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Chris Cudmore

21:00

Nope. Bologna is Italian

Tester101

@ChrisCudmore But frying it is Polish.

shirlock homes

i was looking for one by one of your countryman

SwDevMan81

with onions haha

Chris Cudmore

In the army we called it Newfie steak.

We've got Polish Delis here that are bigger than walmarts. No Bologna in stock.

shirlock homes

I love Gordon Ramsay's shows

actually had a name tag put on my chef's coat that says "Chef Ramsey wannabe"

SwDevMan81

21:05

remind me never to come over for dinner

Chris Cudmore

Yeah. If I want to get sworn at I can stay home.

shirlock homes

I cook almost as good as I build. so eat or let's build a room lol

SwDevMan81

@ChrisCudmore haha

shirlock homes

got a brand new commercial gas 6 burner range at church. love cooking on that thing. Flames and all lololololol

SwDevMan81

i dont see you on the cooking site shirlock haha

Chris Cudmore

21:07

I've seen him there.

shirlock homes

barely have time lately to visit this site. haven't answered a question in weeks

by the time I look at the questions, there are already several good answers

ChrisF

That's the sign of a healthy site.

We're starting to get there on DIY.

shirlock homes

yep, got a few newer good responders

but to be honest, a lot of the questions lately have been really lame

Chris Cudmore

All the good questions have been asked, and all the easy answers have been given.

shirlock homes

ummm never thought of that

ChrisF

21:14

To a certain extent that's true.

shirlock homes

I still get votes for answers a year ago

ChrisF

However, there will always be new problems that are slightly different to the ones that have already been asked.

Chris Cudmore

But we've filled up the basics.

shirlock homes

I still get votes for that silly question about how to tell the height of a tree. it is up to about 120 or 130

ChrisF

That happens a lot.

Chris Cudmore

21:16

Questions like that get voted up because they're interesting reading.

shirlock homes

plus i figure give others a chance to get some votes. folks won't participate if two or three of us do all the answers

Chris Cudmore

Nothing wrong with that one, but it's not the "Best Question Ever ASKED!"

BMitch

@shirlockhomes That one was tweeted to the world, and your answer was the easiest to understand and use.

shirlock homes

tweeted??? to the world???? lomfao

SwDevMan81

do u guys have any recommendations on who to talk to about proper roof ventilation? im getting some ice dams buildin up with some water coming in and i think its related to poor ventilation (no sofit vents or gable vents, just the ridge vent)

shirlock homes

21:18

I do them all the time.

Chris Cudmore

I'm sure ek_ny could recommend a contractor.

BMitch

lifehacker.com/5875184/…

SwDevMan81

haha

shirlock homes

you wanna get rid of the ice and/or put in vents?

get the guy that put in the tile

SwDevMan81

put in vents (if thats the issue), i did rake off as much snow as i could already

shirlock homes

21:19

ya, you really need vents

SwDevMan81

i guess i want to see if the ventilation is the issue

the ridge vent was covered in snow, so i think thats why i got them bad... but i just baught this house, so i have no idea, im just guessin

BMitch

twylah.com/spolsky/tweets/157543749164081152

shirlock homes

if you have ice dams and no vents, that is the problem, combined with perhaps poor ceiling insulation

I have answered that one several times on the site

SwDevMan81

yeah, i did see all your posts

which is why i went and baught the rake :)

shirlock homes

this is a bad time of year to put in soffit and ridge vents, but you can put in gable vents

SwDevMan81

21:21

so yeah, i guess i have to climb up the small hole above the pantry shelving to look in the attic

shirlock homes

if you get dams, use the potasium cloride in the panty hose trick

SwDevMan81

to make it worse, is there is only a sofit on one side of the house, so im guessing i probably need a gable vent

shirlock homes

you will need two on oposite ends of the house

the attic needs to be as cold as possible

so ceiling insulation is very important

SwDevMan81

ok, will i need a fan as well or some sort? im assuming the sofit vents are ideal

ok, does the insulation have the R rating on it?

shirlock homes

fan will help in the summer for cooling, but not necessary in winter

we do all ceilings in attics to R40 or more now

SwDevMan81

21:25

ok good to know, thx

shirlock homes

foam all the holes where wires and j-boxes break the ceiling. They really leak heat

SwDevMan81

ok, ill get up there this weekend and have a better idea whats going on hopefully

shirlock homes

did you read my answer ob how to use pantiehose.

SwDevMan81

yeah, not to put them directly on the dams

shirlock homes

wrote that one last winter, I think

SwDevMan81

21:28

yeah, u have a couple good answers about them

shirlock homes

yes do put them on the dam. they open a slot for water to drain out

put them perpendicular to the drip edge

Chris Cudmore

I tink de dams look purty good when deys gots pantie hose on.

SwDevMan81

right

shirlock homes

i like the nude ones

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gregmac

@shirlockhomes uh, I think you're in the wrong room

shirlock homes

21:29

black is good too

SwDevMan81

ill have my wife buy them haha

shirlock homes

you coward

SwDevMan81

although now adays i probably wouldnt even get a funny look

shirlock homes

remember, not panties, pantie hose

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SwDevMan81

i have no problems buyin panties

Chris Cudmore

21:31

Jesus guys. You're not a man until you've gone through the cash with tampons and chocolate without giving a damn.

shirlock homes

I like to shop for them. lolololololololololol

i hate it when they call for a price check

SwDevMan81

bahaha

Chris Cudmore

Of course the problem is, If a friend sees me with tampons, I really don't have an excuse not to go to the pub with him over the weekend.

shirlock homes

Good logic, but glad those days are gone.

not a whole lot of project stuff today. lol

Chris Cudmore

The reality is, my wife doesn't trust me with the shopping. I get it done too fast, and couldn't possibly have captured all available bargains.

