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H110Hawk posted:Mainly the arguments seem largely to depend on who you ask so I chose not to engage. I personally "trust" copper more, it tends to be either working or not with no middle ground vs plastic components which can be hard to tell if it's done wrong/cheaply out of the gate. The fewer fittings on PEX is compelling. Copper is antimicrobial which is cool. My gut feeling is we're less likely to find out copper pipes with unleaded solder causes cancer later on in life. just out of curiosity was your whole issue that you couldn't flush the toilet without robbing hot water from the shower? It just seems extreme to literally replace all piping to the meter because you needed a regulator. Also what about CPVC? It's even cheaper than pex and is solvent welded together. I guess I am wondering who told you that you needed to replace the entirety of your water system.
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PromethiumX posted:just out of curiosity was your whole issue that you couldn't flush the toilet without robbing hot water from the shower? It just seems extreme to literally replace all piping to the meter because you needed a regulator. Also what about CPVC? It's even cheaper than pex and is solvent welded together. https://www.google.com/search?q=lifespan+of+galvanized+pipes : 2016 - 1946 = 70. I should have stuck with superstition. There were many other problems with our plumbing than just needing a regulator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1slibJ52yoc
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Bape Culture posted:They arrived and are excellent. Only one set is displayed in the box and the rest is securely packaged underneath just so you don't think you've been ripped off! Indeed, two days shipping from the UK to Canada, not bad at all !
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 Clear Otterbox Symmetry for my new phone  The Evil Dead trilogy on VHS  Possibly the best sticker I've ever seen Coffee And Pie has a new favorite as of 16:03 on Sep 11, 2016 |
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I bought a Rain-X windshield repair kit to fix a rock peck in my windshield. I also bought some random nuts and bolts for a project. Oh and I preordered a 256gb matte black iPhone 7+
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Gotta be the first one to eat that turd
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Is collecting VHS tapes becoming a thing?
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Rolo posted:Is collecting VHS tapes becoming a thing? It seems like it might be sadly
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Rolo posted:Is collecting VHS tapes becoming a thing? My old roommate did this and would only watch them on his tiny CRT instead of the big flat screen in the livingroom. He was a good dude but was sometimes too hipster for his own good.
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Rolo posted:Is collecting VHS tapes becoming a thing? I know there are people who collect stuff that's not available on DVD/BR.
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Mister Kingdom posted:I know there are people who collect stuff that's not available on DVD/BR. You can pry my Hot Stuff VHS starring Dom DeLuise from my cold, dead hands.
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Rolo posted:Is collecting VHS tapes becoming a thing? There's an art festival's permanent space (with a bar and gallery plus event space) near my old apartment that hosts weekly VHS viewing nights in their previously semi-abandoned concrete warehouse, next to the room with their record collection. I'm pretty sure peak VHS collecting is already upon us.
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I was buying movies on VHS before half of you were alive. But Betamax was the better format.
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Guess I'm gonna start collecting laserdiscs. gently caress tapes.
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Rolo posted:Guess I'm gonna start collecting laserdiscs. gently caress tapes. I know at least 3 laserdisc collectors. There is some cool stuff out there.
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Laserdiscs are dope but the problem is it's too drat expensive. Where are you gonna find a laserdisc player, let alone the discs themselves? On the other hand, a guy I work with wants to dump 6+ boxes of VHS on me, he seems more happy to be rid of it than I am to be getting them.
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Rolo posted:Guess I'm gonna start collecting laserdiscs. gently caress tapes. Same thing applies. I have Song of the South on a Japanese laserdisc. That movie will never be officially released in the US.
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Mister Kingdom posted:Same thing applies. I have Song of the South on a Japanese laserdisc. That movie will never be officially released in the US. One of the collectors I know got started specifically because of that laserdisc.
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Coffee And Pie posted:Laserdiscs are dope but the problem is it's too drat expensive. Where are you gonna find a laserdisc player, let alone the discs themselves? They are all over the place in Japan. It's bizarro.
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TheMadMilkman posted:One of the collectors I know got started specifically because of that laserdisc. That and the unmolested original Star Wars Trilogy.
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Mister Kingdom posted:That and the unmolested original Star Wars Trilogy. I have two boxed copies of those on VHS but no player. It's like a movie chastity belt.
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Rolo posted:Guess I'm gonna start collecting laserdiscs. gently caress tapes.
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 Charcuterie sampler: Finochiona (fennel pollen salami) Nostrano (pink peppercorn salami) Salame di Manzo (Waygu beef salami) Cacciatorini Piccante (spicy hunters sausage) Nduja (spicy spreadable salami) Gunna stick dat meat in my mouf!
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Nduja is so gross. It's like a greasy meat spread. The other stuff looks great though.
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Bought another one of these rears, only managed around 8k miles out of it  Front looks like it should be fine at least until closer to winter. Probably should have just bought both and put the new front tire in the garage, but meh. Debating whether I want to A) Hit Harbor Freight tomorrow and spend ~$80 on the tools to do my own tire changes and be set for life or spend ~$30 to pay someone else to swap the rubber for me yet again and buy the "good" tools later. I'm sincerely thinking of buying a proper tire machine and balancer for ~$2k for my garage in the spring if my wife doesn't veto the idea, so I'll probably just go have my usual guy do the tire mounting again.
