MAY 2017 CHAT THREAD - All my freinds are getting married

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ExplodingSims: Aug 17, 2010; RAGDOLL
FLIPPIN IN A MOVIE
HOT DAMN
THINK I MADE A POOPIE

Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

I can guarantee the lines aren't getting changed - it won't really be possible without tearing the siding off the building and tearing out part of the ceiling (no attic). More than half of my building has Payne 410 units now, and they reused the original lines.

And yeah, they confirmed it'll be 410. Originally they were going to try and swap in a used R22 unit or braze in a new compressor, but the property manager told them to rip it all out.

Sims, turns out the label on the compressor wasn't completely sun bleached, I just couldn't get a good look at it without my glasses on. The old unit was a bit older than I thought... 2005, mfg by Copeland. Seems like it should have lasted a bit longer, but after seeing the poo poo they tore out, I'm glad they're replacing everything.

That's probably why it died is from lack of maintenance. I'm sure the outdoor coils are pretty clogged up as well.

That's what the main killer of compressor is is as lack of air flow

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# ? May 8, 2024 14:27

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

InitialDave posted:

Have you tried Brewdog Jack Hammer?

Nope but Imma try that poo poo

# ? May 18, 2017 23:28

Gingerbread House Music: Dec 1, 2009; by FactsAreUseless; Lipstick Apathy

Guys, guys.

If you gently caress with the valve JUST right, you can launch liquid tire ballast across the shop at your coworker who was foolish enough to turn his back to you.

# ? May 18, 2017 23:34

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Adiabatic posted:

Nope but Imma try that poo poo

It's pretty bitter/grapefruity, if you like that sort of thing.

As I said, they cover most tastes, so worth having a try of their various offerings.

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angryrobots: Mar 31, 2005

ExplodingSims posted:

Lol, I bet they're gonna put a 410 unit in without doing a flush. Or even checking if the line sizes are correct for the new unit, based on previous experiences.

Hey this is the awesomeness I have on my house!

My place was a Fannie Mae foreclosure and the condensers were stolen, so fixing the hvac was conditional to the closing. It was "done", but terribly. The little 1.5 ton air handler for my back room, has a return grill filter. They left the filter door off the unit (no where to be seen), with a filter in it, in the attic. Not that it really mattered, because they didn't bother to finish tying in the return.

I had them come back and "fix" this, and a bunch of other stuff, but the line sets they reused stayed. I probably could have gotten them changed out if I was really an rear end about it, but I bet for my trouble they would have sabotaged something so I cut my losses and plan to get a package unit eventually. (The main air handler unit is dug slightly into the ground because there's not enough clearance in the crawl space, and I've burned up 2 condensate pumps between our 2015 historic floods and hurricane Matthew last year just from rising groundwater. Meanwhile there's nothing in the way of a package unit installation, who knows?)

Both existing, undersized line sets are straight shots, nothing in the way, less than 20' each and they reused the old lines with the rotten insulation. Crimped the flare on the units to fit the too small copper line, and brazed away. Flushed? Lol yeah right.

# ? May 18, 2017 23:47

Olympic Mathlete: Feb 25, 2011

cakesmith handyman posted:

Serious suggestion aldi pilsner.

Thank yoooou

# ? May 19, 2017 00:34

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

Guess what wound up pissing water everywhere? If you guessed "loaner ac", you win some soaked carpet.

I can't even get mad at this point. At least they had another one, and we (maint guy and myself) looked this one over closely before throwing it in.

angryrobots posted:

Hey this is the awesomeness I have on my house!

My place was a Fannie Mae foreclosure and the condensers were stolen, so fixing the hvac was conditional to the closing. It was "done", but terribly. The little 1.5 ton air handler for my back room, has a return grill filter. They left the filter door off the unit (no where to be seen), with a filter in it, in the attic. Not that it really mattered, because they didn't bother to finish tying in the return.

I had them come back and "fix" this, and a bunch of other stuff, but the line sets they reused stayed. I probably could have gotten them changed out if I was really an rear end about it, but I bet for my trouble they would have sabotaged something so I cut my losses and plan to get a package unit eventually. (The main air handler unit is dug slightly into the ground because there's not enough clearance in the crawl space, and I've burned up 2 condensate pumps between our 2015 historic floods and hurricane Matthew last year just from rising groundwater. Meanwhile there's nothing in the way of a package unit installation, who knows?)

