# The Laundromat Was Worse Than the Ladder | LOTS Project Morning Show 887

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Podcast: [The LOTS Project Morning Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lots-project-morning-show-4465434)
Published: 2026-05-11T12:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thelotsproject.com
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## Resource

Some weeks you make solid progress. Other weeks you realize the real problem isn’t building a cabin… it’s dealing with people. This episode starts with a win—figuring out a scaffolding + ladder setup that actually worked without killing me—and then takes a hard left into one of the most frustrating laundromat trips I’ve had in a long time. From there it spirals into a bigger question: Are things actually getting crazier, or are we just paying more attention? We get into hantavirus, the way the media handles this stuff, and why it feels eerily familiar. Then zoom out into what’s going on globally—war, oil, and the incentives behind it all. No polished narrative. Just real-time observations from someone trying to build something while everything else feels like it’s slipping sideways. Resources mentioned: Comfrey roots: https://comfreyroots.com Blockstream hardware wallets: https://rewards.blockstream.com/thelotsproject Food Forest Farms coffee: https://foodforestfarms.com Some links may be affiliate links. If you use them, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

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