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TIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.
When I went to buy more, the Rain Bird description explained it a bit.
Irrigation thingie
YSK: If you work hard enough, your work will [pay off].’ And that’s not true.
TIL about Waiting Mortuaries
TIL about Waiting Mortuaries - Lemmy.World
A waiting mortuary was designed to confirm that dead people were truly deceased. To alleviate the fear of being buried alive, recently deceased were housed for a time in waiting mortuaries, where attendants would watch for signs of life. A bell was strung to the corpses to alert attendants of motion. It’s erroneously believed that this was the origin of the phrase “saved by the bell”, but the phrase really comes from boxing.
Overhead light shorted?
Overhead light shorted? - Lemmy.World
My wife turned on the wall switch and the pendant light over our dining room table went out. The fuse outside didn’t blow—none of them needed to be reset. I checked for power in the light’s hanging cord, but nothing. I pulled the wall switch to check for power and nothing there either. Thoughts?
You Keep Using That Word, "Prepared", I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
You Keep Using That Word, "Prepared", I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means - Lemmy.World
From TECO: “With the help of 6,000 utility workers, we expect to restore power for essentially all customers in the coming days. Many will have power sooner; more extensive damage may take longer.” “Hillsborough and Pinellas customers - Thurs. 10/17 by 11:59 p.m.”
IRS ignores churches that are blatantly breaking the law.
There are modernized versions if they really wanted to read it. 🤷