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diabeetz posted:This would look really nice if there was an overlay of some sort of resin to level it out. Did you have to wear shoes 24/7? Polished concrete floors are basically this, there's no actual stone underneath because in order to flatten it you'd need a stupidly thick layer of resin, like probably at least an inch.
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There's a couple roundabouts near me in San Diego county and my god people are loving morons who have no idea how to use a roundabout. It's a yield sign not a stop sign fuckwits. Although they are super confused by stop signs too because apparently if it isn't a 4-way stop magically they forget right of way rules and just go as soon as they can irrelevant of the fact that you, stopped across the intersection from them, were there first. Then they honk at you. Robot cars can't come fast enough.
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Nov 6, 2015 18:21
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RideTheSpiral posted:is this seriously a thing? What does everyone do when they are stopped? why wouldn't you just put a roundabout in like every other country? 4 way stops are a test to see who's the biggest pussy that's going to sit there while all the other alphas move through the intersection
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Nov 6, 2015 19:54
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Aralan posted:4 way stops are a test to see who's the biggest pussy that's going to sit there while all the other alphas move through the intersection no wonder pussy europeans hate them so much
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Nov 6, 2015 21:03
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thathonkey posted:there are some roundabouts in the US but nobody know to use them so it's usually a massive failure. to be fair they didnt teach roundabouts when i was learning to drive here. US drivers are typically too aggressive for roundabouts to work because nobody lets anyone merge in.
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Nov 6, 2015 21:06
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We've got a similar terrible roundabout near my town. Luckily, someone made this simple image showing how to get around it:  I actually decided not to apply for a job recently because the commute would have involved driving around that loving thing. At rush hour, it's insane.
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Nov 6, 2015 21:20
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Nov 6, 2015 21:36
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Is being able to go counterclockwise really worth the extra complexity?
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Nov 6, 2015 21:40
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diabeetz posted:This would look really nice if there was an overlay of some sort of resin to level it out. Did you have to wear shoes 24/7? yeah we figure maybe they were planning on doing something more to it and ran out of money or something. it wasn't so bad you had to wear shoes 24/7 though. except for like a month after every time some glass broke in there just to be safe. people living there now probably found some of the glass i've broken. in their feet
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Nov 6, 2015 22:11
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Is anyone here a plumber?
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Nov 6, 2015 22:32
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I.C. posted:Is anyone here a plumber? I'm not a plumber, but have lived in enough old houses that I probably know more than the layman.
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Nov 6, 2015 22:36
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Germstore posted:Is being able to go counterclockwise really worth the extra complexity? It means you can have a 4 lane roundabout without anyone having to change lanes to get on or off
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Nov 6, 2015 22:40
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criscodisco posted:I'm not a plumber, but have lived in enough old houses that I probably know more than the layman. I ask because I have the same kind of (broken) sink as depicted in the OP: It really is bad! How should I get the stopper out? It is stuck, and I think I just need to yank it out with pliers. Please advise.
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Nov 6, 2015 22:51
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I.C. posted:Is anyone here a plumber? <<<a half-assed one, why?
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Nov 6, 2015 22:53
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Nathilus posted:loving laffo. I've seen that same fixture and newsflash: its a sink. I am really loving glad I learned that was a sink now rather than by accident. I have never peed on a mosaic wall. I have yet to live.
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Nov 6, 2015 23:02
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ncumbered_by_idgits posted:<<<a half-assed one, why? What is your opinion of Drano as a pipe-clearing agent? Also, what should I do with this stuck stopper?
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Nov 6, 2015 23:13
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I.C. posted:I ask because I have the same kind of (broken) sink as depicted in the OP: If the u-trap is easily removed from the drain, as in it hasn't been screwed on way too tightly, I'd remove it and you can push the stopper up with your fingers. Then you don't run the risk of scratching the hell out of it with pliers. Just in case you don't know, the u-trap is the pipe attached to the underside of your sink drain. There will be a large PVC ring at the top of it that you can turn counter-clockwise to loosen. There will be another one at the other end of the "u" on the pipe. Put a bucket or large pot under the pipe, because a bit of water will poor out!
