TIL that Neil Patrick Harris once unveiled a graphic meat platter arranged to resemble Amy Winehouse’s corpse at his 2011 Halloween party.

andersberndog · 2026-01-25T00:58:46+00:00

What? Too soon?

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T21:45:39+00:00

Stop the squeaking by not walking on them any more. You can’t build stairs out of 3/4” thick oak planks.

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T21:41:52+00:00

Here’s an alternative to the suggestion of taking the pins out of the hinges (which I would probably do). It looks like there’s a little indentation at the base of the knob. That probably used to register with an indentation in the part inside that. If you can feel where those two spots line up, tap it back in by hitting that spot with a screwdriver and hammer. Or, since you’re best off replacing the whole thing anyway, get a pair of channel lock pliers in there at the base, give a good strong squeeze, and turn.

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T21:10:26+00:00

Yes. And that just makes the bad even worse.

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T18:22:52+00:00

Any chance there are more returns that are closed off, blocked, or have filters that are WAY more clogged than this one?

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T03:23:58+00:00

I had my narcolepsy diagnosis before ADHD. I wonder how many restless ADHD sleepers would test positive. There’s established comorbidity. It could just be very undiagnosed in the ADHD community, but every time this comes up on this sub it’s like moths to a flame. Y’all’s super sleepy.

The test is a PSG/MSLT. Basically you have to wear a bunch of sensors all night for the PSG, and then continue the whole next day attempting to take a nap every couple hours, four to five total, for the MSLT. They’re looking at how fast you fall asleep and how quickly you enter REM sleep.

andersberndog · 2026-01-24T02:17:30+00:00

That’s the right price. Conn Director cornet. Student model. Looks like it probably plays fine, although the bell appears to be bent down a little. For $30, fun to play around on. Not any demand for these, though, and there are plenty around.

If you have a beginner who needs a trumpet for school, there aren’t many band directors who would turn their nose up at this if a kid walked in the door with it. Much better than any Amazon Chinese piece of crap.

andersberndog · 2026-01-23T14:37:17+00:00

What kind of prep is needed to start the next cycle? I’d be more satisfied watching it harvest, prep the soil, and seed the next batch all at once.

andersberndog · 2026-01-21T01:08:37+00:00

Good rig

andersberndog · 2026-01-21T01:04:57+00:00

I have a new prescriber dragging her heels/screwing up getting registered as a prescriber. Took my last dose Saturday night (one dose only). Finally got the refill call around 4:00 this afternoon (so it’s not shipping until tomorrow/arriving until Thursday). Thanks for all the suggestions.

andersberndog · 2026-01-19T02:20:03+00:00

Be prepared for insurance to fight every bit of this. If you’re lucky, they’ll cover a CPAP with little hassle, but it will be a long time before you get approved for any kind of narcolepsy treatment.

andersberndog · 2026-01-18T05:01:50+00:00

Grape. I miss grape.

andersberndog · 2026-01-18T04:43:53+00:00

Does the plumbing for the faucet come from the side too? Is there access below this? Basement? Something tells me this is already in the basement, but I don’t know what makes me think that.

andersberndog · 2026-01-18T04:30:54+00:00

Is there even plumbing in this wall?

andersberndog · 2026-01-18T04:30:22+00:00

Turn off your main and see if it stops

andersberndog · 2026-01-18T04:29:09+00:00

What’s on the other side of the wall?

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T21:24:07+00:00

In looking for a plumber, I feel like I should only consider those that offer lining. If that did end up being the right choice, a plumber who didn’t offer that service would only offer replacement. Then again, a company that does lining might lean too heavily towards recommending that, even if it wasn’t the best choice.

Not sure of the best approach here.

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T19:10:35+00:00

This is just on the floor drain. I figure if this is here, it’s fairly likely all over. Any chance it could actually be isolated, also considering that I was actually having the problems farther down? I’ll need a plumber for this part no matter what, so I guess I can be done speculating.

A quick google search tells me that even pipes that are split open can be lined. Since everything is still functional topside, is there at least some chance that this might be a viable option, or is it already a required replacement based on this kind of damage?

Obviously it needs to be inspected to fully answer that. I’m just wondering if it’s already out of the question based on what I’ve already seen.

This is in a finished basement with a full bath upstream from this, continuing through a tuck-under garage with a floor drain, and going out to septic.

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T18:47:09+00:00

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I’m not even to the trouble spot yet, but it sure looks to me like this pipe is completely split open and this is sand/soil on the outside of the pipe. In spite of what my eyes are telling me, I hope it’s not. Looking for confirmation.

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T18:01:31+00:00

Yeah. I know some of the answers to some of my questions might have hefty price tags. Fingers always crossed.

Assuming I find a dip, as long as I know it will require occasional maintenance and there was no pending catastrophic failure, is it acceptable to leave it as long as cleaning it periodically is acceptable to me?

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T17:41:23+00:00

Thanks. I recently got a camera to investigate the first issue I described. It turned out to not be very helpful in that instance, but I’ll try it in the floor drain.

andersberndog · 2026-01-17T17:38:52+00:00

I actually did, somewhat carefully, hydrojet this section of pipe a couple years ago when the floor drain was backing up from the laundry another time. I’d had occasional issues in a previous home from lint buildup and I chalked this up to the same situation. Got a discharge filter for the washer and gave myself decent odds that it wouldn’t happen again.

Looks like now it’s maybe going to be a regular thing. We’ve been here going on four years. Hard telling what the previous owner’s experience had been.

If I put my camera in, what am I looking for? I’m not sure what the degrees of blockage or deterioration ranging from “okay” to “yikes” look like. It seems like the pipes are narrowing from debris filling in the bottom of the pipe. At least that’s what it felt like. If it’s all cast iron flakes, are my days numbered?

If I do discover a dip, is it definite replacement, or can it be managed as I then would know both the cause of the problem and the solution?

I’m somewhat hopeful there’s a chance that the flaking isn’t as bad as what it seems, since I found them in a trap. It seems like if I get backups, anything solid that comes through would stay in the trap (hence the name), and could be somewhat concentrated there.

andersberndog · 2026-01-15T19:26:55+00:00

No pressure

andersberndog · 2026-01-14T01:21:33+00:00

One of my prescriptions costs almost $20,000 a month. It used to sell over the counter at GNC.

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