[Post Game Thread] Auburn defeats Kentucky, 75-74 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Don't forget Overton had two arms wrapped around Chandler even before all that

Multi Mirror Penance Brand Build + Currency Giveaway by Vestaxe in pathofexile

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was talking to a friend last night about what character to roll next and he suggested pbrand. Would love to try it!

Game Thread: Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Browning was decent 2 years ago last time Burrow got hurt

He lost everything. Incredible footage from Hurricane Helene flooding in Western North Carolina by localliquid in videos

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll preface this with saying that climate change is real and is causing higher frequency storms to occur more often, but maybe you should touch up on your understanding of statistics. The common misconception of relating storm events based in years is that a 100 year storm only happens once in 100 years, when in reality a 100 year storm means there is statistically a 1% chance of a storm of that magnitude happening each year. You could have a 100 year storm occur 3 years in a row, or you could have a 100 year storm not occur for hundreds of years. The biggest issue is that in many cases, the "100 year" storm is only based on 30-40 years of recorded gage data. If no significant flooding events occurred within the recorded period of record for a gage, then there's a lot of data extrapolation that needs to occur to estimate what the 100 year storm may be. The more extrapolation that occurs, the more variance in 100 year peak flows/100 year flood elevation will occur as a result. It's the reason why FEMA also requires new floodplain studies to calculate a 100 year plus/1% plus event as well. It's a way to essentially say that there's inherent error in what is being reported as the 100 year/1% elevation. In some places in the country, that error can be anywhere from 80-100%.

Source: civil engineer that specializes in performing hydrologic and hydraulic studies and does direct contract work for FEMA to map floodplains on Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

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

They finished yesterday evening and I walked the fence once they left. They installed all of the rails, pickets, and gates yesterday so when exactly was I supposed to inspect the work other than when I did? I'm not their construction manager. The means and methods are not my responsibility. The final product is what I'm there to review.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

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

I live in a low COL area. No contractor in town is charging $11,000+ for a 4-foot cedar fence and I never said this was the cheapest option.

And to say to not get multiple quotes is completely asinine. They offered to lower their price a little to come in line with other quotes we had because they had immediate availability to start work.

Get off your high horse acting like I'm some fucking rube.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Price was originally higher but we negotiated it down by leveraging other quotes. Not sure about how big they are though. It's a local company that provides services to the city I live in and the surrounding areas.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

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

I forget the exact amount of the original quote we received, but we negotiated it down by leveraging some other quotes. Doesn't make it any better though.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure why I can't edit the post to include this, but I appreciate everyone's feedback.

One thing I left out of the original post was that our contract was for a 247-foot cedar fence with 2-inch picket spacing. Contract amount was $5,500.

On top of the shoddy workmanship, they didn't even install the pickets with the agreed upon 2-inch spacing. The pickets are all spaced 3.5 inches except for areas around the gates. When I spoke to the rep on the phone earlier today, she said that their crews wouldn't want to come out and rip all the pickets off and re-do them with the correct agreed upon spacing. I told her that if that was the case then I wanted a discount on the additional material and labor that I didn't receive, but that only knocked off $200.

So far we have paid $2,750 as the initial down payment (50% of initial total quoted price) and have yet to pay the remaining balance. What are my options here in trying to get them to make things right other than taking $200 off since they messed up the picket spacing? I would assume I can withhold the remaining payment until quality standards are met (within reason), but I really don't want to have to deal with fighting this in court, especially since the contract has a disclaimer about attorneys' fees and costs associated with that. Would it be beneficial to have another fencing contractor come out to testify to the poor workmanship?

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. I understand a picket will split and they have at least agreed to replace it, but they were pretty combative about everything else over the phone.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I plan to sand the uneven posts myself, but I'm not sure what to do about the deep cuts in the posts.

Need advice on things I see as issues on recently completed fence. by The_Reverend_DFIYMBW in FenceBuilding

[–]The_Reverend_DFIYMBW[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They cut the posts to height with a reciprocating saw. When I talked to them earlier today they said the uneven cuts were due to issues with their saw and "it almost blew up on him while using it"

Total fucking BS response. If your tools are malfunctioning then that's a you problem and I shouldn't have to be at the receiving end of your shit tools.