First-World Problems...

Yes folks, that is a sump, with a pump. A made-in-America sump pump that is so ridiculously powerful that I am concerned about how fast the cycles are!

And why is it made in America? Because the last one -- the Chinese one -- failed. And of course, as you and I and Murphy know quite well, things like that fail only at the worst possible moments.

But this really isn't a problem...first or second or even third world! Because the damned thing works like a champ, and the only minor issue is that the overflow vent spits a bit of water out of the reservoir. But even I, the grand poobah of trivial issues, can't get too exercised about that!

Oh...what about in the event of a power failure? Hah! I have two deep-discharge marine batteries hooked up to an inverter, so in the event of a blackout I will still have loads of power available to this beast to pump out the sump. My calculations give me about 100 one minute cycles, and at 60 gallons/minute? I think I am okay!

Yes...I am scraping the bottom of the First World Problems barrel, but sometimes it's important to lean back, smell the roses, eat the oysters and cauliflower, and enjoy living in the greatest country on earth.

So see you next week. I promise I will have something genuinely awful!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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1 A fine set of problems to have. I approve.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2022 01:59 PM (FWb/g)

2 Hi all

Posted by: Ciampino - I don't know what's it like but I commiserate at August 21, 2022 01:59 PM (qfLjt)

3 Oysters and cauliflower?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 21, 2022 02:01 PM (ZSK0i)

4 That’s a weird looking sous vide.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (u73oe)

5 My sump pump is fine, old as house and hardly used but to dump water in as it's the highest spot in the floor so flooding never gets too it.

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (k8B25)

6 LOL. After years of harassment from the university, eight fraternities at USC disaffiliated from USC and became wholly private organizations.

The university is not happy.

USC strongly criticized the move to disaffiliate and invite first-year students to rush, saying in a statement that such fall recruitment "has been repeatedly shown to be unsafe for new students." The university, which stripped the breakaway fraternities of the right to use the USC name, logo or campus Greek life resources, also asserted they were "chafing at procedures and protocols designed to prevent sexual assault and drug abuse and deal with issues of mental health and underage drinking."

The university has posted a prominent warning against the breakaway fraternities on the campus Greek life portal:

"The following groups are NOT AFFILIATED with USC. They are not subject to oversight by university staff, and have elected to forgo support resources and other benefits provided to recognized student groups. Some groups are undertaking unauthorized recruitment. Students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to not join or affiliate with these organizations."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (I2/tG)

7 There's still that problem of maple syrup on French toast. See in the 3rd World there is no maple anything and they don't waste eggs to cook bread.

Posted by: Ciampino - eggs and bread hmm at August 21, 2022 02:04 PM (qfLjt)

8 People in Louisiana are going ' What's a sump pump ?

Posted by: polynikes at August 21, 2022 02:04 PM (KTOXl)

9 My son and I were discussing San Onofre, the nuclear plant just south of San Clemente. Some shitty part sold by Mitsubishi but made in China failed, causing millions of dollars in damage.

He refers to all crappy Chinese products as "Chinesesium."

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:05 PM (JVCkA)

10 USC frats are now on double secret probation.

Posted by: 4thewin at August 21, 2022 02:06 PM (7UYe0)

11 He refers to all crappy Chinese products as "Chinesesium."

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Don't refer to the new $50K Ford Mustang EV that way!

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:06 PM (/zWKu)

12 Which USC? South Carolina or The University of Spoiled Chinese?

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:08 PM (JVCkA)

13 'Sup Pup! Wait, this isn't the Pet Thread!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at August 21, 2022 02:08 PM (PiwSw)

14 USC frats are now on double secret probation.
Posted by: 4thewin at August 21, 2022 02:06 PM (7UYe0)

Worse. The Dean has revoked their campus charter. The next USC Homecoming Parade should be fire.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 02:09 PM (4I/2K)

15 That’s a weird looking sous vide.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (u73oe)

It's for cooking whole cows.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 21, 2022 02:09 PM (Z9IqD)

16 And why is it made in America? Because the last one -- the Chinese one -- failed. And of course, as you and I and Murphy know quite well, things like that fail only at the worst possible moments.

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Speaking of, go right now and put bleach a bleach solution in your home's air conditioner's condensate pump. Let it get up to a water level where the switch activates the pump. Then do it three or four more times.

Trust me on this. They's algae in there, and one day you'll come home to standing water or wet carpet because the float is obstructed. Hopefully it won't happen while you're away on vacation.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:09 PM (/zWKu)

17 6
"The following groups are NOT AFFILIATED with USC. They are not subject to oversight by university staff, and have elected to forgo support resources and other benefits provided to recognized student groups. Some groups are undertaking unauthorized recruitment. Students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to not join or affiliate with these organizations."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (I2/tG)
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What were the harassments?
That university blurb could be grounds for cease and desist or a lawsuit no?

Posted by: Ciampino - underage deinking bad - puberty blockers/steroids good at August 21, 2022 02:10 PM (qfLjt)

18 Living in Southeast Louisiana we don't need sump pumps. We can't have basements. Or drain pools without drilling holes in the bottom. I'm really high and the water table is at about 6 feet.

Posted by: Javems at August 21, 2022 02:10 PM (xkNqt)

19 The following groups are NOT AFFILIATED with USC. They are not subject to oversight by university staff, and have elected to forgo support resources and other benefits provided to recognized student groups. Some groups are undertaking unauthorized recruitment. Students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to not join or affiliate with these organizations."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2022 02:02 PM (I2/tG)
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What were the harassments?
That university blurb could be grounds for cease and desist or a lawsuit no?
Posted by: Ciampino - underage deinking bad - puberty blockers/steroids good

Let the hatred flow through you, Academia nuts..

Posted by: Lawyers who sued Oberlin college at August 21, 2022 02:11 PM (cY9wR)

20 You know, frats separating from the university and the universities issuing statements is probably a first world problem (also second and third, probably, which makes sense considering where we're headed).

I'd encourage the frats to post those warnings as badges of honor. That separation is a great way forward.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:12 PM (/zWKu)

21 18 That's what happens when you live in the drain of 1/3 of the country

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:13 PM (k8B25)

22 You know, frats separating from the university and the universities issuing statements is probably a first world problem (also second and third, probably, which makes sense considering where we're headed).

I'd encourage the frats to post those warnings as badges of honor. That separation is a great way forward.

Do you want to join a frat where you are treated as a human being and a man, or do you think that a frat on USCs' leash is the place for you?

Answer carefully.