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 Didn't buy it to be a quirky hipster. Need to test 8 track tapes before selling. It's kind of cool because it's a boombox, takes batteries, has a handle.  But the back half of it is a detachable speaker, and there's a compartment hiding a very long power cable. And the thing actually works. As the seller at the swap meet was bagging it, some other dude tried to offer more money and steal the sale, but the seller was cool and didn't take his offer. Legend has it that Never Mind The Bollocks was released on 8 Track. and  You'd think a bio about Steve-o would be retarded, and just about Jackass stuff. He's had crazy life outside of Jackass. Rave reviews on Amazon. He revealed a lot of stuff on the Joe Rogan podcast, which sold me sold on the book.
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An awesome old tape deck. It's built like a tank, but the insides also look like they've been through a war. Going to need a full teardown and rebuild to deal with 40 years of solidified grease, slack rubber belts and assorted dust and crap on the inside.
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This weekend I discovered that often ownership of stuff doesn't make me happy and the pleasure of the purchase alone is the reason my house is full of stuff. While cleaning up and doing away with a lot, I have found that some stuff does add value to my life but only if I use it near daily. Looking forward to buying less and having more time.
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PCOS Bill posted:Debating whether I want to A) Hit Harbor Freight tomorrow and spend ~$80 on the tools to do my own tire changes and be set for life First time I've seen buying Harbor Freight tools described as being "set for life."
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DrBouvenstein posted:First time I've seen buying Harbor Freight tools described as being "set for life." Perhaps he's factoring in the untimely demise?
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H110Hawk posted:Perhaps he's factoring in the untimely demise? If he buys a Harbor Freight car jack, the tools will definitely last until the end of his life.
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DrBouvenstein posted:First time I've seen buying Harbor Freight tools described as being "set for life." HF sells some stuff that is quality and lasts. Wasn't always that way, but they've improved. flosofl posted:If he buys a Harbor Freight car jack, the tools will definitely last until the end of his life. Incidentally, my HF floor jack is the best jack I've owned and it's going strong for four years now.
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DrBouvenstein posted:First time I've seen buying Harbor Freight tools described as being "set for life." All I'd be buying is a bead breaker, some tire irons, and maybe the motorcycle wheel clamp. Nothing that really "wears out", unless I bend a tire iron or something. H110Hawk posted:Perhaps he's factoring in the untimely demise? I would be buying it to use for my motorcycle tires, after all... flosofl posted:If he buys a Harbor Freight car jack, the tools will definitely last until the end of his life. Hah, no, my floor jack is going on 15 years old and was bought for a lowered car I had years ago so I spent big bucks on it to get something that wouldn't damage anything with low clearance. It will probably outlive me (Which shouldn't be too hard.) Only issue it has is it doesn't have the range to use with my Jeep without a wood block, but I can live with that. I keep the same block of wood handy for when I need it and it's just a little inconvenience of balancing the wood block until I get the jack in place and lifted a few inches to set it rigid. TotalLossBrain posted:HF sells some stuff that is quality and lasts. Wasn't always that way, but they've improved. Yeah, I have a bunch of stuff from the last couple years from Harbor Freight and it's all good stuff. You have to shop smart, always check reviews on the website, sometimes you need to add an extra washer or two to things that you have to put together just for a little extra rigidity, but their old reputation for being crap is outdated. Anyhow, went to CycleGear today since they were the only place that could fit me in for a tire change today and I really needed it since I opted to not go to HF for the tools to do it myself, and ended up picking up a new pair of gloves  Alpinestars SP2. Very nice. (Very expensive.) But lifetime guarantee from CG so eh, I can deal with it.
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TotalLossBrain posted:HF sells some stuff that is quality and lasts. Wasn't always that way, but they've improved. I've had one since 2004 with zero issues. It's been left in the rain, it's sun-bleached to a light tangerine, but it still works well.
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ChocNitty posted:You'd think a bio about Steve-o would be retarded, and just about Jackass stuff. He's had crazy life outside of Jackass. The picture link is busted but I'm assuming it's Professional Idiot. I just read that a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. 
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Keetron posted:This weekend I discovered that often ownership of stuff doesn't make me happy and the pleasure of the purchase alone is the reason my house is full of stuff. This is true. Getting rid of stuff feels even better than getting stuff now. Getting rid of stuff and getting money for it in return is almost orgasmic.
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evobatman posted:This is true. Getting rid of stuff feels even better than getting stuff now. Getting rid of stuff and getting money for it in return is almost orgasmic. I donated a bass guitar that I don't have much use for lately to a local music school and god dammit I don't know what feels better, the fact that I'm helping kids learn or the fact that it's stopped taking up space in my apartment. CONTENT: I bought some more impractical nonlethal weaponry for sporting purposes, because they malfunction and break all the time and it's good to have extras. It's going to look like this, pretty much: 
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strangemusic posted:I donated a bass guitar that I don't have much use for lately to a local music school and god dammit I don't know what feels better, the fact that I'm helping kids learn or the fact that it's stopped taking up space in my apartment. Fencing: A sport where nobody has ever, ever died, according to goon "strangemusic"
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cool sword edit: katana, sorry For real though, what does that cost?
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TotalLossBrain posted:cool sword Google image search says its 70 euros. http://www.uhlmann-fechtsport.com/shop/product_info.php?info=p180261_epee-el--french-standard--sm--coloured.html
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