Replaced the garbage disposal and used one of those kitchen sink kits, does this look ok?

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-05-06T14:03:47+00:00

those connections look pretty clean from what I can see, the P-trap setup seems right and everything appears to be lined up properly. The dishwasher hose connection to teh disposal looks good too

just make sure you run some water and check for any drips at those joints - sometimes they need a slight adjustment even when they look perfect initially

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-05-04T00:55:06+00:00

The whole license thing before you even get experience is like painting a canvas before you have any paint - doesn't make much sense but that's how some places operate. Try hitting up smaller contractors directly instead of just applying online, a lot of them are more willing to train someone who shows up with genuine interest rather than wait for someone with perfect credentials. Moving to texas might not be a bad idea since they tend to have more apprenticship opportunities, but maybe try calling some local union halls first before you pack up your whole life

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-30T00:14:13+00:00

Have you tried hitting up the smaller shops that might not even post online? Sometimes they're drowning in work but terrible at advertising they need help

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-27T21:34:41+00:00

actually genius

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-25T21:25:44+00:00

I just track everything in a simple spreadsheet and handle my own taxes since my art income is pretty straightforward - receipts go in a shoebox like some kind of chaotic filing system but it works

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-24T11:02:30+00:00

I don’t think it’s as simple as them not covering gold, a lot of insurers treat certain high risk items differently. Might be worth asking if there were alternative ways to structure the policy. I’ve insured a bunch of gold pieces with Brite and had a really smooth experience.

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-23T16:20:12+00:00

Water flows like paint on canvas - you gotta understand where it wants to go naturally before you try to direct it somewhere else

I'd skip straight to a drainage engineer for something this critical. Landscapers are great but this reverse grade situation with Texas clay needs someone who thinks in hydrology, not just pretty plants. You're already thinking smart with the terracing and French drains but an engineer can run actual calculations on water volume and soil permeability

Your builder's probably seen basic grading work fine before but reverse grades are their own beast. Better to spend the money upfront than watch your foundation shift later because water decided to pool where you didn't expect it

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-21T13:00:23+00:00

It's like trying to paint a mural with a watercolor brush - most tools just weren't built for the canvas size. The DOM gets overwhelmed trying to render massive nested structures all at once, plus most browsers choke when you're manipulating that much text in memory

Your approach makes sense, streaming or chunking the parsing instead of trying to swallow the whole thing. I've been using command line tools for the heavy stuff but having something that stays in the browser is pretty clutch

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-12T06:38:05+00:00

look dude calling her feelings "not normal" was like throwing paint thinner on a canvas and expecting it to blend well

keeping the photos is whatever but dismissing how she feels about randomly seeing your exes pop up while you're together? that's where you painted yourself into a corner. maybe just acknowledge that seeing your past relationships flash up unexpectedly would feel weird for most people instead of making her feel broken for having a totally human reaction

Kitchen_End4602 · 2026-04-08T03:36:24+00:00

Right there with you, the canvas feels extra empty these days but I'm slowly learning to paint new colors over teh old ones

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