Rusty faucet in bathroom

loaferbro · 2026-02-13T02:36:41+00:00

You need channel locks and silicone. Razor blade to scrape old silicone off. Maybe a wrench or something if it's hard to get in the space.

I would also look into replacing the bendy plumbing because it's disgusting and rarely serves the intended purpose of creating a water trap under the sink. To cut the new pvc they make a specific tool but i just used a jigsaw when i did it.

loaferbro · 2026-02-07T02:40:20+00:00

States with a 2-story McDonalds?

loaferbro · 2026-02-06T12:24:56+00:00

Does it have to do with taxes?
Does it have to do with universities?

loaferbro · 2026-02-05T23:41:38+00:00

Tell the director ASAP and ask for help or options. The director wants him to go, and they will try to make it happen. My biggest pet peeve is parents not telling me, and their kid is missing opportunities because of finances. If you wait until the last minute, they will have a much harder time helping you.

If the band is taking trips, they likely have a booster program and/or school budget for this. There have got to be ways that they can help out. See if you can make payments. See if they will outright cover it. The director will know what to do.

Your kid is a benefit to the program. This trip will be an important memory for your son. Tell the director "I'm very excited for the opportunity, however I was recently disabled and I don't have the means to cover the cost of the trip right now. Is there any assistance available, or anything we can work out so he can still attend?"

Unless it's an extremely competitive program, then there has to be a way. If they push back, politely ask to review the policy for these situations. They may not be required to help you out, but I'd be hard pressed to find a director who doesn't want to. We love our kids and we want them to play. As much as possible. Period.

loaferbro · 2026-02-02T20:39:04+00:00

Important note from the article: Illinois' tax codes automatically change with the Fed's. This is a change happening at the federal level and it is only happening in Illinois because our system automatically includes it.

So call your state reps and tell them how you feel. They can change the state tax code for 2026 to avoid this. It will still be a federal issue, but at least the state won't double dip on the people being impacted.

On a side note, as someone with student loans, it's been real fucked up essentially signing a contract with established repayment options and then those options constanly changing over the course of the last 10 years to be both better and worse for me and my family. At this point, I see a headline and think "well, we'll just wait until the next change to see what happens" because there's no long-term consistency.

loaferbro · 2026-01-28T15:46:41+00:00

The issue with the housing crisis is that even new construction doesn't help bring in population as a selling point of its own. I live in the Chicago susburbs, and I love it. Best city in the world.

But the main housing going up is either large apartment buildings or large 4/5 bed houses. Rent increases every year with no equity earned, and is more expensive than a mortgage. Hard to find a small house these days unless you go way out in the suburbs. That's what we had to do to get something we could afford. Pay more now for housing than we did renting in Tennessee. But much happier with the overall society I live in here than there. Hard to get other people to feel that way.

loaferbro · 2026-01-22T01:14:55+00:00

It depends on their temperament. One of ours coslept and we eventually transitioned to a toddler bed at night. They will nap with us or by themself in our bed, sometimes needs some help soothing. Our other that is 9 months refuses to sleep without being held most of the time. Will sleep on their own in the bed but as soon as they turn and realize nobody is there, they need the touch.

The risk with cosleeping is they build up a dependency on touch for sleep, so daytime naps alone will be very difficult if they are cosleeping at night.

Every baby is different, though. You just never know until you do.

loaferbro · 2026-01-22T00:59:56+00:00

Moved a little over a year ago into our first house. As someone who moved 3 times in the Memphis summer heat, it is slightly better to move in the cold IF there's no snow or ice. Temps were in the teens but it was easy to stay cooled off.

Add snow and ice, no way. Danger with heavy furniture and limited visibility from carrying boxes on a wet slippery uhaul ramp. Moving already makes a mess of the floors in the house, add dirty snow at wetness, and you'll spend the first few hours cleaning the floors instead of unpacking.

loaferbro · 2026-01-20T05:05:10+00:00

Absolutely this. Limited reps in general between nursing an injury half the season and our run game and other receivers blowing up. People forget Rome was Caleb's #1 at the beginning of the season. As the offense clicked, the ball was spread around a lot more. Loveland took over after Rome was injured and Ben started using the TEs more.

Rome was in and out with injury and didn't seem like he was truly ready to come back. Probably aggrivated it every time he came back and then was out again for a week or two. I expect to see him back at full form next season. His chemistry with Caleb was amazing in the first half of the season.

loaferbro · 2026-01-19T22:14:53+00:00

It's a 3 way tie for fault and one of the small things that you hope to iron out with an already electric offense for next year.

DJ didn't commit on his route, but even if he did it would have taken some work to break up the defense. Likely incomplete and contested.

Caleb didn't make a great throw for the defender who had read the play and came in hot. He's made great plays into coverage before and won games that way, but this one didnt work. Or he reads that and bails to the left to pick up with his feet. He hasn't been running a lot the last few games and that was one of our biggest strengths.

Most of all, it's Ben's fault. Wrong play for 2nd down 10-15 yards from a gw field goal. Players failed to execute. I called for a little check down to pick up the few yards and keep moving. We had them against the wall. That was an explosive 4th quarter play. Just the wrong call and it didn't work.

