OT: Sens Lounge LXXXII | Rise of Omni / Caeldan, the YES man

[BankStreetParade]

Anyone kindly able to share capitaltickets presale promo codes?

 

[Caeldan]

Alright home remodel experts... right now I'm getting an 8lb underpad with my replacement carpet. Is it worth looking into the cost to get the next level up?

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Both at Ross Video, the company I most want to work at.

First choice as it is more aligned with my program:

Technical Support Specialist



Second choice not as aligned with my program, but my final project is on the Xpression:

Software Product Verification Specialist - XPression 3D Graphics

Second one sounds like a legit career! Good luck

 

[OmniSens]

 

[BonkTastic]

Alright home remodel experts... right now I'm getting an 8lb underpad with my replacement carpet. Is it worth looking into the cost to get the next level up?

8lbs is more than fine. 6lb is standard, 8lb is totally fine.

More importantly - are you putting this on a concrete floor? If so, invest in an underlay with a high TOG rating - it acts as an extra layer of insulation on the cold concrete, and can save you money on your heating bill in the winter.

 

[The Lewler]

Yep, I know. I insisted to my old man to do exactly that, but apparently it wasn't needed.

Well.. at least he used cementboard... there are still people out there who tile directly onto drywall for tub surrounds.....

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Anybody know if there's such as thing as like a portable tube or baggy or anything like that which you can use to eat on the go? Like if I made a rice, chicken, and veggie stir-fry, and I didn't have time to sit down and eat it with a fork from a plate/bowl, is there something I can shove it into and just syringe it into my mouth ? (Without blending)

Like a cylindrical tube that you can push food upwards with, and the opening is about mouth size? Does something like this exist? I just spend 10h at work and 1.5h commuting, so by the time I get home and eat dinner, it's already like 8:30 and I don't have time to get to the gym (the closest one closes at 9 and I don't have my own car).

And I don't want to change the type of food I eat because I eat very clean and healthy... and a chicken and veggie stir fry is about the fastest / easiest thing to make

 

[Benjamin]

MerchNow, which is a band merchandise online store, is having a crazy good clearance sale. I filled up my shopping cart with a ton shirts aaaaaannnddd my paypal only has 10 bucks in it.

Anybody know if there's such as thing as like a portable tube or baggy or anything like that which you can use to eat on the go? Like if I made a rice, chicken, and veggie stir-fry, and I didn't have time to sit down and eat it with a fork from a plate/bowl, is there something I can shove it into and just syringe it into my mouth ? (Without blending)

Like a cylindrical tube that you can push food upwards with, and the opening is about mouth size? Does something like this exist? I just spend 10h at work and 1.5h commuting, so by the time I get home and eat dinner, it's already like 8:30 and I don't have time to get to the gym (the closest one closes at 9 and I don't have my own car).

And I don't want to change the type of food I eat because I eat very clean and healthy... and a chicken and veggie stir fry is about the fastest / easiest thing to make

Plastic baggy/ziplock?

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

MerchNow, which is a band merchandise online store, is having a crazy good clearance sale. I filled up my shopping cart with a ton shirts aaaaaannnddd my paypal only has 10 bucks in it.


Plastic baggy/ziplock?

I also don't wanna look like an idiot. I thought of that too, though!

Maybe I'll just eat out of a coffee tumbler or something

 

[Ice-Tray]

Anybody know if there's such as thing as like a portable tube or baggy or anything like that which you can use to eat on the go? Like if I made a rice, chicken, and veggie stir-fry, and I didn't have time to sit down and eat it with a fork from a plate/bowl, is there something I can shove it into and just syringe it into my mouth ? (Without blending)

Like a cylindrical tube that you can push food upwards with, and the opening is about mouth size? Does something like this exist? I just spend 10h at work and 1.5h commuting, so by the time I get home and eat dinner, it's already like 8:30 and I don't have time to get to the gym (the closest one closes at 9 and I don't have my own car).

And I don't want to change the type of food I eat because I eat very clean and healthy... and a chicken and veggie stir fry is about the fastest / easiest thing to make

You could bring your girl along and have her masticate it for you while you drive.... And 'share' it, like a bird...

And also a time saver...

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

I'm channel-surfing and stopped on Big Bang Theory...Penny and short hair...it's...it's not a good look.

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

You could bring your girl along and have her masticate it for you while you drive.... And 'share' it, like a bird...

And also a time saver...

Unfortunately for the universe, I am single

 

[BonkTastic]

Anybody know if there's such as thing as like a portable tube or baggy or anything like that which you can use to eat on the go? Like if I made a rice, chicken, and veggie stir-fry, and I didn't have time to sit down and eat it with a fork from a plate/bowl, is there something I can shove it into and just syringe it into my mouth ? (Without blending)

Like a cylindrical tube that you can push food upwards with, and the opening is about mouth size? Does something like this exist? I just spend 10h at work and 1.5h commuting, so by the time I get home and eat dinner, it's already like 8:30 and I don't have time to get to the gym (the closest one closes at 9 and I don't have my own car).

And I don't want to change the type of food I eat because I eat very clean and healthy... and a chicken and veggie stir fry is about the fastest / easiest thing to make

Here you go.

 

[Benjamin]

 

[BonkTastic]

Unfortunately for the universe, I am single

That's the Universe's loss.

Between your food tube eating habits and using a rope to wipe yourself, I can't see how a catch like you is still single.

