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I work in musical theater, in a pretty major house (2,500+ seats) and we pre covid had "touch tours" backstage where the visually impaired could come backstage and see set pieces up close, and well, touch things. It was typically run by one of our wardrobe people, no idea why, and myself as the head carpenter. We also do audio description nights where there are two people who describe what is going on and people that have requested wireless head sets can hear them. We also do a closed captioning night, with small LED sign boards in one section of the house. And we also do nights with ASL interpreters who sign throughout the entire show and we seat people in their small section.
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I've bought or been involved in, craigslist purchases up and over $10k all done in cash. Harleys, work trucks, excavators, firearms (okay this one was in Texas, and Texas is weird) Bring a buddy, because they are bringing a buddy, if you can meet somewhere neutral with cameras even better. In the town I grew up in there was a parking lot in front of the police station that was marked off just for transactions. $1,000 is alot of money. . .but not really. When you hold a grand in hundred dollar bills it feels like nothing. Have fun. Be safe. Wear a mask.
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hooah posted:So in a house you can have a full bath (bathtub/shower, sink, and toilet), a half bath or powder room (sink and toilet), and a water closet (just a toilet). Is there a term for a room with a tub/shower and a toilet? What country are you in? In the USA, I don't think I've ever seen "just a toilet". There's atleast a small handwashing sink. I feel like to stay sanitary, you'd have to constantly clean the inside doorknob of the WC since you weren't washing your hands before touching it. Alot of plan drawings I've seen just label all bathrooms as a Water Closet or WC.
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Mar 21, 2022 02:03
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Weird. I'm in Houston, and I've never seen it. I've worked on mostly older houses here, but I've been in alot of newer townhouses since they are being thrown up extremely fast and mostly poorly. I also did alot of residential work back in Massachusetts, and even in older homes that had been retrofitted for indoor plumbing they managed to squeeze sinks into the space. To your question, I imagine that a solo toilet is done for space saving reasons, and if you've managed to get a tub and a toilet into the room you'd have room for a sink of some sort. I've never seen it done in any parts of the country I've worked in. Is it something you're seeing come up?
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I should clarify, when the toilet is behind its own door, but that door is still inside the bathroom, I think of the whole thing as being the bathroom. That's starting to become more common in nicer houses, particularly in the Master (Home Owner, now I guess) suite. But that's still a full bath, and there is still a sink. There's not just a stand alone room with a toilet and nothing else. With the germs thing, I meant if there is no sink inside or outside of that door, what is the likelihood people are washing their hands?
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Boba Pearl posted:What do you call a speech impediment but for sign language? Like if they only had 3 fingers, or parkinsons or something? On a scale of 1 to 8 how many fingers minimum do you need to effectively use sign language. I assume Thumbs are mandatory. My college roommate had a deaf friend we would hang out with occasionally when we'd go to Vermont to hunt. He went to a college for deaf people, so he'd bring friends back to their hometown occasionally as well. He taught me some very basic sign language that I've mostly forgotten. I cut some fingers off back when I was 14. They mostly put my hand back together. I'm missing half the index finger on my left hand, with limited motion in the rest of the hand. When I tried to introduce myself to his cute friend, she started laughing and signed to my buddy, who started cracking up. She looked me dead in the eye and told me I had a lisp.
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I smashed one of my fingers on a job site pretty bad. I started getting compartment syndrome in the finger tip, skin was dusky. I heated up a safety pin and drilled a little relief hole in the nail, almost entirely painless. Blood shot out and relieved pressure, nail eventually fell off and regrew. Why are you trying to remove a fingernail?
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Has anyone had any experience using weightlifting straps? I've recently started hitting the gym again after way too many years, and I'm starting to experience grip failure in my bad hand with my dead lifts. From some googling around, I'm seeing alot of recommendations for the Gym Reaper brand, and at under $20 I figure its worth a shot. Any reason not to give them a go?
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Thanks guys. I posted in the beginners weight lifting thread, which I've been reading on and off for awhile, but am still a hundred pages behind.
