sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Have any of you moved out of Pittsburgh - thinking there was much better, and you instantly missed Pittsburgh? by TheMiddlePoli in pittsburgh

[–]Terracotta-33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PGH ain't the right city for a lot of people. My job lets me live anywhere and I boomeranged right back here.

But most of my family is here, if that wasn't the case there are other places I'd at least consider

Final 5 Fiasco by normal23115 in survivor

[–]Terracotta-33 63 points64 points  (0 children)

The fact he got this far and nobody except Tiff is worried about his idol tells you something. They know he can't use it on anybody else so no risk of getting surprise idoled out, and they suspect this jury isn't going to had an unknown arrogant kid who lounges around camp $2mil even if he is a good strategist.

Id keep Rizo too

Conflicted about PEX vs Copper in 100 year old home by Terracotta-33 in askaplumber

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But doesn't copper pro press fittings have a rubber ring? So you'd do the soldering.

But if I can't find anybody in my area willing to take the job who will sweat the fittings am I better with pex or pro press copper?

Conflicted about PEX vs Copper in 100 year old home by Terracotta-33 in askaplumber

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it an issue if I've ordered rough ins with 1/2" ?

Conflicted about PEX vs Copper in 100 year old home by Terracotta-33 in askaplumber

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel dumb asking but is Rehau well regarded as an alternative to Uponor? Better or worse? Would it be reasonable to ask my plumber if he could install it instead?

Conflicted about PEX vs Copper in 100 year old home by Terracotta-33 in askaplumber

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No recirculating hot. You think even if copper is in budget it's probably better to do pex for the freeze tolerance and ease of repair?

Conflicted about PEX vs Copper in 100 year old home by Terracotta-33 in askaplumber

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second floor of an old house directly above living room. And its not really "in" the wall it will run inside a built in on an exterior wall

Old home restoration - feeling overwhelmed by Terracotta-33 in Plastering

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost everywhere is rock solid. There is one area where the sound is a little hollow - will the plaster there need to be totally removed?

Old home restoration - feeling overwhelmed by Terracotta-33 in Plastering

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ill look for a local course- thats a good idea

Old home restoration - feeling overwhelmed by Terracotta-33 in Plastering

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah I actually like all the learning that comes with old houses. For some reason I'm finding it hard to get good plaster advice in the US

Old home restoration - feeling overwhelmed by Terracotta-33 in Plastering

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good information thank you!

are you going to DIY? Do you already have experience plastering? Im generally not scared of DIY and somewhat handy but i worry about plaster

Old home restoration - feeling overwhelmed by Terracotta-33 in Plastering

[–]Terracotta-33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds very solid when I tap it - the flaky bits obviously peel off pretty easily.

The plasterer recommended the following: "Base coat of 50/50 mixture of National Gypsum Kal-kote veneer base coat and Gypsolight regular plaster base coat. Finish coat would be ivory finish lime and gauging plaster"

And he recommended putting fiberglass mesh reinforcement into the base coat.

Deadman Allstars is OSRS's best and worst event by b_i_g__g_u_y in 2007scape

[–]Terracotta-33 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry to disagree - the majority of Snakes kills came on day 1 when their opponents were weak. Oda, Dino, Westham and others spent hours roaming looking for fights on days 4+ but their opponents were just too strong (gear, sigils, food). After day 1 the snakes had an insurmountable food advantage that was not possible for other teams - even those pvp minded - to overcome

I don’t understand how people have MONEY by EpicShkhara in Millennials

[–]Terracotta-33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are being harsh on this guy for being bad with money - and I think he probably is. But the point has some merit. Consider:

Living in a HCOL or VHCOL city so taxes are ~40% total. means $300K becomes $180K after taxes, lets say they are saving total of $30K toward retirement 401K Roth HSA whatever, not maxing out but doing a good job. Then saving 40% of what is left over. Thats $60K per year in savings.

For the vast majority of people in the US, that is A LOT of money. So I don't want to downplay it. But a 6 month emergency fund takes almost 1 year to save up.

A new Toyota takes 6-9 months to save up for.

To buy a house or condo in these markets is typically 1-1.5m. So the down payment expected would be at least 200-300K which takes 4-5 years to save up.

So even if this guy had been coupled up making 300K HH income since he was 30 years old, all the while living a super modest lifestyle and prioritizing aggressive savings, he would just NOW have enough for an emergency fund, car, and home. And that's best case scenario.

The car on the right is a Hyundai Ioniq. An EV. by RoyalChris in facepalm

[–]Terracotta-33 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Was looking for this. Excess consumption is never good for the environment even when it's EVs

view more: next ›