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Walton Street View Drop Down

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Posted: February 09 2015 at 08:16

my facebook sidebar of what's trending today is all garbage concerning that parade of mediocrity - The Grammys.

Sam Smith and Kayne West and their ilk

Makes me want to go live on an island with my records

"I know one thing: that I know nothing"

- SpongeBob Socrates

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Posted: February 09 2015 at 08:25

^ I've always ignored it ... as though I've never noticed it.

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 21:06

Well this is annoying.

My wife and daughter went away for the weekend on a Girl Scout camping trip - they are out of cell phone range, but while she was traveling there, while she was still in cell phone range, she called me urgently saying that she forgot our daughter's inhaler. She asked me to try and reach one of the Girl Scout moms on Facebook (whom I've never met) because she is driving up early tomorrow morning, and maybe I could drop the inhaler off at her house tonight. That was at about 6:30 pm. I posted on Facebook with my contact info. At 9:30 (bear in mind I like to go to bed early) I get a text from her saying she's at a work event, but her husband is home, and I can coordinate with him. She cc'd him on the message too. So I texted him. 30 minutes later, nothing. I was looking forward to relaxing tonight but instead I'm checking my phone ever 5 minutes.

My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 22:27

^Hope all that nonsense gets sorted out. I've had many experiences with this sort of thing (actually,way too many) due to my extremely high anxiety and OCD symptoms. I totally get it.

There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 23:44

Wow that sucks Steve, sorry to hear it

HolyMoly

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Posted: March 06 2015 at 23:48

Eventually I got to drop it off - around 11 pm. It's over now. All is well. Ahm ova it.

My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran

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Posted: March 07 2015 at 00:01

Get some sleep man....I'm about to nod off as well

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Posted: March 07 2015 at 00:06

Along those same lines, it really does annoy me when I have a task to do, simple or complex, and it all hinges on another person having their sh*t together...and they don't. And they don't follow through for one reason or another. Lately it's been with trying to schedule a tattoo. But, seems like some people just say "f**k it" with common courtesy and the very basics of interacting with human beings and just free-ball it around their stupid sphere of influence.

Also, drunk now so...whatever.

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Posted: April 01 2015 at 18:14

Plumbing is mankind's worst idea ever.

I loathe working with water and pipes. Yet it seems that's what I'm always doing. I'd love to be able to afford to have someone repipe the entire house, but that's not going to happen anytime soon.

The latest battle with that insidious liquid and the channels to bring it into my home started last night when we got back from a walk. I noticed some water trailing along the grout lines in the kitchen tiles. I thought maybe I had dropped a couple of ice cubes I didn't notice and they melted. I wiped it up and went to the store. Came back and there was more water.

Great.

Checked the washing machine and the new water heater, which are on the other side of a wall to the kitchen, and everything looked fine. Then it dawned on me: the damn fridge.

Pulled it out and saw water pooled underneath. Not horrible, it is hopefully just a cracked or burst line feeding the water dispenser and ice maker. I can do that easily enough. It was too late to bother with anything then, so I cut off the water at the valve in the wall and left it for today.

Good news! The valve leaks from the handle when it's shut off. Lovely! That means not only do I have to find and replace a line in the fridge, perhaps even the solenoid, but I have to replace the valve, which is in a tricky spot.
Even better, after an hour of trying to budge the nut, it hasn't moved at all.
Before I head out to get some penetrating spray I figured I'd vent a little somewhere, since I was looking something up anyway.

I've had enough run-ins with it as a homeowner to confidently say, I hate water. LOL

It always finds its way to where it wants to go.

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Walton Street Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 24 2014 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 872	Posted: February 09 2015 at 08:16
	my facebook sidebar of what's trending today is all garbage concerning that parade of mediocrity - The Grammys. Sam Smith and Kayne West and their ilk Makes me want to go live on an island with my records
	"I know one thing: that I know nothing" - SpongeBob Socrates

Dayvenkirq Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Status: Offline Points: 10970	Posted: February 09 2015 at 08:25
	^ I've always ignored it ... as though I've never noticed it.

HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26138	Posted: March 06 2015 at 21:06
	Well this is annoying. My wife and daughter went away for the weekend on a Girl Scout camping trip - they are out of cell phone range, but while she was traveling there, while she was still in cell phone range, she called me urgently saying that she forgot our daughter's inhaler. She asked me to try and reach one of the Girl Scout moms on Facebook (whom I've never met) because she is driving up early tomorrow morning, and maybe I could drop the inhaler off at her house tonight. That was at about 6:30 pm. I posted on Facebook with my contact info. At 9:30 (bear in mind I like to go to bed early) I get a text from her saying she's at a work event, but her husband is home, and I can coordinate with him. She cc'd him on the message too. So I texted him. 30 minutes later, nothing. I was looking forward to relaxing tonight but instead I'm checking my phone ever 5 minutes.
	My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran

sublime220 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 21 2015 Location: Willow Farm Status: Offline Points: 1563	Posted: March 06 2015 at 22:27
	^Hope all that nonsense gets sorted out. I've had many experiences with this sort of thing (actually,way too many) due to my extremely high anxiety and OCD symptoms. I totally get it.
	There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark...

Finnforest Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 03 2007 Location: The Heartland Status: Offline Points: 16913	Posted: March 06 2015 at 23:44
	Wow that sucks Steve, sorry to hear it

HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26138	Posted: March 06 2015 at 23:48
	Eventually I got to drop it off - around 11 pm. It's over now. All is well. Ahm ova it.
	My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran

Finnforest Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 03 2007 Location: The Heartland Status: Offline Points: 16913	Posted: March 07 2015 at 00:01
	Get some sleep man....I'm about to nod off as well

stonebeard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057	Posted: March 07 2015 at 00:06
	Along those same lines, it really does annoy me when I have a task to do, simple or complex, and it all hinges on another person having their sht together...and they don't. And they don't follow through for one reason or another. Lately it's been with trying to schedule a tattoo. But, seems like some people just say "f*k it" with common courtesy and the very basics of interacting with human beings and just free-ball it around their stupid sphere of influence. Also, drunk now so...whatever.
	My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want!

frinspar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2008 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 463	Posted: April 01 2015 at 18:14
	Plumbing is mankind's worst idea ever. I loathe working with water and pipes. Yet it seems that's what I'm always doing. I'd love to be able to afford to have someone repipe the entire house, but that's not going to happen anytime soon. The latest battle with that insidious liquid and the channels to bring it into my home started last night when we got back from a walk. I noticed some water trailing along the grout lines in the kitchen tiles. I thought maybe I had dropped a couple of ice cubes I didn't notice and they melted. I wiped it up and went to the store. Came back and there was more water. Great. Checked the washing machine and the new water heater, which are on the other side of a wall to the kitchen, and everything looked fine. Then it dawned on me: the damn fridge. Pulled it out and saw water pooled underneath. Not horrible, it is hopefully just a cracked or burst line feeding the water dispenser and ice maker. I can do that easily enough. It was too late to bother with anything then, so I cut off the water at the valve in the wall and left it for today. Good news! The valve leaks from the handle when it's shut off. Lovely! That means not only do I have to find and replace a line in the fridge, perhaps even the solenoid, but I have to replace the valve, which is in a tricky spot. Even better, after an hour of trying to budge the nut, it hasn't moved at all. Before I head out to get some penetrating spray I figured I'd vent a little somewhere, since I was looking something up anyway. I've had enough run-ins with it as a homeowner to confidently say, I hate water. It always finds its way to where it wants to go.