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Cake day: July 13th, 2023

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  • I’m going to download the uber app when I’m not on some miserably slow internet connection and do the math, because I’m curious if it’s cheaper or not.

    Right now, worst case scenario is if I have to drive my Samurai to work. It gets ~20 mpg. With insurance and gas and maintainence put together I’m spending about $4.13 to drive to work for one day.

















  • So many who think bombs are the way to go. They are not.

    None of the following is a good idea, either.

    Fun facts I’ve learned while working for a living:

    1.) A bottle of coca-cola, or any sugary drink, will ruin a concrete pour.

    2.) Diesel equipment doesn’t like water, gasoline, or eggs in the tank.

    3.) There are two ends of a telephone line. One end is at the building. The other end is in a box nearby that nobody is watching.

    4.) A battered hard hat, old steel toe boots, a dirty yellow safety vest, and an air of confidence will turn you invisible.


  • sugar into a concrete mixer and prevent construction and such

    I used to work for a concrete precasting plant. A single 20oz bottle of coke will ruin ten cubic yards of concrete easily.

    But it’s even easier than that. You can spray forms/reinforcement with soda before the concrete is even poured, and it will ruin the pour because the concrete won’t bond to the reinforcement.