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Kid_Thunder, in Lot owner stunned to find $500K home accidentally built on her lot. Now she’s being sued

I think they know the land owner isn't going to actually lose in this but I think this is the developer's intent to get the court to assign liability portions to everyone and order whatever the path to remediation is going to be. Their hope is likely that they won't be on the hook for 100% of whatever its going to cost to make the land owner whole since she probably wants the house off her lot completely, wants the land returned to as it was before and isn't budging. Then there's the complication of having to evict the squatters at the same time.

BigDaddySlim, in Postal worker caught racing Mustang in USPS van, hitting 105 mph in a 60 mph zone - Inshort
@BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world avatar

It was the Metris van, not the LLV. Thats how she was able to get it more than 55mph.

I’ve driven an LLV on the highway (had no choice on my old route) and even at 55 it’s terrifying. Everything rattles, the motor screams and the steering wheel is going all over the place.

MDKAOD,

That certainly clears it up lol The photo was deceiving.

RubberElectrons,
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Yeah I was about to ask, I thought those goddamn things were 4 speeds or something lol

BigDaddySlim,
@BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world avatar

3 speed transmission actually, so even worse lol

Naboo_calls_for_aid,

Can confirm, got on the highway in an LLV once, was sure I was going to die, never again.

Pons_Aelius, in Why Does No One Live in These Abandoned Chinese Mansions?

Abandoned implies they were lived in and the owners left.

These are exteriors that were built and never had any interior fixtures and finishing done.

A better title would be:

Half completed, never sold development falls into decay that is a surprise to no one.

wahming,

Dunno about never sold. Part of the reason China’s experiencing a property meltdown is that people bought and paid for properties that were then never completed.

cassetti,

That's kinda a cultural thing (which I'm not so certain wasn't part of the ruse itself).

Long story short, supposedly the Chinese "want" the clean empty slate so they can "customize" the home to meet their desires. People were told that they need investment properties because that's what westerners are doing to make money. Simply buy an "empty unfinished home" and eventually someone is going to want to buy that property in the future and you'll be rich!

wahming,

Buying an empty house is pretty standard. I’m talking about the fact that many properties were never even completed to the ‘habitable’ stage. ‘Empty unfinished’ refers to things like light fixtures, AC, etc. Abandoned properties were nowhere near that point.

cassetti,

I'm not talking about "habitable" either. I'm talking no countertops, no tile flooring, no mouldings, no finishings whatsoever. It is an empty "unfinished" shell with the intention that the buyer who moves into the home will fully furnish everything, including all the cabinets etc to match their personal tastes.

This indeed was a scam to sell fake investment properties to the up-and-coming Chinese middle class. There are entire ghost towns full of these investment properties that nobody will move into because there is zero other infrastructure for any residents if they actually moved into the property lol. It's kinda bizarre and insane that the government allowed it to happen for so long.

Chronographs, in A new, ridiculously slippery toilet bowl could keep poop from sticking, scientists report

Let me guess, is it made out of some kind of polymer that will dump more microplastics into the water supply?

ivanafterall,
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Nope!

They just get straight into your butt.

mindbleach, in Skittles and French’s team up to create mustard-flavoured candies

Ad.

TheWaterGod,
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You figured me out! I actually work for big candy and this Lemmy community is a long con to get everyone to eat more Skittles.

This message brought to you by Skittles®. Taste the Rainbow™

Steeve,

Oh wow, I work for big mustard! Maybe we should get together and…

Gnubyte,

Even if it is, I’m glad to see it. I would want to try a bag just for the ew shock factor lol.

thegr8goldfish, in 706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record

Upon learning that the record was missed, the organizers issued the following statement: Screw you, Kyles. I’m going home.

Fontasia, in Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead

NANI?!

theodewere, in Sinkhole Unearths Rumored Moonshine Cave Underneath Frontstretch Grandstands at North Wilkesboro Speedway
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makes all kinds of sense, because NASCAR was basically started by bootleggers who were also the biggest hotrodders in the South

JoMiran, in Humpback sex photographed for first time – and both whales were male
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Definitely humpback.

DigitalNirvana,

Brokeback Humpback

MadBabs,

… Just “Humpback Mountain” would’ve worked

swayevenly,

Take a screen shot before they change it

jaybone,

File a copyright claim!

