First-World Problems...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a large steam boiler was replaced by a smaller and more efficient one. The plumbing company neglected to repair the concrete floor, and left a shallow cut-out instead of patching it with a few pounds of concrete.

Fast forward to today, and your obsessive-compulsive correspondent is sick and fvcking tired of seeing the functionally trivial but unsightly and irritating flaw in the floor. The concrete floor in the boiler room. Where nobody but he goes.

I wonder if they sell bags of concrete that small? Or should I just order a full truck-load?

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 02:02 PM (Q4IgG)

2 At last! You found Jimmy Hoffa!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 28, 2023 02:02 PM (BpYfr)

3 Heh... I'll fetch 'em.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 02:02 PM (Q4IgG)

4 Looks more like an anthrax infestation.

Probably should torch the whole building, cover it with lime, and salt the earth placed above it.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 28, 2023 02:03 PM (uGsHF)

5 It is hard to get a truck concrete delivered to galaxies far far away. Better to just buy a larger bag, have UGS deliver it.

Posted by: astonerii at May 28, 2023 02:04 PM (B9VxK)

6 Area rug.

Posted by: davidt at May 28, 2023 02:05 PM (SYTee)

7 Black gold. Texas tea.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 28, 2023 02:05 PM (Dzf2t)

8 There are more ads visible on this phone than the work phone or laptop.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:05 PM (6fHAE)

9 Bags of concrete come in 60 pound and 80s
Have fun

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 02:06 PM (xhxe8)

10 4 signs of a dying liver?

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:06 PM (6fHAE)

11 Call Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor!! [grunting noises]

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 28, 2023 02:07 PM (xT8gx)

12 Well...a single bag of readi-mix concrete...about $5. Requires a big bucket, water, some mixing, and a trowel. And you gotta clean up.

Large doormat...about the same price. None of the other crap.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 28, 2023 02:07 PM (YGqO/)

13 they make patching product

It's considerably more expensive than crete

and I think it's like red colored

people use it for floating out floors to be tiled

however, you're gonna need to chip it out a bit to get some thickness to your repair in just plain crete

they may crete in 40 pound mini bags, easy to handle than a normie 80

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:08 PM (us2H3)

14 Call for a redi mix truck and a pump. Shouldn't be more than about two grand for the pair.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at May 28, 2023 02:09 PM (KiBMU)

15 A truck of concrete will be a few hundred bucks. Better get a wheelbarrow and a hoe and shovel

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 02:09 PM (xhxe8)

16 They make a mortar and latex mixture that might work for you.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 28, 2023 02:09 PM (aD39U)

17 it's got kinda a fresco look

maybe get Cecilia Jimenez to paint a face or two on it

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:10 PM (us2H3)

18 That's not a simple repair job.

First you must go upstairs and tear out the kitchen cabinets and counter tops.

Then go back downstairs and chip away at the edges and clean it out really well before adding new self leveling concrete.

Posted by: I've have bad news for you at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (qdOeg)

19 Dude!
We do plumbing, not concrete!

Posted by: The Plumbing Company at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (YGqO/)

20 Epoxy patch kit? One of those tubs full of stuff that you just spread out and let dry.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (Q4IgG)

21 it's got kinda a fresco look

You know, it does. Maybe just a clear epoxy to seal and level the Hellmouth.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (aD39U)

22 A truck of concrete will be a few hundred bucks. Better get a wheelbarrow and a hoe and shovel
Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 02:09 PM (xhxe

How much for just da hoe?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 28, 2023 02:12 PM (YGqO/)

23 A truck of concrete will be a few hundred bucks. Better get a wheelbarrow and a hoe and shovel
Posted by: Skip

A hoe ? He's a married man !

Posted by: JT at May 28, 2023 02:12 PM (T4tVD)

24 Move

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 28, 2023 02:13 PM (pmmLi)

25 Hiya Cap'n !

Posted by: JT at May 28, 2023 02:13 PM (T4tVD)

26 Don't get crazy CBD! All you need is a jackhammer! Dig further down until you find the water lines, cut the water lines, flood the basement and presto, change-o INDOOR SWIMMING POOL!
Of course, for a few thousand extra dollars it could be a ginormous aquarium!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (Wy1BU)

27 Search 'Dry Poor Concrete' it works and would be a great way to fix that.

Posted by: mike at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (JoZnG)

28 yeah, epoxy thing sounds good. I was thinking the self leveling stuff, comes as a liquid, pour and good to go.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (Cus5s)

29 My first world problem is my wifi hooked up thermometer keeps dropping and reconnecting to my wifi. Irritating as hell.

On the positive side soon my butt will be resting.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (ZLI7S)

30 On the positive side soon my butt will be resting.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (ZLI7S)

Not mine. I am tasked with cleaning the front and back porches today.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 28, 2023 02:15 PM (aD39U)

31 I had a problem with deer eating my bushes. Standing with the landscaper, and surveying the herd, I suggested we tackle the biggest one, cut his head off, and put it on a tomato stake to decay, as a warning to the others. "After all", I continued, "it had worked before".

There was about a minute of uncomfortable silence in which I remained contemplative, a folding knife in my hand, and the landscaper, while silent, made several facial expressions as if he wanted to talk, but all he could manage were a few exhales through pursed lips.

I finally said, "that's probably not a good idea, it may upset the neighbors". Clearly relieved, the landscaper agreed, and said, "yes, there's probably something a little lower key, perhaps a spray or some fencing".

It's all about tactics.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 28, 2023 02:15 PM (+Odgf)

32 I'd go for the entire truckload...there's always bodies to bury.

Posted by: Mudshark at May 28, 2023 02:16 PM (aD7sR)

33 4 signs of a dying liver?
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:06 PM (6fHAE)

Anthrax will do that.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 28, 2023 02:16 PM (9D/Jg)

34 Of course, for a few thousand extra dollars it could be a ginormous aquarium!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (Wy1BU)

If I see an aquarium in a business I think "oh, that's kind of nice." If I see one in a home, I think "egad, what a freakin' mess to have to take care of for fish you can't eat."

