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Old 08-16-2016 | 02:11 PM
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Sometimes Mother Nature can be a real bish...sorry, Ack.
Old 08-16-2016 | 02:13 PM
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It's not mother nature, it's shitty sealant in the tub/shower

Looks like it's been an issue for some time and someone tried to patch it already once
Old 08-16-2016 | 02:14 PM
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Well, maybe if you jerk off in the bed and not the shower like everyone else then you won't have this issue then? Quicker shower = dryer drywall.
Old 08-16-2016 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
It's not mother nature, it's shitty sealant in the tub/shower

Looks like it's been an issue for some time and someone tried to patch it already once
OH...

Pay attention, Yumcha...I thought it was due to rainfall or something.

Oops.
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i keep mistaking the thread title for Bojack the Hourse
Old 09-13-2016 | 12:12 PM
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Picking up a new beer fridge for my man cave tomorrow, and hopefully a vanity/sink for my powder room on Friday
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Old 09-13-2016 | 08:34 PM
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mind fucking blown...
oh yada yada yada I'm such a man, look at my chest hair and balls droop...
yay, i'm a man...yada yada my pink punani powder room where I bleach my anus and plug my eyebrows.
Old 09-14-2016 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Pulled more of the wallpaper glue down, not liking what I see



Hoping the water damage is contained to this small area...
Not a hard repair. Hopefully the the damage is concentrated only on the surface. If any of moisture seeped through to the studs behind the wall and there is mold, a mist of bleach and water mix should neutralize the mold. Also, before repairing the whole area needs to be dry. A portable heater should do it.
Old 09-14-2016 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
mind fucking blown...
oh yada yada yada I'm such a man, look at my chest hair and balls droop...
yay, i'm a man...yada yada my pink punani powder room where I bleach my anus and plug my eyebrows.
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it was a funny dichotomy!
Old 09-14-2016 | 12:11 PM
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I see what you did there....
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Old 09-15-2016 | 07:36 AM
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Bought new beer fridge but no pictures of beer fridge with beer in it yet

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Old 09-15-2016 | 07:39 AM
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Jason loves him some beer!
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Old 09-15-2016 | 07:42 AM
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he drank the beer before he could take the pictures..
Old 09-15-2016 | 07:58 AM
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Jason loves him some beer!

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he drank the beer before he could take the pictures..
If BlackAck has the beer supply I suspect he does from his posts he would be pass out drunk before he could finish it all.
Old 09-15-2016 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
If BlackAck has the beer supply I suspect he does from his posts he would be pass out drunk before he could finish it all.
Or die of alcohol poisoning...
Old 09-15-2016 | 08:41 AM
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I started typing and then decided passing out was better but yeah or that
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Old 09-17-2016 | 07:05 PM
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Ack, where did you get the LED electrical outlets that shine down onto the floor?
Old 09-20-2016 | 08:39 AM
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Ack, where did you get the LED electrical outlets that shine down onto the floor?
I got mine from Sam's Club a few years back. They cover either square or round outlets, but they take the top outlet to keep the battery in the outlet charged.
Old 09-20-2016 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
mind fucking blown...
oh yada yada yada I'm such a man, look at my chest hair and balls droop...
yay, i'm a man...yada yada my pink punani powder room where I bleach my anus and plug my eyebrows.
and no powder room is complete without one of these :

My Shiney Hiney: Official Website

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Old 09-20-2016 | 05:09 PM
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Old 09-21-2016 | 08:41 AM
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What the bloody hell?
Old 09-21-2016 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
Picking up a new beer fridge for my man cave tomorrow, and hopefully a vanity/sink for my powder room on Friday
Sorry for the stock photos, I haven't had a chance to hook up the fridge yet, and the vanity is a ways out

New beer fridge


And this is a pic I took of the vanity at Lowe's, I actually got this through a private party and saved 80+ bucks
Old 09-22-2016 | 12:44 PM
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I like it! Is the beer fridge going under the vanity? No? IT SHOULD! You should not have to walk to the regular fridge for beer, and should not be more than five steps from the nearest beer fridge.
Old 10-25-2016 | 08:54 AM
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Just a small update, I removed my old flood light and replaced it with a dual LED flood light. There was no wiring available when I installed the first light and had to have an electrician tap from the garage door plugs and run a wire outside for me. He ended up having to drill through a steel support I-beam to get the wires routed correctly. This is the first light, it had a black and white video camera that sucked that would record every time it was triggered, but I never used it because it was so grainy. The light continually blew bulbs no matter what wattage I used, and after a while even brand new bulbs didn't work in it.

