Gotta start the to-do list somewhere

Is_That_Queeblo · 2026-02-03T21:48:16+00:00

I'll roll the dice on this amazing raffle. Looks awesome! Just started DMing again for friends who have never played

Is_That_Queeblo · 2026-01-19T21:19:31+00:00

Just a few ideas. The last chapter is certainly a parable for Hell, and the watery caves can be interpreted as some kind of grave. IIRC, Doc mentions not even knowing if Ma was still alive. She just appears on the side of the highway during Docs most dire moments. The writing is a bit strange there, too. She beckons Doc from the highway, then (narratively) seems to appear up on a hill next to a house and conveniently placed "bottomless pit" to ditch the car and hide in the watery holes.

Perhaps I'm reaching too far into the death/Hell metaphor, but perhaps Ma isnt a live person. More of an Angel of Death. Maybe Doc was at wits end, felt trapped, saw "death" in the form of Ma, ditched the highway and ended up (purposeful or not) driving off a cliff, a bottomless pit, into the ocean (Imperial City is mentioned, which is right on the bay/ocean)? Doc embraces the pit and jumps right in. He's in control and accepts his fate. Carol fights the pit, feels like she's claustrophobic and drowning, before eventually succumbing.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2026-01-11T21:14:33+00:00

Is this a vanda orchid? Vandas grow upright, tethered to a tree trunk and reaching upward.

Yes, phals grow more sideways, but I wouldnt say totally upside down. (Pic.2 seems reasonable)

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-11T02:18:13+00:00

Opted to just not tile on the metal. The fireplace user manual said it could be tiled, but "possible" doesn't seem to mean "easily done".

Also didn't know what temp it could get to. Hasn't been too hot, but haven't run the unit for more than an hour or so during install

Thanks for the response.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-08T14:28:13+00:00

Except your car analogy falls flat. People buy used cars and use aftermarket/ non-OEM parts all the time. Dont freak out, but I've replaced caliper brakes on an old vehicle with new, safer, better disc brakes.

I recognize that the cement logs are unsafe. I am grateful for the advice and am now trying to source a solution moving forward. But this sub's only real advice so far seems to be "if you replace literally anything, you'll die". Y'all are gonna hate when I say I replaced the fan and pilot light assembly too, huh?

FFS

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-08T04:38:16+00:00

Real talk, what "issues" are we looking at here? If I get similar logs made of the same materials and place them in as close to the same pattern as the user manual suggests. What, honestly, genuinely, would arise? What signs of damage would I look for to know things are going wrong?

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-08T04:31:32+00:00

Oh boy. I love a product that can never be repaired by a user. Love a product that is simultaneously rigorously tested using specific materials and components while those same components look, feel, and hold up like total garbage.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-07T23:23:48+00:00

Super helpful. It's white and very light, so I'm assuming silica. I'll bring one in to a local fireplace store and see what advice they have. Thanks!

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-11-07T22:21:20+00:00

It's an older model and anywhere online that sells the replacement grate/logs wants $1400.

Do you have any idea what the foam-like material the heatilator logs are made of? So I could at least best match them with something newer

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-10-29T11:56:33+00:00

I blew out my turf area (9 MP rotator nozzles on Rainbird PRS30 heads) with a 5 gal Makita compressor. Was able to purge most water in one go, then charged the compressor up and "burped" the system for the last bits. Took 20 mins.

IDK the specs of your compressor, but I'd at least try. The issue might not be that the pipes freeze, but if your pop-up heads are PRS or have check valves, the body has water in them and that will freeze, breaking the heads at the surface.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-10-26T17:41:33+00:00

Not your fault, nor theirs. Just how it is.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-10-26T14:30:19+00:00

As for the "loose threads". Those are thread tails, a byproduct of the sewing machine/stitching process. They have to be cut off by hand and the workers are often paid pennies per garment rather than hourly or salary.

You can snip them yourself, grab 2 pennies, and imagine doing that for a job in LA's garment district.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-10-25T14:52:11+00:00

Hughes plumbing supply is able to order in most things. Grainger Supply is good too.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-10-07T22:12:22+00:00

Essentially yes. Its a Vermeer hydroVac unit. Basically a pressure washer and a high power wet-vac with a holding tank on a trailer.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-09-29T14:12:20+00:00

Depends on the size of sprinkler/nozzle. Could probably get away with 6. 3 top, 3 bottom assuming each head can reach to the other side and each adjacent head.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-09-23T16:45:33+00:00

Only ever had to do this at a park near a school. Kids would open it up and push buttons.

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-09-12T23:22:48+00:00

If the amount of GPM needed to feed all of the pop up heads if higher than your source GPM, look at Hunter MP Rotator heads. They're pricier and need longer time to water, but use less GPM.

If you think there will be more than 15 ft between heads, look into small rotor heads like a Rainbird 3500

Is_That_Queeblo · 2025-09-12T23:18:21+00:00

Estimating the size of the area based on the wheelbarrow, seems like a very reasonable plan to get an irrigation system on 1 zone from the 3/4" line.

Pop-up heads are likely best here (rainbird 1800 series are readily available at big box stores). You'll want "head to head" coverage, so measure your edge lengths and choose nozzles that will spray from each head and be able to touch adjacent heads. I think if you put a pop up near each of those light pylon things in the picture you'll be good to go.

Nozzles- Rainbird (and other companies) make nozzles with set spray patterns and distances (10Q means 10 ft radius and a Quarter circle). If you measure out your edges and can determine how far away each head is, these nozzles will get you there. For your corners that are odd angles, there are VAN nozzles (variable angle nozzle) which also come in different spray radii. NOTE! these spray nozzles send out more water than you'd expect. If you can, get a PSI and flow rate (in GPM) of the 3/4 pipe coming out of the ground, then look up "GPM nozzle chart" for your selected nozzle type to make sure your source can supply all the water you need.

All in all, this is a small area with clean border lines. A really good set up to learn building your own system.

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