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[Ibix]

That's not very nice of her to call you names like that...

 

[Borg]

I'm thinking that sometime in the next 10 years an AI would make a good third-party political candidate. They would need a catchy party name like Progressive Artificial Intelligence Neurons (the PAIN Party). They're slogan could be No PAIN, No gain.

 

[WWGD]

What are the odds? After true guy finished making my sub, about to give it to me, the radio was playing " There goes my hero" ( Foo Fighters).

 

[fresh_42]

As a neutral viewer I have to say: "I feel sorry for you, folks, that was damn close." But without a single try?

 

[kyphysics]

You couldn't pay me $1M a day to work in crawl spaces.

I believe there should be a Federal law outlawing crawl spaces and mandating only slabs.

 

[jack action]

You couldn't pay me $1M a day to work in crawl spaces.

I knew an electrician who had to do work in a home with a crawl space where a lady lived with a lot of cats. The cats have been basically using the crawl space as their litter box for years. He said that when he opened the crawl space the odor was so strong that he backed out and called his boss saying "Not going in there!" and he never did.

 

[gmax137]

You couldn't pay me $1M a day to work in crawl spaces.

Really? For $1M/day, I'm sure I could stand it for a week or two

 

[kyphysics]

Really? For $1M/day, I'm sure I could stand it for a week or two

It depends. If they could advance me $50,000, so I could buy a completely sealed hazmat suit with which to go under the crawl and then rent a hotel where I could "wash up" at . . .maybe buy a separate car to drive to work and then immediately donate/junk it.........This would prevent me getting that mold and fungus on my body and taking it back home with me or into my own car.

Then, I could keep the remaining $950,000 as profit (some going to mental health doctors for the trauma I would have experienced) after that day's work. I wouldn't do it for more than ONE day. Just give me $1M and I'm done.

 

[kyphysics]

I knew an electrician who had to do work in a home with a crawl space where a lady lived with a lot of cats. The cats have been basically using the crawl space as their litter box for years. He said that when he opened the crawl space the odor was so strong that he backed out and called his boss saying "Not going in there!" and he never did.

Cat pee and poop could cause rot too. Just nasty......nasty, nasty stuff.

Some things I cannot believe are Michael Church (the guy in that video) using NO face masking/head gear or suit and just going into the NASTY NASTY NASTY crawl space with his own clothes and putting his face an inch away from those MOLDY (all different colors), DRIPPING WET wood beams and talking and breathing it all in. He's married too. I'd hate to live with him. Laundry must be interesting.

And, secondly, the exterior of that house with the crazy condensation is quite nice. You'd NEVER KNOW it was so nasty until someone showed you what's below.

MY GOD that crawl space gives me nightmares and might cure my diabetes, as I've lost all appetite for food. My endocrinologist will be wondering how I did it and I'll have to show her this video!

 

[berkeman]

If they could advance me $50,000, so I could buy a completely sealed hazmat suit with which to go under the crawl

You're going to have an issue squirming in that crawl space in a Level-A Hazmat suit...

https://hazwoper-osha.com/blog-post/hazmat-suits-levels-of-protection

 

[kyphysics]

You're going to have an issue squirming in that crawl space in a Level-A Hazmat suit...

I realize even the best suit leaves problems. You gotta take it off and put it back in your truck. Now your truck is all nasty. I mean. . .I would just throw my truck away and scrap it, but for those who do this work full-time, their work vehicles must be so nasty.

I would rank crawl space work worst than trash collection (which is quite gross and biohazardous) and hotel maid (my mom worked as one around the year 2003 and she had awful stories - the stuff left behind in rooms by inconsiderate humans is disgusting).

 

[WWGD]

Wow, after those blackmail emails, a nicer one. Amazon 's Jeff Bezos wants to share his fortune with me. It must be an elaborate one, as it checks out. Bezos spoke about it publicly. And I just have to reply. Hmmm.

