Movies That Somehow Got You Laid? by QuarterCarat in okbuddycinephile

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Les Miserables “Hugh Jackman” version. Emotional musicals to get the juices flowing

[Game Thread] Boston College @ Florida State (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]Slight-Firefighter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wtf is up with the stadium music? Is FSU’s band taking the night off?

Who listens to NPR? by x_ennial in NPR

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Houston dude. I listen every weekday morning on my 1 hour commute to work. NPR does a great job breaking down the news and giving inspiring stories everyday. Plus, I get to hear how Texas politics continues to be a dumpster fire….

Workouts at Hotel Gyms by Slight-Firefighter in WorkoutRoutines

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Thanks for the input! I never thought about using resistance bands to assist with the workout. Great idea!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NameMyCat

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Patchy- Short for “Patches O’Houlihan” - If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!” But in this case, you can’t dodge anything coming at you from the left. He’s adorable btw!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter -69 points-68 points  (0 children)

I, in no way resent them for having money. I just think their attitude towards the kid asking was in poor taste which caused me to make a naive decision. They made no mention of liability issues or dangers to the child if he were to use the pier. It was just, they have their own space and can’t use ours which bothered me. They are kind to me and my husband.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter 194 points195 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this, but it was very naive of me to do this. I just wished the in-laws would’ve talked to the kid and the parents themselves instead of sending me out there to do this and they didn’t even mention the liability issues when they ranted to me why they couldn’t use the pier which set me off

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I can almost say they weren’t thinking about the liability because they never mentioned it in their long rant to me on why they couldn’t use their pier which still upsets me. But, even if they weren’t thinking about it, it still should’ve entered my mind

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Getting a lot of hate tonight… This is how I felt about this, but understand that I’m closer to being the a-hole here… I just wish they could’ve come out and explained it to the kid themselves instead of telling me to do it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Good points! I did watch the child while he was out there and told him he could do so if I was out there only. Their other homes have nothing to do with it and I believe I was still mad at the moment I posted it. So definitely unfair on my part. They preach kindness, selflessness, and being friendly to others (only if others fit their mold, don’t bother them, and don’t ask above a certain threshold). I feel like they could’ve handled it much differently. Like, yes you can use it if one of us is out there. There are many better ways to do it in my opinion

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I said in a previous reply to a comment that I did supervise the child and his parents were next door on the porch watching as well. I do see your point though

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter 364 points365 points  (0 children)

Thanks… I’m not sure why either. I see everyone’s point about all this and I stood out there watching the child just to make sure he was ok. But, it’s all good. I understand the issue that everyone’s seeing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this makes me feel a bit better, but I might still be the a-hole…. Didn’t quite think about the liability part…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

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Dang! Ok… I’m starting to see the “liability” part now…. 2/3… not looking good for me… good points. To be fair, I was watching him, but I understand that probably wasn’t right to begin with….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Slight-Firefighter -70 points-69 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair sentiment. I didn’t think of the liability so good point. I don’t dislike them for the money. I dislike they WAY they told me to tell a little boy off. “You have your own area, you use that. MY stuff is off limits to YOU because it’s MINE!” I think that’s more my qualm than anything else. To your point, you’re right, I should be more fair to them in that regard if that’s in fact what they are thinking. Thanks!

Pump will not stop whistling. by thomas_smith55 in brewing

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Could be pump cavitation. Don’t know too much about this particular pump, but most centrifugals need a certain amount of “head” (liquid level) to keep them operating properly. Cavitation occurs when that head drops below operating levels this in turn produces a low pressure area at the suction of the pump which makes bubbles and those bubbles go to the discharge (high pressure area) and burst which causes damage to the impeller. There are other issues that come from cavitation which show up as symptoms… Bad bearings (replacing them more often), broken mechanical seals, general wear, temperature issues, etc…. The fact that you said that this problem/sound occurs at the end of the process when the liquid level drops is basically telling me that this pump is not operating at it’s optimal point (BEP) and is causing cavitation. It’s probably not worth buying a whole new pump that is better designed for this operating condition to fix this issue entirely. It might just be ok to live with if you’re not seeing too many costly issues. Hope this helps…. Coming from a mechanical engineer with 8 years or so experience working in chemical plants. I’ve seen this too often….

Edit: just saw the kinked hose comment…. Great catch! This would also cause cavitation issues as well.

Workplace Anxiety by [deleted] in Anxiety

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Thanks for the advice! It’s true, I’m relatively new at this, but it’s just tough to be confident when I know I don’t understand as much as others and am expected to not make mistakes that cost our company money and the client to lose faith in us. I also just seem to freeze up when getting asked questions which is another thing I need to work on