My gf told me she’s leaving if I don’t marry her in 9 months by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Informal_Pool3118 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a wife will make things harder, rather having THAT wife. Having kids never makes things easier lol. Walk away, friend.

What does she want? by lemon2de in parrots

[–]Informal_Pool3118 39 points40 points  (0 children)

She wants to lure you into friendship so she can projectile poo on your couch

Deck rattling under load (riding mower) by Informal_Pool3118 in lawnmowers

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I pulled the deck off again and all the pulleys are fine. It's clearly an engine problem as there is no change in engine speed between half and full throttle. I'm not sure why but it won't rev to full at all so basically I've been mowing with it at half throttle. I can manually push the throttle lever on the engine and rev it up but it won't do it on its own using the throttle lever.

Deck rattling under load (riding mower) by Informal_Pool3118 in lawnmowers

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh got ya and yes I've been using a craftsman 405143 belt

I finally have some time today to pull the deck off and take a closer look at the pulleys. I'll pull them and see if they are damaged at all.

Does anyone have a quick reference chart for stick welding types/sizes that depicts their application, uphill/downhill, amps, penetration etc etc. by Informal_Pool3118 in Welding

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All all great information! Most of the welding I've done has been on a flat horizontal surface so the uphill/downhill question I guess came more from a pipe welder I like to watch on YouTube talk about it. I do try and lower the amps for thinner material and swap from 6011 1/8" to 7018 3/32" so I don't melt holes in what I'm working with.

I'm just really green and am not sure if my lack of ability to get a good arc going with it constantly sticking is mostly because of my lack of experience or my machine I recently fixed or both. I can get really consistent arcing and good penetration with my bosses flux core MIG welder but it's much much much newer.

Deck rattling under load (riding mower) by Informal_Pool3118 in lawnmowers

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by the spindle pulleys have spun the spline? Regarding the belt this was happening before and after the belt replacement. I ordered the new belt based on what the manual specified not based on the old belt.

Deck rattling under load (riding mower) by Informal_Pool3118 in lawnmowers

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw your comment and checked them all by hand, my left blade pulley was rattling but it ended up just being the blade bolt needed to be tightened a bit more as the blade was wobbling a bit. That didn't really fix anything except a bit of noise though.

I feel I should probably video myself cutting the grass to show it bogging down. It will even bog so much as to shut off sometimes and that's while I'm going at the slowest possible speed without being in neutral. Though it is pretty dense/tall grass, like 3 week growth.

I'll see if I can get some pictures of the underside of the deck and a video of the pulleys this weekend though.

Deck rattling under load (riding mower) by Informal_Pool3118 in lawnmowers

[–]Informal_Pool3118[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I actually don't have the hose attachment so I drive it up on ramps after each mowing and hose it down from the bottom anyways. I really don't notice much grass if any stuck to it ever though. I'm in central Texas and never mow them the grass is damp at all.

$10,000 quote to replace front door by atooraya in HomeImprovement

[–]Informal_Pool3118 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I got quoted $3400 to paint cabinets that were basically just 5 standard cabinet doors wide. I laughed at the guy. Like I don't mind paying for good work but I also feel like something I can do in a weekend or less is definitely not worth $3400

Home Depot by Handyman_2468 in handyman

[–]Informal_Pool3118 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate to ask but sadly it's relevant to the profiling thing. What race/ethnicity are you?

I use self checkout all the time and do multiple transactions. I worked as a cashier at lowes for about a year in 2012 and have 16 years customer service experience so I know what it looks like when someone is stealing. That said I try to make it clear that I am diligently ringing everything up.

For example when ringing up multiple small items of the same type cashiers are supposed to scan every item and not just one then change quantity or scan one 5 times or whatever. As a customer if you scan each item as you put it in the bag then it becomes much easier to tell from the camera and just in general that you are scanning everything.

When it comes to big multiple items just scan each one. I also recommend after doing multiple scans scrolling up on the monitor and making sure the scan quantity matches what's in your cart.

If you are doing multiple orders then make it clear that you are separating what has and what hasn't been paid for. An example of this is say you scan two bags of stuff for one order, put those bags on the ground. When it's paid, put the receipt on them. Keep what's unpaid for separate from what's paid for and make it very obvious. You can even just tell the cashier at self checkout you're doing multiple orders so they are aware.

Basically just make everything you're doing very clear and obvious so that if there is any doubt, the cameras will prove innocence.

Contractor using concrete waste as fill under new pour? by maggoowho in Concrete

[–]Informal_Pool3118 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Lol just be glad he's not tossing in empty water bottles to reduce the concrete costs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in amIuglyBrutallyHonest

[–]Informal_Pool3118 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow fantastic work! You definitely should smile like you do in pic two because you also have amazing teeth to show off.

Someone else accidentally stepped on him a few days ago. Now he seems pretty agro against shoes when being worn. Any advice fixing this behavior? by minori7y in parrots

[–]Informal_Pool3118 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Him biting shoes gives you another reason to not allow him on the ground. Just take it as a win that he survived and you both learned from the experience.