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tjc78

@28firefighter said:
So what’s the verdict? Did the greased poles on broad street make a difference. My friends are out and survey says “nope.”

Exactly. Nope. Why people do this is beyond me ….

stickguy

Beer usually.

stickguy

Exciting day here yesterday. We stayed home and I finally got the wife to go downstairs so we could deal with all the remaining boxes from the move (it’s only been 3 months!). Just the finished side of course. Plenty left in storage but most all of that will stay in storage.

Now it actually looks respectable and can use the room. Plus I don’t have to look at it every day. Probably only happened because the whole family (her side) is coming over next weekend so see had to clean up for them!

graphicguy

Michaell said:

tjc78 said:

@qbrozen said:

@ab348 said:

How about those Phightin’ Phillies?

While I am contractually obligated to hate the Phils as a Mets fan, there is a little-known clause that exempts us when they play our tormentors, the Braves or the Padres.

I was discussing that very thing yesterday. I said I assume Mets fans would be secretly rooting for the Phils to now finish off the Padres.

This should be in the bag now. I just hope they do it at home for the fans.

It’s exciting! Really hoping they can end it today as well!

Somehow I don't think it's going to matter much who wins the NLCS, as the Astros look pretty much unstoppable.

Plus, I really like Dusty Baker from his days with my beloved (albeit downtrodden and owner abandoned REDS).

Michaell

I remember when Dusty played outfield for the Dodgers when I was a kid.

qbrozen

I was chosen and just purchased 2 tix to game 4. A little deep at row 15 but I don't think my son will mind.

tjc78

That’s awesome!! Enjoy

28firefighter

There is something about that photo being right in front of the Ritz that makes it even funnier.

jmonroe1

@tjc78 said:

@28firefighter said:
So what’s the verdict? Did the greased poles on broad street make a difference. My friends are out and survey says “nope.”

Exactly. Nope. Why people do this is beyond me ….

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I’d say the guy thinks there’s another bottle of bourbon up there.

jmonroe

venture

The talk a little while ago about garbage disposals must have been enough.

Ours went haywire over the weekend. It is about 6 years old and is an InSinkErator Evolution Excel. I bought one of the best there were figuring it would last a long time. It has been very quiet. Now it sounds like we are trying to grind up nuts and bolts.

Yes, I cut the power, reached down inside and didn't find anything that shouldn't be there.

stickguy

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

stickguy

Old school question since we have, well, old people too answer it! And a brand new topic! Window shades.

Our new bedroom has a double window with a roller shade. The old style where you give it a tug and it spools up. Worked fine at first but now seems weak. Have to really fiddle to get it to retract and seems down on power. I have to help guide it up and it still stops going 6-12” short of fully spoiled.

Is there a tension adjustment on these? Figured I would ask before I took it down and started screwing around with it. And want it done quick because if I have it down long the wife will want me to buy and install a Venetian blind!

stickguy

And I was being my own”the guy” yesterday. I got out my pump and changed to winter air in the tires on both cars.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

And I was being my own”the guy” yesterday. I got out my pump and changed to winter air in the tires on both cars.

Sorry, it’s only fall. That’s the wrong kind of air for winter. You’ll have to wait until December and put fresh genuine winter air in there.

Or you could take it to the air guy.🤪

imidazol97

stickguy said:

Old school question since we have, well, old people too answer it! And a brand new topic! Window shades.

Our new bedroom has a double window with a roller shade. The old style where you give it a tug and it spools up. Worked fine at first but now seems weak. Have to really fiddle to get it to retract and seems down on power. I have to help guide it up and it still stops going 6-12” short of fully spoiled.

Is there a tension adjustment on these? Figured I would ask before I took it down and started screwing around with it. And want it done quick because if I have it down long the wife will want me to buy and install a Venetian blind!

If that's the roller blind I'm used to having from the old days (still have 2) you lift the flat blade on one end up out of the slot. Then you roll the blind in the direction that rolls the cloth/plastic up several turns. Then you put the blade back into the slot. That means when you pull the blind down, the internal spring will have more rotations on it already winding it up tighter as you pull the cloth blind back down to the same length as before. The tighter spring will lift it up harder and usually makes it want to "latch" easier.

laurasdada

Free nitrogen at Costco.

imidazol97

Garage door. Springs are considered good for 10 years. Mine likely had close to 20, and we use the door 10-20 times a day, I estimate. The guy came at 9:50. He said he'd be 20 minutes inside. I'd be $299 lighter. That's one way to lose weight.

He left at 10:35 and we were able to go to our favorite ChickFilA for chicken noodle soup and a cobb salad with a grilled chicken filet instead of the chopped up nuggets that are usual on cobb.

"The guy" was so professional, I was amazed. While working in the garage on a steplader removing the center piece and both springs off the rod, he talked on the phone via his blue tooth ear piece to someone else about baseball or football and other topics part of the time.

explorerx4

@stickguy,
Usually shades you can tighten the spring on window shades by turning the end that has the flat connector.
The other end is usually a round peg.

venture

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

imidazol97

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

cdnpinhead

stickguy said:

And I was being my own”the guy” yesterday. I got out my pump and changed to winter air in the tires on both cars.

At least there's no BMW involved, or you'd have to go to the dealer's service department to have the new air registered.

stickguy

I always keep the instructions and staple the receipt inside the front cover. And I a file folder in the file cabinet to keep them all. Real easy to find when you need it.

stickguy

Thanks for shade help. I will pop it off and try it later.

venture

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

Never thought about that. The new one I got at Lowes so it's on my Lowes card.

During the kitchen remodel things got misplaced and probably discarded.

I think I will get a big envelope and mark RECEIPTS on it and stick it on the shelf where I keep papers that are important to me. We just got a new TV too, so I have 2 items to put in there.

explorerx4

On our last couple of houses, I had a 'Man Door' installed in the garage. It does save wear and tear on the garage door(s).

henryn

oldfarmer50 said:

stickguy said:

And I was being my own”the guy” yesterday. I got out my pump and changed to winter air in the tires on both cars.

Sorry, it’s only fall. That’s the wrong kind of air for winter. You’ll have to wait until December and put fresh genuine winter air in there.

Or you could take it to the air guy.🤪

When I read the original post about "winter air", I assumed that @stickguy was talking about having to add air after the weather gets colder. I just did that this morning, the TPMS warning went off last night on the Pacifica due to a cool front coming through and dropping temperatures around here.

The sticker on the door jam says 36 psi, and the TPMS alert goes off at 33 psi, so not much leeway in there. I just aired them up to 38 psi, cold. And while I was at it, did the truck as well. Winter air, or "winter air pressure" if you will.

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

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Copy-cat.

jmonroe

stickguy

Yes, I just upped the pressure.

I have a side door on this house. I do use it quite often if I’m just going outside without a car.

houdini1

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

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Copy-cat.

jmonroe

I have been married for almost 56 years and have carefully kept and filed all receipts of any importance, and in all that time I have never been able to find one when I needed it.

sda

houdini1 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

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Copy-cat.

jmonroe

I have been married for almost 56 years and have carefully kept and filed all receipts of any importance, and in all that time I have never been able to find one when I needed it.

That must be one thick file!

ab348

stickguy said:

I always keep the instructions and staple the receipt inside the front cover. And I a file folder in the file cabinet to keep them all. Real easy to find when you need it.

Until you misfile/misplace the folder.

ab348

Speaking of appliances failing, on Sunday I was scrolling through FB and came across a promoted post for Bosch appliances featuring refrigerators. I didn't know they were in that market but not surprising I suppose. What did surprise me was that they left comments open and there were hundreds of them, most complaining about their Bosch refrigerator failing, sometimes multiple times, and not being able to get parts to repair it. Lots of the failures were electronics like logic boards, but I also saw a number dealing with ice makers and compressor/refrigeration mechanical parts. There were so many that it almost seemed like they were being trolled by a competitor, but that is hard to believe. I wonder if they subcontract their refrigerators out to Samsung, LG, Hisense or some other lower-end brand? A real black eye for Bosch if true.

kyfdx

ab348 said:

Speaking of appliances failing, on Sunday I was scrolling through FB and came across a promoted post for Bosch appliances featuring refrigerators. I didn't know they were in that market but not surprising I suppose. What did surprise me was that they left comments open and there were hundreds of them, most complaining about their Bosch refrigerator failing, sometimes multiple times, and not being able to get parts to repair it. Lots of the failures were electronics like logic boards, but I also saw a number dealing with ice makers and compressor/refrigeration mechanical parts. There were so many that it almost seemed like they were being trolled by a competitor, but that is hard to believe. I wonder if they subcontract their refrigerators out to Samsung, LG, Hisense or some other lower-end brand? A real black eye for Bosch if true.

Bosch makes built-in refrigerators (high end) and typical free-standing refrigerators. The side-by-side free-standing refrigerators are normal, single compressor models. I'm on my 2nd one. The french-door models are dual compressor, and are expensive, compared to the competition.

Built-in models tend to be problematic for all brands. I'd guess those dual compressor models might be iffy, as well. I'm certain that the side-by-side free standing models are made in China. In the 11 years we had our first one, the only repair was a leaking coil (not cheap) at year 6.

I'll guess that almost none of Bosch appliances are made in Europe, any longer.

houdini1

sda said:

houdini1 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

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Copy-cat.

jmonroe

I have been married for almost 56 years and have carefully kept and filed all receipts of any importance, and in all that time I have never been able to find one when I needed it.

That must be one thick file!

Not any more. I sold it all to a paper recycler for $3.00.

imidazol97

venture said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

Never thought about that. The new one I got at Lowes so it's on my Lowes card.

During the kitchen remodel things got misplaced and probably discarded.

I think I will get a big envelope and mark RECEIPTS on it and stick it on the shelf where I keep papers that are important to me. We just got a new TV too, so I have 2 items to put in there.

I know I can do returns using my Lowes card rather than receipts, but I don't think they go back a whole lot of months on that record. You might ask at service desk next time you do a return. It seems to me there was something I had, maybe more than 90 days, that they couldn't do as a regular return. I think they did it as a return for a gift card... Memory... Failing...

I recall some problem about the washer/dryer which was purchase with 5-year Lowes extended warranty and I needed the receipt for that because the warranty couldn't find a record of purchase.

explorerx4

I watched a somewhat depressing YT video about new appliance reliability.
The advice was to find some old ones from someone who is remodeling.

snakeweasel

laurasdada said:

Free nitrogen at Costco.

I can get you 78% nitrogen for free and you don't even have to go to Costco.

snakeweasel

explorerx4 said:

I watched a somewhat depressing YT video about new appliance reliability.
The advice was to find some old ones from someone who is remodeling.

I have been watching YT videos too. Apparently the world is flat, you don't need a license to drive, income isn't taxable and the government has a secret bank account worth millions in my name.

explorerx4

@snakeweasel,
I guess we don't watch the same things.

laurasdada

snakeweasel said:

laurasdada said:

Free nitrogen at Costco.

I can get you 78% nitrogen for free and you don't even have to go to Costco.

Sure, but will you sell me a delicious large hot dog and unlimited soda pop for $1.50?

snakeweasel

laurasdada said:

snakeweasel said:

laurasdada said:

Free nitrogen at Costco.

I can get you 78% nitrogen for free and you don't even have to go to Costco.

Sure, but will you sell me a delicious large hot dog and unlimited soda pop for $1.50?

Costco has delicious hot dogs?

jmonroe1

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houdini1 said:

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

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Copy-cat.

jmonroe

I have been married for almost 56 years and have carefully kept and filed all receipts of any importance, and in all that time I have never been able to find one when I needed it.

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Well, if you did it the @jmonroe way you’d know where the receipts are.

Glad to help.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

stickguy said:

I always keep the instructions and staple the receipt inside the front cover. And I a file folder in the file cabinet to keep them all. Real easy to find when you need it.

Until you misfile/misplace the folder.

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And you know that will happen. Doing it my way the only way to screw up is if you don’t know a dishwasher from a fridge. If that happens no one can help you.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

explorerx4 said:

I watched a somewhat depressing YT video about new appliance reliability.
The advice was to find some old ones from someone who is remodeling.

I have been watching YT videos too. Apparently the world is flat, you don't need a license to drive, income isn't taxable and the government has a secret bank account worth millions in my name.

I had a guy at work who believed that last one. I don’t know if he ever got his money out.

venture

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

imidazol97 said:

venture said:

stickguy said:

Did you use the wrench to turn it manually?

Yep. It runs but is really noisy.

Leaving now to go get a new one. I wish I knew what I did with the receipt from 6 years ago.

On things like that which may have a warrantied failure, I tape the receipt to the outside of the disposal.

Never thought about that. The new one I got at Lowes so it's on my Lowes card.

During the kitchen remodel things got misplaced and probably discarded.

I think I will get a big envelope and mark RECEIPTS on it and stick it on the shelf where I keep papers that are important to me. We just got a new TV too, so I have 2 items to put in there.

I know I can do returns using my Lowes card rather than receipts, but I don't think they go back a whole lot of months on that record. You might ask at service desk next time you do a return. It seems to me there was something I had, maybe more than 90 days, that they couldn't do as a regular return. I think they did it as a return for a gift card... Memory... Failing...

I recall some problem about the washer/dryer which was purchase with 5-year Lowes extended warranty and I needed the receipt for that because the warranty couldn't find a record of purchase.

I looked and found the washer and dryer we bought in 2017. There were other pages to look at, but I closed the window accidently and didn't go back to look again. I'll just be better at keeping the receipts. Ha!

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

laurasdada said:

Free nitrogen at Costco.

I can get you 78% nitrogen for free and you don't even have to go to Costco.

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Yeah but it’s the last 21.894% that everyone seems to be willing to pay for.

jmonroe

driver100

laurasdada said:

Free nitrogen at Costco.

Is it winter nitrogen or summer grade?

driver100

venture said:

The talk a little while ago about garbage disposals must have been enough.

Ours went haywire over the weekend. It is about 6 years old and is an InSinkErator Evolution Excel. I bought one of the best there were figuring it would last a long time. It has been very quiet. Now it sounds like we are trying to grind up nuts and bolts.

Yes, I cut the power, reached down inside and didn't find anything that shouldn't be there.

Q: We’ve had the same garbage disposal since we moved into our house about 10 years ago. It’s been struggling lately and making weird grinding sounds. Should I be worried that it’s about to break down? How long do garbage disposals last?
A: The short answer is, say goodbye to your garbage disposal because it’s probably on its last legs. For all their wear and tear, garbage disposals are surprisingly resilient and can keep running for a long time—but everything breaks down eventually. How long do garbage disposals last? It can vary depending on the model, usage, and maintenance, but 8 to 15 years is a pretty typical lifespan for a garbage disposal.

We got a new sink about a year ago and needed a garbage disposal too. I asked them to install a Badger (which I think is an InSinkErator) and the plumber....who has always been 100% honest, said to do it right get a real GD......I don't know what it is but it is more like $350 and seems to be industrial strength, the motor sounds strong and it seems to have a lot of power. I like horsepower in my cars....and in my garbage disposal units, the more the better!

stickguy

I know how to make them last forever. Don't use it more than once a month.

I had to go check the one in the new house (2 years old) because I knew it was a brand I was not familiar with (had insinkerator at the old house) and it is bright red for some reason. Brand is Garrison. 1/2 HP medium duty according to the label.

ab348

Garrison is a Home Depot house brand. My condolences.