Posted by: BurtTC at May 28, 2023 02:18 PM (9D/Jg)

35 All liquids self level. As long as they stay liquids long enough.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:18 PM (6fHAE)

36
Welp, that looks simple enough that even I'd do it.

I suppose if you really want to be lazy and all, they make some plaster stones that are pretty robust these days and might do the job,

and are super-easy to smooth over and work with.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 02:19 PM (RJQ8g)

37 It's all about tactics.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 28, 2023 02:15 PM (+Odgf)

Tell me this actually happened! Lie if you have to. I'm laughing my ass off. And picturing my brothers having that conversation while our sons are standing nearby.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:19 PM (Wy1BU)

38 All liquids self level. As long as they stay liquids long enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:18 PM (6fHAE)

Shush!
He was actually considering it!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 28, 2023 02:20 PM (YGqO/)

39 Time to sell.

Posted by: The default answer at May 28, 2023 02:20 PM (DhOHl)

40 Hey CBD! That's should be on the art thread!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:21 PM (Wy1BU)

41 > How much for just da hoe?

$20, just like downtown.

Posted by: Downtown Abi at May 28, 2023 02:21 PM (Y6AXb)

42 yeah, epoxy thing sounds good. I was thinking the self leveling stuff, comes as a liquid, pour and good to go.
Posted by: illiniwek

There is going to be a bit of grinding involved better get a diamond grinder head for your grinder.
After grinding it down you can use this stuff from Mapei: https://is.gd/J45qVG

They used quite a bit of it on the number 2 son's cement.
If that isn't a high traffic area I'd just grind, pour, grind flat, and then leave it alone.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM (m/Csr)

43 Depends on the hoe in question. Some will steal your soul. Some will take everything you own.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM (6fHAE)

44 The plumbing company neglected to repair the concrete floor, and left a shallow cut-out instead of patching it with a few pounds of concrete.

Yikes. They didn't do their job, IMO. If it were me doing that replacement, I would be embarrassed to walk away from it and tell you it was complete.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 28, 2023 02:23 PM (Xrfse)

45 This home seems to have enough FWPs that moving sounds pretty good too...
(although some of the FWPs seem to be self-inflicted!)

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:23 PM (m/Csr)

46 "Tell me this actually happened! Lie if you have to. I'm laughing my ass off. And picturing my brothers having that conversation while our sons are standing nearby.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:19 PM (Wy1BU)"

True story. I should tell you I also spent a lot of time studying the deer and determining the best way to take one down by hand.

Yes, I have a lot of free time some days.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 28, 2023 02:23 PM (+Odgf)

47 "All liquids self level. As long as they stay liquids long enough."

sure, but not all "cement" is self leveling. Concrete is "liquidy", but it has a slump. The stuff I'm talking about is made for leveling floors ... and iirc it comes as a liquid ...

Posted by: illiniwek at May 28, 2023 02:23 PM (Cus5s)

48 *How much for just da hoe?*

Twenty bucks, same as the art thread.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 28, 2023 02:23 PM (DhOHl)

49 by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM

Some just take your kidney.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:24 PM (Wy1BU)

50 CBD, I have so suggestions for this one. Not even my typical dumb ones. I do have a question. Have you ever told us non-Platinum members how you eventually fixed your first world problems?

Posted by: Gref at May 28, 2023 02:24 PM (AMIL/)

51 My dad used an epoxy compound for pouring leveled floors for medical equipment. This seems like an application.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:25 PM (6fHAE)

52 It's all about tactics.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 28, 2023 02:15 PM (+Odgf)

Tell me this actually happened! Lie if you have to. I'm laughing my ass off. And picturing my brothers having that conversation while our sons are standing nearby.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:19 PM (Wy1BU)

I've done it with bugs. Flies, bees, roaches... leave it where it died "as a warning to the others."

Posted by: BurtTC at May 28, 2023 02:25 PM (9D/Jg)

53 On the positive side soon my butt will be resting.
Posted by: JackStraw

Phrasing? You don't live in Providence right?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:25 PM (m/Csr)

54 Depends on the hoe in question. Some will steal your soul. Some will take everything you own.
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM (6fHAE)

Arapahoe are the worst!

Posted by: MAC V SOG at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (P4Pk9)

55 Wife wants a bigger tv.
I told her to sit closer to the old one.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (MeG8a)

56 Someone is pulling a shift at the marina rest stop.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (6fHAE)

57 > We do plumbing, not concrete!
Posted by: The Plumbing Company at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (YGqO/)

I recall a job many decades ago where a major plumbing/heating upgrade happened for the commercial building of a company I was working for, in winter.

Turns out the that plumbers and HVAC guys didn't seal ANY of the roof penetrations, or even bother to mention that fact.

This minor oversight became apparent when the spring thaw arrived. Flat-roofed building in Alaska, with several feet of snow on it.

The boss man was unhappy.

Posted by: Downtown Abi at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (Y6AXb)

58 Marcus T's "head on a stick" solution is typically employed to solve third world problems, but I often think we should apply it to our fwps.

Posted by: PabloD at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (oERDG)

59 If you order a crete truck and you are waiting for him with a wheelbarrow

he will probably run your ass over and leave

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (us2H3)

60 Depends on the hoe in question. Some will steal your soul. Some will take everything you own.
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM (6fHAE)

Mine just broke my heart. She got a little F you money to go away, but otherwise, nothing.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (9D/Jg)

61 Wife wants a bigger tv.
I told her to sit closer to the old one.
Posted by: gourmand

Buying a new couch soon?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (m/Csr)

62 Phrasing? You don't live in Providence right?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Rhode Island doesnt really exist. JackStraw actually lives in Idaho.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (Wy1BU)

63 No couch. His 'n Hers recliners.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 02:29 PM (MeG8a)

64 Buying a new couch soon?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (m/Csr)

a sleeper probably

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:29 PM (us2H3)

65 We do plumbing, not concrete!
Posted by: The Plumbing Company at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM

Well, then have references in hand for subcontractors who can finish the jib.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 28, 2023 02:29 PM (Xrfse)

66 "After grinding it down you can use this stuff from Mapei: https://is.gd/J45qVG"

I guess it does not come as a liquid. But for a thin area would probably be better than regular concrete ... and yeah, grinding down the current surface would make better contact.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 28, 2023 02:29 PM (Cus5s)

67 >>Phrasing? You don't live in Providence right?

