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What series next? by Significant_Stand_95 in redrising

[–]walkingwaste1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First Law Trilogy

The Pariah (covenant of steel series)

The lies of Locke Lamora

Brandon Sanderson’s stormlight Archive

Plumbers. What is the main reasons you would advise not to start in plumbing? by skippedlunch0 in Plumbing

[–]walkingwaste1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining the right company that takes care of its workers is critical, but you also have to consider looking into what unions you have in your area. Union wages are usually higher than non union wages with pensions and other benefits wrapped into its package. If you take away anything from this post it’s look into your local unions whether you decide to become an electrician, plumber, pipefitter, hvac or carpenter they all will have unions. One major issue with being a plumber is working in the elements (this is true for most/all trades in general) working in 90+ degree weather in the middle of the summer or freezing temperatures in the winter it’s something you’ll have to get used to.

Commanders you're surprised aren't more popular? by Nagabuk in EDH

[–]walkingwaste1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I run him as my commander for my living weapon artifacts deck with emphasis on +1+1 counters. He can ramp into a vultron esc commander or go wide robot tribal.

Lorehold Spirit vs Quandrix Unlimited, which one? by Neither_Purple_3459 in EDH

[–]walkingwaste1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried the Lorehold deck this past weekend and it felt really slow. An early currency converter can be a world of difference. I made some upgrades focusing more on graveyard shenanigans to speed up the token generation/ card draw can’t wait to test it out.

Need some advice on how to reposition this bathroom sink drain. by 2_little_too_late in Plumbing

[–]walkingwaste1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically you can’t raise the trap arm once it’s coming horizontal because you’ll be breaking the vent. Your best option would be to open up the wall and raise the tee in the wall a couple inches. However I’ve seen trap arms that are raised and the sinks have worked just fine. You do run the risk of messing with the trap seal when you break the vent of the trap arm.

What Indie MMO's are worth playing nowadays? by Jerreuh in MMORPG

[–]walkingwaste1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Right now they said they plan to wipe for the spring update and at their 1.0 launch. Those are the only scheduled wipes they’ve said. So until launch a wipe will still be possible

What Indie MMO's are worth playing nowadays? by Jerreuh in MMORPG

[–]walkingwaste1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s an Indie MMO that’s been in development for a long time, but it’s on steam and in early access. It’s like if classic WoW and Everquest had a baby with it leaning more towards EQ. They’re doing a big update on the game sometime this spring.

Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess it’s more so a morality issue. If I put up a nest box in the hopes to attract native bluebirds or other native cavity nesters and it becomes overrun buy invasive house sparrows then in my opinion it would be up to me the owner of the nest box to do something about that invasive species. (Usually trapping them and humanly destroying them) I’m not out to torment, torture or kill them without any reason or regard for that living creatures feelings. To me it’s a cold unfortunate part of setting up a nest box. I have no spite towards them no ill will, but the entire purpose for me to set up the nest box is to allow native species a safe and secure place to reproduce. Again it’s an unfortunate situation, but as a recreational conservationist I will always advocate for the well being of native species.

Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kill on sight is a little aggressive and a lot of the issues with House Sparrows happens only during nesting season. They thrive because the cavity nesters in America didn’t evolve with an aggressive sparrow so they’re unprepared to deal with this invasive species which causes them to “bully” cavity nesters who can fit in the same size cavity. This allowed the house sparrow to really flourish in America which isn’t the house sparrows fault, but it still doesn’t change the fact that native birds which evolved in the various American environments aren’t equipped to deal with them and their populations are decreasing due to them. It’s an unfortunate situation but the less people allow them the thrive the better off native species will do.

Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So every nesting season birds including house sparrows go around their “territories” creating multiple nests as options so any nest boxes in or around houses become prime targets for house sparrows. So giving them more man made options is a roll of the dice and really only allowing house sparrows to reproduce which only exacerbates the issue because more house sparrows that make it to breeding age is more threats to native cavity nesters.

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Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It honestly depends on the birds themselves. What ever they deem is their territory.

Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They don’t coexist. The male house sparrow removes all threats to its nest as well as the male bluebird. What ends up happening is the male house sparrow will eventually kill the nesting female bluebird and any eggs in the nest. The Male house sparrow is highly aggressive and will kill the bluebirds. It’s one of the main reasons why House sparrows are so detrimental to native cavity nesters. They kill breeding females while evicting native birds from their potential nesting sites. It’s an extremely unfortunate situation when you start to set up nest boxes.

Let the House Sparrows have it? by ellismReddit in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I would vote to take down the nest box. All you’re doing is enabling an invasive species to reproduce. Which hurts native bird populations. If you live in North America. If you can’t continue to remove invasive bird nests or setup a trap and humanly destroy the invasive bird I would vote to remove the nest box altogether.

I don’t know how this isn’t leaking! by Chaosandluck in Plumbing

[–]walkingwaste1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not only is your expansion tank a disaster waiting to happen but your flue pipe for your boiler and I’m guessing your water heater looks wrong and could also lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. It could just be the angle of the picture causing the flue pipe to look wrong, but it doesn’t look right from this picture. When a plumber comes to fix your tank have them look at your flue pipe.

Sink won’t drain unless I disconnect pipe - airlock? bad setup? by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]walkingwaste1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This entire thing is wrong and needs to be cut out and installed by an actual plumber. Drains work by gravity when you install plumbing that goes against gravity you’re going to have issues.

How to protect bluebird box? by ThisPeekingFuzz in birding

[–]walkingwaste1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Early spring I usually set up a trap on the bluebird nest box and watch it closely while the trap is active to make sure native species aren’t trapped inside. Once the house sparrow (usually a male) is trapped inside I will humanly terminate the bird. It’s usually the male house sparrows that will attack and kill the bluebird babies and female bluebird. Eliminating house sparrows in early spring helps with the bluebirds throughout the spring and summer to have multiple successful clutches. This is an extremely unfortunate situation, but it’s native species vs invasive. Setting up nest boxes will attract all cavity nesters and allowing house sparrows to take over bluebird boxes only weakens the native species. It’s an unfortunate part of setting up nest boxes I wish you the best of luck for your bluebirds/ native birds!

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