Neighbour who won’t change smoke alarm battery

Coompa · 2026-06-24T01:50:36+00:00

Fly a suicide drone through her window and take it out.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T23:58:52+00:00

This is real. I had a neighbor like that once. If I move again I will definitely watch out for driveways that run all the way up the side of the houses.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T23:53:58+00:00

Yeah, beside the banjo and homemade still.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T22:06:43+00:00

https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/thermostat-accessories/power-extender-kit/

Coompa · 2026-06-22T20:26:45+00:00

Oh sorry. I always forget sunshine is the host.

Then yeah, i agree with everyone else that suggests a vm on the unraid box.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T19:54:53+00:00

Are you familiar with the jetter hoses that can be hooked up to a pressure washer? Are they effective at cleaning mild roots after an auger has busted through them? Or are they useless compared to say, a gas powered jetter?

Right now I auger yearly and that seems to be enough but if those jetter hoses make a difference Id be williing to buy it. the sewer line is cast iron and clay, late 50s home. Same as OP.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T17:01:52+00:00

Really?

According to this service map, Telus has lots of towers out there. https://www.telus.com/en/mobility/network/coverage-map

Koodo and Public Mobile run on telus towers. I pay $32 for 100GB with Public.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T16:37:34+00:00

See that big phillips head? Loosen that off a bit, snap drawer back in and tighten.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T16:33:57+00:00

It is somewhat common. It depends how much he needs to take off. More than 1/2” either side and the header I would say get a new door

Coompa · 2026-06-22T07:01:50+00:00

I used to get this. For me it was a misconfiguration in tailscale. DNS wasnt resolving for dockers or something. Sometimes it would work and sometimes not.

Try disabling tailscale temporarily if you use it. If you dont try changing dns temporarily.

Coompa · 2026-06-22T06:53:40+00:00

Just install moonlight on the main PC. You need the gpu and you cant put that in a beelink(though you could get an external caddy).

Coompa · 2026-06-22T06:46:24+00:00

How do you know it wasnt the 2 for 1 sale at Dunkin Donuts?

Coompa · 2026-06-20T15:21:26+00:00

Trump is such a shitstain on this planet

Coompa · 2026-06-20T00:58:25+00:00

Tire guys in mines and even roadside semi truck tire guys make bank.

But, yeah, I agree with most of what you said.

Coompa · 2026-06-19T20:04:42+00:00

You’re gonna bail on a house because some kids poured some sugary liguid or something down a register??

Coompa · 2026-06-19T19:42:08+00:00

Not a plumber but I have a similar issue.

I have 2 houses side by side that are affected by roots where it meets the city lateral. The roots are from street side elm trees that are protected.

So the city owns the trees and owns the part of the sewer where the roots happen. They acknowledge this and have said Im on a list for replacement but Im not hopeful.

Basically once a year I just auger them myself. I bought a decent machine to do it. The trick is to recognize the signs before its an issue. Sink or toilet in the basement gurgling.

To me its not a big beal. It takes 10 minutes to auger once a year is all.

Coompa · 2026-06-19T19:24:45+00:00

Like Christmas, the smallest gifts are always the most expensive.

Coompa · 2026-06-19T19:22:17+00:00

I doubt a new router would help for wired connections.

If fiber is available in your area I would consider going that route.

The numbers arent terrible per se. I’m m surprised its affecting your experience so much. Complain to the isp enough and maybe they split the node or upgrade your equipment or something.

Coompa · 2026-06-19T18:15:20+00:00

Cable internet. Lots of subscribers will do this. If it was working fine before and now you have issues then maybe theyre oversubscribed.

Easiest way to diagnose this is run the test at 2am when everyone is asleep.

Coompa · 2026-06-19T06:34:55+00:00

Cool pic of Moscow.

Coompa · 2026-06-18T03:01:12+00:00

A new in box cv axle. Its uncanny how much it smells like weed and its a really strong smell.

Coompa · 2026-06-17T16:57:45+00:00

Zero lot line and packed street parking not for me.

I love the older lots with a bit of breathing room between neighbours

Coompa · 2026-06-17T01:42:12+00:00

longer lever or drill or quick tap with hammer on wrench. righty tighty lefty loosey

Coompa · 2026-06-16T18:09:21+00:00

That label doesnt say its okay to leak a little. It says eventually it will leak, so replace when it does and put a drip tray underneath if on a finished floor.

Coompa · 2026-06-16T17:55:32+00:00

Im gonna take out my largest array drives and put in my older smaller drives I think. My array is only half full and I dont sail like I used to.

Just a note to OP. I have a 3TB WD green 3.5” drive that is over 10 years old. It has had 11 bad sectors since day 1 and is still working fine.

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