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I bought a cheap Virgin Mobile burner phone when I was working a convention, and eventually I ended up keeping it over my Sprint phone because it had better reception. It eventually became Boost when they got bought out or something, but I used it for years and never really had a huge problem. I mentioned to my neighbor that my phone was getting old and lovely, and he asked if I wanted to switch to ATT. Apparently he works for them as an in-home specialist. I got a new Motorola phone at $2/month tacked onto my plan, and between all the incentives and poo poo, I'm paying the about the same for ATT as I was for Boost. Theres just a bunch of benefits. Free HBO Max (That I was paying $15/mo for) $250 bonus for switching over (You can get a gift card, or have it applied to your monthly bill) and a bunch of other poo poo, like money off for going paperless, money off for signing up for auto pay, stuff like that. Also if you're Union, you can get $10/mo per line off, free activation, and some other discounts. The big sell for me was the free hotspot poo poo for jobsites. Apparently ATT will send out a tech and swap your phone over for you in home now, which just seems wild to me. He had a tablet and a card scanner, and did everything sitting in my living room, including porting my number. I didn't know that was a thing. I'll tell you in a few months if I hate it or not.
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Is it completely clogged or a slow drain? Draino and one of those cheap plastic snakes will probably do you. If you're going to put an actual plumbing snake down the drain you need to pull the stopper first. They even sell a gel with a plastic snake you can throw away, because you probably don't want to deal with cleaning a real snake and storing it. Drano Gel Drain Clog Remover and Cleaner 16oz and Snake Plus Tool 16 inches, Unclogs tough blockages, Commercial Line https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005177XU2/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_D9HB814E1CXZG8SJSKAC Edit: You can probably find it cheaper in person at Home Depot/Walmart/Target etc Ironhead fucked around with this message at 02:24 on May 12, 2022 |
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Bicycle or motorcycle? A good lock should be pretty obvious . For motorcycles they also make disc brake locks so you can't just roll them away. Some of them also have a motion sensor so if you shake the bike the alarm goes off. Most motorcycles these days also have fork locks. Even for bicycles these days you can get a vibration alarm that just runs on batteries so if someone tries to move the bike and alarm goes off. Anti-Theft Bike Lock 120db Alarm Security Lock 0.1 kg Ultralight Wireless Remote Control Bicycle Alarm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHFGW4F/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_HPJVK8FB8614324V224V?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 I've had pretty good luck with those cheap little bicycle alarms, usually if someone goes to grab the bike and an alarm goes off, they decide to just gently caress off. Edit: I know nothing about this alarm, it was just the first one I grabbed off Amazin
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What's a good free photo editor app for Android? I just want to make dumb memes and photoshop type stuff to send my friends because we are all idiots. I googled around a bit and there's just so god drat many, alot of which I'm sure just want to steal my data.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:I just don't want to be in a position in the future where whatever solution I used is now a nasty, sticky mess. So basically, if it relies on adhesive, that adhesive should cure hard. It's OK if it wears away with use, so long as it wears away "clean" (not leaving an unpleasant residue). Gaff tape is like a cloth based duct tape that is designed not to leave a residue. It's incredibly strong, and cleans off easily. You can get it in thinner rolls marketed as spike tape, but it is literally the same thing but skinnier. It can be kind of expensive, we spend thousands on it in a year, but if you have anyone in your life that works in TV/Film/Theater/Concerts etc then they surely have a few rolls in their truck, or house, or bag, or stuck to them right now. We use Pro-Gaff most of the time. Everyone should have a roll of gaff in their life. It's better than duct tape in every way, except maybe for sealing air ducts.
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Haha yeah, duct tape isn't actually used on ducts anymore. I've seen it on systems in older buildings I've worked on, but it always got replaced with foil tape or a mastic.
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Ham Equity posted:Gaff tape will absolutely leave a sticky residue if you leave it for a long time. It's meant to be used for just a couple of days at a time; it'll hold for much longer, and I don't know what the timing is for how long is good for without the residue, but I do know that removing it months or years later, it definitely leaves a residue. I uh, don't know what kind of gaff you're buying, or where you're using it, but it has to sit on something a long time before it becomes an issue. In a (relatively) climate controlled setting, I've regularly left gaff on things for ~6 months without an issue. I've pulled years-old gaff off stuff out in the shop without too much of an issue. And that's a shop without climate control in Texas. It tends to become sort of brittle and peel off. If it does leave a residue you get the props guys to come clean it off with some isopropyl alcohol. Source: I've been in the industry since I was a teenager, and have had a card with IATSE for over a decade.
