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Umm where is the toilet?  Or is it a communal situation?
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Zil posted:Umm where is the toilet? https://twitter.com/angelicaalzona/status/1277683138186162182
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Jun 29, 2020 20:39
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Empty Sandwich posted:I just for the first time in my life used duct tape on a duct "Duck" (or sometimes "ducking") is an old timey word for waxed canvas, and "duck tape" was intended to help tape that stuff together. It's a malapropism that it's called "duct tape" instead. Actual tape for ducts is very different.
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Jun 29, 2020 20:39
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Zil posted:Umm where is the toilet? He doesn't know how to use the three seashells! Hahahaha
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Jun 29, 2020 20:45
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By popular demand posted:
now that I think about it, having TWO sinks is pretty wasteful
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Jun 29, 2020 20:46
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Leperflesh posted:"Duck" (or sometimes "ducking") is an old timey word for waxed canvas, and "duck tape" was intended to help tape that stuff together. It's a malapropism that it's called "duct tape" instead. Actual tape for ducts is very different. I never initially believe an etymology I read online, so I'm pleasantly surprised to learn about this true thing. thank you. I'm gonna blow my dad's mind later. I know it's not actually the right tool, but I've got the waterproof kind and I've got an exciting jury-rigged backup down there. I'll go buy aluminum tape and do it right when it inevitably fails
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Jun 29, 2020 20:56
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Empty Sandwich posted:I never initially believe an etymology I read online, so I'm pleasantly surprised to learn about this true thing. thank you. I'm gonna blow my dad's mind later. Right now, go leave yourself a note saying something like "haha you dumb fucker, having to fix this - you from the past" near this job.
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Jun 29, 2020 20:58
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Empty Sandwich posted:I never initially believe an etymology I read online, so I'm pleasantly surprised to learn about this true thing. thank you. I'm gonna blow my dad's mind later. If you allow the gummy adhesive from the duck tape to mature, it will turn into a horrible substance that will require massive effort to fully remove. Replace it soon. Especially if that ducting carries central heat, because the hot metal duct will more rapidly melt and dry and melt and dry the gummy poo poo. Think about when you see some poor bastard who has "fixed" their broken car window with duck tape and plastic, and then left it for a season. The paint is ruined. speaking of etymologies: look up "jury rigged" vs. "jerry rigged" and "rigged jury"
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Jun 29, 2020 21:06
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Leperflesh posted:"Duck" (or sometimes "ducking") is an old timey word for waxed canvas, and "duck tape" was intended to help tape that stuff together. It's a malapropism that it's called "duct tape" instead. Actual tape for ducts is very different. Maybe the house is so old the ducts are made from waxed canvas, how about that?
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Jun 29, 2020 21:16
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when I'm ready to really get dunked on, I'll share my most shameful tape repair. Leperflesh posted:speaking of etymologies: look up "jury rigged" vs. "jerry rigged" and "rigged jury" I almost mentioned this one, since I used the term in the post. I'd always heard the origin as "Jerry rigged," but then I found it in a Conrad novel (so pre-WWI, let alone II) and looked it up. turns out the term "jury" a thousand loving years old for a temporary mast repair. I'm a philologue (in the American sense) and I love this poo poo
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Jun 29, 2020 21:19
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Empty Sandwich posted:when I'm ready to really get dunked on, I'll share my most shameful tape repair. Eh, in the 90s in scouts (in South Africa) we learned how to tie a jury masthead knot, and talked about jury-rigging things. I'm pretty sure the "jerry-" version is just the American vernacular simplification, while the "jury-" version is still in use in UK and Commonwealth English.
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Jun 29, 2020 21:55
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By popular demand posted:
This was actually A Thing in crappy New York apartments/tenements way back when (grouping the plumbing all together in the cheapest way possible) though most people have had the sense to renovate them. But I've seen several apartments advertised with a bathroom or shower in the kitchen, people do lease them I guess.
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Jun 29, 2020 21:56
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We just moved into a new place, which is pretty nice and doesn't seem terribly constructed, with one pretty big exception: It's subtle, but the issue is that if you hold the banister on the way down, and step off on your left foot as you start the turn, you end up with your foot on a 2" ledge above a three-step drop. The previous tenants, the landlady, myself, and my pregnant fiancee have all nearly fallen doing that.  The solution I'm going to suggest the landlords is to put a handrail on the wall side, since it looks like it's less than $100 worth of parts. But I get the impression that the correct way to do have done this from the start would have been to have a square landing at the turn, rather than steps vanishing into nothing around a 3' drop.
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Jun 29, 2020 22:10
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Interesting use of baseboard on the wall side, too.
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Jun 29, 2020 22:16
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Hops out of shower to stir food for guest
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Jun 29, 2020 22:19
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tater_salad posted:Hops out of shower to stir food for guest Stir food? On what? It doesn't even sport a microwave.
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Jun 29, 2020 23:08
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I'm guessing that wall of the kitchen is less amusing for twooting
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Jun 29, 2020 23:09
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PainterofCrap posted:Stir food? On what? Hot plate m8
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Jun 29, 2020 23:17
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insta posted:Right now, go leave yourself a note saying something like "haha you dumb fucker, having to fix this - you from the past" near this job. At the last place, near the end of my almost exactly two year tenure, I was on the phone with the admin of the other company I supported, walking him through getting a drive mapped and troubleshooting how to make that happen. At one point, the words “what idiot set it up that way?!?” came out of my mouth. That idiot? Me. I had completely forgotten that I had set up an automatic/gpo/ad security group mapping not a year prior. This is when you know you need to move on. devmd01 fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Jun 29, 2020 |
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Jun 29, 2020 23:34
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Bad Munki posted:Interesting use of baseboard on the wall side, too. "Hey boss, my drywall has a sloppy edge by this stair tread here" "No problem, I have a scrap piece of of flat baseboard that ought to fit. Glue it on and let's grab some beers."