Posted by: frat ad campaign at August 21, 2022 02:14 PM (cY9wR)

23 FWP: Taking kids to the mall and out to eat for our "start to school" dinner tonight, so I'm missing the food thread...

And on the same weekend my oven door collapsed when I was making dinner last night (since "fixed" by the spouse, but I think my oven, even only 5ish years old is on the "replace in 2-3 years" plan now)...

Posted by: Nova local at August 21, 2022 02:14 PM (exHjb)

24 Do you want to join a frat where you are treated as a human being and a man, or do you think that a frat on USCs' leash is the place for you?

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Yep.

"Do you believe in freedom of association?"

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:15 PM (/zWKu)

25 Humblebragging is defintely a first world problem

Posted by: REDACTED at August 21, 2022 02:16 PM (us2H3)

26 "Why hasn't your frat been kicked off of campus yet?"

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:16 PM (/zWKu)

27 16
What is an air conditioner's condensate pump. My heat exchanger is outside (I think).

Posted by: Ciampino - underage drinking bad - puberty blockers/steroids good at August 21, 2022 02:17 PM (qfLjt)

28 Greetings:

Chinese plumbing is based on much smaller turds.

The kind of turds that lo-flow toilets can handle.

Posted by: 11B40 at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (uuklp)

29 The notion of independent fraternities appeals to me. Wonder how many more will follow their lead.

Posted by: NR Pax at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (FWb/g)

30 Kids break stuff, so I refuse to buy them nice MP3 players. As a result, today was the second time I had to disassemble a player and re-solder connections in the one of the darn things. Both times it's been the connection between board and output jack. Pfft.

Posted by: She Hobbit at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (ftFVW)

31 In all seriousness, though, are we supposed to discuss sump pumps until #101?

Because that could be a long-lasting, low-post thread.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (/zWKu)

32 University is this weird place where students are treated as children who need to be sheltered from thought they don't agree with and yet they have the authority to cancel anything they want to cancel.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:19 PM (eGTCV)

33 Your pump is a beauty.

Posted by: Marooned at August 21, 2022 02:19 PM (w6hJ9)

34 31 In all seriousness, though, are we supposed to discuss sump pumps until #101?

Because that could be a long-lasting, low-post thread.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (/zWKu)

I thought, like the food thread, you could discuss any of your own first world problems (FWPs), not just the post...just like you can discuss your own menu on the food thread...

Posted by: Nova local at August 21, 2022 02:21 PM (exHjb)

35 University is this weird place where students are treated as children who need to be sheltered from thought they don't agree with and yet they have the authority to cancel anything they want to cancel.

Dean Wormer has been replaced by a fat lesbian "diversity officer" who tries to impose controls on the social life of the university that Dean Wormer never would have dreamed of.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at August 21, 2022 02:21 PM (I2/tG)

36 I probably mentioned this. My fwp is the garage door opener. It somehow caught (manual pull rope with handle) on the roof rack and the door stayed partially open, so it won't work now. No handles on the door. First time it ever happened in 4 yrs. So, car sits in driveway until Thurs. when they can show up to fix it. Thankfully it's not winter and snowing.

Posted by: Infidel at August 21, 2022 02:21 PM (QgnTJ)

37 28 Greetings:

Chinese plumbing is based on much smaller turds.

The kind of turds that lo-flow toilets can handle.

Posted by: 11B40 at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (uuklp)
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My late wife would agree. I had never seen such a girthy turd.

Posted by: Modern Toilet - sorry we only guaranteed 7 golfballs not tree trunks at August 21, 2022 02:23 PM (qfLjt)

38 What is an air conditioner's condensate pump. My heat exchanger is outside (I think).
Posted by: Ciampino

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Lots of folks are able to have one drain directly into a way out, but other installations require it to be pumped up and out or over to a drain.

Image of one here:

https://tinyurl.com/22knssxz

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:23 PM (/zWKu)

39 I thought, like the food thread, you could discuss any of your own first world problems (FWPs), not just the post...just like you can discuss your own menu on the food thread...
Posted by: Nova local

**

NO JUST SUMP PUMPS

And maybe snipers.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:24 PM (/zWKu)

40 But Chinese plumbing also has to handle the chopped up dissidents they try to flush down the drain. You'd think their sump pumps would be excellent

Posted by: Wally at August 21, 2022 02:24 PM (m7HMI)

41 You and your fancy-schmancy first world problems.

Just you wait until the supply chains break. Then you will know how it is for us.

Posted by: Third World at August 21, 2022 02:24 PM (JVCkA)

42 Chinese government is based on much smaller turds.

there, that's better

Posted by: REDACTED at August 21, 2022 02:25 PM (us2H3)

43 You'd think their sump pumps would be excellent

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They have those shredding blades in them.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:25 PM (/zWKu)

44 I have a condenser drain that has clogged (with attic insulation) in the past. I put a gallon of vinegar down the drain almost every month. No algae.

Posted by: Third World at August 21, 2022 02:25 PM (JVCkA)

45 Off Venezuela/Zimbabwe sock.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:26 PM (JVCkA)

46 How much sump, could your sump pump pump if your sump pump could pump sump?

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:26 PM (eGTCV)

47 I am now moving a refridgerator. My cousin convinced me of the wisdom. This is from 2007 and works perfectly. Even the ice maker works. It was going to be thrown away. I figure a working appliance is worth several new problematic ones. I'd take the washer if it was still working well but it doesn't spin very well.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 21, 2022 02:28 PM (9WSy4)

48 43 You'd think their sump pumps would be excellent

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They have those shredding blades in them.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:25 PM (/zWKu)

Crocodiles did the heavy lifting for Idi Amin.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:28 PM (eGTCV)

49 28 Greetings:

Chinese plumbing is based on much smaller turds.
The kind of turds that lo-flow toilets can handle.

Posted by: 11B40 at August 21, 2022 02:18 PM (uuklp)
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Is that due to smaller meals or smaller ah-so-ole ?

Posted by: Modern Toilets - sorry we only guaranteed 7 golfballs not tree trunks at August 21, 2022 02:29 PM (qfLjt)

50 Infidel so rope is caught on car?

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:29 PM (k8B25)

51 I have two deep-discharge marine batteries hooked up to an inverter, so in the event of a blackout I will still have loads of power available to this beast to pump out the sump.

Series or parallel ?

Posted by: Rinse and Repeat at August 21, 2022 02:29 PM (T8y9W)

52 I put a gallon of vinegar down the drain almost every month.

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That is a fantastic tip re: fiberglass insulation.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:29 PM (/zWKu)

53 Lots of folks are able to have one drain directly into a way out, but other installations require it to be pumped up and out or over to a drain.

