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On 2020-12-23 00:16, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: "the "government money" comes from the citizen taxpayers." And also a wealth tax, called inflation, on people that own dollars. Wealth tax on steroids: Give me all your gold, and I'll give you $20.50 an ounce. Don't give me all your gold,

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Actually I have heard inflation referred to as "the cruellest tax". Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 22, 2020 11:17 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ritchey30...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you "the "gov

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sion List Cc: Kaleb Striplin Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 21/12/2020 6:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> It’s amazing people are just handing

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A case could be made for a class action suit against local governments who engage in the practice of forcing landlords to be unable to evict. That smells very much of an illegal and unconstitutional takings. Federal crime which heads to the SCOTUS. It will take years to litigate, but that is

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It now falls on insurance companies to keep landlords whole. I am sure the rent free tenants are not keeping the residences in good condition. I could not find paying ones capable of maintaining the homes in livable conditions. Some Hebrew Lightning will descend from the heavens and cleanse

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Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > One of the other directors at work has a number of rental properties > he’s amassed over the years, like 15-20. I asked him the other day of > any of his renters had bailed on him, and he said that luckily, they > had not. I think his properties are towards the

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Exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2020, at 11:04 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 21/12/2020 6:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> It’s amazing people are just handing their freedoms away daily to the point >> now they government can not allow you to manage

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Well, I beg to differ. The citizens are essentially the guarantors of the government debt. When the government spends money it does not have, it is still ultimately intended to come from your pocket as the government does not have money or earn money. RB On 22/12/2020 11:20 AM, Rick Knoble

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>I trust you are aware that the "government money" >comes from the citizen >taxpayers. It would be wonderful if that was the case. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fiatmoney.asp https://youtu.be/2qjCj8phzaM https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quantitative-easing.asp It's not.

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Very succinctly put. -D > On Dec 22, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2020-12-22 12:03, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> On 21/12/2020 6:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> It’s amazing people are just handing their freedoms away daily to the point

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On 2020-12-22 12:03, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: On 21/12/2020 6:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: It’s amazing people are just handing their freedoms away daily to the point now they government can not allow you to manage the own property that you have paid for. If they are

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On 21/12/2020 6:37 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: It’s amazing people are just handing their freedoms away daily to the point now they government can not allow you to manage the own property that you have paid for. If they are going to require owners to keep tenants who are not paying

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Another good reason to not be a landlord right now. I can’t imagine how frustrating it would be to have renters who weren’t obligated to pay rent. A horribly one-sided approach to a problem. Landlords should get assistance as well if people aren't going to be required to pay rent. One of the

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"If they are going to require owners to keep tenants who are not paying then the government should be paying their rent. The government should also be paying for any damages that occur." Isn't it interesting that state governors (not the feds) mandated these lockdowns but those states are all

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And NONE of these governmental nannies are going without a paycheck through all of the lockdowns and other nonsense they are imposing on the rest of us. They don't even follow their own rules half the time. See Dr. Birx gathering her extended family for Thanksgiving after telling everyone else not

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It’s amazing people are just handing their freedoms away daily to the point now they government can not allow you to manage the own property that you have paid for. If they are going to require owners to keep tenants who are not paying then the government should be paying their rent. The

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Here's a little Texas landlording story I found on the 'net: When we leave our place we have no choice but to see the local meth head in action. I've seen pig stys that are FAR better kept. The other night when I took my trash up to the receptacle I saw him outside under his "car port". He

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We have a large pool of officers and their families coming into the area due to SOCOM and MacDil AFB being here. Probably a third of my current neighborhood consists of active duty officers and retirees. They make for great renters, despite the sometime quick changes that can result from

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Dan writes: >It’s these stories that continue to reinforce that deciding to sell off the >former house rather than keep and rent it was a very, very good decision. For you, it was probably the best decision. Someone else may have had a successful go at it. Being a landlord is not for everyone.

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At the start. Sold for $15k over the listing price, had it under contract in less than three days after we listed it. Four offers, three full price. Closed in less than 30 days, at the end of March. Used a fixed price listing service ($700) and only paid the buyer’s agent 2%. You would have

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Did you sell it before or after the COVID price increase? Mitch On 2020-12-19 20:01, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: It’s these stories that continue to reinforce that deciding to sell off the former house rather than keep and rent it was a very, very good decision.

