# Heres my 0.2c Lute Skywatcher **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 15, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018 "2012-05-15T20:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/21 "2012-05-15T22:02:55Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > **bucketybuck** : Do you hate puppies, too, or just bunny wabbits? šŸ˜ƒ Dogs are cool, I like puppies. Rabbits are just fat little fuckers that sit there being all useless and shit. > [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > The OP is a great value for 2/10 of a cent. Ohā€¦:smack: Yeah, that was totally intentionalā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/22 "2012-05-15T22:13:05Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > He rescued a tiny, abandoned foundling, so Iā€™ll help out some, sure. He HAS the money, he just doesnā€™t want to touch it. If he had posted it as _I have the funds but donā€™t want to touch the account so could I get 100 people to each lend me $30 and Iā€™ll pay you back with the overtime I am going to work for the next few months until everyone is paid back_, it wouldnā€™t have gone over like a lead balloon. If the condo doesnā€™t allow window units, then he canā€™t have one. Putting one up anyway could result in a fine from the association or a pumped up labor bill for removal. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/23 "2012-05-15T22:23:15Z")
Iā€™ll repost here what I said in the other thread: Shoot, there are free standing [evaporative units](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djaFiaV4I94&feature=related) that donā€™t even use an exhaust port. I donā€™t think **Lute** wants to solve the problem. I think he just wants money. He has some kind of asset of which he said ā€œwe _really_ prefer not to touchā€. He resists creative ideas, wonā€™t talk to the condo board, and wonā€™t touch an asset that he has access to. He doesnā€™t want to fix the problem himself. He wants strangers to throw money at it to make it go away. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/24 "2012-05-15T22:26:49Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > this really chapped my ballsack. :eek: FWIW, I used to have two bunnies and when it got hot, and I had no AC (still donā€™t), I would mist them with a water bottle. They enjoyed that quite a bit. If it was really hot, I would put a pan of water down and they would go sit in it. Seriously - house rabbits can manage just fine in 90 degree heat if they have adequate water and you donā€™t put their hutch in direct sunlight. It makes me wonder if some of the two footed household members may be jonesinā€™ for the AC a bit more than the bunniesā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/25 "2012-05-15T22:30:48Z")
It also would have been nice if **Lute** would have had the decency to be upfront and tell us in his OP that the money would go to keeping a rabbit cool instead of making us think that it was some dire emergency. You could argue that if he revealed that upfront, heā€™d have gotten no donations at all, but Iā€™d just say if thatā€™s why he conveniently omitted that part, why did he reveal it at all? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/26 "2012-05-15T22:38:17Z")
> [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](#): > > It also would have been nice if **Lute** would have had the decency to be upfront and tell us in his OP that the money would go to keeping a rabbit cool instead of making us think that it was some dire emergency. > > You could argue that if he revealed that upfront, heā€™d have gotten no donations at all, but Iā€™d just say if thatā€™s why he conveniently omitted that part, why did he reveal it at all? I tried to be helpful in the other thread. But I think this is the telling quote. > [@](#): > > Keeping everyone and everything in here comforatable is important enough to us that we turned to the Dope for any possible assistance. Help if you want, itā€™s appreciated. Donā€™t want to help? No sweat off my back. But please stop trying to tell us what is and is not an emergency. I think being comfortable is important too. But under no definition is it an emergency. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/27 "2012-05-15T22:40:20Z")
The traditional method for keeping a rabbit cool involves nothing more complicated than plonking it in a bucket of water. For three grand, youā€™d probably be able to get a gold plated bucket filled with Perrier, but Iā€™m fairly certain a plastic bucket (or sink) filled with tap water will do the job just as well. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/28 "2012-05-15T22:49:09Z")
ā€œLute, trust your _chutzpah_!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/29 "2012-05-15T22:49:11Z")
Iā€™m really disappointed the mods okā€™d that thread. I thought seeking mod permission was to allow them to weed out the frivolous, pathetic and greedy grabs for cash, and yet here we are with a ā€œI want $3000 air conditioning for my rabbit so I donā€™t have to dip into my savingsā€ thread. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/30 "2012-05-15T22:52:06Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Iā€™m really disappointed the mods okā€™d that thread. I thought seeking mod permission was to allow them to weed out the frivolous, pathetic and greedy grabs for cash, and yet here we are with a ā€œI want $3000 air conditioning for my rabbit so I donā€™t have to dip into my savingsā€ thread. Iā€™ll give him the benefit of the doubt. He said his savings was going to be used to pay for the labor. Iā€™m assuming the money he would rather not touch is a 401k or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/31 "2012-05-15T22:55:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Iā€™ll give him the benefit of the doubt. He said his savings was going to be used to pay for the labor. Iā€™m assuming the money he would rather not touch is a 401k or something like that. So he gets broke animal lovers like Broomstick to donate what is probably part of her grocery money so he doesnā€™t have to touch his 401K? That takes some nerve. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/32 "2012-05-15T22:58:40Z")
