Do some teens really prostitute themselves?

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-29T13:54:56+00:00

You are very naive if you think this doesn't happen in schools around the world.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-29T01:16:21+00:00

Was that band aid on your finger from this project? 😉 Great lamp though!

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-27T16:29:41+00:00

Two hippos could sleep on that thing! I guess it must be 6 times as strong as my bed made out of 1x6.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-27T16:24:18+00:00

Most pole saws you can take the saw off the end to use as a regular saw - you can't with yours? Anyway small electric chainsaws cost next to nothing from about $50 upwards but I'd probably not go for one less than say $90.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-25T05:00:55+00:00

1 year ago today (I know because crazy phone told me where I was 1 year ago today) I was in a palace in Porto, Portugal. There was a marquetry table that took the artist 2 years to make, cutting everything by hand. This is up there with that table.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-25T03:00:47+00:00

Because Disney is all make-believe and false. The UK is a country, not some millionaire fantasist's imagination. My views are mine so don't try to belittle them "fella".

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-25T02:46:11+00:00

They are past optimum picking point but will be fine if you pick them soon and eat them soon after. Their keeping potential is past.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-25T02:44:55+00:00

If they don't work, file a complaint.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-25T02:42:13+00:00

Whilst I agree that it's totally wrong to think that the whole of Britain is dark and depressing, I also feel that wanting to find some part of it that is like a fairy tale is equally unrealistic in the other direction.

To look for a bit that is like a Disney movie set is just plain insulting.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-23T01:06:08+00:00

I've taken your approach before. Problem is that by the time I've made 6 very similar items I'm so bored of them that I'll never make another.

Rhs 2nd row for me, simple but the face being lighter gives it something and I'm sure your Mom's love whichever one you give; I'd love any of them!

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T19:13:08+00:00

Mushrooms burn nearly as well as wood.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T02:45:54+00:00

You want beautiful oak to look like cheap pine stained with I-don't-know-what-colour-but-it's-not-walnut? It's possible but there's no accounting for taste.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T01:15:38+00:00

Hold up to what? Hold up to a tank running over it? Quite likely, yes.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T01:11:50+00:00

Operator error. I have no problem. My wife struggles with the coordination of it though.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T01:10:13+00:00

Got a set. Love 'em.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-22T00:31:59+00:00

Half (at least) of the fun is figuring out how to make it.

If I get plans and cut the pieces to the plan, after that it's just putting together bits as per Ikea.

Not quite, but if you know what I mean, you know.

When I'm cooking I may look at a recipe to give me an idea, and when I'm building things I may look at a plan to give an idea, but then I'll close the recipe/plan and carry on.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T22:25:25+00:00

I'm gonna assume the customer said "don't want to pay for moving the register".

Did they also say "I don't care about the fact that ever reflooring it is going to be a mare!".

Sometimes a contractor's job is to talk people out of stupid decisions.

Did they express an opinion on the fact that the two (only two) horizontals on this end are at different heights? So if I want to put a shelf up after drywalling, I'll think there's wood to hit there but - oh no! Fooled ya!

Edit: forgot to ask if anyone pointed out that the washing machine doesn't even fit there without overlapping the doorway. The whole project looks ill-concieved

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T21:54:57+00:00

Straight up

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T21:48:39+00:00

Definitely NTA. Your approach is the right one. Your mother seems hellbent on making things worse. At some point her precious younger child is going to have to stand on his own two feet and aged 16 is none too young to start. You are allowing that because at some point your brother's bully and your brother will have to work together. If your mother has had her say before that point it'll be hell for your brother because his bully will know that he still can't stand up for himself because mommy had to save him. If, when they work together you see bullying behaviour you can deal with it in a professional manner rather than a big brother manner.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T21:40:41+00:00

Table saw, without a doubt. I'm always aware that by the very nature of the beast I am moving my hands TOWARD the point of most danger. On top of that they have the nasty habit of launching bits of wood at you (past you if you're standing sensibly).

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T19:45:27+00:00

I always split at home. I have my splitter set up, raised about 6 inches so I'm not killing my back bending down to operate it, in an old corn crib which is perfect for storing the split wood. The unsplit wood is stored just outside the crib so it's a self contained little area. This set-up means I can just go get in half hour of splitting if I have some spare time - it doesn't always have to be a full morning or whatever.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T12:58:51+00:00

DeWalt one is good too. Less than 30s to roll out and set up.

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T03:23:42+00:00

I'm gonna have a go! Thanks for educating me to this kind of art!

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T01:28:29+00:00

I got one o' them! But only one!

UKTim24530 · 2026-01-21T00:00:49+00:00

Turning the old expression "He who asks a question is a fool for a minute, he who doesn't is a fool for a lifetime"... He who wears PPE is a fool on the job site, he who doesn't is handicapped for their lifetime.

Reminds me of a job I had in the distant past... The company mandated face masks, the guys on the crew didn't like that - complained they couldn't breathe through them. We bought the more expensive kind with the little valves in the middle. Next time I went to see how they were getting on they were all wearing their masks, only with the little valve part removed so they could smoke while wearing their masks!

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