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ColHannibal posted:For a second I wondered why he did this all in one tiny bedroom, then I realized its probably due to his mother not wanting it out in the living room. In his ideal world, he never has to get out of bed - that's why he has the bed laptop stand and everything mounted relative to his position on the bed. Soon he'll mount the screen on the roof so he doesn't even have to sit up.
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I'm picturing his wife has the same kind of pube-stache.
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Apr 1, 2015 12:00
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He probably has hairy knuckles, so yeah.
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Apr 1, 2015 12:10
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Samizdata posted:Also, wife? Pics or GTFO, Barneyackles. Grover had a wife.  ColHannibal posted:For a second I wondered why he did this all in one tiny bedroom, then I realized its probably due to his mother not wanting it out in the living room.  But enough of this guy, ugh. He isn't even really relevant to the thread.
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Apr 1, 2015 14:09
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I would have been more impressed if it was 3D printed and in his bedroom.
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Bad Munki posted:I would have been more impressed if it was 3D printed and in his bedroom. Hanging from a 3D printed custom bracket.
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Apr 1, 2015 14:30
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That is infinitely more pleasing to the eye. 
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Apr 1, 2015 14:59
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Not mine, but gently caress shoveling this.
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Apr 1, 2015 15:52
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I still want to see a picture of the 4.5m cube of
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GreenNight posted:Not mine, but gently caress shoveling this. I hope that is somewhere that has never heard of winter, because the moment ice touches that you are going to die. Actually, is that driveway even functional? It's so steep it looks like a lot of cars wouldn't even be able to get up it because the slope would hit their bumper before their wheels ever touched it.
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The lack of leaves on the trees makes me believe that it's located in winter land.
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Ashcans posted:I hope that is somewhere that has never heard of winter, because the moment ice touches that you are going to die. I did a bit of digging and found that picture seems to have shown up on the internet around late '06 and really started to spread in early '07. An urban planning forum (warning, MLP theme, presumably as an april fools thing...i hope...) thinks they found the actual location in Fayetteville, AR: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.087662,-94.232312,3a,75y,310.84h,79.85t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sbQHQUFmDIN1EXrvadsGizw!2e0?hl=en The visible parts of the fronts of the houses look right and the sidewalk seems to have been moved out towards the street by a few feet to help the situation, but the breakover angle in to the garage still looks like it'd be pretty bad for a low-riding car.
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Lack of Gravitas posted:I still want to see a picture of the 4.5m cube of 
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wolrah posted:I did a bit of digging and found that picture seems to have shown up on the internet around late '06 and really started to spread in early '07. An urban planning forum (warning, MLP theme, presumably as an april fools thing...i hope...) thinks they found the actual location in Fayetteville, AR: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.087662,-94.232312,3a,75y,310.84h,79.85t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sbQHQUFmDIN1EXrvadsGizw!2e0?hl=en Great digging! quote:Why would someone slightly scrunch the photographs horizontally, since the original aspect ratio is dramatic enough? I know this for a fact - I'm the one who took the photographs. There is no digital altering of any sort other than these posted photos being a little too narrow. Although that was several years ago, 2003 maybe?, I've just now stumbled across this very interesting thread.
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Ashcans posted:I hope that is somewhere that has never heard of winter, because the moment ice touches that you are going to die. As shown there, no; I'm not sure there's any stock car or truck that could make it into that garage. That looks like maybe a ~30 degree angle to me (maybe even as high as 35). At the 30 end, I think most cars will be screwed but a good portion of SUVs should be able to at least start going up the driveway (although a lot of them wouldn't be able to get all the way on to the driveway, since the tail end would hit the ground; most cars have a higher approach angle than departure angle). But even vehicles that can make it onto that are probably going to high center trying to pull in. A 10° angle (on either end) seems to be about the highest you can go before ordinary cars will start running into trouble.
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spog posted:Great digging! Struggle to move in my rear end, just back the moving van (fullsize only, no uhauls allowed) onto the sidewalk and put a ramp to the top of the driveway. Should be roughly level.  Also, no need to sweep the driveway ever. Better get studded snow tires though.
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Well it's not like most americans use their garages for parking in anyway. Just store all your huge mounds of poo poo in there like everyone else, and park at the curb. I have huge mounds of poo poo filling my garage. This is me.
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Leperflesh posted:Well it's not like most americans use their garages for parking in anyway. Just store all your huge mounds of poo poo in there like everyone else, and park at the curb. I'm building a workshop in my backyard specifically to hold my huge mounds of poo poo so that my garage can be used for other things. Maybe I'll even use it to store my car!
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kastein posted:
Winch in the garage. Problem solved 
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Winch in the garage. Problem solved Dude, women are allowed in the WHOLE house. Unless you are Barnacles where there's only room for one person in the bedroom.
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If you look at the oil stains in StreetView it pretty much confirms the dude who lives there either parks in the street, or is being a douche and parking across the sidewalk only partially in the driveway. My sister lives in a cul-de-sac where literally every other house does that and drives me nuts. https://www.google.com/maps/@45.462833,-122.847746,3a,72.5y,335.41h,71.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1svb6ysv97t0nN9nEuOFydRA!2e0
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sbyers77 posted:My sister lives in a cul-de-sac where literally every other house does that and drives me nuts. Meh. Sidewalks in culs‐de‐sac are vestigial.
