Whoa.. reading more about this. There were sailors DANCING on the masts as it approached the bridge. (Which I guess is normal for the ship approaching destinations).
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Whoa.. reading more about this. There were sailors DANCING on the masts as it approached the bridge. (Which I guess is normal for the ship approaching destinations).
Beerz
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As far as I can tell, its a membrane deck straight over the joists. All the leaks seem to be around where the edges of the deck are so presumably it doesnt join with the rest of the house well ... visually it looks fine with a lip running a good 4-5 inches up before the house cladding starts, but clearly it's not good enough or water is running off the cladding and down behind it somehow.I guess that's hot off the press.
Unclear whether he drove the girls home to their residence, or they all returned to his residence. Reserving harsh vs. harsher vs. harshest judgement until I know whether the girls were drunker than him.
You need the New Zealand equivalent of Harbor Freight's big blue tarps. Get a big enough one and cover your garage roof best you can. Kick the can down the road a couple years until you have enough scratch to deal with it. Also gives you time to assess the issue. There could be "point source" leaks running down rafters, etc., where the supports for the deck penetrate to the lower floor, or the whole roof could be shot. Huge difference in the cost and difficulty of dealing with it. You don't know necessarily if the roof is okay if there is a membrane deck above it, unless you can get in the gap and inspect it. If it's a flat roof <shudder> you're SOL as the tarp solution won't do shit. Happy hunting!!!
We'll get someone in soon because winter is just starting and I'm f***ing up the wooden framing of our house having it do this.
TheMistyStranger
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Special middle finger of the day goes to employers who 1) do not list a salary range but also 2) have a required field for "salary expectations" in their application that only accepts numbers.
MarkusKetterer
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I guess that's hot off the press.
Unclear whether he drove the girls home to their residence, or they all returned to his residence
You need the New Zealand equivalent of Harbor Freight's big blue tarps. Get a big enough one and cover your garage roof best you can. Kick the can down the road a couple years until you have enough scratch to deal with it. Also gives you time to assess the issue. There could be "point source" leaks running down rafters, etc., where the supports for the deck penetrate to the lower floor, or the whole roof could be shot. Huge difference in the cost and difficulty of dealing with it. You don't know necessarily if the roof is okay if there is a membrane deck above it, unless you can get in the gap and inspect it. If it's a flat roof <shudder> you're SOL as the tarp solution won't do shit. Happy hunting!!!
Went to their residence from mine. They were definitely drunk as hell, given they went through two bottles of flavoured vodka, a bottle of tequila, and 30 cans of hard iced tea by that point. And they consumed all of that despite starting 4 hours after I started drinking. And I only had 8 beer over the 13 hours, because I had a feeling they’d end up wanting to go somewhere.
I'm all up in my feels tonight. Found out a few hours ago a friend/former co-worker of mine committed suicide. His wife died of cancer about a month or so ago and he told everyone he was gonna follow but the gravity of that never really hit home I guess. He was reported as missing a few days back. Left his phone and dog behind and we all hoped he just wanted to get away and unplug and it'd be okay. Police did a welfare check etc. Police somehow missed his body during it. We found out a few hours ago he was there dead all along. Absolutely kills me. Such an amazing person but loved so hard he needed to be with his wife again. I'm a catholic so I struggle with suicide so badly. I've already lost a friend to suicide before. Idk I'm glad to have this place to ramble. I hugged my wife and kid harder than I ever have before today. I can handle everything in life no matter what comes but suicide just....idk...I can't do it. I can't understand it.
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brian_griffin
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My / our board's collective condolences...
That sucks man. Almost 30 years on for having had a co-worker do something similar and I've struggled with what I could've done differently the last time I saw him for that whole time.
Dubi Doo
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My lord, and I thought I was a heavyweight downing 10-15 drinks a week. That would leave me in a bes full of regret for days. Them ladies are WILD.
Dubi Doo
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Terrible. I wish I could say something to make it better. We're here if you need to vent. Im so sorry what youre going through.
MarkusKetterer
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There definitely was some extra curricular activities that they partook of, given it was the one woman’s birthday. Whereas I just finished the rest of my beer I had brought with me and then went to bed. Because I’m old now.
MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
An addendum to this: four hours later i got woken up because they wanted to go somewhere else, and I was woken up by the one woman putting my pants on me. Gotta say that was the first time that’s ever happened to me. It was always because they were taking them off.
Dubi Doo
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Oh man, I hope you fell asleep with your pants off, and they were putting them back on to get you ready to go. No foul play while you were asleep, right? Cause that would be f***ed.
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Also, spent the last few nights with the wifey in Philly, and it's been a blast. Went on a history tour around parts of the city that got into the grittier side of some of our forefathers. I'll just say, that Gouverneur Morris fellow was a big time man whore.
Also, men (ranging from prominent to poor) were crazy enough to raw doggy women of the night knowing there weren't any cures for viral diseases. The only remedy was mercury, which only suppressed symptoms, but came with a wealth of side effects.
Also, men (ranging from prominent to poor) were crazy enough to raw doggy women of the night knowing there weren't any cures for viral diseases. The only remedy was mercury, which only suppressed symptoms, but came with a wealth of side effects.
MarkusKetterer
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Unless I pass out on the couch, or am camping, I always sleep in just my boxers. I went to bed, so I was just in boxers. Although it’s the third time in two weeks that particular woman has confused me.
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Very cool. I liked Philly when I was there. Me and my mate went craft beer hopping north of the city centre. Random industrial areas that were definitely not your usual tourist spots, but not north enough to get stabbed or shot.
I flip people off with gusto all the time. At some point I'm expecting it to result in firearms being brandished. Bullpup trucks with extra lights, bumpkins driving badly, shitheads ignoring emergency vehicles...
There are some expats I've met over the years who really, really hate B'lo. Some wish there was some way to earn what they're earning elsewhere to return. Some wish there were advancements in infrastructure or housing or opportunity for others in both professional and personal manners. And some had really shitty experiences and got out.
MarkusKetterer
Shoulda got one game in
To really piss them off, give them a thumbs down. Flipping the bird just makes them do it back. Giving them a thumbs down just makes them go apoplectic.
There are certain vehicles which leave me with no choice but to point and laugh. I also made a gesture to someone that was a very, very small space between thumb and forefinger after they were revving their engine and peeling out at one light only to have to stop 50' later at another light. Tiny dick energy on their part, for sure.
