#mindyfromohio

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That is one thing living in a standalone dwelling does have in its favor - I know where to go to shut off water to the entire house if I have to. On the other hand, I have NO FUCKING IDEA where the on/off valve for the sprinkler system is, but I know it won't work, because the cheap PVC exterior pipe for it the previous owner installed more or less exploded the first time it froze.

Well, that’s kind of what I’m looking at in the sense of...the valve in my bathroom shuts off water to the whole-ass unit, much like your Whole House shutoff, but if that was busted you’d probably have to call the city, right? Like, if your Whole Ass House shutoff valve wouldn’t shut the water off, I don’t even know...presumably there’s some kind of further-down-the-line shutoff but would you have to dig it up? 

I do miss living in a detached house sometimes...I’d like to have a front yard, a backyard garden, a garage -- but also I know I’m not really...cut out for houses. When I’m alone in one I feel weirdly vulnerable, and the trade off of having a yard isn’t quite worth having to drive a car to work. :D

blueboxtravelagency

I feel like he should have checked the shut off for the floor to make sure it isn’t broken as well.

I suppose on Tuesday we’ll find out :D I mean if it is, even better, we’ve now stopped TWO water disasters before they happen, but my neighbors are gonna be really big mad if we have to shut off the water to the whole building. 

karadin

but how many other units are like this, I wonder?

Lord, I hope not many. It’s an older building and some units haven’t been rehabbed very recently, but also I think like...the person who lived here before me was uh, memorably dysfunctional about her living space, and she might have sabotaged it on purpose. I’m pretty sure she sabotaged the thermostat and she definitely put the giant hole in the wall. 

silvain-shadows

i think the next step is the whole building, followed by the nearest water main. uh. hopefully it doesn't get that far.

I mean, we also have a river close enough to smell most days...could get problematic :D 

mindyfromohio

This makes me feel better -- my mom is experiencing the same situation, only her problem is with the electricity half of the new-dishwasher-installation problem. (Her new one is also sitting in her living room.) I told her if worse comes to worse, we'll throw a sheet over the new one and use it as the stand for the holiday nativity set

do they let you take the hat home in the off-season?

We are responsible for all our own uniform items, so everything but my bear spray and badges come home with me! I’m not allowed to wear any of it outside of work (there are laws about wearing federal uniforms while not actively representing the federal government).

how did you get the kitkats to be round but still look attached?

if you don’t break the kitkats, then they’ll be too wide to sit flush against the cake, but breaking them into individual pieces makes it more difficult to make the design look clean. so break the kitkats in half, then line up the edges as you place them on the side of the cake

mostly i am counting on you for posts like these that explain the Actual Philosophy for me since i never took any

then call me Apple because I like Benny :)

do you think it would be good as a pre-grilling bratwurst soak?

It’s tough to say -- I’ve never made beer brats and rarely eaten them, because I don’t normally like the taste of beer. This one is VERY much the exception to the rule and makes me wonder if I shouldn’t be trying more light craft beers. 

In my extremely limited experience, I would compare it to Dos Equis in terms of lightness and flavor; it’s extremely easy on the tongue, but it has a savory finish instead of the sweet finish Dos Equis has. Speaking theoretically I think it would probably be too light -- you want a pretty strong beer for a brat, yes? 

I really think this is more of a drinking beer -- I don’t think you’ll get that hit of mustard unless the beer is what’s touching your palate. But I DO think it would make a GREAT drinking beer to pair with brats, especially if you’re eating them with a nice mustard. 

perevision replied to your post “mcroft: copperbadge: shawkela replied to your post:  The...”

Sam, the Iglesia ni Cristo sect in the Philippines has very strict tithing and a huge budget for chapel maintenance because they believe that when the time comes they will all get in the church and the building itself will literally rise up to heaven with them in it

Oh neat! I mean. Kinda culty sounding so maybe not neat, but conceptually neat. And I suppose they’re employing a lot of construction workers, so there’s that. :D

perishedoffits replied to your post “mcroft: copperbadge: shawkela replied to your post:  The...”

I did not get the alien part. Just an eldrich, but earthborn, diety.

I mean, it’s not really vital to the story whether it is or isn’t alien, so I kind of leave that up to the reader :D 

tygermama reblogged your post and added:

H-‘Andy’ Solo? because you only got one?

thanks for the Baking Seekrits!

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That can’t be right… *goes outside*

PLUS THE LEAF WETNESS IS APPARENTLY UNKNOWN! HOW CAN I BE EXPECTED TO GO OUTSIDE IF I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE LEAF WETNESS IS?