I live in the Rhode Island part not the Providence Plantations part.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 28, 2023 02:29 PM (ZLI7S)

68 Epoxy terrazo is the way to go.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 02:30 PM (ga8qR)

69 Rhode Island doesnt really exist. JackStraw actually lives in Idaho.
Posted by: Madamemayhem

He must spend all his time watching utubes of Narraganset bay then!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:30 PM (m/Csr)

70 job...sheesh

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 28, 2023 02:31 PM (Xrfse)

71 I guess we know now what the ride is 'Rhode' Island.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:31 PM (6fHAE)

72 That concrete floor is nasty and pathetic.
I'd be looking to cut some tits and balls and taking scalps.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 02:33 PM (KVGVf)

73 Epoxy terrazo is the way to go.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

That stuff is pretty!
More of the family would go into the area if the floor looked that good!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:33 PM (m/Csr)

74 I used to buy this stuff called Quickcrete.
Comes in a small box, I've used it to repairs cracks, etc.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 02:33 PM (MeG8a)

75 If you do go with mixing your own concrete, maybe get the kind that has reinforcing fibers already in it. It's only a buck or two per bag more, and is much less likely to crack.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 28, 2023 02:34 PM (Y6AXb)

76
The EPA considers it a wetland.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 28, 2023 02:34 PM (MoZTd)

77 my burr coffee mill just went kaput

wonder if it still under warranty

about 30 years old

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:35 PM (us2H3)

78 For heavens sake our tv is 55". 4k.
Any bigger I'd have to take out a load bearing wall or something.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 02:35 PM (MeG8a)

79 4 Looks more like an anthrax infestation.

I don't see Scott Ian anywhere.

Posted by: I'm so bad I should be in detention at May 28, 2023 02:36 PM (dhxes)

80 If you get epoxy, try to put designs in it, or bury a skull under it. Use clear epoxy.

Ohhh, maybe a reaching hand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:36 PM (6fHAE)

81 74 I used to buy this stuff called Quickcrete.
Comes in a small box, I've used it to repairs cracks, etc.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 02:33 PM (MeG8a)

This.

or you could just buy a cheap door mat, throw it over the patch and call it a day.

Posted by: RondinellaMamma Donald J. Trump is our duly elected president at May 28, 2023 02:36 PM (l0Cy4)

82 Thin set cement should do it with proper surface prep.
Looks like too big a problem for leveling compound floor installers use.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 02:36 PM (ga8qR)

83
Epoxy terrazo is the way to go.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 02:30 PM (ga8qR)

___________

Carrara marble.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 28, 2023 02:37 PM (MoZTd)

84 put down layer of chicken wire and then do your patching

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:37 PM (us2H3)

85 Fast forward to today, and your obsessive-compulsive correspondent is sick and fvcking tired of seeing the functionally trivial but unsightly and irritating flaw in the floor. The concrete floor in the boiler room. Where nobody but he goes.

Let it go, let it go,
You can't fix that stupid floor!
Let it go, let it go,
Turn away and slam the door!

No one cares,
If the two tones stay,
Bigger storms rage on!
The Trump/DeSantis wars rage on every day...

Posted by: Elsa at May 28, 2023 02:37 PM (NCgXW)

86 18 That's not a simple repair job.

First you must go upstairs and tear out the kitchen cabinets and counter tops.

Then go back downstairs and chip away at the edges and clean it out really well before adding new self leveling concrete.
Posted by: I've have bad news for you at May 28, 2023 02:11 PM (qdOeg)

Tell us you're a sketchy AF general contractor without telling us you're a sketchy AF general contractor.

Posted by: Seemed like a solid guy to me at May 28, 2023 02:37 PM (dhxes)

87 Plaster of paris.
Sets in minutes.

Then mop on some flex-seal.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 02:38 PM (ga8qR)

88 Off topic...

Whatever happened to Gabe Kaplan?

Is he living' the good life on St Croix or pushing up daisies?

I just heard a brief snatch of that "Welcome Back" song and now wonder.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 02:39 PM (RJQ8g)

89 I cut this boat in half!

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:39 PM (6fHAE)

90 60 Depends on the hoe in question. Some will steal your soul. Some will take everything you own.
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:22 PM (6fHAE)

If you marry the hoe, kiss your soul, possessions, money, house, car, kids, mental health and hope for the future goodbye.

Posted by: Ask me how I know. Or not. at May 28, 2023 02:40 PM (dhxes)

91 I think he's alive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:40 PM (6fHAE)

92 Back to the original question: Sakrete. Buy it small amounts. Sets fast (almost too fast). Get a bucket, some cold water, a dowel for mixing and a board/squeegee for smoothing.

Be ready to work fast.

Posted by: Regular joe at May 28, 2023 02:40 PM (nnp+f)

93 looks like sumptins buried there which is kinda normal for NJ

my advice is put a piece of carpet over it

and if you want to sell the house, think of a good forensic files story for the hole

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (us2H3)

94 Well I rethought what I said. No need to move, just take the light bulbs out down in the basement and you will not notice the floor

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (pmmLi)

95 Oh.

And I saw Brief Snatch open for Josie and the Pussycats at the Ft Worth Convention Center in '75.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (RJQ8g)

96 Concrete Contractor " Seems you vave a real problem, I will need to jack hammer up a large area, epoxy rebar tied together in 6 in squares, 6 inches of 2000 pound Concrete will be needed, 3 days with 3 guys each day.

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (xhxe8)

97 Alive. 78. Pro poker player. Wow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (6fHAE)

98 These kinds of 1st world problems can only be solved by 3rd world labor.

Get some south of the border cuisine and a couple of Biden's eager-beaver workers and turn them loose with a wheelbarrow and a couple of trowels.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 02:42 PM (KVGVf)

99 27 Search 'Dry Poor Concrete' it works and would be a great way to fix that.

Posted by: mike at May 28, 2023 02:14 PM (JoZnG)
----
Look Mike, CBD has the money;
he wants the 'Dry Rich Concrete'.

Posted by: Ciampino -- % of Black women racing is? at May 28, 2023 02:42 PM (qfLjt)

100 FlexSeal that floor, CBD.

Posted by: Count de Monet, Experienced Procrastinator at May 28, 2023 02:42 PM (4I/2K)

101 when you have to pump concrete

they have to let the pump fart when they are done

leaves a considerable pile that would make any elephant proud

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:43 PM (us2H3)

102 Alive. 78. Pro poker player. Wow.
Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (6fHAE)

Huh.

