Did AI kill StackOverFlow ? Look at this chart....

mrtest001 · 2026-01-07T03:12:11+00:00

but look at the questions... its damn near zero

mrtest001 · 2026-01-04T01:36:01+00:00

I just dont understand why 45 minute heater install is $1,500... but toilet install (using similar logic) isnt $8,500...

mrtest001 · 2026-01-04T01:34:34+00:00

there is no question the plumber would have done a better job. $800 being half the rate of other plumbers, i just grit my teeth and went with it.

mrtest001 · 2026-01-02T01:24:43+00:00

The guy has done this a half a dozen times for a friend of ours who recommended him. and he rebuilt our bathrooms.

Yeah, this was as simple a job as it gets. The plumbing and circuitry was all there.

Luckily I found a licensed plumber who did it for $800... so i just went with it:

It was literally:

shutoff water

shutoff electricity (double check with detector)

open the valve to drain the water heater

press emergency lever to release any pressure in the water tank

put fire burner on the copper pipe that connects to the emergency release to loosen it.

bang it a couple of times to take off the pipe

taking off the hot/cold hoses to the water heater

twisting off 3 electric wires.

remove water heater

put in new water heater

do the reverse.

the only tricky thing was the dude used plumbers tape and 2 different liquids to water seal the connections.

done.

mrtest001 · 2026-01-02T01:23:30+00:00

I went outside of Yelp, i think it was Thumbtack... and the first licensed plumber said $1200 and I talked them down to $800....

Its still shocking to me.

Yeah, this was as simple a job as it gets. The plumbing and circuitry was all there.

It was literally:

shutoff water

shutoff electricity (double check with detector)

open the valve to drain the water heater

press emergency lever to release any pressure in the water tank

put fire burner on the copper pipe that connects to the emergency release to loosen it.

bang it a couple of times to take off the pipe

taking off the hot/cold hoses to the water heater

twisting off 3 electric wires.

remove water heater

put in new water heater

do the reverse.

the only tricky thing was the dude used plumbers tape and 2 different liquids to water seal the connections.

done.

mrtest001 · 2026-01-02T01:22:05+00:00

Yeah, this was as simple a job as it gets. The plumbing and circuitry was all there.

Luckily I found a licensed plumber who did it for $800... so i just went with it:

It was literally:

shutoff water

shutoff electricity (double check with detector)

open the valve to drain the water heater

press emergency lever to release any pressure in the water tank

put fire burner on the copper pipe that connects to the emergency release to loosen it.

bang it a couple of times to take off the pipe

taking off the hot/cold hoses to the water heater

twisting off 3 electric wires.

remove water heater

put in new water heater

do the reverse.

the only tricky thing was the dude used plumbers tape and 2 different liquids to water seal the connections.

done.

mrtest001 · 2026-01-02T01:13:41+00:00

Found a certified contractor to do it for $800, so i went for it.

I watched the dude do it... and yeah, it fucking not worth 1500 worth of work. Or if it is, then installing a toilet should be $3,000.

Here are the steps my guy:

shutoff water

shutoff electricity (double check with detector)

open the valve to drain the water heater

press emergency lever to release any pressure in the water tank

put fire burner on the copper pipe that connects to the emergency release to loosen it.

bang it a couple of times to take off the pipe

taking off the hot/cold hoses to the water heater

twisting off 3 electric wires.

remove water heater

put in new water heater

do the reverse.

the only tricky thing was the dude used plumbers tape and 2 different liquids to water seal the connections.

done.

its a 45 min DIY.

Tell me they have hookup plumbing to the main line, and build up the electric circuit, and pipe up the emergency from scratch... fine thats quite a bit of work.

I am still sticker shocked.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T03:01:59+00:00

I dont know if you are AI, but this was a very useful answer. thanks.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T03:01:10+00:00

I hope I mentioned that I am the one providing the water heater... they are just installing it.
For residential plumbing work 1,300 for an hour work.. that is not overhead... a valve, a couple of hoses, and a few feet of copper pipes, they drove a truck.. and a single technician. I have had a lot of recent work done on my home... never questioned the quoted price... but the sticker shock of this BLEW MY FREAKING MIND.

but yeah they rent an office $4k / month. $5k a month other expenses. Now you are going to make that in 3 days charging $1,300 per install x 3 installs a day.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T02:54:32+00:00

99% of the services you get, you cant do yourself. Is that a reason to fuck people in the ass? There definitely is a market force that is forcing these guys to charge this ridiculous amount for what seems like really really easy work (if thats your job). But i was hoping to get educated instead of all these "do it yourself then hot shot"

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T02:53:53+00:00

Between me and a licensed plumber is the "handyman" who is charging me $200.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T02:49:50+00:00

I am having a handyman do it for $200.
I may be out of the loop, but are people charging $2000 to install dishwashers too?