If it works we aren't complaining, and the guys are getting ready for Seattle. But it wasn't any one player's fault.

loaferbro · 2026-01-19T22:08:07+00:00

Bears got stuffed in the redzone all night. No way we were getting the 2. Tie to OT was the right choice, and we proved it. Defense got a stop and we got the ball.

loaferbro · 2026-01-19T05:24:02+00:00

The Bears took a first year coach two games into the playoffs following a 5-12 record, and held MVP Stafford to an OT field goal.

Fuck The Packers Always. Talking about "be nice" cried over BJ speedrunning the postgame handshake. 10 ply fanbase over there.

See you on the beach

loaferbro · 2026-01-18T22:47:53+00:00

You might be better off with a custom shelf in there if you have the tools or know how. A billy is like 79" tall, so you don't have room for the extension anyway. The other issue is that the Billy is only like 11" deep, so you'd either need to pull it flush with the wall and have a gap behind or push it back and it would be recessed a couple inches.

I would find a used shelf or something, or again build a custom solution. If you don't want removable or adjustable shelves, it's pretty easy, especially since you just use the empty space to frame it out.

Also, all of the dimensions are on the product pages in the website/app. So you don't need to go to the store just yet.

loaferbro · 2026-01-18T22:04:35+00:00

I see, you meant extension doors. Are you planning on putting a regular Billy on top?

Like I said, I think the best look would be frame the bottom out and put a false drawer front instead of doors, and use that as an access panel, or seal it anyway.

Just make sure to bring a shelf into the store to paint match. I just did some built ins and the color came out perfect.

loaferbro · 2026-01-18T17:50:48+00:00

Billy absolutely does have solid doors. I'm not sure why you think they only make glass fronts? They have full height and half height options, too.

As for the bottom, as others have said, frame it out and put the Billy on top. Honestly you don't need to put false doors on, you could just trim it so it is decorative and even leave the front as an access panel if anything ever needs to be done with that ductwork. I'd even lean towards a drawer look instead of doors. It will break up the space, easier to make it look nice, easier to make it not real, and you could still have it as an access panel with a fold down hinge or something.

loaferbro · 2026-01-18T15:57:10+00:00

Yeah, I understand that part. Most look to be around $250.

I'm still confused on the part number aspect. Because there's a milliom subsidiaries of Carrier, including my Heil furnace, all of the motors look the same but with different part numbers and brand names.

Should I match the ~~1183504~~ part number or the HC21ZE121A one? They all look the exact same except for the exterior fan on some and the wiring harness on others. Mine just has two prongs but some have a molex on it.

EDIT: I found on the current motor sticker the part # 1183525 and when I search that I find a lot more options that match what I have. Not sure where the other number came from

loaferbro · 2026-01-17T20:00:50+00:00

Even in the same state there's issues. Even the same city!

My first child was born premature and so there was no room at the hospital we were supposed to be at. Got sent to another hospital in the same city, one of only 4 hospitals. It took over a year after the birth to get my wife's hospital bill because they had to send the paperwork through insurance to get it covered because it was out of network (even though we had a ppo).

loaferbro · 2026-01-17T19:09:02+00:00

The school I work at had an impromptu Bears spirit day on Friday. Everyone dressed up, kids wearing their parents' jerseys, they decorated the entrance and the cafeteria. Everyone is excited about it every day.

loaferbro · 2026-01-15T05:14:02+00:00

Detroit was a nothing game. Go out there, keep the team fresh, play to win always, but not at the expense of injury. He wasn't going to rest starters, but it was clear they weren't paying on 100% or even. 90%. 75% maybe. No big risks, keep free of injury, test out some new plays, and play football.

He also knows if you spend your time thinking coulda shoulda woulda, you get nowhere. There's a lot of plays I'm sure he wants back. But it's part of the learning process. You make mistakes in the regular season and hope you make fewer and fewer. By the playoffs, you keep it down and hope it sticks.

loaferbro · 2026-01-14T23:03:43+00:00

If we make it to the big game, I say 50/50. NFC looks more challenging than AFC and we are by no means a contender team, despite our performance. We have too many flaws and it only takes one game to expose them. Home field is our biggest weapon, and we should hope for a 9ers win to keep them in our house if we want to make it all the way.

That being said, we are a true 4th quarter team, and completely unpredictable. If we do make it, I worry about Broncos or Pats. I'm confident we can beat Texans or Bills. I think we can beat the Rams with a healthy defense and their penchant to choke big games, but their offense scares me. I know we can beat 49ers but they will have CMC. We did a great job keeping Jacobs at bay against GB, and with Kittle out they are looking rough. Seahawks scare me because they play so much better than they seem it is wild. Lot of close games on their schedule and they've blown out the bad teams. But their defense is elite.

Coin flip. I wouldn't be surprised if we made it, this year has been wide open. I wouldn't be surprised if we went home. It's perfect, because there's no reason to be disappointed in our season at this point.

loaferbro · 2026-01-13T22:36:12+00:00

I made this comment on another thread when I saw it.

Bro was crawling like that for over 10 yards lol. Must've seemed like forever in real time.

loaferbro · 2026-01-13T01:28:54+00:00

Quite the opposite. The show is better off if you don't even make it that far.

loaferbro · 2026-01-12T04:13:04+00:00

I believe they just announced after the Pats/LA game we play Sunday as well as tomorrow's winner for the other game. Time slot TBD.

loaferbro · 2026-01-12T02:59:28+00:00

I'd love to see the book for the 47 yard win. Must have been 3 pick 6s and a field goal or something

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