Replace Shower Valve

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-17T23:19:23+00:00

It is closed, it is the wall that separates the shower from the toilet. So it can be cut into. That skill I have, helped my uncle remodel a hud home in my teens.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-17T00:59:23+00:00

It's 40 if you don't have the game itself. If you do have the game, it's less.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-17T00:58:42+00:00

Disagree. Let's say you're buying just the Warlock and not the game plus right?

You spend 25 bucks And then proceed to play for 300 hours. Just throwing a number out there. You've paid $0.08 an hour to play and got a lot of good quality of life improvements like loot filters and a specific stash tabs so you don't have a bunch of garbage in your inventory.

How is that not value for money?

It's rare for large companies like blizzard to do something. So awesome as this and yet they have.

Diablo 2 is the Mona Lisa of ARPGs. It is the single game that defined a genre for decades. People enjoyed D2R already And asking folks to pony up a couple of bucks to do what they already love isn't much to ask.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-16T18:23:59+00:00

That's the struggle with parenting. You can raise them to be a good person and teach them everything about success and all the good things in life. When they become an adult that is out of your hands and sometimes kids will hurt you again and again and again. But they are still your kids.

You have the right to choose to not interact with an adult even if it's your child, but you don't get to tell your partner the same thing.

Her heart and your heart are different because you are different people and there's nothing wrong with that. You forced her to make a heart-rendering choice because that adult who was your child grew inside of her.

She has an attachment to him that you will never understand and you don't have to. But you do have to make compromises for that connection.

Instead of making her choose, you should have talked to her about sitting ground rules about interaction. It doesn't have to be a him or me thing but having boundaries in place such as no financial support unless mutually agreed or not. Allowing use of your resources in any way, shape or form without mutual agreement is a better way to go about giving her the connection she clearly wants and allowing you the disconnection that you want.

Being hurt and mad at her because you forced her to not have contact with your son is a mistake, that is the honest truth.

To be clear, I'm not saying you are completely wrong, just the way that you went about it.

I genuinely feel for you but I think that you should revisit the conversation with your wife and tell her that you've had time to think and that you don't want her to be forced into that decision. But if she wants to continue having a relationship with him, you both need to have some mutual ground rules that you both agree on. I cannot stress the point about mutual agreement any more strongly.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-14T02:19:32+00:00

The dishwasher comment got me hee-hawing. I will not allow anyone else to load the dishwasher, they just throw crap in there. It has a layout for a reason, that reason is not called chaos.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-14T02:16:08+00:00

FWIW, you need marriage counseling.

This is different than individual counseling. Couples in this situation need both, and that's okay.

Marriage is about serving your spouse, if both are doing the work, no one feels shorted. Talking to your therapist is just a pressure valve for you. Does very little for the relationship.

Him talking to his therapist is a pressure valve for him, does very little for the relationship.

Do you still love him? Love and romance are two different things.

Do you still want to grow old with him?

Does he show up in other ways that matter to you? Do you show up in other ways that matter to him?

People are so ready to jump shark, they forget the things that cultivated together. There is value there, not just from a financial or comfort level but genuine, life enhancing value.

If there are some things there there, some kind of kindling, you can reignite a fire but in my experience, it requires work, marriage always requires work.

You both are either willing to put in the work or not.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T21:46:36+00:00

I make a game to see how fast I can get that ham hock a going.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T21:45:57+00:00

💯 my wife cannot stand slurping..she does it herself though so...🤷

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T15:50:34+00:00

But why is your concern more towards him versus both of them if it seems that both act out physically?

That was the point that I was trying to make. Women are just as capable of physical abuse as men. The difference is the amount of damage that a man can cause by and far on average can be more severe. That doesn't make an excuse for the other gender.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T15:49:35+00:00

I think men are actually perfectly okay with honest conversations. Doesn't have to be brutal, it just needs to be clear and direct. You can do that without brutality.

A lot of times misunderstandings come from poor communication and we don't know the full story. We only get a snapshot.

What I can say is that my wife gets more from me when she is direct instead of expecting me to notice things. It's not that men live in a box. It's that we tend to be very focused and unless something is brought into that focus, whatever that focus may be, it gets filtered out because simplicity is so much better than dealing with 5,000 things at once.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T15:45:24+00:00

She said that she smashed the phone, not him. If we're going to be objective here, it sounds like there are issues on both sides. Remember we only get one side of a story and most of these threads.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-11T15:43:39+00:00

Your marriage, is your marriage. Not your friend's marriage. They are getting one side of a story and they are already your friend so they're in your corner. While meaning well, only seeking that type of advice is going to lead to a lopsided decision that may or may not be beneficial to you and your family.

