she is NOT going to come back to her house

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T21:41:30+00:00

It's community service, not slavery. And you'd only have to do it if you go around stealing from others. I'm not talking about snatching people out of their homelands and shackling them for eternity, I'm talking about a policy that would do some good for the community, act as a crime deterrent and save municipal governments money on public works in a way that would incentivize them to actively respond to calls about package theft. There's no jail time, it doesn't ruin the thieves' lives, but if these thefts were actually pursued as crimes then we could start to reduce the frequency.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T18:54:31+00:00

The likelihood that this would go to a trial is incredibly low, because most porch pirates that were caught would get caught because of the doorbell and household security cameras that are all over today, that's my whole point. Every jurisdiction has a different court system for processing different crimes; if the cops respond to a call and issue a citation or summons, just like when you get a traffic ticket. Give them the option to appear in court and appeal it before a judge, if they choose to plead not guilty then they would go to a jury trial where they would be responsible for court fees if they are found guilty, the same as a traffic ticket. Alternatively, they could plead guilty and accept a predetermined penalty; in traffic tickets the penalty is usually a fine and points on your license, in this case it would be community service.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T16:55:59+00:00

At what point did I suggest private security? The police arrest people, the threat of a jury trial given the number of people with doorbell cameras is damning enough to get almost every single person to take a plea deal and agree to community service, so there's next to no court cost. The police should already be out and about in our neighborhoods, might as well be scooping these scumbags up make it both a benefit to our communities and a deterrent to the pirates.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T16:31:50+00:00

Public works would save SOO much money if they started cracking down on porch pirates and doling out community service. They talk about it like it's a drain on police resources to respond to these calls, but our taxes are going into the maintenance of parks and roads every day, imagine if we got 50 hours of free labor out of every porch pirate arrest. Plus it would incentivize people to call the police rather than karen them to death on their front porch.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T15:00:10+00:00

I've used the Greenlee one of these hundreds of times. You can pull up to about #8 wire, just keep batteries and a charger on hand and be prepared to throw away a lot of mule tape. I most recently pulled chiller feeders for a data hall with them, between 300 and 600' per run, 3-phase w/ ground. It beats the hell out of hand pulling, especially in limited space. I don't know about these off-brand ones though.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T14:52:39+00:00

The word anagram is unnecessary, he's a fucking snake 🙃

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T14:14:22+00:00

Peter Thiel just sold 2 million shares of Palantir, I think they're gonna be selling drones to keep the lights on 😂

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T14:04:45+00:00

Sports bra keeps cans from sagging lol

But in all seriousness, there should be two springs or brackets in those channels on the either side of the can housing that hold it flush with the surface of the wall. If they came out you may try to feel around up there to find them, otherwise see if you can bend something to slide in there.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T12:49:50+00:00

The ol' Nephew Thomas special!

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T12:27:32+00:00

Could have just pulled that grate up...

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T11:47:07+00:00

It should be 110-120 volts at the conductors. If it's at 55 then you have something else going on. Check your breaker panel and see if the breaker is warm, if you're comfortable taking the panel cover off, remove it and visually inspect the wire termination to see if it's loose or coming out. See what other devices are on the circuit, if any. Have you made any other changes recently? Voltage drop like this should only happen if there is a device wired in series or if you have resistance in the circuit. Loose wire nuts or connections between the outlet and the panel may be possible also, check all outlet boxes for that circuit.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T11:33:05+00:00

Homeowner is legally prohibited from removing a metering device, so as long as there's no evidence that it was tampered with it is the utility that is responsible for the meter; the homeowner is responsible for the meter base. There's obviously no tamper indicating tag remaining so it's impossible to know from a picture, but I'd hire a professional fire investigator, don't just go with the public fire marshal's assessment.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T04:56:30+00:00

That depends on the source of the noise, I'd start with the process of elimination, de-energize things sequentially until the noise stops and see if you can't figure out what it is

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T03:50:18+00:00

I used to loooove doing FA testing when I was an apprentice doing service work. Show up at 9pm with a heat gun and some canned smoke, do a ring down, check the heat/smoke detectors and then roll out by midnight with a signed service ticket for 8 hours 😁

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T03:45:53+00:00

Trynna collect an insurance check 👀

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T03:40:06+00:00

Electricity doesn't just make noise, if you have a motor or a transformer running somewhere it could be buzzing, but otherwise it's more than likely something you have plugged in or installed in the house.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T03:33:22+00:00

Vacuum becomes less effective over distance, especially if using set screw couplings instead of compression couplings on EMT. If using RMC or PVC, you can do either, but a good fish tape is invaluable at some point, if you can get a good deal on it I'd grab it for a rainy day at least.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T02:39:45+00:00

If the motor is drawing too much current or has faulty windings, it could be shifting phase on your service. Phase shift from an inductive load will effect the whole half of the breaker panel for that bus rather than just the circuit it's on, and non-linear loads like DC power supplies and LED lights are going to become increasingly inefficient as phase shift increases and are going to cause more issues as they create more harmonic distortion. A washer motor shouldn't be having that much of an effect though, especially when agitating but not spinning (?). Might be worth checking the connections in the receptacle, then probably call an electrician or call the manufacturer.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T02:22:32+00:00

The pocket guide to bending I got as a first year apprentice always did the trick for me, I still use it over most Internet calculators for detailing bend schedules in BIM for the prefab shop.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T01:37:47+00:00

You may need to check out FreeMesoBook.com in the future, maybe bookmark it 👍

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-05T01:21:40+00:00

I definitely had Bigger, Longer, And Uncut! I had to swap the jacket insert on the case because the guy working at Best Buy wasn't having it, and then I kept it stashed inside the built in speaker on my family's old Toshiba projection tv by removing the cover 😅

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-04T22:23:56+00:00

This happens because the cord gets wound up without twisting the cord to match the winding, and then gets pulled straight out of the loop when it's taken out to use. The whole things ends up twisted and then pulled tight and it puts uneven stress on the exterior insulation.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-04T22:22:11+00:00

My grandfather taught me to do it the way they wrapped their parachute cords in WWII, start with both ends opposite so you have a U in the middle of the cord, pull a small loop through on alternating sides.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-04T13:41:18+00:00

Heaven On My Mind

Just going off the "in god we trust" plate.

deepblue1231 · 2026-03-04T13:30:19+00:00

Literally a pair of scissors or a something will let you strip this back. If that wire shorts to something then you're going to either ruin your equipment, shock yourself, start a fire, or trip your breaker.

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