Image of one here:

https://tinyurl.com/22knssxz
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:23 PM (/zWKu)

I installed my own AC system back in 1992, and I installed my pump at eye level on the A coil plenum to pump the water overhead into my workshop sink. The float bowl is clear on the present pump. Easy to spot issues.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 21, 2022 02:29 PM (Zvtjl)

54 I installed my own AC system back in 1992, and I installed my pump at eye level on the A coil plenum to pump the water overhead into my workshop sink. The float bowl is clear on the present pump. Easy to spot issues.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy

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That's the way to do it if you can.

I learned my lesson the hard way. Not a big spill, but a spill nonetheless. Now I diligently clean that pump every month and make sure the float moves smoovely.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:31 PM (/zWKu)

55 Yes...I am scraping the bottom of the First World Problems barrel

CBD,
Roads, traffic signals, traffic signs, and especially drivers may provide a few First World Problems to discuss.

Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2022 02:31 PM (AMIL/)

56 FWP shopping carts left in parking spaces

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at August 21, 2022 02:32 PM (E7eS/)

57 38 What is an air conditioner's condensate pump. My heat exchanger is outside (I think).
Posted by: Ciampino

*

Lots of folks are able to have one drain directly into a way out, but other installations require it to be pumped up and out or over to a drain.

Image of one here:
https://tinyurl.com/22knssxz

Posted by: Moron Robbie -
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Yes mine drains out of the crawlspace onto gravel.

Posted by: Ciampino has no A/C maintenance issues at August 21, 2022 02:32 PM (qfLjt)

58 My drain was clogged. I had to use a shop vac to suck the "elephant jizz" out. Been fine ever since.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:33 PM (JVCkA)

59 Infidel so rope is caught on car?
Posted by: Skip

Yes Skip. I pulled it out, but not before closing the garage door. Had just gotten from grocery store, took in a load, hit the close button, put milk away and went to get the rest of the groceries. The door was 1/2 open. I noticed the rope. Climbed up and unhooked. Tried reset. No luck and not climbing on at a ladder at this point in life.

Posted by: Infidel at August 21, 2022 02:37 PM (QgnTJ)

60 Worse. The Dean has revoked their campus charter. The next USC Homecoming Parade should be fire.
Posted by: Count de Monet

"EAT ME"

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:38 PM (LsEU/)

61 I think I may have told this story. When we moved to Colorado, it was the first house either my wife or I had ever lived in that had a basement. Shortly afterwards, I was out of town for work. She called me to say that something was making a weird noise. Of course I had no idea what it could be and suggested that she call one of the few people we had met, an older couple from church. He came over, listened to the noise for a second and said "Oh, that's just your sump pump." Wife: "My what?" And then he pointed it out and explained the whole thing.

Posted by: Oddbob at August 21, 2022 02:38 PM (nfrXX)

62 44 I have a condenser drain that has clogged (with attic insulation) in the past. I put a gallon of vinegar down the drain almost every month. No algae.

Posted by: Third World at August 21, 2022 02:25 PM (JVCkA)
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My upright, frost-free freezer has a blocked drainage pipe. Now I have a huge block of ice on the bottom shelf and the lower basket is trapped in ice as well. Any suggestions?

Posted by: Ciampino has water problems:sinks, fridges, shower at August 21, 2022 02:38 PM (qfLjt)

63 Yes...I am scraping the bottom of the First World Problems barrel

CBD,
Roads, traffic signals, traffic signs, and especially drivers may provide a few First World Problems to discuss.
Posted by: Gref

Women's make up.

Posted by: rickb223 Cruel ace is the best ace at August 21, 2022 02:38 PM (KE2ea)

64 Yes...I am scraping the bottom of the First World Problems barrel

CBD,
Roads, traffic signals, traffic signs, and especially drivers may provide a few First World Problems to discuss.
Posted by: Gref

Turn signals. Of what possible use could they be?

-- At least half of the jamokes I see on the road

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:40 PM (LsEU/)

65 What is an air conditioner's condensate pump. My heat exchanger is outside (I think).
Posted by: Ciampino

Lots of folks are able to have one drain directly into a way out, but other installations require it to be pumped up and out or over to a drain.

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Even if your AC condensate discharge runs directly to a floor drain, the drain line is prone to algae/mold formation that can cause clogging. It's good practice to run bleach solution through the entire line periodically,. starting as close as possible to the discharge connection from the AC evaporator coil.

Posted by: Bigsmith at August 21, 2022 02:41 PM (TI80K)

66 My upright, frost-free freezer has a blocked drainage pipe. Now I have a huge block of ice on the bottom shelf and the lower basket is trapped in ice as well. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Ciampino

Empty the freezer, leave door open to drain and pour hot water in the drain.

Posted by: Infidel at August 21, 2022 02:41 PM (QgnTJ)

67 Now I diligently clean that pump every month and make sure the float moves smoovely.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:31 PM (/zWKu)

Uhh, that's code for something else, right? RIGHT?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 21, 2022 02:41 PM (Zvtjl)

68 Turn signals. Of what possible use could they be?

-- At least half of the jamokes I see on the road

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:40 PM (LsEU/)
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Well if they don't top up the turn signal fluid then they won't be much use. And make sure you get the right color.

Posted by: Ciampino - do you need a reverse gear? at August 21, 2022 02:43 PM (qfLjt)

69 CBD,
Roads, traffic signals, traffic signs, and especially drivers may provide a few First World Problems to discuss.
Posted by: Gref

Old men in hats who drive super slow while they inspect the crops.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:43 PM (eGTCV)

70 Old men in hats who drive super slow while they inspect the crops.
Posted by: NLurker

Slow? Hell, Grampa would stop in the middle of the road to stop and point something out to me. He didn't care one whit if he was in someone's way or not. He wouldn't have even noticed.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:45 PM (LsEU/)

71 67 Now I diligently clean that pump every month and make sure the float moves smoovely.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Norway only has EVs because the government has guns at August 21, 2022 02:31 PM (/zWKu)

Uhh, that's code for something else, right? RIGHT?
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 21, 2022 02:41 PM (Zvtjl)

I was wondering if this is code for something:

18 Living in Southeast Louisiana we don't need sump pumps. We can't have basements. Or drain pools without drilling holes in the bottom. I'm really high ...
Posted by: Javems at August 21, 2022 02:10 PM (xkNqt)

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 02:45 PM (rnYgr)

72 Well if they don't top up the turn signal fluid then they won't be much use. And make sure you get the right color.
Posted by: Ciampino - do you need a reverse gear? at August 21, 2022 02:43 PM (qfLjt)

That and teh 730 fluid for the VW Rabbit

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2022 02:45 PM (xhaym)

73 Trying to decide if you should adopt a slang word the cool kids are using, i.e. THOT.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:47 PM (eGTCV)

74 My upright, frost-free freezer has a blocked drainage pipe. Now I have a huge block of ice on the bottom shelf and the lower basket is trapped in ice as well. Any suggestions?

