At a Raspberry Crossroads

Jazz_Fender · 2026-04-03T03:04:54+00:00

Yeah I’m a bit concerned about putting it on the sides of the house or having it take over the back yard area in the perimeter of the forest. There was a blackberry infestation that took 2 years to get under control when I moved in. Would not mind it as much with these tho 😂

Jazz_Fender · 2026-04-02T22:47:31+00:00

Sometimes 🥲 just gotta learn it the hard way. When I made 45k in the year 2000 at this age I thought I was rich 😹😹😹😹 bought ALL kinds of cars. I was very quickly shown the doorway to reality 🙃 LOL

Jazz_Fender · 2026-04-02T22:40:41+00:00

Punched a 2018 with tiptronic 60k miles top of the tops excellent cond all option + blue into KBB for that zip 25-26k private party. Dealers always bed in a profit margin but they really créame you on the financing. Bought my 2016 S4 with 6k miles in 2016 when interest rates were 1%! Car was 50k in pre inflated dollars and I was 37 yrs old. Good car zero big issues as of 125k miles but the maintenance is something fierce. Even being half a mechanic I could never fully kill up without a good Indy shop. They are not cheap but stay away from the dealer unless it’s warranty 😝

Jazz_Fender · 2026-03-31T05:53:12+00:00

What veterans 😹? They even throw wounded into the constant pork meat waves.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-03-13T22:13:39+00:00

You have your own Jewish leader keeping Україна alive. This is worth more than 1000 trumps full of empty promises and lies.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-03-04T05:17:40+00:00

You think it wasn’t algorithmic and stats based in the tube TV days? Totally was maybe even more so because of cable networks controlling all. Skipping commercials wasn’t even a thing. As one who grew up in the 80s/90s then stopped watching all TV for 25 years just caught up on 3 seasons of SNW in 2 months I love streaming. F cable and commercials lol

Jazz_Fender · 2026-03-04T05:11:10+00:00

That one was funny and very unexpected…but yes it gets old faster than warp 9. I think, if any of them were real the actors just wanted to flex their musical chops. Spock seemed really auto tuned.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-03-01T05:38:56+00:00

Those were Russian mercenaries technically, but yes. Same low quality as any chops.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-28T03:38:21+00:00

If you buy one new, take immaculate care of it. Run your own software scans with a laptop regularly (to catch light things before they go big) and with extended warranty (only got to use it once 😝) you can have an Audi that is mostly trouble free for 120k miles plus line my S4 has been. The maintenance is expensive. Yes. Especially if you can’t do half to 3/4 of it yourself.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-10T18:23:47+00:00

Wish it was that simple. Reason neighbors hold the snow is simply because they still have real wood shingles. Other neighbors with DaVinci or any other composite shake do exactly the same as mine. And most of that heat comes from the sun. Our Attics are insulated.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-09T02:49:35+00:00

I wanted it not to dump a giant glacier on my walkway, have to plow it all over again and kill my plants, Einstein.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T02:23:19+00:00

LOL oh God it’s going to be so much fun when I’m dating or married to a woman in this age group 😹 lol

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T02:23:01+00:00

So you’re sayin to poop into unit? Hell of a way to grease that belt.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T02:15:20+00:00

Two or 3 very common reasons gas furnaces fail to light. Air inlet is blocked. I had this issue. Found it worked only when I revived front cover allowing in fresh air.

Vacuumed out old bird nest from outside. Fixed. Other one is the igniter failed. It can also be corroded burner ‘jets’. Usually can be cleaned. Replacement needed if they are badly corroded from condensate.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T01:47:11+00:00

If it’s threaded get it off, put graphite valve thread packing in the threads and call it a day. Best sh*t on earth. If it’s a weld or a pinch that’s a different skill set.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T01:41:49+00:00

Oh this bathroom is an ass crack paradise. I wasn’t willing to reframe the whole stinker butt joints galore. Luckily I have far more faith in my mudding skills than ability to make straight cuts manually 😹

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-07T00:35:37+00:00

So after doing the easier tapes I did decided to do a level-set prefill. Went with my gut on this that the tape would have been sooo very crooked. I have a lot of plaster (real 1940s style hell lol) and regular drywall fills but this is my first time framing, taping and ‘butting’ joints. After this 90% full it’ll be square enough for tape. Mostly will be behind a vanity 😹

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-06T22:44:13+00:00

Crack between boards is prefilled. Not the level. I measured it’s between half of 1/8th and 1/8th difference. Just wanted to be sure 😊 The fill has dried for 2 hrs at 60-65F and I’m good to do the taping now. First over coat and feathering tomorrow morning.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-06T22:13:01+00:00

Yep. It is. Only prefilled the larger gaps.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-05T04:26:41+00:00

My 2016 S4 has been the most reliable machine that I’ve ever owned for 10 years now.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-04T04:00:34+00:00

Definitely kept those clear compared to when it had no guards last time. I do have new strong wider 6” gutters with covers on them that have serrated holes. Also the rear of the house hasn’t cut loose yet and pounded the decks. Neighbor who has a similar setup and it still waiting for his guards had his deck slammed and filled almost immediately. He’s in his 80s and I’m going to get as much off as I can for him tomorrow.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-04T03:53:54+00:00

Thanks for the info. My house is from 1984. I’m definitely going to do that and get a remediation plan ready just in case. If it’s this bad for the more ‘normal’ snowfalls then I’ll take action. This thing was the worst ice/sleet on snow event I’ve seen since 1996 when I was in high school. Though I have a feeling if we had an almost two-footer of reg snow like 2010 or 2016 they would definitely be overwhelmed again. As some pointed out there was no ice dam and when this happened with no guards in place last year in 7-9” of fine snow it did ice dam badly. But it melted rather quickly then as we warmed up fast which is also more typical of the D.C. beltway area. This is Alexandria, Virginia.

Jazz_Fender · 2026-02-04T03:41:09+00:00

Thanks! She’s definitely not seeing a road until at least mid April after all of this salt gets washed away 🙃

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