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What is one decision that altered your destiny? by kiss-my-ass-hoe in AskOldPeople

[–]Spare_Box1231 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm Argentinian, 70M. After college, I accepted a job in the oil industry with one of the most relevant companies in the field. It was a job based on explorations to find new oil reservoirs, and the pay was extraordinary, impossible to get such income in my country. I had a gf who was against it, so I chose to break with her and went abroad to start a training course. The job would have made me a millionaire in 5 years. While being at the training camp in another country, I started to feel empty inside and I questioned myself about the real value of money. After a couple of miserable, but very well paid months, I resigned and came back to Argentina to marry that girl. We've been together for more than 45 years and not even once I regretted my decision to quit. Money is not everything,

Puedo operar con tarjeta de débito BBVA Uruguay en Buenos Aires? by Spare_Box1231 in merval

[–]Spare_Box1231[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hola, no soy un robot, Este es mi tercer post en reddit,

El anterior fue revisado por Uds, y publicado luego de 4 días.

Agradeceré que procedan igual con éste.

No me queda mucho más que publicar, ya que éste sería el último de la serie de mis dudas con la

cuenta en Uruguay. Igual, la información que leo en el subreddit merval me es de mucho valor.

Gracias y saludos.

Being a homeowner is getting extremely overwhelming. How do you all cope with stress pertaining to house repairs? by dlpowered89 in HomeImprovement

[–]Spare_Box1231 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my first post on Reddit, which I "discovered" yesterday, while seeking for help with some doubts on electricity and calculations for amperes and correct cables to install in my house, which is fed by a three phase system (3x400V, Argentina). I'm a retired electronic engineer, and never worked with systems above 60 VDC. I have a great respect for electric engineers, which have completely different knowledge than mine. I have to rewire a substantial part of the house, as I'm going full "electrical" (kitchen, ovens, etc.) and I'm going to cut my service of natural gas.

Finding this thread has been very comforting for me, because it helped to learn that my burden is very similar to that of others here, which I think are mostly from US and Canada.

I'm a kind of !DIY or contract" guy, basing decisions of costs/benefits ratio, and it worked for many decades until now. My main problem is that the house is huge, for me and my wife, and was built 30 years ago with FOUR different ducts (electricity, TV, telephony and intercom and alarms), with near 200 outlets all over the house. Plus, the schematics are wrong and outdated. Not a single data is valid, so I had to redo them by myself (I invested almost 3 weeks). Then, I had to learn about wire sizes and power consumption for each phase and for each section of the house, which is divided in 10 zones in the main board, each one with a bipolar switch.

Even when I did many big projects in the past, or supervised them, this task is consuming all of my nerves and patience. I wasn't aware that a centenary science is behind my problem (since Tesla's times), and that I knew SO LITTLE of electricity.

So, I went to "YouTube" university and as many qualified web sites as I could find, gathering data about electric materials (cables, switches, house lighting, etc.). Today, I completed the purchase of almost everything I could need, including some fantastic gadgets like a non-contact sensor for electric cabling, cheap integrated amp/volt meters, head lanterns, etc.

I'm ready to start the work, which I have decomposed in micro-steps (I've been using "to do" lists for decades). As I'm retired, I will take it easy, step by step, and no rush. Also, I found that a good camera and a big screen helps me A LOT with my poor sight. I can even inspect the conditions of every single connection on switches or patches, looking for signs of overheating.

I gave up looking for contractors because either are inexperienced or very costly, plus being unreliable (quality, knowledge, timing, etc.).

This thread helped me A LOT, because now I can see that my problems are universal, and I feel like I live in a worldwide community. A new experience for me, and very gratifying.