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Spin Zone / Leveling a concrete slab
« on: June 03, 2016, 07:24:55 AM »

I am laying a high-quality laminate floating floor in my first home. I am doing the work myself. For those not familiar, this is the click-lock type flooring that comes in planks and locks together. It's gone quite well, except for a spot in the living room. The flatness of the subfloor is an important factor in the success of laying a floating floor.  I say flat vs. level because uniformly out of level is fine, but changes in flatness beyond a certain tolerance are a problem. Too much variation in flatness can cause issues, including spots with a soft feel, and/or future problems with buckling or weakening of the locking mechanism.

Well, I've got a spot in the living room near the rear French doors that somehow I didn't notice before laying the floor.  I have one of two problems - a high spot a few feet from the door, and/or a sloping toward the door.  Sorta' like this, I think:   --^-...||.

This job has been interesting and I am happy to do it. I'm not sure I'd do it again, though.  So, has anyone had experience "leveling" a concrete floor?  Unfortunately I'd have to pull up about 12 rows of flooring to do it.  I know there is self-leveling compound but I have no experience with it. Plus, if what I have is a high spot rather than a low spot, I'm not sure if SLC is the answer.  Probably grinding down the high spot is what'd be needed then, and I'm not prepared to do that.

Would a concrete contractor be the best to hire if I wanted to take care of this?

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Spin Zone / Shut up and take my money!
« on: April 06, 2016, 11:43:11 AM »
To those of you who are religious, do you find this as laughable as I do? This gentleman relates a conversation he had with God while standing in the aisle of his private jet, whereby the Lord tells him that he needs more money, presumably for more or better jets. Can't let his faith stagnate!

I'm not sure how folks fall for that ruse, and neither am I sure why this guy isn't considered a con artist or clinically insane.


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Spin Zone / The Panama Papers
« on: April 03, 2016, 07:10:14 PM »
Anyone following this incredibly massive data leak from a Panamanian company that creates and manages shell companies? It is 2.6 TB of data and more than 11 million files, And over 400 journalists from around the globe have been involved in processing the data.

Heads of state are already being revealed, and apparently there is much more to come.

http://panamapapers.sueddeutsche.de/articles/56febff0a1bb8d3c3495adf4

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Spin Zone / New Colorado Bill
« on: March 31, 2016, 01:08:20 PM »
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A new Colorado bill would reduce the penalty for an underage teen who sexts, making it a class two misdemeanor for electronically "distributing, displaying... publishing... or possessing, a sexually explicit image of himself or herself or of another juvenile."

Current statutes can consider underage teen sexting a form of child pornography, a felony requiring those convicted to register as sex offenders.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-bill-proposal-to-downgrade-sexting-to-misdemeanor-faces-pushback/

So I guess this might be a step in the right direction. But on the other hand, how about we not criminalize at all possession of naked pictures of yourself? I can't think of any reason we need a bill that retains the criminalization of that.

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Spin Zone / Is the forum eating posts?
« on: March 29, 2016, 12:23:51 PM »
The "Barefoot and Pregnant" thread indicates a new post by Kristin in the thread list view, but when I open the thread I see only the last post by Stan.  I posted in the "Did You Serve" thread, and at the time could see I had the latest post in the thread list view, but my post didn't appear.

Anyone else experiencing?

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Spin Zone / Bernie is our saviour
« on: March 25, 2016, 09:08:46 PM »

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Spin Zone / Well that's unfortunate
« on: March 09, 2016, 01:46:50 PM »
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A gunshot fired from inside a pickup truck in Putnam County went through the driver’s back and out the front of her torso Tuesday afternoon. When a deputy asked the injured woman what happened, she said her 4-year-old son did it. Less than a day earlier, a Facebook post, which may belong to the victim, talked of letting a 4-year-old boy shoot targets.
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The mother, identified as 31-year-old Jamie Gilt of Jacksonville, and her son were the only ones inside the truck and the boy was unharmed, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2016-03-08/story/woman-tells-putnam-county-deputy-son-4-shot-her-back-while-she-was

She's in stable condition. Looks like she might have failed to strap her son into the booster seat, and left the loaded gun on the seat.  :-\

Edit - she's a big time gun activist

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Spin Zone / I beat my wife - thanks, Obama
« on: January 22, 2016, 08:04:47 AM »
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Sarah Palin is taking heat from veterans for seeming to point the finger at President Obama over mental issues her son may be dealing with following his Iraq war service.

Her son Track was arrested earlier this week on domestic violence charges, and Palin publicly addressed the case Wednesday during a post-endorsement appearance on the campaign trail for Donald Trump. She appeared to link his alleged behavior to post-traumatic stress disorder – and used it to criticize Obama’s veteran policies. 
Story here.

ODS alive and well!


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