Turn it off. Get a big ice chest. Salvage the food as best can.

Break out the hair dryer.

Make sure all the ice is gone. Turn the thing on and see if it works okay.

The little fan that blows the cold air from the freezer got blocked. The fridge part was not cold. There was ice on the coils. There is never supposed to ice on the coils. Periodically, the coils are heated to melt the ice. Didn't happen. Ice formed.

I went out and bought a big ice chest. Put lots of stuff in it. Turned off the fridge. Used the hair dryer to melt the ice.

Turned it back on and it's been great since (over 3 years).

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (JVCkA)

75 66
Empty the freezer, leave door open to drain and pour hot water in the drain.

Posted by: Infidel at August 21, 2022 02:41 PM (QgnTJ)
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Thanks but I thought of that. I don't have anywhere to go with the contents short of styrofoam chests, and it's packed for WSHTF. I do have a heat gun. I expect to have to wait until winter so stuff won't spoil.

Posted by: Ciampino - that drainpipe is a bad design at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (qfLjt)

76 Trying to decide if you should adopt a slang word the cool kids are using, i.e. THOT.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:47 PM (eGTCV)

Just remember, a THOTH has a long nose

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (xhaym)

77 Infidel everything still on track right?
That disconnect handle should be connected to catch
Would pull car out of garage
Have tried a power cut off then on?

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (k8B25)

78 I was wondering if this is code for something:

18 Living in Southeast Louisiana we don't need sump pumps. We can't have basements. Or drain pools without drilling holes in the bottom. I'm really high ...
Posted by: Javems at August 21, 2022 02:10 PM (xkNqt)

LOL!

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (Zvtjl)

79 I do have a heat gun.
Posted by: Ciampino

A phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:49 PM (LsEU/)

80 Looks like CBD has a spider problem.

Posted by: wodun at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (lFga6)

81 Thanks but I thought of that. I don't have anywhere to go with the contents short of styrofoam chests, and it's packed for WSHTF. I do have a heat gun. I expect to have to wait until winter so stuff won't spoil.

Posted by: Ciampino - that drainpipe is a bad design at August 21, 2022 02:48 PM (qfLjt)

Well, the good news is that you are prepped in case the power grid goes down this Fall.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (xhaym)

82 FWP: My Briggs&Stratton lawnmower engine refuses to start up. Worked fine to mow the front yard. Wheeled it around to the backyard and after a mower-operator respite, it won't start. Checked and replaced the air filter, checked the sparkplug, and checked the fuel level. It's not an air or spark issue. The more times I prime it before pulling the cord, it catches just a bit longer, then dies. So fuel is not getting into the carb on its own.

Looking at all the YTubes to see what the problem may be.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (4I/2K)

83 The ice maker in my fridge freezer had been freezing up fairly often but ever since I've been using it to dispense ice for cocktails that hasn't been a problem.
Mind you the ice isn't CBD cocktail quality.

Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (eGTCV)

84 83 The ice maker in my fridge freezer had been freezing up fairly often but ever since I've been using it to dispense ice for cocktails that hasn't been a problem.
Mind you the ice isn't CBD cocktail quality.
Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (eGTCV)

You hafta sous-vide that stuff.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 02:52 PM (rnYgr)

85 Check the throttle cable, the newer mowers use a lock out for the throttle and feed as a safety element. Your cable might be kinked or the spring or pivot point might be dinged up and not moving freely.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2022 02:53 PM (xhaym)

86 Last night I was watching a Jeopardy "Battle of the Decades" from the last few years. Of course, they had Brad Rutter, the all-time money winner, on. He told Trebek, after the other contestants talked about their middle-class dreams like traveling and paying for tuition, that he'd use the cash to buy a new Porsche he likes. Baller.

That guy has first world problems. "Aw, man, I gotta go on TV again if I'm gonna get this supercar I want. Damn."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at August 21, 2022 02:53 PM (IXpV7)

87 Skip, yes, everything still moves except the garage door. I tried the power on/off. Didn't work.

Posted by: Infidel at August 21, 2022 02:53 PM (QgnTJ)

88 79 I do have a heat gun.
Posted by: Ciampino

A phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:49 PM (LsEU/)
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Better - small photon torpedoes.

Posted by: Ciampino - the UV when they explode will be hawt at August 21, 2022 02:53 PM (qfLjt)

89 Check the throttle cable, the newer mowers use a lock out for the throttle and feed as a safety element. Your cable might be kinked or the spring or pivot point might be dinged up and not moving freely.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 21, 2022 02:53 PM (xhaym)

Will do. Thanks.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 02:54 PM (4I/2K)

90 The university, which stripped the breakaway fraternities of the right to use the USC name, logo or campus Greek life resources, also asserted they were "chafing at procedures and protocols designed to prevent sexual assault and drug abuse and deal with issues of mental health and underage drinking."

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The policies treat men like they are already guilty of rape the moment they pledge to a fraternity. The policies blame white privilege for every one's mental issues.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 02:55 PM (h1jJh)

91 84 83 The ice maker in my fridge freezer had been freezing up fairly often but ever since I've been using it to dispense ice for cocktails that hasn't been a problem.
Mind you the ice isn't CBD cocktail quality.
Posted by: NLurker at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (eGTCV)

You hafta sous-vide that stuff.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 02:52 PM (rnYgr)
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I did suggest bain-marie as an alternative.

Posted by: Ciampino - IR cooking at August 21, 2022 02:58 PM (qfLjt)

92 Which USC? South Carolina or The University of Spoiled Chinese?
Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at August 21, 2022 02:08 PM (JVCkA)

Spoiled Chinese...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at August 21, 2022 02:58 PM (ZSK0i)

93 In one month USC has joined the Big 10 and lost its fraternities. They now have as much tradition as Boise State.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 02:58 PM (h1jJh)

94 I'm not a lawyer, but I would think those non-university-affiliated "clubs" would have really expensive liability insurance.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 02:59 PM (rnYgr)

95 Infidel the rope should connect to a catch mechanism, that is disconnected from catching car, it needs to get connected to garage door chain

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:59 PM (k8B25)

96 95 Infidel the rope should connect to a catch mechanism, that is disconnected from catching car, it needs to get connected to garage door chain
Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 02:59 PM (k8B25)

Is this the same thing that happened to your garage door rope recently, Skip?

