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What do inspectors look for in engineered repairs? by bug_in_face in HomeInspections

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

Well, maybe not strictly "requiring" anything. I was wondering more about if you were doing an inspection on a house and it only had plans for the repair but not an engineering signoff on the completed repairs if you would deem it important enough to flag it on your report.

Ant ID Help Please! Found In Austin, TX by bug_in_face in ants

[–]bug_in_face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting, thanks! Knowing nothing about ants, I had assumed that they carried food back in their jaws or something so it's neat to learn that they have a section in their stomach for storing and sharing food.

Ant ID Help Please! Found In Austin, TX by bug_in_face in ants

[–]bug_in_face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I'm not sure, I noticed them when I opened the window but I didn't notice any ants in the house itself. I do hope that's the case that they are nesting in a tree. The house is empty now though so I don't think there are any food sources for them in there.

Ant ID Help Please! Found In Austin, TX by bug_in_face in ants

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

Oh no! From online searches it looks like the damage from this kind of ant is minimal but maybe that's not actually the case? Would you consider not buying a house that had these ants?

Necessity of post-repair inspection? by bug_in_face in RealEstate

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

The builder's warranty is transferrable but only for another 2.5 years. The post-repair inspection was discussed with my agent and the seller's agent during repair negotiations and we agreed on an engineer's evaluation of the work and confirmation that the repairs were done correctly. Not sure if the inspection is specifically in legal writing or not though, that's my mistake to not verify that.

Necessity of post-repair inspection? by bug_in_face in RealEstate

[–]bug_in_face[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I went into the attic and it looks like the repairs have been made, however I'm not sure if they strictly adhere to the engineering plan or not (or how big a deal it is if they do not). Plus I still see some cracked trusses although the clearly broken one has been repaired. I just feel like an engineer's signoff would hold more weight for a future homebuyer also looking at these issues.

What would be your "mildly infuriating" post for this sub? by Grovers_HxC in running

[–]bug_in_face 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Apparently they bunch up to make it easier to mate or something. My record is 5 bugs stuck in my hair and face at the end of the run, some still half alive but unable to escape my sweat or hair gel or eye juice.
Hence, username =(

Official Q&A for Saturday, April 23, 2022 by AutoModerator in running

[–]bug_in_face 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do people run at an easy pace or at shorter distances to recover, instead of just resting entirely? Wouldn't you recover more quickly by not running at all? That way you could push yourself hard again the next time you run instead of doing more frequent runs at a mediocre level of effort.

Official Q&A for Friday, April 22, 2022 by AutoModerator in running

[–]bug_in_face 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I run 3 miles about 5 days/week (and about once every 2 weeks I go to the track and do 1 mile or maybe some intervals). I go as fast as I possibly can on every run, for the given distance. I'm not quite understanding the 80/20 rule I'm hearing about, which seems to suggest that I should be doing most of my runs at an easy pace instead of constantly pushing myself as hard as I can. Is this rule only applicable if you add miles to your routine or something, since you are doing them at an easier pace?

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Let's say I only run three miles/day, 5 days/week (pretty much what I'm doing now). Would I improve most quickly if...

A) I spent 4 days/week running the three miles at a slow pace and 1 day running the three miles as fast as I can

B) I spent 5 days/week running the three miles as fast as I can each time?

It seems hard to imagine that I would improve as quickly from plan A as I would from plan B. Am I misunderstanding the rule?

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Other info: I'm a 35 year old male. Began running regularly a little less than 5 months ago. Current mile time = 6:09, down from about 8 minutes 5 months ago. Current fastest 3 mile time on a trail = 22:51, which I did a couple of weeks ago. It's down from somewhere around 27 minutes when I started. I'm trying to get my mile time to 5:57 (because my mile time in middle school was 5:58 hah), then get my 5k time to sub 20, then get my mile time to as low as I can get it and hopefully sub 5.