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Jun 30, 2020 00:27
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Lead out in cuffs posted:We just moved into a new place, which is pretty nice and doesn't seem terribly constructed, with one pretty big exception: Here's a whole page on winder stairs from Inspectapedia. quote:CA/OSHA Title 8 Section 1626 [paragraph (1) provides:  So your staircase is a definite code violation, but it's probably been grandfathered in. Fun fact: a square or rectangular landing at a turn like you mentioned is called a dogleg! Which is adorable.
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Jun 30, 2020 01:17
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By popular demand posted:
When you waffle stomp your poo poo out of necessity, not out of laziness.
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Jun 30, 2020 02:29
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Youth Decay posted:This was actually A Thing in crappy New York apartments/tenements way back when (grouping the plumbing all together in the cheapest way possible) though most people have had the sense to renovate them. But I've seen several apartments advertised with a bathroom or shower in the kitchen, people do lease them I guess. Didn't some of the real old tenements not have bathrooms in the apartments at all? I saw an old movie like that once: a family had a 2 bedroom apartment with a kitchen but no bathroom, the bathroom was down the hall.
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Jun 30, 2020 03:04
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Youth Decay posted:Here's a whole page on winder stairs from Inspectapedia. Thanks! This is super interesting. Yeah, most likely grandfathered in, since the house was built in 1947. It did get renovated in 2002 as part of a property flip, but I think the renos were mostly cosmetic (and cheap).
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Jun 30, 2020 03:36
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Youth Decay posted:Fun fact: a square or rectangular landing at a turn like you mentioned is called a dogleg! Which is adorable. My carpenter/farmer grandfather would use the expression "crookeder than a dog leg" to describe objects that were crooked or a person who was unscrupulous. This is your Early 20th Century Rural Slang Word of the Day.
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Jun 30, 2020 03:49
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canyoneer posted:My carpenter/farmer grandfather would use the expression "crookeder than a dog leg" to describe objects that were crooked or a person who was unscrupulous. "Hit dog will holler," also basically boils down to "methinks the lady with protest too much." Say something broad, whoever pipes up defensively against the statement is the kicked dog, who is suspect now.
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Jun 30, 2020 04:28
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Facebook Aunt posted:Didn't some of the real old tenements not have bathrooms in the apartments at all? I saw an old movie like that once: a family had a 2 bedroom apartment with a kitchen but no bathroom, the bathroom was down the hall. They would have a shared toilet but the tenants themselves would often put a bathtub (or even a large water trough or pot) in the kitchen so they could use water from the sink faucet to bathe and wash their clothes. Especially households with small children. Coordinating toddlers in a public bath is a complete nightmare that should be avoided at all costs.
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Jun 30, 2020 04:43
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Empty Sandwich posted:when I'm ready to really get dunked on, I'll share my most shameful tape repair. These days we have a more modern and all encompassing term: "MacGyvering"
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Jun 30, 2020 11:37
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Facebook Aunt posted:Didn't some of the real old tenements not have bathrooms in the apartments at all? I saw an old movie like that once: a family had a 2 bedroom apartment with a kitchen but no bathroom, the bathroom was down the hall. It was quite common in apartment blocks in Europe. There would be a latrine and perhaps shower facilities in the inner courtyard. Just 20 years ago, my uncle's apartment still had no shower so he would fill a giant tub from the bathroom sink and bathe in that. That apartment is now renovated and probably valued close to a million bucks.
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Jun 30, 2020 11:51
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I'll use sarcasm tags in the future to make it easier for you to follow
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Jun 30, 2020 12:53
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Youth Decay posted:They would have a shared toilet but the tenants themselves would often put a bathtub (or even a large water trough or pot) in the kitchen so they could use water from the sink faucet to bathe and wash their clothes. Especially households with small children. Coordinating toddlers in a public bath is a complete nightmare that should be avoided at all costs. In which case a renovation that put a real bath tub in your kitchen would be considered an upgrade. It has a drain and everything. No more buckets. A bathtub in the kitchen and a toilet in the closet upgrades the unit to all the modern conveniences without reducing capacity.
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Jul 1, 2020 00:32
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We take it so for granted that it's amazing to think how recent a thing it is to have common indoor plumbing.
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Jul 1, 2020 10:55
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My dad's high school used to burn outhouses at homecoming. 1970's Dallas suburbs still had enough people with outhouses that they could make that tradition.
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Jul 1, 2020 14:44
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And if an outhouse on fire isn't the best encapsulation of everything this thread is about then I don't know what is.
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Jul 1, 2020 15:30
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By popular demand posted:And if an outhouse on fire isn't the best encapsulation of everything this thread is about then I don't know what is. I thought this was the Texas politics thread for a second.
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Jul 1, 2020 17:22
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That would be the same but with an excited rich white guy riding the flaming outhouse while waving a cowboy hat. Like Major Kong in that movie.
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By popular demand posted:And if an outhouse on fire isn't the best encapsulation of everything this thread is about then I don't know what is. Crappy construction tales: an outhouse on fire
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By popular demand posted:And if an outhouse on fire isn't the best encapsulation of everything this thread is about then I don't know what is. Bacon Taco posted:Crappy construction tales: an outhouse on fire Is that what you like? What if I told you they had trouble stealing one because it was anchored to a... heavy, concrete base? 
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there wolf posted:Is that what you like? What if I told you they had trouble stealing one because it was anchored to a... heavy, concrete base? I’m not going to look up that post because I don’t want to know how long it has been.
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crazypeltast52 posted:I’m not going to look up that post because I don’t want to know how long it has been. I believe someone recently said the original concrete block derail was like 5 years ago?
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