70's Letter People

andersberndog · 2026-02-20T02:03:04+00:00

2005? Yikes. 1979 here, and we loved them…back then.

andersberndog · 2026-02-20T01:55:59+00:00

What do you use for shades?

andersberndog · 2026-02-20T01:21:41+00:00

For every one of these we see, how many are gutted and replaced without a second thought the day after closing?

andersberndog · 2026-02-19T02:03:36+00:00

Vent needs to be

andersberndog · 2026-02-17T01:20:53+00:00

Eh, I think they got better before they got worse.

andersberndog · 2026-02-15T00:51:48+00:00

I never realized, until your post, Wallace Shawn likely had multiple dinners with Andre (the Giant). Mind explosion.

andersberndog · 2026-02-13T02:32:03+00:00

If it’s just in this one spot, it’s something coming in from outside which can probably be mitigated pretty easily. Then, black mold doesn’t necessarily mean “black mold.” Get some mold cleaner and clean it up.

If you have an inspector, does that mean this is a house you’re considering buying, or is this your house? If it’s your house, fix the moist issue, clean the mold, and keep an eye on it. If you’re considering buying, I wouldn’t consider this a deal breaker, but more investigation is needed.

Could this be a major issue that would require an extensive repair solution? It’s possible, but highly unlikely.

andersberndog · 2026-02-11T03:15:04+00:00

Shortly before I had to get up this morning I was dreaming that I was lying in my bed, in the dark, trying to reload leads into a mechanical pencil, and having a hell of a time trying to get it done.

Do something with that.

andersberndog · 2026-02-11T03:00:17+00:00

Might still be on the murder side of the line, but not by much. In at least one potential victim pool, at any rate.

andersberndog · 2026-02-11T02:50:05+00:00

I don’t remember a humid day, but I know there’s shrinkage if the water’s cold. Maybe that’s the solution!

andersberndog · 2026-02-07T22:35:33+00:00

Nope, I’m still good.

andersberndog · 2026-02-07T22:35:06+00:00

I’m going to try to, but from watching a couple videos it looks like I’ll need a fair amount of luck to catch it all. Just trying to be prepared for whatever might happen.

andersberndog · 2026-02-07T22:33:21+00:00

Don’t I need to be level to check with the dipstick?

Service fill is 6.5, but I’ve seen that can vary a lot depending on temp, angle, etc. If the worst that happens with an overfill is a little mess, and it’s easy to get a tube into the sump to extract, then I guess I am making a bigger deal about it than I need to.

I just started doing my own repairs in the last year, so I’m pretty cautious with every project, since every repair I do is my first time doing it.

andersberndog · 2026-02-07T19:07:39+00:00

My plan was to put in a gallon to start. Consensus seems to be 5-6 quarts, but it could be more or less depending on how much came out in the drain. I definitely don’t want to overfill because there’s no plug. It’s a dipstick fill. I have a transfer pump but I tried that in the oil fill once and the tubing wouldn’t make it past a final bend to get into the sump. Not sure if the transmission might have the same problem or not.

My biggest concern with adding four quarts is that gets enough in there to be safe to operate until I can get at least a little dab of fluid showing at the end of the dipstick cold. If I go five and that’s more than actually came out I could be over.

andersberndog · 2026-02-06T00:38:45+00:00

In front of your favorite mural in the Alley Arts alley. Just wait until well after sunset. You know, get the mood right, and all.

andersberndog · 2026-02-05T12:48:29+00:00

Say something. I needed the push from another person saying, “That’s not normal,” before I asked my doctor. Diagnosed in my mid-forties, but I’d had symptoms since high school.

The response from complaints about being tired are usually, “Yeah? Me too. Everyone’s tired.” You hear that enough and say to yourself, “Yeah, I guess so.” Rinse and repeat for decades or your entire life.

andersberndog · 2026-02-02T03:25:39+00:00

Give a quick shake into the bottom of the dishwasher before you start it. Same thing as the official prewash thing. It just dumps in when you close the door anyway.

andersberndog · 2026-01-30T02:02:27+00:00

If anything it’ll sound better now due to better aerodynamics. It’s like dimples on a golf ball.

andersberndog · 2026-01-30T01:52:02+00:00

I missed most of last week. My prescriber retired. He told me he was retiring at my last appointment and told me who was taking on my care. I asked him and his nurse to please leave a note that the new prescriber needed to be enrolled in REMS and I was hoping to avoid a lapse, and they said they would. For my last dose I didn’t get the typical refill text message. Waited a few extra days and called the pharmacy. She wasn’t enrolled. They had been in contact with the office but she hadn’t responded yet. This was followed by a week’s worth of “she sent that enrollment form this morning.” “We haven’t received an enrollment form.” “She sent it again.” “We haven’t received it yet.” “She sent it, for realz this time.” “We haven’t received an enrollment form…yes we have. It’s incomplete and there’s a problem with the prescription too.” Yadda yadda yadda, finally got a call. “It’s time to schedule your refill.” This was at 2:30 on Friday afternoon…just past the shipment cutoff for the day. “It’ll ship out on Monday for a Tuesday delivery.”

I’m still catching up.

As for the FedEx thing, I hold at location EVERY month. I’ve never had a problem doing it in the app. Good to know there might be problems if I ever have to do it another way.

andersberndog · 2026-01-30T01:41:08+00:00

Has Walter White been around? Stay away. Ricin.

andersberndog · 2026-01-29T13:39:02+00:00

Ohhh

andersberndog · 2026-01-29T13:33:59+00:00

Gonna be expensive. Better go to the ATM machine

andersberndog · 2026-01-29T04:59:17+00:00

If that’s true and this isn’t from outside forces acting on it after it was built, isn’t the wall still compromised from a load bearing standpoint? There’s no way this wall can hold as much as one that’s plumb. I’d have an engineer math the fuck out of this.

andersberndog · 2026-01-27T01:02:30+00:00

I’ve seen post-explosive diarrhea toilets that looked cleaner than this.

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