On the inflation front ...

[nammac]

I find some of REI's products to be worth the bit extra as they're quality items. But overall, I think they like their good too much, as evidenced by the ridiculous prices.

 

[TTSX]

I find some of REI's products to be worth the bit extra as they're quality items. But overall, I think they like their good too much, as evidenced by the ridiculous prices.

The people who shop there regularly must be the same ones who don't know what a gallon of milk costs because they don't do their own grocery shopping like us poors

 

[monkeybutler]

I was at REI because I had a $100 gift card to spend and I was FLOORED by the prices. $75 flannel shirts and not even lined American made ones. Plain Indonesian made flannel for 3/4 of a c note. And even a $118 sweatshirt. Even with a $100 off coupon I still couldn't get myself to pay that much. Don't know if it's just REI, a high end outdoorsy shop normal pricing thing or inflation but holy moly. I ended up buying a knife and got a free lifetime membership. Membership comes with a 1 year return window instead of 90 days so I figured why not if it's free.


Who can afford this stuff????

I mean, me, if I didn't buy guns but that's besides the point

$75 for crapflannel is dick balls and sauce.

 

[Barefootdog]

Last week Bi Mart had a real nice $39.95 hooded sweat shirt on sale for $19.95.....Good quality ....Nice and thick...Bought it and couldn't be happier.

Screw REI....Got over their BS decades ago.

 

[arakboss]

This may help some single people find more affordable places to rent.

Seattle encourages co-living housing with new law

Young people looking to live in popular neighborhoods and retirees seeking community are among those who may be interested in co-living, a Washington state lawmaker said.

www.smartcitiesdive.com

 

[Jay Walk]

I have three nice hoodies free from a previous plumbing contractor, two are still like new and Two more hoodies free from Volunteer trail work (after giving a 3rd away) and another coming for meeting the volunteer hours threshold in 2024. They send me a t-shirt every year as well.

I got hoodies up the ying yang and don't get me started on the collection of free ball caps.

Dickies Range pants last a shockingly long time, Bi-mart today is the last day for $12.99


"It's not that you make a lot of money, it's how you spend what you do got"

Quote that my best friends father told me back in the 80's.

 

[arakboss]

I was hoping this fuel & oil glut would have got us under $3 a gallon. Maybe in the coming year.

Another hopeful sign.

Iraq Suspends Operations at Basra Refinery Due to Stock Overflow | OilPrice.com

Iraq's Basra refinery has suspended operations due to a lack of buyers for its fuel oil, leading to storage tank overflows.

oilprice.com

 

[arakboss]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-glut-set-thwart-trump-120000400.html

I need to find an adapter so I can hook this Weber set up on to my Corolla.

 

[Flintlock Tom]

This may help some single people find more affordable places to rent.

Seattle encourages co-living housing with new law

Young people looking to live in popular neighborhoods and retirees seeking community are among those who may be interested in co-living, a Washington state lawmaker said.

www.smartcitiesdive.com

"In my day..." we used to call that "can I crash on your couch?"

 

[Mikej]

This may help some single people find more affordable places to rent.

Seattle encourages co-living housing with new law

Young people looking to live in popular neighborhoods and retirees seeking community are among those who may be interested in co-living, a Washington state lawmaker said.

www.smartcitiesdive.com

I just perused it. Pretty much every one that got out of high school, to a few years after, rented apartments with a friend or acquaintance. So what's the deal here? Seattle dim's are making a law, to allow this, AFTER they made a law against it years ago? For crap sakes, I knew people that rented entire five bedroom two story houses and split rent between 5-6-7, or more, people. There sure are bunch morons in government these days.

 

[Loc]

I knew people that rented entire five bedroom two story houses and split rent between 5-6-7, or more, people. There sure are bunch morons in government these days.

Actually have a bunch of 20-somethings across the street from us in a 2 year old neighborhood doing this exact thing, so it's entirely possible, even in today's market.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

The laws restricting non family members from sharing a space are for landlord rent protection, the fewer people you have sharing a house / splitting the rent the more you make on rent

 

[arakboss]

I just perused it. Pretty much every one that got out of high school, to a few years after, rented apartments with a friend or acquaintance. So what's the deal here? Seattle dim's are making a law, to allow this, AFTER they made a law against it years ago? For crap sakes, I knew people that rented entire five bedroom two story houses and split rent between 5-6-7, or more, people. There sure are bunch morons in government these days.

I believe it will allow construction of housing projects where residents share bathrooms and other common spaces. Think of an apartment complex with studio apartments, no bathroom or kitchen in the studio. The bathrooms and kitchen would be shared by multiple studio units. Some old hotels were set up like this.


"We just picked up a a 50+ unit building with a unit mix of 25 studio apartments with bath and 25 studio with SHARED bath. Yes, the bathrooms and showers for these units show up as 2 single stall bathrooms and 2 single stall showers on each floor. The rooms are about 10' x 12': very freshman college dorm-esk."
Source: https://www.multifamilyinsiders.com...ines/2158-marketing-the-shared-bathroom-units

 

[arakboss]

I believe it will allow construction of housing projects where residents share bathrooms and other common spaces. Think of an apartment complex with studio apartments, no bathroom or kitchen in the studio. The bathrooms and kitchen would be shared by multiple studio units. Some old hotels were set up like this.


"We just picked up a a 50+ unit building with a unit mix of 25 studio apartments with bath and 25 studio with SHARED bath. Yes, the bathrooms and showers for these units show up as 2 single stall bathrooms and 2 single stall showers on each floor. The rooms are about 10' x 12': very freshman college dorm-esk."
Source: https://www.multifamilyinsiders.com...ines/2158-marketing-the-shared-bathroom-units

Dorm-style Housing — Coming to a City Near You

Activists and politicians who want greater housing affordability should champion this low-cost and high-efficiency format.

catalyst.independent.org

Quasi-dorms for adults gain popularity as an affordable option in booming cities

Let's play a game of "would you rather." You can't afford to rent an apartment in the booming city where you work. Would you rather sacrifice urban life,

www.geekwire.com