Official Stupid Questions Thread

whispering hands

northerndragon said:

Where does motivation go when you have days off?

It hides!

Empty Glass

whispering hands said:

northerndragon said:

Where does motivation go when you have days off?

It hides!

Or it points itself right towards relaxing

whispering hands

Mine hides!! Lol

JWPearl

does it bother you when people question you or ask for things all the time?

SD48277

JWPearl said:

does it bother you when people question you or ask for things all the time?

Depends on the person, but most times: yes.

Leezestarr313

The mailman left a note for me in the mail box today. He did not come around and knocked on my door, I was there the whole time. We share a house with another person and none of us has their name on the door. So my question is why do people over here not have their names on their door?

Oh, and our landlord plastered the front lawn with election campaign posters. The neighbour, who is also a renter, destroyed them all because he doesn't like politicians. We let them there cause we like our landlord... And he took them away soon enough.

whispering hands

Leezestarr313 said:

The mailman left a note for me in the mail box today. He did not come around and knocked on my door, I was there the whole time. We share a house with another person and none of us has their name on the door. So my question is why do people over here not have their names on their door?

Oh, and our landlord plastered the front lawn with election campaign posters. The neighbour, who is also a renter, destroyed them all because he doesn't like politicians. We let them there cause we like our landlord... And he took them away soon enough.

Usually here in the states, we put our names in the inside of the mailboxes. :-)

northerndragon

Why can a contractor/construction crew never maintain a deadline, I mean seriously I get that shit happens but to blow every freakin deadline by a month or more! WTF??????

yellowwho

northerndragon said:

Why can a contractor/construction crew never maintain a deadline, I mean seriously I get that shit happens but to blow every freakin deadline by a month or more! WTF??????

Because whoever bid the job is operating in pretend time.

AKA: a time frame in which sounds reasonable to the costumer, who has no real idea how long the job will really take but it sounds good so they hand over the money thinking that their complete home remodel will take 16 hours to complete. But it's ok because the salesman bidding the job probably has no idea what he's even doing in the first place.

northerndragon

yellowwho said:

northerndragon said:

Why can a contractor/construction crew never maintain a deadline, I mean seriously I get that shit happens but to blow every freakin deadline by a month or more! WTF??????

Because whoever bid the job is operating in pretend time.

AKA: a time frame in which sounds reasonable to the costumer, who has no real idea how long the job will really take but it sounds good so they hand over the money thinking that their complete home remodel will take 16 hours to complete. But it's ok because the salesman bidding the job probably has no idea what he's even doing in the first place.

This isn't a home reno, they are building a new hospital and we have set move dates for patients and transferring equipment as well as delivery dates for new equipment based on adding a month to their "expected" finish date. They are now blowing all of this out of the water, because ya it is real easy to find somewhere else to put hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and who the hell needs a functioning hospital, oh right those pesky patients.

All I can say is someone is about to get a steel toe up the ass real soon!

Leezestarr313

A whole month is a lot! In Berlin, they have been building a new airport and it was supposed to be ready three years ago. It is still not done, getting postponed all the time. When Cav visited me for our engagement party with my side of the family, he was supposed to land there, then he had to rebook all his flights because the thing wasn't ready. That was in 2012 lol


Whispering hands - we do have our name at the mailbox too, and usually my mailman knows me and knows where to go. Maybe it was a new person, I don't know. Maybe they thought both patier enter in the same door? Who knows. The other day, they delivered our new range hood. A 36" one. They left it at the door of the neighbour. All in plain daylight, a huge package. If I would not have checked the tracking and seen that it was delivered, we would not have brought it in right before the rain started. I also find it odd that everybody knocks on doors here. Always scares the shit out of me ) I prefer a nice, loud bell.

hedonist

Knocks on the door as well as that fucking nice loud bell scare the shit out of our two cats. We can count on George for a good hour or so behind the bed afterward

Private or public construction, it seems a whole lot of folks get screwed by so-called delays, cost overages, and on. Or just taking most of the money and bailing on the job.

Makes my blood boil!

(for anyone craving redemption, I recommend Catch a Contractor on SpikeTV)

Leezestarr313

We only used contractors for the roof and the basement. So far. Cav is doing all the rest on our house. It might take a bit longer, but it is amazing how much you can do yourself. We were having a ton of fun tearing shit down when we first got the house and I found it amazing to see that people pay others to do that. I mean it is tough work. But pay for that when I can actually do it myself?! We might have to get a drywall crew though. Dang. That shit is so expensive.

Why is drywalling so expensive?

northerndragon

Leezestarr313 said:

We only used contractors for the roof and the basement. So far. Cav is doing all the rest on our house. It might take a bit longer, but it is amazing how much you can do yourself. We were having a ton of fun tearing shit down when we first got the house and I found it amazing to see that people pay others to do that. I mean it is tough work. But pay for that when I can actually do it myself?! We might have to get a drywall crew though. Dang. That shit is so expensive.

