not a lot, but enough that one 6"x6" corner of the finished off carpet is pretty damp and will mold if not taken care of.
There's been an unusual amount of snow and snow melt over the past couple days, but we haven't had a true storm yet thankfully
there are of series of things i need to do to try and minimize any damage that might happen should a storm come upon us.
this series of things is going to cost me an easy $5k and possibly up to $10k.
i need to make some quick cash. I can make about an extra $2k a month ontop of my fulltime job if i decide to have 0 social life.
but even that might not be quick enough.
hrmm.
definitely get one of those big blue industrial/work site fan things for starters
do you have a finished basement or a basement basement
Finished
oh jeeze, well grinning and bearing it isn't really an option then
what kind of problems are you looking at? sizeable holes? crappy old basement windows? you in some kind flood zone and water is just straight up coming through the walls?
there is some water coming through the walls.
most of it is coming a the area where the wall meets the floor.
i have a sump pump and it's working.
There's a few things going on that I think are causing this and what i think i need to do to fix it.
1. I got two trees pretty close to the foundation that are pushing up against the house. I knew this going in, but i was hoping that i wouldn't have to cut them down until next year.
2. There is mulch around the entire house, which is fine - but i can't tell if the ground is graded correctly or not. It's been snowing here still so I haven't been able to check. I need to get rid of the mulch and either
a) get dirt and grade it correctly out to like 10-15 feet.
b) get a 10' concrete patio out from the base of my house
c) get a 10' paver patio out from the base of my house.
3. While the sump pump is working, I need to know if the drain tile is clogged or not. So i need to get a plumber out here and snake/pressure water it to make sure it's getting everything.
4. Installing gutters this weekend or next.
5. Side with one of the trees I've only got like 3 feet to work with, so I'm not sure what to do there. Might dig it up and put a french drain that'll pick up water and go out to the street.
KwoaruConfident SmirkFlawless Golden PecsRegistered Userregular
the answer is clearly rip up your basement carpet and resign yourself to using that part of your house for storage, then take up a hobby where you collect a lot of shit you can't ever use and keep it in your basement
(no that really sucks nogs and I have basically no cheap ideas cause those are all expensive as hell problems)
My wife's male co-workers complain to her whenever I stop by and give her flowers because I'm making them look bad (never mind the fact that their wives don't work there anyway.)
Jerks.
"Simple, real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." -Mustrum Ridcully in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather p. 142 (HarperPrism 1996)
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KwoaruConfident SmirkFlawless Golden PecsRegistered Userregular
My wife's male co-workers complain to her whenever I stop by and give her flowers because I'm making them look bad (never mind the fact that their wives don't work there anyway.)
Jerks.
It makes their gifts to your wife look really paltry
Sometimes flowers are a really sweet gesture, but I don't like to receive them a lot because they can be a really impractical gift and overpriced if you're ordering them from a chain.
I prefer flowers that you bought in person to things that you order online because those can look a little ragged by the time they make it to your door.
I prefer treats, especially when treats are brought home to my apartment.
The place I work at has a really impressive number of immigrant employees - there's days where I'll be in the lunchroom with four coworkers and each of us is from a different continent. The lunchroom includes a full kitchen, and a good chunk of the staff cook or bake as a hobby. The variety of culinary backgrounds is the awesome kind of frightening.
Whenever anyone does something noteworthy, or wants to commemorate something (or someone), or "I'm bored, it's a slow Friday, and my office is a dozen steps from the oven anyway," or what-have-you, the lunchroom is guaranteed to fill up with interesting things.
Zibblsnrt on
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FencingsaxIt is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understandingGNU Terry PratchettRegistered Userregular
So I think I'm actually going to start doing some applications to somewhere. I now just need to figure out what to apply for. And where. and everything else, really.
So I think I'm actually going to start doing some applications to somewhere. I now just need to figure out what to apply for. And where. and everything else, really.
So, do I put a countdown to my leave date on my managers door? Y/N?
For every day you have left, deposit one perfectly coiled pile of feces on his desk.
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I am going to apply for an actual proper paid job at the zoo where I volunteer.
There's probably no way I'll get it but if I did oh my god, it would be close to a dream job for me
Kind of stressing though because I only found out about it today and the application deadline is 3pm tomorrow, so I have 21 hours to write the most kickass application around sleeping and working, and then have to get it to the HR dept in person.
Oh my gosh I want it so bad.
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MetalbourneInside a cluster b personalityRegistered Userregular
I am going to apply for an actual proper paid job at the zoo where I volunteer.
There's probably no way I'll get it but if I did oh my god, it would be close to a dream job for me
Kind of stressing though because I only found out about it today and the application deadline is 3pm tomorrow, so I have 21 hours to write the most kickass application around sleeping and working, and then have to get it to the HR dept in person.
Oh my gosh I want it so bad.
I love animals so I'm living vicariously through you. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hold my breath until you get the job.
