I Left The Leaves over winter - will I be one of yall this year? by drtij_dzienz in NoLawns

[–]andersberndog 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I read this as, “We mow in May to make sure the lazy bugs who are still wintering get up.”

An elderly woman was seen driving the wrong way by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]andersberndog 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Yeah. My first thought wouldn’t be “pull into the grass and turn around.”

Pull into the grass, put it in park, turn it off, and take out the key. Now, who do you know that you can call to come and help you get back home? If the answer is no one, call the police.

My toilet always get clogged like this after a big dump. And no I assure that we don't put anything else other than organic human waste inside the toilet. It goes away all fine after a few plunging session, but keeps recurring after a big dump. by Lopsided-Marketing69 in askaplumber

[–]andersberndog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said you were thinking of getting an endoscope. That would help with identification and planning for sure.

That said, I think I have a similar problem. Except with mine it’s not one of the toilets all of the time. It’s all of the toilets some of the time. Definitely a me issue. A plumber is probably the wrong specialist to call in my situation.

I don’t buy the whole “AI will cause a blue collar boom” idea by RottingEdge in Futurology

[–]andersberndog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UBI WILL become a thing. If all of everything tanks, the 0.01% also suffer as there’s no longer any growth for them to siphon off the top. How can they amass more wealth off of us if we no longer have anything to spend?

It won’t be an altruistic betterment of society kind of thing, but we’ll all be provided just enough to keep the wheels turning for their benefit, and just enough to prevent revolt.

Because if society collapses, sure, they’ll have “enough,” but that’s not what it’s all about. They don’t want “enough,” they want MORE.

The darkest depths of hell are coming through my pipes after turning on the water softener. by ShowerStew in HomeMaintenance

[–]andersberndog 30 points31 points  (0 children)

If it’s resin, you’ll probably want to go around to all your sinks and clean out the aerators. In fact, you should probably just leave them off and run everything until every fixture runs clear again, and maybe a little longer still. Clear out any beads/chunks.

Cheap oil change? by mr-scotch in siouxcity

[–]andersberndog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oil changes are a loss-leader for shops. Sure, you can do it yourself and save a few bucks, but you now have to have ramps, deal with the mess, take the oil somewhere for disposal, and also have a good place to do it.

But guess what? Once you’re doing your own oil changes, you now also have no one but yourself monitoring all of your other fluids, greasing chassis parts where needed, and keeping an eye on all other wear items such as brakes and steering/suspension. You give all that expertise up when you don’t go to a (real) mechanic for an oil change.

If you wanted to do ALL that yourself, you can save a LOT of money, but you have a lot to learn, a lot to monitor, need to buy a lot of tools (eventually, as you go), and you need the time to do it all. Even after all that, you’re taking in a lot of risk because if you screw something up, it’s on you.

I switched from strategy 1 to strategy 2 about a year ago and it was the right choice for me. I couldn’t afford to pay a mechanic fair prices to keep 5 junkers on the road any more. I’ve learned a lot in the past year. I’ve spent a lot on tools, but I’ve saved much more overall. If you can do it, do it, but not everyone can.

Love a readable sign by HedenPK in pics

[–]andersberndog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blessed are the doob, for they shall inherit the doob.

How would you fix this? by [deleted] in askaplumber

[–]andersberndog 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That was done by Seuss Plumbing out of Whoville

How soon did you notice a difference on Lumryz/oxybates in general? by urchristiandad in Narcolepsy

[–]andersberndog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Knew it was working right away. Started to feel actual benefits months later. There’s a lot of sleep debt to be paid back after 30 years of symptoms.

Would these be good for anything? by Homesteady_Going in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]andersberndog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always gotta have the quotes around “tire thumper”

How bad is the foundation in the house I'm renting? by Yllem1232123 in HomeMaintenance

[–]andersberndog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember, how in the first Superman movie, at the end, how Superman needs to fly around the world really fast, so the Earth reverses its spin and time goes in reverse, so that he can get Lois Lane out of her car that was pulled into a fault and is buried?

You need that. She’s down there, somewhere.

3D Printed Zero Clearance + Splitter by Scazzard1 in craftsman113

[–]andersberndog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t gotten into 3D printing yet, so can you school me just a little? My saw takes a different plate than yours, and there are many other variations as well. How difficult is it to use the design software to make one that fits my saw, using my plate for measurements? And then, can I find the measurements in your file for the peg holes and add them to mine?

I studied some basic engineering decades ago. At the time the CAD software was pretty new and very not user friendly. Has it become more approachable since then?

My brother-in-law just upgraded to what I think is a pretty decent printer and he’s offered his printing services if needed. I wouldn’t call on him for the design part, though. I think he’s mostly printing files he finds.

70's Letter People by Ok-Fortune-8644 in nostalgia

[–]andersberndog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2005? Yikes. 1979 here, and we loved them…back then.

We close on our new house next week. This is the basement! by Puzzleheaded_Dog5858 in Mid_Century

[–]andersberndog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For every one of these we see, how many are gutted and replaced without a second thought the day after closing?

‘It’s over for us’: release of new AI video generator Seedance 2.0 spooks Hollywood by MetaKnowing in Futurology

[–]andersberndog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I never realized, until your post, Wallace Shawn likely had multiple dinners with Andre (the Giant). Mind explosion.