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re: There is nothing like good plumbing work
Posted by Clames on 4/27/24 at 10:54 pm
[quote]Pride in your work is just a thing of the past.[/quote]
Or just plain incompetence in doing the job at all. My fiancée had a two-zone minizsplit system installed last year, worked fine all that summer and we she started using it this season the office directly below started showing signs...
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re: 4 teenagers die in high-speed chase after trooper uses PIT maneuver
Posted by Clames on 4/27/24 at 9:53 pm
They could have killed themselves and other innocent bystanders if they caused an accident. Darwin works in mysterious, but usually correct, ways....
re: TGIF Watch thread
Posted by Clames on 4/26/24 at 10:32 am
Love older Seikos, have a 7A28 "Golden Bond" and a 1990's 7T34 Sky Professional awaiting some parts from Japan to come in. Most of my watch collection is quartz and mechanical Seikos, something my grandfather and dad always had too though they only had one or two at a time and I have about a dozen....
re: Just brought my irrigation system back to life
Posted by Clames on 4/25/24 at 5:20 am
[quote]It's FREE so Imma have a [b]hella[/b] lawn. [/quote]
Your yard should get salted just for saying this....
re: Former porn star Lana Rhoades wants all her videos to be deleted: I regret it
Posted by Clames on 4/24/24 at 11:48 pm
They can delete all the videos but she'll still be a subject of "Who has the prettier a-hole?" threads....
re: Fellas of the OT, I come for advice, I may have a problem on my hands.
Posted by Clames on 4/22/24 at 10:40 pm
[quote]completely unprompted and unexplained BJ. [/quote]
Nah, no big deal. She gives me those too at times....
re: Letter Sent Out by School Principal About Testing
Posted by Clames on 4/22/24 at 10:29 pm
The artist the doesn't understand mat is called a starving artist....
re: What lunchbox(s) did you have as a kid?
Posted by Clames on 4/22/24 at 8:39 am
He-Man (1984)
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/59EAAOSwZklkvsrh/s-l400.jpg[/img]
SilverHawks (1986)
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/L4UAAOSw4i1jdtas/s-l960.webp[/img]
Still have both in a storage box.
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re: 'Curious’ worker ignites foam, causes huge warehouse fire in China
Posted by Clames on 4/22/24 at 8:31 am
[quote]after a worker ignited[/quote]
Hereafter known as Ho Lee Fuk....
re: Any updates on Honda mowers?
Posted by Clames on 4/21/24 at 4:48 pm
[quote]I have a 5 year old HRR and I hate it. It was revered like always, but they SUCK IMO. After 2 years it stopped rolling backwards. Took everything in rear end apart, polished axle, assembly with new washers etc. It worked for a few months and then it was doing it again. Got aggravated the next...
re: Any updates on Honda mowers?
Posted by Clames on 4/20/24 at 6:28 pm
Given the recent problems, don't think the ones made in the last few years are as good as what previous models were. ...
re: Is the pocket knife a lost art?
Posted by Clames on 4/20/24 at 12:05 pm
[quote]most work places in 2024 are not going to allow you to carry a pocket knife. i carry one 24/7 outside the office for the exact reasons you mention. use it all the time.[/quote]
I go everywhere with a pocket knife clipped on. Hardly anyone notices. Knife, keys, and an EDC flashlight are all...
re: TGIF Watch thread
Posted by Clames on 4/19/24 at 8:08 pm
If he isn't screaming RTWFU at every house guest then you are wasting your time....
re: To rent or buy wood chipper
Posted by Clames on 4/19/24 at 2:03 pm
I bought a Harbor Freight gas engine wood chipper and that thing has done exceptional well. I rented a DR version from Home Depot before and the blades were so dull it was almost unusable. Pulled the blades and touched them up with my grinder and a bench stone and told them they needed to be replace...
re: How often do your home a/c unit(s) break?
Posted by Clames on 4/19/24 at 1:48 pm
Almost never. Both Trane units, one from 1995 and the other from 2006. Serviced and cleaned every year, only one needed a slight top off on refrigerant this year. I check the capacitors and have my own testing equipment to check for anything showing signs of weakness or a motor drawing more current ...
re: Dhillip and his team are at it again...new YouTube and Twitter embed feature
Posted by Clames on 4/19/24 at 12:03 pm
TD's hamsters are taking it up their furry little keisters this week. ...
re: Part change: Oil Pressure Switch
Posted by Clames on 4/18/24 at 10:44 am
[quote]Any suggestions?[/quote]
I bought a special socket for GM oil pressure sensors. Combined with a 90-degree hook pick it's a two minute job for me....
re: Students at Columbia have set up tent encampments and aren’t leaving
Posted by Clames on 4/17/24 at 7:49 pm
[quote]fire hose[/quote]
Of bear spray....
re: UK parliament one step closer to passing landmark smoking ban
Posted by Clames on 4/17/24 at 12:48 pm
[quote]I'm small government AF but this ban would help lower that[/quote]
When has a ban ever done that? Some of you need to pick up a history book for once in your lives....
re: Op/Ed by U of CA Professor: Expect financial fallout when the fossil fuel bubble bursts
Posted by Clames on 4/16/24 at 4:12 pm
[quote]It’s also not that easy to bring a plant online at the flip of a switch. It takes a lot of time[/quote]
Natural gas fueled turbines can be brought up to cover such demands very quickly. Clean, reliable, and can generate more power, more reliably, and in a vaster smaller footprint than any ...
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