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Major commercial construction

The bigger the job, the longer it takes to get paid, generally speaking.

I have work being done right now by subs that will not get paid for said work until valentines day.

Floating payroll for 3-4 months of trade workers takes deep pockets or big lines of credit.
Another vote for the axil gs pros. I have had good experience with the wired ones. The wireless ones are finicky and battery life is not good enough to wear all day in the field.

Double up with a pair of walker earmuffs when Im shooting long range with my rifle or indoors with my pistol.

Likely a backup on the branch draining the sink. Is this kitchen or bath? Any gurgling from any other drains in other parts of the house?
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I just went on-line to Grizzly and they have several decent tables for well under $1K


They definitely do. I already have a benchtop router setup. I wanted something more permanent/sturdy.

300 for the router lift
300 for the router motor
About 250 for the sheet goods.
Still need to buy the paint and hardwood for trim. Basically building a test/sample fave framed cabinet with inset doors.

My wife doesn't think I'm capable of building a professional looking and finished face frame cabinet. The router table is my full scale mock up
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was the most enjoyable Saturday morning I've had in a while.


Something primal about taking a stack of wood and turning it into something.

My wife wants new raised panel built ins in the living room. Got a quote to get the work done, over 5k for turn key.

Decided to diy. I'm 1k into building a router table to make the cabinet doors.

Haven't bought a single part or piece that's actually going into the cabinet build yet. I'll get there eventually.

re: Mental performance

Posted by baseballmind1212 on 9/7/26 at 7:58 pm to
I take modafinil. Have a script due to motion induced narcolepsy (i.e. I get drowsy driving)

It is magic for days when I'm going to be buried in meetings or have a lot of tedious work to do.

It's a very strange drug. Not the same cracked out effects that I got in Adderall in college. It just makes you tune into details better. I also follow highly technical conversations better and my recall is a lot better.

Freaked me out the first couple times I took it.

I crash off of it if I take it more than once a day for multiple days in a row. Nothing crazy, just lazy/tired on downslope.

re: Whole Home Water Filter

Posted by baseballmind1212 on 9/5/26 at 11:37 am to
I second ispring.

Did the whole install diy with a 50 micron sediment filter upstream of the filter.

I have pressure gauges on either side of the setup. Change filters about 1x every 6-8 month when the pressure drops too far.

I did the whole install with pex B and crimp fittings in less than 3 hours.

Works great. The amount of dirt/mud that gets caught is disgusting. Water tastes better too.
@Cad

Where can I find the resources to set this connection up on home assistant? I use HA a ton, but despise having to update the yaml. It's gotten a ton easier now with chat gpt, but it's definitely not as easy as what you have rigged up. Is this free? Or do I have to pay for one of the AI tiers?
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Definitely on the latter end of that comparison spectrum. A row just below the crown molding along the perimeter of my TV room, and a similar row around the perimeter of my side porch.


Govee for a good fit and finish, reliable app, low skill diy friendly.

For the crown install, if you can hide the wire in/above the moulding and drop it to an outlet in a non-descript area, it would look a lot better.

Wire routing is always the difference between a shitty job and a good job

re: Beer Fridge and GFCI

Posted by baseballmind1212 on 8/10/26 at 4:11 pm to
Swap the outlet. Old fridge has ground current leakage. No big deal.
Depending how deep and how handy you are, this can get complicated fast.

If you are installing lights indoors, easiest solution is to use aluminum diffuser track screwed to the studs. Stick the strips in that.

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you adding accent lighting to a 100k kitchen remodel? Or are you adding rgb lights to your 14 year olds room?

Different applications take different levels of effort.
I have 3 kids in church at 8am every Sunday.

We bring a bag with a few different coloring books, a stuffed animal or two, and some baby toys for the 18 month old.

The hot wheels track is over the top.

I get more pissed about the adult couples with no kids that show up routinely 20 minutes late and then get mad when I don't squeeze my family of 5 into 3 arse cheeks worth of space.

If I can wake up early enough to feed, clothe, and load up 3 kids, you can roll out of bed, put your slides on and show up on time.

Don't even get me started with the mfers that roll out the door straight from the communion line...

re: Bilsteins?

Posted by baseballmind1212 on 6/14/26 at 11:50 am to
5100s are going to ride stiffer than stock.

If you are looking for a "more comfortable" ride, the fox 2.0s are probably what you are after.

Suspension shop on you tube did a really good comparison of these, among other shocks/coilovers.
Sherwin williams Resu floor is what ive used commercially. I don't think this can be sourced for private sale from Sherwin Williams though. I work for a GC, we just sub that stuff out.

I had good results with Spartan ultracoat. They are diy homeowner friendly and extremely responsive if you have basic questions. Also have a huge color palette to choose from. Spartan Epoxies Ultracoat

I did a deep dive researching as I had the el cheapo Rust-Oleum product fail after a few years where the hot car tires were rolling over it.
I've done it.

Rent the bead blast machine and buy media. Can be done at home depot.

Don't try to grind the area by hand. It will not come out as good and will take you a full 20 hours to grind a standard garage correctly, ask me how I know....

Do not just buy the Rust-Oleum stuff from the local big box. Go with a good name brand epoxy and flake.

I diy'd cheap, then re did it 3 years later correctly.

100% can be done yourself for 1/2 to 1/3 the price of a contractor.

You tube is your friend. This is not a hard project and is extremely rewarding once it's done.

Wear a mask, or rent the hepa vacuum with the floor surfacer. Silica dust is no joke.
My company gives an extra week of PTO and a cash bonus for 5,10.

15 and up gets the extra week, but the gift is usually more personalized.

I rarely use my full 6 weeks of PTO, so I'll take the extra week or two of pay for whatever I haven't burnt.
@Jody enjoying the craziness of a family of 5??. The age gap in kids means we're paying new driver bills, daycare bills, and still changing diapers all at the same time.

It's fun, but damn is it expensive and hectic. They don't warn you about this part, probably by design!
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AndyCBR
Dunno, but I have no idea how the Siegen lane location didn't pan out. Ditto that on the Prairieville location.


I worked at siegen for a long time in the middle of them opening pville.

$.99 margs killed siegen. Before that it was a pretty nice mid range restaurant with reasonable food prices and a good atmosphere.

The cheap drinks brought the cheap clientele.

The pville location rent was too high. That in combo with a smaller seating area than the other two and a horribly laid out bar and kitchen was a recipe for failure.


The 20$ wings and beer deal was the best MNF deal in town for a while. I loved working it. Send the good looking girl bartenders to talk to all the dudes while I stood at the drink well pouring beers continuously for hours.

Fun fact, we averaged ~1200 beers poured a night at siegen during the height of that. The place sat 200ish
I use the shite out of mobile ordering for fast food.

There is nothing more convenient for me than putting the order in thru the app, pulling up, and having someone walk it out.

Chik fil a has this fricking nailed.

I can hit reorder/favorite order, and all my kids complicated picky arse orders are auto dumped.
Barely even have to slow down driving thru the mobile pickup lane.

Can I fix the same thing at home? Sure. But I'm not fixing it for just me. I've got a house hold of 6. And every one of these frickers expects to be fed for some reason. Once a week won't kill anyone, and it won't put me in the poor house. I'll take it.
I'd diy.

Shove that pump 20-30' down the sleeve and call it a day. Sleeve is there to keep from leaves debris clogging and burning up the pump. Biggest thing is you want to make sure you push the pump far enough into the pond that it won't run dry during a drought event.

As the previous post said, dielectric grease and marine rated heat shrink is your friend.

Just post the next tinkering job you do with the $1k you save?? your diy posts are awesome.