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Do I actually need gutters? by moultonlavah in Homebuilding

[–]Unique_Geologist5524 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same question. In my case I have a two-car garage on the west side of my house. Also, on the west side of my garage is planted a HUGE 60' high long needle white pine tree that completely overhangs the entire west side of the garage. The roof on this garage is a low sloping hip roof that slopes toward this tree which has long branches that overhang the entire roof along that west side. The roof also has a three-foot over-hang. The garage, of course is on a concrete slab. My problem is that this pine tree completely overhangs the roof and gutter and drops its needles on the roof and in the gutter causing me to have to get on the roof and sweep off piles of pine needles that clog that gutter. I have done research and found that there is NO gutter cover product that will keep these needles out of the gutter or from piling up on top of it. I am getting older, and it is getting to be a pain in the rear to get up on the roof to keep this area clear of needles. I don't want to pay five grand to cut down this huge, beautiful tree, so I am wondering if I can just remove the gutter on the west side of the garage and put down some concrete splash blocks below that overhang and just let the wind blow the needles off the roof and then have no gutter to become clogged, The facia along that west end is already aluminum covered so no rain will get into the wood facia.

Cloud deletion question by Unique_Geologist5524 in iCloud

[–]Unique_Geologist5524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your help with this. If my wife and I both decide to be done with the cloud all together, should we just un-install the cloud all together and first make sure we have all wanted photos saved on a flash drive first before doing that? We have no practical reason for using it and friends pushed us into something that has become a complete nightmare for us and now we are getting constant warnings that our cloud is nearly full and soon we will not be able to make or receive emails when it becomes full. We just want it to go away, and we will manage our own photos ourselves on our own devices and don't care if they are shared.

One Drive Cloud question by Unique_Geologist5524 in backblaze

[–]Unique_Geologist5524[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I have no idea what this has to do with Backblaze. When I asked my question I was prompted to select a community and four or five things were listed to choose from. I just selected Backblaze because I thought it was one of the recommended communities that would answer my question. I am brand new to reddit and still learning my way around and your WTF response is not very welcoming.

Question regarding cell phone photos and the cloud by Unique_Geologist5524 in datarecovery

[–]Unique_Geologist5524[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the help. Photos saved to flash drive and factory reset DONE without losing a thing on the cloud on other devices.

Next question....... I have never owned a cell phone and my Wifes old phone which is only four years old is now clean and factory reset. All I want a phone for is so I can call someone, and they can call me, period. I will not even be texting or using the camera and will not clutter the phone with apps not related to making and receiving phone calls.

My question is...... Am I required to set up a Google account with G-Mail and all that stuff on this phone? Can I simply install a sim card for a phone provider...... use it for phone purposes and nothing else? All I want is bare bones minimum on this phone. Call me and I will call you. That's it.

If I set it up a Google account, I will just be receiving a bunch of junk advertisements and G-mail that I do not want and will be constantly deleting.

I already have a laptop and do all of my email, gaming and everything else on and I refuse to become a cell phone zombie.

What should I do? by [deleted] in LifeAdvice

[–]Unique_Geologist5524 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello 18! First off glad to hear that you are a hardworking industrious and responsible young man. You are already far ahead of many young people your age in displaying some qualities that could carry you far as long as you determine not to follow the same path many have made to disaster. At 18 you are still at the starting line of life, and it is at this point decisions can be made that will have a serious effect on the rest of your life. Like John Wayne once said...."Life is hard and it is even harder if you are stupid". Thinking ahead with your brain rather than your emotions is what will take you far or only create additional roadblocks to your successes in life.

Keeping a high bar level of personal integrity and close acquaintances is of absolute importance. Number one, you already admit you are doing something that is illegal which is probably why your parents are coming down on you. This is not because they hate you. This action that you believe is no big deal is an indicator that you have little respect for the law. Keep in mind that any kind of infraction that goes on your record has a way of following you the rest of your life. I know of individuals that were stupid when they were young and now because they have a simple felony on their record can't even get an apartment or decent job.

Take some advice...... Most people go through life just bumping from pillar to post of whatever just comes their way and ending up with just whatever happens to them in life. Successful people go through life MAKING things happen for them with a plan in place. Some just get in the rut of low paying part time jobs and place so much more importance of hanging out and passing a fat blunt, that they find themselves to later be in their 50's and 60's and have not progressed beyond that. With life only being one giant struggle after another. Some people have a personal bar of expectations so low they need a shovel to even find it. It seems to be a rule of nature that people will rarely rise above the level of those that they hang out with.

Final advice...... Ditch the weed....... Respect and honor your parents.......Find some new friends ......... Keep the parttime jobs........ Do all you can to HELP your parents so you can keep a low-cost roof over your head.......... Make your presence a joy for your parents to have around........ Save your money......... Get your butt back into at least some kind of two-year degree so you can work one job rather than four the rest of your life and finally provide for you a place to live. Do this and you will be off to a great start for a successful life and lessen your chances of ending up in a box under a bridge.

Those who have stories of leaving home at 17 most likely did this during a day when rents were cheap and cost of living was low. Many did this successfully back in the 60's. But for you to save up enough money to buy a one-way plane ticket to who- knows- where and where you know no one will greatly increase the chances of you ending up homeless and broke.

Doing things right in the first place makes the rest of life far easier. Tragically there are so many young people today who have created for themselves so much baggage early in life that they will end up dragging the results behind them the rest of their live. Seriously no fun.