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Nov 6, 2015 23:26
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I.C. posted:What is your opinion of Drano as a pipe-clearing agent? Oh sorry. I do installation. Can't answer on the Drano. If the connecting rod is still in place through the bottom of the stopper you don't want to try to pull it out. Can you/have you removed it?
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Nov 6, 2015 23:32
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Old houses that have been split up into apartments invite Bad Design Ideas, LLC to come up with nifty, thrifty solutions for chintzy landlords. Renting a room as a bedroom that you have to go through in order to reach another bedroom is a pet peeve.
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Nov 6, 2015 23:47
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criscodisco posted:If the u-trap is easily removed from the drain, as in it hasn't been screwed on way too tightly, I'd remove it and you can push the stopper up with your fingers. Then you don't run the risk of scratching the hell out of it with pliers. ncumbered_by_idgits posted:Oh sorry. I do installation. Can't answer on the Drano. If the connecting rod is still in place through the bottom of the stopper you don't want to try to pull it out. Can you/have you removed it? I just unscrewed everything and it was really disgusting! I did have a bucket. I did have to pull out the stopper with pliers. So, I cleaned everything out, and put it all back. Now I have no stopper, but i think that is better. I like those little pea-catchers...or maybe I could just find some screen... Anyway! Thank you for your help! I had to take a shower after. I don't have a door on my bathroom, but that goes without saying.
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Nov 7, 2015 00:07
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thathonkey posted:here is a terrible "design" straight from a house i was renting previously. in the kitchen, for some inexplicable reason, they made the floor out of this natural stone that creates a rough, completely uneven surface with lots of variation. the bathroom is the same way but it's more of a problem in the kitchen. lol holy poo poo
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Champenema posted:Old houses that have been split up into apartments invite Bad Design Ideas, LLC to come up with nifty, thrifty solutions for chintzy landlords. Maintaining a fleet of these is what I do for work. The very mention is triggering me hard. 4-way stops: You may be surprised to know that the best place in the US to see these working well is in the disaster-prone areas, i.e. Gulf Coast, because the the power goes out so frequently. Even the least bright folks (like me!) understand that all intersections become 4-, 5-, whatever- way stops when the lights aren't working. It's kind of a shame, because otherwise the South would have killed itself off shortly after the automobile was invented. I do quite a bit of plumbing as well. This thread is trying so hard to unlurk me. efc NIBCO wanted to be cool and washerless like Delta  The "washers" are still there, but non-serviceable! 3 sets of $8/pc carts to finally get ones that you know, shut the water off. Delta saw that, and upped the ante:  3 sets of $40 carts and the faucet still like  But it's OK, they last the life of the faucet (meaning you just replace the whole shitshow when it leaks a year later) digger_smolkin fucked around with this message at 03:24 on Nov 7, 2015 |
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I.C. posted:I just unscrewed everything and it was really disgusting! I did have a bucket. I did have to pull out the stopper with pliers. So, I cleaned everything out, and put it all back. Now I have no stopper, but i think that is better. I like those little pea-catchers...or maybe I could just find some screen... You've just taken the first step to being a man. Never be afraid to unscrew things and plunge your hands into sewage.
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Nov 7, 2015 04:11
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RideTheSpiral posted:is this seriously a thing? What does everyone do when they are stopped? why wouldn't you just put a roundabout in like every other country? lol. you take turns. first come first serve. if two or three arrive at the same time, you're supposed to default to whoever is rightmost, but usually it's just a free for all. if four arrive at the same time, oh well. (it never actually happens that more than two people arrive at exactly the same time so) roundabouts are hellish, truly hellish.
