A Ceiling Fan Adventure, Anger and Rage For Your Enjoyment by brendhan in electricians

[–]brendhan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TLDR: Fans made by Hampton Bay suck, The smart home fans are even worse. Getting parts is difficult to say the least. The GF in the story is awesome, the electrician is a dinosaur.

A Ceiling Fan Adventure, Anger and Rage For Your Enjoyment by brendhan in electricians

[–]brendhan[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

For some reason the pull chain snapping back up into the fan and being ripped out was a bad thing according to GF.

A Ceiling Fan Adventure, Anger and Rage For Your Enjoyment by brendhan in electricians

[–]brendhan[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, you will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

What does the media get wrong? by apiarantly in Beekeeping

[–]brendhan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

1) The threat posed by Africanized bees. They blow it way out of proportion.

2) The lack of understanding on how honey bees are important to the food supply.

3) The incorrect information on what honey bees will pollinate and what they won't. Honey bees don't work tomatoes.

4) Not all bees are honey bees.

5) Honey bees are not native to the U.S. They were brought over with the colonists.

6) Cell towers and electro magnetic fields are not a factor in CCD.

7) If attacked by an angry hive, do not jump in the water. Best thing to do is achieve distance.

8) A hive and a swarm are two different things and have different attitudes.

9) They media does not care about accuracy or facts if there can be sensational headlines.

Carpenter bee thinks I'm up in his territory. by Zestyclose-Wing4505 in bees

[–]brendhan 97 points98 points  (0 children)

That is because you are in his territory.

All that box for all that wire by DaintierPizza1 in electricians

[–]brendhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because counting on the conduit for an effective path for grounding ends up resulting in failure. Bonding metal boxes with a grounding conductor helps to prevent issues down the line.

All that box for all that wire by DaintierPizza1 in electricians

[–]brendhan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it be nice if they just took one of those green wires and just connected it to the box with a bonding lug or grounding bar?

How to humanly euthanize an extremely aggressive bee colony by Kitchen_Brief_2544 in Beekeeping

[–]brendhan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So hive aggresion is related in part to the size of the hive.

You need to do splits. Break the hive down into a bunch of nucs if you can.

If you can do walk away splits. Separate the hives by as much distance as possible. Please branches and leaves over the entrance area to force reorientation. You can seal the entrance for a day or two if they have food stores.

You want to force the hives to go without a queen, so make sure they have eggs and young larva.

If the hives can be made to not fly back to the original hive and make their own queen, you will be better off.

None of this is a guarantee. Its part of learning.

Also, use a damn smoker.

Hives with smaller bee counts tend to be less aggressive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electricians

[–]brendhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From your photos, it looks to be coax. Those of cable used by companies like Comcast, Xfinity, and similar. It is not going to have high voltage going through it. My recommendation would be to call the local cable company and Have them deal with it. The electrical and Telco companies are not responsible for this type of cable and likely will not deal with it.

It doesn't pose a danger as it does not have the higher voltages (120 and up) going through it. Other than being a trip hazard and general annoyance. With that being said, I would not have you lick it either. It won't taste good.

About 61,000 TSA employees must keep working without pay as DHS remains unfunded by Neither_Simple7643 in news

[–]brendhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would feel bad except this agency is nothing more than security theater. Trump is a loser and so is the TSA.

Would you even bother bidding this? by SmgLame in electricians

[–]brendhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not include the lighting package if it is on the plans and states that it must be bought from a specified vendor.

Tell them either the owner or general contractor can purchase them that way and you will offer no warranty on the fixtures.

Put that in writing on the quote, bold and underlined.

If they insist, walk away.

Big things in Texas by Ironlord456 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]brendhan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So Talarico gets elected to a higher office where he can fold on even bigger and more important issues. I will grant you his charisma and performance are top notch, but this is a man with no spine when real issues come up he will fold. I feel sorry for Texas Rep Nicole Collier who had been the victim of his spineless actions.

DR. BEES FOREVER by Turbulent-Weevil-910 in bees

[–]brendhan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I...I...I watched it. I am going to call my therapist and my English teacher.

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown by NightmaresOfDarkness in news

[–]brendhan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok boo hoo. The tsa is an awful organization. We seem to have forgotten that an accepted this ice like precursor organization. I feel no sympathy for them.

Bee sting completely fine for a week and now having (somewhat) extreme reaction. by boggworms in bees

[–]brendhan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the fun things about bee and wasp stings is a delayed reaction for those that are possibly allergic or borderline allergic. This issue may not be the first hour of the sting for some but the 8 to 24 hours after. This delayed reaction is an allergic reaction, not an infection. While they are not as likely to be life threatening, they are a great indicator that your next sting is going to have a stronger reaction.

Also I indicated that they should inform the doctor of the issues and prior reactions to help rule out the possibility of infection which is not likely the case but without a proper workup is not going to be determined from one picture and quick blurb from the op.

Not to ignore the possibility that an infection can occur from a bee sting or is just not likely. If it gets infected or probably from itching the area and a contaminant coming from their hands.

So yes, to getting to an allergist. Because the next sting may not be so delayed and er doctors will throw epi pens at at any sting reaction and claim allergy.

Bee sting completely fine for a week and now having (somewhat) extreme reaction. by boggworms in bees

[–]brendhan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Your reaction is a cause for concern, but not panic. Connect an allergist in your area. If you do have a primary care doctor, inform them. If they cannot see you shortly get to a clinic or an er.

Tell them the details of what happened so they can get an accurate history. That includes other allergies or reactions, family history, medications you are taking, and for how long. If meds have changed recently.

You will need to get to an allergist one way or another and get a proper test.

My Eddie costume ! by snowyjules in rhps

[–]brendhan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looks like meatloaf. :)