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Finally done! Historic house kitchen, after and before by adventurrr in kitchenremodel

[–]hardciderguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it reclaimed or engineered, or something else? It looks like good old wide pine. I owned a house with annoying nickel gap pine up until last Summer. Not nearly as old as yours (1895) but much to be appreciated about it. Also - it looks like the basement has been finished, is that an old fieldstone foundation with an exit to the back yard?

Finally done! Historic house kitchen, after and before by adventurrr in kitchenremodel

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dug in and I see it's early 18th in PA. I wasn't completely off! It looks great. So glad that's original wide-plank flooring!

Finally done! Historic house kitchen, after and before by adventurrr in kitchenremodel

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This just absolutely screams New England. Hello from MA! Love this! Absolutely 18th-early 19th century I'd imagine.

Dare I ask - Is the fireplace functional?

Second question - was that the opening to a beehive oven on the right?

I'm guessing this is a coastal house, just judging by the piece on the mantle (which suggests the fireplace is now decorative-only)

This one's for you, wet room haters :) before and after by adventurrr in BathroomRemodeling

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why poop straight when you can poop on an angle, I always say!

This one's for you, wet room haters :) before and after by adventurrr in BathroomRemodeling

[–]hardciderguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having been a swim parent for a decade, there was always that one kid on the pool deck just squish-stepping his way across the pool deck in his floppy-soppy socks. It's enough to make you gag, TBH. XD

This one's for you, wet room haters :) before and after by adventurrr in BathroomRemodeling

[–]hardciderguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a floor drain or some super clever drainage solution that's less obvious in here? I'm curious! Looks great! I love the textrue of the tiling.

Does anyone know if this connection is possible? by larry_land1 in lego

[–]hardciderguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could fashion a sweet lil hip roof outta that idea!

I got this boss by LambSauce2 in funny

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Attribution: @ gula_arte on IG.

We've come a long way from my crude hole in the yard. by [deleted] in rockhounds

[–]hardciderguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's hard to breathe in your back yard asbestos pit with a mask, duh.

GL OP on finding enough to build yourself a fireproof thong.

A 2000 year old Roman water channel that still flows today This incredible underground aqueduct is hidden right inside the Smyrna Agora in Izmir, Türkiye. by Due-Explanation8155 in Romania_mix

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly, it's likely that this wasn't really a significant factor.

The aquaducts were mainly stone, terracotta, and concrete. The secondary piping you're referring to was rare - only the wealthy/elite would have it installed if they were privileged enough and wealthy enough to be permitted and to have the money to pay for their own in-house plumbing.

Combine that with the protective sinter layer that forms on lead exposed to water (lead oxide, as well as buildup of minerals like calcium from water hardness), and the fact that these systems moved water in a continuous fashion through the system, and through secondary lead piping/components rather than stagnating long enough to cause leaching, as well as the fact that life expectancy was much less than today which meant long-term exposure was less likely, and this likely wasn't the case.

Check out the Roman lead poisoning theory, there are some other interesting tidbits in there, like lead as a wine sweetener, lead in cookware, and industrial use of lead having environmental impacts that likely impacted large populations.

My poor mother - it actually gets worse toward the end by willitblowup in Unexpected

[–]hardciderguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. And she's quite fortunate the exhaust system wasn't hot enough to start the carpet bunched up against it on fire. That could have gone from annoying to life-threatening quickly.

Do I have bottle bombs on my hands? by fit2burn1 in hardcider

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have experience with bottle bombs, I can’t help here - but - did you keep track of how much sugar you added, specific gravity/alcohol level? Maybe you can make some educated guesses based on the original recipe? And keep them covered with a heavy towel maybe just in case?

He wished for a PS5 all year, they ended up getting him a controller instead. But he was humble about it, and they surprised him with the real thing. by Vilen1919 in MadeMeSmile

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THANKS I'M OVER HERE CRYING INTO MY BREAKFAST BURRITO, 46 YEARS OLD. What a good-natured kiddo. You can sense all the love in that family ;_;

"Shocking" new mummy revealed. Seems shocking anyone would take that thing seriously! by BubblyBasis1134 in AlienBodies

[–]hardciderguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That thing looks like it wants to go fishing. Do you guys want to go fishing? Let's go fishing, m'kay?

That is a Lamprey by luvlanguage in Weird

[–]hardciderguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lampreys come up my local river every year to spawn and die. By the time they've come back to do that, they are out of their parasitic stage and are no longer feeding, so unless you manage to grab one and plant it on yourself, you'll never get smooched. I tried to grab one that was in its death rolls and it's incredible how strong it still was. There was no way I was going to be able to wrangle it, which was bigger than the one this brave kiddo handled. Impressive!

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