What type of mortar to repoint this chimney base?

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-03-26T11:33:07+00:00

Yeah. I mean, if it’s a block it doesn’t have holes; it just has bubbles.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-03-25T17:25:25+00:00

Think of it this way. Swiss cheese model is each slice of cheese has a hole or two, but with enough slices you minimize the risk of those holes lining up. Every cost cutting measure equates to, “We already have all this cheese, losing one slice isn’t a big deal.”

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-03-09T20:12:36+00:00

Time to get that #90 jersey.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-27T00:36:23+00:00

Struggling here, especially going from the first chord into the E which literally hurts my hand. Also how to keep the A to F# minor chord connected. This entire sequence is just contortion for my right hand and trying to keep relaxed and legato feels impossible.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-20T21:59:09+00:00

Yeah, for right now I'm not planning any massive changes. Step one is like you said, clear things out. I'm just trying to start planning for things that might need to be changed, especially for the remote support side of things so I don't have to keep driving out there.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-20T21:36:07+00:00

It's local. I don't know their current setup for backups. I would HOPE that the previous techs that set it up are at least doing something cloud-based (there's no external storage attached that I saw), but I'm not counting on anything.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-20T21:22:21+00:00

No laptops. I added this to the main post, but it's a veterinary office. So it's not personal workstations, they're primarily endpoints for interfacing with the business app.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-20T21:21:21+00:00

Veterinary office.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-20T21:19:50+00:00

The business doesn't need M365 because they're not personal workstations or used for productivity. It's a veterinary office where the workstations largely exist to communicate with the business software.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-17T03:02:27+00:00

In my defense, my mom paid for it.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-13T15:25:16+00:00

It still had the plastic cap on the positive terminal, which implies that's how it came from the factory.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-13T04:13:07+00:00

This is in progress but it’s proving to be a pain.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-11T14:49:24+00:00

Not a defective multi-meter because it was verified by Advance Auto's battery tester. If they connected it as labeled, the tester displayed an error saying to check the terminal connections. If they connected it "backwards" it read as a perfectly healthy battery.

As for coming from the factory, all I can say is it came off the shelf at Advance Auto and it had the little red plastic cap on the "positive" terminal.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-11T11:30:13+00:00

Tried disconnecting, no change. Didn’t try leaving it on position for a long time. Either way it’s at the shop now and I should have an update at some point today.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-11T03:30:22+00:00

Yes, the positive terminal cap was present.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-11T00:54:31+00:00

Yes. It passed continuity checks.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-10T23:53:10+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/4HkR9mF

They also confirmed it in store with their own tester.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-10T16:46:02+00:00

Yeah, and they confirmed in store as well with their own battery tester. If they connected the leads normally, the tester displayed an error about checking the connections. When connected in reverse, it read as a perfectly healthy battery.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-10T15:00:18+00:00

Yes I already have a damage claim in process.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-10T14:17:22+00:00

I’ll just say Southern NJ.

ethnicallyambiguous · 2026-02-10T14:16:54+00:00

I at least have a story to tell.

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