 

[WWGD]

I realize even the best suit leaves problems. You gotta take it off and put it back in your truck. Now your truck is all nasty. I mean. . .I would just throw my truck away and scrap it, but for those who do this work full-time, their work vehicles must be so nasty.

I would rank crawl space work worst than trash collection (which is quite gross and biohazardous) and hotel maid (my mom worked as one around the year 2003 and she had awful stories - the stuff left behind in rooms by inconsiderate humans is disgusting).

Still, apparently trash collectors make good-enough money , though the range is $37,000 to $119,000, with a median of $55,435, according to the " Market Realist".
But the job has a pretty high fatality rate, not from disease, but from accidents on the job.

 

[kyphysics]

Still, apparently trash collectors make good-enough money , though the range is $37,000 to $119,000, with a median of $55,435, according to the " Market Realist".
But the job has a pretty high fatality rate, not from disease, but from accidents on the job.

Interesting. How do trash collectors die? Compaction? (Yikes, if so!)

I do wonder about longitudinal statistics for such workers and health-related problems. Does working 25+ years on the job and being exposed to all sorts of nasty stuff = higher than normal population chronic or serious illness?

 

[WWGD]

Interesting. How do trash collectors die? Compaction? (Yikes, if so!)

I do wonder about longitudinal statistics for such workers and health-related problems. Does working 25+ years on the job and being exposed to all sorts of nasty stuff = higher than normal population chronic or serious illness?

Good questions, didn't look at it too deeply. Hard to do from my phone.

I'm remembering the story of my Combinatorialist (?) friend who wrote a paper on optimal routes for refuse trucks .
It was filed under " garbage".

 

[WWGD]

I guess there's a "quantization" of food amounts. An ammount below which it's not worth storing. Like just 3 french fries. Who will keep just 3? Or a piece of meat containing 2-3 bites. Just eat it ( Weird-Al Trademark)!

 

[DrGreg]

Just eat it ( Weird-Al Trademark)!

This triggered a random thought. What if we replaced $\text{Weird Al}$ by $\text{Weird AI}$? Would anyone notice?

 

[WWGD]

This triggered a random thought. What if we replaced $\text{Weird Al}$ by $\text{Weird AI}$? Would anyone notice?

Write a parody about itself making a parody of weird Al?

 

[WWGD]

Wonder how well they've thought things through with sharp knives for sale.
" Ninja knife cuts through everything without a hitch".
Er, you mean, including your fingers?

 

[fresh_42]

Wonder how well they've thought things through with sharp knives for sale.
" Ninja knife cuts through everything without a hitch".
Er, you mean, including your fingers?

5 beers for the men from the sawmill!

 

[WWGD]

5 beers for the men from the sawmill!

Hope they'll be able to hold them.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

Conservatively, I am currently ~0.0011% bee venom

 

[WWGD]

Conservatively, I am currently ~0.0011% bee venom

That would bee a pretty high number.

 

[ProfuselyQuarky]

That would bee a pretty high number.

Mistakes were made

 

[berkeman]

That would bee a pretty high number.

Must.resist.urge.to.edit.spelling...

 

[WWGD]

In a bind. I want to buy the book " How to Read a Book".
But I first need to read " How to buy a Book". But I can't read it
so I can't buy it. So I can't buy " how to buy a book".

 

[fresh_42]

In a bind. I want to buy the book " How to Read a Book".
But I first need to read " How to buy a Book". But I can't read it
so I can't buy it. So I can't buy " how to buy a book".

You need to borrow a movie.

 

[WWGD]

You need to borrow a movie.

Need to borrow the video on how to borrow a movie.

 

[WWGD]

Just deleted some 1,500 emails from my mailbox. I estimate around 100,000 since I opened up the account.

 

[Tom.G]

That's what you get for publishing it! Also known as using it for ANYthing other than friends/family.

Have one address that is closely guarded, and one to three 'throw-aways' for all other purposes.

For suspicious (those I suspect likely to mis-use it), try anon@invalid.com. That one is so popular that 'invalid.com' is one of those URLs that on the list of URL's that are officially recognized as don't implement it.

Cheers,
Tom