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sbyers77 posted:If you look at the oil stains in StreetView it pretty much confirms the dude who lives there either parks in the street, or is being a douche and parking across the sidewalk only partially in the driveway. He could also be parking nose down.
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I heard you like lovely driveways: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.748992,-97.258198,3a,75y,245.31h,75.05t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1suEsXk2G7C2h8iOpuubA9DA!2e0 Pan around and you can count 12 dual car garages or 24 garage stalls total all packed into one cul de sac. How the hell did this make it past the city planners desk???
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kastein posted:He could also be parking nose down. Or an oil cooled 911.
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Crotch Fruit posted:I heard you like lovely driveways: Yeah but if that guy in the back has a party, everyone can park in his driveway.
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Crotch Fruit posted:I heard you like lovely driveways: I count 4 GM G-body cars in that streetview. Someone must be a fan.
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GreenNight posted:Not mine, but gently caress shoveling this. My driveway is this steep and I hate it. Only difference is the angle isn't as extreme at the bottom it dips down slightly and at the top it flattens out before it gets to the garage. I hate it because the road is on a slope and if the builder had placed the driveway 40 feet to the right, the driveway would have been a nice ~6 ft change instead of ~11 ft.
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I'm looking for suggestions on dealing with loud neighbors. Our bedroom faces their patio and their son tends to have people over late to drink and hang out. The only separation is a lovely 4' wire fence and some bushes. Last year I wound up going out at 1am every other week to ask them to keep it down. What are some solutions here? Even if they weren't up so late the small distance between our houses, brick walls w/o insulation, and single pane windows keeps things loud when we're going to sleep. We're in 1 story with a basement, with probably 5' of height before the first floor starts in the backyard. All I've been able to think of is a tall, likely expensive, fence that would probably block out sunlight.
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WeaselWeaz posted:I'm looking for suggestions on dealing with loud neighbors. Our bedroom faces their patio and their son tends to have people over late to drink and hang out. The only separation is a lovely 4' wire fence and some bushes. Last year I wound up going out at 1am every other week to ask them to keep it down. Sound dampening drapes or a shotgun.
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ColHannibal posted:Sound dampening drapes or a shotgun. Hevi-shot.
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hailthefish posted:Hevi-shot. No need to go Waco, I'm just saying to scare the punk.
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ColHannibal posted:No need to go Waco, I'm just saying to scare the punk. Homemade artillery simulator. In actual construction tales news: I saw a newly-constructed sewage lift station yesterday. It's down by the lake and right next to a heavily-salted road. Stainless trough mounted to painted steel strut with galvanized fasteners. It's only been a couple of weeks, and there's already rust. The antenna mast is just standard EMT with standard galvanized compression fittings. Again, stainless steel straps with galvanized hardware holding it to the cabinet. Already rusting. The excess antenna cable is coiled up and zip-tied to the cabinet leg on the slab. I hope coax is OK getting stepped on. My favorite part is an obviously JUST-drilled 1/2" hole all the way through the slab with an extension cord coming out of it, running across the pad, across the grass a few yards, and plugged into the main service convenience outlet. GFCI, but no in-use cover. The hole still has hammer drill dust around it, and is the exact size of the cord. If they ever want to stop using that for whatever they're using it for, they're cutting one end off that cord.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Homemade artillery simulator. Not that that's not hilarious, but do you often stop to observe the craftsmanship of sewer lift stations on your way to work or something?
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Did anyone have any guides for finding a good home inspector? My parents are being made an offer by their landlord, but I'm concerned with the craftsmanship of the house, and we know it had some issues, but I'm worried it's got some very serious ones. I don't want my parents to get hoodwinked.
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Wasabi the J posted:Did anyone have any guides for finding a good home inspector? My parents are being made an offer by their landlord, but I'm concerned with the craftsmanship of the house, and we know it had some issues, but I'm worried it's got some very serious ones. As I understand it the main thing is to avoid using inspectors recommended by the realtor, to avoid a conflict of interest. So go on Yelp and find ones with decent reviews. But yeah, absolutely do not buy a house that hasn't been inspected. And I'd suggest that you try to stay intimately involved in this process as a semi-impartial third party, because it's very easy to get emotionally invested in "your" house, which could lead your parents to make bad decisions.
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Parallel Paraplegic posted:Not that that's not hilarious, but do you often stop to observe the craftsmanship of sewer lift stations on your way to work or something? As a professional electrician, I can't NOT look at the mechanical execution of others's work. It drives my wife crazy. I'm always staring at ceilings and walls and electrical panels and stuff. I notice when all the lenses in fluorescent lights aren't pointed the same way. Sprinkler heads not in a row. Missing/worn/loose/damage ceiling tiles. That kind of thing.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:As a professional electrician, I can't NOT look at the mechanical execution of others's work. Seconding this, as a property insurance adjuster. I have annoyed many & many a friend & family member. Spend a lot of time gazing at roofs while in stop&go traffic. There are a lot of really, really unskilled people out there who like to call themselves, "contractors." poo poo. I took pictures of buildings under construction while on vacation in Switzerland:  Then again, Roman construction techniques are fascinating.  PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Apr 5, 2015 |
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:As a professional electrician, I can't NOT look at the mechanical execution of others's work. Yep... I can't drive down a street without noticing lovely brick pointing, shoddy roof work, sagging walls and roofs from past water damage or poor foundation work, weird stuff on the power lines, etc etc. It's a curse.
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