…..I love "weasel detector".….
I stole that from Scott Adams. He used to talk about “weasel words”.
(RIP Scott . . . )
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I stole that from Scott Adams. He used to talk about “weasel words”.
(RIP Scott . . . )
Hello; Unfortunately, I have gained some experience with concrete the last few years. To the video procedures I would add a few steps. Just before trowling new concrete mix into the hole I would either wet the existing cured concrete or even better use a polymer liquid bonding agent. After the new concrete is spread and smoothed, I would either cover the job with a tarp or something similar right away or after an hour or so spray some water on the new patch from time to time. The idea is to keep it moist for a while.
The masons on the ground call that polymer "concrete glue". ;-)
Several companies make it under different names.
40 years ago, an old structural engineer told me to keep new concrete damp 30 days. Legally we required a 28 day test if we engineered it, but that's also the code here for big $ jobs.
Several companies make it under different names.
40 years ago, an old structural engineer told me to keep new concrete damp 30 days. Legally we required a 28 day test if we engineered it, but that's also the code here for big $ jobs.
Prostate cancer.
His first wife is running the "Scott Adams School" as his executor. That was his wish.
His second wife was a cheater who left him for her flight instructor when he started getting sick.
Didn't get the dough either. I can't imagine the look on his 2nd wife's face when she found out wife #1 was in control.
Bwahhahaha indeed!
Hello; A link which may not be merely click bait and not about dogs. I was tempted yesterday to post about a family which tried to claim a strange dog bit off their babies' toes when it actually was their own pet dog. But i controlled myself.
The above link addresses the recent claims that our bodies are becoming loaded with microplastics. According to the link the testing criteria is questioned. That several of the various papers used techniques which do not adequately differentiate between plastics and natural organic fats. Read the link to get a review of the procedures.
Turns out the body tissues such as brain matter has a lot of fat. When vaporized the fat tests out much the same as PVC plastic. So much or most of the reported plastic contamination may have been normal organic tissue.
Does not refute the idea we have plastic in us as yet. Good to know claims are being subjected to review.
Scott’s first wife seems like a nice sort.
She had a son by a previous marriage when she met Scott.
The son died of a drug overdose, and there was so much mutual guilt and grief that it destroyed their marriage.
Somehow they got over it all and became friends again.
In this video she reads Scott’s last message to the public.
She had a son by a previous marriage when she met Scott.
The son died of a drug overdose, and there was so much mutual guilt and grief that it destroyed their marriage.
Somehow they got over it all and became friends again.
In this video she reads Scott’s last message to the public.
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Hello; The above link is about a five-year-old who came close to losing her hand from a dog attack. The focus however is about a go fund me which at the time of the posting has not reached enough to cover current medical bills. There is a heart wrenching photo of the girl in a hospital bed. Her father was also bitten while saving the girl but little word on his condition.
There was little information about the attack in terms of breed of dog so not a slam about a favored breed.
This is heartbreaking to read, especially seeing a child in a hospital bed after something like this. Credit to the father who stepped in without hesitation to save his daughter. That alone says a lot, even if it is barely mentioned. This is not about dog breeds or blame. It is about a real family facing overwhelming medical costs. Hopefully more people see this and help them get through it, and the little girl makes a full recovery.
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