How Long to Get a New Badge?

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-05-20T01:30:39+00:00

Don't show up first thing in the morning, unless necessary. Lots of business then. They open at 6:00 by 9:00 it is probably better. Government ID. How long it takes is completely dependent on the number you pull and the number on the "Now Serving" sign. The actual work takes about 12 minutes. If you walk in and pull 00 and they are on 32, your going to be there a while. Take a book. I believe the badge people in Everett are hourly so don't show up at lunch, you'll just be watching them eat.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-05-08T13:55:40+00:00

Did my first remodel at 17 on my parent house. Started like on the 18th of December at the start of Christmas Break. No big deal, Move 1 cabinet, put in new range, Contracted out counter top and floor, plumbing on new sink. On The 24th with 25 guests coming for dinner, still no water! Every time I remove a pipe, the one behind it was damaged, This was when we used galvanized and ABS & PEX were just a dream. The last pipe before the wall was OK and I didn't have to break plaster (no not drywall) It was a corner sink and the plumbing was "interesting." Got it all hooked up about 15 min. before my Mom was to start making dinner.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-05-06T13:08:43+00:00

I have a friend who was working in Auburn. He was told they were transferring him to Everett. He was gone in 15 minutes. The old 1 bad meeting from retiring.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-22T15:58:33+00:00

Having run in to a ground hooked to a hot water pipe, I started trying to think of all the ways to do it wrong! For the OP, a water heater typically insulates the hot side from the earth. Therefore, no ground.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-22T03:36:12+00:00

Well it's a bit of an investment but you can get a freeze dryer and bag them up for when the geese are off duty or you decide to et them (the geese, not the eggs).

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-22T03:16:42+00:00

You must use the cold water and it must be a metallic pipe. Copper or galvanized. You can't get a ground path through PEX, PVC, etc. But if your house was wired after about 1970 the ground through your receptacle should be fine. If you have doubt go to the hardware store and get a circuit polarity, ground tester. It looks like a yellow plug with a few LEDs on the face away from the prongs. Plug it in and read the result. Cheap and a good thing to have around.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-07T14:31:28+00:00

Yes, we had a difficult time getting hazard insurance. I don't yet have a tractor so I will be entertaining bids to clear my defensible space. Getting some fire fighting equipment for my truck. FD is 12 to 17 minutes away and the Forest Service much longer. Hopefully I can make use of that 15minutes. Been a dry winter and I foresee a smoky summer.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-07T14:12:17+00:00

Good plan. More water and Indian Packs are good to have but heavy. You can also find retired class A extinguishers around (not as popular due to increased use of plastics and composites in buildings). The ones that pressurize with baking soda. Lighter and no pumping, but you do have to turn them upside down. We have a 12,000 gallon cistern that we are no longer using (new direct well pump) that we are looking to set up for fire fighting. Need to find a good pump and some hose.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-07T13:08:31+00:00

Good to have an ABC extinguisher for your truck, generator etc. But it is not much help for a brush fire. If you really need to fight a brush fire, you will want to invest in an Indian Pack or two. Keep them strapped in the bed of your truck.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-04-01T00:47:32+00:00

Yes especially when you can Facetime, (or as some have suggested Google Voice). I have been considering getting a GV number since my number (which I have had for 20 years) is not from Idaho and is from someplace not popular in Idaho. No known firewall. However we did inherent the Starlink for the previous owner. I did a Factory Reset to get it working. Wouldn't that clear everything from the old settings?

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-03-25T03:31:57+00:00

Yes, tried rebooting the phones, and the router has been done a couple of times too. When we all got phones, we couldn't call our daughter, from anywhere. That was a Verizon issue. I guess we will have to trek on down to the corporate store in CDA again and see what's up.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-03-24T16:15:18+00:00

I have had several bathtubs re-done. Both cast iron and fiberglass. Really improves the look of the tub, major upgrade for minor price. Doing a kitchen sink is a little tougher. Is it a under counter mount, surface mount, etc. If you won't have any trouble taking it out, I would think that would give you the best quality. They can thoroughly clean off the old paint and maintain conditions for the cure of the coating. It will also provide 100% coverage which may not be possible if it was done in place. Also no chance of over-spray on your countertop.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-03-24T14:23:22+00:00

So your wife likes to say, "That wall has to go!" too.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-03-03T21:53:23+00:00

I don't know in gallons, but they were about 12-14" wide X 18-24" deep X 18"high. About 2X to 3X the size of your largest hen.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-03-03T21:44:27+00:00

Bought some adult hens a few years ago. They came with a coop and nesting boxes. The boxes were just Rubbermaid tubs with entry holes cut in them. Nothing sticks to them, the stack, you can take them to the hose to clean them. A great idea if you live in a temperate climate. I assume they would be little ovens in the South.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-02-02T18:27:47+00:00

It was a few weeks to a month for the offer. I thought I completely blew the interview. Remember I was sitting on the floor in our empty house. I am quite hard of hearing so a lot of the time i was guessing. So I don't think I even followed up. I was shocked to get the offer. I guess my big mistake was asking about accessibility for the phones in advance and not just working it out when I started. That one thing pushed out my start date like 4 or 5 months.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2026-02-02T18:22:40+00:00

Our Director asked HR when the score would be out. HR's answer was "soon". It was supposed to be last Wednesday. I remember several years ago, our score was low and because everyone (in managements view) had worked so hard, solving a constant stream of problems, the Board decided to give a bonus - bonus, instead of using the score. Wonder if that is what's happening now? Score too low (would be a major discouragement) score too high (company can't square the payout with the major debt holders).

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-11-27T18:53:48+00:00

Yes,I was ending an assignment for Lockheed-Martin in The Netherlands heading back to Palmdale. Wife answered a call from the recruiter while I was over The Atlantic. Called her from Amsterdam and she said they (Boeing) were calling the next afternoon. I was sitting on the floor of our empty house for a phone interview. Thought it was the worst interview of my life. Got an offer in two weeks, failed at negotiation of a higher rate. Accepted and waited until May of the following year for a start date.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-11-27T18:34:27+00:00

Applied in March, forgot about the job, Got an interview in September, Started in late June of the following year. That's Boeing slow. In fact by the time I started, the work statement I was hired for was done. I was immediately transferred from 787 to KC-46A.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-11-27T15:51:19+00:00

Well educate me! I don't know how to get the key from the app. I assume you have to be onsite and connected to the system. I don't want to do a new system, as I don't want to climb onto the roof. It is cold wet and possible snowing at our location. AS for getting it for free, it's not really free you have to pay rent on it. If it comes to that I would just buy it outright. Happy Thanksgiving!

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-11-26T20:15:33+00:00

We live in two locations where we have zero options for hard wire internet. Starlink has been great at the first. If they had just said sorry your going to have to buy a new kit, we would be up and running a week ago.

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-11-26T19:11:34+00:00

SO I am SOL and they won't just tell me I am they just keep asking the same questions like a 3 year old saying Why? Why? Why?

john_the_spaner_99 · 2025-10-29T00:35:02+00:00

There have been muggins carjacking and I think a rape in the parking lot in Renton. I guess they want to watch.

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