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"A presidential election in the United States may be looked upon as a time of national crisis. As the election draws near, intrigues intensify, and agitation increases and spreads. The citizens divide into several camps, each behind its candidate. A fever grips the entire nation. The election becomes the daily grist of the public papers, the subject of private conversations, the aim of all activity, the object of all thought, the sole interest of the moment.".......Alexis deToqueville, 1831 https://www.thenation.com/article/what- ... -election/ Calm down. It's just an election. Go to Asia; see what complete ****ed up-ness looks like. We're so rich we have the time and money to freak out. We're the country club of the universe; life is good.

We were worried that might be it.

Found this in a garage next to the old oil tank mounting pipes. It looks like an old well stem, but it's small, about 3 1/2". There's a threaded pipe coming off the side like a conduit connection. Any ideas? In the establishing shot, it's at the upper right hand corner. Click to Enlarge 45.47 KB Click to Enlarge 30.24 KB

Good boy.

That's a really good idea. I try to do it every time I find in slab ducts. I find water, or high water marks fairly often. Regarding stuffing things in ducts/walls..... we'd sign and nail a pair of work boots into a wall cavity.

I see them where they blow cold air in winter. Uninsulated ducts in unconditioned or uninsulated spaces are nothing but problems. Read the Joe L. stuff about ducts in attics.

Uninsulated ducts in uninsulated slabs are wildly inefficient. I report it, absolutely.

In large Chinese cities, one finds large crowds of old men congregating to sort out the news. No one trusts what's in the paper, everyone gathers to provide what they know for sure and they sort it out.

Me too. I'm over the top; never felt comfortable going to the side. I've never understood the "prohibition" on the part of the safety folks why going sideways was preferrable.

OK, short poll..... Who sets the ladder up well above the eave and steps off to the side (as the experts tell us) and who sets it up a little shy and steps over the top run onto the roof? Maybe the single most useful and cheap safety tip going.....screw bungees...

"Electrical system" is a pretty broad range of considerations. I'd have to get in for a quick look before I could even begin to provide a number. You might be getting in above drop ceilings or any number of other sticky locations.

I'm seeing porous/pervious concrete too. It gets around the percolable soil/lot coverage issues. Municipalities around here are cranked up to keep all lot drainage on the lot, not letting it go out into the public ways or onto neighbors yards. Draining concrete/asphalt keeps the water on one's property.

Your installer is correct. Problem is, most driveway installs are not nearly as good as the average macadam road. Most driveways are pretty bad w/all the usual shortcuts....lousy/no prep, minimal stone, few inches of base coat and an inch or little more top coat, thin edges, etc..... You got a good install.

That'd be my guess; some form of partial remodeling. Low Voltage lights and controls lend themselves to security and control from phones and computers; maybe they were buffing up their exterior security....(?).

A properly installed asphalt driveway is not dependent on one item; it's a system. And, sealant (all kinds including concrete and masonry sealers) is/are possibly one of the most misunderstood materials; people talk about it as if it's a single product. Sealing with a product like Gilsonite makes a difference especially if one is lining it for parking spaces....the lining holds on Gilsonite and it doesn't hold on bare asphalt. Carter is just filling column inches. It's not useful information. He's right and he's wrong.

That's ok. I don't think I could ever go back to a Windows OS.

Having never heard of Photobulk, I downloaded the trial version and gave it a shot. It's pretty cool. Similar to Fastone.

Fastone is an awesome program; I wish it was available on the Mac. I just shoot at VGA rez; I don't have to resize, just use them as is.

I thought it was...."hold my beer, I'm gonna try something....".....

I wouldn't jump to on tankless without knowing more. They're a pain in the ass on some houses. Electric is a viable option. I own both types in different buildings and I've not ever been able to determine if electric costs more to operate than my gas water heaters.

Run them both into a (new) wye and increase the size of the "exhaust" side the next size up. An HVAC tech may determine that they need to resize both flue connectors, and I hate to say it, but possibly even the liner. Anyone that would mangle together an assembly like that might not know they have to size everything based on the output of the appliances.

Oh...the inspiring fervor and eagerness of youth! There are so many externalities that play on this thing we do. I don't believe there's going to be any significant difference in how it all plays out, at least not in my lifetime. I'm with Charlie. Real change is local, and it spreads out from there. Top down change, especially when it effects stakeholders spread out across the spectrum of an economic group with strong ties in legislatures, is rare or nonexistent.

Do they get extra credit for cutting that nice round hole in the side of the wye? You gotta admit that took some creative interpretation and skill.

oh gawd..... Yeah, O'Handley then. I've learned a few things about roof disputes/litigation. Like anything else, the folks that specialize in it are worth the dough. I'm pretty good on flats and asphalt....but I'm getting my eyes opened on this standing seam gig. I thought I knew some things about steel and now understand I'm junior varsity on standing seam. Whew.....

What kind of roof? I'm 2nd string on a big standing seam metal job that the builder screwed up, and the starters are a big expert witness outfit specializing in standing seam. I'm learning a few things, like, I don't think I'd want to be the expert on a very big complicated standing seam metal roof.