 

[Caeldan]

8lbs is more than fine. 6lb is standard, 8lb is totally fine.

More importantly - are you putting this on a concrete floor? If so, invest in an underlay with a high TOG rating - it acts as an extra layer of insulation on the cold concrete, and can save you money on your heating bill in the winter.

Concrete floor, second level.
First level is tile mostly (porcelain I think), except where I'm putting in the cork to replace the laminate.

What's a high TOG rating for an underpad?

 

[Caeldan]

Anybody know if there's such as thing as like a portable tube or baggy or anything like that which you can use to eat on the go? Like if I made a rice, chicken, and veggie stir-fry, and I didn't have time to sit down and eat it with a fork from a plate/bowl, is there something I can shove it into and just syringe it into my mouth ? (Without blending)

Like a cylindrical tube that you can push food upwards with, and the opening is about mouth size? Does something like this exist? I just spend 10h at work and 1.5h commuting, so by the time I get home and eat dinner, it's already like 8:30 and I don't have time to get to the gym (the closest one closes at 9 and I don't have my own car).

And I don't want to change the type of food I eat because I eat very clean and healthy... and a chicken and veggie stir fry is about the fastest / easiest thing to make

http://www.soylent.me/ ?

Not sure though how having it in a coffee tumbler though would be more time effective than just eating it with a fork?
Like what are you trying to accomplish while eating?

edit: also

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Haha, I tried to respond to PD but Caeldan Caeldanned him.

Seriously though, the **** we delete is disturbing. It changes you...

 

[Caeldan]

Haha, I tried to respond to PD but Caeldan Caeldanned him.

Seriously though, the **** we delete is disturbing. It changes you...

He's just lucky we usually get to it before the globals do... or is that

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

Haha, I tried to respond to PD but Caeldan Caeldanned him.

Seriously though, the **** we delete is disturbing. It changes you...

Are my terrible ex-wife jokes that bad?

http://www.soylent.me/ ?

Not sure though how having it in a coffee tumbler though would be more time effective than just eating it with a fork?
Like what are you trying to accomplish while eating?

edit: also

Hey, that looks interesting... I wonder how natural it is.


And I just wanna be able to eat on the bus or while walking. I just wanna save time.

 

[BonkTastic]

Concrete floor, second level.
First level is tile mostly (porcelain I think), except where I'm putting in the cork to replace the laminate.

What's a high TOG rating for an underpad?

I think most of Canada uses R ratings for carpet underlay instead of TOG, but I remember my dad always referring to it as TOG.

I can't remember the conversion completely, but a good insulating underlay will be like 1.2-1.5+ R rating. A 2.0+ R rating might be a bit overkill seeing as how you're on the 2nd floor, but if you were on the main floor, in Canada, on a concrete pad, you'd want as much R rating as you could possibly get.

Rubber underlay isn't great for heat insulation, IIRC... a good Urethane padding is your best option. Most midrange Urethane paddings will do the job. BUT - the downside to Urethane is it isn't as "spongey" as rubber is, so it doesn't keep as "spongey" as rubber does. It goes flat soon. It's harder on the feet to walk on than rubber, for obvious reasons.

You can get rubber underlays that have good R ratings though... I'm sure your carpet guy can recommend a good one. Just don't cheap out on underlay... unless you're planning on flipping your place within 3 years or so. In that case, do whatever you want, you won't be around when everything starts to get all uneven and weird.

 

[BonkTastic]

Seriously though, the **** we delete is disturbing. It changes you...

As a card-carrying member of the HFSens Moderator Veterans Association, I can not only sympathize, but also empathize.

 

[Caeldan]

I think most of Canada uses R ratings for carpet underlay instead of TOG, but I remember my dad always referring to it as TOG.

I can't remember the conversion completely, but a good insulating underlay will be like 1.2-1.5+ R rating. A 2.0+ R rating might be a bit overkill seeing as how you're on the 2nd floor, but if you were on the main floor, in Canada, on a concrete pad, you'd want as much R rating as you could possibly get.

Rubber underlay isn't great for heat insulation, IIRC... a good Urethane padding is your best option. Most midrange Urethane paddings will do the job. BUT - the downside to Urethane is it isn't as "spongey" as rubber is, so it doesn't keep as "spongey" as rubber does. It goes flat soon. It's harder on the feet to walk on than rubber, for obvious reasons.

You can get rubber underlays that have good R ratings though... I'm sure your carpet guy can recommend a good one. Just don't cheap out on underlay... unless you're planning on flipping your place within 3 years or so. In that case, do whatever you want, you won't be around when everything starts to get all uneven and weird.

I'm guessing I'm probably still 5 years to flipping. There's really no rush to get out of there, and won't need to any time soon. So really it's just a matter of getting on the right side of the mortgage to sell, and finding the right place at the right time.

 

[BonkTastic]

I'm guessing I'm probably still 5 years to flipping. There's really no rush to get out of there, and won't need to any time soon. So really it's just a matter of getting on the right side of the mortgage to sell, and finding the right place at the right time.

You said you were in a sort of condo... is heating included in your condo fees?

If so, just get a nice rubber padding and let the condo association deal with your heating habits.

 

[Caeldan]

You said you were in a sort of condo... is heating included in your condo fees?

If so, just get a nice rubber padding and let the condo association deal with your heating habits.

Unfortunately no. I pay my electricity, which is why I'm upgrading my baseboard heaters. Water the condo association pays for. Which means I'm not directly on the hook for the water bill from my flood at least