Beautiful job. One thing occurs to me, my hamsters used to chew through the metal bars. Of course, their cages were much smaller, and I had them right over the guinea pig terrarium. It never occurred to me that a hamster would kill a guinea pig, but it did.
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I used the following recipe, cutting back on the sugar, adding extra garlic and half a hot habanero since the habaneros I grew are not the hot ones and the little red turban peppers are fairly mild.
failed sump pump. Fortunately I had a back up one waiting for installation because they always, always fail on Sunday mornings. It's magic that plumbing does that.
@silvermouse said:
failed sump pump. Fortunately I had a back up one waiting for installation because they always, always fail on Sunday mornings. It's magic that plumbing does that.
Every single time my well pump has gone out it's always been sometime after midnight Saturday. Wake up Sunday morning, no water to the house. How does that happen?
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Water woes here also. I noticed a lack of constant pressure in our water. The gauge by the pressure tank was going up and down and the well pump seemed to be kicking on and off and on and off. That meant there was a break in the line somewhere. I went to the well head about 75 yards across a spring hollow. I pulled the cover and everything looked and sounded ok. The next place I checked is a junction with two valves feeding a outdoor faucet and the main line to the house,
Mud is what I found. I dug down 39 inches to expose the valves and the main was busted. A trip to the hardware store, some parts and I replaced the bad valve.
I took a plastic drum and cut the bottom out and sunk it down the hole to provide better access to the valves in case I needed to do all this again.
I usually need two trips to the hardware store, one to fix what broke and one to fix what breaks while fixing what broke. The joy of plumbing older than me.
I always hated the plumbing jobs. In our area, a list of the parts and fittings I needed couldn’t all be purchased at the same plumbing store. It usually took three stores to find everything on my list. Sometimes I lucked out and it only took two.
Doing the actual work was far preferable to shopping for parts and supplies. 🙄
32 years ago we brought the line from the well up to our small cabin, the house and a outdoor faucet it was all buried except for the first cutoff valve I just replaced. I drew a map showing the unions and distances. Buried treasure map? Na just mud.
I have found a 20 year old son of a friend who will help me tomorrow as this 75 year old is getting to old to swim around in the mud.
You guys with city water don't have to mess with the stuff us rural guys do.
@Jrflickster said:
I got a well too just curious I'm sure a huge reason for nothing buried except couplings and piping is our winter frost being 3 to 4 feet.
Yep. I was wondering about that too. All my valves are in the crawl space under the house. Sure sucks when the heat tracing quits or I forget to turn it on in October.
I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
Replaced my USB headset. It's taking too long to charge the battery on this replacement (NOS - New Old Stock) and upgrade the PC Software and Headset Firmware and I don't like the fit of these replacements as well as the original but the cup covers are coming off the original and the wires are getting frayed so it's time to replace.
I was just shopping for a replacement USB cable for my headset but found them more expensive then replacement headsets on eBay.
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@Patrickbrick said: @Guitarded rip Lous. This place is/was very good pizza. I’m positive it will go downhill due to cutting costs on their ingredients.
So the 20v battery I adapted to the electric raptor burned up the motor so I put the adapter in the sportsman instead and wrecked the right side gears but the left side still works so along as she sits to the rear left she's OK otherwise it does a sweet one wheel wonder burner
Also my wife said she got an appointment for 5 today so I assumed nails because that makes sense and I don't ask questions it's easier that way. But she actually came home with her nipples pierced just a normal day in the Flick household...
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Very nice, Glenn
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Beautiful job. One thing occurs to me, my hamsters used to chew through the metal bars. Of course, their cages were much smaller, and I had them right over the guinea pig terrarium. It never occurred to me that a hamster would kill a guinea pig, but it did.
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Wow, learn something new everyday. Well done glen.
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Making some Sriracha sauce.
