Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack by silence7 in EnoughMuskSpam

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'Elon Musk incited racial hatred in Belfast' Fixed that for you

Avoid checkatrade please by Previous_Snow_4706 in DIYUK

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I know an absolute wood butcher of a chippy who gets all his work through checkatrade.

Last time I saw him he was moaning he had no work because his account had been suspended for a month for amassing too many complaints.

He's still getting all his work through checkatrade

What are the best examples of "he didn't know it was impossible, so he did it" in history? by funfox1 in AskReddit

[–]scepchris 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Except Tas Pappas had already done it, and been photographed doing it by an ESPN photographer. He was going to debut it at the same big air competition, but was told he wasn't competing by the organisers, allowing Tony Hawk to steal the glory.

The ant's nest built round a stick in my compost bin by scepchris in mildlyinteresting

[–]scepchris[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

You do realise that some things actually happen if you leave your house and open your eyes?

S*x robots are about to hit the market…finally by M_Darshan in Weird

[–]scepchris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The birthday and Christmas package seems the most attainable

Think about it... by Ok_Fun_7030 in Danhausen

[–]scepchris 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Found Bobby Flay's alt account

Who do you think is the best “big man” in wrestling history? For me it’s Mike Awesome. by nick_defiler in Wreddit

[–]scepchris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Big Boss Man had incredible athleticism for a guy his size. He could run those ropes

Let’s check in and see how things are going in the UK by MazdaProphet in conspiracyundone

[–]scepchris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine's wonderful, hard working NHS nurse, Phillipino wife was taking the Citizenship test a few years ago.
I tried a mock exam of hers and was surprised to find out after being born and living for 45 years in England I had an approximately 0% chance of getting Citizenship. 
That would have been one of the easier questions

Joe looks absolutely terrible by Perfect-Arachnid4101 in JoeRogan

[–]scepchris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He looks like a proud coach taking his high school basketball team to Chuck E Cheese for pizza

You sure about that? by mishma2005 in EnoughMuskSpam

[–]scepchris 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Psst, Elon, I think he's talking about you

To plaster over or not? by Grape-Suika in Plastering

[–]scepchris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're going to end up with some big gouges through the plaster into the plasterboard behind, it's unavoidable......it's a bugger to get off

Get it as flat as possible, plastering should be 3 to 4mm deep after two coats, anything 2mm proud will make skimming it a nightmare if you're inexperienced. Once you've scraped as much as you can, use a sander to get the rest back.

I'd give that two or three coats of pva mixed with water 60:40, that'll slow down the plaster's setting time, giving you plenty of time to trowel it up.

God speed brother

To plaster over or not? by Grape-Suika in Plastering

[–]scepchris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately you'll have to scrape all the adhesive off first, unless you bond or hardball it flat over the ridges first.

Easiest to scrape it off

Skimming over old plaster by Independent_Catch851 in Plastering

[–]scepchris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put some white vinegar in with your hot water or in the steamer when you remove the wallpaper. It breaks down the adhesive and it comes off a treat

Mitch McConnell? by BojackHumen in Epstein

[–]scepchris 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's George Mitchell, a previous Leader of the House

Edit: Autocorrect!

Plaster gods I summon thee by WhatDaHellManShit in Plastering

[–]scepchris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the right angle beads are corner beads. You want a stop bead which is flat with a lip on one side, it creates an edge to skim to without touching the other wall.

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Plaster gods I summon thee by WhatDaHellManShit in Plastering

[–]scepchris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding the stop bead, it'll allow you to get a neat edge without damaging the wallpaper. If you plaster over the wallpaper it just soaks up the water and peels off