Interesting.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 02:43 PM (RJQ8g)

103 Last I heard about Gabe Kaplan was that he was a very successful poker player in Vegas.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 28, 2023 02:43 PM (fTtFy)

104 Yes, Lowes sells various sized bag of Quikcrete.

Posted by: Bill R. at May 28, 2023 02:43 PM (wzzJf)

105
Concrete Contractor " Seems you vave a real problem, I will need to jack hammer up a large area, epoxy rebar tied together in 6 in squares, 6 inches of 2000 pound Concrete will be needed, 3 days with 3 guys each day.
Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 02:41 PM (xhxe

____________

*pours 2000 pounds of concrete into cellar*
*takes 3 hour lunch break*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 28, 2023 02:44 PM (MoZTd)

106 And I saw Brief Snatch open for Josie and the Pussycats at the Ft Worth Convention Center in '75.

Posted by: naturalfake at

Made me snorfle.

Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 28, 2023 02:44 PM (VdGjU)

107 I wonder if they sell bags of concrete that small? Or should I just order a full truck-load?
Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

Had a similar problem back at the lodge...Fred dropped a keg a Molson, put a heck of a divit it the poured concrete floor. No way I'm paying $30 for a 10lb bag of cement when I only need a cup's worth.

That got me thinking... Bernice is a great cook, but her buiscut batter sets like concrete. So, just whip up a couple cups of water, flour and salt, fill the hole, and give it a few hours to set. Top it off with a little low-shind duct tape, and you'd hardly notice!

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, at least they can find you handy.

Posted by: Red Green at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM (NCgXW)

108 Don't really know much about this stuff so I should probably keep my piehole shut. Heh.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM (Xrfse)

109 80 If you get epoxy, try to put designs in it, or bury a skull under it. Use clear epoxy.

Ohhh, maybe a reaching hand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD personal phone at May 28, 2023 02:36 PM (6fHAE)

----
Reaching Hand ...... definitely a Reaching Hand. In a claw configuration.

Posted by: Ciampino --- % of Black women racing is? at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM (qfLjt)

110 Another Yellow Fever victim digging the Panama Canal?

Posted by: Teddy Brewster at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM (4I/2K)

111 Put a cardboard storage box on top of it. Maybe stack a couple so it really looks authentic.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM (Q4IgG)

112 Replace the efficient steam boiler with a gigantic one.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 28, 2023 02:48 PM (s12c9)

113 111 Put a cardboard storage box on top of it. Maybe stack a couple so it really looks authentic.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 02:47 PM

This is the way.

Posted by: Old meme that is 100% accurate in this case at May 28, 2023 02:49 PM (NCgXW)

114 Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, at least they can find you handy.
Posted by: Red Green at May

How about homely and unskilled but funny.

Posted by: That Northern skulker at May 28, 2023 02:49 PM (VdGjU)

115 " Thin set cement should do it with proper surface prep.
Looks like too big a problem for leveling compound floor installers use."

yeah, I was thinking the self level stuff came as a liquid in a five gallon bucket, so just pour it on (after grinding, and maybe some sealant) That boiler may not be easy to move ... better to leave it as is, but a good post.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 28, 2023 02:49 PM (Cus5s)

116 When I first saw the picture, it looked like the Legionnaire disease spores that were shown on the news from time to time.
I'm sure CBD is fine though. Those spores probably just look the same.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at May 28, 2023 02:50 PM (roH4R)

117 Maybe you're going about this completely backwards. Have you considered moving the new boiled forward, away from the wall? Then the exposed old concrete will be behind it, and mostly hidden from view!

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 28, 2023 02:51 PM (NCgXW)

118 Buy in bulk. Ya never know when you'll need some.

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: All Hail Eris at May 28, 2023 02:51 PM (wdHY0)

119 If I won't be using it for a while, I try to remember to turn off the wireless mouse to save battery power.

I want to know what genius put the on/off switch on the bottom, so you easily get the blinding light in your eyes.

But, they're not lasers, right?

Right?

😎

Posted by: mindful webworker - blinded by delight at May 28, 2023 02:51 PM (Y+cTN)

120 Wife wants a bigger tv.
I told her to sit closer to the old one.
Posted by: gourmand

Buying a new couch soon?
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 02:27 PM (m/Csr)

From what I hear, a new garden shed is in his future.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at May 28, 2023 02:52 PM (Zvtjl)

121 Concrete problems require concrete solutions.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Expensive Consultant at May 28, 2023 02:56 PM (PiwSw)

122 Buy in bulk. Ya never know when you'll need some.

*shifty eyes*
Posted by: All Hail Eris at May 28, 2023 02:51 PM (wdHY0)

This does seem like a waste of a perfectly good hole in your basement concrete with an alibi already established for a new"repair".

Perhaps there's a vegan neighbor you'd like to come over for a look and to give his opinion.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 02:57 PM (RJQ8g)

123 Bro, do you even Home Depot? Small 50lb bags are readily available there.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:00 PM (IAjuU)

124 "Another Yellow Fever victim digging the Panama Canal?"

I laughed. Probably too vintage a reference for many.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 28, 2023 03:01 PM (fTtFy)

125 119
But, they're not lasers, right?

Right?

😎

Posted by: mindful webworker - blinded by delight at May 28, 2023 02:51 PM (Y+cTN)

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DO NOT LOOK AT LASER LIGHT WITH REMAINING EYE

Posted by: Ciampino - % of Black men racing is? at May 28, 2023 03:01 PM (qfLjt)

126 Wife wants a bigger tv. I told her to sit closer to the old one.

*************

So when's your divorce court date?

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at May 28, 2023 03:02 PM (VTu1l)

127 How about homely and unskilled but funny.

**********************

I thought I could get by with funny, but turns out merely having a funny look is not enough.

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at May 28, 2023 03:03 PM (VTu1l)

128 123 Bro, do you even Home Depot? Small 50lb bags are readily available there.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:00 PM (IAjuU)

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Does HD also sell large 50lb bags?

Posted by: Ciampino -- % of Black men racing is? at May 28, 2023 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

129 Does HD also sell large 50lb bags?

Ba Dum Tss.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:04 PM (IAjuU)

130 Hardcore Republican strongmen held Biden over the barrel and destroyed him in the debt ceiling negotiations.

Instead of 87,000 new IRS agents, there will now be only new 78,300 IRS agents.

