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PLEASEHIREZ t1_jeeppvh wrote
Reply to comment by therealdilbert in Attempting to move a wall outlet in my basement a few inches to the left and am totally stumped. Any help GREATLY appreciated!! by JamesHoIden
If wires simply pass through with no splicing, then you could consider it a conduit. He'll need 4" to make it to the next box, then 4" to 6" wire (depending on your state code for how much wire must extend out of the wall at the desired box location), then another 6" to 12" service loop before the box (nice to have for the future), you're looking at 14" to 22" of wire. At that point you're realistically going to use the current box as a junction as you make some very long pig tails. But again, if he can make it to his next box without splicing/extending then it's all good.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_jecy0nz wrote
Reply to Attempting to move a wall outlet in my basement a few inches to the left and am totally stumped. Any help GREATLY appreciated!! by JamesHoIden
Where I'm from, every junction box needs to be accessible (usually a little dry wall access panel); but we all know some naughty people who bury them behind walls. Depending on where you side....
I'd pop the box circles out on the side where you need the wired to go, put little plastic safety pulls in the holes, run the wire through and into a new electrical box in the location you want. If your wire isn't long enough, I'd wire nut long pig tails in your current box and out the side holes into your new box. Then I'd bury your old box in the wall. I'm bad.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_jdq01n5 wrote
Reply to How to make a 60” bathroom vanity work between two walls that are 63” apart? by HistoricalZoidberg
You're currently looking at the vanity, you don't have it yet? Does this vanity come with the countertop, or you're ordering a countertop for it? If you're ordering the theophylline, ask them to cut it to 63", the put your block on the sides of the vanity to cover the holes. The do your backsplash on the walls, then caulk where the countertop meets the backsplash.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_jcdcjxd wrote
Reply to I am worthy. [Image] by BodaciousRaven
At risk of being downvoted. No. North America is the leader of woke culture, and this is the stuff that propagates nonsense line of thinking. You want something does not mean you deserve it. You earn your way through life. You will receive basic respect and courtesy as is required to keep society generally pleasant and functioning.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_ja5icli wrote
Reply to How to install drywall around door? by Kitchen_Ad2981
Depends on where this is in the home and how much you want to spend. If it were me, I'd just build out the curvature if the wall (if it's not somewhere important), and hang the drywall with its natural flex.
Alternatively, why not just build out the door frame section, then drywall that. Think vertical bulwark?
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j9xj4xg wrote
Reply to comment by DragonTwelf in Canada pledges more tanks to Ukraine, imposes new Russia sanctions by Tei-ren
I want this too, but it'd be billions of dollars in development, and if the F-35s cost 90 mil each, I can't see how we're going to have more than a handful operational geese. Also, we don't have a carrier for them, so they'd just go to waste. I can't even imagine how long it would take for Canada to develop a 6th generation fighter that will be better than whatever the USA comes up with. The Russian Su35 and Chinese J20s are both 5th generation and behind the F35 by a noticeable margin. Not to ego boost the USA military, but they do have the best most experienced engineers.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j9h3f0j wrote
Superheroes, Canadian nurses. We don't actively kill people, we take little to no pay, we are the most trusted profession, we have the least corruption, we get abused, we work long hours, we work with all age/genders/ethnicities/cultures, we have no rights, and we're still here (kinda). All the impoverished people we serve, we're right here with you. New grad nurses can't afford to work and serve in Toronto/Ottawa, etc. We can't even serve in rural communities because car costs are so high relative to our wages. To the ones who complain about healthcare deterioration, we have the front row seat and we do the patient advocacy, the healthcare navigation. It's not in our hands, and other professions depend on us to keep fighting. Did you know RT "contracts" are dependent on nurses? A lot of supporting healthcare staff unions use the nursing union (ONA) contracts as a comparison for their own negotiations. When we put down nurses, we put down a host of other professions. Have you ever seen a tiny nurse break ribs? SUPER STRENGTH! Ever seen a projectile birth be caught? SUPER REFLEXES! Ever seen a RACE/Ressus team run-run-run? SUPER SPEED!
