First-World Problems...

Well! That looks like a lot of volts!

Unfortunately it isn't what the battery is supposed to be putting out, and it is accompanied by essentially zero amps. Which is a sub-optimal way to drive a back-up sump pump.

Actually, I have two deep-discharge marine batteries hooked up to an inverter, which is supposed to keep the batteries conditioned when they aren't being used. But after three and a half years both batteries show about that voltage and no amps, so it is time to replace them.

There are other ways to back up sump pumps, including connecting the batteries directly to a 12 volt pump. But those are weak sauce compared to a 120 volt sump pump, and my basement is a flooding risk, so I wanted a more powerful pump as a back-up.

My plumber even suggested a water-driven sump pump, which seems incredibly wasteful to me...I think it uses two gallons of water for every gallon pumped.

And speaking of pumps: buy American. The cheaper (not by much) Chinese pumps fail much more rapidly.

But the real First-World Problem is that my 29-year-old back does not enjoy lifting heavy batteries!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 Being 1st

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2022 02:00 PM (2JoB8)

2 Feel the power!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2022 02:02 PM (Bqh5L)

3 I have to go finish 1 set of drill bits on Drill Doctor, most of set are done, have to find a few more

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2022 02:02 PM (2JoB8)

4 Those are handy. I have several to save steps.

Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:02 PM (glGDV)

5 We put 220 in the pews at Easter, and didn't even crack 100 today. Low Sunday indeed.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 24, 2022 02:03 PM (yQpMk)

6 where's the keypad ?

Posted by: REDACTED at April 24, 2022 02:04 PM (us2H3)

7 Buy light batteries.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2022 02:04 PM (63Dwl)

8 The debates are nervous breakdowns. People are going to pass out for punctuation. They’ll show up in helmets on for the collapse. Grade that, Prof.

Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:05 PM (glGDV)

9 Ok Mr Dildo, just step away from the battery before someone's nuts get fried.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2022 02:05 PM (kf6Ak)

10 We'll never have to worry about flooding. Slab on an elevation.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:06 PM (Mzdiz)

11 Glad to not need sump pumps.

Did need to fix gutters and slope away from foundation for my water in the basement blues fix

Posted by: Zeera at April 24, 2022 02:06 PM (UG31v)

12 The debates are nervous breakdowns. People are going to pass out for punctuation. They’ll show up in helmets on for the collapse. Grade that, Prof.

Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:05 PM (glGDV)

They'll need a drama prof.

Soon they'll all be collapsing with bad hearts.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:07 PM (Mzdiz)

13 One solution to lugging batteries up/down stairs, from our friends in China, represented locally by Harbor Freight:

https://tinyurl.com/2v99e7z8

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2022 02:07 PM (AMIL/)

14 10 We'll never have to worry about flooding. Slab on an elevation.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:06 PM (Mzdiz)

Oh yeah?

Posted by: Climate Change! at April 24, 2022 02:09 PM (AMIL/)

15 "29 year old back."

Please step over here to this electron microscope and view this violin.

Wait another 40 years, and then get back to me about lifting things.

Posted by: MW at April 24, 2022 02:09 PM (LJrwl)

16 But the real First-World Problem is that my 29-year-old back does not enjoy lifting heavy batteries!

The solution is obvious: Learn to code.

Posted by: Archimedes Was A Screw Up at April 24, 2022 02:11 PM (9I3i5)

17 The debates are nervous breakdowns. People are going to pass out for punctuation. They’ll show up in helmets on for the collapse. Grade that, Prof.

Posted by: Holy crap

I never thought I'd say this but I miss mimes.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2022 02:11 PM (FVME7)

18 CBD,

You got the water-powered pump amounts backwards. I got one from my plumber after Hurricane Sandy & it uses 1 gal of water to pump 2 gal from my sump pit. There are cheaper models you can get that are 1 or 1. It doesn't matter now how long my power is out as long as I have water pressure. Naturally I've never had to use it since I got it installed.

badgerwx

Posted by: badgerwx at April 24, 2022 02:12 PM (cL7E+)

19 Looks like that multimeter has a channel for Omicron variant.

Posted by: Muldoon at April 24, 2022 02:12 PM (kXYt5)

20 Thanks for this post CBD. I try to learn sumpin' new every day.

Posted by: Muldoon at April 24, 2022 02:14 PM (kXYt5)

21 I have 2 sump pumps to combat a shitty sewer system that closes the gates progressively from Chicago to me which results in water spouts shooting out of sewers including blowing the lids off. Pumps keep up with it but I used to get a few inches of it every year. Not good. Found a plumber who suggested a one way flap valve on my line and I've been good ever since. $5500 was well worth it.

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 02:14 PM (+ya+t)

22 Solar power with windmill backup feeding a 50 ton flywheel that runs a hydrogen generator that heats a boiler to run the steam powered sump pump. Can't get much more green than that.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:15 PM (vrz2I)

23 Psaki On Biden's Failures: "Limitations Have Not Allowed People To See...His Magic"

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I don't know. He pulled a rabbit out of his hat or out of somewhere, anyway.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2022 02:15 PM (FVME7)

24 Seems to me, that instead of trying to make one critical system, the sump pump, failsafe, the answer might be to get a propane-fueled generator, and an automatic transfer switch.

I assume that storms are the most likely cause of power loss, and flooding, and there are other critical systems, like heat and food storage that need backup, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 02:16 PM (03Fd8)

25 I've never had a basement and I'm well past 29.

Posted by: Javems at April 24, 2022 02:16 PM (AmoqO)

26 Shoulda' gone solar or wind dude. Batteries are for EV's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2022 02:17 PM (BFigT)

27 You mean someone figured out how to use a multimeter?

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 02:17 PM (0IeYL)

28 I've heard good things about the water powered sump pumps. Yes, they're inefficient in terms of the amount of water pumped for the amount of water consumed, but they are simple, very little to go wrong, and just work, as long as you have water. Obviously, if you're on a well, and your well pump runs from the same power source as your normal sump pump, they aren't for you. if you're on reliable city water they make a good backup and beat the heck out of a flooded basement.

Posted by: a.moron at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (F6Xpw)

29 You could rig up a bicycle powered sump pump. Drainzz and Gainzz!

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (vrz2I)

30 It doesn't matter now how long my power is out as long as I have water pressure. Naturally I've never had to use it since I got it installed.

Posted by: badgerwx at April 24, 2022 02:12 PM (cL7E+)

It depends on how high the water needs to be lifted. I have a full-depth basement!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2022 02:19 PM (XIJ/X)

31 29 You could rig up a bicycle powered sump pump. Drainzz and Gainzz!
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (vrz2I)
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It works! I've seen the Professor do that lots of times on Gilligans Island!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (0IeYL)

32 Mime debates! Brilliant. Maybe even aerobic.

Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (glGDV)

33 But the real First-World Problem is that my 29-year-old back does not enjoy lifting heavy batteries!

*******

You need a guy. A battery guy. Our solar guy doesn't like humping batteries so hehas a battery guy who humped the batteries for our solar set-up at the cabin.l. I held the shed door open for him. Being a giver.

But seriously., you need a guy.

Posted by: Muldoon at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (kXYt5)

34 As usual the thread is flooded with good ideas.

Posted by: 4thewin at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (8Dwik)

35 You could rig up a bicycle powered sump pump. Drainzz and Gainzz!
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (vrz2I)

And put the gerbils on a treadmill to power it!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (29ep3)

36 5 We put 220 in the pews at Easter, and didn't even crack 100 today. Low Sunday indeed.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 24, 2022 02:03 PM (yQpMk)

When I first read that I thought of "220 volts in the pews", based on the initial post subject. After further thought, I assume you're talking butts and not volts. Hopefully you're not electrocuting the parishioners.

. . . and if you are, you should probably be using more than 220V.

Posted by: a.moron at April 24, 2022 02:21 PM (F6Xpw)

37 Solution is hire someone to carry the batteries for you or raise your house up 10 feet.

Posted by: 4thewin at April 24, 2022 02:21 PM (8Dwik)

38 Teachers Union Boss [Randi Weingarten] Attacks Florida Parental Rights Bill Saying It's "The Way In Which War Starts"

"We have a lot to do to help kids recover and thrive this year after two years of an unprecedented pandemic. So rather than help us help our kids socially, academically and emotionally, these vocal minorities want to marginalize LGBTQ kids, censor teachers and ban books."

https://bit.ly/3Kbi9oG

Yeah, it's always a bitch when we defend ourselves.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2022 02:22 PM (FVME7)

39 One man's full-depth basement is another man's indoor swimming pool.

Posted by: Muldoon at April 24, 2022 02:22 PM (kXYt5)

40 I can't recommend the water-powered backups enough. As long as you have water pressure (we have a water tower

We lost power for about 3 days last year coupled with a huge storm. Neighbors' batteries failed sometime around day 2.