And you people said we had a Uniparty in D.C. with an opposition party that practiced failure theater.

Guess you ain't so smart now, are you?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 28, 2023 03:04 PM (Zqeqr)

131 Bro, do you even Home Depot? Small 50lb bags are readily available there.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:00 PM (IAjuU)

----
Does HD also sell large 50lb bags?
Posted by: Ciampino -- % of Black men racing is? at May 28, 2023 03:03 PM (qfLjt)

Are those the lighter 50lb bags or the heavier 50lb bags?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:05 PM (RJQ8g)

132 CBD could possibly fill in that broken concrete with genuine maple syrup. It's liquid, it will self-level.

Posted by: Ciampino --- % of Black men racing is? at May 28, 2023 03:05 PM (qfLjt)

133 It's a phase. By next week she won't even remember the request. She just wants a bigger tv to fall asleep to.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 03:06 PM (MeG8a)

134 Guess you ain't so smart now, are you?

***********

I am ashamez for having so little faith in our GOP betters.

I shall try to absolve myself now by saying 5 Hail BLMs and drink Bud Light.

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - Longing to Lie in Zooey Deschanel's Bosom for Comfort at May 28, 2023 03:06 PM (VTu1l)

135 Are those the lighter 50lb bags or the heavier 50lb bags?

Again with the math...

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:07 PM (IAjuU)

136

Harold Lipshitz is still alive, too!

www.imdb.com/name/nm0511604/bio

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 28, 2023 03:09 PM (63Dwl)

137 In the aggregate, these problems are never resolved by smoothing them over with a facade of brackish sand.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:09 PM (KVGVf)

138 Are those the lighter 50lb bags or the heavier 50lb bags?

Again with the math...
Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:07 PM (IAjuU)

So, the heavier 50lb bags..

Maybe Lowe's has the lighter 50lb bags.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:10 PM (RJQ8g)

139 for that task? A couple of jugs of premixed self leveling.
Bobs yer uncle.

Posted by: birdog at May 28, 2023 03:10 PM (uAI4S)

140 I better quit while I'm behind.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:11 PM (IAjuU)

141 Just looked at the picture of the floor again.
Floor was painted multiple times with sealant applied to left and right sides; but, not the 'front'.

Air chisel the edges until clean cement is found and then grind off all that old paint/sealant before attempting to get anything to bond with it.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:11 PM (m/Csr)

142 Yeah, that concrete looks bad. But it doesn't look nearly as bad as the inside of the garbage disposal I'm currently switching out. First world problems.......and the price of owning your own home, instead of renting. Not so long ago, someone else would have had to do this.....

Posted by: Castle Guy at May 28, 2023 03:13 PM (Lhaco)

143 Are those the lighter 50lb bags or the heavier 50lb bags?

I don't recommend the stuff from the light 50 lb. bags for anything that requires structural integrity. Go with the heavy 50 lb. bags for that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 28, 2023 03:13 PM (s12c9)

144 An area rug with a pleasing design.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 28, 2023 03:14 PM (NEMZu)

145 the price of owning your own home, instead of renting. Not so long ago, someone else would have had to do this.....
Posted by: Castle Guy

Just like CBD's floor... pride of ownership!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:14 PM (m/Csr)

146 my burr coffee mill just went kaput

wonder if it still under warranty

about 30 years old
Posted by: REDACTED

Depends whar ya bought it....

Posted by: JT at May 28, 2023 03:14 PM (T4tVD)

147 Holy shit... massive crash at the Indy 500. Tire flew off a car and nearly went into the stands.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 03:14 PM (Q4IgG)

148 I'd just put a door mat over the spot and tell myself that I was cleverly making it easy to access the boiler in case repairs are needed in the future.

Why yes I do identify as a redneck in the redneck 'repairs' sense

Posted by: PaleRider at May 28, 2023 03:15 PM (3cGpq)

149 I better quit while I'm behind.
Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:11 PM (IAjuU)

Man, I guess this poor guy couldn't tell the difference between the lighter 50lb bags and the heavier 50lb bags of concrete.

Sad.

What are they teaching in schools these days?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:15 PM (RJQ8g)

150 Get a good entryway mat to lay over it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 28, 2023 03:15 PM (RIvkX)

151 >>Holy shit... massive crash at the Indy 500. Tire flew off a car and nearly went into the stands.

That would have killed someone. Incredible luck.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 28, 2023 03:16 PM (ZLI7S)

152 Bro, do you even Home Depot? Small 50lb bags are readily available there.
Posted by: Halfhand at May 28, 2023 03:00 PM

That reminds me of a new Beavis and Butthead episode, where Beavis (after getting a terrible sunburn that Butthead keeps slapping) tries to hire a hit man to kill him at the "Home Warehouse".

Nice to see how they've combined CGI to add film noire elements to the episode.
https://youtu.be/w4-M2AWjnBA
https://youtu.be/mjn1dKQKk4U

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 28, 2023 03:16 PM (NCgXW)

153 Looking at that segment and thinking "What is the water level around that home. Does the basement take on water when it rains? Sump pump required due to numerous cracks?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:17 PM (m/Csr)

154 31 I had a problem with deer eating my bushes. Standing with the landscaper, and surveying the herd, I suggested we tackle the biggest one, cut his head off, and put it on a tomato stake to decay, as a warning to the others. "After all", I continued, "it had worked before".

That is hilarious! Did the landscaper ever get it? That is grade A Bonecrusher type humor. I pull jokes like that at the office frequently. Most people know I like jokes, the set up is where art form and bald face lying comes in. At my office they never know if it is a joke or not until they know. At. The. End. Sometimes they just stand there at the end, when there is no joke, and are waiting for it.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 28, 2023 03:17 PM (FqaNd)

155 I had a ex-girlfriend that made cornbread that looked like that.

Her solution, like most Michelin chefs, was that butter makes everything better. And wine.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:19 PM (KVGVf)

156 a couple of 5 gallon gas cans should cover the spot

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:20 PM (us2H3)

157 Did Republicans actually win a budget battle?

Posted by: Montec at May 28, 2023 03:20 PM (fpVbo)

158 I had a ex-girlfriend that made cornbread that looked like that.

Her solution, like most Michelin chefs, was that butter makes everything better. And wine.
Posted by: Dr. Bone

What a great segue into the food thread!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:20 PM (m/Csr)

159 Oh yeah?! Next time I'll charge double!!

Posted by: irate plumber who reads AOS at May 28, 2023 03:22 PM (nakGR)

160 I had a ex-girlfriend that made cornbread that looked like that.

Her solution, like most Michelin chefs, was that butter makes everything better. And wine.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:19 PM (KVGVf)

When bartenders screw up or don't know the drink...

