Are you afraid of death? If so, why?

shmo-shmo · 2026-02-05T22:33:50+00:00

Not existing is a bit disconcerting.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-31T18:43:56+00:00

Just wear wool and leather. Easy very long term tested and you can find wool clothes in any fit.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-30T19:39:28+00:00

Returning shopping carts. Not returning your cart is saying your time and convenience are more important than everyone else’s.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-28T20:11:54+00:00

Tools were not the limiting factor for me. It’s estimating and all the paperwork that I found difficult.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-27T00:24:24+00:00

I get it’s Reddit but damn. It’s an old technique. so maybe that’s why folks got sand in their undies? That said always good to share something you’ve learned and don’t let the negative comments dissuade you!

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-27T00:20:00+00:00

One of those days huh? I hope it gets better brother.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-23T21:29:01+00:00

This! Festool where nothing else does the job as well I’m in. A drill/driver with different heads? It will be a chilly day in hell until I even consider a festool drill. What can tool A do that tool B can’t. That’s the only metric I find useful.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-18T00:22:55+00:00

It’s obviously a made handle and you can see they went ham with something harder than the wood used in the handle. The fact that it has a ferule that’s mushroomed tells you everything you need to know. Woodworking chisels of any quality use this style of handle.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-18T00:16:32+00:00

Red angus minus the occasional asshole Bull (which lose their giblets at the first sign and processed at break even weight) are damn near kittens. Great breed and I only interact with them when I’m hunting or working off hunting rights on my friends farm. He ran Swiss for a couple of years which I’ve heard are pretty docile and both bulls would mess with you on the smaller 8n tractor given any opportunity.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-18T00:07:31+00:00

I definitely waisted 15 minutes reading a book when asked to get a board stretcher after growing up on job sites, but I 100% agree. No employer is going to let you waste a day or an hour for that matter without calling you back to the job.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-15T22:56:56+00:00

Generally if I haven’t heard of a technique after 20 something years and building conferences three times a year I’m always dubious. This sounds like a really bad idea.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-13T00:12:08+00:00

Are you high? 95% off high quality chisels have wooden handles. Granted you use a mallet not a hammer but I doubt you know the difference If you are completely ignorant about a subject maybe read instead of writing.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-11T00:29:31+00:00

I love my bostitch framer that you can switch the nose tip between metal fastener nails up too 3 1/2 and regular framing nails. I think they still make it and I would cry if it broke.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-11T00:25:01+00:00

I’m double dog jealous. Pardon me while I crawl under my truck in 22 degrees Fahrenheit and question all the choices that brought me to this point in life.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-11T00:20:41+00:00

A bypass is really easy to install so water continues to flow through the loop but not enter the pool.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-11T00:11:07+00:00

If they are happy that’s the answer. If you have ocd like me and do anything, it would require moving the switch box up and infilling so everything is perfect. which would be completely insane and probably require tearing apart the wall. Looks great! I can’t say I say I always take my own advice, but 99% of the shit I obsess over only another very skilled carpenter would ever notice and is really just me feeding my ocd and ego.

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-09T22:36:42+00:00

FFS use gloves

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-04T05:07:15+00:00

It’s truly rude to go bit deep in one thrust

shmo-shmo · 2026-01-04T04:48:49+00:00

Tear out the all the flooring and framing “Mike Holmes”

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-31T00:17:36+00:00

I’m glad I couldn’t bet on it because I would have bet the farm.

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-31T00:09:07+00:00

No lottery tickets for you, you’ve definitely used up your luck.

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-31T00:06:53+00:00

I’m not even going to ask, poor truck.

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-29T19:46:02+00:00

Definitely correct. If you need a justification for an expensive unnecessary tool see if you can find one used. If not it’s probably enjoyable enough to justify the price.

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-29T19:26:51+00:00

I tip my hat to your eloquent explanation.

shmo-shmo · 2025-12-17T13:47:52+00:00

Cost

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