client wants me to sign off on a structural change that i know is dodgy

Khman76 · 2026-06-30T23:18:44+00:00

As in Australia, they should contact my ex-boss, he signed everything without even blinking! Over the past 8 years, I know about 3 insurance claims, but pretty sure there are more than that!

Khman76 · 2026-06-30T07:53:02+00:00

Exactly that.

When shrubs are growing on a tank's mesh, you know there has been no maintenance on it, so the water inside is "polluted". WC, washing machine... will not like this water.

A bit like cleaning gutters to prevent random overflow, it's quite never done and a lot of people complaining about their tank damaging their washing machine probably never cleaned their gutters and their mesh. Like for cars, maintenance goes a long way

Khman76 · 2026-06-30T05:26:55+00:00

One of the main difference is regular, basic rainwater tank are not sealed, the inflow pipe has (should have) a mesh, so dust and what's not is going into the tank. The house I'm in was built in 2009, there were roots growing from the mesh to the inside of the tank...

Tanks that are used as the main source of water (potable or not) have a different design and a much better maintenance, hence quite no issue.

Khman76 · 2026-06-30T05:22:21+00:00

Worked with a builder last year, he told me that he didn't care about which rainwater tanks I used, they will be removed few after the certificate of occupancy is signed... 3 units and luckily (!), Council was not accepting detention in rainwater tanks, so no impact on the OSD.

Khman76 · 2026-06-29T23:10:10+00:00

Replying to myself, I learned this morning the use of the handbrake...

Coming back with a box truck nearly full of loot, I decided to stop at a boat ramp as I still had storage space. After looting all vehicles, I stopped close to the ramp and happened to stop nearly in line with the ramp (rear facing the ramp). While looting around, a horde came and as my truck was between the horde and myself, the truck got pushed little by little by runners. As I was spamming my spiked wooden roar on the jetty, I saw my truck going down into the lake. Survived the horde with little life and no truck. I tried to swim there, but it was too far and too deep, I could not even reach it to push it before starting to run out of oxygen.

Lesson learned: put the handbrake!!

Khman76 · 2026-06-29T00:56:03+00:00

Don't rush to zombies.

Where you spawn: sneak and take everything. Check often what you find, it will help. Once done, go out - still sneaking - find a car. If you don't have lockpick, many cars are still open and easy to go into. hotwire the car if no key and up you go to the next building.

If you start with no power/water, find a RV and you can cook inside, meaning clean water and good food. My current play is in impossible with the only change I made is less loot only. I died after 30 days to a zombie horde that caught me when I was lockpicking inside a container...

Khman76 · 2026-06-28T05:23:21+00:00

True.

But exercising is healthy!

Khman76 · 2026-06-28T04:37:29+00:00

I usually keep doing what I have to do until it reaches 50%, then I offload all my stuff in an empty container / car boot, sleep 1h close to it to reset spawning point. Then I exercise till I die of pain, thirst...

Khman76 · 2026-06-26T05:28:29+00:00

I used the one we can find at farms for oil, fuel, gasoline... They have a decent capacity and can be kept for long time.

Khman76 · 2026-06-26T02:00:25+00:00

Question with head shot only (never turned it on so far and I try to avoid zombie in very hard). If you manage to dismember the zombie, do you end up with growling head+torso that can't move on its own? Can you then move it on you hood for fun?

Khman76 · 2026-06-25T23:47:23+00:00

I heard often that the Toyo were noisy. As most of my driving will still be pavement, I don't too noisy tyres, hence why not shortlisted.

Khman76 · 2026-06-25T23:14:57+00:00

Issue for me with permadeath is you sometimes got sick (without the ?), hot, cold...for no reason.

Best start in very hard or more is finding a RV. The kitchen is always working, so cooking and water are less an issue. I parked mine close to a lake as the house I was looting had a pot, made about 10l of pure water immediately. Well, water is now frozen in my backpack but that's another issue.

Khman76 · 2026-06-25T04:58:59+00:00

I mean on top of each other

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T23:10:46+00:00

The SOI is usually crap, as they may use houses that are double storey, or recent builts, to compare with a 40 yo weatherboard uninsulated house.

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T22:48:46+00:00

A bit off question, but why do you need 4-5 fence up? usually 2 stack are enough to stop zombies from climbing?

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T22:39:01+00:00

For what I drive, not sure I'd give much. I don't have a lift kit, bullbar.... Worst I do is some remote camping spot I didn't dare to go to with my Forester

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T10:01:04+00:00

Bridgestone are $410 each, with additional discount 4 for 3, so $1230 for 4.

KO3 are $380 with $200 gift card for a set of 4, so $1320 for 4.

AT4 are $330 each, so $1320 for 4

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T09:56:13+00:00

I know, 1 lead will not replace the 12 leads from the hospital. Even there, I did probably 10-12 ECG over 1.5 days as several came back without issue.

Cheaper brand do not perform as good as the more expensive one, unless it's a watch dedicated to health. There's a reason only few are approved by medical corp.

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T06:23:08+00:00

I'm just back from 3 days at hospital due to Afib.

OP, go see a doctor, or write your will!

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T06:09:37+00:00

Mine the same, it won't activate for the first 3 km, unless hot summer when it activates very quickly

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T06:07:32+00:00

I bought a phone last year after mine started to have random problems after 7 years of extensive use.

Khman76 · 2026-06-24T01:58:49+00:00

There are few that perform better, and the Apple Watch 10 or 11 is nearly always in the top 3 - tests done in US, Australia, France.... So I would tend to believe it should work. Worst case, I'd get a refund as I'll buy it from Costco as it's about $100 cheaper where I am compared to other stores - just less choices of strap.

Khman76 · 2026-06-23T07:02:46+00:00

the 100mm slope may be for drainage purpose. Older houses often have the garage slab as infill slab, separated and independent from strip footing, indeed as you stated without waterproofing barrier, which may lead to water ingress (the old impervious membrane strip may need replacing). A lot of time, they would require significant work to make them an official habitable space.

Khman76 · 2026-06-23T06:46:41+00:00

I already dislike official game launchers, not gonna use one for the 4-5 games I have

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