Elderflower liqueur is the solution.

It's the Ketchup of Bartending!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:22 PM (RJQ8g)

161 130 Hardcore Republican strongmen held Biden over the barrel and destroyed him in the debt ceiling negotiations.

Instead of 87,000 new IRS agents, there will now be only new 78,300 IRS agents.

And you people said we had a Uniparty in D.C. with an opposition party that practiced failure theater.

Guess you ain't so smart now, are you?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 28, 2023 03:04 PM

He's such a hard-core, rightwing extremist and out if step with the party.

Please ~~clap~~ donate.

Posted by: Jeb! at May 28, 2023 03:22 PM (NCgXW)

162 the same GOP schmucks that say they won the battle of the budget

hate Trump for saying he won in 2020

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:23 PM (us2H3)

163 This minor oversight became apparent when the spring thaw arrived. Flat-roofed building in Alaska, with several feet of snow on it.

The boss man was unhappy.

Posted by: Downtown Abi at May 28, 2023 02:26 PM (Y6AXb)

What kind of 'person' decides that a flat roofed building in Alaska is a really great idea? There is 'uninformed' but in this case, the stupid has to go clear to the bone. . . .

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 28, 2023 03:24 PM (FqaNd)

164 156 a couple of 5 gallon gas cans should cover the spot
Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:20 PM

Good point. Some spare paint buckets from a color you no longer need, or spare riding mower wheel from a model you no longer own, would also fit right in.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 28, 2023 03:24 PM (NCgXW)

165 Kevin lived up to what we always thought of him

Mitch's butt boy

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:25 PM (us2H3)

166 I have t paid much attention to the debt thing since all the threats are always bullshit. Of course they will come to a green ent they always do. But it seems like the gop got a little win. 9k fewer armed IRS thugs is better than 0 fewer armed IRS thugs. So I’ll take wins where am can.

Posted by: Montec at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (fpVbo)

167 So far cheapest idea is cover with a floor mat

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (xhxe8)

168 lots of ways you could fix this. There is self-leveling concrete, which is cheap, or an epoxy filler commonly used on garage floors, which is more expensive but looks more like a finished floor.

Posted by: Sleepyjoe at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (RRRM+)

169 Have you ever told us non-Platinum members how you eventually fixed your first world problems?

Posted by: Gref at May 28, 2023 02:24 PM (AMIL/)

You know, that's a good idea for when I am at a loss for ideas!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (ZCCyW)

170 167 So far cheapest idea is cover with a floor mat
Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (xhxe

Cheapest, easiest and least amount of mess too.

Posted by: Montec at May 28, 2023 03:28 PM (fpVbo)

171 >>So far cheapest idea is cover with a floor mat

Cheapest way is to turn off the light, close the basement door and have a make a drink.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 28, 2023 03:28 PM (ZLI7S)

172 my burr coffee mill just went kaput
wonder if it still under warranty
about 30 years old
Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:35 PM (us2H3)

Mine are all hand-cranked. Including the one that was originally sold as a small sized cast-iron grist-mill. That one does Turkish grind if I want it.

Have I shown you my Ibrik?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (xhaym)

173 A nice, thick application of polyurethane would give you a few years of extended service. Don't get the cheap stuff.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (KVGVf)

174 What kind of 'person' decides that a flat roofed building in Alaska is a really great idea? There is 'uninformed' but in this case, the stupid has to go clear to the bone. . . .
Posted by: Bonecrusher

Imagine how tall a big box store with a 6:12 slope metal roof would be. And the crushing snow load as it sloughs off...

Ok, make it a 4:12 slope.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (ga8qR)

175 >>So far cheapest idea is cover with a floor mat

Cheapest way is to turn off the light, close the basement door and have a make a drink.
Posted by: JackStraw

Yet another segue into the Food Thread!
Well done Jack!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (m/Csr)

176 An area rug with a pleasing design.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 28, 2023 03:14 PM (NEMZu)
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It'll really tie the room together, man.

Posted by: The Dude at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (2hlEI)

177 Fixing it could destroy the man cave look.

Posted by: 4thewin at May 28, 2023 03:30 PM (E9zkL)

178 I've used concrete vinyl patch for overlay jobs that small. Comes in a 5 lbs. bucket or so. Getting it smooth can be a thing but you can grind/sand/whatever to get it looking good. I've only used it outside for surface repairs but it should work fine for this. Quickcrete makes it.

Posted by: WTP at May 28, 2023 03:30 PM (pQaMn)

179 169 Have you ever told us non-Platinum members how you eventually fixed your first world problems?

Posted by: Gref at May 28, 2023 02:24 PM (AMIL/)

You know, that's a good idea for when I am at a loss for ideas!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (ZCCyW)

Welp, I was thinking that whether you use one the offered solutions or not, giving us a clue how you repaired a problem may help others in the future.

Posted by: Gref at May 28, 2023 03:32 PM (AMIL/)

180 Order a truckload of concrete and come up with other projects to use up the rest. You know you can do this.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 28, 2023 03:33 PM (Mzdiz)

181 This winter destroyed my concrete outside the front door. 3 months of freeze/thaw turned into gravel about an inch deep 6 foot wide section along 60 feet of the house.
I'm repairing it in 3' x 6' sections. First chisel, scrape, dig and shop vac the area to decent concrete, moisten to damp. Make the edges as deep as possible.
Four dollar bag of fiber reinforced sacrete to fill area to 1/4" to 1/2" below grade and allow to set for 4 to 6 hours. Then Sacrete topping and bonding (the expensive stuff at twenty or so a bag) mixed slightly soupy, trowel on and level. Wait 15 minutes and with some water float to smooth.
I'm hoping to have this done by Labor day.
Then it sticks around for a few years.

