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The end of my vacation rental nightmare
For the last 9 months or so, the property next to me has been used as a mini-hotel; some people call would call it a short term vacation rental, I simply call it a pain in my rear. The City of San Diego hasn't budged on its misinterpretation of the municipal code (§131.0422) that prohibits visitor accommodations in residential zones and the owner has said that he can do whatever he wanted to with this property.
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Following directions (or how to fix a clogged dishwasher)
Ever since I can remember, I've used liquid or gel dishwashing liquid in my dishwashers. For some reason I thought that the liquid would dissolve better and would wash better. When we got our new dishwasher (a Bosch) 2 years ago, I didn't really read the instruction manual and kept using liquid detergent (I do most of the dishes in our house as my wife does the cooking). Since getting the dishwasher, we've periodically had it give us an error (E22) and fail to completely drain.
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Becoming a expert on San Diego Trash Regulations
Back in October, I wrote about vacation rentals and how they don't fit into the spirit of my neighborhood. Since then, I've been researching as much as possible about it and trying to figure out what legal way I can help put an end to them. This is not a new battle as the communities of Pacific Beach and La Jolla have been trying to do something about curbing vacation rentals for years. I've setup a website to collect information about them.
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My time with the Apple Watch
More than 3 years ago, I backed the Pebble watch on Kickstarter. My needs for the watch were quite simple; I wanted to be able to tell the time (the summer before that, the battery on my watch died twice and I got tired of replacing it), I wanted to get text message notifications on it and I wanted to be notified when the phone rang. The last 2 were important as I don't always feel my phone vibrate when it is in my pocket. About 2.5 years ago, my Pebble arrived. Initially it didn't do all that I wanted (from the list above), but with software updates and iOS updates, it completely met my needs.