther allegations connecting Trump to Russia. The thing is Mueller did a poor job at the time, also wasn't able to gain access to Trump's tax returns, And more. yet now that Trump is no longer president, things are slowly coming out. And yet Trump is wanting to run again. Even though he now does have connections to the Russian mafia. I'm sure when his tax returns are given a good looking at, more proof of the connections will be found. What very concerning is if Trump wins another term, and what damage he will do again. That is an interesting read for anyone that is interested.

"I believe they're very fine people."

[jlehtone]

Trump spoke. Message did contain:
Current voting system allows fraud and foul play. GOP must focus on stopping democrats from changing that.

Some polls say that the 97% of audience is pleased about Trump's presidential work and 2/3 wants him to run again.

[clakclak]

Trump spoke. Message did contain:
Current voting system allows fraud and foul play. GOP must focus on stopping democrats from changing that.

Some polls say that the 97% of audience is pleased about Trump's presidential work and 2/3 wants him to run again.

I mean the made a literal golden idol out of him. Technically some American living in Mexico made it, but whatever, the message that he is their god still came across loud and clear.

[felter]

Your link is broken but the article itself (which I found) is pretty awful, not so much the article but it's composition. Half of it is bold capital letters, the rest just normal, whoever put it together shouldn't be allowed to create something ever again.

Anyway back on subject. you would think it would be over, Trump is an ex president now and it should just be a random story every now and then, but it's trump we are talking about here. He has so many legal challenges going on and he still sees himself as the messiah of the republican party, that he is not going to go away anytime soon.

Just take last week, his tax returns both person and business were finally handed in to state prosecutors, and there were a lot of paperwork, 8 years for them to get through, and as far as we are aware in those 8 years he was not always 100% above board on what he was doing. Especially when it came to election finances and paying off porn stars.

Then there was also his niece, who is trying to sue the Trump family. She had her case heard in court last Friday, where she is trying to get a statue of limitation removed, as it came about due to fraud, where the Trump family had supplied her with false information to get away with not paying her inheritance. On paper it looks good for her and if she wins, it will not be good for the Trumps in many ways.

And of course you have the ongoing saga of the riot in Capitol. While Trump has maybe got away with it in the senate, there is 3 way that he is currently being sought after. There is a criminal matter where several state attaornies started looking at criminal charges against Trump leading up to the riot, including not just his speech before hand but also leading up to that day. These will probably lead to nothing as the level of proof will be pretty high, maybe too high. But there are still two other things and that is personal charges from individuals over that day, where people are looking at personal damage from someone who sprained an ankle while running away from the advancing crowed, to those that died due to the riot, he could be held personally accountable on of those and the level of proof for those is low, so they think that is his greatest threat to him and has a great chance of holding him accountable. It may not get him behind bars but financially it will probably ruin him and his family. Finally there is those that have so far been arrested over the riots, most of them are blaming Trump saying that they personally felt he told them to do it and that they believed his lies when he said he won and that the election was won using fraud. This is bad as it helps the two previous legal challenges. Things are not looking too good for Trump or his family right now.

[Observe]

Things are not looking too good for Trump or his family right now.

I am not sure about that. Trump will blame everything on the Democrat witch hunt, his supporters will lap it up and the majority of Republican politicians will go along with him, because they want the support of Trumps mob.

[jlehtone]

he still sees himself as the messiah of the republican party

Which is not a problem. On the other hand, a significant portion of rebublican party still sees him as the messiah of the republican party and that is ungood.