Posted by: Reforger at May 28, 2023 03:34 PM (B705c)

182 Getting tired of sitting watching this 2nd race of the day

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 03:34 PM (xhxe8)

183 U.S. Ministry of Truth
@USMiniTru
BREAKING: In a stunning move, JEB BUSH has announced his candidacy for President of the United States via a Microsoft Teams call.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:34 PM (xhaym)

184 for myself, I would probably lay down a nice layer of gesso and the some red bole

and then finished in a soft gold leaf

and then put a couple of five gallon gas cans on top

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:34 PM (us2H3)

185 Spectrum readable voicemail tells me that Rhonda Santos is having a local event to kick off his campaign for president and to be sure to attend.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 28, 2023 03:35 PM (Mzdiz)

186 My FWP - last evening after DH had gone to bed, I went to use the microwave. Just a tiny Pyrex bowl of onions I wanted to soften. 2 seconds in, spark, flame. I hit cancel and unplugged it.

Yeah I could try to fix it - did that before with one but it only worked for another 3 months, but this is only a $60 microwave.

Went online this morning and ordered another of the exact same model. I figure we got our money's worth out of it over 3 years of heavy use and we will not have
a learning curve for how to operate plus will have a replacement turntable if needed.

BUT, we will be microwaveless until they deliver the new one (for free) tomorrow. The horror!

Posted by: cfo mom at May 28, 2023 03:35 PM (Q8bDL)

187 "...JEB BUSH has announced his candidacy for President..."

WE'RE SAVED!
Please clap...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 03:36 PM (MeG8a)

188 DO NOT LOOK AT LASER LIGHT WITH REMAINING EYE
Posted by: Ciampino

Heh. Good re-use of that meme. I got it.

I also got "Yellow Fever victim digging the Panama Canal? Posted by: Teddy Brewster" - Just re-watched A&OL a couple of weeks ago. Still hilarious dark humor. Chaaaarge!

Posted by: mindful webworker - don't look under the window seat at May 28, 2023 03:37 PM (Y+cTN)

189 It's a 10 lbs bucket. Just google quickcrete vinyl patch. $9.

Posted by: WTP at May 28, 2023 03:38 PM (pQaMn)

190 Spectrum readable voicemail tells me that Rhonda Santos is having a local event to kick off his campaign for president and to be sure to attend.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 28, 2023 03:35 PM (Mzdiz)

That is Mary Cloggenstien level of cluelessness

". . . Rhonda Santos is operssing all are black gay minorities!!!"

Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:39 PM (xhaym)

191 cheapest way to cover this shitfest is a couple cases of Bud Light

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 03:39 PM (us2H3)

192 Give it a couple more months of ignoring the unsightly looks and you'll likely quit giving a fuck what it looks like.

Maybe switch over to obsessing over the screen door for a while?

I find ignoring things requires the least effort.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 28, 2023 03:40 PM (Q4IgG)

193 > So far cheapest idea is cover with a floor mat

It doesn't need fixing if you can't see it. Just saying.

Posted by: DB - at May 28, 2023 03:40 PM (geLO8)

194 "...JEB BUSH has announced his candidacy for President..."

WE'RE SAVED!
Please clap...
Posted by: gourmand du jour at May 28, 2023 03:36 PM (MeG8a)

Heck, if I thought that I could pull off the grift,

I'd announce my candidacy for President of the United States.

A good 3/4's of these guys are gonna scrape up a million or three in donations then skedaddle after getting a cool .05% of the primary votes.

* best Oliver Twist imitation*

"More grift, please Sir"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (RJQ8g)

195 Nah, that's ugly. You gotta patch that.

Posted by: DB - at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (geLO8)

196 no one has suggested drilling in bolts and fastening down duck-boards over the concrete patch to hide it?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (xhaym)

197 Don't want to dig that out and find Jimmy anyway.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (m/Csr)

198
JEB BUSH has announced his candidacy for President of the United States via a Microsoft Teams call.

Please click

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 28, 2023 03:42 PM (63Dwl)

199 You know, that's a good idea for when I am at a loss for ideas!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 28, 2023 03:27 PM (ZCCyW)
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That means you actually have to fix them, you know.

Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe registration ends 5/31! at May 28, 2023 03:44 PM (ENJDE)

200 194 I honestly can’t tell if the Jeb Bush thing is real or not.
Posted by: Montec at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (3vQN0)

I can tell you from personal authority that his thingy is not real

Posted by: Columba at May 28, 2023 03:44 PM (us2H3)

201 >>>Yeah I could try to fix it - did that before with one but it only worked for another 3 months, but this is only a $60 microwave.

>There's nothing like a reliable radar range to reheat your scrambled eggs on a lazy Sunday morning.

Pro tip Reminder: To ensure proper operation, your food should be warmed not the magnetron.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:47 PM (KVGVf)

202
This thread appears to be as dead as a Sail Cat on I-75 during rush hour.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 28, 2023 03:47 PM (RJQ8g)

203 It is a [Mostly] parody Twitter page, Montec. One that make the Babylon Bee look restrained.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:47 PM (xhaym)

204 You know, that's a good idea for when I am at a loss for ideas!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

**looks at last several FWP posts**

[snide remark deleted -CBD]

*ducks, runs serpentine*

Posted by: mindful webworker - not really at May 28, 2023 03:49 PM (Y+cTN)

205 I'm trying to imagine, and failing, CBD just filling in the spot and not cutting out the bad patch so the edges are perfectly straight.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 28, 2023 03:50 PM (2YtOq)

206 no one has suggested drilling in bolts and fastening down duck-boards over the concrete patch to hide it?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (xhaym)

Burn the house down, collect the insurance money and build a new house.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 28, 2023 03:51 PM (i0Kzs)

207 174 What kind of 'person' decides that a flat roofed building in Alaska is a really great idea? There is 'uninformed' but in this case, the stupid has to go clear to the bone. . . .
Posted by: Bonecrusher

Imagine how tall a big box store with a 6:12 slope metal roof would be. And the crushing snow load as it sloughs off...

Ok, make it a 4:12 slope.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 28, 2023 03:29 PM (ga8qR)

Who says it has to be a peak in the middle? How about a 3 foot in 20 slope from front to back? Build heaters under the standing seam metal roof. When the snow load gets large enough, turn the heaters on and you get the drift at the back of the store. A controlled avalanche, if you will.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 28, 2023 03:51 PM (FqaNd)

208 With a few to Food thread
https://tinyurl.com/mr23xavf
20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 03:54 PM (xhxe8)

209 my first world problem: My Apache web server needs the cascading style sheet in the same directory as the index page.