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My buddy is a merchant marine out of the United States. He went to an intense maritime academy, which is run like the military. Uniforms, no covers worn inside, room inspections, all that. He did a 4 year engineering degree that also included one or two "semesters at sea" where you are actively running a large ship while taking classes. He ended up with a bachelor's degree and a bunch of certifications, including one for steam plants. He got scooped up by the US military to work on a communications ship out towards the middle east. He made a ton of money working as a civilian on a military ship. After that he would just kind of pick and choose whatever jobs interested him for awhile, came back land side, and went to work for a nuclear plant. He then sold his house, bought a travel trailer, and tooled around playing music in random dive bars. Depending on how far you want to go with it, you could get a job working as a stagehand doing magic shows on a carnival cruise ship, like, today, with no background experience, as long as you can get your passport and probably TWIC card. If you want to do something more ship related, you're best bet is to go to school.
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Yo, pretty sure that's an uncut duplex nail. I'd say probably one in a hundred end up like that coming off the machine. Sometimes more if it was a bad run. I've had upwards of 20% of a box come out like that. And duplex nails are made to be easily pulled back out. There's probably a bunch more around the house. Probably from having pump jack stagging tagged into the side of the house when it was being worked on, or walker boards tagged into the roof. They're also used alot for concrete forms unless you're using ICF (Giant hollow Legos you leave in place). Edit: Missed the part about being 1". It's probably a lovely pop rivet, does the head look like a pin in a sleeve?
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Also check if your washing machine has filters in it. I moved into a new apartment with a stacked washer/dryer and the first load came out smelling worse. I looked inside and there were two removable filters absolutely packed with gunk that I had to remove and dig the poo poo out with a screwdriver so I could wash them. Then run a self cleaning cycle with washing machine cleaner like Affresh.
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What's the deal with Facebook scams being listed by weird fake business? Sometimes I casually browse weird vehicles, and there will be like, a $10,000 truck listed for $2,000, but it's posted by Fred's Local Flower Shop or some poo poo. The scam ads are pretty obvious at first glance for all the usual reasons, but why are they listed by random "businesses"? And what's the actual end game here?
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I drink lite beer because I am a garbage blue collar worker. I drink Miller Lite which is Union made because I am a Union Thug. On most of the bottles and cans there is a tiny little "UNION MADE" just above the hops at the bottom right of the logo. It's a fun little party trick to show people, particularly in Texas when they are drinking Miller Lite and bashing unions. For some reason, not all of them have it, maybe 20% that I've noticed if I had to take a wild guess. Why don't they all have it? Is it coming from different plants? But if that's the case why are different plants all shipping to the same city in Texas?
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:About how much does it actually cost to build a house these days? I recognize that answers will vary wildly depending on circumstances, so let's narrow things down a bit: Ballpark, from when I was building houses, circa 2005, for a two story two bed two bath I could knock out a "budget" house for $120k if the land was cleared and the owner covered electrical and plumbing hookups. Napkin math says I could about the same for around $175k right now because cost of materials are still through the roof. It would be cheaper to buy a pre-existing than to build. My numbers may be significantly off.
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tuyop posted:I rent this place so I can't go and drill holes in the walls or gently caress with screens How cool is your landlord? I do some side work for a guy that owns, well basically an entire neighborhood. We'll do weird stuff all the time for tenants if they ask. Either let them do it themselves, or come and help them do it if they explain what it is they need. Usually with the caveat that you have to leave whatever it is installed, or repair it when you're done. I just added a hidden outlet for a lighted/heated mirror because the renters ask and the owner was just like sure why not. It didn't take me but half an hour and parts we had kicking around. If it's a temporary situation, would it be worth just popping out the existing screens and putting them back when you move?
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alnilam posted:The news is always talking about a governor or president declaring a disaster and how it frees up resources to help deal with the situation. But I've never heard about what exactly gets freed up. What kind of resources actually come into play when an official disaster declaration occurs? I can't speak for everywhere, but when I was growing up in Massachusetts, once a state of emergency was declared (at least when talking about snow storms) it meant you could no longer drive on the roads unless it was an emergency or you were on The List. I remember we had to register all of our equipment and all of our drivers with the town I lived in. They could then call my boss and tell him "Hey send that F-250 with the 8ft plow over to high street, we need your bobcat over on Main Street, send your front end loader to the harbor" etc.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:If a a truck driver in a 16-wheeler is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and they have to change lanes for an exit, what do they do? Cus as far as I can tell you're never gonna get a big enough gap there, and good luck getting strangers on the road to cooperate Aside from the previously mentioned method of "just make room", other truck drivers, reasonable drivers, and motorcyclists will typically let big trucks over. I've both been a Harley rider and driven big trucks across the country and there is a weird understanding between the real little guys and the real big guys. It feels like being one of those little cleaner fishes that hang out with sharks.