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:01 PM (rnYgr)

97 82 FWP: My Briggs&Stratton lawnmower engine refuses to start up. Worked fine to mow the front yard. Wheeled it around to the backyard and after a mower-operator respite, it won't start. Checked and replaced the air filter, checked the sparkplug, and checked the fuel level. It's not an air or spark issue. The more times I prime it before pulling the cord, it catches just a bit longer, then dies. So fuel is not getting into the carb on its own.

Looking at all the YTubes to see what the problem may be.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 02:50 PM (4I/2K)
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My B&S problem was the fuel jet in the carb. Ethanol in the fuel killed it every few years. My riding mower also gave me problems with the various safery cutoffs - seat, pedal.

Posted by: Ciampino - lawyers cause more problems than they solve at August 21, 2022 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

98 The USC in California I thought was the University of Spoiled Children.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:05 PM (rnYgr)

99 FWP: My Briggs&Stratton lawnmower engine refuses to start up. Worked fine to mow the front yard. Wheeled it around to the backyard and after a mower-operator respite, it won't start. Checked and replaced the air filter, checked the sparkplug, and checked the fuel level. It's not an air or spark issue. The more times I prime it before pulling the cord, it catches just a bit longer, then dies. So fuel is not getting into the carb on its own.

Looking at all the YTubes to see what the problem may be.

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The BS mower motors have a aluminum "shear" key between the stator and the main shaft. If it shears, the timing of the motor will be off and you will be lucky if it fires at all. I would check that and if it needs replacing get a steel key.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (h1jJh)

100 100!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (rnYgr)

101 There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten.

One would have thought a conference of universities could count to 10.

No more, no less. Five is right out.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (LsEU/)

102 My spring that helps lift door broke a couple more coils of it

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (k8B25)

103 My B&S problem was the fuel jet in the carb. Ethanol in the fuel killed it every few years. My riding mower also gave me problems with the various safery cutoffs - seat, pedal.
Posted by: Ciampino - lawyers cause more problems than they solve at August 21, 2022 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

A simple fix for simple-minded non-mechanic like me, or did it require replacing the carb itself?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:11 PM (4I/2K)

104 The BS mower motors have a aluminum "shear" key between the stator and the main shaft. If it shears, the timing of the motor will be off and you will be lucky if it fires at all. I would check that and if it needs replacing get a steel key.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (h1jJh)

What is a stator?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:12 PM (4I/2K)

105 There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten.

One would have thought a conference of universities could count to 10.

No more, no less. Five is right out.

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If you don't play everyone in your conference every year, are you really a conference?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:13 PM (h1jJh)

106 101 There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten.

One would have thought a conference of universities could count to 10.

No more, no less. Five is right out.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (LsEU/)
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Well either someone is using big values of 10 such that 10=14 (you know, like 2+2=5). or someone had ONE BOOT OFF when they were counting on their digits so overflowed the hands and had no stop code.

Posted by: Ciampino - probably not the Maths Dept that counted at August 21, 2022 03:13 PM (qfLjt)

107 What is a stator?
Posted by: Count de Monet

$20. Same as in town.

Posted by: rickb223 Cruel ace is the best ace at August 21, 2022 03:13 PM (KE2ea)

108 Glad you've resolved your sump pump problems.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:14 PM (bZgS1)

109 >>> 104 The BS mower motors have a aluminum "shear" key between the stator and the main shaft. If it shears, the timing of the motor will be off and you will be lucky if it fires at all. I would check that and if it needs replacing get a steel key.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (h1jJh)

What is a stator?
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:12 PM (4I/2K)

Post-auto-cucumber-attack starter?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2022 03:15 PM (llON8)

110 104 stator?
Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:12 PM (4I/2K)

Stator?! I didn't even know 'er!

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:15 PM (rnYgr)

111 Or not:

"Stator
The stator is the stationary part of a rotary system, found in electric generators, electric motors, sirens, mud motors or biological rotors."

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2022 03:15 PM (llON8)

112 Women's make up.
Posted by: rickb223 Cruel ace is the best ace at August 21, 2022 02:38 PM (KE2ea)
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Farding?

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:15 PM (bZgS1)

113 Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:15 PM (bZgS1)

Bug as in pester? Or as in secretly record?

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:17 PM (rnYgr)

114 The BS mower motors have a aluminum "shear" key between the stator and the main shaft. If it shears, the timing of the motor will be off and you will be lucky if it fires at all. I would check that and if it needs replacing get a steel key.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:07 PM (h1jJh)

What is a stator?

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I may have use the incorrect terminology but it is a flywheel/generator that is attached to the main shaft. I think it attaches also to the pull cord pulley. It has some mass so when the motor first fires, the aluminum key gets hammered pretty hard

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:18 PM (h1jJh)

115 104
What is a stator?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:12 PM (4I/2K)
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A specially sous vided potato served to sitting senators. Do not serve if they are only standing or don't have standing.
[if in any doubt on serving status, see USSC for guidance]

Posted by: Ciampino - they may have eyes at August 21, 2022 03:18 PM (qfLjt)

116 "There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten. "

Not happy they're adding those west coast teams to the league.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2022 03:18 PM (gLRfa)

117 Replacing a carb on a B&S engine is probably easier than you might think. I bought a replacement carb for my Generac portable generator and it came with a new fuel line that runs from the tank to the carb, two gaskets and the carb itself.

Bought it on Amazon of all places for about $28. Took less than 15 minutes to replace. Starts on the first or second pull now.

Took more time to figure out how to drain the damn tank and get the nasty gas out of it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2022 03:20 PM (BFigT)

118 "There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten. "

This must be that New Math I keep hearing about.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:21 PM (oGiDo)

119 6. Great free advertising.

Posted by: From That Time at August 21, 2022 03:22 PM (8B2a8)

120 Not much of a first world problem, but I suppose it's sumpin'...

Posted by: Muldoon at August 21, 2022 03:23 PM (kXYt5)

121 64 Yes...I am scraping the bottom of the First World Problems barrel

CBD,
Roads, traffic signals, traffic signs, and especially drivers may provide a few First World Problems to discuss.
Posted by: Gref

Turn signals. Of what possible use could they be?