LanternEverywhere, in West Virginia’s last Hooters is being torn down. Locals are planning a candlelit vigil – complete with wings

If you want to see tits then go to a strip club where you can actually see naked tits, and if you want good food go to a restaurant dedicated to making good food. And also, some strip clubs sell food too. Hooters seems like worst of all worlds.

Delphia,

The thing is that your wife wont mind you going to hooters for a few slightly overpriced beers with your workmates, she knows you’re going to look at the waitresses but nothings gonna happen. You’re going to pay a bit too much for food thats good but not great and definitely not so nice that she is going to be annoyed that she wasnt going too.

Its also not that seedy dive bar near the train line where 2 people were shot over an argument about whose stool that was 3 weeks ago and everything is always sticky.

slappy, in West Virginia’s last Hooters is being torn down. Locals are planning a candlelit vigil – complete with wings

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  • Potatos_are_not_friends,

    The alpha males have to roam the country roads of west Virginia

    Annoyed_Crabby,

    Hope it takes them home to the place they belong.

    Polarsailor, in ‘I was just really in shock’: Kilt-clad man seen sticking antiques ‘in his rectum’ then ‘placing them back on the shelves,’ cops say

    Rectum? Damn near kilt 'em.

    Bunnylux,
    @Bunnylux@lemmy.world avatar

    I choked

    geekworking, in ‘I was just really in shock’: Kilt-clad man seen sticking antiques ‘in his rectum’ then ‘placing them back on the shelves,’ cops say

    “What do you have on under the kilt”?

    … Shitty Antiques.

    shalafi, in Why Are Over 4,000 Luxury Cars Now Lying at the Bottom of the Sea?

    This was written by a high school kid just trying to get through the assignment or AI. LOL, of course it opens with an obviously fake picture.

    an engine power of a whooping 15,286 kW!

    Excuse me say what.

    southwest of Portugal’s Azores archipelago (a cluster or chain of islands)

    “Archipelago is a BIG word kids! Can YOU say archipelago?”

    on board were 85 Lamborghini cars

    As opposed to Lamborghini airplanes.

    All the exquisite automobiles on board the Felicity Ace are now deemed beyond recovery.

    How surprising! They’re only 10,000’ under salt water. What’s the recovery issue?

    Interesting story, and might have provided food for thought, but fuck me, I couldn’t finish this drivel.

    grue,

    on board were 85 Lamborghini cars

    As opposed to Lamborghini airplanes.

    Hey now, that clarification was useful. They could’ve been tractors.

    Son_of_dad, in Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting

    This guy is gonna die. I can handle super spicy, but had to stop eating spicy food so much cause I started having bleeding from ulcers from too much of it. The sauce was bad, but it was absolutely brutal if I ate raw peppers, I don’t do that anymore.

    discodoubloon,
    discodoubloon avatar

    Yeah at a certain point it’s not about how much mouth pain you can stand. It’s definitely unhealthy for your gut to eat that insane level of spicy food that often. Even in Indian and Szechuan cooking they are not trying to destroy you.

    I found myself having to eat a lot more probiotics and stuff when I was eating spicy food all the time. Once you pass the habanero threshold I think there is potential for damage… at least that’s my experience.

    Son_of_dad,

    Yeah my go to is ghost Pepper sauce, so it was way too much for my system

    jerkface,
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    It’s definitely unhealthy for your gut to eat that insane level of spicy food that often

    [Citation required]

    WoahWoah,

    Eating hot peppers is actually quite good for your stomach unless you have irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, or inflammatory bowel disease–in which case, hot peppers join a very long list of other foods that can cause or aggravate symptoms of those diseases.

    nyoooom,

    Not sure what’s causing the digestive reaction tho, as technically the capsaicin isn’t burning anything, it’s just a false signal from your nerves

    I really wonder if there are actual risks, other than the ones caused by ingesting such large amount of food

    discodoubloon,
    discodoubloon avatar

    My main guess is just ingesting a lot of some weird molecule and we have no way to process it really. Headline would kinda be the same with 135 Oreos in one sitting if the heat didn’t matter.

    WoahWoah,

    Eating hot peppers does not cause ulcers. In fact, among the many health benefits of capsaicin, it lowers acid production in the stomach. It’s actually been considered as a preventative treatment when taking things that DO actually cause ulcers–again, spicy food not being one of them.

    This connection between spicy foods and ulcers is a long perpetuated myth that has been disproven over and over again. Capsaicin can, however, aggravate preexisting ulcers.

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