My water bill was a bit high, but at least my basement didn't flood.

Posted by: egd at April 24, 2022 02:22 PM (cOB2v)

41 I used to have a well at our place in WV. The pump was about 80 feet down, 220v and 30amps. Hated it. Have municipal water now.

It's still there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2022 02:23 PM (BFigT)

42 Mime debate squad app will require a note from you cardiologist.

Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:23 PM (glGDV)

43 Great, now we will be drowning in sub-grade humor.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:23 PM (vrz2I)

44 "We put 220 in the pews at Easter..."

Well, no wonder nobody came back; everybody's phones need 110-120 to charge.

Posted by: PabloD at April 24, 2022 02:23 PM (pU8Zi)

45 Oh yeah?

Posted by: Climate Change! at April 24, 2022 02:09 PM (AMIL/)

You want a piece of this, big boy? Step outside.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:25 PM (Mzdiz)

46 these vocal minorities want to marginalize LGBTQ kids, censor teachers and ban books."

Yeah, it's always a bitch when we defend ourselves.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2022 02:22 PM (FVME7)

Fuck the LGBTQ kids. Oh, wait, the teachers are already doing that. Never mind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 02:25 PM (03Fd8)

47 Probably 100 drill bits on table and not 1 11/64

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (2JoB8)

48 This meter. It scares me.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (LkM8p)

49 "We put 220 in the pews at Easter..."

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AC or DC?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (FVME7)

50 48 This meter. It scares me.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (LkM8p)
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Me too. Didn't know that Omega made them.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 02:27 PM (0IeYL)

51 Is it possible to put in French drains around the high side of your foundation, to guide the water away?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:27 PM (YqDXo)

52 I've also got a basement at risk of flooding during heavy rainstorms, and after 20 years I've determined that you can spend as much time and as much money as you want on battery backup systems, but ultimately they will disappoint you when you need them most. The only real, permanent solution: a permanent natural gas or propane standby generator with automatic transfer switch. Just bite the bullet and make it happen.

Posted by: Killface at April 24, 2022 02:27 PM (sd0Wi)

53 Electric bleachers

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2022 02:28 PM (63Dwl)

54 "29 year old back."

Please step over here to this electron microscope and view this violin.

Wait another 40 years, and then get back to me about lifting things.

Posted by: MW at April 24, 2022 02:09 PM (LJrwl)

I have permanent dents in my head from having reading glasses pushed up waiting to be needed for the 500th time that day. I use them for almost everything.

Oddly, my long-distance vision has improved, and I never wear glasses for driving anymore. I first got them in 8th grade and needed them for movie theaters and driving alike.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:28 PM (Mzdiz)

55 "Probably 100 drill bits on table and not 1 11/64'

A 22/128 will substitute in a pinch.

Posted by: AOSHQ Technical Hotline at April 24, 2022 02:28 PM (vrz2I)

56 I live at the base of what passes for a hill in my town. When I first moved here we had a hellacious rain storm that not only flooded my basement but washed away a stone retaining wall. Turns out the water that comes down the hill was directed right through my yard. We are talking river.

So I dug a bunch of french drains and sent the water into the conservation land next door and that was that.

Draaaaaaainage Eli you boy!

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 02:28 PM (ZLI7S)

57
But those are weak sauce compared to a 120 volt sump pump, and my basement is a flooding risk, so I wanted a more powerful pump as a back-up.

We had a terrible time with basement flooding in our 150-year-old house in Ohio. We improved the drainage, carrying the water from the downspouts much farther away from the house. That cleared the problem up completely.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2022 02:29 PM (/U27+)

58 The water driven pump is a good idea. Considering that water is cheap and you are going to replacing batteries every couple of years for a relatively rare event, it really needs to be seriously considered. Maintenance is just raising the float switch every year or so to work the seal on the water motor supply.

Plumber knows what he is talking about.

Some big back-up generators have a compressed air storage and use an air motor to turn over the diesel engine. This is considered to be a highly reliable configuration.

Considering the very large number of single point failures, this is they way to go IMHO.

Posted by: pawn at April 24, 2022 02:30 PM (Cfk8j)

59 47 Probably 100 drill bits on table and not 1 11/64

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (2JoB

Then look for a 4.366 millimeter bit instead.

(OK, I am ready to be banned for this one!)

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2022 02:30 PM (AMIL/)

60 I like living in a place that does not need a sump pump.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 24, 2022 02:31 PM (x8Wzq)

61 42 Mime debate squad app will require a note from your cardiologist.
Posted by: Holy crap at April 24, 2022 02:23 PM (glGDV)
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Why would anyone want to mime them?

I wonder if they stick a 220 V plug up the "debaters'" asses, because they sure act like it.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:31 PM (YqDXo)

62 First world problem - I made the mistake of telling another shopper in the Safeway bakery what the best bakery deal was then - $6 for a dozen donuts.

Lo and behold, I shop today, and that dozen is now $10 regular price, a 67% increase in one week.

My new resolution is to discuss all the insanely high prices at grocery stores that only an idiot would buy so bots don't read my deals and make the instant adjustments.

PS - I didn't buy donuts today, nor will I ever at that price, b/c now Dunkin Donuts with a TMobile deal gift card is the better deal and the right "frequency" for donuts to stay a treat, and not a regular buy.

Posted by: Nova local at April 24, 2022 02:31 PM (exHjb)

63 Seems like some math is inherent in this post, which sounds racist to me. Maybe cis-normative too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2022 02:31 PM (KFhLj)

64 PS - apparently, I deleted the words last week from my 1st line, b/c it's hot today and I haven't had my iced tea after my walk yet

...dang brewing time!

Posted by: Nova local at April 24, 2022 02:32 PM (exHjb)

65
Probably 100 drill bits on table and not 1 11/64
Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 02:26 PM (2JoB

Then look for a 4.366 millimeter bit instead.
(OK, I am ready to be banned for this one!)
Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2022 02:30 PM (AMIL/)

9 mm or 45 caliber drill bit?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2022 02:33 PM (/U27+)

66 What you should design is a solar powered/charged flywheel for your energy storage, have that connected to a tesla pump with a cluch activated by a float in your water tank.

That way, it can fail in the most spectacular way when you need it most.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2022 02:33 PM (rqnw+)

67 Psaki On Biden's Failures: "Limitations Have Not Allowed People To See...His Magic"

*vomits*

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:34 PM (Mzdiz)

68 CBD,

I have a full basement too. The plumber tested my water pressure before installing the pump to make sure it was sufficient. The backup pump piping runs along my basement ceiling & pulls the water up almost 9 ft vertically from my sump pit to the outside. I test it each year & it should work fine when I do need it.

badgewx

Posted by: badgerwx at April 24, 2022 02:35 PM (cL7E+)

69 Some big back-up generators have a compressed air storage and use an air motor to turn over the diesel engine. This is considered to be a highly reliable configuration.

Considering the very large number of single point failures, this is they way to go IMHO.
Posted by: pawn at April 24, 2022 02:30 PM (Cfk8j)

One teensy-tiny leak could blow down your entire air supply, if it goes unnoticed. I'd say 12 volt battery start is best for home gensets. If the battery goes bad, you could borrow the battery from your car to get it going.

Or get a one-cylinder Lister Diesel with a Coffman starter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 02:36 PM (03Fd8)

70 You could rig up a bicycle powered sump pump. Drainzz and Gainzz!
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (vrz2I)

And put the gerbils on a treadmill to power it!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (29ep3)

Cats add an element of uncertainty.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:36 PM (Mzdiz)

71 And everyone's comments about drainage and getting your downspouts away from the foundation and make sure that your grade pitches away from the house and all that... Yes of course that is all fabulous advice. I'm assuming you've done all that, just like I already did. But at some point the laws of physics take over, and a ground saturated with water is going to try to get infiltrate a hike in the earth at the point of least resistance, and that point of least resistance is my basement. The sump pump WILL need to run from time to time, and the basement WILL flood if it does not. If that is the situation you are in, you need a backup generator. There's just really no other right answer.