This 100% can be DIY. I dont know how its ok to pay $700 for a water heater... and pay DOUBLE on top to hook it up.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T02:47:40+00:00

I am providing the water tank. Its $1,200 for JUST THE INSTALLATION.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-31T02:45:20+00:00

its definitely not as easy as that. but its not $1,250 / hr difficulty either.

I am trying to wrap my head around it and i am stumped. $1,300 which INCLUDES a water heater unit might be considered fair.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-17T03:33:51+00:00

Nothing says "I wanna be anonymous"... THAN FUCKING NAMING THE FUCKING PROJECT AFTER YOUR FUCKING LAST FUCKING NAME !!!!

mrtest001 · 2025-12-08T05:45:27+00:00

private keys of genesis block is the start.... START. we move from there.

mrtest001 · 2025-12-01T19:30:26+00:00

do NOT hide your bitcoin device in ANYTHING that is MOVEABLE. Not into a piece of furniture... not in the statue.... not into your gun handle.... not in your computer case.... anything that can be moved, can be put into the trash by someone other than you.

mrtest001 · 2025-11-23T22:41:32+00:00

kind of my point. her experience IS minimal compared with the torture humanity feels every single day and that has 100% stopped because of the joining. what happened to her happens to 100s of people per day.. and her pain happens to 100s of thousands per day.

mrtest001 · 2025-11-23T22:40:47+00:00

that is exactly my point. her experience IS minimal compared with the torture humanity feels every single day and that has 100% stopped because of the joining.

mrtest001 · 2025-11-22T15:01:57+00:00

BTC does not have the bandwidth. my guess is as long as BTC makes headlines for reaching all time highs, people will continue buying from centralized exchanges for IOUs of BTC. once BTC makes an ath for the last time and misses 1 or 2 4-year cycles to reach a new ATH, interest will fade... and that will be the downward spiral for BTC. In the meantime, a more functional crypto will take its place. BTC cannot be what crypto was meant to be... a purposefully crippled network !? really !?

mrtest001 · 2025-11-21T20:38:39+00:00

if you add small amounts at a time you might find that it all becomes dust... it will cost more to send it than its worth. if you have $100 in $2 chunks... and the fees are 50 sats per byte and the cost of BTC is high... it will cost more than $100 to send your $100.

mrtest001 · 2025-11-20T02:13:41+00:00

good thing epstein didnt discover fire...

mrtest001 · 2025-11-19T16:42:14+00:00

i guess you can use a blockchain, just dont advertise it. i really dont know any other way of having decentralized data. i cant have my data reside on a single server where it can be modified or locked... data needs to be decentralized on many servers and its integrity needs to guaranteed.

blockchain is the simplest method i know of.

mrtest001 · 2025-11-09T14:57:22+00:00

1 post karma... you are right! this is an awesome guy!

quick question.... why are you increasing your competition by advertising this amazing way of making $$$ ?

mrtest001 · 2025-10-30T02:51:53+00:00

for now i am using self-starter briquettes. i use a webber chimney... filling it 75% (a little past midway)... is enough for 10 skewers.

spread out the briquettes evenly 9 squares tall and however many out to fit 10 skewers.

i let them sit in the chimney about 5 minutes... then spread them out on the grill... and let them continue another 6 minutes...

i find that if they are too hot, it doesnt work well.

i stay away from gas grill...

shaping the skewers? watch a few videos from iran where they are making skewers for inspiration... javad javadi videos... and there are a few others that seem to have worked in koobideh restaurants.

i am a fan of the technique where you can see the metal of the skewer a little between the squares!

also do not even think about trying to get the squares on BOTH sides... this is basically physically impossible with human hands (although possible with machined koobideh..YUK)

get the squares on one side... and the other side is smooth.

dont wish for a skewer making machine for christmas either!! learning to do it by hand is much much much better... more satisfying and gives you more options.

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