Conversation started Oct 4, 2012 at 18:59.
Oct 4, 2012 18:59
Welcome to Project Update Thursday
I'll be buying nearly a thousand bucks of plumbing materials soon
Is this for a project, or just market speculation?
I finally swapped out my bathroom fan switch with a timer version, and I swapped out an old GFCI while I had the power off. Now I have more tiny LED's to navigate with in the dark.
@ChrisCudmore One of those plus all the needfuls to go with.
How many faucets do you have?
Oct 4, 2012 19:01
@ChrisCudmore One.
So we'll run 24 lines to it for redundancy.
Good plan.
Finished the stairs. Looks good. I know good design when I fail to trip over it.
i'd been going back and forth on running 1/2 to each room or running a line per fixture but then got to thinking about how I'm going to have the walls open anyway and running dedicated lines (in particular 3/8 to the sink faucets) will mean faster hot water
figured out a plan to tap into my existing hot and cold mains and shift the individual lines over to the manifold one at a time
Slightly off topic: When did all this blue=cold, red=hot stuff start?
since we invented color?
@TheEvilGreebo That would mess up my routine, I use the "not hot yet" water to wash off the toothbrush and to splash my face with before shaving. When I get to the shower, the hot water is already there because of my time at the sink.
Oct 4, 2012 19:06
@BMitch Fine. You're not invited to use my new bathroom when it's finished.
@BMitch There's usually a second knob on the faucet, if you want not hot water.
@Tester101 CRAZY TALK
@Tester101 You guys have all the fancy toys.
@BMitch you know you can even get terlets installed INSIDE now
@TheEvilGreebo I went to visit some old family homes that were built before indoor plumbing. They still had a pot beside the bed. Hopefully they don't use it anymore.
Oct 4, 2012 19:11
Can't be sure...
"During homecoming weekend, more than a dozen [censored] alumni will run 26.2 miles or 10 kilometers" ... damn liberal arts majors
This picture is a little old, but I helped my father in law finish this recently...
@BMitch maybe it's the option
me on the left
we just finished the roof of this garage when this pic was taken
Siding optional? ;)
Oct 4, 2012 19:15
@TheEvilGreebo there's an option? 10 km doesn't seem that bad to me.
Went back a couple weeks later and did the siding
don't have a finished pic yet though
@BMitch exactly - maybe they get to choose
ah, there it is, there is a separate 10km team
crap i was joking
Siding is easily 8 times easier than roofing
Oct 4, 2012 19:16
@maple_shaft There's a conversion chart!?
@TheEvilGreebo Yes... DIY difficulty is measured in Pollacks
on a scale of one Pollack to 100 Pollacks to complete a given task
raised eyebrow
@Aarthi Only funnin around
Oct 4, 2012 19:18
oh my, @Aarthi appears
put away the ban hammer
did someone pull a fire alarm?
@TheEvilGreebo wut, why? I got mine right here brandishes
Pollack: An edible greenish-brown fish of the cod family, with a protruding lower jaw. Found in the northeastern Atlantic, it is popular with anglers.
Oct 4, 2012 19:19
DOnt' be looking at ME, I didn't make the Pollack crack
@BMitch negative~ just wanted to swing by and say hullo
@Aarthi exactly, he wants you to put it away.
Oh, I stand corrected. That was Fishist.
@TheEvilGreebo It's okay though... I am part Polish
I am allowed to use that word
@BMitch ahhhh
Oct 4, 2012 19:20
Polak is what Polish people call themselves.
Have you ever seen a pony try to swing a hammer? It's dangerous for everyone involved.
My wife (who is Polish) thought it was a perfectly acceptable term until I told her otherwise.
Opposable thumbs were a great invention.
@ChrisCudmore snicker
It's always time for Bronies!
Oct 4, 2012 19:22
Home Improvement on Project Update Thursday... where manly men talk about manly things like ponies and friendship
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I find it disturbing that such a thing exists on the internet.
hahaha
I first saw it (the bronyhood) on a site I am rule-bound not to talk about. I though it was a joke.
But no, these guys are serious!
@Tester101 SHHH! Not when @Aarthi is here!
laughs
Oct 4, 2012 19:25
Found out the other day that a 35 year old friend of mine, 250lbs all muscle, rides a harley davidson, leather jacket, bald, ZZ-top beard... total brony
Redacted.
@maple_shaft that's because the show is awesome
it's about friendship, and girls being awesome without being judgemental of each other
Bikers, more than any one else, know that Friendship is Magic!
there are literally zero other shows like that.
