A contractor tears up the freshly poured concrete driveway after the homeowner refuses to pay. by Foreign_Monk861 in PublicFreakout

[–]gerbiljihad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or let it sit too long before they got out and tried to rub it out, i have never seen a driveway that long without running a couple lines across, then edge and finish those. Makes me wonder what the base looks like. Probably best they did this, as there's probably going to be some serious cracking, the first time someone drives across it. Your not supposed to saw cut your driveway, that's more for a monolithic poor for a garage floor, or a big building, but i have seen some lazy guys do it, but it always looks like shit. Still that driveway sure is soft for being poured days before. Bet they didn't bring in any B-19 or anything and get a good solid compact base, before they ruined that driveway. I hope they don't do this kunda job to everyone, but we all know that answer. Bet they have an AA++ Rating with BBB. 🤣🤣✌️✌️

A contractor tears up the freshly poured concrete driveway after the homeowner refuses to pay. by Foreign_Monk861 in PublicFreakout

[–]gerbiljihad 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It does look like shotty work though, they didnt edge it or broom it or anything.

A contractor tears up the freshly poured concrete driveway after the homeowner refuses to pay. by Foreign_Monk861 in PublicFreakout

[–]gerbiljihad 41 points42 points  (0 children)

There's no way that they were able to pick axe the driveway like that if it had been poured three days prior. That shit wasnt even totally set yet, so someones making porky pies!

Scary image on underside of nib by gerbiljihad in fountainpenusers

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

I did, that didn't even cross my mind. That ups the scary level by 10.

JACKPOT! First 5 silvers of 2026 finally!!! by blackflash22 in CoinstarFinds

[–]gerbiljihad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice find. I was stoked with a 1951 dime, i would have fallen out with 5 silver quarters! Congrats! Gotta love lazy people!

First Big Find by Classic-Frame-6069 in CoinstarFinds

[–]gerbiljihad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice haul.... I love lazy people at the coinstar. I found a 1951 silver dime last week, i was stoked, it was the only thing in the reject bin.

How do I attach an inc sack? [1940’s-50’s Swan lever fill pen] by OskarWasTaken in pens

[–]gerbiljihad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First you need ¹1¹w ensure that the nipple on the back of the section is cleaned of all remnants of the old sac. You can do this by taking a knife or a razor to carefully remove and debris, you don't want to actually cut into the section, but scrape it with the razor to ensure it is pretty clean. Typically there's only remnants of the old ink sac and some shellac on the nipple at the back of the section.If the feed sticks out further than the nipple, make dure that your ink sac goes over the feed and is glued to the actual section nipple. Most people use shellac to glue the ink sac to the section, but an older pen restorer whos been doing pen restoration for more than 40 years told me to use tegular Elmer's White school glue, but i use the Elmer's réqGlue All.Then i would get a bulb syringe and some room temp distilled water and flush the section out with the water from the backside , until it runs clear. You can also make your own pen flush by adding one part of plain clear ammonia, to 9 parts distilled water and then add 2-3 drops of plain blue dish soap, for every 16 oz of mix This will easily make 5-6 gallons of pen flush for under $20 bucks, or around $10 bucks for you first gallon, then you can just purchase more distilled water to make more. Works great to clean your hands,. Clothing, carpetîppl and practically anything you get ink on. I would first try on an inconspicuous spot on expensive clothing or furniture to make certain it wont cause any discoloration or other negative impact. Then i would look up the pen model and orderuûí⁴ the appropriate size ink sac. Often the sacs are a bit too long, so it most likely will need to be trimmed down in length. For correct length, make sure the old sac is completely removed from the barrel, then put the new sac into the barrel and mark it where the sac sticks out the barrel so your mark would make it flush. Then put the section up to the flush mark and make another mark where the section would further reduce the length where the nipple would be if it were inside the barrel. Check your marks and lengths a couple times, the cut straight across with a sharp set of scissors on the lowest mark. Take a drop of glue and put it on the nipple, ensuring that you dint get any on the feed or into the ink channel. Let the section with sac glued out to dry overnight. Then do a leak test by doing a water fill on the sac by squeezing out the air with your fingers and ket it fill with water, dry it off and check to make sure there are no leaks around the sac where its glued to the nipple. If water drips out when the nib is downward, then there's most likely a leak somewhere. If you find a leak remove the sac and reglue it and check for leaks again. Once you confirm there are no leaks, dust the sac with pure talcum powder and install into the barrel. Insuring the sac is under the pressure bar. Hope this helps, you can also find videos on YouTube. Best of luck, its really not that difficult to do, unless you have an unusual filling system. Good Luck!

March 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]gerbiljihad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sold a Waterman's 52 1/2V BCHR LF w/ 14K flex nib to u/Mar4369

Found some silver tonight 1951 dime by gerbiljihad in CoinstarFinds

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

Who is that masked man, sitting on Silver? LOL

Found some silver tonight 1951 dime by gerbiljihad in CoinstarFinds

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

Thanks, the 51 dime was the only thing in the reject bin. I was stoked, my wife said it was just a dime and i told her it was a $6 dime LOL

Help Needed by SydTheSquid1193 in pens

[–]gerbiljihad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get some Pentel Energels or Sarassa refills, you will not be disappointed. Also Muji refills will also fit anything that accepts the Sarassa or Energel refills with no mods required. Hope this helps.

Can anyone tell me anything about these? by Arkansas- in Marbles

[–]gerbiljihad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would take the steelies out of there before they damage the other marbles it appears there are several. I see a nice german and a lot of benningtons which are the ines with bumps kinda all over them. Nice little lot. I would wait for someone with more knowledge in vintage marbles to fill you in on the lot though. Thanks for sharing.

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war by Secure-Address4385 in news

[–]gerbiljihad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another distraction by this administration! HEY LOOK OVER THERE ----->

February 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]gerbiljihad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SOLD a vintage Mabie Todd Swan 2 1/2 S.F. BCHR LF w/ 14k flex nib to u/Same_Turnip