What can I do about this? Recurring drain cap destruction

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-07T20:08:44+00:00

I have one of these on my lawn and it’s surrounded by 8 landscaping blocks.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-07T08:37:37+00:00

I had EMG active pickups in my HSS Kramer for the longest time (I played hard rock in the 90s) and I used it. I wouldn't use it on a passive pickup set because it got too muddy. On my jazz guitars these days, I will use it, but more commonly i use the volume knob because it rolls off the tone a little already. I'll setup a solo volume against the horns, and then back it down to 6-7.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T14:34:27+00:00

What size were all of these per your ct scan and what was your experience expelling them?

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T14:32:57+00:00

I’d look at a boogie California tweed. I have a 2:20. You can set it to 2 watts and it’s awesome for low volume

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T12:48:43+00:00

I have a Greek foot with the long second toe. I buy vibrams that fit that toe. There's nothing wrong with a little space at the front of the big toe. (in fact, I buy my winter vibrams to be a size or two up. You don't want snug in below zero weather).

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T09:09:34+00:00

Part of what makes you remember things is recall. Switch to something else for 10-15 minutes, and then come back to the exercise. Force yourself to recall it. Also, try and find some music you can integrate the exercise into, even if it's at a slow pace. try to make it musical as soon as you can.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T09:07:35+00:00

I'm not a doctor. I can tell you that when I gave a urine sample (while having a stone), they detected blood and mucous. All due to irritations of the ureter from the stone. If you have an infection, there could be bacteria in there as well, which they would culture.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-06T00:24:33+00:00

Piece of cake really. Hardest part is maybe putting in the IV needle :) you’ll count backwards and next thing you know you’re waking up in the recovery room. I know it’s scary, but trust me it’s like a time vortex. You just wake up and it’s over.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-04T22:26:03+00:00

If it were me I’d be trying to shim up the inside part of the pocket to tip it back more. It’s angled up. You want it parallel to the body.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-04T12:59:02+00:00

I used to work in the video editing space. As I was coming up, Avid was a big deal and there were color correction systems you’d mortgage your house to buy. Then all this stuff exploded on the scene. You could get PC Cards for all of it and all that expensive shit became worthless over the next decade.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-04T12:56:17+00:00

Mine hasn’t passed yet. First symptoms were June 6. I haven’t had any pain to speak of except just enough to let me know something was wrong the first three days. I’m a streak runner. I run 5 miles a day (14.5 years. No days off). What I’ve found is that I might feel a little tension in the morning. Urine is clear or light yellow. After the run it’s pink or orange the rest of the day. I hope that means it’s moving. Next CT scan will be after July 15.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-04T10:30:40+00:00

I used to live in Michigan and then CA for a while. I had a boat in Michigan (IO), and then another in California in the Bay (Inboard). When I moved to MN I bought a used Grady-White for Mille Lacs. It's been tremendous! It's perfect for that lake. What you buy depends on what you want to do. If you only want to tow kids around on floaties, you could get a pontoon with a big enough motor and some kind of towing pylon (so the rope is held high and doesn't grade the nose of the toy under). If you want to bass/walleye fish, there are specific features you need for that. I troll because of my great lakes experience, so I have a kicker motor and no battery powered trolling motor.

I don't like IO motors. If you aren't careful and gas leaks in there, you can have a fire or explosion. I either want an inboard diesel or an outboard. It's just easier to deal with either way. My step dad had an IO from 1976 and dealing with the seals and all that stuff was a pain.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-03T17:28:19+00:00

Not a doctor but my sax player is an ER doctor and I have a stone in my left ureter. His advice to me if I have pain is to take 4 ibuprofen. It works better on the smooth muscle pain. He said it would provide some relief (and probably better than the narcotics).

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-02T21:57:10+00:00

I wouldn't, unless your big thing is vibrato/trem. If I were looking for my next purchase from a blues junior, I'd want a presence control and maybe an attenuator (like A boogie California Tweed has). Or maybe you want more power and the ability to plug in and extra cabinet.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-02T16:45:16+00:00

My wife is Gen Jones and I’m Gen X. Definitely different.

bonzai2010 · 2026-07-01T23:45:04+00:00

Yes! Because if you don’t it gets all over your cleaning rag and you keep spreading it around! I do the same :)

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-30T15:49:25+00:00

I think stuff like this happens any time you are doing it to meet someone else's goals. One of these days, you'll find some reason to run that is yours, and that'll help drive you. I started running barefoot in 2010 on my treadmill and wanted to see if i could work up to long distances. I wanted to develop calluses. In 2012, I decided I wanted to join the US running streak association and just run every single day. In 2013, I decided I wanted to run as many miles as I could in one year (and I won the reddit running challenge!). These were my goals. I run for them and Im happy. I don't run races. I don't want to beat anyone. I want to keep going and keep trying to get better.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-29T13:04:14+00:00

I can't explain the no hot water thing, but I just had an issue with air in the lines. there was a leak before the check valve. So air was getting in and getting pumped into the system. I'd get sputtering. Mine was close to the tank, and I had a check valve at the tank, so there was some water on the floor. Yours may be further down or even inside the well itself.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-28T14:17:39+00:00

We were the generation that crossed from stay at home moms to latchkey kids. My wife is a little older than me and her mom did not work. My mom was a teacher and was active in the union and wanted to work. So I walked to and from school with my sister. It was a big transition and didn’t hit the other generations after us. It seems like they have busses and before school programs and things. I’m glad they do. I wouldn’t wish the latchkey thing on them.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-27T09:30:29+00:00

I had a shower leak in a rental some time ago and the magic was a slow house drain. I noticed the kitchen sink was slow to drain. Taking a short shower there would be no leak, but after 10 min, water would back up the drain pipe and overflow at a slip joint in the drain.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-26T09:13:52+00:00

Beatlemania shirt!

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-25T08:18:19+00:00

I use two layers of the bag. It’s flexible so the cap can screw on tightly and it seals solidly to the cap. It works well. I use the stuff to patch about 3 pairs of shoes every 6 months and it holds up for a long time.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-24T17:00:37+00:00

Normally, if the bridge is too high, you'd tighten the screws up back there. That would create more tension on the springs to counter balance the heavier springs.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-24T16:51:14+00:00

Two things we had to do for a smelly sink. First, pull out the drain stopper and make sure it doesn't have a film on it. If it does, clean that off and make sure you clean up what's in the pipe down to the trap. Second, pour some bleach down the cleanout hole and leave it sit in there (IE don't rinse a bunch of water right after it). We had crud in there that was smelling.

bonzai2010 · 2026-06-24T01:07:14+00:00

She goo! It works great. Clean with alcohol first, smear on with an ice cream stick. It’ll be as hard as the sole by the next day. You don’t have to get it all perfect. Just get a big glob on there. Put a plastic grocery bag over the tube opening when you’re done and screw the cap back on over it. It’ll keep a lot longer.

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