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Get your inspection done at a Kwik Kar or similar chain. Takes 15 minutes. Then go to the county tax office. Do NOT go to DPS for registration.

The email/Slack one is huge for office workers. If your boss expects a response within 30 minutes at 9 PM, thats compensable time. Period.

Used Ownwell for the first time this year. They handle everything and only charge if they get a reduction. Got my Plano home reduced by $35K. Worth it.

Got pulled over on 635 last month. Officer asked to search my car. I said no respectfully. He was annoyed but let me go. Know your rights.

My apartment complex in Addison tried to charge me $800 for "carpet replacement" after 4 years. Normal wear and tear per the statute. Sent the demand letter, got my full deposit back in a week.

For pets specifically, call 911 and animal control first. If the animal is in clear distress and you cannot wait, the criminal statute against animal cruelty gives you a strong defense, but the civil liability protection is not as explicit as for children.

Sharing this in every DFW retail and service worker group I know. This is exactly the kind of thing KnowYard should be posting.

Goldman in Richardson pays surprisingly well. My friend is a senior engineer there making $230K TC. That is Bay Area money with DFW cost of living.

After 2021 I bought a Jackery 1500. During the rolling blackouts last summer it kept our fridge and phones running for 8 hours. Best $1,300 I ever spent.

California has weather. Texas has everything else. Signed, a 2023 transplant who has zero regrets.

Moved from California where PG&E just charges whatever they want. Deregulation sounded scary but I am paying literally half what I paid in San Francisco for better service.

I waited 60 days and got pulled over in Plano. $200 ticket. Don't be like me. Do it within 30 days.

Moved from Seattle 2 years ago. The electricity deregulation thing caught me off guard. My first summer bill was $480 because I had a variable rate plan. Fixed rate is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

Tarrant County (TAD) is notoriously aggressive on appraisals. Always protest in Tarrant. Success rate is even higher because they overshoot.

Criminal defense attorney in Dallas here. Article 38.23 is one of the strongest protections in any state. Texas exclusionary rule has no good faith exception. That is HUGE.

The law requires you to call 911 first or immediately after. That call is your legal protection. Make the call.

Lock in your rate in February. I got 7.2 cents/kWh fixed for 24 months last February. My neighbors who waited until June are paying 12+.

The property tax thing is the biggest surprise for most transplants. No income tax sounds amazing until you see your first property tax bill. ALWAYS protest your appraisal.

Tarrant County (TAD) is notoriously aggressive on appraisals. Always protest in Tarrant. Success rate is even higher because they overshoot.

Criminal defense attorney in Dallas here. Article 38.23 is one of the strongest protections in any state. Texas exclusionary rule has no good faith exception. That is HUGE.

The Ryzen 5 7600 being $175 is the best CPU value in years. It trades blows with the 7600X in gaming and costs $50 less. No reason to buy the X variant.

cant believe this is free information

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is the correct first anime for anyone. It has everything — action, comedy, philosophy, tragedy. If someone watches FMAB and does not like anime, then anime is not for them.

The trick with fences is the posts. Get those straight and level and the rest is just nailing boards. Nice work.

Perplexity replacing Google for research is real. I have not used Google Search for anything requiring more than a quick answer in months.

This is going to blow up in people's faces. When companies audit tool usage and realize half their knowledge workers are finishing their jobs by noon, the layoffs will be swift. Enjoy the ride but have a backup plan.