I got nailed hard with taxes this yearā€¦ my options are: 1)take all frigginā€™ year paying them off. 2)sell my car and walk to work (about 23 miles one way). 3)get someone online to send me a whole whack of moneyā€¦ So anyone wanna send me a check? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/33 "2012-05-15T22:59:39Z")
> [@LurkerInNJ](#): > > So he gets broke animal lovers like Broomstick to donate what is probably part of her grocery money so he doesnā€™t have to touch his 401K? That takes some nerve. I didnā€™t say it was right. Just that it probably isnā€™t just making a bank withdrawal. But many funds have a way to take low interest loans from it so you donā€™t suffer the tax penalty. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/34 "2012-05-15T23:00:57Z")
> [@Astroboy14](#): > > So anyone wanna send me a check? šŸ˜› Well, maybe. What pets you got? ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/35 "2012-05-15T23:02:19Z")
Got a dumb-looking dog named Zoidbergā€¦ probably a few fleasā€¦ ETA: If the reserve _IS_ his 401k, then I fully understand not wanting to touch itā€¦ I withdrew some from my 401k to move cross-country, and thatā€™s why I now owe such a huge tax bill! I knew it was gonna hurt; just not how bad. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/36 "2012-05-15T23:03:02Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Heā€™d probably just use the money to get breast implants anyway. What if the rabbit needed breast implants? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/37 "2012-05-15T23:03:52Z")
I rarely post in the Pit, but this dude has me royally pissed off. I, too am mystified as to just how in hell the mods allowed **Lute Skywatcher** to post that thread. **Lute,** , listen up. Iā€™m a husband and father of two. I work part time as a hospice worker, my wife works part time as a preschool teacher. Both of us are full-time college students. So, between us we make _less_ than an _one_ 40/wk job earning minimum wage, which in Oregon is $8.80/hr. Between school and work we are away from home approx. 60 hrs a week each. Despite this, we: A) pay our bills on time, B) have no debt except some small medical bills, and manage to do this C) without accepting handouts from friends/family/strangers/charity. How? We have no cable TV. We have no internet connection (use public or school library or public wifi). We have basic cellular phone service and do not have a landline. We have not seen the inside of real restaurant in several years. For that matter we havenā€™t seen the inside of a cheap fast food joint in several years. Its sandwiches and cold cereal or you donā€™t eat. Beans and rice, cooked at home. Lotsa veggies which are cheap and healthy to boot. We do not have car payments and pay for bare-bones insurance. Like most poor families, our daycare needs are met by generous family members (I guess you could call that family charity) or a local YMCA-type nonprofit childcare center. In fact, I started a thread here some time ago asking car-savvy dopers if I should junk my old POS car or replace. Two pages of replies said overwhelmingly that I needed a new car. Well, that old POS is still in the driveway. See, I donā€™t have money for a new car, despite the fact that it would be exponentially safer for my two boys, age 5 and 8, to ride in a much newer vehicle. What little I had saved had to go to a doctorā€™s bill. Did I mention I have to drive them approx. 20 miles to school each day? Yeah. But guess what? I never came here asking for money for a new car so my kids would be safe. But youā€™re here asking for a shitload of money for goddamn central air so your fluffy little bunnies can stay cool. $3000 would get my boys into a nice, safe car. Give me fucking break. (Not that Iā€™m against fluffy bunnies. But perhaps [not perhaps. Almost certainly] they need to be living with someone who does not need to panhandle to be able to take care of them.) You said you worked. Good. Take some time, work some overtime, and save up the money you need. Or, dip into your savings, then use your next three months of overtime to replace those lost funds. Quit yer fuckinā€™ begging on the streetcorner, _especially_ since youā€™ve made it clear that you have the financial means at your disposal to repair your AC. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/38 "2012-05-15T23:11:12Z")
If someone doesnā€™t send me $900 for a new 64 gig iPad 3, I personally swear that I will go out, find a bunny and kill it. And then make hasenpfeffer. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/39 "2012-05-15T23:26:26Z")
This guy just keeps getting worse. From the other thread (bolding mine): > [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > $3000 is to replace absolutely everything in the utility closet, including disposal of the old equipment. Have already spoke to Leo regarding financing if necessary. He can finance it! The asshole is asking for money so he doesnā€™t have to pay fucking interest charges. Douchebag! ---
**Author:** ![Waxwinged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@Waxwinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waxwinged)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018/40 "2012-05-15T23:32:34Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > He can finance it! The asshole is asking for money so he doesnā€™t have to pay fucking interest charges. Douchebag! +1. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-0-2c-lute-skywatcher/622018.md?page=3)