Fake Plumber At Work – 2

For my next plumbing trick, I’m going to install a faucet in the hall bathroom. Or at least I’ll give it a try.

https://www.pfisterfaucets.com/bathroom/product/rancho-lf0-49-rch-2-handle-8-widespread-bathroom-faucet

Looking inside of the vanity, I can see that removing the old faucet will be next to impossible without a special tool. Perhaps even with the tool.

Spidey’s Web Fluid

Once again, it’s both incorrect and infuriating that Stan Lee is given full credit for creating the Marvel Superheroes. Other than that, this is a good business background on the formation of what is now called the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Spider-Man multiverse could have a team of Peter Parker super girlfriends by making his powers an STD. Or have they already done that?

Greedflation and Bidenomics

Biden must be pleased that inflation is coming down. Food and gas prices seem to finally be easing. The Lefties were claiming that the cost of everything went up so much because of price gouging, and it seems they had a point.

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/18/once-a-fringe-theory-greedflation-gets-its-due

After the wrenching disruptions wrought by the pandemic, which aren’t over yet, I can appreciate that companies need to catch up financially. But it does seem that a lot of them pushed the limits of what people are willing and/or able to pay.

What’s the DIF?

A Massachusetts Mutual Savings Bank can be too small to fail, thanks to the Depositor’s Insurance Fund. Unique to Massachusetts, the DIF fully covers all deposits above the FDIC’s $250,000 limit.

The catch is, a member bank’s total assets can’t exceed a certain amount. The DIF doesn’t disclose the limit, but one of the banks I worked with when managing my late parents’ Trust exceeded it a couple of years ago, and is no longer a member.

The bank is in the process of transitioning to a new CEO, who is interviewed starting at 42 minutes into this podcast. One of the interviewers is my old high school classmate, Tom Moroney.