-- At least half of the jamokes I see on the road
Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 02:40 PM (LsEU/)

I've recently encountered a new type of these jamokes: Ones who turn on the signal after they're into the turn going in to a parking lot or driveway. Why bother? You've already pissed me off by slowing down for no reason I can see, making me worry about what your next move is going to be.

Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2022 03:24 PM (AMIL/)

122 CBD's Sump Pump. Again.

He leads a blessed live with overflowing love and support from his wife and children. Good for him.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at August 21, 2022 03:25 PM (u82oZ)

123 @9 Chatterbox Mouse-The Mitsubishi steam generators at San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant did not have a failure due to Chinese manufactured parts, China had nothing to do with that.
What you will not or have not heard is that the steam generator/turbine which is a 550ton piece of equipment was dropped 3 feet when it was being loaded for transportation. The "tubes" in this thing as far as my source informed me were damaged. They tried to find damage to the tubes which was near impossible. They rolled the dice, installed the generator. Didn't take long to figure out they had a problem "harmonic vibrations" and lack of tube "elasticity". For us laymen, there was probably cracked welds at tube heads and the plant, that was slated to be shuttered at a later date, was shutdown prematurely.

.....and now you know the rest of the story.

Posted by: JROD at August 21, 2022 03:25 PM (0jZnq)

124 118 "There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten. "

This must be that New Math I keep hearing about.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:21 PM (oGiDo)
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Are you referring to Common Core Math?

Posted by: Ciampino - is this the Math used for that FL bridge? at August 21, 2022 03:25 PM (qfLjt)

125 Took more time to figure out how to drain the damn tank and get the nasty gas out of it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at August 21, 2022 03:20 PM (BFigT)

Thanks. If it's not some sort of fuel line blockage or a condition that corrects with partial disassembly and liberal spraying of carb cleaner through the tank, fuel line, and into the carb, then I'll go looking for a replacement carb. I don't have the precision tools and workbench setup the YTube gurus have. I do have a siphon pump for the fuel and oil extraction.

Anything needed beyond that and I'll take it in to the small engine repair shop.

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:27 PM (4I/2K)

126 Ones who turn on the signal after they're into the turn going in to a parking lot or driveway. Why bother? You've already pissed me off by slowing down for no reason I can see, making me worry about what your next move is going to be.
Posted by: Gref

These ignorant cows believe the signal helps with the turn, no doubt.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 21, 2022 03:29 PM (LsEU/)

127 Moardanlikly

ur prime bulb is not

well, primin

Posted by: REDACTED at August 21, 2022 03:30 PM (us2H3)

128 The new thing is SuperConferences. This was brokered by ESPN who are trying to take over college football completely.

Phase 1 bring all of the big schools into 2 or three "conferences" with 18-20 schools.

Phase 2 "realize" that the conferences are too big and unmanageable.

Phase 3 kick out all of the little schools to get them back to 10-12.

Did you guys notice that this happened immediately after they said that players could get paid and transfer indefinitely without any wait time. Basically, football players don't need to go to class any more.

College football is no more. They are trying to be the new NFL. They totally forgot how important tradition is to college football.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:30 PM (h1jJh)

129 ipone Voice Memos is handy but it records in Wave or something huge.

It is difficult finding an app to convert the audio to an mp3. Disappointingly, Download.com (CNET) has downgraded itself close to pointless.

That's my first world problem, Easily compressing/converting iphone recording to MP3.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:30 PM (bZgS1)

130 This must be that New Math I keep hearing about.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:21 PM (oGiDo)
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Are you referring to Common Core Math?
Posted by: Ciampino - is this the Math used for that FL bridge?

Naw, the math that says the student's feelings are more important than being correct. If 2+2 = Quincy, Illinois, that answer's Ok with the teacher....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:30 PM (oGiDo)

131 116 "There's 14 teams (iirc) for football alone in the Big Ten. "

Not happy they're adding those west coast teams to the league.

Posted by: Tuna at August 21, 2022 03:18 PM (gLRfa)

Me neither. Because that will hurt my school's (Arizona) basketball recruiting in California.

I think the Big 10 goes to 16 schools when UCLA and USC join in a couple years. Maybe 18. I lost count a few years back.

I also hate the pseudo BIG logo they've used since expanding above 10 schools. The Big Whatever needs to spare some time from bribing new schools and negotiating new TV contracts and spend it looking for a better advertising outfit.

Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2022 03:32 PM (AMIL/)

132 >36 It somehow caught (manual pull rope with handle)

Rope handle on the center rail? Where the track or door chain is? If so it might just need "snapped" back in place.
The rope pull is designed to disengage the door from the chain drive. If you push the door button and the motor runs but the door wont move, it's likely the issue.

Posted by: Fool Otto at August 21, 2022 03:32 PM (DB16e)

133 >>> Bug as in pester? Or as in secretly record?
Posted by: m
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Hey there, hadn't thought of that.
Record and give them an option.
Good idea.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:32 PM (bZgS1)

134 121
I've recently encountered a new type of these jamokes: Ones who turn on the signal after they're into the turn going in to a parking lot or driveway. Why bother? You've already pissed me off by slowing down for no reason I can see, making me worry about what your next move is going to be.

Posted by: Gref at August 21, 2022 03:24 PM (AMIL/)
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OK, so these are not premature signalaters but instead are delayed signalaters.

Posted by: Ciampino - is this s turn signal lever I see before me? at August 21, 2022 03:32 PM (qfLjt)

135 103 My B&S problem was the fuel jet in the carb. Ethanol in the fuel killed it every few years. My riding mower also gave me problems with the various safery cutoffs - seat, pedal.
Posted by: Ciampino - lawyers cause more problems than they solve at August 21, 2022 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

A simple fix for simple-minded non-mechanic like me, or did it require replacing the carb itself?

Posted by: Count de Monet at August 21, 2022 03:11 PM (4I/2K)
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The jet was replaced twice but eventually had to get a new carb.