Posted by: Killface at April 24, 2022 02:37 PM (sd0Wi)

72 When I first moved here we had a hellacious rain storm that not only flooded my basement but washed away a stone retaining wall.
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Stately Chateau Merde had a retaining wall covered in stucco. Unfortunately, the idiot (aka "the previous owner") who put it in did not think to include weep holes in the wall. So when we got one of our periodic Biblical rainstorms (yes, we get 'em here in SoCal) the water pressure behind the wall basically tore away half of the stucco.

The idiot also put down plastic sheeting between the wall and the house, and covered with decorative rock. So water coming through the wall had no place to go, leading to six inches of water up against the wall of the house. I found the sheeting, tore it out, dug a trench the length of the house (no mean feat for a 29+ homeowner) in the torrential rain and installed a French drain to a sump and a sump pump in the yard that drained to the street.

Problem solved.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:37 PM (YqDXo)

73 There was a house in north Wichita KS that was being offered at 25% original offer price. The agent said sure come by and look there's no lock on the door. The basement was an indoor swimming/mud pool. There was mold up above on the first floor walls from floors to ceiling. Ceilings were bowing down. It smelled like a underground cave. A year and a half later I saw the same house back on the market way up in price again. Sheetrock all new. Probably new flooring throughout. Basement was finished. You could still feel what was under it all though. Just a feeling, you could just barely smell, taste it in the air.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 02:39 PM (0fVbu)

74 I should also say that these pumps have a built-in backflow value so the sump water can't contaminate my house water. My basement has drain tile around the perimeter & it all drains into the sump. So I need a working pump when it rains.

badgerwx

Posted by: badgerwx at April 24, 2022 02:39 PM (cL7E+)

75 67 Psaki On Biden's Failures: "His Cognitive Limitations Have Not Allowed People To See...His Magic"

*vomits*
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:34 PM (Mzdiz)

FIFH.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:39 PM (YqDXo)

76 You should run your pumps on unicorn farts like a good Greenie...

Posted by: blaster at April 24, 2022 02:41 PM (9otr5)

77 70 You could rig up a bicycle powered sump pump. Drainzz and Gainzz!
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 02:18 PM (vrz2I)

And put the gerbils on a treadmill to power it!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2022 02:20 PM (29ep3)

Cats add an element of uncertainty.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:36 PM (Mzdiz)
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Pro tip: put a golden retriever on the treadmill, and a tennis ball just out of his reach. Infinite, reliable power.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:44 PM (YqDXo)

78 We put 220 in the pews at Easter, and didn't even crack 100 today. Low Sunday indeed.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 24, 2022 02:03 PM (yQpMk)
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I was surprised at how many people were at Mass today, but at the end the priest gave the game away: it was a special Mass promoting Catholic schools. Any kid who wore the school uniform could get a ticket which allowed them to NOT wear a uniform at school tomorrow.

Sneaky, but I guess they were wanting the parents whose kids don't go to the parish school to think about doing so. Honestly, given the way the public schools have beclowned themselves, I don't think this will be a problem. Enrollments are up like 20 percent over the last 2 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:44 PM (llXky)

79 I wish I would have bought stock in Generac years ago. There's a reason some people are poor.

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 02:44 PM (+ya+t)

80 AOP,

The air reservoir is relatively large. The compressors would kick on to maintain the pressure. They would normally cycle any way because everything leaks to some degree.

A large leak would force the compressor to run continuously and that would draw attention.

This is how diesel generators are backed up in critical high capacity power station. They also make a huge amount of noise.

Posted by: pawn at April 24, 2022 02:46 PM (Cfk8j)

81 FIFH.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:39 PM (YqDXo

Yes.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:46 PM (Mzdiz)

82 I've had both a battery backup and a water-driven system.

Water-driven is the way to go. The problem with a battery is not just keeping it "fresh" but when you go away for a weekend and the power is out for a few hours during a torrential rain storm (which often goes together, right?), you come home to a very wet basement.

With the water option, no worries. Unless the municipal system goes down, you're covered. Water bill might be a little higher, but it beats the replacement furnace and water heater from when the battery died.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:47 PM (llXky)

83 Pro tip: put a golden retriever on the treadmill, and a tennis ball just out of his reach. Infinite, reliable power.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:44 PM (YqDXo)

Maybe a laser pointer would help with the cats.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 02:47 PM (Mzdiz)

84 A couple of other options I've had encounters with, not for pumps, just for power generally.

A Honda 2200W generator, which I converted to use propane instead of gas, because I didn't want to mess with making sure the gas doesn't get all sticky. It's small and probably lighter than your batteries. Or, if not, at least it has a handle.

There's a thriving market for portable batteries aimed at the RV crowd. Needing a way to power lights in a barn far enough from the house that running wires seemed like an expensive idea, I got a small one, and some solar panels that keep things charged. Not sure whether they have the capacity to run your pump as long as you need, but it might be worth looking into. The industry seems to be in an early phase. A recent Kickstarter (or equivalent) offered a battery like that that was completely waterproofed. Amazing to me that they're not all like that already.

Posted by: Splunge at April 24, 2022 02:48 PM (71xoW)

85 "The basement was an indoor swimming/mud pool. There was mold up above on the first floor walls from floors to ceiling. Ceilings were bowing down. ....A year and a half later I saw the same house back on the market way up in price again. Sheetrock all new. Probably new flooring throughout. Basement was finished."

Man, that's not a "remodel" case, that's a "tear-down and start anew" case...

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2022 02:49 PM (tIxf9)

86 >>>What you should design is a solar powered/charged flywheel for your energy storage, have that connected to a tesla pump with a cluch activated by a float in your water tank.

That way, it can fail in the most spectacular way when you need it most.

>Scrap all of that junk and just put in a Stirling engine.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 24, 2022 02:50 PM (LkM8p)

87 The rabbit pulled old Joe out of her ass.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at April 24, 2022 02:50 PM (JVCkA)

88 I wish I would have bought stock in Generac years ago. There's a reason some people are poor.

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 02:44 PM (+ya+t)
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We had an ice storm in 2012 that knocked out power for a week in our neighborhood. The morning after it hit, I was outside Lowe's with the rest of the aspiring track stars who took off at a run when the doors opened. By complete random chance, the floor display I flung myself across was a Generac that used propane fuel.

Downside: You can't run it continuously. There is an interruption when you switch the tanks.

Upside: no stinky gas. Runs clean, and uses the same tanks as my gas grill. I bought a bunch of extras and each tank gives 8.5 hours of power. Balancing the load, we got by without too much trouble.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:51 PM (llXky)

89 Me dear old Mum's house had a sump pump

those things are a pain in the ass

Posted by: DB at April 24, 2022 02:51 PM (geLO8)

90 Is it possible to put in French drains around the high side of your foundation, to guide the water away?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 02:27 PM (YqDXo)

We have French drains on the high side! They go into one sump, but we have an addition on the low side, built on red rock that is not permeable. That's where the water goes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2022 02:52 PM (XIJ/X)

91 >>> One teensy-tiny leak could blow down your entire air supply, if it goes unnoticed. I'd say 12 volt battery start is best for home gensets. If the battery goes bad, you could borrow the battery from your car to get it going.

Or get a one-cylinder Lister Diesel with a Coffman starter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 02:36 PM (03Fd

They have compressed air backup systems for aircraft landing gear. If your electrical, hydraulics, servos fail you can trigger a fuse valve in a compressed air tank to blow out shooting your gear down into a locked position detent. It generally works so well that you often must design your hydraulic gear deployment valves not for normal operation but to also act as passive snubbers to damp out the violent emergency compressed air deployment.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 02:52 PM (0fVbu)

92 CA. outlawed all gasoline powered generators, so now you will have to get an electric powered electric generator.
Like pulling your own self up by your boot laces.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2022 02:53 PM (jTmQV)

93 We have French drains on the high side! They go into one sump, but we have an addition on the low side, built on red rock that is not permeable. That's where the water goes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2022 02:52 PM (XIJ/X)
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Plant thirsty plants where the water collects. Doesn't help much in the winter, but in our old house (which didn't have a sump pump but needed one), planting a bunch of shrubs made a big difference during the summer months.

And yes, reworking the gutters also helped.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:55 PM (llXky)

94 the lithium batteries are lighter and last longer, and can be discharged more fully (without damaging the battery) than the lead acid. ... They are more expensive up front, but should last a longer time.