Both existing, undersized line sets are straight shots, nothing in the way, less than 20' each and they reused the old lines with the rotten insulation. Crimped the flare on the units to fit the too small copper line, and brazed away. Flushed? Lol yeah right.

# ? May 19, 2017 00:45

Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

InitialDave posted:

Brewdog do a good job of covering a wide range of tastes. I'm partial to Punk.

Punk is nice but doesn't really stand out to me. I forget what it is after the first one. Brewdog stuff is also far too expensive

I'm more a fan of dark ales/stouts/porters. I haven't managed to find the brewdog ones yet though. Have you?

# ? May 19, 2017 00:46

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

Tomarse posted:

Punk is nice but doesn't really stand out to me. I forget what it is after the first one. Brewdog stuff is also far too expensive

I guess nice but not standing out is fine for me. I usually want a beer that I just like, and I have Punk as my go-to that I can get most places.
As for cost, I don't find it especially different for Brewdog stuff over anyone else's beers, but I don't really pay a huge amount of attention to it.

In the supermarket sense, their "dog pack" of three bottles each of four different beers is about �15, which seems fine to me?

Tomarse posted:

I'm more a fan of dark ales/stouts/porters. I haven't managed to find the brewdog ones yet though. Have you?

Well, I haven't gone looking for them, as that's not always my kind of thing, but we have a Brewdog bar here, so I'd assume they'll have everything?

# ? May 19, 2017 01:01

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

I like Budweiser :cheers:

# ? May 19, 2017 01:01

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

I don't drink beer, only cider and mixed drinks

# ? May 19, 2017 01:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

funny Star Wars parody posted:

I don't drink beer, only cider and mixed drinks

This is sad, you live in one of the best beer states there is. Bells is my jam.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:03

Ether Frenzy: Dec 22, 2006; Nap Ghost

That's because you're a millenial and also why no one wants to let you guys run anything.

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Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

He probably picks the marshmallows out of his lucky charms too

# ? May 19, 2017 01:09

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

I don't associate cider with millenials. It's basically chavvy teenagers hanging around the youth center, chavvy adults hanging about the betting shop, or the archetypical hybrid of real ale fans and the Wurzels.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:10

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

I'm just old and was drinking Bud long before micro brews were a thing, guess it's a familiarity deal. I remember the first time I had a Sierra Nevada pale ale and was like what the gently caress is this poo poo :v:

I ended up liking it tho and still do.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:14

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

Some ciders are decent (pear cider is downright tasty), but I can't handle more than 1, maybe 2. Most of them are too dry for me.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:15

InitialDave: Jun 14, 2007; I Want To Believe.

I find a single cider starts me with a headache, not sure why. Not overly keen on them anyway, so it's no great tragedy for me.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:19

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

I'll drink radler all day long in the summer if I was given the choice.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:19

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Beer makes you fat.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:23

The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

Rhyno posted:

Beer makes you fat.

I don't drink beer. Give me a different reason.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:25

CAT INTERCEPTOR: Nov 9, 2004; Basically a male Margaret Thatcher

Applebees Appetizer posted:

I like Budweiser

I had a Budweiser once.

Never loving again. I might joke about beer being bottled cat piss but cat piss is better than Budweiser. How in God's name can anyone drink that swill?? GG Fosters is better and that's just hosed up beer to say the least.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:32

Elmnt80: Dec 30, 2012

Cider is good, cream ale is good, whisky is good. All things in moderation.

# ? May 19, 2017 01:59

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

Some ciders are decent (pear cider is downright tasty), but I can't handle more than 1, maybe 2. Most of them are too dry for me.

I have the opposite problem. I really like ciders, but most of them are too sweet and just taste like soda to me. Don't get me wrong, I like sodas, but not when I want a cider.

On the topic of beer, I hate bitter IPAs but I have grown to love sours. I haven't met one I don't like yet, although some are definitely better than others.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:08

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Ether Frenzy posted:

That's because you're a millenial and also why no one wants to let you guys run anything.

Not sure if this was directed at me or TT, but in the case of myself:

lol, because boomers are doing such a good job. :v:

Both generations are terrible for different reasons.

I don't like being classified as a millennial just because I was born in that era ('85), but alas. There's a very distinct difference in people that grew up with cell phones vs. didn't. I have an attention span, no facebook and can carry on a conversation with people (as well as an engineer is able to) instead of staring at my phone. :colbert:

Rhyno posted:

Beer makes you fat.

And feel good. Real good.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:10

The Door Frame: Dec 5, 2011; I don't know man everytime I go to the gym here there are like two huge dudes with raging high and tights snorting Nitro-tech off of each other's rock hard abs.