Posted by: Ciampino - is this a turn signal lever I see before me? at August 21, 2022 03:34 PM (qfLjt)

136 Would the morons be so kind as to provide their experience regarding house siding? We are considering replacing our vinyl as we hate the color and some of the crappy installation/finishing but everything you read online about various types of siding is confusing and plagued with propaganda.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 21, 2022 03:36 PM (VCmhP)

137 Here's a first-world problem in our crumbling, third-world banana republic: I went to Golden Corral this morning for what'll be the last time. When I arrived with my party, the majority of booths were not occupied but were also not bussed. Employees (most of which wore face diapers) would use the same rag to wipe down seats--one of which just had a shoe propped on it so that it could be tied--to wipe the tables. Multiple "clean" dishes were visibly dirty. It was uncomfortably warm and dank, presumably in an effort to cheap out on the electric bill. Plus, we witnessed some stupid little kid sneeze directly onto some of the food which we reported to management. I went home and immediately dosed up on extra vitamin C and zinc. It was a genuinely gross experience.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 21, 2022 03:36 PM (DTX3h)

138 Tonypete--My husband is an alum of a Big Ten school. We started calling them the Grande Quatorze (Big 14 in French) as a joke.

So are they going to now be the Grande Soixante--or have I lost count?

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 21, 2022 03:37 PM (fTtFy)

139 iPhone records in .aiff format. Hi res audio, yes large files. If you have iTunes there is an option to save as .mp3 file.
There are also 3rd party apps, not free.

Posted by: gourmand du jour a rare sunny day at August 21, 2022 03:37 PM (jTmQV)

140 Every time I go to use my turn signals the windshield wipers come on or my steering wheel starts moving up and down. It's the damnedest thing.

Might be the reason people yell and flip me off all the time.

Posted by: JROD at August 21, 2022 03:39 PM (0jZnq)

141 >136

I spent half the 90's applicating vinyl siding for a living, still help friends on occasion to this day. What are your questions?

Posted by: Fool Otto at August 21, 2022 03:40 PM (DB16e)

142 >>> I went home and immediately dosed up on extra vitamin C and zinc. It was a genuinely gross experience.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 21, 2022 03:36 PM (DTX3h)
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T1-11 will last forty to sixty years and add structural strength to your house. Hardi plank or its variants would be a consideration someone else can better address.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:41 PM (bZgS1)

143 What is the most soul-crushing, useless job around?

My nominee is BMW & Mercedes turn signal installer.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2022 03:41 PM (a3Q+t)

144 There's a guy at the pub with flipper arms. I don't know how he'll manage.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, my trench is full of chickens at August 21, 2022 03:41 PM (VdGjU)

145 The house we rented, just before we bought this place, was around a hundred years old. The electrical system, was, putting it kindly, the electrical wiring equivalent of Joe Biden's presidency. There was knob and post wiring, twisted together and taped to romex. There were exposed hots in several places. Half the outlets in the whole house were ungrounded. connections were generally made outside of junction boxes, and were simply twisted together, and wrapped with a bit of tape. Switched neutrals at about half of the basement lighting fixtures

When that house eventually burns down, it's going to be because of the many electrical issues, and as I wasn't under contract to do any electrical work for the owner, there was not much I could really do. I did a few things, correcting the most immediately dangerous issues.

We survived. We saved, and we eventually bought a house with modern wiring! All the outlets in the house are properly grounded! There are no swapped hot/neutrals anywhere! It was just such a relief to get out of that place.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at August 21, 2022 03:42 PM (CCf67)

146 First world problem: Handbrake doesn't properly decode some DVD's, so, I have to use MKV for the initial rip, then convert the resulting file with Handbrake into a format recognized by Plex!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at August 21, 2022 03:42 PM (5pTK/)

147 People in AZ also saying, What’s a Basement?

Posted by: epador at August 21, 2022 03:42 PM (P69fT)

148 130 This must be that New Math I keep hearing about.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:21 PM (oGiDo)
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Are you referring to Common Core Math?
Posted by: Ciampino - is this the Math used for that FL bridge?

Naw, the math that says the student's feelings are more important than being correct. If 2+2 = Quincy, Illinois, that answer's Ok with the teacher....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 21, 2022 03:30 PM (oGiDo)
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Why, I used to drive through Quincy going to Macomb and Quad Cities. I didn't know it was a Product or I would have divided my time.

Posted by: Ciampino - I'll subtract that driving experience at August 21, 2022 03:43 PM (qfLjt)

149 My nominee is BMW & Mercedes turn signal installer.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 21, 2022 03:41 PM (a3Q+t)
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When the railroads were privatized way back when, and, part of the sale was the provision no one could be laid off. This created a while class of managers flying a desk with nothing to do until they retired.

If I remember correctly, which, at my age, means there's a good chance I'm wrong.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at August 21, 2022 03:44 PM (5pTK/)

150 Re: siding. We used to live in a small condo community and replaced our wood siding with Hardiplank. I would highly recommend it. Fire-resistant, critter-resistant (a problem with our old, aging siding next to a greenbelt) and even some noise abatement and insulation value. May need repainting if you paint it a custom color as we did.

Not cheap though.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at August 21, 2022 03:44 PM (fTtFy)

151 Posted by: Jen the original , my siding answer was for you. Here it is:

T1-11 will last forty to sixty years and add structural strength to your house. Hardi plank or its variants would be a consideration someone else can better address.

Posted by: Braenyard, _ want nuremberg trials? bug your congressman at August 21, 2022 03:44 PM (bZgS1)

152 146 First world problem: Handbrake doesn't properly decode some DVD's, so, I have to use MKV for the initial rip, then convert the resulting file with Handbrake into a format recognized by Plex!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at August 21, 2022 03:42 PM (5pTK/)
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Hmm. Can one use a pedalbrake to do that? Do you just toss the DVDs on the car floor? Rubber or pile mats matter?

Posted by: Ciampino - watch out for static electricity at August 21, 2022 03:47 PM (qfLjt)

153 Would the morons be so kind as to provide their experience regarding house siding? We are considering replacing our vinyl as we hate the color and some of the crappy installation/finishing but everything you read online about various types of siding is confusing and plagued with propaganda.

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I just re-sided our house with finger jointed primed cedar.

1. More expensive than a lot of other options
2. Light and easy for 1 person to position and nail it
3. Cuts easy
4. Primed so painting was easy
5. Softer cellular wood expands and contracts with the weather. I didn't want those ugly gaps that other engineered siding systems insist you put in because they cant absorb moisture expansion.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:47 PM (h1jJh)

154 141. I’m looking for truthful information regarding advantage or disadvantage of composite siding, and cement board. Years ago we owned a house with fiberboard siding which disintegrated on every drip edge and joint. I realize installation is paramount but if both are installed professionally and well what are the advantages of each?

