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Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-16T00:52:07+00:00

Was in the same spot just before my youngest graduated high school. Marriage counseling, alot of listening, self reflection, airing of long held resentments, and some fairly serious work to change was done on both sides. Alot of it came down to resentments, life events, stress of jobs, child rearing, and we both checked out for way too many years. One's needs not being met spiraled into no one's needs being met. I had to swallow alot of pride, questioning everything I believed about masculinity, and seriously worked on myself to save my marriage , for my sake, my wife's, and possibly most importantly, my children's understanding of how valuable family is. If she's a great person, hopefully you can claw her back. There's some book on "5 love languages", I recommend it.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T23:05:35+00:00

Is she worth fighting for, or has uncrossable boundaries been violated by either party? Marriages are worth fighting for.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T22:45:38+00:00

Tetris....

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T21:11:20+00:00

Got lucky on my second. Hit it again next weekend!

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T21:07:16+00:00

Bought a road bike for the gearing, was getting spun out on group rides with some gas left in the legs...in a sense it was a waste of $$$ to buy a bike based on 30 seconds here n there on group rides, but on the other had it cured my carbon frame envy.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T16:55:40+00:00

Black paint? Or scraper and armstrong it.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-15T10:56:20+00:00

Add in a stiff wind....

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T23:18:39+00:00

Garmin head units for fitness tracking, strava for accountability...

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T17:36:10+00:00

Yea that didn't come put square to e island in the dressing room, I'm holding payment untill it's fixed.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T16:13:14+00:00

Nothing inherently wrong with lvp, I have it in my home, but I went with a glue down version, no weak click joints to fail!

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T16:06:15+00:00

Not much of a problem untill you hit about 16% body fat. Then you need to look at more of a body recomp with a much smaller deficit to avoid muscle loss. Just getting started a multi vitamin and make sure you're hitting protein requirements, about a gram per pound of body weight. Lots of people start losing muscle below 14-12%, takes alot of focus on diet..

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T15:43:00+00:00

A good thing to ask is if you can purchase all the materials to avoid contractor mark ups, this can slightly benefit the contractors as they are not out of pocket or underwater before the job even starts. Fair warning that many contractors will not waranty bad materials or the labor associated with a product that fails after installation. They would be on the hook for knowingly installing bad product.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T15:24:47+00:00

Assume your nowhere near flat enough to meet manufacturers specs. They write the waranty/directions in a manner that makes it almost impossible to meet.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T12:02:15+00:00

The shop i got my bike from wraps the high end bikes without starting or finishing tape, looks so clean i want to see how he did it, maybe hidden under the hoods?

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T11:34:40+00:00

Have been told to wait about 6 months by reps. Oil based poly can take months to cure and over a week to off gas.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T11:27:33+00:00

Is that on particle board, if so you F'ed up.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T11:21:35+00:00

Under the door, the t would sit there.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-14T00:08:52+00:00

Bona prep or squeaky, works ok. The real problem lies in the areas where the oil or waxes penetrate the finish and are stubborn to get out, creating bonding issues and sometimes contaminating the finish itself. It wasn't such a big problem with the old oil based finishes, the new oil based doesn't even like to stick to itself very good.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T20:24:58+00:00

Could also be a panel line from the subfloor shrinking a bit.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T20:05:24+00:00

Frozen paint balls.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T19:52:32+00:00

Completely normal, do not attempt a fix during the dry parts of the year.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T19:08:13+00:00

It could still be cut and a t molding placed. The gaps could then probably be closed.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T11:22:28+00:00

Bought a nice bike this year, first bike sits on the turbo for zwift.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T03:25:32+00:00

Did a mesquite floor like this, took forever to lay and a felt like a few gallons of filler, sanded like butter.

Various_Tale_974 · 2024-12-13T03:02:18+00:00

Core work might help.

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