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Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:04 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
trag

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:05 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:07 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
tragabigzanda wrote:I could play all the winners from the RATM tourney to get you really pumped up about your yard work?
yeah ok. hurry up and get here.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:07 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:10 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
sigh. I have a RATM playlist that I like. I just wanted the company.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:11 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:28 pm
by Bammer
A playlist?

You’re doing it wrong.

Just put all your Rage on shuffle. This is the way.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 3:38 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Bammer wrote:A playlist?

You’re doing it wrong.

Just put all your Rage on shuffle. This is the way.
I need their version of "how I could just kill a man" to play like every third song though

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 4:41 pm
by Bammer
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Bammer wrote:A playlist?

You’re doing it wrong.

Just put all your Rage on shuffle. This is the way.
I need their version of "how I could just kill a man" to play like every third song though
Fair.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:39 pm
by washing machine
B wrote:
washing machine wrote:Pretty sure the ambient temp in my house shouldn't be 86 degrees when I have the thermostat set to 74. What I'm not sure about it how to troubleshoot it before calling my home warranty company. The AC unit seems to be running fine (no weird sounds, no physical damage), I change my filters regularly, and air seems to be blowing (weakly in some areas...) out of my vents.
Do you have to troubleshoot before calling home warranty? I just call them and let them send out an A/C guy to figure it out.

I mean, maybe google it to make sure it's not a $3 problem, but the minute my problem reaches $101, I call the home warranty.
RM confession that surprises absolutely no one: B doesn't troubleshoot.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:22 pm
by Self
That is gonna suck, Ruddo. I've been working on a small 12x12 patio with pavers. I had last week off, but they didn't get delivered until Monday :/ It's been warm and slightly humid, but nothing compared to NC. Good luck.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:50 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Image

Not all complete but got a pallet done today at lunch between me and my gal

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:51 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:54 pm
by wease
How do you even mow with all that in your yard?

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:59 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
So that area has always been weeds and a mess. Can't really see in the picture, but all that area that looks like grass actually has a bunch of ground cover starters going. Ivy, creeping Jenny, etc. And we'll fill in bare sports with bushes. The goal is all garden over there with lots of ground cover to keep the weeds out

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 7:00 pm
by Norah
That makes more sense. I thought you just hated lawns and wanted more work.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 7:01 pm
by doug rr
that looks great

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 8:39 pm
by Chris_H_2
E.H. Ruddock wrote:So that area has always been weeds and a mess. Can't really see in the picture, but all that area that looks like grass actually has a bunch of ground cover starters going. Ivy, creeping Jenny, etc. And we'll fill in bare sports with bushes. The goal is all garden over there with lots of ground cover to keep the weeds out
dammit. i was actually going to respond to your post with the pic of the rocks wrapped up to ask when you getting new sod delivered too.

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 8:57 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Nah, we try to have minimal grass, especially in the back yard. Too much to take care of. It gets too muggy here to mow in the summer

Re: The Home Improvement Thread

Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 9:08 pm
by doug rr
plenty of room for an artificial turf putting green back there..