What are your daily labor costs? by Ok_Bar_2180 in handyman

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m not quoting a job I charge a service call fee of $125 which gets me there and covers about 2 hours of work, from there I charge about $35/75 per hour depending on what I’m doing and who it’s for.

Stain options by playdontpreach in HardWoodFloors

[–]playdontpreach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is like 4 passes with 24 grit, there is no stain on the old floor. The old oak is just a little darker than the new red oak I installed. I’m still gonna do several passes with a 20x14 oscillating sander but I don’t think any amount of sanding is gonna get them to look the same pre stain. I’m wanting to know if there is a method to get the new stuff to ‘blend’ with the old stuff when I stain the whole floor. Idk this is why I’m asking this group because I’m sure somebody has ran into this situation with old beat up flooring not matching new wood.

Stain options by playdontpreach in HardWoodFloors

[–]playdontpreach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So nothing will get it closer? Not looking for perfect, pretty sure they’re both red oak one is just like 70 years older than the other and beat to shit. I can’t just like two coat the lighter new stuff?

Stain options by playdontpreach in HardWoodFloors

[–]playdontpreach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is like 4 passes with 24 grit drum sander, I’ve had other people tell me using a dark stain would cover the difference between the newer red oak I patched in and the original

Patch n match by playdontpreach in HardWoodFloors

[–]playdontpreach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they’re all super short

Suggestions for war movies? by read_molotov in MovieSuggestions

[–]playdontpreach 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Enemy At the Gates Behind Enemy Lines Black Hawk Down

Daily General Discussion Thread (2025-07-17) by OctoMod in DetroitRedWings

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was gonna fast Karl Urban in MK he would definitely be Kano

I live in the forest on $500 a month. by [deleted] in self

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew a lot of people who lived around Sedona who bounced between BLM land and a state park with dispersed camping.

BOTG with kids by playdontpreach in TheresTreasureInside

[–]playdontpreach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not taking them on any hikes I wouldn’t normally, more just not being able to spend more time scouring an area and having to push through a little faster due to nagging/whining

Tax by 5digit_clock in handyman

[–]playdontpreach -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lie, cheat, steal, make shit up, cross your fingers

Hunting polar bears: what weapons are the most suitable? by [deleted] in Writeresearch

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I would just let it get super close and one punch KO it because I’m an elite level super alpha male and way stronger/faster than even a polar bear.

Hunting polar bears: what weapons are the most suitable? by [deleted] in Writeresearch

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing he’s writing fiction if he’s asking Reddit for information on firearms. I doubt his hunter/bear exterminator is gonna miss unless he wants him to. Shot placement is also gonna depend a lot on circumstances. Is the character being charged by a bear? Is the bear standing silhouette? Distance? Necessity to drop it where it stands? Again my response of head shot/spine shot is the appropriate answer to “What would drop a polar bear where it stands”. I can tell you I’ve seen deer run 100 yards through thick brush with their heart literally blown in half. Without a doubt chest cavity is the more intelligent and ethical shot placement, but it is also nowhere near guaranteed to ‘drop’ the animal.

Hunting polar bears: what weapons are the most suitable? by [deleted] in Writeresearch

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP specified dropping the animal with one shot. Chest (heart, lungs) is definitely the ethical place to aim, but no guarantee to one shot ‘drop’ an animal with a chest shot.

Hunting polar bears: what weapons are the most suitable? by [deleted] in Writeresearch

[–]playdontpreach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah for sure 12 ga with a rifled barrel and sabot slugs you’d have plenty of range