pkinneb Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Chestnut said: ...Someone has to manually remove the debris.... that person is generally really grumpy. the swiffer mop pads are the worst offenders. The few guys I've talked to said you'd also be shocked at how much cash gets flushed, just don't tell your bank teller where you found that soggy bill.... ahh heck no never gonna happen LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Yeah just slip it in the ATM. That shouldn't foul things up... ehh mechanically. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: As in you had to be rich to afford it? The stuff gets wrapped around the blades/impellers of the sewage pumps and can lock them up tight. Someone has to manually remove the debris.... that person is generally really grumpy. the swiffer mop pads are the worst offenders. The few guys I've talked to said you'd also be shocked at how much cash gets flushed, just don't tell your bank teller where you found that soggy bill.... We have a boat with a head (that's a toilet, to you landlubbers) with an electric macerator. My son was too lazy to look for a new roll so he decided to use paper towels. For a visual, imagine the look on my face when he came out of the head holding a roll of paper towels. I knew exactly what he did. So yes, I was one of those grumpy guys. It was actually a quick repair, but it was exactly what 'nut said - mashed up paper towels were just wrapped around the impeller and mucked up the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chip Sawdust Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 I’m sure glad I have a 14” bandsaw. But I think I need a taller fence? Maybe I should put in a 3/4” blade? I’m not getting much toilet paper out of these paper towel rolls, that’s all I know *shrug* 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Quarter sawn paper towels ain’t what it’s cut out to be, however, it’s better than the pages from S&R catalog. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Coop said: Quarter sawn paper towels ain’t what it’s cut out to be, however, it’s better than the pages from S&R catalog. Indeed, beware of paper cuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 You'll maximize the yield by using hand tools. The thin kerf Japanese kataba is ideal for this application. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Chet said: We have had two or three articles in the news papers asking people to not use paper towels in place of TP. It doesn't dissolve the way TP does and can really muck up the sewer systems. So, use the newspaper instead??? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Chestnut said: The few guys I've talked to said you'd also be shocked at how much cash gets flushed, just don't tell your bank teller where you found that soggy bill.... Here is an interesting report about some place in Switzerland passing 95 lb. of gold per year through the sewer system. https://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/news/gold-switzerland-water-sewage-waste/index.html Turns out, that wasn't just corn ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Mick S said: You'll maximize the yield by using hand tools. The thin kerf Japanese kataba is ideal for this application. Is there a miter box that comes with those? I’m feeling desperate .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 16 hours ago, Mick S said: You'll maximize the yield by using hand tools. The thin kerf Japanese kataba is ideal for this application. I use aspirin, I'd bleed out way to fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Visiting my Mother today, at her Assisted Living place. Her 104th Birthday will be April 18th. She was two when she lost family members to the 1918 pandemic. We were after them to stop letting visitors in 3 weeks ago, when we first starting self-isolating ourselves. They did start not allowing visitors for the past couple of weeks. Fortunately, the whole place is on ground level. We kept our distance, and had a nice visit. She's still completely clear headed, and says we just have to do what we need to. She opened her windows, so we could talk through the screen. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 These are certainly strange days Tom, I bet she loved the visit, wish her happy birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, treeslayer said: These are certainly strange days Tom, I bet she loved the visit, wish her happy birthday! From every one of us here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted March 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Chip Sawdust said: Is there a miter box that comes with those? I’m feeling desperate .... 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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legenddc Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Well damn, Virginia just announced a stay-at-home order until June 10th. That's 72 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 I'm just taking a guess here, but isn't that better than almost dead or even dead? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, legenddc said: Well damn, Virginia just announced a stay-at-home order until June 10th. That's 72 days. Yep, just saw that. There’s a good chance that my wife and I, and our kids, won’t have a chance to see our friends again before we move this summer. That’s a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 RichardA - It is better. We've been isolating as much as possible anyway. Only going out to get food when we run out of milk. JohnG - Similar situation here. My daughter might be done with daycare. She was supposed to finish at the end of June but we'll see now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TerryMcK Posted March 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 It looks as though we in the UK will be isolating for at least 6 months. They are reviewing the situation every three weeks. We are just starting week 2 of the run. I work from home so am ok for salary and we are getting food delivered by the supermarkets. More importantly we got a big delivery of wine and beer today. So if the food diminishes we can still get our calories from a liquid intake 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 @legenddc Yep, our preschool/daycare for our older one follows the public school system, so they're shut down for the rest of the year. No word yet on payments for the remaining months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legenddc Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnG said: @legenddc Yep, our preschool/daycare for our older one follows the public school system, so they're shut down for the rest of the year. No word yet on payments for the remaining months. Ours isn’t charging us thankfully. Assuming jobs stay the same it may fund some new tools and wood for furniture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 As I've been telling people I work with, this is a dynamic situation and subject to change from week to week. We don't know what we don't know, and that's a lot, it seems. Meanwhile, I discovered this little humorous take on it from the BRCC folks (no I'm not affiliated, just thought it was funny): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 3:14 PM, Mick S said: Sounds like I may need to do a YouTube video on this. I may even draw it up and do a production run on the CNC. On a slightly more serious note, I ordered a PantoRouter today. Should be here Thursday. Something else to keep me busy! I'll do a review once I have it up and running. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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