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Hammerite posted:lol *stands stupefied looking at a double power socket with something plugged in on the right hand side* "if I plug this phone in on the left i will not be able to fit... what do?" Right... now imagine you have two of those plugs with the cord sticking out to the right, and they are three prong so you cant flip em. That's what we're complaining about.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:33
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Whoever's saying that 4 way stops are better than roundabouts should live in a place where the entries/exits to suburbs are in fact 4 way stops. After living in a place with roundabouts it's hard to see a 4 way stop as anything other than a device to back up traffic for 3 miles in every direction at rush hour. Roundabouts are pretty foolproof and they actually keep traffic moving. They're rad.
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"Traffic lights are a Bolshevist menace... Traffic lights are things which are set up to try and control traffic to try and control individuals on the roads," Dr Phelps told Parliament. "Roundabouts. Roundabouts represent freedom. Roundabouts represent democracy at its finest," he said. The finest moment in australian politics
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i dont think anyone here at least has tried to argue that 4-way stops are better than roundabouts. the only conceivable reason for keeping the pre-existing ones is that converting to roundabouts would take up more space and cause all sorts of complications. well that and the cost.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:42
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I wouldn't mind paying more taxes to get rid of every 4 way stop there is. In NZ they've figured out a brilliant solution to 4 way stops if there aren't any roundabouts. The more 'major' route gets right of way and the other connecting roads only get yields.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:50
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The way to deal with 4 way stops is to just stop for half a second and then continue driving as if no other vehicles exist. -signed, 95% of people.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:52
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Bathroom stall doors that open inwards, which in my experience, is all of them. So you have to back up and perhaps touch the toilet with your leg before you can leave. Hurray! Also: Twitter.
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Nov 7, 2015 05:52
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Bathroom stall doors that open inwards, which in my experience, is all of them. So you have to back up and perhaps touch the toilet with your leg before you can leave. Hurray! i've literally never had this problem but im guessing if they opened outward youd bump people at the urinal since urinals are often oriented right across from or perpendicular to stalls?
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Nov 7, 2015 05:57
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Bathroom stall doors that open inwards, which in my experience, is all of them. So you have to back up and perhaps touch the toilet with your leg before you can leave. Hurray! I guess if you're wide enough that you can't just, you know, stand to one side a bit.
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Nov 7, 2015 06:03
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Isaac posted:Why are people destroying toilet stalls in usa wtf. Rage, rage against the drying of the hands 
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Nov 7, 2015 06:16
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yea except those dyson airblades, holy mackerel
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plain blue jacket posted:I don't care if this is a page three quote because these are the worst things that exist yet have somehow permeated into our lives like w cancer. I was visiting my grain at her old age home and the nurse brought us some tea. I may as well have drunk it off the loving tray Not to single you out specifically, but does nobody use a decanting rod anymore, or do they only teach that poo poo to chemistry and food nerds now? 
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Nov 7, 2015 06:35
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ahahahah yes I only drink my tea in a class IV clean room using a decanting rod and microgram scale so that my ratios of sugar and milk are PERFECT and no impurities can enter the system
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Nov 7, 2015 06:48
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Nubile Hillock posted:I wouldn't mind paying more taxes to get rid of every 4 way stop there is. In NZ they've figured out a brilliant solution to 4 way stops if there aren't any roundabouts. The more 'major' route gets right of way and the other connecting roads only get yields. It was like this in the US in the old days but we learned that the societal cost of the constant fatal car wrecks wasn't worth the convenience.
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Nov 7, 2015 07:23
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Sheep-Goats posted:It was like this in the US in the old days but we learned that the societal cost of the constant fatal car wrecks wasn't worth the convenience. Also New Zealand has the total population of a busy WalMart, so it would understandably work better there.
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Sheep-Goats posted:It was like this in the US in the old days but we learned that the societal cost of the constant fatal car wrecks wasn't worth the convenience. With modern safety features you'd surely bring down the fatalities AND you'd keep the economy going by having people have to buy new cars all the time. I don't get what the hard part about slowing down and looking is, though, without having to come to a full and complete stop
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