The water powered pump sounds good, but sounds like it would only work with water power, and most of the time you probably just use the grid power. So you don't want to pump 500 gallons of water every time and pay sewerage on all that. The solution? get one of each?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2022 02:57 PM (Cus5s)

95 Basement was finished. You could still feel what was under it all though. Just a feeling, you could just barely smell, taste it in the air.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 02:39 PM (0fVbu)
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Yeah, whatever happened before was going to happen again. No way one can trust a flipped house like that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:58 PM (llXky)

96 My sump pump pit is the highest point in basement. There is a French drain around the inside to the pit. It's only good in those Biblical floods

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 02:58 PM (2JoB8)

97
We put 220 in the pews at Easter, and didn't even crack 100 today. Low Sunday indeed.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at April 24, 2022 02:03 PM (yQpMk)

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We were not down much at all and this a 7:00 AM Mass instead of 7:30 on Easter. I get there at about 6:15 (after a 50 minute drive) a) for the Rosary at 6:30 and b) to claim my usual seat (back row, far right, like the loser I am).

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2022 02:58 PM (/U27+)

98 Okay folks...the amount of water that we get into the basement is significant. We lost power about a dozen years ago, and within four hours we had 18 inches of water in a 900 square foot basement.

That's about 10,000 gallons of water.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2022 02:59 PM (XIJ/X)

99 pet thread combo

Last time the basement flooded the cats warned us by dancing around meowing.

Posted by: DaveA at April 24, 2022 03:00 PM (FhXTo)

100 The water powered pump sounds good, but sounds like it would only work with water power, and most of the time you probably just use the grid power. So you don't want to pump 500 gallons of water every time and pay sewerage on all that. The solution? get one of each?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2022 02:57 PM (Cus5s)
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The water is a back-up only. Its float is set slightly higher than the main one.

Yes, it's going to cost you - we had about a six-hour outage last month and it probably added $40 to my water bill, but the basement stayed dry.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 03:00 PM (llXky)

101 Fire the explosive bolts!

Truer words were never spoken by Major Kong.

Posted by: Archer at April 24, 2022 03:00 PM (/pYdO)

102 Here's my first world problem rant. There's a short connector 'highway' of about 3 miles between me and the nearest city. One lane each way, and 50mph speed limit because it's fairly turny.

About halfway, each lane gets another lane so people can pass. Invariably, however, the moron going 49mph the whole way speeds up like crazy in the passing section so that everyone is still stuck behind their slow ass.

Why the hell do people speed up in the passing sections, folks? Go the speed you want to go. If someone wants to go faster, let 'em pass. Cripes.

Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2022 03:02 PM (U1eOr)

103 Talledega time!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 24, 2022 03:03 PM (u73oe)

104 3.5 years seems short for battery life.
Or is it #cycles that kills the marine jobs.

Posted by: DaveA at April 24, 2022 03:03 PM (FhXTo)

105 Okay folks...the amount of water that we get into the basement is significant. We lost power about a dozen years ago, and within four hours we had 18 inches of water in a 900 square foot basement.

That's about 10,000 gallons of water.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2022 02:59 PM (XIJ/X)
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Go with the layered defense. Get the water pump as a backup to the battery backup.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 03:04 PM (llXky)

106 2500gph? Do you have a creek in your basement?

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 03:04 PM (vrz2I)

107 Also - I used to work for Fluke in Everett, WA. They make excellent multimeters. Not cheap, but they're first rate.

Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2022 03:04 PM (U1eOr)

108
If there's one good thing (from my standpoint) about having an RV, it's that we can use the generator, which runs off the gas tank. Her Majesty has kept going on it for several days while dry camping.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2022 03:06 PM (/U27+)

109 We lost power about a dozen years ago, and within four hours we had 18 inches of water in a 900 square foot basement.
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Happened to me once. Blew out the pilot on my dryer and gas continued to fill my house all day when I was at work. Your house is constantly trying to kill you.

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 03:08 PM (+ya+t)

110
I've never needed a backhoe.

But then, I've never had as many bodies to bury as CBD does.

Posted by: naturalfake - Thought Lemming at April 24, 2022 03:10 PM (5NkmN)

111 I think our house likes us.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at April 24, 2022 03:10 PM (Mzdiz)

112 In case you were wondering what the hell the left is on about with "systemic racism" and "white privilege" here's a sample:

Seattle's mass transit decided to go with a "honor system" fare method...

By one measurement, as many as a staggering 70% of all passengers are free riders. But even that is only an estimate as there is almost no fare enforcement. Sound Transit did away with fare enforcement officers after a study revealed people of color were disproportionately getting fined.

Its that last sentence that is key. The leftist race baiters see that last line and proclaim "see minorities are being oppressed, white people don't face this kind of disproportionate punishment, its proof of your privilege!"

Except... the obvious, factual conclusion is that white people tend to pay their fares, and do not try to ride for free, stealing from the bus line. This is self-selecting, its not oppression to pay a price for your theirvery.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 24, 2022 03:10 PM (KZzsI)

113 French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday

Posted by: DB at April 24, 2022 03:11 PM (geLO8)

114 113 French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday
Posted by: DB

Merde

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2022 03:12 PM (kf6Ak)

115 >>> About halfway, each lane gets another lane so people can pass. Invariably, however, the moron going 49mph the whole way speeds up like crazy in the passing section so that everyone is still stuck behind their slow ass.

Why the hell do people speed up in the passing sections, folks? Go the speed you want to go. If someone wants to go faster, let 'em pass. Cripes.
Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2022 03:02 PM (U1eOr)

I get this all the time. Also just normal areas where if there are cars in the right lane and you can't pass they go slow but the instant they get past the last car varooom! Or they'll pass me and then slow down. I use cruise control everywhere to maintain speed so I know. These people don't watch their speed, don't know what their speed even is. They only care about relative position between them and the rest of the world.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:12 PM (0fVbu)

116 96 My sump pump pit is the highest point in basement. There is a French drain around the inside to the pit. It's only good in those Biblical floods
Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 02:58 PM (2JoB

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Chateau Merde had a beautiful deck that overlooked the Pacific. The problem was that the deck was impermeable, and Einstein had put in a drain ... on the highest portion. So whenever it rained, we got Lake Merde, that had to be drained by Lucky Pierre.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:12 PM (YqDXo)

117 113 French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday
Posted by: DB
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"Far-right?" Does that equate to "sensible," as it does here?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:13 PM (YqDXo)

118 See. The left looks at all the bad parts of black culture, the ways that black culture is failing and then declares that since white culture is not suffering these particular faults, then that's some sort of white supremacy, white privilege thing.

When its just "stop acting like a dumbass."

I mean white culture has stupid bad stuff and its own set of crimes, but nobody thinks that is proof of "black privilege"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 24, 2022 03:13 PM (KZzsI)

119 "French media say Macron has taken 58% of the vote, to Le Pen's 42%."

wasn't even close ... open the floodgates for more migrants.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2022 03:14 PM (Cus5s)

120 The air reservoir is relatively large. The compressors would kick on to maintain the pressure. They would normally cycle any way because everything leaks to some degree.

A large leak would force the compressor to run continuously and that would draw attention.

This is how diesel generators are backed up in critical high capacity power station. They also make a huge amount of noise.
Posted by: pawn at April 24, 2022 02:46 PM (Cfk8j)

Yeah, they use air starts on some oil rig Diesels. Very noisy is right.

What works for large-scale industrial installations doesn't necessarily work for home backup power. I'd favor propane over Diesel, as the fuel will not go bad in the tank, and first cost is lower.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 03:14 PM (82dQm)

121 Except... the obvious, factual conclusion is that white people tend to pay their fares, and do not try to ride for free, stealing from the bus line. This is self-selecting, its not oppression to pay a price for your thievery.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 24, 2022 03:10 PM (KZzsI)
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Racism, straight up!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:15 PM (YqDXo)

122 I think our house likes us.
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If it helps you sleep,

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 03:16 PM (+ya+t)

123 Teachers Union Boss [Randi Weingarten] Attacks Florida Parental Rights Bill Saying It's "The Way In Which War Starts"

That's insurrection talk right there.

She should be detained indefinitely under investigation of insurrection.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 24, 2022 03:17 PM (rqOkr)

124 See. The left looks at all the bad parts of black culture, the ways that black culture is failing and then declares that since white culture is not suffering these particular faults, then that's some sort of white supremacy, white privilege thing.

When its just "stop acting like a dumbass."

I mean white culture has stupid bad stuff and its own set of crimes, but nobody thinks that is proof of "black privilege"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at April 24, 2022 03:13 PM (KZzsI)
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EVERY culture has its share of bad stuff. Every. Single. One. Name a culture, and then consider its stereotypical pathology. The trick is to address your culture's stereotypical pathology.

