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Gear Grinding 7: Really? This crap again?

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Glad I went home for lunch today. FIrst time all year.

I heard the sump pump kick on and went outside just to check and make sure it was running. Glad I did. It wasn't. So I got into the crawl space unscrewed the union to make sure it was pumping and it wasn't. :rolleyes:
 
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Bad news: sump pump doesn't work I discovered at lunch
Good news: the exact replacement sump pump I want is in stock and on sale for $40 less than normal.
Bad news: it requires modifying the piping and I need to buy the parts.
Good news: On a whim I decide to double check the existing pump to make sure it is actually broken by testing it in my washer sink.
Bad news: I almost hit the ceiling with water discharge and water is now everywhere.
Good news: the pump still works and I have a solid backup option.
Bad news: I have a mouse living in the basement
Good news: I found out that there's a mouse living in the basement so I can kill it.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
Bad news: sump pump doesn't work I discovered at lunch
Good news: the exact replacement sump pump I want is in stock and on sale for $40 less than normal.
Bad news: it requires modifying the piping and I need to buy the parts.
Good news: On a whim I decide to double check the existing pump to make sure it is actually broken by testing it in my washer sink.
Bad news: I almost hit the ceiling with water discharge and water is now everywhere.
Good news: the pump still works and I have a solid backup option.
Bad news: I have a mouse living in the basement
Good news: I found out that there's a mouse living in the basement so I can kill it.
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Don't tell PETA
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Bad news: sump pump doesn't work I discovered at lunch
Good news: the exact replacement sump pump I want is in stock and on sale for $40 less than normal.
Bad news: it requires modifying the piping and I need to buy the parts.
Good news: On a whim I decide to double check the existing pump to make sure it is actually broken by testing it in my washer sink.
Bad news: I almost hit the ceiling with water discharge and water is now everywhere.
Good news: the pump still works and I have a solid backup option.
Bad news: I have a mouse living in the basement
Good news: I found out that there's a mouse living in the basement so I can kill it.
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Are you gonna feed the mouse Potassium Benzoate :p
 
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Why do I go through so many effing doorbells?
 
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The automatic hand dryers at work. You have to put your hand under them *just right* to get them to come on, and then, they don't get my hands very dry. If Wal-Mart/Sam's Club was going to go green, I wish they'd get the high-powered hand dryer and be done with it.
 
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ShirtlessBob said:
The automatic hand dryers at work. You have to put your hand under them *just right* to get them to come on, and then, they don't get my hands very dry. If Wal-Mart/Sam's Club was going to go green, I wish they'd get the high-powered hand dryer and be done with it.
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Some of the bathrooms have this high powered dryer that sounds like you're in the middle of flight ops on a carrier deck. Costco has these neat ones that you move your hands up and down to dry your hands. The paper towel machine is right above the dryer. Guess which one gets the most action (besides none)?
 
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joecct said:
Some of the bathrooms have this high powered dryer that sounds like you're in the middle of flight ops on a carrier deck. Costco has these neat ones that you move your hands up and down to dry your hands. The paper towel machine is right above the dryer. Guess which one gets the most action (besides none)?
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Are they the Airblade dryers by Dyson? If so, you really don't want to use them. They don't fare well in when put to the sanitation test.
 
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I hate those motion-sensor paper towel machines. No, my hands are not Trump-like. They are full-grown man-hands. Give me more than 3" of paper, thank you.
 
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Brenthoven said:
I hate those motion-sensor paper towel machines. No, my hands are not Trump-like. They are full-grown man-hands. Give me more than 3" of paper, thank you.
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I hate those, too. Give me my effing towel - we can grow more trees, dammit! ;)
 
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Brenthoven said:
I hate those motion-sensor paper towel machines. No, my hands are not Trump-like. They are full-grown man-hands. Give me more than 3" of paper, thank you.
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I'm convinced these types (that I assume are intended to limit paper usage) actually increase paper usage. I often use two portions when one larger one would suffice.
 
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CLS said:
I'm convinced these types (that I assume are intended to limit paper usage) actually increase paper usage. I often use two portions when one larger one would suffice.
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This. I have found that there are usually two machines in place. My company actually sells them, I know the timing, so I two-time the machines. And repeat at least once. They are worthless in execution. Great idea, for no-touch paper towels/etc, just horrible in practice.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I hate those, too. Give me my effing towel - we can grow more trees, dammit! ;)
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Anyone remember the towels that were cloth and spun thru the machine? They outlawed them because they spread some interesting diseases.
 
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leswp1 said:
Anyone remember the towels that were cloth and spun thru the machine? They outlawed them because they spread some interesting diseases.
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I still see those around from time to time, but they're old and I'll just dry my hands on my pants instead.
 
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CLS said:
I'm convinced these types (that I assume are intended to limit paper usage) actually increase paper usage. I often use two portions when one larger one would suffice.
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Just like those "efficient" faucets... I waste more water with those than traditional ones.
 
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