I thought it quite uppity of my web server to not allow me to put the CSS in its very own directory, all neat and tidy.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 28, 2023 03:55 PM (2YtOq)

210 Burn the house down, collect the insurance money and build a new house.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 28, 2023 03:51 PM (i0Kzs)
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Would you want to be the contractor working with CBD?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 28, 2023 03:56 PM (2YtOq)

211 Self-Leveler Plus. Thanks for the info.

Posted by: sidney at May 28, 2023 03:59 PM (hGlnS)

212 I knew another crash was coming

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 03:59 PM (xhxe8)

213 Last I checked, concrete was like $72/yd, 4 yd min. Wonder what it is going for now.

Posted by: BlondieBulie at May 28, 2023 03:59 PM (q+hVn)

214 >>>Would you want to be the contractor working with CBD?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing

>Cash up front. Time and materials plus 15%.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:59 PM (KVGVf)

215 That’s why they call it “the whole nine yards.”

Posted by: Tom McCarthy at May 28, 2023 04:00 PM (qo1ZS)

216 FNOOD

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 28, 2023 04:01 PM (llON8)

217 FOOD FIGHT UPSTAIRS

Posted by: Skip at May 28, 2023 04:02 PM (xhxe8)

218 I'm trying to imagine, and failing, CBD just filling in the spot and not cutting out the bad patch so the edges are perfectly straight.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 28, 2023 03:50 PM (2YtOq)

Yeah, but I used to have a really good concrete chisel that would be perfect, but I can't find it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 28, 2023 04:03 PM (ZCCyW)

219 55 Wife wants a bigger tv.
I told her to sit closer to the old one.
Posted by: gourmand du jour

Did it go over well? We bought a smaller TV because I insisted on a Samsung frame so it didn’t look like TV hanging on the wall. It looked silly. We returned it, bought the bigger one and had it rehung.

Posted by: Piper at May 28, 2023 04:11 PM (ZdaMQ)

220 Man, is that butt ugly.

How do you sleep at night.

Hard to tell the variance of the peaks and valleys, but if they are relatively minor, why not smooth it out and tile it with some large cheap tiles at Lowes?

Posted by: levin at May 28, 2023 04:15 PM (ayfox)

221 That looks like about an inch depth? Also assuming it’s level. Get some bonding agent and paint the exposed concrete. Let that dry. Then get an 80 lb bag or two of sakrete sand mix (concrete without pebbles /aggravate) and mix with water in a wheel barrow with a mortar hoe until it’s a liquid consistency. You don’t want it too thick, but not too runny either. Spoon that in with a square end shovel and then use a float to smooth the liquid concrete and push any aggragate down from the surface, like jiggling jello. Then a little later after it hardens a little use a trowel to smooth the surface. Clean every tool off as soon as you are through using it. Don’t let the extra sand mix sit in the wheelbarrow and harden up — I know a dingbat that did that many years ago “here’s your wheelbarrow, sorry dude, it like got hard man before I could wash it out.” That’s old school, there might be better “skim coat” products today for doing that patch job. You need those tools and a wheelbarrow anyway so invest in them.

Posted by: ScottyV at May 28, 2023 06:03 PM (3GbY9)

222 Depends on whether you want to patch just what you see, or get under the boiler. I would use quickrete, just add water, mix and trowel in. Prep and wet the surface before doing it.

If you wanted the entire area patched, you would need a self-leveling underlayment mix. The problem is that would bury the legs of the boiler in the cement. If you ever replace the boiler, the plumber may not appreciate dealing with that.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 28, 2023 06:36 PM (DsA2n)

223 Mixing concrete by hand is super easy. Lowes sells crack-resistant 50# bags, (~ $6.50/bag) which equates to 1/3rd cu ft = 12x12x4”.
Lowes also sells plastic tubs for mixing concrete for about $10. A hoe for concrete and a trowel will cost $20-$30 each.
Add 2-2.5 qts of water. Mixing time is about 10 minutes per bag.
Sweep/vacuum the old concrete; mist it with water, then trowel-on the concrete.
Spray a fine mist of water over the concrete once it’s smoothed out.

Posted by: Kwalsk at May 28, 2023 07:11 PM (0PsYP)

224 For the concrete, I recommend Flo-Coat. Self-leveling. A 40 pound bag would probably be enough. Mix it in 10 lb batches.

Posted by: Mick McMick at May 28, 2023 07:26 PM (Ntfez)

225 Use moose milk and some quikrete then you're fucking done chisel chest.

Posted by: MikeN at May 28, 2023 08:29 PM (qy4qG)

226 84 put down layer of chicken wire and then do your patching

Posted by: REDACTED at May 28, 2023 02:37 PM (us2H3)
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Just put down a layer of wire, leave out the chicken. (Why would anyone want to bury a chicken in cement? ..... wait, does it mean yellow wire or coward wire, whatever those may be? At Lowe's maybe?)

Posted by: Ciampino - It's hard to believe that he beat 100,000 other sperm. at May 29, 2023 12:34 AM (qfLjt)

227 124 "Another Yellow Fever victim digging the Panama Canal?"

I laughed. Probably too vintage a reference for many.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 28, 2023 03:01 PM (fTtFy)

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At the tender age of 4 I had my first Yellow Fever shot. It was repeated sometime in my teens. It was mandatory for travel to Africa in those days.

Posted by: Ciampino -- It's hard to believe that he beat 100,000 other sperm. at May 29, 2023 12:44 AM (qfLjt)

228 137 In the aggregate, these problems are never resolved by smoothing them over with a facade of brackish sand.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 28, 2023 03:09 PM (KVGVf)

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I read that in a gravelly voice.

Posted by: Ciampino --- It's hard to believe that he beat 100,000 other sperm. at May 29, 2023 12:47 AM (qfLjt)

229
197 Don't want to dig that out and find Jimmy anyway.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 28, 2023 03:41 PM (m/Csr)
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Is CBD in Noo Joisee?

Posted by: Ciampino - It's hard to believe that she beat 100,000 other sperm. at May 29, 2023 12:56 AM (qfLjt)

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