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Can't you just buy a cheap stylus? We end up with pens and stuff all the time as swag from conventions that have a little rubber bit on the end that my tablet always registered. Try searching stylus replacement tips on Amazon Ironhead fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Sep 4, 2022 |
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I honestly have no idea, and it might have to do with what kind of touch screen it is? But I just wrapped a rag around my stylus to break the circuit between the phone and my skin and it still worked.
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Flipperwaldt posted:This doesn't work if you're not holding it with your bare hands. I just tried my stylus on my phone with it wrapped in a rag, holding it with my pack of smokes, and with an insulated pair of electricians plliers, putting my stylus on a wood table and pinning it with a block of wood and moving my phone around on it, and it worked everytime? I know nothing about it, just saying what I discovered.
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When I have to speak to crews (from 10-100 guys) every morning in the safety meetings, I always just kind of run through it in my head over and over on the drive in. I hate doing it, but it's part of my job. Our safety meetings are very informal and usually take place in the loading dock or on stage, and it still gets my anxiety through the roof. It helps me to remember that I'm not owing them answers, I'm giving commands, and to remind the guys that throughout the day at any point we could have to pivot to meet a specific goal as we come across new information.
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smackfu posted:Speaking of Super 77, how do you use it without getting everything sticky from overspray? I usually just sacrifice some cardboard but that does not seem very professional. I uh, use Super 77 and Super 99 pretty often at work, and this is what I usually do. So atleast in my profession, it is professional? Also occasionally I just say gently caress it and let my layout table get hosed up if I have a lot of it to do and when it dries it's typically fine. Just do not let the new guy near your table saw with it.
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Groundskeeper Silly posted:For bands that use printed setlists, is it expected that a music venue will have a printer for them to use? We tour with printers. Just like we have work boxes full of tools and gear, we have road cases that go straight into the production office with printers, computers, etc. This seems like it's pretty common for larger groups. Most venues I've been in, they have their own offices and would print off one or two things for you if you asked, but wouldn't intend on doing any heavy lifting for you. Thinking about it, I think we typically have two printers that go into the production office, a Front of House printer that goes with LX, and a really nice printer that lives in Ampland or RF world with the audio guys. Most of my experience is in ~3,000+ seat houses, so ymmv. If you're a touring act, you can always put it in your tech rider, and the producer or venue would provide.
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Oh thats just for stuff we need internally, things that might change venue to venue. Things like play bills or promotional materials get delivered. Its common to have an entire trailer (or many trailers for stadium tours, etc) just for merch and marketing, but that gets re-upped along the way. Hauling extra poo poo all over the country gets expensive, so you try to only carry what you need for a few stops, and have more delivered to the venues in advance as you run low on things to restock. You typically wouldn't print things like your set list in advance for all your stops, because its likely to change. Stage Management would typically handle printing off new sheets at each stop with any updates or changes.
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Are you asking if Wikipedia exists? Or are you looking for it in a particular format?
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How difficult would it be to move from the US to England? Specifically I'm the Head Carpenter for a fairly large regional musical theater company in Texas, and I'd be interested in going to London where they originate shows and getting involved.
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Is there a way in the awful app to search for your posts? I feel like I have a bad habit of drive by poo poo posting when I'm drunk and then never go back.
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I got a new credit card in the mail, put it in my wallet and forgot about it. When I finally peeled off the sticker, because it was covering the chip, it was all sticky and the chip wouldn't read. What can I clean it with that won't gently caress up the chip?
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alnilam posted:Rubbing alcohol That was my first thought but I just didn't want to mess up the chip, thanks
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mllaneza posted:Counterpoint, every opportunity to automate should be taken as a learning experience. This guy sure ain't Union
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kedo posted:I feel like I read something online (so therefore it is Fact) that .22s have been used for a lot of assassinations partially because they’re a small enough round that they penetrate the body but don’t have enough energy to exit the body. The bullet stays inside and bounces around and fucks stuff up worse than if it were to just cruise right through. Not first hand experience, but my best friend of twenty some odd years was a combat medic in Iraq and Afghanistan, and went on to work as a paramedic in Texas. He said .22 was the worst to deal with. A more powerful round was typically an in -and- out situation and he could plug a guy until they could medivac him. But .22 was usually stuck in them and he had to try to dig them out. Maybe it was just worse for him personally, and not that guy that got shot.
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Captain Log posted:Is there still a thread for people trying to find old videos or little pieces of content they cannot completely remember or locate? It's not super active, but they find some neat stuff. Internet Necromancy: Help others find long lost internet junk, again
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