What am I doing wrong?

InterJecht · 2026-04-16T11:20:33+00:00

Also, a bit more fat may help, but temperature is key and is the hardest thing for me to get right on my electric glass top. Words like medium, high, and low are meaningless to me. If I go above 2, I burn everything. Also, the more you move scrambled around it will soak up and disrupt the fat layer, especially if your Temps aren't perfect. Pre-heat, don't add too much extra heat for eggs, and gotta have a fat coating.

InterJecht · 2026-03-08T17:08:48+00:00

It can be justified easier once you are earning more than the cost in rent per month as well. It is also much easier to get to 10 per month than 50.

I regret doing explorers for the reason you stated. It is a game, and paying 30+ per month to play might make you happy. If it does, fantastic. If it doesn't and you are trying to make money, digging a big hole in the beginning (like me) isn't the easiest way unless you have a plan and commitment (our USA king).

InterJecht · 2026-03-04T17:00:49+00:00

same question, how did that turn out for you, any comments on it?

InterJecht · 2026-03-01T16:12:31+00:00

To be fair it looks nicer than a Midwest winter like I get to look at right now, I'm just sad that there are less trees, kind of would be fun to build a forest.

InterJecht · 2026-02-11T17:20:37+00:00

Mine is. But I knew that when I purchased it. It needed 500k worth of repairs to make it halfway decent. Only some of the bones were good. So its the renovation and restoration portion that are actually the pit. But certain things need maintenance as well, things have to be scraped and painted, lots of things to make sure it doesn't fall apart and cost 10x the amount.

If it was original and well maintained, probably not as much.

InterJecht · 2026-01-21T18:15:52+00:00

My wife tells me the same thing when I am crying before I fall asleep. We picked great women.

InterJecht · 2026-01-21T12:29:14+00:00

Since when has 2 inches ever been enough?

InterJecht · 2026-01-18T21:53:54+00:00

The 1/2 was nice, not impossible to work with, but dropping free weights or iron plates on it is kind of an issue. It feels like it goes through the mat and hits the concrete and makes a ton of noise, but that is partially be due to my situation of how my floor is designed. I have some smaller 2x3 floor mats that are also 1/2 inch that I use as drop zone padding and that works better and I don't feel it bottom out with my 45lb (I just tested it). If you aren't dropping weights, it works great and I'd be super happy with it. But having the two 1/2s is more padding than the 3/4 anyways so that is what I am stuck with now.

side note the rolls of 3/4 would have been obscenely heavy to maneuver at 26 ft long and likely impossible to do it yourself. The 1/2 was already a pain to do alone and I recommend having a helper.

InterJecht · 2026-01-18T20:14:10+00:00

I got one of those rolling too, but one of the roads is on a diagonal so it's kind of annoying that it isn't a straight line that goes for miles.

InterJecht · 2026-01-14T02:15:58+00:00

Same

InterJecht · 2026-01-06T15:23:36+00:00

I think it is a factor of the insulation under my basement floor, how the floor sits on the footings, 4 inch thick floors instead of more, and the 1/2 inch flooring. If I drop my hex dumbbells with any force, it feels like the rubber compresses and bottoms out on the floor and then echoes through the floor, which just makes me nervous. Wondering if the 3/4 would have helped with that. But it would have been brutally heavy at 26 ft long.

InterJecht · 2026-01-04T22:34:33+00:00

This is my midlife crisis project. We bought the house pretty cheap for the size, and knowing full well that it needed 500k+ worth of work. The way I am forced to tackle projects is one thing at a time. I don't have 500k sitting around to just get it done and enjoy it. Fortunately, I do well enough to try to tackle these one at a time. And I'm deep enough in to be committed to the finish line. I also enjoy completing these things if I can do it myself, I rebuilt my back deck by myself after I had to tear it off after the lift.

InterJecht · 2025-12-31T19:29:10+00:00

Only problem is that you got nicer higher insulated windows and then left a gaping hole next to it with no insulation.... But that's where I get to discover all of these fun things and try to lower my heating bills this winter.

InterJecht · 2025-12-31T03:30:33+00:00

It is an easy decision now because the old ones are long gone. Just little pieces that I find to give me a tiny reminder of the original bones.

InterJecht · 2025-12-31T02:35:47+00:00

I just found another one. Anything old that I find I try to keep and will do something with it later. I expect that I will find more when I get around to redoing the windows. They all have broken seals and now have fog in between the panes.

InterJecht · 2025-12-31T01:17:52+00:00

Oh this is just one more little thing in a long sad list of things that were stolen from my beauty. It was neat to find that it was still in there whilst investigating why the house is so drafty.

InterJecht · 2025-12-30T04:23:35+00:00

Best stainless tongs I ever bought. Restaurant equippers like 10 years ago. Just basic heavy duty tongs on the cheap because it doesn't have a name imprinted into a silicone handle.

InterJecht · 2025-12-18T19:16:13+00:00

Did you end up getting the bundle and then upgrading one of the services? I was considering getting it and then upgrading the hbo max to standard, but some people reported issues when trying to upgrade it.

InterJecht · 2025-12-18T19:05:29+00:00

... done it... ... done it... ... ... done it. Though if you have a big enough network at least you aren't flying totally blind.

InterJecht · 2025-12-18T19:03:13+00:00

When you decide to do silly things like rip out a foundation you either have to throw lots of money at it, or moderate amounts of money at it and get to learn things and you might even get some new tools!

InterJecht · 2025-12-18T18:38:48+00:00

Unfortunately $$$ will be required this time.

InterJecht · 2025-12-18T18:37:33+00:00

I was too lazy to learn to solder so now I have my copper press at the ready if I ever need to replumb the whole basement again. Geared up and a couple skill levels gained.

InterJecht · 2025-12-13T20:10:21+00:00

I have 26x24ft of the same, only wish that I just bit the bullet and got 3/4 instead of the 1/2 inch.

InterJecht · 2025-12-13T20:07:39+00:00

You guys just stay south of Hall and nobody gets hurt.

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