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13:39
wow, dead in here
still hung over
too much real work to do
@lsiunsuex "Q: How did it work?" "A: IT'S A MOVIE"
14:19
this withdrawl is really f'ing with my head
i can go all weekend without a smoke, all night without a smoke - get to work, have a few during the day and i almost feel dizzy all day
probably should just stop all together
14:55
Why do "tech" people want to use Cat5-6 cable for everything!?
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Q: Ethernet cable instead of Thermostat wire?

Metro SmurfI need to pull new wire from my furnace to my thermostat and was wondering if there would be any problems in using an Ethernet cable instead of standard thermostat wiring. The reason being is I have left over cat6 cable and figured the wire should suffice in place of spending cash on a 4-wire th...

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Q: Can I use 22/4 wire instead of 20/2 wire?

user9860My central vacuum system needs 20/2 stranded low voltage wire (24 volts I think). Can I use 22/4 wire and pair-up two each to equal or better 20/2? I could save some money by using surplus 22/4 wire.

They probably stole a box from work.
cause we always have it on hand!
use it for thermostat wire, speaker wire, silence a conversation, etc...
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Q: why does my thermopump furnace keep throwing the circuit breaker

france proulxLately the thermo pump breaking shot down and the furnace work on the auxilary . This is very expensive in electricity. But what can cause the breaker to keep throwing the circuit?

15:10
livescience.com/25928-kicked-off-facebook-grom-social.html - this kid is begging to be made an example of - lets DDOS it!!!
@lsiunsuex OT, you're looking for the botnets.SE chatroom.
@BMitch The botnets.SE site is always down.
can botnets.se take down crappy questions ?
@lsiunsuex Nope, but you can, that's what voting and community moderating is all about
Or you can edit questions to make them better
15:28
@BMitch I found your hammer.
You left it in the break room.
@Tester101 Hahah, love it
lets talk about something on topic then
really old photo but heres the jist
that wall behind the stairs goes all the way up into the 2nd floor with no break
on the 2nd floor where i've been gutting and remodeling bedrooms, right now are new doors with no trim on the hallway side (just the inside of the room is finished
so in other words, the plaster and lath is all destroyed around the doors where they have been replaced because the trim on the hallway side had to be removed to replace the doors
once i finish all the rooms, i'll need to redo the walls in the hallway
i can't gut the wall all the way down to the first floor - all the first floor floors are finished and it would cause to much work / money / etc...
where, should i cut the wall and merge the plaster / lath into new drywall?
i want to take it all the way to the bottom of the stairs - that wall is really poorly insulated and you can feel cold air all along it - i just can't imagine not destroying my relatively newly finished stairs in the process though
15:46
Just cover the stairs, and be careful.
And
In other news...
Is it me, or does this user keep asking the same question using different names?
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Q: wiring a single bathroom fan servicing 2 rooms in the master bathroom suite with 2 separate switches on the same circuit as well as lighting

multivonI am having trouble trying to wire a single in-line bathroom fan servicing a master bathroom suite. There is a commode room as well as a shower room, each with its own lighting and switching from a single circuit. I want to be able to turn on and off the fan and lighting from each room. I have t...

@Tester101 That's his second as multivon, but one of them's deleted (I've been trying to find it)
16:13
Vernon appears to be a different user, nothing in common with multivon: diy.stackexchange.com/users/9813/vernon
@BMitch They look the same to me (or similar enough).
I think we should find out where @ek_ny lives and redo his bathroom for him.
@Tester101 questions are the same, private data isn't, looks like two people asking the same thing.
@ChrisCudmore Make sure to check out some of his other questions, lots of issues
@BMitch Looks like the same person asking the same question from multiple locations to me.
@ChrisCudmore It's nice to see somebody doing something different with that type of tile for a change.
Besides, cutting tile is hard.
@Tester101 It's possible, maybe even likely, but I'm not certain enough to merge the accounts
16:27
@BMitch Is there a way to merge the questions easily, or would that require a lot of work?
@Tester101 I believe there's a way to merge the answers from one question into another
@multivon: Are you the same person as vernon, who asked the (very similar) question that this one is linked to? If so, your accounts can be merged if you want. — Niall C. 14 secs ago
@NiallC. can you send a private message to someone or is that just an admin / mod feature?
Or, we could just ask the user.
@lsiunsuex I can leave comments on their posts (which I just did!)
16:30
ahh
@Tester101 Merge complete
@NiallC. Thanks for being the smart one in the bunch.
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Q: How can I wire an exhaust fan to turn on from multiple locations?

vernonI just bought a Panasonic FV-20NLF1 inline bath exhaust fan that I planned to used to exhaust 2 different bathrooms. I want each bathroom light switch to control the fan, so when the lighting turns on in either bathroom, the fan will go on. If both light switches are off, the fan will go off. I...

