The even randomer thread

[Weave]

9pm and we have a brown out.  Lovely.  Nothing like unplugging everything and going to bed....

[ubkev]

32 minutes ago, Weave said:

9pm and we have a brown out.  Lovely.  Nothing like unplugging everything and going to bed....

So, not a binge drinking induced black out where you ***** your pants? 

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

9pm and we have a brown out.  Lovely.  Nothing like unplugging everything and going to bed....

I got home at 6 earlier tonight and found out that my hvac has some sort of electrical issue. That will make for a fun night. 

[Eleven]

Ok, the fourth day of insomnia is resulting in slight delirium.  Please be patient with me.

[nfreeman]

On 8/22/2020 at 9:16 PM, PASabreFan said:

I bought a small plastic "live trap." It looks very much like it would be a death trap after a short time. We'll see what happens. I have no intention of driving this mouse two to 5.2 miles away. It's going to be released behind the empty garage next to my house. I know what y'all are saying. If it comes back, I'll go to Plan B. I just have a hunch it's trying to get out of the house anyway. It's scurrying around my kitchen during the day. Aren't mice nocturnal? (And I have no idea why it doesn't leave the same way it came in, if my hunch is correct.)

You probably know this already, but as part of the eviction, you need to clean up all mouse poop (and use some kind of cleaning product, not just a paper towel) or else the smell will attract more of them. 

[Eleven]

Just now, nfreeman said:

You probably know this already, but as part of the eviction, you need to clean up all mouse poop (and use some kind of cleaning product, not just a paper towel) or else the smell will attract more of them. 

I didn't know that there were animals attracted to the poop of their, umm, "competitors."

I thought all animals marked their territory with that stuff.

I learned today!  And it's only 43 minutes into the day.

[Doohicksie]

On 8/21/2020 at 9:02 AM, Wyldnwoody44 said:

If there are mice in my house, which there are in winter.... They all die as quickly as possible with Dcon/glue traps /etc. 

Damn rodents 

Get one of these, it'll take care of the mice.

[Eleven]

11 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Get one of these, it'll take care of the mice.

The dog or the cat?

The dog looks cool.

Cats suck more than Tage.

[Wyldnwoody44]

I am not sure I'm responsible enough to have to care for an animal ?

[Eleven]

Just now, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I am not sure I'm responsible enough to have to care for an animal ?

You do a very good job with @WildCard .

[Wyldnwoody44]

Just now, Eleven said:

You do a very good job with @WildCard .

I just lock him in the basement with reruns of family feud and endless supplies of Mac and cheese 

[Doohicksie]

3 minutes ago, Eleven said:

The dog or the cat?

The dog looks cool.

Cats suck more than Tage.

I tend to agree with you on cats, but George is okay.  He was able to make the 70 lb. shepherd mix back off.

Mind you, not every cat is cool.  We've had 3 and only George is cool.  He was feral when my wife brought him home.

Winston (the dog) is a possum ace.  6 kills.

[WildCard]

7 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I just lock him in the basement with reruns of family feud and endless supplies of Mac and cheese 

Change the channel for me one time damn!t

Edited August 25, 2020 by WildCard

[Stoner]

2 hours ago, WildCard said:

Change the channel for me one time damn!t

Here's what ya do. Lure his hair care products down there into the well. Then threaten to dump them out if he doesn't release you.

[SwampD]

2 hours ago, WildCard said:

Change the channel for me one time damn!t

Does it rub the lotion on its skin?

[Stoner]

Never buy the cheap plastic wrap. I'd rather watch Game 7 vs. the Flyers on a loop than try to work with this stuff.

[Eleven]

21 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Never buy the cheap plastic wrap. I'd rather watch Game 7 vs. the Flyers on a loop than try to work with this stuff.

Cellophane is biodegradable.

[Ogre]

16 hours ago, Eleven said:

Cats suck

You have obviously never seen Little Bear in her teeny weeny white bikini.

 

[shrader]

[shrader]

The people who replaced my siding yesterday? Yeah, they’re not so great at cleaning up. 
 

 

[Ogre]

5 hours ago, shrader said:

Yeah, they’re not so great at cleaning up. 

Better the shoe than a tire.

What’s that old saying? You get the value of the money you spent less the expectation deductible...or something something what you pay for? 

That’s why I do ALL my home projects. 

If I don’t know how to do it then I learn. Another old saying? 
 

Fool me once, c’ain’t get fooled again.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Ogre said:

Better the shoe than a tire.

What’s that old saying? You get the value of the money you spent less the expectation deductible...or something something what you pay for? 

That’s why I do ALL my home projects. 

If I don’t know how to do it then I learn. Another old saying? 
 

Fool me once, c’ain’t get fooled again.

Well technically the price I paid was the value of the house itself. It’s called thermal distortion. High efficiency windows basically are too efficient and can focus sunlight onto siding and melt it. Other neighbors have dead patches of grass from it. This was warranty work today. The entire side of my house was replaced. 
 

Fortunately since it was the side of the house none of those nails find their way into the driveway. That’s a big issue in these new construction neighborhoods though. The contractors leave nails everywhere. I picked up a nail three times. The worst was getting one 9 days into a new set of tires. We’re out of construction though, so our tires are now safe. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

18 hours ago, shrader said:

The people who replaced my siding yesterday? Yeah, they’re not so great at cleaning up. 
 

 

Nice nail.  Neatly trimmed.  Do you file too?

[Eleven]

12 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

Nice nail.  Neatly trimmed.  Do you file too?

Alphabetically.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

29 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Alphabetically.

That's too easy.