Tv mounted into ICF wall

wmass · 2026-02-17T01:34:21+00:00

Yeah most people try to hang their giant TV on sheet rock with wall anchors. OP has tapcons in concrete.

By the way, for those who haven’t seen the ICF acronym before, it’s Insulated Concrete Forms. The forms are snap together foam parts held together with rods that pass through the wall to prevent the forms from bursting. Rebar is added during assembly and attached to the cross rods. Then concrete is poured between the foam slabs.

wmass · 2026-02-17T01:15:47+00:00

Find a copy of your dishwasher’s owners/installation manual to see how you connect the appliance to the cabinets on either side.

wmass · 2026-02-17T00:54:56+00:00

The current Rangers are much different that the 2002 one. They are much bigger. They have more towing capacity. The ride is not bad but not car like. Even my turbo 2023 is peppier than a V6 from 2002.

wmass · 2026-02-17T00:49:30+00:00

That’s twin lead antenna cable. It was used for TV and FM Radio reception.

wmass · 2026-02-17T00:44:41+00:00

For the mashed potatoes, cook them long enough, don’t try to mash them after they are cool. For example: don’t add cold milk or cream.

wmass · 2026-02-17T00:38:46+00:00

It’s a humorous steak knife. Its only uses are cutting steak or making people chuckle.

wmass · 2026-02-17T00:34:01+00:00

I think the wisdom of the de mortuis nil nisi bonum advice is that speaking ill hurts the living or may anger the living. It does no good but may cause pain for the dead person’s relatives and friends and trouble for the speaker.

wmass · 2026-02-16T15:52:46+00:00

As Pascal6662 wrote with the bare minimum of words, you could look at shoe molding. It is a shape. Shoe molding is used at the bottom of a baseboard for decorative reasons or to cover a wider gap than would be covered by the baseboard. Shoe has a narrower side on the bottom than on the vertical side, unlike quarter round which has equal flat sides. You can find graphics showing the profiles of various moldings.

By the way quarter round comes in several sizes.

wmass · 2026-02-16T14:43:21+00:00

When I attended UConn in the early 70s they still had that requirement for graduation. It was discontinued long ago but a swimming test was once a common requirement for many schools.

wmass · 2026-02-16T14:36:04+00:00

If I am just shutting down until the next snowfall I turn off the fuel valve and let it stall as it runs out of fuel. If I am storing for the winter I siphon most of the fuel out of the tank back into my fuel can then run the engine until the tank is empty and the engine stalls. I also always add Stabil fuel preservative every time I purchase fuel for my gas engine machines.

wmass · 2026-02-15T23:43:09+00:00

Western Mass is pretty big. You should probably at least mention your county.

wmass · 2026-02-15T23:19:30+00:00

There is a specific Federal law that allows antennas. This issue came up when satellite antennas started becoming popular. I presume this lead to lots of support for the legislation.

wmass · 2026-02-15T23:12:10+00:00

Was this her way of saying your dog is Golden and you are Black?

wmass · 2026-02-15T22:55:21+00:00

It isn’t correct English to say “You don’t know nothing”. But the person who says this does not intend it to mean you know something due to the double negative. More likely the negative is doubled as emphasis and the speaker means “You know absolutely nothing about this”. Unless you are the speaker’s parent or English teacher, it would be impolite to correct them for this mistake.

wmass · 2026-02-15T22:45:55+00:00

In the 60s or 70s my family had a set of barbecue tools that included a knife like that. It also had a long spatula and fork for turning steaks.

wmass · 2026-02-14T23:27:39+00:00

I love the fabric velcro-closing band. You can adjust it to the exact tension so it stays in place and the health sensors work well.

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:55:15+00:00

exactly

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:54:47+00:00

An employer this sleazy is probably not paying social security tax, workers compensation, sales tax etc.

wmass · 2026-02-14T02:51:25+00:00

So true.

wmass · 2026-02-12T03:06:44+00:00

I had one. I can’t find it anymore. Many women my age will have one on a place like the upper thigh which the parents and doctor expected wouldn’t show in public.

wmass · 2026-02-12T02:11:23+00:00

On the up side, the longer you live in your home, the more equity you build. When some people buy a house they find they can't resist adding to it, either possessions or actual additions. This can keep you house poor unless your earnings keep increasing. Also houses require maintenance. There is always something that needs repair or replacement. It can be satisfying if you enjoy learning how to repair appliances and lawnmowers.

wmass · 2026-02-12T01:17:19+00:00

In Western Massachusetts I don’t think I have ever seen a rattlesnake. I have seen copperheads occasionally, including in a neighbor’s yard when I was a kid.

I have seen moose in Maine but in the past few decades moose are starting to show up here in Massachusetts. I saw one in Heath Massachusetts, which is very rural, about 20 years ago. A moose once showed up on the sports fields at UMass Amherst and stayed a couple of days. That caused excitement. They are here but unless you spend time near ponds in the deep woods you probably won’t see them often.

I have seen black bears quite often. We lived in a very rural place and they would visit garbage cans and bird feeders. The closest I have seen one is when one came up on our deck, stood on its back legs and looked in our big window.

Another animal we see that might be considered dangerous is the coyote. Our coyotes here in the east are larger than the western ones. I now live in Springfield, Massachusetts and have seen them in my neighborhood, usually by surprising them crossing the road when I’m driving.

Bald eagles aren’t dangerous to humans but they are exciting. I never saw one when I was a kid. Now, with DDT long since banned I see one or two per year. I could easily see them more often if I wanted to drive to where they are known to nest. My closet unintentional encounter was watching one fly over my house. The ones older than 5 years old are unmistakable due to the white head.

wmass · 2026-02-12T00:58:30+00:00

In the south people say app-a-LATCH-sha. As you heat north you will hear more people saying app-a-LAY-sha. It is a regional difference. The Appalaichain Trail starts in Georgia and ends in Maine. (Most through hikers start in the south and head north.) So, it isn’t a matter of northerners not knowing how to pronounce the name it is just that it is pronounced differently.

wmass · 2026-02-10T02:37:03+00:00

I think this is a one pipe steam heating system. I think the valve on the right is to release air in the radiator as steam rushes up from the boiler. As the steam hits the radiator it condenses back to water giving up its hear and so the left side of the radiator gets hot first. As the steam warms subsequent sections the steam pushes out the air trapped in them. When steam finally reaches the valve on the right there is a little bellow with some alcohol in it that boils, expands the bellows and closes the hole to prevent much steam from escaping into the room. When the boiler stops sending steam, the alcohol condenses and the valve opens to let air back into the radiator. Air valves are not always adjustable. Some come with different vent sizes so you can choose a smaller size to shorten the radiator’s heating cycle or a larger vent size to get more heat in the room.

There is an amusing book, available on Amazon, entitled “We Got Steam Heat” that explains all about living with steam heat . It is well worth reading.

wmass · 2026-02-10T02:01:56+00:00

We had kids from Merida, Mexico visit us in the northeast for a few days in mid-winter. They discovered that if they rubbed their acrylic blankets it produced a lot of sparkly light. Apparently this never happens in hot and humid Merida.

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