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    Favorite Game Show

    Jeopardy is cool, but I don’t know many answers 🥲…. My favorite is 100,000 dollar pyramid, how about you ?
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    TFP Jim McClain 3 year anniversary

    It seems much longer than that. I wonder what that means ? Remember he was trying to clear out excess items from his apartment. He gave me two shot running tools and I bought a Peanuts lunch box that he signed. I wish I would’ve bought one of his photos. How many of us have ever met Jim or...
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    Get Up Football playoff analysis

    The analysis was almost as good as the two games. I like Ryan Clark’s philosophical approach to the analysis. He more less said if a few players on the Ravens had a balanced attitude, between personnel skills and responsibility, maybe attempting to get the job done would have trumped over trying...
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    Biomimicry

    I’m watching “ Love Thy Nature “ narrated by Liam Neeson. Amazing ! Check it out. The Industrial Revolution is no longer serving us adequately , Biomimicry or a Biological Revolution, sure looks quite appealing.
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    Christmas and Holiday wishes 2023

    My wish this year is that we find our spirits lifted from the Holiday music, decorations, movies, ( miracle on 34th street ) gift giving, food + cookies and maybe even some eggnog with breakfast 😉🤫 We made it through another year of joy, sorrow and in-between, so lean into both and let the...
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    Area Rug with Scalloped edges

    Brothers Company hired me to cut and bind a typical Plush Carpet with Scalloped edges 😱 …. Did a test sample for customer approval ( 1.50 hrs ) and She liked it. So today I cut the appx. 9’ x 8’ ( that took 2 hrs) Then bind with 1.25” poly. tape using a plan folder on an Old NC single puller...
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    Finishing Carpet at Ten foot wide archway

    Specifics: Rental unit, Lr, Dr area, over oak plank flooring , using soft back plush carpet. The last installation we turned and tacked at the 10’ wide archway that leads into a family room. The dilemma / over thinking 🤪 is about making the archway finish , a more installation friendly...
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    Crain cutter stretcher legs adapter #508

    My Polish brain hurts as I can’t figure out how to use this tool 😢 and I couldn’t find any ‘ how to video’ …. Hey Michael Hetts are you out there? I need some assistance please 🙏
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    Job site improvements

    After 45 years in the Carpet business, you wouldn’t think there’s any room for improvement, or even a chance of boneheaded moves , like reversing the BR Pile sweep 😢 but I found both to be true today 😝…. I’ll share pictures of the improvements only. One was hanging the radio on the wall 👍and...
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    Belching , Rude or natural ?

    I’m a person who belches / burps almost constantly and my brother and sister in-law are disgusted by it. 🥲 I did some googling about it and couldn’t believe how much information there is 😂 Like a disorder called Misaphonia. It’s when you become annoyed from loud chewing, breathing or...
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    When you know you’re old

    Went to Wawa for lunch snacks and they had ‘ Born to run ‘ playing on the speakers, so after paying the young 20 something clerk I asked him who was the artist ? And he had no idea 😢
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    What can End Caping teach us about life ?

    Center the border’s medallions on both sides or throw it off by appx 1.50” to make sexy looking , monkey matched miters ? Or option 3 , call David, the master of both. 🤣
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    Sisal on walls

    Possible install job ? On Walls that had existing wallpaper removed but supposedly the sealer / sizing is still there. It’s in a bar lounge area. Appx. 7’x10 with existing trim in place. I’m assuming these shadow boxes are off the floor by approximately 4’ so that means ladders. I’ll share more...
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    Apartment job quote

    Ok, let’s have some fun with two separate job quotes as if you were the Sub. # 1 > 92 yds tackless install in LR DR HALL FOYER AND 2 BR’s , for a 3rd. Fl. Walk up empty unit, with TUO (on site dumpster ) also a few PCs. Of new tkls. And a 6’ metal over concrete ( no floor prep ) PS > this...
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    Vermont 2023 flood

    I hope David and Charlene Hunt are okay after the crazy rain storms. Any of you guys still in touch with them? ….. ironically this morning a local news channel reported on the most stressful towns to live in. Cleveland was number one and Philadelphia was number five, but Burlington Vermont was...
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    What’s Bugging you

    Found these in the van today, 😡 I’m hoping they are not BB …. Who’s an expert on bug identification ?
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    Slippery Porcelain tile

    I Went to a fund raising golf outing today and was talking to the banquet manager about the slippery floors. He said it’s been a real problem and many people have fallen. I wonder if there’s a coating that could be applied ? Any suggestions
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    Stair Staple placement

    I pulled a flight of waterfall stapled stairs, installed by my partner/subcontractor today. He’s a seasoned professional 6’5 260.00 ish, a good man, BUT ! His staple placement on start and stop steps, imho sucks donkey “D” 🤫 ….. Toooo close to the crotch on both start and stop, AND HE must put...
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    Polish wall trimmer

    I’m trying to get My mechanic sub. To use the Polish wall trimmer, because it prevents the dreaded scoring marks on the baseboards. The video would not load 😢
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    Cut pile Wilton Remnant

    Two pieces, requiring a Cross/ Head seam 😡 for a 13x19 area rug. If I follow the Weft shots the seam will be sound and less visible, but undoubtedly will create wrinkles. If I straight edge, cutting back and forth across the Weft shots, I’ll have no wrinkles, but an unsound and visible seam...
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