Jump to content

Shoxthemonkey

Certifiably Surly
  • Posts

    1815
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Shoxthemonkey

  1. Had both of mine replaced at the same time in 2005. I highly recommend it. Maybe not both at once but do it. I was playing golf 8 weeks after the surgery and was back to single digit handicap within a year. I walk 3-4 miles daily during warm weather and ride an excercise bike 5-6 miles during the winter. Do it. Edit to add that the only downside, if you want to call it that, is that I can't get on my hands and knees on a hard surface. That hurts like a motherfucker. I have learned to scoot around on my ass like a wormy dog if I need to do ground level work. At 70 I shouldn't be on my hands and knees anyway.
  2. Especially so if you are up early to start a road trip. Now you have to stop somewhere to shit or just go until you get to your destination and use the bathroom that you purchased. I'm not gonna shit in some roadside dump that the masses use. Fuck that shit.
  3. It seems like there have been a lot of long HRs hit during ST. Is MLB using up all of last years juiced balls during the spring? Some (all?) of these guys will be in for a shock once they run into a restricted flight ball during real games.
  4. It's a goddamned shame that Bielema,TFFR, already took the Illini job. Ku could have extended the legacy of head ball coaches weighing 4 bills.
  5. Same for Lon Kruger
  6. Is that pronounced with a long "e" or a silent "e"? It's important to me, Dammit
  7. Godspeed , you warty bastard.
  8. I thought I was 5 years younger than you but it appears it's a 6 year difference. I'm giddy.
  9. He won't be on the opening day roster and I'm sure the Royals will fuck up his development but here is a shot.
  10. The picture of the actual chip doesn't do justice to the overall greasiness. Better than a pork rind. The bag was given to me by a friend. I need to find out where to get them.
  11. Steven Reich. Royksop has a kickass version but this was one I hadn't heard before today. Pat Matheny's version was jaw-dropping the first time I ever heard any Reich works.
  12. Shoxthemonkey

    Starlink

    I sent my $$. It will be enough faster than my current dino-net that I will let my DirectTv go and stream Hulu or somesuch. It will save me at least $100 over my current situation.
  13. I would really like to see the heat shield impact. Probably hit the most unlucky Martian that ever lived. I'll bet it looked like Wile E. Coyote hitting bottom.
  14. It won't affect temp necessarily but it can affect flow. That's what I was responding to. I'm guessing that @TwiceHorn is correct when he addressed the cartridge issue. I haven't had that problem so I can't say for sure.
  15. Check to be sure that the screens in the removable faucet outlets aren't blocked with scale or trash that was dislodged during all the commotion. It might be as simple as that.
  16. You are closer so I'll wait in line. I'm amazed at how agitated I have been through this whole ordeal. My daughter had knee surgery in Kyle a week ago so I was already a little on edge or whatever but knowing she was without power and water kinda pushed me over that edge. From all accounts my Eagle Scout son-in-law did a yeoman job taking care of her and the pets while keeping the household intact but I still would like to kick someone's ass. Some of you that were without power forever must be ready to cut some throats. I can't imagine. On a brighter note, I will likely be traveling down next Friday to see her. If plumbing supplies get hard to find down there I will be more than happy to get and deliver parts for anybody that reaches out. Amazon is probably quicker but the offer is there if needed.
  17. I'm not endorsing the practice but I know from firsthand experience that you can disconnect the regulator from the tank and screw it directly into a bbq bottle or one of the old style 100lb bottles. You are probably close enough to the finish line not to try it but If I were at the start of this adventure with an empty tank I would do it. The LP provider will tell you that you have to pay for a system inspection if they find out but in a life or death situation, fuck em.
  18. That is exactly the system that I have. My house is smallish, 2300 sq ft in 2 levels, so all of my runs are short. I have never taken the time to trim and organize my installation. That looks pretty cool. Viega is just down the road from me and a couple of my golf buddies are engineers there. I got my unit at their cost 20 years ago and I was in for very little expense. I'm well insulated so I have never had to drain a line for freeze prevention. It makes it a snap to replace water heaters or faucets. You need to be very careful when attaching lines to the manifold. It's all plastic and it is possible to crack the unit if you put too much torque to a fitting. Don't ask me how I know.
  19. @ROFL BOX should chime in. Up here the damage comes from freeze and thaw cycles at the actual dam, that lift and separate the shingles allowing water to capillary in between them and damage the substrate. It takes several cycles to do this. I'm guessing that once your temps get back above freezing the ice will disappear in a single episode and with it the worry of water damage. They manufacture sno-blocks that keep ice dams from forming and also retard avalanche situations from roofs but I doubt that you get enough snow and ice to warrant them. I'm far from expert but I doubt that you have a lot to worry about. If you can reach them, knock them out. If you can't, oh well. Don't try to get up on your roof. Good luck.
  20. If need be, I'll paypal you a couple hundred for bail. This needs to happen.
  21. You will always see people crow about it when it's accurate. You never hear about the 90%* of the time that it is off. * made up number. YMMV
  22. Reddy Killerwatt
  23. I put in a 20 station Viega Manabloc when I built my house. It has 8 hot circuits and 12 cold. It's mounted on a wall in my basement utility room. All pex. Worth it's weight in gold.
  24. When I built my house out in the sticks I made sure that I wired the central air so that I could unplug it from the house circuit and plug it into my gas powered generator. I realize that it isn't per code at all but it works like a charm and there is zero chance that I am bleeding current back to the grid. They are doing rolling blackouts up here today and when it gets to be my turn I will swap plugs and hit the start button. I will at the very least stay warm. One of the benefits of living in a backwoods county that didn't have any zoning rules until recently. All this to say that if I lived in Texas I would be investing in a residential Generac setup pronto. https://www.generac.com/ Good luck to all of you, I'm sending as much non-denominational mojo as I can muster.
×
×
  • Create New...