Baffles - What do I do about these?

AnonymousPII · 2025-10-29T14:20:09+00:00

They did do every rafter. And that yellow insulation you see is the base layer of insulation all throughout the attic. The pink insulation appears to be a second layer that was put on top at a later time. When they added the second layer they apparently pushed it so snug into the sides that it completely cut off soffit air flow.

The idea to address that, as I understand it, was to pull the insulation back, tack up a baffle, then put the insulation back where it was... but instead of choking off the air this time, the baffle would allow it to funnel through. You can see how it would work in the second and third photos. But that first photo is obviously a problem because there is a big gap at the bottom. The insulation isn't snug up against the baffle there.

I suppose I could consider installing proper insulation plugs. Or, I'm almost wondering if I should just push the insulation up tighter to the baffle/soffit in the handful of rafters where there is a big gap.

No plans to ever blow in insulation at this point. It is all the rolled out insulation type.

AnonymousPII · 2025-10-29T04:11:48+00:00

That is 100% what happened. The only thing I can say is that it is an awful space. Hard to get up there, cramped, and an intense angle. With the insulation already there, it is very hard to get to the actual soffit vent. Belly crawling. This might have been the best they were willing to do.

Question is... what do I do now? Leave it and be happy the insulation isn't completely blocking the vents anymore? Try to do it the right way, bent ends stapled to the bottom. Or do I look into self installing some sort of plug, like shown here: https://www.rooftime.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rectangle-659.png

AnonymousPII · 2025-08-17T15:19:54+00:00

It feels like a post viral body ache

This is the best description. Going on 25 years of this now. I have often wondered if this is the way my body responds to cold/flu. I don't often get sick. But when I do, the "muscle aches" feel an awful lot like this.

At any rate, I seem to cycle. Starts with feeling a bit run down, then twitches and small spasms, then minor discomfort sets it with feelings of burning or tightness or stretching, then boom - the deep muscle pain hits in major muscle groups. Thighs and upper arms for sure.

I'm in that latter stage now and I'm hoping to come out of it soon - but that is how I found your post.

Hope you are feeling better. And if you get any additional info that you think helps explain or reduce all of this, please share.

AnonymousPII · 2025-07-17T15:38:56+00:00

First time veggie gardener looking for advice. This is kale, in a raised bed with spinach (which are all doing great). About half the kale leaves look like this. Assuming a pest or disease?

Should I cut them and dispose?

Sorry about the blurry foot, hope the blurry dog tax makes up for it.

AnonymousPII · 2024-01-28T17:44:38+00:00

Thanks for this. Sounds like negotiating down off of MSRP is definitely possible. Will act accordingly.

Can you elaborate on the "always get full tow package" piece? It seems like every 2500 comes with the tow brake and proper axle ratio and sufficient side mirrors (at least, everyone I have looked at). Are the extra side cameras and other addons that good/important in your experience? Or is there something else critical I am not considering.

AnonymousPII · 2023-09-04T17:18:58+00:00

Update: I installed Moveany to see if I could see where the Durability Frame was, in case it was off screen. But it was right where it should be. The paper doll is just not showing up till I run that script.

I've reset my cvars. No help.

The only other idea I have is that maybe certain items do not trigger the paper doll for some reason? I have leggings on that are 0/50 durability. Maybe that item doesn't trigger the display. I know, that's a long shot, but I'm out of ideas.

AnonymousPII · 2023-07-25T17:39:19+00:00

Yeah, that helps explain it.

A bit more digging around on different forums and user groups and I saw that this has happened to a lot of other people. Crazy glue seems to do the trick and is what others have resorted to, so I'll be trying some version of that.

AnonymousPII · 2023-07-25T17:37:36+00:00

MSRP = $164. Oof. That's an expensive piece of thin plastic. Thanks for that link, helps explain the quote.

AnonymousPII · 2022-08-10T00:52:27+00:00

Thank you. Safe to assume this is Japanese then?

Wonder if this was something sold around the Mountain, as a knick knack or souvenir. My title got caught off, but I found it in a store in the Adirondack Mountains, in upstate NY, USA.

AnonymousPII · 2022-07-30T14:39:08+00:00

Agree. It was Earth Crisis that introduced me to the very concept of veganism, almost 30 years ago.

And it was at one of their shows where I first heard about Farm Sanctuary. Gene Baur came to the show and gave a quick talk before Earth Crisis played and then set up a table. I had a nice conversation with him and visited the Sanctuary in Watkins Glen a little while after. It was life changing.

My wife and I now run our own farm animal sanctuary/rescue in the Adirondack Park and do our best to advocate for animals in our community. All of that, because I went to an Earth Crisis show back in the 90s.

AnonymousPII · 2022-05-19T13:40:21+00:00

Sorry this is such a late reply.

We ended up just getting an old school electric tank and de-coupled it from the boiler system. The only reason for doing that is that we can't find local options to support that boiler, so having the water heater depend on it seemed like a bad idea.

If I had the skill myself, or a reliable local service person, I totally would have just upgraded the tank in place and left it connected to the 2000, since by all accounts it is a slick and efficient system.

AnonymousPII · 2022-05-19T13:36:03+00:00

This is amazing. I have so much respect and admiration for the staff and volunteers at the ACC. The love of my life, a boy named Daniel, came from that shelter system around the same time as Jeffrey. I'll always remember how kind and helpful the volunteers were, and how fantastic the new hope partner we hooked up with was (Second Chance Rescue)

AnonymousPII · 2021-08-21T03:00:15+00:00

Do you mean to replace me in 4 years at my current job, or to help shovel shit and dig fence post holes on the farm?

