Time for some thrilling heroics.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Jul 10, 2014 7:50:56 pm PDT #1721 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

resume knowledge people. I used to firmly stick to the one page rule, but I am now bleeding over onto two and think I should maybe add on another job to get it to a full pay and a half.

Thoughts? I only have 4 jobs on it now. Left off the two part time jobs I worked from 2011 - 2013 and nothing prior to 2007.

also, would love more eyes on it - just my first stab with adding the current job on there.


brenda m - Jul 10, 2014 8:24:08 pm PDT #1722 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Two pages is fine.


Atropa - Jul 10, 2014 8:27:24 pm PDT #1723 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Moving from "this was mom's" to "this serves no functional purpose and it isn't my asthetic" was a big step. I still have stuff I keep purely because it reminds me of her, but it is also stuff I like/want to see on a daily basis.

My dad and I are still doing this, in bits and pieces, with mom's stuff.

I'm on Tumblr, but at this point I think the whole world knows I'm on Tumblr. Which I don't mind at all, it's just sometimes a little weird to look at my follower count.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2014 5:03:09 am PDT #1724 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

At some point, when my mother dies, I think I am going to have to deal with her stuff, my grandmas stuff, my grandpas stuff and my stuff from high school and college. It probably would be easier just to move in and live with it. And my mom has worked pretty hard to get rid of stuff, but still.

Unrelatedly, why do online house listings offer pictures of the breaker box and the water heater? I am pretty much going to assume that the house has electricity, and the picture of the breaker box tells me nothing! It is so weird. I want to see more pictures of the kitchen to make sure it isn't hiding country oak somewhere. Especially faux country oak WITH faux granite counters in the worst of the 80's and today in kitchens.


Tom Scola - Jul 11, 2014 5:49:07 am PDT #1725 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

the picture of the breaker box tells me nothing!

It tells you that the house has (relatively) new wiring, as opposed to a fusebox.


flea - Jul 11, 2014 6:00:23 am PDT #1726 of 30000
information libertarian

Yeah, a picture of the box tells me whether or not there's likely to be knob and tube wiring lurking someplace.


Ginger - Jul 11, 2014 6:04:06 am PDT #1727 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Considering that I've looked at houses that appeared to have been wired with stone knives, a nice, big, shiny breaker box is a beautiful thing. (I had to replace the breaker box in this house to put in central air.)


Sophia Brooks - Jul 11, 2014 6:13:12 am PDT #1728 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

It just seems so boring! Especially since I am not really buying a house but just window shopping!


meara - Jul 11, 2014 6:45:21 am PDT #1729 of 30000

Yeah, a picture of the box tells me whether or not there's likely to be knob and tube wiring lurking someplace.

Clearly you have not been watching enough HGTV. Don't you know knob and tube wiring is a SCOURGE that cannot be known until you open walls and have to change your whole plan?? Generally because some sketchy contractor or former homeowner did a half-assed update job? :)


Tom Scola - Jul 11, 2014 7:08:36 am PDT #1730 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

[link]

This is the story of how I got tricked by malicious criminals into buying a house that had been illegally remodeled to cover up multiple building code violations. 50% of the house is unusable, and will require as much as $100,000 in repairs to undo the faulty work.

Yes, the home was inspected before it was purchased, and the inspector did find some problems as expected. But most of the problems described below were cleverly hidden behind finished drywall, carpeting, and concrete where the inspector couldn't see them. All of this was done intentionally by the house "flipper" and remodeler to turn a profit on a house that is riddled with code violations.