And yes, Virginia, stereotypes generally arise for a reason.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:17 PM (YqDXo)

125 French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday
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And water is wet.

Seriously, this outcome wasn't in doubt.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:18 PM (bHvPK)

126 My first world problem is that I have spent a considerable amount of time yesterday and today digitizing Dad's old home movies (8mm and super

. It takes about 2 hours to scan a 5" reel. Two hours for a 6 minute movie.

Plus, I'm nearly done. Why didn't I think to check eBay for a used scanner, instead of buying this new one? What the hell am I supposed to do with it now???

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:18 PM (C1NyB)

127 I know little about France's internal politics, so I find it hard to have an opinion. When Britain's "conservatives" win, they always stink, so I assume French "conservatives" would be similarly stinky.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2022 03:18 PM (KFhLj)

128 My first world problem is that I have spent a considerable amount of time yesterday and today digitizing Dad's old home movies (8mm and super . It takes about 2 hours to scan a 5" reel. Two hours for a 6 minute movie.

Plus, I'm nearly done. Why didn't I think to check eBay for a used scanner, instead of buying this new one? What the hell am I supposed to do with it now???
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:18 PM (C1NyB)
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I didn't know such scanners existed. I need to do the same thing.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:19 PM (YqDXo)

129 Downside: You can't run it continuously. There is an interruption when you switch the tanks.

Upside: no stinky gas. Runs clean, and uses the same tanks as my gas grill. I bought a bunch of extras and each tank gives 8.5 hours of power. Balancing the load, we got by without too much trouble.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 24, 2022 02:51 PM (llXky)

I am sure you can get a manifold arrangement that would enable you to change tanks on the fly.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 03:20 PM (82dQm)

130 The globalists were not going to allow Macron to lose.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:20 PM (bHvPK)

131 >>French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election Sunday
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>>And water is wet.

>>Seriously, this outcome wasn't in doubt.

What's funny is Ron Klain is tweeting out that Macron was able to win despite having a favorability rating of 36% so Hmmmmm .....

It's not going well for Ron.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:20 PM (ZLI7S)

132 My house being hung on the side of a hill, flooding isn't usually a problem. But if we get the 6" (have at it, 'rons) the NWS is threatening us with the whole shebang will probably slide down the hill into the lake.

Quoting Dad when he refused to cut down huge old cottonwood trees overhanging the house: "That's what insurance is for." Kinda amazing when you stop to think he built the thing with his own hands.

Posted by: creeper at April 24, 2022 03:21 PM (cTCuP)

133 Supposed elections their count only real ballots, so assume the French deserve what they will get.
Soon to be joining the Caliphate

Posted by: Skip's phone at April 24, 2022 03:22 PM (2JoB8)

134 I didn't know such scanners existed. I need to do the same thing.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:19 PM (YqDXo)

It doesn't do the greatest job, but it's serviceable. I'd be willing to sell you this one when I'm finished. If you want to be silly and buy new, Amazon has them (surprise!). Search for "Magnasonic FB-21." There are any other brands and models.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:24 PM (C1NyB)

135 Garage door compression spring broke. Had to replace the whole thing. The other model is no longer made 900 bucks.

First World problem

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 24, 2022 03:24 PM (RVk82)

136 33
Reminds me of when I got roped into carrying back up batteries for servers at work up 2 flights. Solid brick of steel and plastic. I am damn near stroked out. I looked that battery up online later. 160 lb.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 24, 2022 03:24 PM (roH4R)

137 Believe Fwahnce is on a normal, real election process system: paper ballots, one day of voting. So integrity of the registry, and counting, are the two legs of election integrity left, and I think those are normal (reasonably high confidence) also.

Imagine America rising to the level of most western countries when it comes to election integrity.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2022 03:25 PM (OTzUX)

138 You have water pressure if the electricity is out? I guess that is a city thing. No electricity here, the pressure tank quickly loses pressure and no water out of the tap. But the utility has always restored power pretty quickly, I've never gotten to the point of firing up the generator.

Only 3.5 years seems dismal for battery life.

Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at April 24, 2022 03:25 PM (3cGpq)

139 *MANY other brands and models

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:25 PM (C1NyB)

140 Imagine America rising to the level of most western countries when it comes to election integrity.
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Sorry, I can't imagine it.

I doubt there's been such a thing in my lifetime.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:26 PM (bHvPK)

141 There's a digital service on the radio that sends a box, you fill it and they convert whatever you have. No clue of the quality but seems easier.

Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 03:26 PM (+ya+t)

142 In many parts of the world if you have a basement you pretty much have a land boat with your basement being the submerged part of your boat hull. I guess it depends a lot on the location of the water table. You either plan for that, for doing something with the water and the hydrostatic pressure that would build up on your outside walls or be content with your boat sinking. I believe CBD's flow rate calc. It will freak you out when you see it happen.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:26 PM (0fVbu)

143 There's a digital service on the radio that sends a box, you fill it and they convert whatever you have. No clue of the quality but seems easier.
Posted by: dartist at April 24, 2022 03:26 PM (+ya+t)

Much, much easier. But damned expensive. It would've cost about $700 to do what we've got.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:28 PM (C1NyB)

144 >>>Talledega time!

>How many nooses were on display for the Karens?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 24, 2022 03:28 PM (LkM8p)

145 Oh noes, I remember when you installed that system.
It was just a while ago.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:28 PM (dtPto)

146 Need to digitize some VHS video (itself a conversion of home movies), and lots of color slides. Gonna go to the best local photo shop to see about that. Doubt I'll do it myself, since I will instantly face the Baron's situation: now what's the point of having the equipment?

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2022 03:29 PM (OTzUX)

147 140 137
Honest elections need a certain amount of personal integrity and respect for the process that doesn't exist here.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 24, 2022 03:29 PM (roH4R)

148 It doesn't do the greatest job, but it's serviceable. I'd be willing to sell you this one when I'm finished. If you want to be silly and buy new, Amazon has them (surprise!). Search for "Magnasonic FB-21." There are any other brands and models.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:24 PM (C1NyB)
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Yeah, I'd be interested. Email in nic.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:30 PM (YqDXo)

149 I've lived in Texas a hood while now. We don't have basements, at least not in any part of Texas I've lived in. Something about the soil. Knowing nothing about nothing, why have basements where you have water problems?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2022 03:30 PM (KFhLj)

150 Me too. Didn't know that Omega made them.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 02:27 PM (0IeYL)

Omega? I entered the model number into the interwebz and it says CBD's meter is a Crenova MS8233D.

$27 at Amazon.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2022 03:30 PM (ZSK0i)

151 Need to digitize some VHS video (itself a conversion of home movies), and lots of color slides. Gonna go to the best local photo shop to see about that. Doubt I'll do it myself, since I will instantly face the Baron's situation: now what's the point of having the equipment?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2022 03:29 PM (OTzUX)
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Could you let us/me (email in nic) know roughly what that costs, when you find out?

Thanks.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:31 PM (YqDXo)

152 Almost new truck battery going bad a couple of months ago, called the mechanic about a return.

He looked it up, 'Brae, it's been four years and two months.

oh

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:31 PM (dtPto)

153 These people don't watch their speed, don't know what their speed even is. They only care about relative position between them and the rest of the world.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:12 PM (0fVbu)

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Yes. They're idiots. I don't know what the hell they're thinking.

I have also noticed that if you DO happen to get by one of these slow guys who has sped up to prevent you passing they almost always lay off the gas. Infuriating - they don't care about maintaining the speed they were going, they just wanted to be ahead of everyone. Once they can't, they fall back.

Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2022 03:31 PM (U1eOr)

154 Somewhat interesting, last week russki MOD spokesman specifically and publicly warned that continued Uke attacks on Russian territory would result in attacks on central targets in Kiev (so far, none of these), presumably command centers etc. There have been 3-4 incidents since then of border communities on Russian side being shelled. No russki retaliation yet.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2022 03:32 PM (OTzUX)

155 My 30ft sailboat leaks slighly when it rains. I even keep on small hatch proper open for continuos ventilation so water gets in there also.

In 7 years we have had the same float driven 12volt bilge pump run by a 12volt battery tended by a 50watt solar panel keeping the bilge empty. Never a problem and just replace the battery for the first time in the fall.

Posted by: Garyfl at April 24, 2022 03:32 PM (OcGS+)

156 Western countries rig the electoral systems by seeing to it that voters never get a meaningful choice, through various means. Lightning struck in 2016-2020, so they had to resort to more less subtle measures - naked parliamentary legerdemain to overturn Brexit, and blatant
coup attempts and vote fraud to get rid of Trump.