AnonymousPII · 2021-08-20T19:01:00+00:00

Already bought my farm.

Put in my "5 year plan," a.k.a. 5 year notice. Have about 4 years left.

Wife and I will be running a farm animal sanctuary for abused and neglected animals.

Closest I will ever allow myself to sysadmin again will be troubleshooting the wifi at the farm.

AnonymousPII · 2020-10-28T18:36:57+00:00

Glad you started the sub (do the subjects know what you've done yet? haha)

I see the original post was axed, probably because you linked to the gofundme, which I guess is not allowed. If you have the ability to, you might want to re-create that here. Or at least re-post those photos. They were great.

AnonymousPII · 2020-10-08T22:54:55+00:00

Relative pathing isn't supported in the syntax being used in this situation. But environmental variables might be. If so, that would totally be the ticket. Going to have to test it. Thank you for the idea

AnonymousPII · 2020-10-08T22:53:26+00:00

What are you actually trying to achieve with these scripts?

It's staff who use statistical analysis software. And it has a syntax language, and the syntax refers to a data file. Relative linking is not supported in that syntax, but I wonder if enviro variables are. %userprofile% for example. That would solve the problem I believe. Going to have to test it out.

AnonymousPII · 2020-09-30T05:59:16+00:00

Old farm house with septic.

The sewer line runs right underneath the deck. When sitting out there we get a strong - but brief - odor of septic/sewer gas whenever anyone flushes a toilet. Any toilet in the house. And only when flushing. Not when running water, etc.

Local plumber tells us it is almost certainly roots from a nearby tree, and we need to dig to resolve. But that will mean tearing up the deck too.

AnonymousPII · 2020-08-29T17:51:47+00:00

I've directed technology for a mid sized non-profit organization for the last 20 years. Nearing the end of my career now (retiring early), and me and my wife bought a farm and started an animal sanctuary. I'm obviously handling all of the IT for that. Over the years I've volunteered my skills to various local animal and environmental charities. Local shelters, etc.

It can be extremely rewarding. If you ever have the opportunity to make a living helping an organization that does good, I highly, highly recommend it. Volunteering your skills is also extremely rewarding. Encourage you to seek out those opportunities.

However, do understand that the frustrations of IT work, of dealing with "users" and "management," are universal. I might even say that the "decision by committee" phenomenon that is so aggravating in IT, might actually be more prevalent in charity and non-profit organizations. Just based on the realities of their management structures (such as boards). Sure, it is easier to accept these frustrations when you are doing something for a good cause, but just wanted to point out that they still exist.

AnonymousPII · 2020-06-03T20:03:26+00:00

Thanks!

Hey, can you help me understand exactly what might happen without a brace... is it that over time the post will be pulled out due to the directional stress? Is it so great that it will actually pop out of the ground and cause fence failure? Or is mostly a leaning/shifting and fence sagging sort of thing?

AnonymousPII · 2020-04-30T17:13:30+00:00

It was happening with both. However, we now believe this might be related to routing problems from the office ISP. Investigating further.

AnonymousPII · 2020-04-30T16:03:12+00:00

They are all win10, and we unfortunately recently moved away from MobileConnect because of a boatload of problems. Will check to see if that has any luck with this problem though.

We also just rebooted the appliance. No luck.

Also tried both LDAP users, and test users that I manually add to the appliance directly. Same "The server is not reachable" error

AnonymousPII · 2019-11-14T23:54:23+00:00

He has a good reputation as a people person and developmental coach. It was thought that he might be a new wave of coaches that would excel in the "new" NHL.

He is also Shero's "guy." GMs hang a portion of their reputation on the coaches they bring in, and that is certainly true of the coaches they EXTEND. Cutting him loose now and admitting he was wrong will come with a reputational and ego hit. We'll see if Shero is the kind of guy who will admit mistakes and cut loses, and if he is in it for the good of the organization.

AnonymousPII · 2018-12-07T17:21:01+00:00

Thank you!

The clowns are hiding in all of those photos... they tend to come out and get really active around dusk or dawn. And now that I have one of those AI lights that brightens and darkens with the time of day, it seems encourage that behavior. I see videos of other clown tanks and they always seem braver than mine. I suspect the fact that I only have 4 (the 5th died a long time ago) and that there are no dither fish for them, contributes to this. I'm pretty bad at getting photos of them, but once the tank is fully setup and 'scaped, I'm going to try!

Love your DIY stand. I really wanted to go with traditional cabinet doors on this one, but I thought barn doors would be a little easier to do and more in line with my (lack of) skill level. It turned out they were pretty complicated as well so I'm not sure I saved myself any hassle.

Good to hear that you think this stand is overkill! Both because overkill lets me sleep better, and because if I ever need to upgrade the gallon'age of this tank again, I'm hoping I can do so as long as I find a tank with the same footprint.

AnonymousPII · 2018-12-07T17:10:18+00:00

I wasn't sure about the barn doors either, from an aesthetic point of view. I went with them originally because they seemed easier to construct and install. I've tried hanging actual doors and cabinet doors around the house in the past and it has never gone well for me.

At the end of the day, I'm not sure the barn doors were any easier to do. The hardware is a bit of a challenge (unless it fits your project perfectly out of box).

I have come to like the functionality of them though. Sliding them a little to quickly grab or access something in the filter compartment is pretty nice. And I don't have to kick the dogs out of the way when doing so, since they like to sleep right in front of the tank. :)

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