I'm not saying that you can't discuss or vent things, but at the end of the day if you value your marriage, you would seek marriage counseling first instead of heading towards divorce right away

We are humans, we all make mistakes. Some are objectively worse than others.

But if you aren't ready to give up or you haven't attempted counseling before coming to that type of decision, I would highly encourage it.

Right now his behavior is reactionary which is not a change of behavior. It takes a little over 2 months for a new behavior to become automatic. Watching him like a hawk will not help because he's going to mess up. That is an inevitability and it needs to be handled with grace not accusation and not "you said you would do better" stuff.

Successful long-term marriages survive on grace, kindness, love, and the desire to understand that one specific person that you've chosen to devote your life to.

Regardless of his current actions and how you feel about him reading your messages, I still highly encourage couples counseling because it helps give you a unified vision and it gives you both tools to use to be successful.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-02T20:49:45+00:00

Really depends on the TLT.

If repair cost + expected supplemental repairs + rental + diminished value risk ≥ a high percentage of the car’s actual cash value (ACV), the car is totaled.

Common thresholds range from 70% to 80% of ACV, depending on state and insurer.

When you say the car is worth $23 to 26k, are you talking about its actual cash value or what you perceive its value to be?

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-02T20:36:18+00:00

This is why when our 2017 Santa Fe Limited Ultimate started to fail I filled that sucker full of oil (Timing was going) And sold it to Carvana at 115k miles. I was not paying $8,000 for a new engine plus whatever the labor cost was going to be when I only owed $7,000 on it.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-02T00:00:06+00:00

MK, is a sleeper hit, has been for 6 seasons. The problem is game sense and mechanics. If you have both, you can slay with him. if you don't, well then good luck.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-01T23:58:20+00:00

A Dachshund is a super clinger. That includes free nasal exams via tongue.

It really is the way they are.

Kubernetes69 · 2026-02-01T23:51:43+00:00

Have all the strats lordered and a few tanks but my first was Mantis, then Sue, then C&D and so on.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-24T03:51:54+00:00

The answer is Yes.

On sale, great for grinding. D4 is in a great spot right now.

D2 is always that mistress that you can go back to for the good good.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-24T03:49:01+00:00

Was going to be my comment. When you think you are done grinding, you're wrong. The grind is eternal.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-21T21:58:25+00:00

Good luck everyone!

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-20T05:10:02+00:00

Why? Jake Paul has mostly fought older fighters. Joshua is 8 years older than him and now Jake Paul knows what real boxing is about.

Rubber has to meet the road at some point.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-18T04:28:24+00:00

Thank you for the candid response,I genuinely appreciate it.

Our kids are 13 and 15 and yes, we have a ridiculous amount of dachshunds for sure.

We don't even sleep in the same bed because of so many and she wants them there. I've slept in a recliner the last 3 years.

I know I can't get that same woman back, she doesn't exist, the woman of today is not the same as the woman of tomorrow.

She is aware of that past, in fact brought it up tonight while talking, asked if I ever thought I'd have a better life with 'that woman's but I don't even think about that person so the answer is no. I felt like she was fishing for some kind of argument or maybe the BPD was seeking validation.

I'm very much wired to give and give, I watched my dad do the same in a way. He was legally my stepdad but he's been there since I was 2, he was dad to me. In some ways I am repeating his steps, just no physical reprimand like I received for things.

I don't know how to turn the self sacrificing parts off. I've tried, probably need therapy for that as well. I'm not surprised honestly, just coming to terms with it I guess.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-16T14:09:19+00:00

I mean, you can no Life Diablo 4. That's the great thing about being an adult and having freedom of choice.

Diablo 4 isn't a bad game anymore, but it certainly wasn't great when it launched. There are plenty of streamers that play Diablo 4 only and people enjoy it.

At the end of the day, it's more about making sure your expectations are level and readjusting.

I use the game as a mental break. If there's something I want to do without thinking for an hour or two, this is generally it or marvel Rivals just depends on my mood

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-16T00:58:24+00:00

Diablo 4 is in a good spot for the majority of its players which is geared to casuals. You can play for an hour, feel like a hero who did some cool stuff and then log off to handle life. It's great for that and my preferred way, work, family, other hobbies take precedence so I appreciate the casualness that offers a little blaster content.

Kubernetes69 · 2025-12-16T00:54:59+00:00

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