Better?
@Tester101 In the next election, we're electing @NiallC. whether he wants us to or not. :)
@BMitch But then I'd have to be nice. And "patient", whatever that is
Baa, patient is for people with more time on their hands, speaking of which, I've got to run.
16:35
Whoa!. @BMitch You just slid out, and dropped in at the same time!
Browser refresh?
17:23
how can i dry out cardboard
i'm all out of kindling for the pizza oven and i often find cardboard boxes are to damp to be very effective
@lsiunsuex keep some on the brick side of your oven.
I use newspaper to start my charcoal, would that work for your oven?
i've used newspaper but we dont subscribe to it so its often hard to come by
i suppose i could score a few art voices at local bars
@lsiunsuex gotcha, we usually just buy the Sunday paper if we happen to be out, and that's usually more than enough paper for me...
hmm, good idea
@lsiunsuex Project for next summer... Install a gas start system for the oven.
17:26
whats a sunday paper, < $3 ?
@lsiunsuex round here, if you get it from walmart it's $1.50 or so
i'm closing off the room this summer i've decided - thats my big project this year
this summer the walls and prep countertops, next year something nice on the floor - turazzo or something
especially since my dick of a neighbor decided it would be cool to snow blow the snow from his driveway all over my wood stock pile - dick
dude, could have used that link before christmas! :)
that, or i'll just use a propane blow torch for welding copper pipes together
@lsiunsuex that will work just fine :). Only reason to go weed burner is to stay out of the fire a bit farther
17:31
i'd get one of those just do i dont have to shovel snow haha
@lsiunsuex yeah that model looked ideal for y'all up north :)
18:02
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Q: Where can I find a knife blade with no handle?

Keegan McCarthyI would like to make a nice wooden handle for a knife, but I do not have the means of cutting out a blade shape from scratch. Where are some places I could look, or some search terms for a knife blade without a handle? I am not asking for people to shop for me - that is against the rules - I am...

translation: i need to send my uncle in jail a shiv but dont want to send an actual knife
 
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19:06
> I am not asking for people to shop for me
except he pretty much was
19:38
@samthebrand, FYI, pricing shouldn't be included an answers, so I rejected your recent edit.
This is a very tuesday-feeling thursday...
That's because it's the day after "Monday"
yesterday, by BMitch
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god i hate being married
what world problems are gonna get solved today? lol
19:54
i may be doing the wife's companies website - and i told her, if i do this, i'm going to a music festival in march in miami and she immediately flips out
(cause 7/8's of my profit would goto bills)
I have a close friend that teaches jazz piano at Frost in Miami
his wife teaches violin there also.
ultramusicfestival.com so some piano but not a lot haha
it will be quite an expensive 3 day weekend, but to do the website will be a ton of work - cant work to only pay bills - need to have some fun out of my side work
what's with the winter thing? I haven't found a thing.
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Q: What is the Winter Bash?

Tester101Just logged on to the site, and I noticed a curious new link at the top of the page. What does it mean?