Election integrity isn't the solution many think it is. If these little mishaps keep mishappening, if people can't learn their lesson and vote as they're commanded to, they'll just dispense with the pleasantry of elections, altogether. It would frankly make no difference to outcomes, and be a lot more honest.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 24, 2022 03:32 PM (UGDPW)

157 Who do you think will be the first GOPe pundit saying we need to "distance ourselves" from DeSantis?

Posted by: Ken at April 24, 2022 03:34 PM (nOMhL)

158 He looked it up, 'Brae, it's been four years and two months.

oh

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:31 PM (dtPto)

I've had my truck for nearly a decade. Still have the original battery. I have a backup for when it eventually does fail.

*shrug*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 24, 2022 03:35 PM (x8Wzq)

159 153 These people don't watch their speed, don't know what their speed even is. They only care about relative position between them and the rest of the world.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:12 PM (0fVbu)
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I watch my speed when I see a cop car or am recovering from an event. Last time I checked my speed the tach was coming down through 5500.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:35 PM (dtPto)

160 Doing yard work this afternoon. My FWP - two of my new 100' hoses have memory of some previous bends that are 180 degrees out of sync with what I want to do. They are fighting me at every literal turn.

I'm just about ready to cut them into 2' pieces so they'll fit into the garbage can.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2022 03:35 PM (Msys3)

161 Voltage is a poor way to test batteries. Charge them with a good 12v charger then load test them. Deep cycle batteries when kept charged should last 5 years. They don't need to be exercised like old nicad dry cells.

Posted by: Max Entropy at April 24, 2022 03:36 PM (rGssv)

162 I guess this is a first world problem now

Zero Hedge: FBI Warns of Targeted Cyber Attacks On Food Plants After Mysterious Rash Of Fires
The FBI's Cyber Division published a notice this past week warning about increased cyber-attack threats on agricultural cooperatives, which comes at a time when a curious string of fires and explosions damage major food processing plants across the country.

and the article then lists around 16 fires this year in food distrr or processing facilities

https://tinyurl.com/4e885hvb

Dunno how common that is in context though

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (kf6Ak)

163 I've had my truck for nearly a decade. Still have the original battery. I have a backup for when it eventually does fail.

*shrug*
Posted by: Pug Mahon,
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Amazing

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (dtPto)

164 Who do you think will be the first GOPe pundit saying we need to "distance ourselves" from DeSantis?
Posted by: Ken at April 24, 2022

Hasn't the entire Conservative Media Ecosystem™ already denounced him, with their typical one droning voice?

"I Support the Current Thing" is all I've heard from them, and the Current Thing is "DeSantis Iz Muh Badz."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (UGDPW)

165 156
Count me as one of those people who can't learn their lesson.
I see no reason to make it easy for the elites to impose their nasty little tyranny.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (roH4R)

166 Marine le Pen is the Martha McSally of France.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (u73oe)

167 I live about 400 feet above sea level, so no flood worries.
However I can walk down to a real estate development that is on the site of a filled in lake.
Every house there has sump pumps, sand bags, mold problems, etc.
I would never buy one of those.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (jTmQV)

168 No one that I know of has basements here in savannah. I know the soil is very sandy, it is all pretty much a big inland beach for miles but the sand is dirt colored. I've seen old buildings down by the river that look like they have subfloors, like half basements. Those structures are probably already raised and have street vents and unused street elevators that come up that you see in cities.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (0fVbu)

169 I do not see a Kohns scale...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (K25Wn)

170 And yet Trump hit his highest net approval rating ever in the RCP average of polls today.

Not bad for a twice impeached insurrectionist who colludes with Putin.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (ZLI7S)

171 I just want to pass big rig trucks and buses etc. Hate driving behind them. I don't mind driving behind cars

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (kf6Ak)

172 No one that I know of has basements here in savannah.
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Well, the water table is only about six feet down.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (K25Wn)

173 Chinese can't even make decent bongs.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 24, 2022 03:42 PM (KAi1n)

174 My FWP is the USPS. For the last couple of years, the carrier doesn't close the door on my mailbox about 10-20% of the time. Including, once again, this week.

Door works fine, it isn't hard to open or close. The first couple of times I found it open, I went down the street and sure enough, found several other unclosed doors.

So it ain't something I did to the carrier inadvertently. But sure as death and taxes, if I call to complain about this my mail will be getting 'lost'. Sigh.

Anyone else notice this trend?

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2022 03:42 PM (F0YaR)

175 No one that I know of has basements here in savannah.
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Well, the water table is only about six feet down.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (K25Wn)

Dang. That is high up. Does the whole town flood when Abrams visits?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 24, 2022 03:43 PM (UGDPW)

176 I live about 400 feet above sea level, so no flood worries.
However I can walk down to a real estate development that is on the site of a filled in lake.
Every house there has sump pumps, sand bags, mold problems, etc.
I would never buy one of those.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (jTmQV)
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A house across from Chateau Merde was built in a slight depression (maybe 5-10 feet), with little hillocks around it. Guess which way water drained.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:43 PM (YqDXo)

177 171 I just want to pass big rig trucks and buses etc. Hate driving behind them. I don't mind driving behind cars
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (kf6Ak)
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They need the road too. And in bad weather I drag behind them.

But four trucks, one in each lane, on a four lane highway should be ticketed.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:43 PM (dtPto)

178 Please disable your ad blocker to enjoy this content.

Posted by: Rabbits Run Riot at April 24, 2022 03:44 PM (9I3i5)

179 No one that I know of has basements here in savannah.

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Where do you even bury the bodies?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:44 PM (SfY1i)

180 170 And yet Trump hit his highest net approval rating ever in the RCP average of polls today.

Not bad for a twice impeached insurrectionist who colludes with Putin.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:39 PM (ZLI7S)
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I had no idea there were so many fans of golden showers.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:44 PM (YqDXo)

181
I'm just about ready to cut them into 2' pieces so they'll fit into the garbage can.
Posted by: Tonypete

This happened to me. I split them into 4 50ft hoses.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2022 03:45 PM (ypiFS)

182 Guess which way water drained.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay
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Mine was built 65 yrs ago and has sunk about four inches. guess which was the water drains.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:45 PM (dtPto)

183 179
Plenty of gator filled swamps nearby, I'll bet.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 24, 2022 03:45 PM (roH4R)

184 In final act of hypocrisy, 'climate activist' contributes to global warming by burning himself on steps of Supreme Court.

https://tinyurl.com/mtvwfkje

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 24, 2022 03:47 PM (rqOkr)

185 Stretch those hoses out in the hot sun for a day, that'll get the kinks out.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:47 PM (dtPto)

186 and the article then lists around 16 fires this year in food distrr or processing facilities
https://tinyurl.com/4e885hvb

Dunno how common that is in context though
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Yes, there has been an increase in industrial accidents at some major and regional food processing plants. However, this may be the cumulative effect of what CTH was warning about since early 2020 when the food processing supply chain was completely screwed up by govt intervention.

https://tinyurl.com/4xtkrw9m

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:47 PM (bHvPK)

187 To properly test the batteries connect the test probes across your tongue. If your erection lasts more than four hours, call an electrician to check your shorts.

Posted by: Ray at April 24, 2022 03:47 PM (sw3xv)

188 184 In final act of hypocrisy, 'climate activist' contributes to global warming by burning himself on steps of Supreme Court.

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Whatever happened to just nailing your nutsack to the pavement outside? It's completely carbon neutral.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:48 PM (SfY1i)

189 184 In final act of hypocrisy, 'climate activist' contributes to global warming by burning himself on steps of Supreme Court.

https://tinyurl.com/mtvwfkje
Posted by: Bitter Clinger

At least he died doing what he loved.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2022 03:48 PM (x4SpN)

190 >>I had no idea there were so many fans of golden showers.

Hard to believe we live in a country where a very large number of people actually believed this was true.

Or biggest problem as a country isn't corruption although that is a very big problem, it's that we have far too many dumbasses who will believe whatever the media tells them to believe.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (ZLI7S)

191 >>> No one that I know of has basements here in savannah.
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Well, the water table is only about six feet down.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (K25Wn)

Thats what I figured. Also, when it rains the water disappears slurp! right into the sandy soil but you can see it bulge out in places. We also have issues with sinkholes.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (0fVbu)

192 185 Stretch those hoses out in the hot sun for a day, that'll get the kinks out. Posted by: Braenyard

Sounds like a personal issue. I am good with my kinks.

