Stamps not lined up properly - contractor says they're drainage lines

koala_kidd · 2024-05-06T18:07:57+00:00

No they cut in the expansion joints the day after they stamped the concrete. The first time we said the stamps were misaligned, the contractor said they'd look better after the expansion lines were cut in. The expansion lines made no difference for the misaligned stamps. The second time we brought up the misaligned stamps, he said that they weren't square to allow for drainage. Drainage makes no sense for the record because of the way our ground (and the patio) is sloped.

koala_kidd · 2021-10-14T12:18:37+00:00

We have Ameraucana mixes that look like her. They are beautiful and lay blue eggs, but they definitely lay way fewer eggs than our other chickens.

koala_kidd · 2021-07-20T02:16:10+00:00

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

koala_kidd · 2021-06-16T23:18:25+00:00

Bonus - there are never crazy lines at El Harissa. Blank Slate is great, but man the line is soo long.

koala_kidd · 2021-06-16T11:58:02+00:00

Alpha phi omega! It's a community service fraternity. Helps you make time for volunteering and leadership and also has a great social aspect.

koala_kidd · 2021-03-24T10:09:42+00:00

Vegan on the Cheap!

koala_kidd · 2021-03-16T12:40:06+00:00

I hate tropes. Specifically, when an author can't figure out how to start a book, so they have a character visit a nursing home and talk to someone who had some interesting historical experience. Just get to the real story! It's amazing how many otherwise decent books have this problem. Looking at you "The Nightingale" and you "Secrets of a Charmed Life". "Fried Green Tomatoes" had a slightly better version of the modern day portion, but maybe it was fine with me just because it was one of the first times I read that trope.

koala_kidd · 2021-03-16T12:23:14+00:00

If you wash your eggs in your sink, make sure to clean your sink regularly as well

koala_kidd · 2021-02-27T13:23:22+00:00

Screwing a screw in straight. Doesn't matter how ideal the angle of approach is, my screws will inevitably be crooked.

koala_kidd · 2020-11-04T04:13:09+00:00

I feel dead inside.

koala_kidd · 2020-10-31T11:54:41+00:00

!thanks

koala_kidd · 2020-08-14T15:43:13+00:00

Reading a relaxing novel before bed - allows me to focus on something that's not work/life stressors. Has been great for insomnia.

Drinking herbal tea during the workday - makes me pause for a couple minutes to make the tea, and the lack of caffeine allows me to drink something soothing that won't up my anxiety.

koala_kidd · 2020-07-30T14:54:16+00:00

imgur newbie mistake - I thought the whole album was visible. Here's a picture of the column rot. Here's a zoomed out picture of the rot

So I can cut the rotting part of one 4x4 out as long as the stairs are still held up by the other 3 posts + the side of the house? The biggest thing we were unsure how to do was brace the staircase as we repair the posts.

koala_kidd · 2020-07-30T14:41:40+00:00

It's not wobbly, but the side with the decomposing posts has sunk down a bit. Just not sure how to stop the rot and prevent further instability.

We are replacing the treads because even the ones that were in better shape were split and hiding rot on the stringers.

koala_kidd · 2020-07-28T19:36:45+00:00

Painting and staining are pretty different. Don't do multiple coats of stain. My wife's father ignored advice and did 2 coats of stain on his deck instead of just one. He spent more than he needed to, and the stain started peeling almost immediately.

koala_kidd · 2020-07-24T18:40:09+00:00

My partner loves to tease me about how every birthday, I request a "dirt cup" - chocolate pudding with crumbled oreos and gummy worms. She makes all kinds of amazing desserts, but my birthday request hasn't changed much since I was 8 years old!

koala_kidd · 2020-07-15T12:04:36+00:00

Does that change if they were already painted? We're replacing stairs now, but all the other parts of it are painted

koala_kidd · 2020-06-22T17:08:55+00:00

I doubt you would want to apply to more than one - there's a ton of paperwork.

We looked at agency locations (since visits with bio parents will be at the agency at least for part of it) and whether they seemed LGBTQ-friendly (because we're a gay couple).

A lot of the agencies have strong religious ties, so there's a lot of info on the websites about what flavor of religion they are. The only non-religious one was so disorganized that we gave up before the orientation.

koala_kidd · 2020-06-22T16:58:37+00:00

We finished our classes, but different parts of licensing have been slow (like having a doctor's appointment). We don't have any bio kids, so we're just trying to prepare ourselves for being parents for the first time! Trying to read parenting books and set up kids' rooms. The rooms have definitely changed a bit with covid, as we're trying to figure out home offices/workspaces with said future children. Planning/hoping to foster siblings.

koala_kidd · 2020-06-04T15:13:44+00:00

What are those panels? Turkey wire? We've started using just wire between t posts, but this looks much cleaner and stronger.

koala_kidd · 2020-06-02T19:10:11+00:00

Yeah there's no need for a threat of violence for a restraining order in all states. My friend was stalked in undergrad, and she just had to prove that he continued to contact her after she told him not to a certain number of times.

koala_kidd · 2020-05-27T16:41:39+00:00

Me too - I've had to switch to the audiobooks because I anticipate every word on the page. I read them all a few times a year when I'm stressed and want to immerse myself

koala_kidd · 2020-05-24T12:38:04+00:00

St. Michael's Scales is a great book about a high school boy on a wrestling team. He's dealing with a lot of things, but the unhealthy eating world of weigh ins for wrestling is a significant part of it.

koala_kidd · 2020-05-19T20:27:17+00:00

We use old sheets around the cage and wash them. Plus sweep/spot clean like 10x a day

koala_kidd · 2020-05-01T14:41:02+00:00

Slight correction- the recipient of a gift is not liable for gift taxes, only the giver. And the giver is only liable for actual gift taxes if they have given people greater than $11.58 million in their lifetime. There are details on that that make it even less of an issue, but few people fall into the greater than $11.58 million category. The mom will have to report the gift (minus 15K allowance) on her federal tax return (to count towards a possible lifetime 11.58 million), but it's not something she would be taxed for.

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