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Shut up Meg posted:How are they going to build houses when all the Poles have gone home? Poorly.
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Shut up Meg posted:How are they going to build houses when all the Poles have gone home? Turns out shithead Polish builders aren't shitheads because they're Polish, they're shitheads because they're builders. Plenty of those to go around.
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Jaded Burnout posted:...middle England... Every time I hear this my mind mistakes it for Middle English and then I start imagining office workers carpooling to work talking about how they cuckolded their landlord.
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Sep 30, 2019 20:12
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Nevets posted:Every time I hear this my mind mistakes it for Middle English and then I start imagining office workers carpooling to work talking about how they cuckolded their landlord. I mean..
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Sep 30, 2019 20:13
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It still amazes me that in such a short period of time the word "cuckold" went from obscure antiquated slang to a very common insult used by internet shitheads via a very questionable genre of fetish porn.
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Sep 30, 2019 20:16
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Shut up Meg posted:How are they going to build houses when all the Poles have gone home? Ladders and man lifts will do for some jobs in a pinch but sometimes you really need scaffolding
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ponzicar posted:It still amazes me that in such a short period of time the word "cuckold" went from obscure antiquated slang to a very common insult used by internet shitheads via a very questionable genre of fetish porn.
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i like nice words
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Anne Whateley posted:Wait until you find out about "tricked out." I still want to know what the conduit was there Tricked out -> turned into a prostitute Prostitutes -> covered in cheap, flashy clothing and makeup That 2005 Corolla -> covered in cheap, flashy accessories That 2005 Corolla -> tricked out From there you just generalize it to mean 'customized with aftermarket parts' and then infer that those parts are better than the originals and you have 'tricked out' -> upgraded.
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Sep 30, 2019 21:15
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Guy Axlerod posted:If you add 2 floors, and then I buy it, can I also add 2 floors? The headline is bad, the article indicates: But under the new plans, families will be able to build up to two storeys using permitted development rights – the same system used for small extensions and loft conversions. So it’s more of a change to by-right allowable building heights.
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crazypeltast52 posted:The headline is bad, the article indicates: I wouldn't say that's the case just yet. "Permitted development rights" is just the system for pre-approved changes that fit within predefined rules. They've not defined the rules yet and some of the existing ones are really dumb. Some other examples of permitted developments are sheds and decks, it's nothing to do with the height of buildings specifically, and they're all defined individually with rules negotiated with central government. One thing they tend to do is define the limits relative to the "original house", which is "the house as it was first built or as it stood on 1 July 1948 (if it was built before that date)". So they may well say you can add two floors from the height of the original house, which would limit the scope of it. Or maybe they won't and it'll be dumb. More likely it'll never happen.
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People think permitting and construction process in the US is byzantine but in my experience the UK stuff gets really complex really quickly
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Nevets posted:Tricked out -> turned into a prostitute
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Sep 30, 2019 21:41
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Jaded Burnout posted:It's also for detached houses only, and only blocks of flats to start with. There are a whole lot of white middle class Brits who got priced out of the market by the house price increases that have already happened, so that strategy could backfire on them.
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Anne Whateley posted:No, it doesn't gain connotations of prostitution until the 1900s. For centuries it just meant "made to look like X" or "made fancy," and now it also means "made fancy." I want to know who read Marlowe or whatever and was like "I will apply this phrase to my car" I always assumed to 'trick someone out' came from 'turning tricks', huh.
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Nevets posted:I always assumed to 'trick someone out' came from 'turning tricks', huh. You may be thinking of "turned out". Prostitutes are turned out. Cars are tricked out.
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Weembles posted:You may be thinking of "turned out". there's a joke here about model year vs. mileage that i cannot bring myself to make
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canyoneer posted:there's a joke here about model year vs. mileage that i cannot bring myself to make When choosing a previously used item, be sure to closely examine the wear and tear under the hood, just because it's a younger model doesn't mean it hasn't been used hard. Be sure to check for loose or sloppy fits on all joints and manifolds, and make sure that after a detailed, in ~depth~ inspection, that you're happy with the condition of your new.... P.S. "There's room in the back for two, three if you're willing to really wedge yourselves in there."
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Methylethylaldehyde posted:When choosing a previously used item, be sure to closely examine the wear and tear under the hood, just because it's a younger model doesn't mean it hasn't been used hard. Be sure to check for loose or sloppy fits on all joints and manifolds, and make sure that after a detailed, in ~depth~ inspection, that you're happy with the condition of your new.... Never buy a rental.
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Shut up Meg posted:Never buy a rental. Well done. 
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ponzicar posted:It still amazes me that in such a short period of time the word "cuckold" went from obscure antiquated slang to a very common insult used by internet shitheads via a very questionable genre of fetish porn. “Cuckold” is old but it’s not obscure. Cuckoo birds still place their eggs in other birds’ nests.
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Scratch Monkey posted:“Cuckold” is old but it’s not obscure. Cuckoo birds still place their eggs in other birds’ nests.
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Nevets posted:Row houses are going to look pretty weird if they're not all the same height. Come visit DC some time, most neighborhoods of rowhouses are blighted by new popups.
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One of our Taiwanese coworkers told us that "wearing a green hat" is a euphemism in Cantonese for being cuckolded. Don't wear a green hat in Taiwan unless you want to be giggled at all day
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Oct 1, 2019 22:02
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drgitlin posted:Come visit DC some time, most neighborhoods of rowhouses are blighted by new popups. Yeah, I was specifically thinking of the stereotypical UK style 'terraced' housing that you see, which apparently this doesn't apply to anyway.
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Oct 1, 2019 22:12
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Oct 2, 2019 04:53
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did it rot away or was it never there in the first place
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Oct 2, 2019 12:19
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'Wooden post turned into flakes of wood' looks like termites to me.
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Ja that's termite damage. Apparently, the builder never heard of treated lumber. Based on the temporary jackposts behind it, they're aware of the mild structural integrity issue
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Oct 2, 2019 14:25
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Less a case of termites and more a case of terdefinitelies. 
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Oct 2, 2019 15:08
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That's literally every house in Southern California. Can't wait for that earthquake.
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PainterofCrap posted:Based on the temporary jackposts behind it, they're aware of the mild structural integrity issue quote:Thank goodness we had shoring put in place. I think maybe those belong to the investigation crew, and weren't holding it up before they go there.
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It makes me irrationally happy to see that's the exact Hitachi nailer I use along with the exact PC compressor. 
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Oct 3, 2019 23:26
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Since I think I only even learned about Leggionaires from this thread: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/04/767210215/n-c-officials-trace-124-legionnaires-disease-cases-to-hot-tub-at-a-fair
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StormDrain posted:Since I think I only even learned about Leggionaires from this thread: A hot tub...at a fair?! (edit) upon further review, this is no longer a candidate for the AUG thread.
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Oct 5, 2019 04:17
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PainterofCrap posted:A hot tub...at a fair?! I'm at least relieved to hear that it was a vendor's hot tub display, rather than hundreds of people deciding to bathe in a single hot tub.
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hot tub in a nearby room is the only other case of leggionares i'm familiar with irl. always cycle that water and temps are set for a reason
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A hundred and twenty‐four cases is really impressive. Presumably the tub was transported dry and filled with tap water on‐site. The fair only lasted ten days and the tub was infectious by day six. I’m obviously no expert on legionella because I would have thought that those conditions wouldn’t be optimal for breeding it.
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Nevets posted:Yeah, you need to get affirmative consent before sharing your erections, even the ones that don't last long. I love you
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