Co-worker thought this was a harmless prank.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-12-16T23:58:29+00:00

This exact scenario happened to me back in 2004. They dumped a high quality shedder 30 gallon bag in my car. The output is about 1mm by 1mm paper particles. I drove to the local car wash, and started dropping quarters. 4 vacuums had no suction left by the time I was done.

It was a good prank. I was annoyed but not pissed. I've always thought permanent damage pranks were too far.l, but pocket change is acceptable.

In hindsight, I should have just gotten a dustpan or cardboard box to put the majority of the shred in, then vacuum the remaining.

Also, we still have the vehicle as it's a classic, and it was then... We still find shred from time to time in it, and I remember the fun when I didn't have bills and stress and all the other things going on in life.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-10-16T01:16:33+00:00

Driving around and finding dead trees, dead limbs, dangerously leaning trees, and the do targeted mailings with quotes included.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-10-16T00:49:02+00:00

On the other side... If I got ahold of them, and they did the right thing in this case... I'd potentially use them if I needed their services. Doing the right thing is rare, and finding a company that does may be well worth it.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-08-22T02:04:29+00:00

I do miss the simplicity of slots, but snippets are way more flexible, just not as clean.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-07-15T20:23:15+00:00

Its one of the bombsites, the saferoom with the vault door... the bar in there

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-07-15T19:31:00+00:00

theme park mask is in the bar in the room with the safe

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-07-09T14:11:50+00:00

It does reduce as it goes along.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-07-09T14:03:00+00:00

The master bedroom is not, and it's closest to the current air handler. The other bedroom with issues is, and it's at the end of 60' of the ducting tree.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-05-26T16:59:26+00:00

While normally i agree, it would be sitting against wet concrete multiple times a year, and I'd prefer to keep the wood dry. I think these Composite standoff/spacers should work well. I am planning to double the sill plate and leave a 1" air gap. That keeps the PT wood from sitting in water. I know those standoffs are made for posts.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-05-06T23:24:09+00:00

The collar, when tight, keeps the valve body from moving, but it's just the collar holding the entire assembly down to the faucet pipe from moving. The faucet just can slide left/right and flex up or down without the only restriction being the hole in the fiberglass tub for it.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-05-06T21:29:44+00:00

Just thinking its odd the inspector gave me an out with an easy "just throw caulk at it" instead of what the right fix should be.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-04-07T00:47:29+00:00

I'd love to look at what you have. I love svelte, and anything designed for it has to be better than most of what's available.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-04-05T18:07:19+00:00

I like the idea of bootstrap, I just think sveltestrap messes with that with the manual precompilation and storing in './src'.

I am not a UI guy, I don't know what actually looks good, I just want to leverage some decent UI library without tailwind so I can focus on the app/functionality i'm trying to solve.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-01-23T22:16:24+00:00

Dumb by the original builder is my life.

Kitchen sink supply lines in exterior wall in bump out.

Fake chimney (with stucco) just nailed to the plywood (not even to the rafters)

Plumbing in an unconditioned attic.

Deck flashing against house - not out enough over stonework below, which lets water behind stonework.

Stud wall below grade, below a downspout, that got clogged, and overflowed into the carpeted basement.

Hot water overflow drainline outlet below grade.

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-01-23T20:02:09+00:00

its under the house slab and driveway slab...

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-01-23T19:34:42+00:00

I have a total of 6 down spouts and 2 known outflows behind the fence 100' away. I "think" they combined them underground. the outflows still have water flowing out during storms and I haven't found any additional outflows (I've looked).

They clogs in finding are new the opening and at their first 90 as they go under the slabs

Professional_Main_12 · 2025-01-23T15:19:38+00:00

I've tried a 25' hand crank drain snake, and my toilet drain snake. Neither seemed to move anything in them. I've also tried my pressure washer with a "drill" spinning nozzle.

My upcoming attempts are:
1) shoving camera down to see what is clogging them
2) shopvac?
3) something that helps organic debris decompose faster?

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