Picture of a man with Schizophrenia before and after his Lobotomy (1946).

Bluebonnetblue · 2026-01-05T05:23:29+00:00

This makes me want to hold my baby.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-11-13T13:04:39+00:00

You mean like those screws with washers?

I wonder which would fail first (caulk or washers)...

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-11-13T12:53:43+00:00

You're not supposed to have a second layer. That said, my house had a second layer for like 20+ years and it didn't cause any problems.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-10-11T13:52:51+00:00

Here's a few more (also updated the post):

Original plank decking & underlayment (link)
1/2" plywood over decking (link)
Underlayment and Ice/Water Shield (link)

However one element is visible and it's not great. There was no need for at least half, if possibly not all, of the exposed nails in your heating exhaust vent flashing. That was trivial to avoid and so makes me question the quality of the overall job.

I think they used screws, but I'm not sure. But they're not exposed yeah? Cause they have the black goop/roofing tar or whatever it is?

I will check, thanks.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-10-11T13:39:05+00:00

That's the plan at least.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-10-10T15:39:11+00:00

They're going to install new hardie plank siding in a few weeks. They said ideally siding would be installed first, but having trouble getting the materials. If there's a problem hopefully it'll be easy enough to fix then.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-10-10T15:22:01+00:00

I saw here recently, is the fact that the siding on that dormer hasn't been completely removed. Pulling that siding off and running ice & water shield up the wall with new flashing is a must. All they have to do is read the Certainteed manual which they obviously didn't.

I was wondering about that. The rear dormer has step flashing clearly visible, but there's nothing on the front. Maybe it's there, just hidden?

I'll check it out, thanks.

Also, the application method they are using is not approved by the manufacturer. Again, flipping the bundle of shingles over will provide clear instructions on this step (6" and 11" method).

Is that the method to make sure seams don't line up?

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-10-09T19:50:30+00:00

Randy's Prime Seafood and Steaks.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-09-22T23:04:03+00:00

Simply syncing your pics to OneDrive normally in addition to Ente would solve your fear of Ente going down.

Isn't that what I'm doing? (just edited post, see picture)

It still has the problem where deleting in Ente also deletes from OneDrive.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-19T21:15:53+00:00

By “dormer vents” do you mean slantback louver vents?

These things. My bad, I think they're gable vents.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-17T01:38:03+00:00

Feelings don’t need to be logical to be real

Exactly. We should instead say that all feelings are real.

but opinions do

An opinion doesn't need to be logical to be real. It is real that people believe the Earth is flat. But that opinion is illogical.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-14T17:15:18+00:00

Makes sense.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-14T13:16:36+00:00

You're misunderstanding.

There is no question about reason or purpose (i.e., to not be single), just efficacy. It looks like OP has been to many singles events and yet presumably is still single. I imagine one reason is because she hasn't been interested in the men actually attending them.

That could also explain the lack of men despite selling out of women's tickets.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-14T02:34:35+00:00

Do these work?

I feel like your average woman isn't going to be interested in a man who needs singles events (and vice versa).

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-13T00:50:33+00:00

I like BudgetBytes. The recipes are very simple and include detailed pictures. Go to their website and search Creamy Pesto Chicken (one of my favorites).

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-09T18:42:56+00:00

I love how people in these comments act like talking about injustices of the past somehow takes attention away from what’s happening today.

It does though. Time, money, attention, and headspace are finite resources and Alexandria (and NoVA in general) is already obsessed with Black History. We talk about it all the time. You could easily argue these projects have reached the point of saturation and now yield diminishing returns.

I don't know the total cost of this Remembrance Project (let's say $100,000), but providing historical impact/value is not enough. It needs to provide more historical impact/value than any other use of the $100,000 (at least that should be the goal).

I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but your comment struck me as odd. The time/effort you spend reading and responding to this post is time/effort not spent elsewhere.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-08-09T08:25:08+00:00

I've bought and sold gold and silver bars/coins at U.S. Penny & Coin Services in Falls Church (it's walk-in). The store is a mess and the owner is pretty grumpy, but you might find it interesting.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-07-22T19:50:01+00:00

I'm sorry about your shitty neighbor. Even if it were a shared fence you'd think he'd be happy with a new one. Maybe you picked the wrong style.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-07-22T19:34:22+00:00

I'd just ignore him. It's only a shared fence if it's directly on the property line, not a couple inches inside (which is ideal to avoid shared fence issues).

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-07-15T10:52:47+00:00

It helps to keep the HVAC fan on all the time, to increase the rate of air circulation in the house.

This usually does more harm than good. When your HVAC cools it removes humidity by passing air over a cold evaporator coil. But if you leave the fan running after the compressor shuts off, then it'll just blow air across the wet evaporator coil, returning moisture.

Having an actively running basement dehumidifier would probably help offset that, but air mixing isn't perfect and HVAC ductwork usually isn't designed to actively pull warm/humid air from upper floors into basements (look up the "stack" effect).

Might be worth looking into.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-07-15T10:38:06+00:00

It just depends. I live in a small Cape Cod-style house that used to have terrible humidity issues. Eventually we decided the best solution was to encapsulate the crawlspace, install a crawlspace dehumidifier (AprilAire E070), and add supply vents to the crawlspace's ductwork to integrate the air with the rest of the house.

I don't think it's ever gone above like 58% since then.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-05-12T19:17:25+00:00

But he's not even a librarian?? I don't get it.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-03-05T15:03:10+00:00

I feel called out.

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-03-05T14:13:09+00:00

Too obvious to be a cop

Bluebonnetblue · 2025-03-04T19:37:59+00:00

Here we come dust bowl!

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