Our condo was built with PVC pipe. It burst while we were on vacation, so we came home to a complete mess. Luckily, we had good insurance, so we were able to spend the next 2 months in a hotel while the condo was repaired and repiped with copper pipe.

Anyone who wants to read more can check the Natter threads from the summer of 2002 (if the threads still exist). I talked about it at the time. Made the Buffy ep a few months later kind of tough to watch.

He was pardoned by his former Vice President and member of his party, who didn't want more stuff to come out of a trial that could hurt the ability of the Republicans to have a political presence. I don't think Biden will have a similar motivation, should he be given the chance.

I'm more concerned that Trump will preemptively pardon himself and his family before leaving office.

Which is why the state prosecutions matter so much.

ION - LUNCH BREAK!

I have decided to go on full 14 day house quarantine, so I am not going out like I want to. And because I am spending all my money on a garage door and gate and electricity to both plus dog/dog trip, I am not ordering in. current lunch plan is a lb of cheese. hmmmm

Pretty sure the President can't pardon himself, but I'm sure he will try. And if he does it on the way out the door I don't know who will stand up for him: when he's out of power I don't know how much of the GOP is going to continue to ride on his coattails. It may depend on how badly he crashes and burns, I guess.

Apparently Biden is doing really well in the polls despite not having much on-the-ground organizing going on. I mean, I live in a true blue place and I don't see any signs yet. Maybe later in the year?

I mean, I live in a true blue place and I don't see any signs yet. Maybe later in the year?

I think I've seen one Biden sign. There are still a lot of Bernie signs up in my neighborhood, which is about right for this place. IIRC, there's still one Yang sign in a neighbor's yard, too.

Mmm, cheese.

Pretty sure the President can't pardon himself,

That seems like it *should* be true, but I feel certain that there are people advising him he absolutely can and I don't even know who would rule on that if he tries it so who knows what might happen? I hate that this is something we have to talk about as an actual possibility and not a weird it'll never happen but let's look at the limits of the law hypothetical.

good activity during online training in between exercises - seam ripping! I am getting some vintage fabric ready to repurpose - it had been a curtain.

I went and got a coffee and I am a little more awake. I keep trying to convince myself that I don't need to drink coffee every day to be functional and then when it turns out maybe I do I am sad for having the kind of lifestyle that apparently requires caffeine. Bah.

Seam ripping does sound like a good activity!

Tearing up fabric is even better! (I had a couple of old blankets that had developed holes, so I tore them up to use as cleaning rags ... nicely cathartic, although the fabric they were made of left little bits of thread everywhere.)

I think I've seen one Biden sign. There are still a lot of Bernie signs up in my neighborhood, which is about right for this place.

Here, too.