@shirlockhomes You do stuff on the site (answer/ask questions), and you get hats!
20:01
Welcome to Project Update Thursday
really??? haven't been on much to answer anything. holidays so busy
Yes, it's really Thursday.
yeah I don't really get the hats thing..
My world changing project is ending BMitch hunger, so I'm eating a pretzel.
20:01
I've assisted with the assembly of many LEGO projects.
so I will continue to ignore it. :)
It's gone tomorrow anyway.
@gregmac turns his back on hats.
theyre trying to get activity up i guess by giving away hats
i thiought they were like the animated ones
20:03
Originally, I thought it would be some sort of scavenger hunt type thing.
me too chris
Which would be a fun idea to get us to read questions.
Speaking of questions, is it my imagination or have there been a lot of really strange questions lately?
I didn't realize you could actually wear them.
20:07
@ChrisCudmore - yeah u can wear them
everyone gets loaded up on eggnog and asks weird questions this time of year
Ahhh that must be it
@ChrisCudmore yeah I think that's what is weird: they are exactly like badges. but hats.
haha yeah the knife blade with no handle was interesting
Buy a knife. Remove handle.
20:08
yeah, I'd swear there were 3 of those "I have two lights and switches and one exhaust fan" question
@gregmac that's because there were
from 3 different users. but now I only see 2.. and an accusation that it was the same guy :)
how to forge a knife to save $$$$$ lmao
did one get deleted?
20:09
yep
Bob
Bob
"flat bastard file" definition: "pre-forged knife blade with no handle."
I liked the one today asking how to put plywood shelves in a plaster shower.
@shirlockhomes Step One: Invest thousands of dollars in blacksmith tools
hopefully they were pointed to the Poles and Throws blog, that was pretty nice: diy.blogoverflow.com/2012/01/poles-and-throws
Step Two: ???
Bob
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20:11
plywood would be better for feeding your pizza oven.
Step Three: Profit
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instead of wet cardboard.
20:12
I really want to tell the Maytag question to put his wife on top of the washing machine.
maybe I'll try that one next week. Gotta gut and build a bathroom. Maybe my customer will like the "unique touch"
@BMitch ROFL
OMG Mitch........lmao
Bob
Bob
That would explain why it leaks during spincycle.... ;-)
20:13
you guys are wicked. lololololol
but then we'll get the comment: "Now it's making even more noises"
So my central vac project has been delayed. It evolved into removing the ceiling and insulation in my garage, spray foaming, and then replacing the ceiling 18" higher up. It was almost -20 last night -- not a good time to spend a couple days or a week (or however long it takes me) with no insulation..
moaning and groining don't count as washer noise
where you at greg?
Bob
Bob
does your wife prefer front-load or top-load?
was 1degreeF this morning. can't wiat to go to Florida in two weeks
20:16
hopefully if its top-load its with the lid down
@BMitch thx for attending to that edit. Appreciate it.
Better forget about the washer, before we get a mod swarm in here.
@BMitch Yes, it is, but now you can get a good night's sleep.
Hey @SamTheBrand, do you get the reason for the reject outside of my comment here?
I sure hope the posters of those questions don't have enough points to chat!!! lmao
20:16
@shirlockhomes southern ontario, canada
near new york state border
oh, -20 in regular degress
you had this cold stuff a couple days ago
-4 in US weather
Bob
Bob
It it was pretty cold here in Atlanta last night too.
@SamTheBrand And thanks for all the other edits, nice to see SE stopping by since Aarthi abandoned us.
Bob
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Nearly freezing
20:17
I'm in Toronto. Hasn't gone below -8C yet.
Bob
Bob
:-p
29f in Buffalo NY
@ChrisCudmore toronto is usually a bit warmer. I'm in Kingston
24f in Syracuse Ny
it's making up for such a mild winter the last couple of years here
20:18
Yeah, We've got that Urban Heat Island effect.
was 5f on the drive into work
I shoveled snow for the first time in two years last week.
4 Years ago, there was a Kingston golf course that was open in January.
I think I only had to like 3 times last year
last week, we got a stupid amount of snow though
So, When's the DIY.SE Road Trip to Manhattan to fix @ek_ny 's bathroom?
I had to plow 8 times last winter, but no really large storms, usually only a few inches. we got 16 inches the day after Christmas
20:21
You get those ocean storms don't you.
yep NorEasters
that tile job was amazing
kinda like a winter hurricane with snow
@SwDevMan81 What was amazing was that he thought really hard about getting it to line up perfectly.
@SW PPPPPP
20:23
Doh, I got an Ingress invite, as if my free time wasn't already gone
proper planning prevents piss poor performance lol
@ChrisCudmore - I just cant imagine who would do that and think "eh, that doesnt look too bad" haha
i think if it was someone doing it for free id still be pissed
I must have missed a funny one
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Q: Can I ask my contractor to redo a tile job I'm not happy with?

ek_ny Click on photo for full size I had my bathroom renovated while I was away last week. I'm not happy with how the floor tile came out. I assumed the contractor would lay the tile out in a uniform way (yes I know-- ass-u-me). The bathroom is pretty small- about 4 1/2 feet by 5 feet of total floo...

