jmiller

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[–] jmiller@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It looks cool, but that is a horrible handle. You want it to be wood or plastic so it dampens vibrations as much as it can, and smooth so one hand can slide down the handle from near the head to your other hand at the end as you swing. A couple minutes breaking up concrete with that and your hands would be numb, tingly, and probably bloody. Gloves would help, but using this will always suck.

[–] jmiller@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I read that as Weird AL, and was pleased and interested. Then I realized. Now I am not pleased or interested at all.

[–] jmiller@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can't reproduce, should be fine.

[–] jmiller@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

7km upgrades this to a Demand path.

[–] jmiller@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Metric measuring systems are superior in almost every use case, with the exception, I think, of how temperature feels to us. As arbitrary as Fahrenheit seems, it does seem like a more natural scale to talk about the weather or body temp. The smaller units are nice for these purposes too. 0 being very cold and 100 being very hot feels less arbitrary than -18 and 38, even if celcius is more logical and easier to use for many other things.

 

We recently attended a wedding in Atlanta, and we and some inlaws stayed at a Vrbo rental. One of the guests lost their balance and ripped the toilet paper holder off the wall. It was fasted with drywall anchors, and the damage is contained to the area under and immediately beside the holder base, less than a 3" circle. The holder is not damaged. We took pictures and sent them to the owner, telling them to let us know what the repair cost. They responded today that they had a quote for $500.

I am from a much less metropolitan area in a midwestern state, so maybe I'm out of touch with contractor prices there, but that seems very high. Any locals with insight?