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Hey trag
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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spike wrote:
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tragabigzanda wrote:Ooh try a 2-liter bottle of Pepsi
Why you gotta be all traggish about pressure washers? Tried and true.
I just hate them. Every time I’ve had to use one I’ve hated every second of it.
I dunno man, the satisfaction of seeing dirt and grime disintegrate like that is so good.
That part is fun. The cables and hoses and attachments and limited reach…

<sprays down a 10’x10’ area. Takes three trips to relocate everything to the adjacent 10’x10’ area…>

Hell.
Dude, that’s why I got the cordless. It also has a spout that I can hang down into a bucket of water and pull from there. No hose, way more mobile.
I'm listening...
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https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-H ... /317531019
I returned this thing and got a proper electric one. It was super portable, but only 600 psi and rips through a battery in like five minutes, so a cleaning job longer than that ends up taking to much time since you have to recharge.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Twas worth a shot. This is how we learn.
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plenty of power washer guys on craigslist looking to make $20
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And murder you.
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spike wrote:And murder you.
that’s why you just lock the back door while they work and stay safely within the chamber of privilege
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Patio heaters mounted. Install next.

After that replace the shed
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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make it one of those sheds like the zappos founder hung out in
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Going to get a reverse osmosis filtration system installed for drinking/cooking water. Well water tastes awful and can be full of all sorts of crap, and tired of buying jugs of water/bottled water.
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good idea

i have been considering a whole house water filter lately for my house

i use the filter on the fridge

but at a prior house had a whole house filter

makes a big difference vs. the tap

i dont have well water fortunately

but lately one of my faucets makes water that i swear smells like chlorine

changing the filter in the whole house water filter was a pain in the ass tho
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We’re getting one of those smaller systems that fits under the kitchen sink. Second faucet there, then he’ll run a line to the fridge through the crawl for an additional $75.
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spike wrote:We’re getting one of those smaller systems that fits under the kitchen sink. Second faucet there, then he’ll run a line to the fridge through the crawl for an additional $75.
Heck of a deal.
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all my chit for drip irrigation arrived

but now it is rainy weather out

losing desire to assemble
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spike wrote:Going to get a reverse osmosis filtration system installed for drinking/cooking water. Well water tastes awful and can be full of all sorts of crap, and tired of buying jugs of water/bottled water.
This is being installed right now.

They’re always in a good mood until they have to go down into the crawl space.
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i did install the drip irrigation

it is irrgating

most of the trees

the ones in the very back getting truly only a drip

those closer up getting thorough soaking

the ones in the back are older though and don't need it so much
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