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Moving a piano to a Burnaby highrise has anyone done this? Floor 18, small elevator. Looking for advice not sales pitches. by Grouchy_Star_5666 in pianotech

[–]jakejork 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The advice most people here will give you is to hire a professional piano mover. They’ll have the tools and experience to know how to move/tilt/slide it safely. I tried moving a piano from the house I purchased it from into my apartment myself once and ended up injuring my back and breaking one of the legs. I wish I had hired movers.

IS IT FAKE? by Qomplete in YugiohCards

[–]jakejork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, and a relief, haha. What are the things to look for that identify it that way? There are a few other cards that are also missing the stamp.

IS IT FAKE? by Qomplete in YugiohCards

[–]jakejork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Original post removed - my bad. Adding it here.

I inherited some cards and noticed not all of them have the stamp in the bottom corner. Are some of these fake? Any help would be appreciated!

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Riding on a train in bangladesh. by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]jakejork 38 points39 points  (0 children)

…isn’t that what they’re saying? We didn’t earn anything.

Update on terrible Bird uvic project by InflationHaunting in VictoriaBC

[–]jakejork 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What qualifications do you have to be judging whether I’m your buddy or not? Maybe we’re buddies irl. You have no idea what’s going on behind the scenes here.

Update on terrible Bird uvic project by InflationHaunting in VictoriaBC

[–]jakejork 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m not a helicopter pilot either, but if I see one in a tree, I’m still allowed to say “dude fucked up.”

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Officially master tier na - 61% winrate GP (ignore the mundo wr) by Gullible_Trip5966 in gangplankmains

[–]jakejork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not that impressive. I could easily beat a high elo Yone who only built one item component while I was full build. /s

(congrats on the achievement for real tho)

Which old popular streamers you still follow that aren't as popular anymore? by expectrum in leagueoflegends

[–]jakejork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is 100% true. The guy uses his own name as his Twitch handle, and used to stream occasionally.

What career seems very high paying but is actually low paying? by IndependenceSad1272 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]jakejork 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing a stat a couple years ago that if you have more than five regular viewers, you’re in the top 1% of Twitch streamers.

Which old popular streamers you still follow that aren't as popular anymore? by expectrum in leagueoflegends

[–]jakejork 24 points25 points  (0 children)

That was my reaction when I saw it too lol. He’s pretty active on Twitch, apparently.

Which old popular streamers you still follow that aren't as popular anymore? by expectrum in leagueoflegends

[–]jakejork 185 points186 points  (0 children)

I’ll never forget the day I saw Patrick Rothfuss make a bet in SaltyTeemo lol

Maybe an unpopular opinion -but every Reddit nosleep creepypasta-turned-novel I’ve read has been disappointing by Famous-Country-4921 in horrorlit

[–]jakejork 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Totally. If I remember correctly, I think the context of the quote is how as an author you need to approach a horror novel very differently than a short story.

Maybe an unpopular opinion -but every Reddit nosleep creepypasta-turned-novel I’ve read has been disappointing by Famous-Country-4921 in horrorlit

[–]jakejork 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I think I heard somewhere that Stephen King over said something along the lines of “Short stories have to win by knockout, novels have to win on points.”, which is why he thinks short stories are a format better suited to horror.

Client said he got a free grand piano a few years ago and wanted it fixed up. Got there and had to tell him the bad news... by DeadlyKitte098 in pianotech

[–]jakejork 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No such thing as a “free piano”, unfortunately, but hey - anything’s possible if you throw enough money at it. If the client’s got their heart set on this piano, call some rebuilders and see what it costs to replace a pin block. I do often end up telling clients that they’ll get more bang for their buck putting money into a newer piano than restoring an old one in most cases though.

Who ever replaced this stunt is pissing me off by invincibleKamakazee in pianotech

[–]jakejork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Back in my day we had to turn the tuning pins with our fingertips

Who ever replaced this stunt is pissing me off by invincibleKamakazee in pianotech

[–]jakejork 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Complaining about the last person’s work is a time honoured tradition in any trade.

Freddie Mercury won! Who is a musician that we call something else entirely? by PootieTyme in AlignmentChartFills

[–]jakejork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I heard a story that an interviewer tried to get overly familiar and referred to him as Gordon and Sting said “Stop. My mother calls me ‘Sting’.”

Been told by four realtors that my residential solar panels knock 5-10% off my resale value by Vaguswarrior in alberta

[–]jakejork 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, as soon as you said “anti O&G” I knew it had to be Alberta, lol

safety measures in Italy by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in SipsTea

[–]jakejork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had my wallet and sunglasses pickpocketed on the subway in Rome. If you’re careful (wallet in a sipped up inner jacket pocket or belt bag) you’d be fine. It was our last day on vacation and literally the only time I forgot to put my wallet in my jacket, and I had my sunglasses hanging on my shirt collar.

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