hysterical
sounds like a job for mike holmes
Then click through to his other questions.
He's had a bad time with his contractors.
Evening all
Howdy @ChrisF
The other pic is better.
Much more WTF-y.
20:27
haha yup
I remember him now. didn't they put regular drywall up too?
Did everyone have a good Christmas/New Year?
Ouch. That's painful on the eyes
Really, it's a high end detail lol
20:28
I Still am. Christmas isn't over until the last lego set is built.
haha, cost extra to align them
I don't take the tree down until the end of January
They are aligned -Perfectly.
What, did you expect him to cut tile?
You don't cut that. You snip away the mesh.
20:29
It's art. It reflects the chaos and non-uniformness of everyday life.
haha, i feel it would look better if the owner wrote some words between the lines
my cat is pushing my puter away and chewing on my feet!!!!
"rebel tile installer" ... that would make a great business name
Bob
Bob
don't be too hard on his tile guy. He's probably an out-of-work astrophysicist.
@shirlockhomes that must be a big cat
20:30
24 pounds
@shirlockhomes Well, Obviously you have responsibilities to attend to.
she wants attention or food
@shirlockhomes Sounds like my kids.
wow, it's after 3 beer time. BRB hehehe
Bob
Bob
@shirlockhomes Does she mind you referring to her as "my cat"? :-)
20:32
I don't say that out loud.
she can't read
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lol
lolol so true
Damn, my keg went dry Tuesday, lowing my standards to canned beer. yuk!
I like this semi retired thing
why not buy bottles ? then you have a weapon if need be
@shirlockhomes Or as you contractors call it: Winter
20:34
got too many weapons here, trying to sell some
Ya, that too, winter and holidays are always slow
gotta do a small bathroom before I head to Florida.... Can't wait
What's a bathroom cost? Take it down to the studs and redo everything?
this one is a complete gut/rebuild. it's gonna run about 6K
small, basic, nothing fancy
That's not too bad. So I could do it nice for a couple of k more.
if you do it yourself, you can do a lot for 6 to 7K
I need a shower head that will relieve me of my husbandly duties.
20:38
@ChrisCudmore dont forget @shirlockhomes quote includes labor - if you do it yourself...
USD that is
Bob
Bob
how can a shower head kill spiders and take out the trash?
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I don't want to do the driwall and wall tile, so I'll contract it.
Bob
Bob
That's a lot to ask.
I got one of those for my wife. lololol A Delta SS handheld with massage
20:40
I'll use it on full butt-blaster setting after wing and beer night.
Actually, I want to figure out a way I can fit a bidet in there.
There's a mental image I didn't need
I build a top of the line bath in my other house and my wife loved it, so i had to put in the same thing in this house
I would have loved a bidet when it was still diaper time. Would have made my life a lot easier.
20:42
Thank god we don't put in many bidets here
Can the drain connect up to the toilet trap?
Bob
Bob
I think water jets and soiled baby loins don't mix.
most bathrooms in older modest homes aren't big enough
just dunk them a few times, no need for a bath
If I lose the tub, and put in a nice shower stall with a tile bench in it, I could fit a bidet.
Bob
Bob
Don't need a bidet for dunking///
20:43
Nobody takes baths anymore.
Bob
Bob
be sure and put a recessed shelf in your shower stall.
plywood.
With appropriate drainage.
lololol OSB
Bob
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particle mush
That reminds me - I never did write that blog post detailing the build of our walk in shower. Oops.
20:44
mount it with lags
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Bob
lol
Where did this come from?
some guy asked how to put plywood shelves in his shower
How long would it last with Marine varnish?
not long!!
20:46
@ChrisCudmore couple days, at least.
Bob
Bob
6 months before it actually leaked. 1.5 yrs before you found the leak.
maybe he could build the entire shower out of marine plywood and spar varnish
over his plaster and lathe walls aoMG
Bob
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to save money.
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I think plywood's a bad choice.
He should use aluminum flashing.
20:49
Just build it out of drywall and use a kitchen and bath paint. That stuff's washable.
I gotta write a book with all the crap i have seen that home owners have done to save money.
Bob
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Kilz it first. It's waterproof.
wrap it in bitch. lol
Bob
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in what?
bitchithane, like Grace ice and water shield
20:51
@shirlockhomes I got 99 problems ...
Bob
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oh. Of course.
:-)
sorry you got so many problems Chris
If I have to explain it, it's not funny.
but a bitchithane aint one
must be one of those European things lolololol
Bob
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I think "gripeithane" would be more appropriate in this setting...
Ok Chris. I admit, never listen to music by any artist with a Z at the end. hehe
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lol
no Elvisz?
Johnny Cashz?
Led Z epplin
In my mind, his name is Jay Zed.
Bob
Bob
20:54
@Chris lol
I've got this Canadian auto correct that replaces ZEE with ZED and Lieutenant with Lefttenant.
any of you guys get your woman that book 55,77, 99 shades of gray?
Bob
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Lefttenant cracks me up.
whatever number it was
Bob
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What about the poor righttennant?
20:56
fifty
God no. Like I need her asking for more.
It's actually a Britishism. Lew-tenant was too french for them.
lolololol was just wondering what effect it had.
wife got it herself
I got her a cookbook.
good move Chris
20:57
And a string of pearls.
got my wife a Sears Die Hard
Actually, she wanted this particular book.
with a charger
got a massage, cuz i hate giving them
20:58
It's actually a pretty well written book.
wonder if fried bologna sandwich is in there
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