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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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tragabigzanda wrote:
Strat wrote:Trag wants to fuck spike.
We got a nice wooden bench for our shower this winter, and I was sure to check the weight capacity before I got it. It has made the post-ski day shower session way more fun.
Wet wood on a bare ass? Ouch
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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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carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Strat wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Strat wrote:Trag wants to fuck spike.
We got a nice wooden bench for our shower this winter, and I was sure to check the weight capacity before I got it. It has made the post-ski day shower session way more fun.
Wet wood on a bare ass? Ouch
It's smooth and finished, it's totally fine.
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doug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cult
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
doug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cult
I've been home alone for 3 days, i could use the conversation
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doug rr wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
doug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cult
I've been home alone for 3 days, i could use the conversation
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Strat wrote:i love it. that kitchen.
looks a lot better than it did!
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wow man . Looks incredible. Now that im a home owner, i totally get that excitement and if i had something like that....would i ever want to eat out?

Forgive me, i may have missed this, but did you do the remodel yourself?
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no, we paid a contractor to do all of it and it took nearly three months.
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i missed the pics earlier..well done, John..so did it cost 30% more than the original quote and take longer?
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doug rr wrote:i missed the pics earlier..well done, John..so did it cost 30% more than the original quote and take longer?
cost didn't go up, but yeah, it dragged out immensely.
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Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.

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i have a guy coming over soon to quote me on painting the house..Ive already had 2 quotes that were quite a bit off from each other
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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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Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.

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is that your mom?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.

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is that your mom?
You wish.
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Strat wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.

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is that your mom?
You wish.
much older sister?
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wow lenny
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