What first world problem did you have today?

[VashHT]

Have to do an "engagement" survey for work. Supposedly it's anonymous but the last time they did one of these and I honestly answered it I was labeled disengaged and they tried to force me to go to engagement workshops. This time I'll just lie and say everything is great, what a waste of time and money.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I hate it when you call a company (in this case about a billing question) and you get someone overseas, somewhere. It's almost impossible to carry on a conversation beyond basic questions. Usually the call quality is poor due to weak signal or low volume. Then, even if they understand basic English, they usually don't understand conversational English. They may be able to tell you when the bill is due and for how much (which is already on the paper bill or in the email), but they can't go beyond that if you need further details or are asking for some kind of adjustment, exception or change.

I hate that crap. They are basically unskilled call centres, they only work based off templates and have zero insight into the company and have no idea how to deal with abnormal questions or cases.

I used to work at a skilled help desk, and it's just night and day how those operate vs unskilled ones. We actually did troubleshooting, and listened to the customer, instead of following templates. We didn't even have templates, we just did troubleshooting the normal way. People were always happy when they realized we were actually local. So rare now days.

 

[highland145]

Hmmm, 1st world? Prolly. Bro is a plumber. His liability, workers comp and vehicle insurances are $30K a year. He has 1 employee.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's insane. The system really makes it hard to be a small business.

 

[sdifox]

Don't hate on the insurance, hate the people that make the insurance necessary.

 

[highland145]

750 miles and I missed 6+ weeks with carpal surgery. Looks like 1 tire a year...booo.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Been meaning to demolish this weird cubby/shelf thing in my laundry room as it's in a weird spot and the walls of the cubbies don't even go all the way to the end so there's like empty space that's just wasted. Thinking of putting my water heater in that area and removing all that would open up some space so the water heater can go further in.

I moved all the stuff out of the way, and cleaned up the area to start doing the work, I got sidetracked and I ended up installing a light fixture since it's kind of dark in that corner and I didn't feel like going in the garage to get my lantern. When I got back to the demo and now had more light I realized why they built it that way. There's actually a load bearing support column right next to it. Doh. The shelves basically extend from the column to the end of the laundry room wall. I am still curious as to why the cubbies don't extend to the end though, I might still demolish the shelf part and leave just the column as it will still open up some space a little.

Thinking of getting a heat pump water heater and if I can fit it in that corner it will make the whole install go easier as I won't need to touch the old one until after. The new location is also overall better.

 

[snoopy7548]

Pics of cubby?

 

[Ajay]

750 miles and I missed 6+ weeks with carpal surgery. Looks like 1 tire a year...booo.
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I used to use slicks, so I may be naive, but it looks kinda like an overinflation problem.

 

[sdifox]

I used to use slicks, so I may be naive, but it looks kinda like an overinflation problem.

You always inflate to sidewall!

 

[Ajay]

You always inflate to sidewall!

Not necessarily with bike tires. I ran mine a bit higher because I was a fat cyclists. Slicks are a bit more forgiving, apparently. Still, higher inflation did reduce tire life a bit. It was worth it not to get pinch flats.

 

[sdifox]

Not necessarily with bike tires. I ran mine a bit higher because I was a fat cyclists. Slicks are a bit more forgiving, apparently. Still, higher inflation did reduce tire life a bit. It was worth it not to get pinch flats.

you must be new around here...

Let's talk about tire psi - Inflating to sidewall

I've had great experience with inflating my tires to sidewall but it seems like there are a lot of dissenters out there who desperately cling to manufacturer suggestions of inflating tires to the PSI they desire. These people are so dogmatic that they wouldn't even dare do otherwise for it will...

forums.anandtech.com

 

[Ajay]

you must be new around here...

Let's talk about tire psi - Inflating to sidewall

I've had great experience with inflating my tires to sidewall but it seems like there are a lot of dissenters out there who desperately cling to manufacturer suggestions of inflating tires to the PSI they desire. These people are so dogmatic that they wouldn't even dare do otherwise for it will...

forums.anandtech.com

No, but I was lurking in 2007, pretty much only tech sub forums. Anyway, my experience with bike tires is what worked for me and was discussed extensively on the RoadBikeReview forum, including Pros. I'll take that over some rando on ATF anyday.