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sell. >> >> I think I know why you refuse to sell. I have "been there, done that", so if >> you want some friendly knowledgeable advice, shoot me an email off list. >> >> >> Rick >> >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: Dece

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have "been there, done that", so if you want some friendly knowledgeable advice, shoot me an email off list. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 17, 2020 12:53 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astrasfo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz questi

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How much do you get for the leeches? On Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 1:54 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Floyd says: > > >I got a month of gas free. > > That almost calls for a banned response. > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > >

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Floyd says: >I got a month of gas free. That almost calls for a banned response. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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> I would have expected the yard to be flooded in the drain field but it didn't seem to be. If it has been a dry autumn, the leech field probably just worked as it should. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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About 125 cubic feet. Had a toilet running for two weeks at my Mom's empty house in Oct. Water, sewage and garbage bill is normally $58 a month. For Oct the bill was over $200.00 Russ W On 12/17/2020 11:52, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: How much water can a toilet use that has been

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Possibly but not likely. On 12/17/2020 7:43 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: I am not sure where the hell it all went.  The septic tank is either 500 gal or 1k, can't remember which.  I would have expected the yard to be flooded in the drain field but

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Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > I am not sure where the hell it all went.  The septic tank is either > 500 gal or 1k, can't remember which.  I would have expected the yard > to be flooded in the drain field but it didn't seem to be. Don't rule out the possibility that the water utility

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I think this is the one I'll get - always wanted to know how much power was being used where 0 and they took all the work out of figuring it out. https://iotawatt.com/index.html On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:25 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Anyone know a good way to

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Its funny because smart meters were supposed to solve every problem with electricity, save big money, prevent brownouts but it sure doesn't seem to have worked. We still have a dumb meter and I'd like to keep it. -Curt On Thursday, December 17, 2020, 7:44:50 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via

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Drat! Same sort of thing at my home. I get bills bi-monthly for water/garbage. Last time I used water was 12/27/2019 in SEA. Got the bill for September and it shows massive water usage and $180 bill. Had my neighbor take a walk through to see if he found flowing water or anything out of

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Claremore, OK has a HUGE problem with electric going on the last several years, has been quite a deal which they deny there is any problem.  There are people who have small little 1000sqft houses that hardly run anything electric with $800 a month electric bills, this is after they went to

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On 2020-12-17 18:24, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I would not be surprised if the septic tank will now need to be pumped. It probably has less shit in it than you've ever seen before. Might be pure water after a flushing like that. ___

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Oh the contract is pretty air tight in these matters, so yes, he is fully on the hook . On 12/17/2020 3:17 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: That's the complete toll for water use though right? I have doubts about running that much water through a toilet at all in 2 weeks... I can't imagine putting up

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I am not sure where the hell it all went.  The septic tank is either 500 gal or 1k, can't remember which.  I would have expected the yard to be flooded in the drain field but it didn't seem to be. On 12/17/2020 3:04 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: WOW! 90K gallons would be enough to fill

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Oh boy On 12/17/2020 2:57 PM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: Let’s just say that I got stuck with a $6000 water sewer bill one year because of a running toilet in a rental property. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: How much water can a

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Yep.  The water company called this morning saying they were out reading meters and noticed we must have a huge leak or something because there was 90k usage this past month.  The renter has been out of town since the 5th for training and we figure the moron must have turned the heat off and

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:08 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Kaleb Striplin Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Let me guess - more fun with the rental? > > -D > >> On Dec 17, 2020,

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Would like to get one for the water line while I am at it. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 2:14 PM Karl Wittnebel wrote: > True but at least I can cross check the total Kwh. > > On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 1:21 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Karl, do you have a 'smart'

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Answer: enough water to cause the immediate sale of the toilet and the house that holds it. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How much water can a toilet use that has been running non stop for 2 weeks >

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Yes. Validate the meter reading. I dont trust these new digital meters. Something funny going on as we are paying about double what we paid about 3 years ago. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 1:19 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > What do you mean by “cross check”? Are you just wanting to compare your >

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You can get devices that will detect and stop this. For example https://www.homedepot.com/p/MOEN-Flo-by-Moen-0-75-in-Water-Leak-Detector-with-Automatic-Water-Shut-Off-Valve-900-001/309096191 Allan Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes writes: > Let’s just say that I got stuck with a $6000 water

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Where do you live?  Where are your properties?  I used to live up there, first house was a triple dekka in Dawchestah, I didn't have too many problems with tenants except when a coupla girls moved out and left an old VW wagon in the driveway which then did not allow me to use the driveway. 