SwDevMan81

21:37

i have more project stuff, but im gonna ask them as questions to get more pointless rep

shirlock homes

my wife can't look at stuff, she has to handle everything, drives me crazy, so as a result, we don't shop for anything together

Chris Cudmore

I left her at the grocery store one day.

Drove off when she decided it was time to go back in, line up at customer service for a 25 cent coupon she forgot about.

SwDevMan81

haha, im sure she still wasnt done when u go back

shirlock homes

bet you were real popular later that evening.

Chris Cudmore

I didn't hear a peep from her for three days.

shirlock homes

21:40

lololol

Chris Cudmore

It was only six blocks.

But she had been dragging me along for hours. I had already told her three times that I had had enough, and was leaving.

shirlock homes

here in Windham maine, a block is 4 miles long

SwDevMan81

yeah, counting to 3 doesnt work with my kids either

Chris Cudmore

I had paid for the groceries too. Asking for the $0.25 when she got home added to my silent treatment.

shirlock homes

it did with my kid, 3 meant an ass wooping, no question about it

only happened once and he learned fast

SwDevMan81

21:42

haha

Chris Cudmore

We don't ass whoop any more. To me it means pick them up physically and throw them into the bedroom. Ass whooping would be so much easier.

shirlock homes

A good ass wooping at age 4 goes a long ways. lol

never had to do it again.

Chris Cudmore

I agree. But it's the type of thing that gets government at your door nowadays.

shirlock homes

never got to 3 again either

SwDevMan81

yeah, guess its supposed to be positive reenforcement now... still havent mastered it when all im thinking in my head is "wtf r u doing!?"

shirlock homes

21:44

ya right

SwDevMan81

cant make that positive haha

shirlock homes

as a kid i was stupid. got wooped regular. lol

Chris Cudmore

My kid was swinging a belt around his head. Hit his temple with the buckle, and gave himself a black eye.

shirlock homes

it is positive when you stop

SwDevMan81

yup, me too, and my two other brothers

Chris Cudmore

21:45

Then he did it again and hit his brother.

shirlock homes

let the beatings begin

SwDevMan81

fortunately dad was at work most of the day

Chris Cudmore

SwDevMan81

u knew it was gonna be a bad night when he comes home angry haha

shirlock homes

i subscribe to the the bill cosby philosphy. i brought you into this world, so I can take you out!

SwDevMan81

21:47

haha, but we didnt learn too much, dam stubborn

usually just ended up retaliating by hiding his tools

shirlock homes

you're bad

SwDevMan81

which resulted in a lot of sittin on our hands until we told him where they were

haha, yeah we were terrible kids, im surprised were alive

3 boys, a recipe for disaster

shirlock homes

I had two brothers, we all did OK, even with the woopings. lol

Chris Cudmore

I've got twin boys. 6.5 years old. It's a complete disaster.

shirlock homes

build a dungeon

Chris Cudmore

21:51

And in Christian's class, the three horsemen of the apocalypse are Christian, Brayden and Luka. All twins.

SwDevMan81

haha nice

Chris Cudmore

Which means if Robert is smart, he can put the moves on Lola and Maira, their counterparts.

@shirlockhomes I threaten them with the crawl space, but Anna won't let me follow through with it.

shirlock homes

my baby is 24.

BMitch

If you build a dungeon, you should blog about it

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Niall C.

@ChrisCudmore Couldn't you do it while she's walking home from the shops?

shirlock homes

21:56

complete with a rack and shackles

Chris Cudmore

@NiallC. Literally busting a gut here.

Niall C.

@ChrisCudmore Sorry. :)

BMitch

@ChrisCudmore call 911

unless, by literally, you mean the Joe Biden definition

Chris Cudmore

Seriously. I think I broke something.

BMitch

Duct tape will fix it

shirlock homes

22:00

good, no more kids tehn

BMitch

that's a wrap peeps, but feel free to keep on chatting

Thanks for joining this week's PUT

Chris Cudmore

I'll be going. It's Anna's birthday so I have to run home and grill some duck breasts.

shirlock homes

ya, we sure updated all our projects. lolololl

Duck breasts????? OMG

BMitch

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shirlock homes

did you steal them from the town pond?

Chris Cudmore

22:01

My favourite barbeque item.

Nah. We buy them from the duck farmer near my dads.

BMitch

And I didn't even type 2012 by accident, progress

shirlock homes

ok enjoy them.... Good night all

Chris Cudmore

We keep a supply of about a dozen in the freeze in case of emergency mealtime visitors.

Fast and impressive.

shirlock homes

Quack Quack

Chris Cudmore

And it excercises every flare management technique I know.

shirlock homes

22:03

shouldn't make fun, my wife does whole ducks on the rotissary

Chris Cudmore

I've done that. Pan of water underneath to catch the drips.

The trick to a breast is to get the skin crispy, but not blackened by greasy smoke.

shirlock homes

told my wife it would be better if she plucked it first

SwDevMan81

duck.. duck.. duck... BAROQUE! shoot, thats not it

Chris Cudmore

Later all.

shirlock homes

later all carry on

Project Update Thursday - 2013/01/03

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