Posted by: Jen the original at August 21, 2022 03:47 PM (VCmhP)

155 I went home and immediately dosed up on extra vitamin C and zinc. It was a genuinely gross experience.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at August 21, 2022 03:36 PM (DTX3h)

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thank you for confirming that which their commercials hinted at.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at August 21, 2022 03:48 PM (5pTK/)

156 I just re-sided our house with finger jointed primed cedar.

um have you heard of woodpeckers?!?!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at August 21, 2022 03:49 PM (w0NJk)

157 146 First world problem: Handbrake doesn't properly decode some DVD's, so, I have to use MKV for the initial rip, then convert the resulting file with Handbrake into a format recognized by Plex!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(5pTK/) at August 21, 2022 03:42 PM (5pTK/)

What language is this that you are speaking please.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:50 PM (rnYgr)

158 >>> 156 I just re-sided our house with finger jointed primed cedar.

um have you heard of woodpeckers?!?!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at August 21, 2022 03:49 PM (w0NJk)

Maybe Lemmiwinks lives close to nurse ratched?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 21, 2022 03:52 PM (llON8)

159 141 >136

I spent half the 90's applicating vinyl siding for a living, still help friends on occasion to this day. What are your questions?
Posted by: Fool Otto at August 21, 2022 03:40 PM (DB16e)

This is so cool. We have all fields covered here.

Posted by: m at August 21, 2022 03:53 PM (rnYgr)

160 136 Would the morons be so kind as to provide their experience regarding house siding? Posted by: Jen the original
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Depends on what is under your vinyl siding. The major issue with all siding work, including hardiplank, is improper installation.

Ideally, in a humid and somewhat rainy area, you should have a rainscreen design to allow the siding to dry from the backside because you do not want to trap moisture there. There are a variety of ways to place a rainscreen between the siding and the sheathing.

OB Opdyke makes the premier solution but getting your installer to use it and install it properly can be an issue. Old style heavy tarpaper can also work but it has to be done correctly. Tyvek and various other housewraps are less good solutions but can work with greater overhang areas where the siding hardly ever gets wet.

Depending on the existing siding/sheathing beneath the vinyl, you may have to do a tearoff of the existing sheathing. LP Smartside is the middle option to T11 (where the skill of the painter and quality of paint makes a huge difference--frankly spray jobs suck but are cheap due to labor costs).

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2022 03:53 PM (CXr4y)

161 I just re-sided our house with finger jointed primed cedar.

um have you heard of woodpeckers?!?!

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woodpeckers are rare in our part of Oregon...Not a problem.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at August 21, 2022 03:57 PM (h1jJh)

162 I just re-sided our house with finger jointed primed cedar.

um have you heard of woodpeckers?!?!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at August 21, 2022 03:49 PM (w0NJk)

Woodpeckers destroyed the side of our house in Connecticut. We had cedar shingles and they absolutely loved the sound of that stuff trying to attract a girlfriend. I tried nets, plastic owls and ultra sound stuff and nothing would keep them off the side of the house pecking huge holes in the shingles.

I finally went with pepper spray. I would hear them hammering the side of the house and I would sneak out of the basement door and come around the corner of the house and spray them. They finally left us alone and I replaced the shingles on that side of the house.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at August 21, 2022 03:58 PM (bVYXr)

163 House siding goes on the "side" of the house. Duh.

Posted by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at August 21, 2022 03:59 PM (PiwSw)

164 The major issue that I have seen with Hardiplank is installation--you do want to go with a premier installer. The second is that even Hardiplank needs to be ventilated to get rid of moisture on the back side of it which can cause product deterioration over time and mold issues. Most installers want to use housewrap which is an inferior substitute. Hardi (and its competitors nichi something or other or the inferior plygem variety) are also heavy and require sheathing and proper distancing of studs to hang it. Depending on what is under the vinyl, you might have to add the expense of tearoff and replacement.

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2022 04:00 PM (CXr4y)

165 nood food

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Posted by: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at August 21, 2022 04:01 PM (PiwSw)

167 Foodie Noodie

Posted by: Skip at August 21, 2022 04:02 PM (k8B25)

168 Cedar is a very nice siding product as long as you keep it up. It is best under wide overhangs of the roof as the oils in the cedar under direct sunlight dissipate quicker under direct sunlight. Eventually, some sort of stain is necessary--the more translucent, the shorter the period to reapply. A good quality solid stain can last about double on cedar siding.

The cedar siding on our house is about 40-50 years old and we just went through rejuvenation of it.

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2022 04:03 PM (CXr4y)

169 Whig thanks I had never heard of the rain shield. Will look into it.

Posted by: Jen the original at August 21, 2022 04:04 PM (VCmhP)

170 They went with hardi plank on this house, after the fire in 2006. It looks really good. I don't know how I would ever afford it on my new house, which has asbestos siding.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 21, 2022 04:05 PM (9WSy4)

171 Audacity is the Swiss army knife of audio file conversions. Will convert just about anything, and you can do lots of things like change EQ, snip, normalize, etc.

Posted by: TNDeplorable at August 21, 2022 04:06 PM (M2AG+)

172 169 Jen. Green Building Advisor and Fine Housebuilding are both good sources.

Probably the best products for this that combine easy application with good results is https://benjaminobdyke.com/

It is the Benjamin Obdyke Company and they have complete solutions that work for a variety of siding applications. Good technical people too if you need to call them and you can buy the products online via their estore or your better building supply stores can order it.

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2022 04:08 PM (CXr4y)

173 170 They went with hardi plank on this house, after the fire in 2006. It looks really good. I don't know how I would ever afford it on my new house, which has asbestos siding.

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Asbestos siding is the champ for long lasting and insulation value as it simply does not transfer heat very well. Just don't grind on it or otherwise put it into the air and keep paint on it and it will outlast the wood structure probably.

Posted by: whig at August 21, 2022 04:10 PM (CXr4y)

174 CBD,
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Posted by: Javems at August 21, 2022 04:19 PM (xkNqt)

175 Vinyl siding doesn't have the most high end look, but an expert installer can make it look very good. I put it on my now 30 year old house and have had zero problems, it still looks like new. I hate exterior painting. I've been gradually replacing wood trim with PVC to reduce maintenance even further. The stuff never rots and holds paint like crazy.

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176 B&S lawnmower engine update: Top cover, air filter box, and fuel line from gas tank are all off. Crud cleaned off of parts and they are drying / airing out. I have the full metal carb, not the newer plastic one. I used throttle body cleaner spray to clean up the carb intake and butterfly and have lubed the butterfly linkage. Fuel hose is not blocked, neither are the fuel tank and carb spouts where the hose attaches.

Next will do a final wipe down then reassembly, then refill gas and give 'er a test.

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