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Started by dazie, August 05, 2006, 11:52:12 AM

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Bennyhana

#25
August 08, 2006, 10:11:49 AM
if it's the same shit my parents had in their attic, it's definitely not flammable.  Theirs was fiberglass chunks that looked similar to what you've described.  However, they have made insulation out of recycled paper products.  I'm sure it's treated, but I'm not sure if the treatment lasts forever or not.  I know that flameproofing on curtains doesn't last forever unless they're inherently flame retardant fabric.

dazie

#26
August 08, 2006, 10:13:40 AM
It isn't the grey blown newspaper looking stuff- it's brown, like old sawdust.

But I suppose if I found out what it is, I could just do what you said- distribute it evenly over the floor, then lay the pink stuff over it...
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

Bennyhana

#27
August 08, 2006, 10:17:33 AM
Quote from: dazie on August 08, 2006, 10:13:40 AM
It isn't the grey blown newspaper looking stuff- it's brown, like old sawdust.

But I suppose if I found out what it is, I could just do what you said- distribute it evenly over the floor, then lay the pink stuff over it...

Yeah, though I was actually picturing an attic like that at my parents', which has no "floor" to speak of, it's all open joists with insulation between them.  You have to walk on the joists, or you will pop through the ceiling.  If there is an actual floor, it would probably better to take the other stuff out, so you could walk on the pink foam without breaking it.

Listener

#28
August 08, 2006, 10:18:26 AM
Quote from: dazie on August 08, 2006, 10:13:40 AM
It isn't the grey blown newspaper looking stuff- it's brown, like old sawdust.

But I suppose if I found out what it is, I could just do what you said- distribute it evenly over the floor, then lay the pink stuff over it...

Maybe try slicing out a small sample of it, take it out to the driveway, and try to set it on fire in a place where the fire won't spread.

Would that prove flammability/nonflammability? 

meredith

#29
August 08, 2006, 11:22:13 AM
maybe rock wool?


is it like this?


dazie

#30
August 08, 2006, 11:23:04 AM
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

Listener

#32
August 08, 2006, 01:20:13 PM
Quote from: hatt on August 08, 2006, 11:23:39 AM
Quote from: dazie on August 08, 2006, 11:23:04 AM
Quote from: hatt on August 08, 2006, 11:22:13 AM
maybe rock wool + dust?

?

^

Imageshack is acting funny.  I was trying to put a picture of a carrot here, to be funny.  So imagine one.

dazie

#33
November 16, 2006, 06:43:00 PM
Oh yeah.  I fixed the toilet today.  :)  No more $100 a month water bills!

Although, since we got Tim taking a shower more often now, our water usage has shot up.  I can deal with that.  I'll gladly pay for a non-reeking teen.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

Bennyhana

#34
November 16, 2006, 06:51:55 PM
Quote from: dazie on November 16, 2006, 06:43:00 PM
Oh yeah.  I fixed the toilet today.  :)  No more $100 a month water bills!

Although, since we got Tim taking a shower more often now, our water usage has shot up.  I can deal with that.  I'll gladly pay for a non-reeking teen.

My mother got me to take a shower more often by telling me that, if I wanted long hair I had to take care of it.

I just thought of that because of the hair thread the other day.  It certainly doesn't seem to help you.

meredith

#35
November 16, 2006, 08:00:40 PM
by the time i was a teen, body oil secretion was absurd.. no chance of skipping showers

dazie

#36
November 16, 2006, 10:28:29 PM
The hair and showers were concurrent.  :)
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

DownSouth

#37
November 17, 2006, 09:39:35 AM
He doesn't shower regularly?  Good luck getting laid.
16:15:43 [Gamplayerx] Juneau, I could really go for some pie. You better Belize it!

dazie

#38
November 17, 2006, 11:19:27 AM
Quote from: DownSouth on November 17, 2006, 09:39:35 AM
He doesn't shower regularly?  Good luck getting laid.

He does now.  He didn't before.

AND HE WON'T BE GETTING LAID ANY TIME SOON ANYWAY IF I HAVE MY SAY!

Yeah.  I know.  Wishful thinking.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

meredith

#39
November 17, 2006, 11:40:15 AM
as long as it's safe sex, why not?

dazie

#40
November 17, 2006, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: hatt on November 17, 2006, 11:40:15 AM
as long as it's safe sex, why not?

Eew.  I mean- this is my baby boy we're talking about. 
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

DownSouth

#41
November 17, 2006, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: dazie on November 17, 2006, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: hatt on November 17, 2006, 11:40:15 AM
as long as it's safe sex, why not?

Eew.  I mean- this is my baby boy we're talking about. 
I bet he does it on the kitchen table.
16:15:43 [Gamplayerx] Juneau, I could really go for some pie. You better Belize it!

meredith

#42
November 17, 2006, 11:43:43 AM
just sayin'   ;D

Alice

#43
November 17, 2006, 11:48:56 AM
Quote from: DownSouth on November 17, 2006, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: dazie on November 17, 2006, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: hatt on November 17, 2006, 11:40:15 AM
as long as it's safe sex, why not?

Eew.  I mean- this is my baby boy we're talking about. 
I bet he does it on the kitchen table.
I bet that's why there are skid marks on dazie's kitchen table.

DownSouth

#44
November 17, 2006, 11:55:20 AM
Quote from: Alice on November 17, 2006, 11:48:56 AM
Quote from: DownSouth on November 17, 2006, 11:43:35 AM
Quote from: dazie on November 17, 2006, 11:41:57 AM
Quote from: hatt on November 17, 2006, 11:40:15 AM
as long as it's safe sex, why not?

Eew.  I mean- this is my baby boy we're talking about. 
I bet he does it on the kitchen table.
I bet that's why there are skid marks on dazie's kitchen table.
That's one way to stain wood.
16:15:43 [Gamplayerx] Juneau, I could really go for some pie. You better Belize it!

dazie

#45
November 17, 2006, 11:58:49 AM
HAH!  Just goes to show YOU guys- I don't have a kitchen table.   :butt:
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

dazie

#46
November 18, 2006, 12:09:19 PM
Today's home improvement project- new light fixture in the bathroom. 

Wish me luck.  I'll try to not electrocute myself.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

dazie

#47
November 18, 2006, 12:11:48 PM
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

dazie

#48
November 18, 2006, 01:48:00 PM
Gah.

Got the old fixture out, and have discovered that it had wires on the end.  (flourescent)

My new fixture has wires in the middle.

I need more wire.

And paint.  The new one isn't quite as big as the old one. 
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
I think so, Brain, but how will we get the Spice Girls into the paella?

Miss Molly

#49
November 18, 2006, 01:54:43 PM
Speaking of electrical quandries... we have a light in the downstairs foyer that is supposed to be on all the time.  the porch lights are supposed to be set on a timer.  All of them are out.  I tried taking the bulb out of the inside foyer one so I could get a new one, and when my hand touched the metal part of the fixture it zapped me.

How can I avoid getting zapped?  Why did it zap me?
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