There are few things in the world I despise more than having to eat in front of complete strangers
Just makes me an anxious mess and I cannot deal
The worst situation I can be in is at like a work function where food is offered but I don't completely pig out so people won't think I'm a fat greedy mess
There are few things in the world I despise more than having to eat in front of complete strangers
Just makes me an anxious mess and I cannot deal
The worst situation I can be in is at like a work function where food is offered but I don't completely pig out so people won't think I'm a fat greedy mess
It is torture if there are chicken wings involved
I swing both ways.
Don't like when I want to eat more than others. But I also feel off when I'm not eating as much too. No winning!
Quoththe RavenMiami, FL FOR REALRegistered Userregular
I just eat what I want and eff the haters
College taught me that you do not turn down free food, whether it be from the Young Republicans or the Islamic Students Association or the Geography Club
I once attended a lecture on the kidnapping of English women by Barbary pirates in the 15th century or something like that, it was really cool but honestly, free cookies
There are few things in the world I despise more than having to eat in front of complete strangers
Just makes me an anxious mess and I cannot deal
I hate it too. If I'm on a first date or something where I'm making a first impression the biggest factor in what I order is what will make the least amount of possible mess.
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there is some water coming through the walls.
most of it is coming a the area where the wall meets the floor.
i have a sump pump and it's working.
There's a few things going on that I think are causing this and what i think i need to do to fix it.
1. I got two trees pretty close to the foundation that are pushing up against the house. I knew this going in, but i was hoping that i wouldn't have to cut them down until next year.
2. There is mulch around the entire house, which is fine - but i can't tell if the ground is graded correctly or not. It's been snowing here still so I haven't been able to check. I need to get rid of the mulch and either
a) get dirt and grade it correctly out to like 10-15 feet.
b) get a 10' concrete patio out from the base of my house
c) get a 10' paver patio out from the base of my house.
3. While the sump pump is working, I need to know if the drain tile is clogged or not. So i need to get a plumber out here and snake/pressure water it to make sure it's getting everything.
4. Installing gutters this weekend or next.
5. Side with one of the trees I've only got like 3 feet to work with, so I'm not sure what to do there. Might dig it up and put a french drain that'll pick up water and go out to the street.
That's all a lot of money.
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which would mean digging up around the perimeter of the house and sealing/waterproofing the foundation
which is like a $20k job.
PARKER, YOU'RE FIRED! <-- My comic book podcast! Satan look here!
(no that really sucks nogs and I have basically no cheap ideas cause those are all expensive as hell problems)
The other present is seeing the guilty look the other professors get when they ask me what the flowers are for and I tell them.
Mwahahaha.
It also makes it really difficult to force myself to do anything.
Jerks.
It makes their gifts to your wife look really paltry
I prefer flowers that you bought in person to things that you order online because those can look a little ragged by the time they make it to your door.
Because then you just look like a badass with all your bouquets while the other girls cry that no one loves them.
And then we get a complaint cause we provide what the product actually looks like.
So agreeing with buying in person!
The place I work at has a really impressive number of immigrant employees - there's days where I'll be in the lunchroom with four coworkers and each of us is from a different continent. The lunchroom includes a full kitchen, and a good chunk of the staff cook or bake as a hobby. The variety of culinary backgrounds is the awesome kind of frightening.
Whenever anyone does something noteworthy, or wants to commemorate something (or someone), or "I'm bored, it's a slow Friday, and my office is a dozen steps from the oven anyway," or what-have-you, the lunchroom is guaranteed to fill up with interesting things.
Apply for loans! They're easier to get than jobs!
Only if it's an ominous red-LED clock.
For every day you have left, deposit one perfectly coiled pile of feces on his desk.
There's probably no way I'll get it but if I did oh my god, it would be close to a dream job for me
Kind of stressing though because I only found out about it today and the application deadline is 3pm tomorrow, so I have 21 hours to write the most kickass application around sleeping and working, and then have to get it to the HR dept in person.
Oh my gosh I want it so bad.
I love animals so I'm living vicariously through you. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hold my breath until you get the job.
Or if they keep failing to hire people ill be one of the ONLY people here
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Just makes me an anxious mess and I cannot deal
Senior employees quitting in droves (especially if they aren't being replaced) is usually a warning sign that something bad might be on the way.
Like, not absolutely, but you might wanna watch out.
It could also be paranoid mutterings that'll never come to anything, then all of a sudden you're getting a few free years of seniority.
The worst situation I can be in is at like a work function where food is offered but I don't completely pig out so people won't think I'm a fat greedy mess
It is torture if there are chicken wings involved
I swing both ways.
Don't like when I want to eat more than others. But I also feel off when I'm not eating as much too. No winning!
College taught me that you do not turn down free food, whether it be from the Young Republicans or the Islamic Students Association or the Geography Club
I once attended a lecture on the kidnapping of English women by Barbary pirates in the 15th century or something like that, it was really cool but honestly, free cookies
like an endangered wild animal
I am having a Good Day today.
And I am looking forward to my six days off.
Plus I have a panini for lunch. Everything's coming up Milhouse.
I just reeeeeaaaaaally hate IT and no jobs seem like they are worth changing for...
I hate it too. If I'm on a first date or something where I'm making a first impression the biggest factor in what I order is what will make the least amount of possible mess.
Seattle.
Oh I'm well aware
I don't plan to stay here for long
http://www.audioentropy.com/