Posted by: Rabbits Run Riot at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (9I3i5)

193 Stretch those hoses out in the hot sun for a day, that'll get the kinks out.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:47 PM (dtPto)
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Also fill them with water first.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (YqDXo)

194 "When 60% of the demand shifted into the system that represents the other 40% of total food delivery, the processing side of the total food supply chain went into maximum stress and overdrive. CTH warned about the limits and capacities of this sector and the potential future problems that would surface."

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (bHvPK)

195 >> No one that I know of has basements here in savannah.
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Well, the water table is only about six feet down.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at April 24, 2022 03:40 PM (K25Wn)

Heh. Yeah. We had an in-ground pool and you had to empty it slowly, or it could just come floating up out of the ground. Caskets have been known to come floating up as well during high water events. Basements here are no bueno.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (F0YaR)

196 nurse I'd say he died doing what he feared
The earth burning up from global warming

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2022 03:50 PM (2JoB8)

197 Or biggest problem as a country isn't corruption although that is a very big problem, it's that we have far too many dumbasses who will believe whatever the media tells them to believe.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (ZLI7S)

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This too, is the story of Droolin' Joe.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:50 PM (SfY1i)

198 Jay Guevara, your email addy is not appearing in your nic.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (C1NyB)

199 >>I had no idea there were so many fans of golden showers.

Hard to believe we live in a country where a very large number of people actually believed this was true.

Or biggest problem as a country isn't corruption although that is a very big problem, it's that we have far too many dumbasses who will believe whatever the media tells them to believe.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (ZLI7S)
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I agree, it was ridiculous. But then, a lot of dumb asses believe that the country is half black, and half homosexual, obviously getting this impression from TV.

But the fundamental problem is that the dumb asses get to vote.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (YqDXo)

200 Homely Depot today picking up some squirrel repellant lady in front returned 5 gallon can of white enamel paint - it didn't match.

Asked the girl to contact paint dept for a return price.
They discounted 5 gallons to $125.00

ah, no.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (dtPto)

201 I wonder if the other judges will make Barrett scrub out the grease spot? Or hold off til Jumanji is seated?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (UGDPW)

202
Omega? I entered the model number into the interwebz and it says CBD's meter is a Crenova MS8233D.

$27 at Amazon.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2022 03:30 PM (ZSK0i)
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Making a watch funny. See the 3rd position above OFF on the left side of the dial.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 03:52 PM (0IeYL)

203 But the fundamental problem is that the dumb asses get to vote.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (YqDXo)
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and not one pol will talk about that.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:52 PM (dtPto)

204 198 Jay Guevara, your email addy is not appearing in your nic.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:51 PM (C1NyB)
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Let me try again. I don't usually bother with my email in my nic, but I did put it in at the time I mentioned it, and it should appear now, as well.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:52 PM (YqDXo)

205 Jay Guevara, your email addy is not appearing in your nic.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen

Must be a magician......

Posted by: JT at April 24, 2022 03:52 PM (arJlL)

206 TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD BACK??!!??

I'd KILL for my 29-year-old back, and the rest if the body it was attached to.

NOW GET OFFA MY LAWN!!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at April 24, 2022 03:53 PM (dYVUp)

207 >>But the fundamental problem is that the dumb asses get to vote.

Often multiple times.

How is it that a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys can vote in one day in person and with an ID and we can't?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2022 03:53 PM (ZLI7S)

208 >>> I had no idea there were so many fans of golden showers.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:44 PM (YqDXo)

[shrugs shoulders] They're ok.

Posted by: Danae at April 24, 2022 03:53 PM (0fVbu)

209 Big fan of FLUKE meters, too.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (0IeYL)

210 Jay, nope. Send me a ping.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (C1NyB)

211
But four trucks, one in each lane, on a four lane highway should be ticketed.

Posted by: Braenyard

the vindictive a-hole that is me, wants the two inside lane trucks to have front tire blowouts that force them into the tow outside lane trucks.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (UgAdJ)

212 One ping only, Vasili.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (SfY1i)

213 > My plumber even suggested a water-driven sump pump, which seems incredibly wasteful to me...I think it uses two gallons of water for every gallon pumped.

when you're using the water-driven pump, the problem is a SURPLUS of water so there's no waste!

Posted by: ArthurK at April 24, 2022 03:55 PM (zBwIl)

214 196 nurse I'd say he died doing what he feared
The earth burning up from global warming
Posted by: Skip

I beg to differ.
He loved making a spectacle of himself. And being a drama queen. And inflating his ego. Now he gets his 15 minutes of fame.

Good riddance, idiot.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2022 03:55 PM (U2p+3)

215 Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (SfY1i)

I was just about to type that.

A clever Moron would've done it in the original post.

I am not a clever Moron.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:55 PM (C1NyB)

216 149 I've lived in Texas a hood while now. We don't have basements, at least not in any part of Texas I've lived in. Something about the soil. Knowing nothing about nothing, why have basements where you have water problems?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2022 03:30 PM (KFhLj)

Here in northern lands, the "shit freezing in winter" problem is bigger than the "basement flooding when it rains" problem. A basement provides a conditioned space to run piping where it won't freeze.

Posted by: a.moron at April 24, 2022 03:56 PM (F6Xpw)

217 210 Jay, nope. Send me a ping.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (C1NyB)
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Done.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:56 PM (YqDXo)

218 A basement provides a conditioned space to run piping where it won't freeze.
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Amen to that.

I kinda like have a large place to store stuff also.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at April 24, 2022 03:56 PM (bHvPK)

219 I am not a clever Moron.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:55 PM (C1NyB)

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Stupid movie references R Us.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2022 03:56 PM (SfY1i)

220 Making a watch funny. See the 3rd position above OFF on the left side of the dial.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 03:52 PM (0IeYL)

Ok, that makes sense now. I thought you were talking about Omega, maker of many meters:

https://www.omega.com

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2022 03:57 PM (ZSK0i)

221 Posted by: Pug Mahon,
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Amazing

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:38 PM (dtPto)

Batteries are weird. years ago a buddy and I went to Alaska. The battery in his truck crapped out only months after he bought the truck. We push-started it every morning for the whole trip.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Gen X Ne'er-Do-Well at April 24, 2022 03:57 PM (x8Wzq)

222 Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2022 03:57 PM (ZSK0i)
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Nah, Omega, maker of moon watches!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 03:58 PM (0IeYL)

223 214 196 nurse I'd say he died doing what he feared
The earth burning up from global warming
Posted by: Skip

I beg to differ.
He loved making a spectacle of himself. And being a drama queen. And inflating his ego. Now he gets his 15 minutes of fame.

Good riddance, idiot.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2022 03:55 PM (U2p+3)
_________
Agreed. Savor the irony of a "climate change activist" burning himself up.

Hey, CO2, mofo!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 03:58 PM (YqDXo)

224 Geezus f***ing juice, Jay, I spelled it wrong.

I have been a f*ck up all day today.

YAHOO, not yahho.

Sorry about that.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:59 PM (C1NyB)

225 the vindictive a-hole that is me, wants the two inside lane trucks to have front tire blowouts that force them into the tow outside lane trucks.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (UgAdJ)
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Got in front of the one in the far left lane and slowed down to 50, he threatened my bumper and I slowed a bit more. He moved over but only for a while.

It was a rock truck, they are the worst.

Posted by: Braenyard at April 24, 2022 03:59 PM (dtPto)

226 GET CLEANED UP AND UPSTAIRS
NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2022 04:01 PM (2JoB8)

227 My 66 year old back thinks your 29 year old back is a pussy.

Posted by: David Ritenour at April 24, 2022 04:01 PM (cqIXn)

228 My local left propaganda paper charges $10.00 a month for a digital subscription. The good news is they offer a 6 month subscription for $1.00. Pro Tip: use a reoccurring calendar notice to remind you to call the paper to cancel the subscription a couple of days before the promo pricing expires and then resubscribe for another 6 months for $1.00 the day after it expires. I interpret that the paper has been offering this promo endlessly for years as tacit acknowledgement they know precisely what their "journalism" is worth.

What's that?

Yes, it is a USA Today owned Uniparty promoting propaganda publication.