I do have a lot of balls now :)
Oct 4, 2012 19:26
BUCKY BALLS
My kids watch it. It's actually one of the better cartoons running.
@Aarthi 10x10x10, it's surprising how heavy it is
@Aarthi Girls not being judgemental or catty with each other? There must be magic involved
@ChrisCudmore is the new season on?
@maple_shaft Heh. That's more likely because ponies aren't socialized to be that way~
I have no idea. They watch it on the kids channel, which buys second run and syndicated shows.
So, I'm putting in click lock vinyl/rubber tile in my utility room. What's the accepted way of dealing with the drain?
Oct 4, 2012 19:32
is that tile going to be water tight?
@ChrisCudmore Hey, here's a crazy idea! That'd be a great QUESTION! ;)
Cover it then use a hole saw to cut it out
I'm being helpful
@NiallC. I'm being helpful to the site! :P
And what do I buy to cover it? I was thinking of a shower drain type thing with a slightly larger grill, but I can't seem to find one.
Measure where the hole will be, cut the hole out, install the tile, then cut the hole out where it actually belongs.
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@ChrisCudmore vinyl/rubber tile, duh!
Oct 4, 2012 19:35
I probably could just cover it. There's no water down there at all.
I'm actually more worried about any siphoning effect covering it would have.
how big is existing drain
3 inch clay pipe.
Make a cover out of a piece of tile (even the hole you cut out). I would make it 4-6" diameter so you can get to the existing drain opening to open it for snaking without pulling up your floor. Drill a few holes in the cover and a finger hole on the side to allow yourself to pull it out.
@BMitch That's an idea. The problem is that the drain is right on the high traffic path.
Oct 4, 2012 19:42
Build a bridge.
:)
@BMitch Then you'll know @ChrisCudmore is a witch!
I was hoping that there was a standard, accepted solution. Apparently we've been gerry-rigging this all along.
After seeing the construction quality in my house, I'm pretty sure gerry-rigging is an improvement.
Did everybody read the blog this week?
We could use an article for next week.
I thought @Tester101 was going to make a cool blog post about electrical safety.
Oct 4, 2012 19:49
I could do a tool review of the DIY.SE.COM click Sharpie. It's awesome for marking tile.
@BMitch That's easy. "Be safe, call an Electrician."
That wouldn't be very DIY
I've got a picture you can use:
Someone really liked their plug, so they stuck a ring on it.
Oct 4, 2012 19:54
Safety ring: Used to bring yourself to the same potential as the wiring, allowing you to work without fear of electrocution.
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@Tester101 You're joking
I think you have to use it with a Faraday suit though.
Of course
That'd be at least 3 lines in Perl.
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Oct 4, 2012 20:00
@BMitch holy shitake mushrooms
When faced with a programming problem, you think, hmm, I'll solve that in 3 lines of perl... now you have 4 problems.
@BMitch You should ask that on Code Golf.
@BMitch Now you're just refactoring the regex complaint.
@BMitch but +1 for statement reuse
Perl is fun to play with, and murder to debug.
isn't $_ the least readable variable name ever?
@ChrisCudmore Not if you're storing an undetermined amount of money in the variable.
Oct 4, 2012 20:09
so in other news:
I think, once daylight savings ends, i'll change these to be one hour every two weeks.
would anyone be upset by this? I'll make a meta post, as well
@Aarthi is all our chatter taking up too much space on the hard drives?
@Tester101 Naaah. Just think we might be overdoing them, and in the winter it's extra-tough to have weekly updates.
Why not one hour every week? We seem to get lots of chatter the first hour, but not much the second.
chin stroke
I'd go for that
Oct 4, 2012 20:15
Bi-weekly events are easier to forget about.
I can never remember if this is the week I get paid or not.
heh noted.
@Tester101 I have an easy way to remember that, i get paid on my fridays off :)
I usually find out when the checks bounce.
I'd love to see this guy slam on the brakes:
Oct 4, 2012 20:26
Does anyone else have a South Park image in their head?
kk i'm wandering away. see y'all soon :) /waves
Oct 4, 2012 21:10
You're all missing the point and getting lost in the joke.
from that google plus post above
As soon as I saw 'and then the bear will eat you', I presumed it was a joke and stopped reading
@Aaron oh I knew it was a joke pretty quick. It's a combination of all the common interview questions :)
My favorite one is about using the barometer to measure the height of a building
@Aaron atmospheric pressure differences?
or do you go for trigonometry?
@waxeagle go to the building manager and say 'I have a very nice barometer I will give you if you tell me how tall this building is'
woops, I'm slipping...
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