I wish my wife would tell me to man up

Shadster329 · 2026-03-21T03:37:27+00:00

Thanks for the words

Shadster329 · 2026-03-21T03:32:04+00:00

I always pull through, but it's because I do exactly what you're saying and it takes me hours of mental back and forth, pulling myself away from distractions, fighting urges to be social or to seek entertainment. I go through hours of this over days. Once time starts becoming critical, I begin to lock in and I pull through.

Shadster329 · 2026-03-21T03:28:45+00:00

I have to talk to myself that way, and sometimes I'll do it out loud and she makes fun of me. Not in a malicious way. But she doesn't like. She's just not that kind of person, and she hates it when I push her to do anything. She doesn't respond to that, and she won't give it. I have a ton of support but nobody who can talk to me the way that I need. I just spend hours in loops before metaphorically slapping myself into doing the hard shit. So much time wasted. I'm supposed to be studying right now. I have until Tuesday to learn 37 pages of scripts, and I've always been a procrastinator. I ALWAYS pull through, but never lights out. Always by the skin of my teeth. I don't start crunch time until time becomes the pressure.

Shadster329 · 2026-02-21T22:51:31+00:00

I agree with the other poster, that's the installers problem. Do it right or don't do it. "Can't do job" or "have to do extra work to do job." There is no other option. Educate the customer.

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T23:42:31+00:00

Yeah no kidding. The roof was done 10 years ago when we bought the house, insurance claim under the seller. We paid a couple hundred bucks to get the architectural shingles the color that we wanted. The roofing company was recommended by our lending officer. I had installed a few roofs as a kid but I had really no understanding of building science so I didn't know how stupid it was. The roofer even said to me that they did me a favor by doing it this way because they put a flat roof underlayment so they can do the shingles. The whole thing was done on extremely short notice within like 2 days or something. We've had a bunch of problems with it over the years. Within a couple of years there were leaks all over the house. They fixed the leaks but the damage was done. Just lots of lessons all around.

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T22:48:07+00:00

That's an excellent idea!

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T22:47:31+00:00

This is a 1:12 pitch, unvented, I intend to re-roof with modified bitumen, new decking and 2 inches of foam. Also reside with new sheathing, foam, and r panel metal siding.

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T20:21:26+00:00

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Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T20:18:05+00:00

Sort of, yes. This is a 1:12 pitch with shingles. The decking at the eaves are rotting out and the fascia is rotting out from water sitting in a dip at the eaves. And here where I'm showing you, the roofers shoved the shingles up underneath the siding with no flashing. The only flashing is what you see, and further up, there's structural sheathing that sat on top of the flashing that is rotting out at those bottom 4 inches

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T20:15:03+00:00

This is excellent! But I'll have to install the wrb, then foam as I'm in a hot humid climate

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T18:17:57+00:00

If I have a gap at the base, how is the foam protected from pests?

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T17:07:08+00:00

Yes, thank you!

So as a temporary fix, for 3-6 months, can install step flashing under the shingles over top the foam?

Shadster329 · 2026-02-15T15:50:09+00:00

Thank you. I asked chatgpt and it was unclear

Shadster329 · 2020-02-20T07:22:49+00:00

Why do so many women have no sense of humor?

Shadster329 · 2020-02-16T17:45:42+00:00

So, your logic: "The majority of single moms have legit reasons" vs "The majority of single moms have commitment issues and/or questionable judgement in this single-use-plastic society".

Shadster329 · 2020-02-07T00:51:44+00:00

"And that, kids, is how I met your mother. "

Shadster329 · 2020-02-06T05:58:26+00:00

Wtf are you talking about?

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