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I know lots of jobs have it rough, but I think ECEs, PSWs, and teachers have it rough-rough. Nurses 100% recognise the PSW struggle, that job is AHHHHH. Not enough staff, abusive patients, and PSWs get punished for respecting the patient's wishes or not. It's lose-lose. Wake the patient up at 0630-0700, get hit. I'd be mad too if I was woken up in retirement. PSW has to do it because morning breakfast has to be served to meet ministry guidelines, and the argument is they need to eat to maintain health. If the PSW leaves the patient in bed, get disciplined for not doing their job. ECEs, I've seen those kids. Pre-schoolers running wild kicking, striking, whining, and lying. Dealing with parents who are in denial. UGH. ECEs don't get paid enough, but I'd love to see the ECE working hours expanded or potential autonomy given. Maybe do it like barbers; where ECEs can have a classroom in a federal/provincial building. ECEs run their classrooms to code, or even provide weekend baby-sitting services; but pay leases for building use and "advertising." Also, morning and afternoon shift ECE, some of us work late! 0700-1500, and 1500-2300. Teachers, I class room size struggles, unrealistic allotted class hours for materials. Scheduling must be a nightmare, and kids of all ages are still difficult.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j8yu4ij wrote
Reply to TIFU by never making close friends by sisi_UTL
I had few friends in HS I move around a lot. You make better friends in university, and even if you don't make too many friends in university, you learn to make friends as an adult. Also friends can sometimes mean drama. As you age, you'll learn to appreciate yourself and a quiet life. You can dedicate your life to work and material possessions. You can dedicate your life to your family, and raise your children without distractions. You can dedicate your life to your community, volunteer work, fundraising, activism, politics, college instructor etc. There's so much you can do or be when you don't have friends or have few friends. Don't be sad, just have the confidence to do the things you want to by yourself.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j8pd3mm wrote
I want some!
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j6184r5 wrote
Literally just start.
Find a YT video with an exercise bike instructor. Then try your best to follow. The point isn't to be perfect the point is to just peddle for the 20 to 30 minutes. Do this 3 times a week then after a month 4 times a week then after another month 5 times a week. Once you are doing a 30 minute bike ride 5 times a week, you can easily transition into other stuff. Like 3 bikes rides, and 2 jogs, and so on. The you increase length of time, 45 minutes, then 1 hour, etc. Set realistic goals, not everyone wants to use the free weights but attending exercise classes or completing daily 5 km runs are a realistic long term goal.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j2bg0jo wrote
Reply to How should I go about finishing this gap between flooring and bottom of banister? by mac250
If you're not ripping up board, you don't have that many options....
I might cut the base of the railing out, and install a new super facial bottom plate with a notch for the vinyl to sit under. Then wood fillers sand, and paint the bottom plate.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j22b0o8 wrote
Can we get a picture? It's clearly an exposed wall, but how much insulation is in that wall or specifically between that stud space? Do you have electrical running in that specific section? Own or rent? Do you need to be able to undo most of your work? If you don't care about insulation, you could technically drywall over it; but you're still going to get a very cold wall.
If you aren't able to break the wall open more (insulation batting, hard foam board), then you're really left with trying to insulate what you can get at, and close the wall up.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_j1hvtkj wrote
Reply to Water pipes frozen in kitchen. Can I unfreeze them with applied heat or is it already too late? by JesseB342
Do not shock your pipes with heat. No heat guns, no torches. Thaw them out with a hairdryer, or small.spacw heater. Then find out why they froze and fix it.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_iyb1bu7 wrote
Reply to How to fix hole in plaster? by elysiansaurus
This is lathe and plaster.
Option 1 - Cut out a square area of plaster. Keep the strapping, and slap a 1/2" piece of drywall in there. Tape and mud the seems, then paint.
Option 2 - Trim the edges so they are clean, then re-apply plaster.
Option 3 - demolish the entire wall, and just hang new drywall off the existing studs. You may put in new bracing while you're at it.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_iy6u5ud wrote
Reply to A jug of shampoo by MamboNumber5Guy
If this is real and safe, I would like to purchase this.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_it9mmlv wrote
Reply to comment by samdutter in A.I.-Generated Art Is Already Transforming Creative Work by Gari_305
I never thought the new AI would be so good. I think it will be hard for less talented artists, but the best artists will be fine. It's like synthesizing music, versus an actual instrumentalist. You can hear tone, depth, passion. Also, there's already AI making some pretty banging music.
For someone like me who only dabbles in art, AI would be a great tool to help me generate assets for a videogame or marketing campaign. But, I would also like to have original art in my home.
Don't be threatened by AI or robots, just use them to help speed up your process, or inspire you. Sometimes AI generates weird things you wouldn't have thought about.
Oh, and about automation. There's 3D printed houses, there flat boxes for drywall mudding, there's airless paint sprayers for painting, and aluminum studs for framing. You don't see a dip in wages for master trades people.
PLEASEHIREZ t1_jeflxeh wrote
Reply to comment by therealdilbert in Attempting to move a wall outlet in my basement a few inches to the left and am totally stumped. Any help GREATLY appreciated!! by JamesHoIden
If the current wires can reach the new box, then he can pigtail or splice in the new box. But currently he has pig tails in the existing box which leads me to believe he does not have sufficient wire to make it to the new box. In which case he will replace the existing pigtail with a really long one. That new pig tail be done in the current box, and then pass into the new box. I hope that makes it clearer.