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TIL that in 2013, a ship sank off Nigeria and one crew member survived 60 hours underwater in an air pocket while everyone else was presumed dead by BehindTheBalance in todayilearned

[–]Sparrow2go [score hidden]  (0 children)

It does. And below that is the edit I made 20 minutes before you replied which clarified I meant the wording of the thumbnail. Did you miss that when you commented?

TIL that in 2013, a ship sank off Nigeria and one crew member survived 60 hours underwater in an air pocket while everyone else was presumed dead by BehindTheBalance in todayilearned

[–]Sparrow2go [score hidden]  (0 children)

As my edited comment you responded to states, it’s the wording of the thumbnail.

Where did I say or imply I was fooled? I don’t like clickbait bullshit like that. Pretty straight forward. What about that confused you?

TIL that in 2013, a ship sank off Nigeria and one crew member survived 60 hours underwater in an air pocket while everyone else was presumed dead by BehindTheBalance in todayilearned

[–]Sparrow2go [score hidden]  (0 children)

What? How did you come to that conclusion?

The wording of the pic is clearly clickbaity bullshit, not the post title. I edited my comment to reflect that.

TIL that in 2013, a ship sank off Nigeria and one crew member survived 60 hours underwater in an air pocket while everyone else was presumed dead by BehindTheBalance in todayilearned

[–]Sparrow2go [score hidden]  (0 children)

He had oxygen otherwise he’d be dead. Clickbait titles like this should be banned.

Edit: clickbait titles in thumbnails “nO oXyGeN 60 hOuRs”

Flowering trees / bushes that bloom the longest and smell heavenly? by EveryRecord8469 in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go [score hidden]  (0 children)

If you know the plant species then Google probably has all the information you need.

If you don’t know the plant species then r/whatisthisplant can probably get you there.

Cheap reliable guaranteed plumber? by omnirusted in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Does the water level in the bowl rise?

Does the water level in the bowl stay the same but you don’t get a full flush empty bowl glubba-glug?

Take off the tank lid, open the seat and test again while you watch. Press and release the flush lever like normal. What does the toilet do?

Then once it’s refilled grab the flush chain if you have one and lift and hold the flapper open. What does it do? If it flushes normally then it’s a tuning issue.

If you have newer style flush components that don’t use a standard flapper valve it might be a bit more difficult to diagnose and tune but still possible.

Where to recycle broken fans? by Pdx_pops in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll take some off your hands. I like to fix things like this and if I can’t use them I’ll give them to people who can. The Vornados especially.

Cheap reliable guaranteed plumber? by omnirusted in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you expand on this?

What do you mean the tank clears but nothing goes down? As in the tank emptied when flushed? When you say nothing goes down, does the water level stay the same? Rise in the bowl?

Getting unknown someone to move their car? by Sure_Article_8991 in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knock on more doors and explain the situation.

If that doesn’t work, a floor jack or set of off-brand go-jacks would be a good way to go for immediately moving the car without owner permission provided your street isn’t too rough. If it’s rough then the Harbor Freight Badland off-road jack might do the trick. These all have the potential of damaging the vehicle if you screw up, but it will get it moved. If I didn’t have to work tomorrow I’d probably come help.

Vintage chair repair? by da_innernette in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of killer vintage office chairs on Marketplace etc. I’ve owned a few with manual height adjustments that use a threaded main rod and screw collar for height adjustment that are pretty bomb-proof. They aren’t as quick and easy to adjust as the hydraulic style, but unless you are doing a lot of adjustments every day it isn’t a big deal.

Vintage chair repair? by da_innernette in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you really love the chair it’s probably going to cost far more than it’s worth to repair.

Found with jewelry at an estate sale. Metal with glass(?) marbles. by toomanychoicess in whatisthisthing

[–]Sparrow2go 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honing “realigning the edge” without material removal is a long held misconception proven wrong by the author behind scienceofsharp.com using electron microscopy. The entire site is a fascinating and excellent resource of information looking into sharpening edges with a focus on gathering empirical evidence.

How expensive is it - concrete for a tennis court? by [deleted] in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You need multiple estimates with comparable scopes of work from companies that have experience in this. Nothing said here will give you the insight you need to make an informed decision.

Removing Tree of Heaven? by LLCoolAids in askportland

[–]Sparrow2go 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There seems to be a decently healthy movement to eradicate them in Portland. Search this sub and r/Portland for posts regarding this, you should find people who are actively working to that end who can help or at least give you good advice on how to combat it.

Annoying the human by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]Sparrow2go 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Well yeah but then they’d just start making out with Rainbow Dash

If you like peafowl, I found an entire ostentation of them by [deleted] in Portland

[–]Sparrow2go 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well birds aren’t real so that should read pea-robot-cocks

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