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Back in my bartendiny/steroid abuse days I would serve drinks at a rich gay man's pool parties. I would usually make a couple grand in 4 hours. It was actually pretty fun. Once the gay dudes figured out i was straight they'd be pushing me to all their girlfriends. Got my arse grabbed a lot but hey, daddy has bills to pay.

I enjoy spending time with my wife.

We live a ways from any shopping. We will drive to town together and I'll poke around lowes or HD for an hour or two then she pokes around Target for a bit. It isn't bad.

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I definitely understand and had the same thought process as you. Then I received 2 plumbing bids for $1,200+ each. I watched vids and did some research until I was comfortable. I changed the shower valve and even added a 2nd valve for a handheld and diverter. It took me about 20 mins total and I've never done it before. Plumbers make bank..

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I'm watching videos now, would still probably get a plumber to install the valve and tub but I could do the surround myself.

For shits and giggles I'm pricing the most expensive soaker tub and surround I can find. From home depot for Kohler tub, faucet/valves, drain/overflow, and surround it'd be right at $2300. I figure there'd be another 2-5 hundo in there for miscellaneous stuff. Makes me that much more aggravated with that re bath quote.

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Honestly, you can do the whole thing yourself. Go watch some youtube videos and see what's involved. Then decide if you want to take it on or not. Even the valve in the wall is a simple replacement.

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Doing that now. I wouldn't mind taking on the actual tub part myself but the plumbing is something I'd definitely have somebody else do. I don't mess with shite that could flood the house or electrocute me.

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Cost me about $4K for labor to install new tub, prep walls and tile.

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That's about what I expected for labor. This quote wasn't even for tile, they would just be gluing up some panels that look like tile. The only attractive thing about there quote was that it'd take 2 days for the whole thing.

Their big selling point that they kept pushing was the lifetime warranty. I was thinking I could probably replace the damn thing 2 or 3 times over for what they had quoted.

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Got in my Qinmi #9 passionfruit today. This is a Chinese commercial variety developed in 2021 in Guangdong. It's a yellow passionfruit with an average brix of 18-22. That is insanely sweet for a passionfruit. This one is going to stay in a 20g pot with trellis. I paid a retarded amount for this twig and have very high hopes for it. If it succeeds, I'll give all of you cuttings.

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What is the catch? Is it less cold tolerant? Looking forward to seeing this grow.

We have one of those fiberglass inserts from the 80s in our bathroom. My wife and I are starting to look at getting it replaced. The only thing we need done is a new one installed along with a new valve/spigot/shower. I can handle demo of the old one myself since tearing shite up is something I have a lot of experience with.

The main reason I'm asking is because my wife had Re Bath come out and give us a quote. $22,000 and once they added discounts it was around $16,000. He adjusted the quote to include the cheapest options and it was $13,000. I said hell no and the dude seemed shocked that we didn't sign up for it right away. Is this price way out of left field or am I just underestimating how much this should cost? The Re Bath quote included demo and plumbing. This was only for the bathtub. No flooring, vanities, etc.

I swear that soldiers, engineers, and tech guys jerk off to long acronyms

It is on par with Nola

oh hell yeah.

When my dad would take me fishing the ice chest was full of 10-k and RC cola.

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She'll always be the teeth blowjob lady to me

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from Derrick comedy? That's the same gal?