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12-17-2025, 01:11 PM
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I love how the tent landed so perfectly on your yard. 
Is the daycare licensed? If not, I think you know what to do. 
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12-17-2025, 01:39 PM
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#1802 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Well, parents' roof (?) is leaking after that storm last night. And they're heading out of town to go see my brother. Woohoo guess who has to deal with it?
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | 
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12-17-2025, 01:43 PM
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My fence this morning. In E van, so pretty low chance of a bear doing this.
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12-17-2025, 01:51 PM
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at least the panel itself is fine, just the boards that need to be nailed back in. maybe put a new 1" x 3" top and bottom to add some extra strength.
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12-17-2025, 01:55 PM
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Must have been the Kool-Aid Man!
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Originally Posted by Badhobz bring your kids, ill beat them 4 free!!! | | |
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12-17-2025, 01:56 PM
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#1806 | | 屎忽鬼
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Originally Posted by Mikoyan My fence this morning. In E van, so pretty low chance of a bear doing this. | Yeah sorry about that, i tried to break in to steal your 3D printer, but coudlnt figure out the gate mechanism so i had to go through your fence  | |
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12-17-2025, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Badhobz Yeah sorry about that, i tried to break in to steal your 3D printer, but coudlnt figure out the gate mechanism so i had to go through your fence | Lol. I got regular door handles on my gates.
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12-17-2025, 02:07 PM
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Note to all of you: Do not invite Badhobz to your house.
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Originally Posted by Badhobz bring your kids, ill beat them 4 free!!! | | |
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12-17-2025, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikoyan Lol. I got regular door handles on my gates. | Incompatible with my pig trotters  | |
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12-17-2025, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Badhobz Incompatible with my pig trotters | Levers not knobs.
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12-17-2025, 02:41 PM
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12-17-2025, 03:48 PM
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This weather this year been shit. Been raining every day literally the past 2 months. I thought about buying a portable power station for backup situations where power is out (couple hundred bucks). With weather climate becoming more intense, might be worthwhile to invest into something for emergency backup?
Power was out this morning in my area for few hours. First thing I was like, "fuck" sump pump has no power, we are fucking screwed. Luckily there was no rain this morning and I have a backup mini sump pump attached to the main sump pump, but wasn't sure how long it'll hold without power.
Starting to think how to prepare for worst case now with stuff like this.
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12-17-2025, 03:55 PM
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costco sells this huge battery power bank that you can use to fuel household stuff. i think its like 1000 bucks but maybe thats the solution. https://www.costco.com/p/-/ecoflow-2...9905?langId=-1
You can buy this gasoline generator, but most likely the gas you'll need will have to be symphoned out from your own car. who keeps a can of gas around? https://www.costco.com/p/-/diehard-2...8902?langId=-1 | |
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12-17-2025, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Euro7r This weather this year been shit. Been raining every day literally the past 2 months. I thought about buying a portable power station for backup situations where power is out (couple hundred bucks). With weather climate becoming more intense, might be worthwhile to invest into something for emergency backup?
Power was out this morning in my area for few hours. First thing I was like, "fuck" sump pump has no power, we are fucking screwed. Luckily there was no rain this morning and I have a backup mini sump pump attached to the main sump pump, but wasn't sure how long it'll hold without power.
Starting to think how to prepare for worst case now with stuff like this. | The battery backups that can run a fridge, a sump pump (for some time) - will more likely cost $1000 or thereabouts, like what Badhobz posted.
I have a small one but it can't run anything like a fridge or anything like that.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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12-17-2025, 08:38 PM
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BC Hydro has battery and solar panel (if you want to go all out) rebate programs, https://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/r...r-battery.html
Says up to $5000 battery rebate but then you'd prob have to spend like $10K. There is a list that are eligible: https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/...ttery-list.pdf
Nowadays, if you've switched over to heat pump, you're dead in the water if you don't have electricity.
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12-17-2025, 09:17 PM
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A gas furnace isn't going to run unless you have some sort of battery backup or generator either...
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12-17-2025, 09:44 PM
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Everyone stock up on dura logs and when they run out, use your recently signed divorce papers as kindling. You cant half the house, if its on fire for warmth bitch !
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12-18-2025, 09:14 AM
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Weather these last few months have been fucking brutal this year, it feels like it's been dark and raining for almost 2 months straight. At least it's been fairly warm for the most part.
Mexico can't come soon enough.
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Originally Posted by westopher LOOK AT ME IM MIKE AND I HAVE A BIG HOG AND I DRINK TEQULA AND WORK OUT AND LISTEN TO CHARLI XCX ON THE BEACH IN BERMUDA
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12-18-2025, 09:16 AM
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The only good thing is it’s flooding out these geese fuckers. It’s so swampy that I think they can’t eat the grass and therefore not leaving their massive piles of shit everywhere. Or maybe it’s just being washed away immediately.
Man I hate birds.
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12-18-2025, 09:23 AM
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^You're such a curmudgeon 
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Originally Posted by westopher LOOK AT ME IM MIKE AND I HAVE A BIG HOG AND I DRINK TEQULA AND WORK OUT AND LISTEN TO CHARLI XCX ON THE BEACH IN BERMUDA
Grow up fuckin Peter Pan and get a good nights rest. | | |
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12-18-2025, 10:54 AM
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#1821 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by Badhobz The only good thing is it’s flooding out these geese fuckers. It’s so swampy that I think they can’t eat the grass and therefore not leaving their massive piles of shit everywhere. Or maybe it’s just being washed away immediately.
Man I hate birds. | The cobra chicken clan will come seek revenge for your blasphemy
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12-19-2025, 12:45 PM
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#1822 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Originally Posted by whitev70r BC Hydro has battery and solar panel (if you want to go all out) rebate programs,
Nowadays, if you've switched over to heat pump, you're dead in the water if you don't have electricity. |
Interesting. I switched over to tankless water system that runs the hot water and radiant floor heating. All gas. It's the control panel that uses electricity. If I can get that powered up, it should, in theory, work to keep the house warm, right?
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12-19-2025, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mikemhg ^You're such a curmudgeon | I now know why he moved to Germany and that is to have weekly visits to his "psychologist" Frauen Domina.
And to claim health and well-being benefits. 
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12-19-2025, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MG1 Interesting. I switched over to tankless water system that runs the hot water and radiant floor heating. All gas. It's the control panel that uses electricity. If I can get that powered up, it should, in theory, work to keep the house warm, right? | Does it circulate with water pressure? With a furnace, you need to power the thermostat as well as the blower motor. Not sure if your system has a pump to circulate through all that piping...
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12-19-2025, 02:04 PM
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#1825 | | Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by MG1 Interesting. I switched over to tankless water system that runs the hot water and radiant floor heating. All gas. It's the control panel that uses electricity. If I can get that powered up, it should, in theory, work to keep the house warm, right? | Yes. We bought a Jackery pack for this exact reason, just waiting for the electrician to come modify the wiring so we can keep our furnace running even when power goes out.
You need power for the thermostat, power to run the pump, power to open and close the gates.
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