I used the following recipe, cutting back on the sugar, adding extra garlic and half a hot habanero since the habaneros I grew are not the hot ones and the little red turban peppers are fairly mild.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235276/how-to-make-homemade-sriracha-sauce/
failed sump pump. Fortunately I had a back up one waiting for installation because they always, always fail on Sunday mornings. It's magic that plumbing does that.
Every single time my well pump has gone out it's always been sometime after midnight Saturday. Wake up Sunday morning, no water to the house. How does that happen?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Water woes here also. I noticed a lack of constant pressure in our water. The gauge by the pressure tank was going up and down and the well pump seemed to be kicking on and off and on and off. That meant there was a break in the line somewhere. I went to the well head about 75 yards across a spring hollow. I pulled the cover and everything looked and sounded ok. The next place I checked is a junction with two valves feeding a outdoor faucet and the main line to the house,
Mud is what I found. I dug down 39 inches to expose the valves and the main was busted. A trip to the hardware store, some parts and I replaced the bad valve.
I took a plastic drum and cut the bottom out and sunk it down the hole to provide better access to the valves in case I needed to do all this again.
I usually need two trips to the hardware store, one to fix what broke and one to fix what breaks while fixing what broke. The joy of plumbing older than me.
Only two? I guess I'm lucky I live so close to a Home Depot.
I always hated the plumbing jobs. In our area, a list of the parts and fittings I needed couldn’t all be purchased at the same plumbing store. It usually took three stores to find everything on my list. Sometimes I lucked out and it only took two.
Doing the actual work was far preferable to shopping for parts and supplies. 🙄
I get some of my best project ideas wandering around hardware / home improvement stores.
Got another buried valve that is leaking. This ones in a muddy crawlspace under a cabin. Will start mucking the fu cking thing out tomorrow.
That sucks, Roger.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
Is it normal where you are for plumbing to be buried underground like unions and valves that's definitely weird to see for a northern wisconsin guy
32 years ago we brought the line from the well up to our small cabin, the house and a outdoor faucet it was all buried except for the first cutoff valve I just replaced. I drew a map showing the unions and distances. Buried treasure map? Na just mud.
I have found a 20 year old son of a friend who will help me tomorrow as this 75 year old is getting to old to swim around in the mud.
You guys with city water don't have to mess with the stuff us rural guys do.
I got a well too just curious I'm sure a huge reason for nothing buried except couplings and piping is our winter frost being 3 to 4 feet.
Yep. I was wondering about that too. All my valves are in the crawl space under the house. Sure sucks when the heat tracing quits or I forget to turn it on in October.
Replaced my USB headset. It's taking too long to charge the battery on this replacement (NOS - New Old Stock) and upgrade the PC Software and Headset Firmware and I don't like the fit of these replacements as well as the original but the cup covers are coming off the original and the wires are getting frayed so it's time to replace.
I was just shopping for a replacement USB cable for my headset but found them more expensive then replacement headsets on eBay.
@Guitarded rip Lous. This place is/was very good pizza. I’m positive it will go downhill due to cutting costs on their ingredients.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-lou-malnatis-deep-dish-pizza-chain-sold-to-investment-firm-report/2626453/
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The location near me has been hit or miss.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Wife said don't you dare shave your head so I went close
I drank so much coffee yesterday that I was awake until 4am.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
6 inches of new wet snow overnight & it’s been snowing all day. Fall’s here to stay.
I have a few more weeks till snow
So the 20v battery I adapted to the electric raptor burned up the motor so I put the adapter in the sportsman instead and wrecked the right side gears but the left side still works so along as she sits to the rear left she's OK otherwise it does a sweet one wheel wonder burner
Damn, Jim, you going to nitro boost their rides next?
wow, a stroller with a beer can holder. Special design to get dads to take the kids out?
Yeah! The little one is eyeing that can up!
@Vision Yeah you really have to watch that one she's just like her mom
Also my wife said she got an appointment for 5 today so I assumed nails because that makes sense and I don't ask questions it's easier that way. But she actually came home with her nipples pierced just a normal day in the Flick household...