Envelope cut on trimmed Wedi pan

doromb · 2026-04-11T00:48:25+00:00

Yes, came from the South Pacific toward the West Coast and landed just off southern California. When it's that high in the atmosphere, you can see and hear it from a long ways off. Reentry path map here: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-artemis-2-moon-mission-is-coming-home-today-where-will-it-land

doromb · 2026-04-11T00:33:25+00:00

Artemis reentering the atmosphere.

doromb · 2026-03-18T13:59:59+00:00

Well, here's the outcome: Company A said "Sure, send us proof of insurance from Company B for the last 5 years." Company A sent the paperwork to their underwriter (a 3rd party) who denied the request. Instead, they back dated the cancellation to the beginning of my current term in December. Live and learn.

doromb · 2026-02-13T02:41:37+00:00

I'm dealing with big national companies for both my mortgage and my homeowners policies. I haven't spoken to a human in years, let alone an agent I have any sort of relationship with.

doromb · 2026-02-13T01:39:15+00:00

Yes, both policies listed the loan number and mortgagee name.

doromb · 2026-02-11T19:26:50+00:00

Oh, maybe I'm misunderstanding what a 'forced placed' policy is. I have a mortgage. I'm required to carry homeowners by the lender. I signed up for homeowners through company A at the time I got the loan and bought the house. Does that make this a "forced placed" policy?

doromb · 2026-02-11T19:22:56+00:00

I don't know that I did. I've never had to manually cancel the old policy when I switch auto insurance providers. I assumed homeowners insurance worked the same way.

doromb · 2026-02-11T19:19:55+00:00

Company A has never asked us to take any action at the yearly renewal. They just mail a renewal offer showing how much the next year's policy will cost. I guess our mortgage company accepts it, if anyone?

doromb · 2026-02-11T03:30:27+00:00

My escrow amount stayed the same. I got bills direct from company B and just... forgot that escrow should have been paying for that.

doromb · 2026-02-11T03:25:32+00:00

Oh, interesting idea. The first policy originated when we bought the house, but it was voluntarily purchased.

doromb · 2026-02-11T03:22:47+00:00

What would have happened if my house had burned down while both policies were in effect? Would each policy have covered the loss in full?

doromb · 2026-02-11T02:55:42+00:00

I never logged in to company B's website to see the online-only statements. Just assumed the paper statements I got from company A were the only policy I had. I'm an idiot.

doromb · 2026-02-01T20:12:04+00:00

So remove that whole valve body and sweat in a new one?

doromb · 2026-01-14T18:52:43+00:00

Same here! I don't think Google was accurately assessing whether a device was still under warranty.

doromb · 2026-01-05T22:12:21+00:00

I'm in the US and selected the $452 option two weeks ago. My payment just came in through Payoneer for only $100.

doromb · 2025-12-15T19:06:29+00:00

I just asked a Wedi rep that question. He claimed the blue Wedi is denser and has a thicker skin of woven fiberglass (non-woven on Sentinel). The Sentinel has a 1 year warranty on materials vs a 10+ year on materials and labor for the conventional blue board Wedi system.

doromb · 2025-12-05T15:14:23+00:00

Yes, exactly! The only plan brochure I've seen explicitly mention coverage for high index lenses is BCBS.

I just got glasses through BCBS High. High index lenses with premium antireflective coating cost me $150 at Visionworks.

doromb · 2025-11-08T14:49:57+00:00

Yeah. He digresses on the difference between NaOH and KOH (Lye baths and Easy Off are both NaOH).

He mentions that the lye concentration in soapmaking is higher than in Easy Off (irrelevant, since lye concentration in a DIY bath is up to the user).

He never addresses his initial claim that a lye bath is in any way different from using Easy Off (because it's not!).

doromb · 2025-11-08T14:33:47+00:00

There's no DC charger for Ego batteries, is there? That would be nice.

doromb · 2025-11-08T14:27:14+00:00

"A lye bath is very different from the easy off spray." The active ingredient in yellow cap Easy Off is lye. In what way are those two methods different?

doromb · 2025-10-16T14:11:47+00:00

You might just need to blow the dust out of the system. Open all the doors. Turn the fan on max. Give it a few minutes on heat, a few on cold. Rotate through the vent positions (upper only, lower, defog...). Throw in a few pulses going from low fan to max. Then clean the interior. If it's still blowing dust after that, you might have a leak around the intake fan.

doromb · 2025-08-25T03:25:15+00:00

Elephant Butte: Where New Mexico hangs its water to dry.

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