I think the problem with IPA's is Hyperdedicated IPA drinkers demanding higher and higher levels, creating this bizarre circlejerk around a bad taste. There's only so many IBU you can palate, and dancing around the flavors for a complex flavor profile is admirable and I love to drink them when done right, but I feel like most IPA'S just use the overwhelming bitterness of hops to hide sloppy brewing

I got some 5 Rabbits Perfect Paloma Gose, and it's amazing to drink

# ? May 19, 2017 02:15

Applebees Appetizer: Jan 23, 2006

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

I had a Budweiser once.

Never loving again. I might joke about beer being bottled cat piss but cat piss is better than Budweiser. How in God's name can anyone drink that swill?? GG Fosters is better and that's just hosed up beer to say the least.

Do you even drink? I thought you don't touch alcohol.

That's like a non smoker saying Newports suck lol.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:17

mariooncrack: Dec 27, 2008

The Locator posted:

I don't drink beer. Give me a different reason.

Pizza? I don't drink alcohol but I'm pretty sure my love for pizza and candy makes me fat.

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angryrobots: Mar 31, 2005

Larrymer posted:

This is sad, you live in one of the best beer states there is. Bells is my jam.

I gave up Bells for a while after the innovation brewing thing, but have recently been really enjoying Smitten in the can.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:19

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

Good, dry ciders are amazing. There's been a guy making decent cider in sacramento for a decade and it has kind of spoiled me.
However, sweet cider sells better and he's started selling his soul a bit. Still serves the dry stuff at his cidery though.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:21

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

The Locator posted:

I don't drink beer. Give me a different reason.

Maybe you have big bones?

# ? May 19, 2017 02:26

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

nm posted:

Good, dry ciders are amazing. There's been a guy making decent cider in sacramento for a decade and it has kind of spoiled me.
However, sweet cider sells better and he's started selling his soul a bit. Still serves the dry stuff at his cidery though.

Who is it, and do they sell in the bay area? Always interested in finding new stuff. Sonoma Cider and Wildcide have been my favorites recently.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:28

monsterzero: May 12, 2002; -=TOPGUN=-
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nm posted:

Good, dry ciders are amazing. There's been a guy making decent cider in sacramento for a decade and it has kind of spoiled me.
However, sweet cider sells better and he's started selling his soul a bit. Still serves the dry stuff at his cidery though.

Which one is this?

Best cider still comes in a 2L plastic bottle tho. Strongbow needs to lay off the Cap'n Picard and start selling the big bottles over here.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:29

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

Raluek posted:

Who is it, and do they sell in the bay area? Always interested in finding new stuff. Sonoma Cider and Wildcide have been my favorites recently.

Two rivers and maybe.
Vince is amazingly bad at marketing.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:31

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Uh, I fell short of my calorie goal for the day, am I gonna die?

# ? May 19, 2017 02:31

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

I'm eating for the first time right now b cause I forgot about eating lol

# ? May 19, 2017 02:34

FAT32 SHAMER: Aug 16, 2012

It's Sonic tho and I got two double cheese burgers with jalape�os and mozz sticks so I'm just making up for the day I guess right??

# ? May 19, 2017 02:35

Safety Dance: Sep 10, 2007; Five degrees to starboard!

I need to vent just a moment. This has been the day from heck.

11:30 - Arrive at airport
12:00 - 1:00 - Technical phone screen with a company
1:15 - board airplane
1:15 - 4:30 - sit at the terminal because they somehow managed to break the front gear landing light bracket, then a circuit breaker popped and they determined they should replace part of the flight director while maintenance was in there (I'm happy they fixed the plane, but I wasn't happy about sitting longer than the flight duration)
Time is meaningless to me - land in NY. Prep for interview.
Tomorrow: Interview with social_media_giant

I really need to read up on some neat projects they've done tonight.

# ? May 19, 2017 02:40

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

nm posted:

Two rivers and maybe.
Vince is amazingly bad at marketing.

Sweet, I'll keep an eye out. Looks like Bevmo carries some, but my local one doesn't have any in stock.

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The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

mariooncrack posted:

Pizza? I don't drink alcohol but I'm pretty sure my love for pizza and candy makes me fat.

Rhyno posted:

Maybe you have big bones?

Not big on pizza although I'll have it once in a while. Pretty sure it's a combination of just plain ol' eating too much, and not getting enough exercise. Revelation!

# ? May 19, 2017 02:42

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