I turned the ugly duct(ling) into a functional banquette bench. I built solid frames screwed into studs and flooring, built in an overhang, hand-stained birch seating and trim. I had to relocate two receptacles and patch a few holes my 13 yo has made over the last year. I’ll do final touch-ups tomorrow, but happy with the outcome.

@DPotatoesOBrien I like the way you think! See follow-up post for the resolution.

The geothermal install we just completed left some exposed ductwork, as we had to retrofit forced air to the second floor. Here is part of a second floor bedroom that feeds air across the upstairs. #climatechange #homerenovation

@DaisyMcDuck My place, last week. #solar #climatechange

@CriticalCupcake right. Enthusiasm is great during dev, but not so hot on prod.

@Jakemarine Bubbles!

@foxtrax1 My feeling is that Smith must make charging decisions within 12 months. He cannot allow the process to be derailed by the 2024 election season. #criminalJustice #politics.

@LiberalLibrarian hmmm... It's been awhile since we have heard from Max Headroom.

@AuntCrabby I like the hashtag system, now that I am more used to it. I like how multiple custom feeds can be generated.

@earthling_down_under This is what Greta meant by "Blah, blah, blah!"

@WordsmithFL @Cosmichomicide Sisolak is about 34k behind. There are about 130k mailing ballots (plus what arrive until Sat). He is pulling just under a 2 to 1 margin from that pile. He should pick up about 35-40k from that pile which will put him into a "mail-biter." It's not over, and the lead that Lombardo has can't be characterized a "comfortable."

@gislwagner Yum!

@CrystallineEntity This will be so. What we are witnessing are the death throes of the GOP. They have lashed themselves to the mast that flys the flag of a dwindling demographic coalition. They are grasping at power like a drowning man clawing for air.

@peeppeepcircus I saw this in a NASA.gov piece. The issue is that IDing these site, while critical, doesn't solve the problem. The largest emitter detected to date is an extraction field in Turkmenistan. How do we shut it down? How do we mitigate the damage? Those are the next critical questions.

@Devlyn_Angel The number of Texans that support the policies that you have been describing has been dropping for more than a decade. In another decade (or perhaps less), a guy like Beto can win there. Chin up! Keep fighting.

@Devlyn_Angel TX has come a long way in the last 10 years.

@JGNWYRK @Jezibaba Let's workshop this: #ClimateCatastrophe? #Armageddon?
#Endtimes? To religious, maybe?
#AbandonAllHopeYeWhoEnterHere?
#EndofDays?
#GlobalExtinctionEvent?

Today's job: Start to move this pile to it's new home... ugh!

#politics Did anyone else watch Karl Rove make a fool of himself last night on Fox? At the start ion the night he was certain of a red wave, but as things began to turn, he continued to double down on the red wave, even when the hosts/talking heads were clearly unable to see it. Even at 2AM he was still prognosticating 20+ GOP seat gain in the house.

@FabulousLVNV #politics Laxalt won't win. The outstanding vote in NV is same-day walk-in, and mostly mail-in. There are 4 more days of mail-in that will be accepted. The block from Clark and Washau (150k+) will break 3-2 or better for CCM. Sisolak has a bigger gap to close, and that will be a nail-biter.