Why is drywalling so expensive?

Because it is truly the crappiest part of the job. But you very well might be able to do that yourselves as well.

Leezestarr313

People keep saying that it is an art to do the mudding and taping. I don't even know what it exactly entails. I mean once the drywall is up, you are covering the seams and gaps with mud and then put tape on top, right? Then you let it dry and then you sand it. That can't be so hard to do... In theory :P

Another stupid question - I have been suffering from tennis elbow for more than 5 months now because I work on my computer for long hours on end. I have it on both arms. I am wearing a clasp all the time. I went to the doc at one point because it just wouldn't stop. He gave me diclofenac. It seemed to help for a while, but I don't like taking medication. Now I turned on to turmeric capsules cause I heard they are very good with inflammation. I cannot stop my job, but it is really rough. It is the worst in the mornings, gets better throughout the day. But I am never 100% with my grip. Does anyone have a good tip how to get rid of tennis elbow?

northerndragon

Leezestarr313 said:

People keep saying that it is an art to do the mudding and taping. I don't even know what it exactly entails. I mean once the drywall is up, you are covering the seams and gaps with mud and then put tape on top, right? Then you let it dry and then you sand it. That can't be so hard to do... In theory :P

Another stupid question - I have been suffering from tennis elbow for more than 5 months now because I work on my computer for long hours on end. I have it on both arms. I am wearing a clasp all the time. I went to the doc at one point because it just wouldn't stop. He gave me diclofenac. It seemed to help for a while, but I don't like taking medication. Now I turned on to turmeric capsules cause I heard they are very good with inflammation. I cannot stop my job, but it is really rough. It is the worst in the mornings, gets better throughout the day. But I am never 100% with my grip. Does anyone have a good tip how to get rid of tennis elbow?

You should research physio type exercises that you can do because that generally helps but also there is something called Serrapeptase, it is an enzyme that treats inflammation naturally. I have to be on it for my shoulders and my knee and it works really well. You can find it at most health food/natural stores.

whispering hands

Drywall is NOT easy. Taping us done by the following process: you do a thin layer of tacky mud down one seam, ( it's best to start from top side to side then work your way down the wall around the room, there IS a reason!)).. Then set tape along seam.. Thicker layer of mud soft, ( there's different terms for each consultancy up the way. Soft means not quite fully wet, which is full on mud.. When you say mud, there should be three parts water, it should be nearly soupy. When you apply mud, it's called slopping, so tacky mudding means your mixture is nearly dry, you're using as a glue if sorts.) so soft slop over tacked tape. Leave one roll width of tape plus one half inch clean space between intersecting corners. ( one quarter inch on each side, this is for your tack line, and then tape center. Full seams, meaning no breakage in your tape seam, runs side to side as your sheet rock meets in line to your ceiling, center, and floor. Gapped seams meaning tape seams that are broken up as Sheetrock meets floor ceiling to floor, are taped in sections. Always do your inside seams first, and border seams last. Tape center lines first, then outside working in. Then tape and mud your cornered borders. Ceiling and floor. Now. After you've tacked all these points and smoothly taped all seams, you pick up again on the center seam and mud over it, with your soft mix. This is the most difficult part, because unlike tacking, you have to use a putty knife. If you're too heavy handed, you tear the tape, and have to start all over again. BUT.. You also have to be quick, cause the moisture in even the tacked mud causes the tape ( it's paper) to sol or bubble, ruining the whole thing! So mud quickly, but gently.. Nearly an oxy moron.. But the salvation lies in the fact that you may sand it down to even later, so it doesn't have to be pretty. Center taped.. Move on to the outer gapped seams, sane thing, but be easy on the excess mud across your center seam! Do this outer edge to center.. Then.. Fuck this last part! I HATE drywalling! Lol doing corners. Especially inside corners( called inner rights) SUCKS!! But not nearly as bad of suck age as trying to tape and cut bull nosed corners! My advice, check out Home Depot, they can give you pointers and refer you to their DIY classes.. Best advice?? Pay professionals to do it! I did this for six years, it's a headache!!

whispering hands

I wish I could help with the tennis Elbow part. But all I know to do is find a feed store that sell Beigel Oil. It's a lineaments we used when our horses got tendinitis. It helps immensely, and I've used it on my own leg when I had my catastrophic injury. But I don't even know if they make it anymore..I will google that!

whispering hands

It is BigelOil, it's made by Absorbine..and it works!! It stimulates circulation. I googled it, and Amazon sells it!! Lmao Amazon.. They sell everything!

Leezestarr313

Thanks for all the info!!! We'll have to see what the budget allows with the drywall. and I will look into BigelOil.
I get my German coffee on amazon and also bought my range hood there. They do sell everything lol