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True but at least I can cross check the total Kwh. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 1:21 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Karl, do you have a 'smart' meter? Those basically allow the power company > to charge you a different rate for electricity used at different times of >

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Can you legally evict the tenants? Or would you have to buy them out? On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:25 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, interest rates are dead low, people are spending stupid money for > houses, now is a great time to unload it. > > --FT > > On

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In this retarded liberal state of MA, landlords have no rights. I just shoveled a bunch of sidewalks and walkways today because MA state law prohibits the landlord from forcing the tenant to do it so they don’t. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >

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Central Maine Power is the absolute worst utility company that I’ve ever dealt with. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > >  Central Maine Power recently had to admit they were "probably" massively > overcharging a bunch of customers. I

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Right after grad school I lived in an apartment that had gas heat and stove.  It was on the 3rd floor of a big old house so I did not need a lot of heat as the lower floors sorta migrated up to me, and I was not around much anyway what with working.  So my bills would maybe be $20/month if

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There's also the classic "We replaced your meter with a new one", but they 'neglected' to reset the base reading, so you get charged the power difference between the old meter's reading and the new's. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

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That's the complete toll for water use though right? I have doubts about running that much water through a toilet at all in 2 weeks... I can't imagine putting up with a toilet running for 2 weeks straight, it'd drive me insane. There ought to be a clause in the rental agreement about not

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> Anyone know a good way to cross check a power meter? You need an integrating wattmeter. Basically a whole-house Kill-A-Watt type device. It could clamp onto the feed wires for current, and tap them directly in the breaker box for voltage. Then it integrates the instantaneous product of

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Central Maine Power recently had to admit they were "probably" massively overcharging a bunch of customers. I don't know what has become of it, if anything but IIRC one of the reports was a snowbird home that got charged tens of thousands for power at a house that was shut... -Curt On

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Karl, do you have a 'smart' meter? Those basically allow the power company to charge you a different rate for electricity used at different times of the day. If your state utility / laws / regulations allow it, the power company can charge you in ways that will be impossible to figure out if

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What do you mean by “cross check”? Are you just wanting to compare your readings with the power company’s? “Sense” is probably the latest and the best from a consumer standpoint if you want accuracy and lots of features. https://tinyurl.com/yajpxty4 -D > On Dec

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Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 17, 2020 12:53 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astrasfo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for you Figure 5 gallons a minute, 300/hr., 3600/day, x 2 weeks = 50,400. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:54 PM Dan Penoff via

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Hmmm, three minutes a gallon would be 20GPH, or about 500GPD, 3500GPW... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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Anyone know a good way to cross check a power meter? There was a device you clamped to your mains at one point, but havent seen it advertised for awhile. I just have a feeling power company is overcharging everyone. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 12:58 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes <

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WOW! 90K gallons would be enough to fill our pool just over four times! That is insane! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 12 Passenger 144WB 1850 miles, Low Mileage Lutgart 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:26 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes

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Let’s just say that I got stuck with a $6000 water sewer bill one year because of a running toilet in a rental property. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > How much water can a toilet use that has been running non stop for 2 weeks >

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What you want to do is find someone from the tech industry who is bailing out of California. They are so used to the insane prices there that everywhere else in the country looks like pocket change. They are making offers 20% above your ask just so they don't have to bother with any negotiation.

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Might have been a little over 2 weeks but the answer is 90k gallons Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:53 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Figure 5 gallons a minute, 300/hr., 3600/day, x 2 weeks = 50,400. > >> On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:54 PM Dan Penoff via

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Yeah, interest rates are dead low, people are spending stupid money for houses, now is a great time to unload it. --FT On 12/17/20 2:39 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: You are into some serious self abuse, buddy. Take Rick’s advice, cut and run. -D On Dec 17, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Kaleb

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You have a tenant now? Isn't the water bill their problem? Especially if they allowed the toilet to run for 2 weeks without telling you? Or is water included in their rent? Allan Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > Yep > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 17, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Dan Penoff via

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You are into some serious self abuse, buddy. Take Rick’s advice, cut and run. -D > On Dec 17, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 17, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Let me guess - more fun with

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Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Let me guess - more fun with the rental? > > -D > >> On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> How much water can a toilet use that has been running non stop for

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een there, done that", so if you want some friendly knowledgeable advice, shoot me an email off list. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: December 17, 2020 12:53 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: astrasfo...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] A quiz question for y

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Figure 5 gallons a minute, 300/hr., 3600/day, x 2 weeks = 50,400. On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 12:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Let me guess - more fun with the rental? > > -D > > > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>

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Let me guess - more fun with the rental? -D > On Dec 17, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > How much water can a toilet use that has been running non stop for 2 weeks > straight? > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ >