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PetraCore posted:I appreciate going balls-to-the-wall dedicated in a room for fun interactive gaming with your friends, it's the rest of the house that makes me go 'so they were just like that, huh'.
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I sleep in a big spaceship bed with m'lady
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That's an above-ground pool installed as an in-ground pool, isn't it?
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Dienes posted:That's an above-ground pool installed as an in-ground pool, isn't it? I'm also just wondering how you manage to have a pool in Pittsburgh. But, well, we've been hunting for a place to rent (buying is basically impossible unless you're in the top 5% or so of earners), and you couldn't buy a place like that for much under CAD$1M. If we saw that on the rental market here for $2K/month, we'd jump at it. (And make some plans / negotiate with the landlord to cover up or change all the weird poo poo.)
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May 18, 2020 21:38
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"We got such a good deal on vinyl siding we shrunk the windows."
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May 18, 2020 22:10
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Never mind, tried again and it worked.
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Our dear friend Mike Holmes must be pretty idle during this pandemic. He has posted a lot on Facebook lately. Most of it is the usual 5 tips for landscaping, or promos for his shows, and there have been some Facebook Live events. But he also has taken to posting the odd contruction fail photo, and his readers pile on and share theirs. I have compiled a small treasure trove. Apologies if you have seen any: Looks good! When you don't know how slip joints work Typical previous owner surprise Do you want leaks? I didn't think so. Electrically insulated How to damp install Just put a nail in it. How bad? OK, two nails. Route the current. You can only move two switches. Hottub wiring out of sight. The homeowner attempted to remove the old pad and located this via arc. "In" the box? Sharing is caring Another P.O. discovery 100A each I assume Load bearing work box. Easily located by drywall screw in future. You can have an A/C duct, or a structural header, your choice I think that's a transformer in there Universal fitment You don't say Makes a nice flash-of-light snack Which third again? More damp rating Well I'm not drilling another hole for the ice maker water line Pass me the tape, I'm out again. Like and Follow for more unboxing videos A splice? A junction? Let your imagination run wild Electrical box archaeology
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May 18, 2020 23:06
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May 18, 2020 23:53
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This whole post: https://imgur.com/gallery/mUFHQoQ
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May 19, 2020 01:34
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#1 and #2 were the first two things I encountered in this house. 
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May 19, 2020 01:43
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mr.belowaverage posted:
This one isn't the most egregious here but I'm particularly fascinated by it, because there's safety features in UK plugs that stop you from doing this, and you have to try quite hard to bypass it (including something like shoving a screwdriver into the earth pin hole on a live plug).
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Jaded Burnout posted:This one isn't the most egregious here but I'm particularly fascinated by it, because there's safety features in UK plugs that stop you from doing this, and you have to try quite hard to bypass it (including something like shoving a screwdriver into the earth pin hole on a live plug). The best part about this is that safety feature is actually making the horrible hack work better; in the picture there's nothing stuck in the earth pin, so the safety shields covering live and neutral will be trying to close, clamping down on the wires and keeping them from falling out.
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Renaissance Robot posted:The best part about this is that safety feature is actually making the horrible hack work better; in the picture there's nothing stuck in the earth pin, so the safety shields covering live and neutral will be trying to close, clamping down on the wires and keeping them from falling out. Yerp! Some drat electrician is smug about that.
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Another way is using another plug to ram them home, I had a neighbour who had two lamps in a single socket this way, however this was back in the early nineties before the live and neutral prongs had sleeves so he'd twist the cables round the base of the prongs.
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Mystery Steve posted:Another way is using another plug to ram them home, I had a neighbour who had two lamps in a single socket this way, however this was back in the early nineties before the live and neutral prongs had sleeves so he'd twist the cables round the base of the prongs. These were recommended in the 70s and mandatory from '84, but the type of person to do that is I suppose the same type to keep hold of 20 year old non-standard plugs.
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Jaded Burnout posted:These were recommended in the 70s and mandatory from '84, but the type of person to do that is I suppose the same type to keep hold of 20 year old non-standard plugs. I'm so so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but 1984 was not 20 years ago, it was 36 years ago. You're old.
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May 19, 2020 17:23
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poo poo I wasn’t even alive when those plugs were banned. 
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Facebook Aunt posted:I'm so so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but 1984 was not 20 years ago, it was 36 years ago. You're old. He was referring to a plug my neighbour had in early 1990 possibly being 20 years old or more as it predated British Standards introduced in 84. Anyway, I always assumed it came about in the 90s as having to wire plugs on most electrical appliances was a thing until they made it mandatory that they come pre-wired in 1992, I imagine there was reduction in house fires and eletrocutions... Being taught how to wire a plug in school and standing on one bearfoot was a rite of passage.
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May 19, 2020 18:08
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I don't see Joe Rogan's sensory deprivation chamber in there.
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Facebook Aunt posted:I'm so so sorry to be the one to tell you this, but 1984 was not 20 years ago, it was 36 years ago. You're old. Mystery Steve posted:was referring to a plug my neighbour had in early 1990 possibly being 20 years old or more as it predated British Standards introduced in 84. I am old, though.
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Mystery Steve posted:Being taught how to wire a plug in school and standing on one bearfoot was a rite of passage. mandatory "hell yeah bear feet"
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peanut posted:mandatory "hell yeah bear feet" Easy there. tiger
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May 20, 2020 01:14
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Groverhouse is evolving!
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Why is the garage door so tall? It's a story and a half
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The Glumslinger posted:Why is the garage door so tall? It's a story and a half RV?
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Ice-cream van.
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Maybe it's a fire station. I bet there's a fireman's pole inside somewhere.
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Nenonen posted:Maybe it's a fire station. I bet there's a fireman's pole inside somewhere. Inside the tower, of course
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No, see, it's permanent maintenance access to the dish. It's a feature!
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If that were in my area I would absolutely buy that house.
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I can’t believe it took this long for someone to point out the bong out in the open in the pink room
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The real fuckup is the telescopic ladder IMO.
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May 24, 2020 01:27
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Unknown artist Pretense Painted steel, site-specific installation
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May 24, 2020 04:11
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HardDiskD posted:locks only keep honest people out anyway That one looks like it will keep doctors away
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Just out of frame: the 50m deep hole in that guy's floor.
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