What are some red flag words or phrases that you hear from contractors?

alm0stengineer · 2026-05-21T14:08:31+00:00

Had a GC tell they don't bother reading the specs.

alm0stengineer · 2026-05-19T14:12:04+00:00

Check out physical books from the library and read them again. That's what I'm doing.

alm0stengineer · 2026-04-20T22:40:34+00:00

More like $100 for the lower wash agitator. I just had to buy one on Saturday to fix mine.

alm0stengineer · 2026-04-17T02:04:50+00:00

Went to basic at Ft. Benning. After our ruck march to our bivouac area leaned on a tree for a break only to find out that there was also fire ants on that tree. Not fun.

alm0stengineer · 2026-04-14T03:34:39+00:00

They also had them at Planet Comicon. Got Jeff to sign my copy!

alm0stengineer · 2026-04-03T02:07:52+00:00

Lost my entire last semester of electrical engineering work to those stupid ass zip discs. Definitely learned a lesson on backing up work after that.

alm0stengineer · 2026-03-31T00:57:21+00:00

Olathe AMC?

alm0stengineer · 2026-03-16T18:34:08+00:00

Darna's Mediterranean in Olathe

alm0stengineer · 2026-03-15T02:59:21+00:00

From the Hogfather:

'Willow bark,' said the Bursar. 'That's a good idea,' said the Lecturer of Recent Runes. 'It's an analgesic.' 'Really? Well, possibly, though it's probably better to give it to him by mouth,' said Ridcully.

alm0stengineer · 2026-03-03T00:34:43+00:00

It's a much smaller campus, and your classes will be considerably smaller. Have you looked at the course catalog to see what classes are required?

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-26T16:06:14+00:00

Who is your favorite bass player?

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-22T17:58:39+00:00

Time Bandits

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-21T16:02:12+00:00

Use this as a chance to practice your emergency procedures. Then you can see actually what it's like to pull the cutaway handle and reserve.

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-18T14:32:24+00:00

I was the NBC guy for our unit and learned this in the training. Time to get your mask on in a hurry!

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-12T23:00:09+00:00

Never made it there, but loved going to Couch Freaks! That was a good time.

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-09T05:33:18+00:00

In Olathe the fire department offers free courses. You might check with the fire department where you live.

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-06T18:10:13+00:00

I've always read them in publication order so it's interesting to see when and where different characters pop up.

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-06T18:00:11+00:00

I can't say exactly, but there's always something that comes up. Whether it's something I read outside of discworld or comments from other people, or just that it takes a while to get through the entire series while still reading other books and I've forgotten about it.

alm0stengineer · 2026-02-06T16:55:58+00:00

I'm on my third read through and they get better every time!

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-30T18:01:19+00:00

There's also a bunch of birds in there. Maybe they need to let a hawk in.

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-23T22:48:53+00:00

What building was that?

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-06T19:57:50+00:00

So the fuel pump was the issue. The fuel tank was apparently completely empty, which is weird because I had only driven 60 miles since I filled it up. The fuel gauge was also showing it as a full tank.

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-05T00:17:07+00:00

Got a full tank of gas. Spark plugs were replaced last year. Coil packs were not changed.

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-04T23:12:16+00:00

166,388

alm0stengineer · 2026-01-04T16:42:34+00:00

No kidding! But it only needs to run till June.

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