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It had a weird mounting bracket, so that meant that my installation would be a challenge. But I was able to at least make the bracket fit the existing holes

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The new light's mounting bracket was designed to mount to a junction box, which I obviously don't have, so it made mounting and stashing the wires a bit of a challenge, plus the mounting screw is expecting to screw into negative space in the junction box, so I had to drill out the mortar to get it to thread correctly, but I got it installed! It's a dual LED Lithonia from Amazon, and costs about 100 bucks.

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My buddy has the 3 pod, but has a longer driveway and I knew that I didn't need the brighter one. This thing is SUPER bright, and gave me ridiculous sun spots in my eyes just testing it out, but I love it!

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Old 10-25-2016 | 09:04 AM
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I would have installed a surface mounted junction box like this one: Greenfield 4 in. Round Weatherproof Electrical Outlet Box with Five 1/2 in. Holes - Bronze-RB25BRS - The Home Depot

and then install the light on top of that
Old 10-25-2016 | 09:20 AM
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I thought about it, but that was more drilling and modification, I was able to get it to sit flush as is using the mounts that were already drilled
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also, the way you did it, the light doesn't stick out another 2 inches from the wall, so that's another plus


If it works, it works!
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Old 10-25-2016 | 09:28 AM
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Exactly, it sits nice and flush to the wall, and I only had to drill 1 hole, win!
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Nice, how bright is it? I need to replace the crappy ones I have outside as well and this model was at the top of my list.
Old 10-25-2016 | 10:22 AM
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It's super bright like I said, I had sun spots in my eyes just from testing it out. Amazon lists it at 1,222 lumen
Old 10-25-2016 | 10:31 AM
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Damn that thing is bright. Looks better without the box being flush and all anyways. Very clean install.
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Old 10-25-2016 | 10:39 AM
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Super nice, Chris!
Pro Tip, remember to shut the light off BEFORE you toss the dog shit over the fence to those aholes next door.


Hope you're well, man...the dog(s?) too!
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Damn that thing is bright. Looks better without the box being flush and all anyways. Very clean install.
Agreed, thanks man!

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Super nice, Chris!
Pro Tip, remember to shut the light off BEFORE you toss the dog shit over the fence to those aholes next door.


Hope you're well, man...the dog(s?) too!
Nah, I'm a good dog owner, I pick up my dog's

Also, this is in the front of the house in the driveway, the fence and neighbor are on the other side of the house
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I'm well J, just been getting my ass kicked at work. Dogs are doing great, still their same silly goofy selves
Old 10-25-2016 | 12:35 PM
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weak ass! throw that shit over the house!
Glad to hear it, man...
you sound stressed out.

Funny, the dogs describe you the same way.
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They aren't wrong
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I know the feel, brotha...
just lost one of mine 3 weeks ago. knife to the heart...
still got other 2 dufuses though...
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Oh man, so sorry to hear
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So, it's been just over a year since I finished my yard, and last month I attacked the spotty grass inside the fenced in part of the yard. It was very patchy due to the dogs playing and peeing, as well as a bunching up of the straw that they put down over, and other issues like my buddy not putting seed down properly when he tried to help fix it. I raked everything down, and hand planted seed in all the big bare patches and my gf helped cover everything with top soil. Just wanted to show some before and after pics, here's the before

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And the afters, I took these yesterday before I cut it for the first time
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Still needs more work, especially the back part, but I call it progress!
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