 

[sdifox]

No, but I was lurking in 2007, pretty much only tech sub forums. Anyway, my experience with bike tires is what worked for me and was discussed extensively on the RoadBikeReview forum, including Pros. I'll take that over some rando on ATF anyday.

Dude, it's ATOT MEME... you should read the thread, it's very entertaining.

summary: no, you should not inflate to sidewall.

 

[Ajay]

Dude, it's ATOT MEME... you should read the thread, it's very entertaining.

summary: no, you should not inflate to sidewall.

Derp - thx.

 

[highland145]

I used to use slicks, so I may be naive, but it looks kinda like an overinflation problem.

Running 50. Rated up to 65. I'm used to the lifespan of a knobby, wider tire. Regardless, this is a pretty cheap habit vs something like golf.

1st bike was $350, early 90's. 2nd, insurance bought a $500 Trek. 3rd was $600 Gary Fisher 2008ish. $1K for this Giant in Feb.

 

[Ajay]

Running 50. Rated up to 65. I'm used to the lifespan of a knobby, wider tire. Regardless, this is a pretty cheap habit vs something like golf.

1st bike was $350, early 90's. 2nd, insurance bought a $500 Trek. 3rd was $600 Gary Fisher 2008ish. $1K for this Giant in Feb.

Which Giant did you get. Used to ride a Giant (~2004 OCR1 I think).

 

[highland145]

Roam...I don't ride trails anymore so it's a good fit.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Spranged my ankle while working on my off grid property. Was near the end of the day as it was getting dark so was getting ready to wrap it up anyway but wanted to go buck a couple trees I cut into logs so I went down the trail I made and lost my footing since ground is uneven and fell bad on it. Heard a loud CRACK and at that moment I really wondered if I broke it and was like "well shit!". The pain was bad but not as bad as what I would expect a broken bone to feel like, so I slowly tried to get on it and I could walk on it if I put the pressure more on my toes. Managed to go cut the trees I wanted to cut but it was really hurting so I decided to call it after a couple logs and gathered my stuff and went home to drop off a few things that I didn't want to sit in box of my truck in case it rains. Then went to ER.

Doc checked all the pressure points and stuff, then based on that she felt it was not something that would require an xray. Just need to basically let it heal, so I'm glad it's nothing major but hoping it heals fast as I don't want to be down during the last few nice days left of the year.

I think at this point I might look at hiring out the clearing though, I'm not really getting far trying to do it myself, and even once I clear the trees I still need to take the stumps out, and then try to even out the ground. Hard to do without equipment. I just want to get to the actual building part.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Pics of cubby?

That's basically what I'm working with, the 2x4 with the switch on it is actually part of the support column. The beam runs from the top of that through the bulkhead on the other side. I always knew there was a beam there, it just never occurred to me where it terminated. I figured it went all the way to the end but after looking at it further it really makes sense now. There was a bunch of stuff covering up that whole area. Going to put an outlet for the freezer to move it to the other side of that wall so had to move everything for that anyway. The freezer is currently next to where the wood stove will be, so not ideal.

 

[highland145]

@Red Squirrel having had multiple sprained ankles, get a boot and wear it religiously for 2 weeks. And RICE

 

[pmv]

Been meaning to demolish this weird cubby/shelf thing in my laundry room as it's in a weird spot and the walls of the cubbies don't even go all the way to the end so there's like empty space that's just wasted. Thinking of putting my water heater in that area and removing all that would open up some space so the water heater can go further in.

Are there people who install and remove cubby/shelf things in walls?

It would be a niche business, I suppose.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Closet design and renovation is in fact quite a lucrative business.

 

[pmv]

Neither I, nor my computer, seem to be coping with this ridiculous heat (been 30C or more for a week now, seems as if it's causing one of the hard drives to fail... as well as sapping any drive I might have myself.).

 

[Red Squirrel]

Are there people who install and remove cubby/shelf things in walls?

It would be a niche business, I suppose.

I feel a couple hits with the hammer and the side parts will come out. But since I can't get rid of that part with the 2x4 now I'm kinda debating on doing it, might just leave it alone. Will still buy me a few inches though. Going to have to get the dimensions of the water heater I plan to buy and then see how well it can fit while making sure all serviceable parts are accessible.