Winning House

I have been getting some ridiculous ads recently on my socials - so ridiculous that I have looked up if said item is for real and it has been every time I've looked into it. But it's a Catch-22 because if I look into it, then the ads think they won and they show me more of the same. Like a tower thing that was apparently so much better than a step-stool because those are just unsafe and a kid could fall off them. Or, what inspired this comic, a Smart Toilet. Companies make them; I don't want them; some things should just not be connected to technology. 

The phrase that this comic is playing off is "The House always wins," which is a phrase used in gambling to say that the establishment will come out on top, no matter the outcome of the games. At least, that's what I think it means and after a quick check, that does seem to be what it means. Couple this with every disaster movie showing how sentient ('smart') computers spell disaster for humanity, and that's why you don't want to automate your house. Or you could refuse due to all the security concerns with IoT. That's a bit more valid. 

Text:
M: I'm looking at some smart appliances for our home.
L: Don't automate the house! I hear it always wins. 

Favorite Feature of the New House

True story - I think our snake count at the townhouse was 7 when we left. We were in the house for about six years before they started showing up, then they just kept showing up. Only had one professionally removed by Critter Control - the others we either evicted ourselves or found them post-mortem stuck to sticky traps (eww). At the beginning of the year, I told my Mark that if we found another snake, I was ready to move (he had wanted to move for a while). At the beginning of the Pandemic, we started cleaning out the random corners of the house that just accumulate stuff and we don't frequent and yep, we found another snake. So we listed the house and started our search. And no snakes in the new house!

Text:
A: What is your favorite thing about your new house?
B: The complete and utter lack of snakes!
A: ... What?!?!