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Discussion in 'The Water Cooler' started by buckeye, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. wl704

    wl704 Legendary Woodsman

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    Don't be throwing all us east coasters under the bus....I'll let the other two go as I'm neither mommas boy nor Italian
     
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    wl704 Legendary Woodsman

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    Make sure to vent to the exterior, not the attic. Ask me how I know...
     
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    Do tell, that may add to the job. I was not planning on doing that. But, it is so hot in Arkansas, the attic is often 70 in the winter and 120+ in the summer. I would think in moisture would be well dried out from that alone.
     
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    Popcorn ceilings...so 1980's
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    There is nothing I hate more in a house than a popcorn ceiling.
     
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    Who ever came up that should have been draw and quartered. Same goes for anyone that though pressed panel board looks good.
     
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    "Free" online tax preparation companies.

    Long story short-my kid lost his W-2's. Just got the replacements. He qualifies for free filing.

    Get all the way through including all the reviews-done twice in this case. Go to file and get "blah blah, paid excess social security tax, XXX basic doesn't cover this, upgrade to......the cost to efile with that upgrade? $110

    F you! That should have been noted at the time the alerts were run. Not just before you plan to hit the submit button!
     
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    Over 4" so far-still pouring. Part of my yard this morning:

    yard1.jpg barn1.jpg
     
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    Sweep the leg
     
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    1979, but what's a year?
     
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    And I get that, not harshing on Easterners unless you come to Oklahoma and act better than everyone here bc you're not from here. And acting Italian bc you think you're a quido but really just being a total mommas boy
     
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    I'm not one for dishing out dislikes but you're cruising for one.. lol!
     
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    I said pumps plural. They kept up but just.

    After last Novembers tropical storm and getting my hunting trip cut short by a basement full of water and a wife about to call a divorce attorney; I got 2 new pumps plus a battery back up.
     
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    When we built our house, my contractor dug up the top soil and maybe a foot of sand. My footings are at most 18 inches below normal ground level.

    Our sump pump was pumping every 4-5 minutes last year. We were down to twice an hour before this rain. I can't fathom having to have multiple pumps running.
     
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    That a boy!!!!
     
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    A-holes from the Cities. Guy comes and looks at the place, says the house is too small and the price is too high and offered us $7,000 less than asking price and said he would pay cash. over 12 showings scheduled in two days I believe that our asking price is very reasonable. Bend your junk over and go fornicate with yourself.
     
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    Yeah, no. Unless you have good ventilation, you don't want a bunch of humidity under the roof (condensation >mold).

    If you have an attic above, you can run a line to a vent on the side on the hous, with a flaplike a dryer vent. Or through the roof (I refer you to OkieBob, .or the eaves.
     
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    'And I thought v the worst he could say was "no"'
     
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    Arugula. I can't get enough... And whenever somebody reacts they don't know what arugula is, I feel like an east coast, Italian, mommas boy.

     
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    Did a little online creeping, the guy is a developer. Sherburne county does not need another developer cutting up a property for a profit. Sorry I will take less to keep it out of the hands of a land whore.
     
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