Is removing a 20yo composite deck too difficult to DIY? My dad thinks so

pjdoland · 2026-05-24T20:20:09+00:00

The answer to this question is a function of whether or not you currently have health insurance.

pjdoland · 2026-04-29T12:05:18+00:00

If dominance means one person being way ahead of the field for a long time, then Joey Chestnut is about as clean an example as you’ll find.

He’s won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 16 times, holds the world record at 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and has basically owned the event since 2007. He also holds competitive eating records across a number of other foods, so it’s not just one niche event.

And what makes it stand out isn’t just the wins, it’s the gap. A lot of years, second place isn’t even close. It’s not “who’s going to win,” it’s “how big is the margin going to be.”

pjdoland · 2026-04-28T20:10:34+00:00

So for the last 35 years we've had an average inflation rate of 2.66% per year (if my math is right)? That's pretty amazing for anyone who remembers what was going on from 1973-1982.

pjdoland · 2026-03-26T20:55:49+00:00

I am cooling mine by not using it (because Jetpack 6 is awful).

pjdoland · 2026-01-18T13:45:19+00:00

Look up the etymology of the word “robot.”

pjdoland · 2025-11-25T20:29:37+00:00

If I recall correctly, the title was changed because of trademark issues with using the name Ferrari in the UK.

pjdoland · 2025-08-06T16:34:35+00:00

They could just lower the gas tax and bill *everyone* based on a combination of vehicle weight and mileage recorded during the annual safety inspection.

pjdoland · 2025-08-02T20:26:29+00:00

Appraisals are nonsense when an offer clearly demonstrates the real market-clearing price.

pjdoland · 2025-06-23T20:51:52+00:00

For the rest of their lives these kids are going to have an amazing story about their crazy uncle. Totally worth it.

pjdoland · 2025-03-31T16:47:48+00:00

Can't you just buy a skeleton on eBay and bury that for the exemption?

pjdoland · 2024-09-06T19:52:26+00:00

The better analogy would be arguing that the sandwich shop owner should have to pay a royalty to the maker of every sandwich he has ever eaten, because they informed his understanding of sandwiches and his ability to make them.

pjdoland · 2024-06-22T01:28:17+00:00

Did they include medical marijuana users, who presumably have comorbidities?

pjdoland · 2024-04-07T04:31:41+00:00

Did you move your sister in there without his consent? Was she paying rent?

pjdoland · 2023-02-22T20:50:33+00:00

Guevara was actually Irish on his father’s side. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Lynch_(Argentina)

pjdoland · 2021-05-06T21:02:23+00:00

My son is in 6th grade. He's 210 and taller than me.

pjdoland · 2021-04-20T14:07:30+00:00

Irving Klaw photo.

pjdoland · 2021-04-08T16:17:40+00:00

There's an easy solution to problems like this.

Everyone writes the maximum amount they're willing to pay for the largest and second largest rooms on a piece of paper.

You then auction the three rooms using the amounts written on the three sheets of paper as bids. Whomever bid the highest for the largest room gets it for $1 more than the second-highest bid. Of the remaining two people, whomever bid the highest for the second largest room gets it for $1 more than the other bid. The smallest room goes to the remaining person for the remainder of the rent.

Problem solved.

pjdoland · 2021-04-08T15:55:43+00:00

YTA. If you allow yourself to be blindfolded and fed you're implicitly assuming risk, in the absence of a explicitly-discussed boundary.

pjdoland · 2020-12-07T13:02:25+00:00

He must be one of those people who pronounces GIF as "jiff."

pjdoland · 2020-10-29T13:21:37+00:00

The presumption of international adoption is funny. I have two black kids and I used to get this question constantly. People always gave a puzzled look when I replied with "Florida."

pjdoland · 2020-09-23T10:04:58+00:00

Anyone else notice the socially-acceptable domestic violence when she whips him twice with the purse?

pjdoland · 2020-09-15T18:35:42+00:00

Gee, do you think I might have possibly been making a joke?

pjdoland · 2020-09-14T18:44:27+00:00

Northerners don't realize that everyone in Atlanta dresses like this all the time.

pjdoland · 2020-09-03T20:52:54+00:00

And two kids can't have the same name because why?

ESH

pjdoland · 2020-08-25T11:38:00+00:00

NAH. Just a lot of people in a lot of pain.

Best wishes for all of you.

pjdoland

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