Posted by: Real Life Pro Tips at April 24, 2022 04:01 PM (9I3i5)

229 Sump pump.....that's what Mr. Obvious thought was making the sound.... I'm banking on a bear or a venimous duck.

Posted by: ERF at April 24, 2022 04:02 PM (qqD/x)

230 209 Big fan of FLUKE meters, too.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (0IeYL)

Same here. A couple of years ago I bit the bullet and bought a nice Fluke. Lots of $$$, but "buy once, cry once". I also have a bunch of

Posted by: a.moron at April 24, 2022 04:02 PM (F6Xpw)

231 210 Jay, nope. Send me a ping.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:54 PM (C1NyB)
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Try nic again. I got a tip on how to embed an email address, which I was doing wrong.

My bad. (Hangs head.)

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 04:03 PM (YqDXo)

232 Heh. Yeah. We had an in-ground pool and you had to empty it slowly, or it could just come floating up out of the ground. Caskets have been known to come floating up as well during high water events. Basements here are no bueno.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2022 03:49 PM (F0YaR)

To empty pools here you have to drill holes in the bottom to let the ground water come in to equalize pressures.

Posted by: Javems at April 24, 2022 04:04 PM (AmoqO)

233
It was a rock truck, they are the worst.
Posted by: Braenyard

i've had those rat bastards (rock trucks) get aggressive with me before too. bullies. nearly all of them. and the fleet of trucks/trailers they operate are questionably maintained and barely legal.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 24, 2022 04:05 PM (UgAdJ)

234 24 Geezus f***ing juice, Jay, I spelled it wrong.

I have been a f*ck up all day today.

YAHOO, not yahho.

Sorry about that.
Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 24, 2022 03:59 PM (C1NyB)
___________

I noticed that, and thought I'd try it as listed, then try "yahoo" if/when the email bounced back.

I've now corrected the problem I had with embedding my email address in my nic, too.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 04:05 PM (YqDXo)

235 Or biggest problem as a country isn't corruption although that is a very big problem, it's that we have far too many dumbasses who will believe whatever the media tells them to believe.
Posted by: JackStraw

That's not so!! The MSM said so!!

Wait. A. Minute. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2022 04:06 PM (Msys3)

236 126: Sell it on e-Bay?

Posted by: Fox2! at April 24, 2022 04:08 PM (3rjuK)

237 I stand corrected yet again. The email address has to be embedded in the URL, because reasons.

NOW it should be OK.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 24, 2022 04:08 PM (YqDXo)

238 2 deep cycles bad after only a couple of years? Did you check the trickle charger first? Expensive replacement if not bad.

Posted by: Bmoore at April 24, 2022 04:08 PM (4dcja)

239
So it ain't something I did to the carrier inadvertently. But sure as death and taxes, if I call to complain about this my mail will be getting 'lost'. Sigh.

Anyone else notice this trend?
Posted by: GnuBreed

i had that problem. i installed a spring that held the damned door closed and solved it. phucking civil servant asshoe usps dickhead.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 24, 2022 04:10 PM (UgAdJ)

240 lemme try that url mail thingy

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (UgAdJ) - at April 24, 2022 04:14 PM (UgAdJ)

241 Latest Fluke meters have that extremely annoying auto shut off feature. I don't know how many times I've worked my way into a position to place the probes and then looked at the meter to a blank display.

I have a nice Chinese meter that give you a 30 second warning beep before it goes stupid.

Posted by: pawn at April 24, 2022 04:14 PM (Cfk8j)

242 But four trucks, one in each lane, on a four lane highway should be ticketed.

GPS governors limit passing speed -> clumping.

Posted by: DaveA at April 24, 2022 04:21 PM (FhXTo)

243 My FWP is the USPS. For the last couple of years, the carrier doesn't close the door on my mailbox about 10-20% of the time. Including, once again, this week.

Door works fine, it isn't hard to open or close. The first couple of times I found it open, I went down the street and sure enough, found several other unclosed doors.

So it ain't something I did to the carrier inadvertently. But sure as death and taxes, if I call to complain about this my mail will be getting 'lost'. Sigh.

Anyone else notice this trend?

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 24, 2022 03:42 PM

For us it is the USPS driver, he drives like a maniac. When we are out walking the dogs we duck and cover when we see his little truck roaring down the street. Sometimes that doesn't help and he came within 2 feet of me and black dog three the other day when he was on his daily rampage. Complaining does no good, all you get is a "we'll look into it".

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 24, 2022 04:22 PM (bVYXr)

244 Yes, Netflix is a loser, progressive piece of shit company, but I am watching a series there called Fauda, which is about an Israeli defense team tracking down a terrorist they thought they killed.
Pretty good so far.

I have no sense of Hebrew or Arabic, but I caught in the subtitles that fauda means chaos, which makes sense as far as the story is going!

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 24, 2022 04:29 PM (n50Jy)

245 "Stretch those hoses out in the hot sun for a day, that'll get the kinks out.
Posted by: Braenyard "

Flip over and get the backside of your nuts too. I heard it's the latest thing.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 04:29 PM (vrz2I)

246 Complaining does no good, all you get is a "we'll look into it".
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 24, 2022 04:22 PM (bVYXr)

Nail strips.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 24, 2022 04:30 PM (n50Jy)

247 Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at April 24, 2022 04:22 PM (bVYXr)
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True story. I once had a problem with getting mail forwarded and looked up the # for the postmaster general in D.C. I called and got to his secretary. Problemo solved.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2022 04:31 PM (0IeYL)

248 Flip over and get the backside of your nuts too. I heard it's the latest thing.
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2022 04:29 PM (vrz2I)

Duh!

Posted by: Hope Solo at April 24, 2022 04:32 PM (n50Jy)

249 nurse I'd say he died doing what he feared
The earth burning up from global warming
Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2022 03:50 PM (2JoB

He did good. one less idiot in the world. Moar, please.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 04:42 PM (7k9Lr)

250 GPS governors limit passing speed -> clumping.
Posted by: DaveA at April 24, 2022 04:21 PM (FhXTo)

Well, then, if you drive for a company that uses those governors, learn not to try to pass. How hard can it be?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2022 04:46 PM (7k9Lr)

251 Right - don't buy Chinese. Partly for the politics of it, but mostly because the Chinese product is always junk. Their entire nationwide QA/QC program is "whatever we can get away with." To have any guarantee of quality out of China you need to have inspectors there watching every move the millwrights, fabricators, and assemblers do - which makes it NOT cheaper to import from China.

Why anyone would buy something that requires robust quality from China is beyond me. Good grief, just browsing the aisles in Harbor Freight should be enough lesson in the low-quality of Chinese production.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at April 24, 2022 04:57 PM (K58O6)

252 Actually that battery is close to CEL reversal which would be dangerous to charge. Hoping you change quickly and make sure it's charged atabout 2.27 v per cell.

Posted by: EllaMentary at April 24, 2022 05:20 PM (5TEod)

253 If they are lead acid batteries you could open the cells for gas to vent then use a power supply set at 20 Volts for an hour to descale the plates. Check the voltage level again. if it goes up >20%, change the electrolyte and charge normally. Otherwise scrap them.

Posted by: bigG at April 24, 2022 05:27 PM (9tuKL)

254 Damn phat phingers....venomous.....

Posted by: ERF at April 24, 2022 05:29 PM (qqD/x)

255 Aquaman is on TBS.
Amber Heard is the psycho chick in green tights

Nice rack, crappy acting.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at April 24, 2022 05:44 PM (o8Hc8)

256 Buy lithium, they last over ten years at 1/3 the lbs. Only made wuflu land though.

Posted by: Kenneth Neil at April 24, 2022 07:00 PM (o9DBQ)

257 It depends on how high the water needs to be lifted. I have a full-depth basement!

While they can easily lift water that high, normally water eductor style sump pumps use a float valve to actuate the motive water - therefore need to be mounted close to the sump.

Posted by: Pmrich at April 24, 2022 08:13 PM (mrX66)

258 We had a large sump with a double pump installed in our farmhouse. One pump was 120v AC, the backup pump was a 12 VDC pump powered by a deep cycle battery with maintainer/charger to keep it at full charge. It also had the usual water collection stuff underneath the edge of the floor slab and another down the middle of the slab. Totally dried the basement up which previously had water in it year-round.

Worked great - however during routine maintenance, the company found that the AC pump had failed, and the DC pump was doing all the work. Because the AC power was still on, the alarm didn't sound. Have no idea how long it had been that way - possibly as long as a couple for a couple of years.

Posted by: Dr Bob at April 24, 2022 08:52 PM (BvnCG)

259 I've replaced my Zoeller pump 3 times in the last 6 years. Was told by my Zoeller tech it's running too much and the capacitor(that cannot be replaced) is burning out and I should get a smaller pump w/o the cap. WTF!

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