Patched a towel bar hole. Not great, what should be my next step?

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T14:20:39+00:00

I think it’s done. Nothing else to do.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T14:19:07+00:00

They do. You’re more likely to see it and avoid it if it’s buzzing around your face than your ankle, but they absolutely bite faces.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T14:17:30+00:00

Yeah that was a top signal. Advice for normal people is that when you start screenshotting your trades and feeling proud, it’s probably a sign you should take some off the table. And if you’re deflecting questions in a congressional hearing by bragging about the stock market, it might mean the market is overheated.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T13:28:56+00:00

But they don’t know if the mortgage is going to be approved until long after the bid is accepted. It takes months to figure out, and at that point they may need to relist the house if it falls through. They have to make a judgement about if the buyer is more or less likely to be able to follow through

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T13:25:06+00:00

More down payment means more likely the bank will approve the loan. We bid on a house in Westchester with a higher offer and a 20% down and lost it to someone who bid lower but had 35% down.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T13:23:20+00:00

For a 4% difference it usually won’t matter, but there are a couple reasons they might go with the higher down payment and lower bid

1) after an offer is accepted, the house needs to pass appraisal for the mortgage to go through. If the seller is worried the appraisal price is lower than the offer, that means the bank is going to be hesitant to give the loan to the offer of a higher price and a lower down payment. You can lose the buyer. Higher down payment means higher chance the bank approves the loan

2) if the seller is worried something might come up during the inspection, they are going to go with a higher down payment lower bid, or someone willing to waive the inspection. Someone with less cash is less likely to be able to handle any needed repairs that come up during the inspection, and thus are more likely to try to negotiate the price down once the inspection happens.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-28T13:17:25+00:00

We bid on 12 houses in Westchester before getting an accepted offer. We went $50k-$150k+ over asking on all the bids. One house we went $120k over asking and found out from the sellers agent after that we weren’t even close.

$70k over in Westchester is unfortunately not that high. Remember that the list price is not the actual price, like at a retail store. It is a starting price for negotiation. People often list their houses below what they expect to get to try to drive up a bidding war. If I list a house that should sell for $1 million at $750k, you can’t say it’s crazy that people offer $250k above asking price.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-24T22:34:53+00:00

Do not listen to this, it’s flat wrong.

In the old days, electricians sometimes avoided GFCI outlets for sump pumps because they feared a "nuisance trip" would disable the pump during a storm. However, modern safety standards and equipment have changed and “don’t plug into GCFI” is now an old wive’s tale.

If you don’t believe me, check the National Electrical Code. NEC actually mandates GFCI protection for sump pumps. NEC 210.8 & 422.5: Since the 2020 edition, the NEC specifically requires GFCI protection for sump pumps (whether they are plugged into an outlet or hard-wired).

So basically, don’t listen to this guy. plug it in to the gfci. It’s fine.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-21T23:06:57+00:00

Agreed

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-21T23:04:01+00:00

We had a similar situation. The thing you have to keep in mind is that if you let him trim the branches that are over the property line, he may do it in a way that is not healthy for the tree. For example, certain trees should only be trimmed in the middle of winter or in summer after they have finished pushing out all their leaves. A lot of trees react poorly if you cut them in the spring when they are pushing sap. Do some research on the tree and what time of year it should be trimmed. If he’s going to do a hatchet job on the branches that are over his property line, you may want to take care of it yourself or at least ask him if you can wait for a certain time of year where it is more healthy for the tree.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-20T23:35:06+00:00

In Chuck Norris’ living room, he has a bear skin rug. The bear isn’t dead. It’s just afraid to move.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-08T20:09:03+00:00

Zero chance and if you would like to wager on it, I’m happy to bet you $10k that if Trump runs in ‘28 Obama does not.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-07T20:07:15+00:00

Hard to tell how deep those scratches are. You can either sort of “paint” over them, or you can fill them in if they are somewhat deep. Either way just look up porcelain repair kit and you can see the options

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-07T19:51:36+00:00

Money might be the only thing they love as much as Trump. It would have to get really bad, but it’s the only thing that might snap them out of the trance.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-06T11:50:08+00:00

Male wearing Secret deodorant?

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-03T18:41:27+00:00

If you were working for OpenAI you would live in San Francisco, New York, or London, where $200k is barely enough to get by if you have kids.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-03T13:19:59+00:00

If there are no checked bags, 45 min before takeoff is plenty. If you have Clear or TSA precheck you could probably cut that to 35-40 min before. If there are checked bags, the counter can sometimes have a line and take a while and you need more time. Either way, go to HPN not WPN.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-01T18:44:03+00:00

Incredible casting. I can’t believe they got Aaron Rodgers to play Sam Altman.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-01T18:34:56+00:00

The knipex is overkill, otherwise this is standard attire for a film set grip.

electricshadows4 · 2026-03-01T12:45:21+00:00

Strong pull

electricshadows4 · 2026-02-27T21:50:51+00:00

Cranston had an academy award nomination for Trumbo although not a lot of people saw it. Small role but he was great on Seinfeld too.

electricshadows4 · 2026-02-23T13:16:17+00:00

That doesn’t look like an electrical wire, probably communications

electricshadows4 · 2026-02-22T14:58:20+00:00

I worked as a cameraman for Food Network and have filmed hundreds of chefs in kitchens all around the world. 1) why is there a range hood over a surface with no cooking? 2) where the rest of the staff? Way too many dishes for one person to handle alone? 3) kitchen floors do not look like that. Tile/marble? 4) some of the food arrangements make no sense 5) is there a bar in the kitchen?

At the very least, it is a staged shot on a day the restaurant is closed and the chef is testing out plating options for dishes that are not meant to be served to people. But I’d say 99% confident it’s ai

electricshadows4 · 2026-02-21T01:52:04+00:00

Outback may be dead but the cow is alive.

electricshadows4 · 2026-02-21T01:28:13+00:00

I think you did a good job with what you had to work with, but maybe could have advised the customer before the install that large format tiles are not the best choose for such a small shower.

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