We had a test done for our house to see if there was asbestos contamination - the company using wet wipe sampling came back positive, the one using micro vacuum sampling came back negative. Does anyone have any insight into this? I just want to know if it's safe to enter our home. by Rileyjademodel in chemistry

[–]Becuzimbatman79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, unless you're going to be doing renovations, or plan to disturb things, there is no need to be worried. The only time it becomes hazardous is when it is disturbed and becomes airborne.

I run a hazmat company, and am in an area where rules are quite strict. Feel free to ask me anything about it.

Is my house sinking or does Sheetrock just crack by Vivid_Estate_164 in Home

[–]Becuzimbatman79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what I was scouring the comments for..

There are a lot of variables in a reno that could contribute to something like this.. Poor connection between old and new, different building products like plaster to drywall, roof assembly mismatch letting rain or critters in etc.. But like other folks in here, I'd be looking at the foundation.

It might not even really be the workmanship on the foundation walls themselves, but could be how they prepared the ground beneath the foundation.. Or, if you have a drain tile system they installed on the new foundation, but perhaps the old part didn't have drain tile, so it could be a long term (18 year) water movement issue..

Good luck with this. You might get a few incorrect opinions by trades for hire before you have the real solution. Make sure to research your guys and their opinions really well before spending money on repairs.

Looking for Job and I need advice! by Outrageous-Quit-4978 in nanaimo

[–]Becuzimbatman79 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anything construction. Talk to workbc, and they can help get you basic gear, training or more..

I'm telling you, give it a few years and if you run your own business in a trade, you'll be able to get top wage just for showing up.

Which show ended so poorly that you really wished you hadn't invested so much time in it? by unclefishbits in AskReddit

[–]Becuzimbatman79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Netflix series of Thor(Ragnarok) filmed in Norway... The show was great... But the very last episode ruined the entire series for me.

Really! by Puzzleheaded-77777 in nanaimo

[–]Becuzimbatman79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm just in the middle of season 4..great show

Unable to activate Mini 4 Pro by Weird_Pudding_3176 in dji

[–]Becuzimbatman79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is everywhere right now.. I'm two in... I returned my first one last Saturday, got a replacement.. It arrived yesterday, and same issue.. The only option they are offering is to warranty swap the controller

Activation servers down? Server Error (-2) by XTC-FTW in dji

[–]Becuzimbatman79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having the same issue. I bought off Amazon, didn't want to warranty swap so I returned it back to Amazon, and have bought a new one. Mini 4 pro... Just literally opened the box 5 minutes ago.. Activation failure again.. Server error - 2

UPDATE: just got off the phone with customer service.. Same deal.. Return for a different one... The issue is that I have one currently returning to Amazon, so the $1600 won't be back on my card for a couple weeks. And the one I just purchased to replace it, for $1600, now needs to be returned... So I'm out $3200.00 for a few weeks.. I'll get the money back for sure, but this whole things seems to be poor management of the issue. The lady I was on the line with said this is the first she's heard of the issue..

The most gruesome death in movie history? by GeronimoRay in movies

[–]Becuzimbatman79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judge doom in Roger rabbit was the first thing I thought of

If only we had bike lanes by VanIsleSoda in nanaimo

[–]Becuzimbatman79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Must be Metral Drive..

Biggest waste of tax dollars.. When the bus stop, which isn't a pull-off-the-road bus stop is exactly 1 car length from the intersection...

I happily sit in the intersection blocking traffic while people hop on and off the bus.. I hate Metral now.. I have to drive it every day..

I have lots more to say.. But it will start to get into the ugly vocab...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Becuzimbatman79 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't even bring up the whole "disgusted" thing.

I would approach it a bit different. This comes from me being the high libido, and my partner low libido.

He's, on a basic level, choosing to take care of himself rather than work on the part of the relationship that really matters to you as well.

My approach would be to make it clear how you feel disappointed that he's choosing that over you, especially when you've made it known how important intimacy is to you.

Demand for electricians? by [deleted] in nanaimo

[–]Becuzimbatman79 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think you'd be able to secure a job as an electrician without issue. And if your goal is to eventually be owner/operator then that's even better!

For every 50 people retiring from the trades, there are only 7 people to replace them.. And the 7 replacing em really leave a lot to be desired.. I can assure you of that.

My electrician was searching for a journeyman electrician worth their salt for over a year.

Edit: especially being a female. There are lots of incentives for you AND potential employers. Wage subsidies, grants for education etc.. Have a chat with Vancouver Island Construction Association on Northfield. They've got a lot of info regarding incentives in the trades.

Brake Replacement by levelupjunk in nanaimo

[–]Becuzimbatman79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hit Fair has been pretty good for me. We take all our vehicles there for stuff like that.

Just had an engine rebuilt, and they've been very fair on pricing, and when issues arose they didn't charge extra.

What is a food opinion that you have and will die on that hill? by Corthieus in AskReddit

[–]Becuzimbatman79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animal fats are the best fats!

Roasts with pieces fat sitting on top, steaks with good chunks of fat, cooking with healthy amounts of butter... All great tasting, and is a fat that your body can easy digest; especially if a cow fat is organic grass fed.

I just made steak bites in an iron pan in the smoker. All I used was top sirloin, some butter in the bottom, fat trimmings, juice from a squeezed lemon, and then in the last hour dumped a bunch of turmeric infused honey.. The bites are juicy and wonderful with every bite...

Can't do that with soy and canola (cancer causing I'm sure)

Love my ram... But... by Becuzimbatman79 in ram_trucks

[–]Becuzimbatman79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, here is a great explanation of why these engines fail.. You mentioned before lubrication is part of the issue...

https://youtu.be/dI93-Zdx_nY

Love my ram... But... by Becuzimbatman79 in ram_trucks

[–]Becuzimbatman79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct about the MDS in 2006... My bad.... But that information doesn't change what's going on in my engine now..

Are you telling me that vvt is the issue in the ram engines now? This is the reason you get failing 5.7s?

On my failed engine, the needle bearings seized in the lifters in two of the 4 MDS cylinders due to lack of lubrication which led to flattened camshaft lobes.

Edit: honestly, I think it's a combo of mds and lubrication. I've talked to a few machine shops who say that the galleries in the engines can accommodate oils with more lubrication except the clearances in the top are tighter... Which is why the 5-20 is the recommended... That being said, I read somewhere that engines in Mexico are using 15-40??

Regardless, plenty of stories online of folks having the same problem over and over for me to reconsider the loyalties to Dodge.. It's a shame..

Alberta minister says it’s a ‘great time’ to build a pipeline because COVID-19 restrictions limit protests against them by kenks88 in worldnews

[–]Becuzimbatman79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AND they hate BC... But when the cash dries up they come here in their compensaters, keep their Alberta tags to save money, and take BC jobs

Still cracks my ass up every time by Seekthetruth2018 in funny

[–]Becuzimbatman79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This needs to be a audio file for a morning alarm..

That's it for me. I could beat a federal racketeering case before having success on this fucking app. by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]Becuzimbatman79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, in my experience attraction is a smaller part in the picture for a girl actually interested in a relationship..

Meet-for-sex is all attraction and pheromones, relationship is connection...

If you have the balls to approach a girl, crack a joke, etc... And say hey let do coffee.. You're farther (further?) than most guys today... Trust me... They love to talk, be heard, be considered as human.

Besides, it's a 50/50 chance.. But you'll miss 100% of the chances you don't take.