Examples of how I’m dumb
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I know, to many of you I have the reputation of being the smartest person here. Let me correct you on that.
Example 1) I may have told the story here, but a few weeks ago I was replacing the sand in our backyard sandbox that hold about 800 pounds of sand. I filled the yard waste bin with the old sand using scoops (my snow shovel btw) only to realize it was absolutely unmovable once it was full.
Example 2) Recently had a new sink installed. I wanted to add a backsplash to it, so I did and it turned out great. Except for the last few days the drain has been really slow. So I poured some drano down it to clear it out. Still slow. Wtf. Fault sink? Then today, I decided to just try and lift and lower the sink stopper (behind the faucet) which absolutely re-opened the sink drain fully again. No more issues.
I’m so S-M-R-T!
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Genius thou art!
ETA: How much sand does a snow shovel hold?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
The Brad
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A yard is over a half-ton. Chunk that in your pickup bed sometime. Won't fill half the bed, but's it's mighty heavy.
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I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
@LuFins-Dad said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
https://www.coloredsandcompany.com/sandbox-sand-volume-calculators
That's for an 8 inch depth - 4 inches, toddler-deep, would be half that.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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A yard is over a half-ton. Chunk that in your pickup bed sometime. Won't fill half the bed, but's it's mighty heavy.
@Jolly said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
A yard is over a half-ton. Chunk that in your pickup bed sometime. Won't fill half the bed, but's it's mighty heavy.
I have. Many times…
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@LuFins-Dad said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
https://www.coloredsandcompany.com/sandbox-sand-volume-calculators
That's for an 8 inch depth - 4 inches, toddler-deep, would be half that.
@George-K said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
@LuFins-Dad said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
https://www.coloredsandcompany.com/sandbox-sand-volume-calculators
That's for an 8 inch depth - 4 inches, toddler-deep, would be half that.
Finley’s takes 100lbs.
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The sandbox I built was lots of fun, until it started to become the neighborhood cat public toilet.
I ended up covering it when not in use, but then I started worrying about scorpions and their pals. Dug it out when it was overall done being fun for my son in the sun.
This was back in our Tucson days. -
I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
Education is extremely important.
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I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
@Horace said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
That's our Horace, sticking it to the man, one bag at a time.
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@Horace said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
That's our Horace, sticking it to the man, one bag at a time.
@George-K said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
@Horace said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
That's our Horace, sticking it to the man, one bag at a time.
If more people followed my lead, land fills would turn to fertile soil. As it is, because people are too selfish to throw away secret yard waste, our landfills are mostly plastic, metal, and hooker bodies. Sad.
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A couple months ago I chopped down 5 30-40 foot Holly trees, they were dead or dying. The trunks had about 7-8 inch diameter.
They are too thick for the yard debris collection.
I cut them into about 12-15 inch pieces and I've been throwing away 8-10 every week for a couple months.
The pile is almost gone, but now I have a couple more trees to chop down.
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I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
@LuFins-Dad said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I would like to see the sandbox that holds 800 lbs of sand….
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It's an octagon, and is 84x78x9". Believe me, it holds 800 (they suggest 1,000) pounds of sand. I've filled it twice now, lol. Pain in the... back. I had to remove the previous sand because I sealed it too well over the winter and the moisture in the sand (and wood frame) looked weird to me this Spring, some signs of black mold. I'll make sure there is better airflow for this coming winter.
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Genius thou art!
ETA: How much sand does a snow shovel hold?
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The sandbox I built was lots of fun, until it started to become the neighborhood cat public toilet.
I ended up covering it when not in use, but then I started worrying about scorpions and their pals. Dug it out when it was overall done being fun for my son in the sun.
This was back in our Tucson days.@Rainman said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
The sandbox I built was lots of fun, until it started to become the neighborhood cat public toilet.
I ended up covering it when not in use, but then I started worrying about scorpions and their pals. Dug it out when it was overall done being fun for my son in the sun.
This was back in our Tucson days.There are many times I wish we had the turtle sandbox that can be covered more easily, but the style we got fit the area a little better.
To your point, I've learned some tips and tricks to keep critters out, such as adding cinnamon to the sand (about a cup or two), which keeps most bugs out, and spraying the perimeter with some peppermint spray, keeps most spiders out.
The real issue is the cover, we have a cover for it but when it rains it just "pools" in the middle, so I've put a plastic circle pool upside down in the middle to act a bit like a "tent" but still... water still gets in from time to time. The cover helps keep critters and leaves out, too.
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I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
@Horace said in Examples of how I’m dumb:
I once filled my trash bin with old fungus infested mulch. I was barely able to wheel it to the curb. Then they didn’t empty it because yard waste isn’t allowed. So I shoveled it into 15 smaller bags and have been throwing them away one by one.
And @Copper
That's funny (or not) about splitting up the disposal of yard waste. For the previous sand, I was able to put about a third of it in the yard waste container and I held my breath as I saw the yard waste truck claw pick it up, I figured the plastic sides of the bin might bust. Luckily it didn't.
For the other 2/3s of the sand? I put it on tarps and dragged it to the edge of my yard and just dumped it like a dead body. Luckily it covered the actual dead body that was already there.
