subspaceinterferents @ subspaceinterferents @lemmy.world

The shell cracked. I emerged. How it will end is anyone's guess.

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I retired.

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Sometimes people ask if I want a drink. I say no, I don't drink, thanks. If they say why, I say "I've had enough."

I didn't go anywhere. I spend a lot of time on YouTube and enjoy the service immensely. Also, YouTube Music is my main streaming source. And yeah, I pay for both, every month. It's worth it to me. YMMV.

What is this boredom of which you speak?

Well, this is happy horseshit...

Honestly, I think he's morose but identifies as gay.

Most def.

Some of the people all of the time...

I think that's a really good point. Of course it's easier said than done, and any particular neighborhood environment could make it difficult to accomplish. I live in suburban Southern California. Our neighborhood is near the beach, about 150 years old. We have condo boxes, old post-WWII flats, ranch style houses, apartments, AirBnBs. I'm retired, loquacious, and I keep an eye out. I've met most of my neighbors, know them by name, and I try to stay out of their hair. I even say hello to the AirBnB peeps. We have an older lady next door, kind of a shut in. Never saw her outside. One day I left a note in her mailbox, introducing myself and my wife. Told her we were always around, and if she needed a hand once in a while (as we all do), we'd be able to help. She got back to me and was very grateful and happy I dropped the note. You never know, you might make someone's day or even save their life.

Your comment has been my experience. I've been a homeowner in the same house for 30 years. We did a remodel after we first arrived. Gotta say we were naive about many things, plumbing fixtures included. Most of our pipe valves were (as you described) those oval knob jobbies. They are simple compression fixtures that screw in for many turns until the valve closes. These are terrible, awful and very bad. Mine suffered corrosion and froze in place. We recently went through another remodel, and among other things, had all new valves installed. This time we used 1/4 turn brass valves. A simple 90 degree turn and the valve is closed. Much less susceptible to corrosion/rot, etc. They cost more during installation, but in the long run you save time, money and sanity.

Loves me some Boost. Boost is the moost.

On the desk, photon.lemmy; on the mob, Boost for Lemmy. rockin'it.

Exercise their water valves. Crawl under the kitchen sink and the bathroom sink, reach around behind the toilet, find the hot and cold valves behind the washing machine. Especially if you live in a hard water area as I do, in Southern California. I have it on my calendar to do it twice a year. If I don't, the valves will eventually become calcified and ossified and worthless. I say this based on hard experience.

Gunna give this a try later today...

You're absolutely right. I was self-employed from '87 - '16. Gig work before they called it that. No regular commute!

Today: 203,067 miles. 85% of the distance to the moon. Destination, the Sea of Longevity.

1999 Toyota Tacoma. A dinky two-door job. Still running. It's old enough to buy itself a drink. Has a shell on the back. I'm the kind of guy who runs the car until it runs no more or isn't cost affordable. Get regular oil changes, general maintenance, nothing spectacular. A life utility vehicle. Little rusty around the edges, and definitely a car for an old dude who doesn't have to impress the chicks. As a matter of fact, it tends to attract older guys, like me, who walk up and say "that is such a cool truck."

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