We were there that week 2 years ago. You're going to love the Food and Wine festival. What resort are you at?
Port Orleans. She's getting a character meal at every park and that Bibbidy-Bobbity-Boutique thing. I remember liking EPCOT the most even as a kid, though Captain Eo fucking SUCKS if you watch it now. My wife and I we t during Food and Wine three years ago and I got bit on the foot by a snake on the way to go watch Night Ranger. You can't make that shit up.
I just ended my last ever "vacation" with my family. My dad ended up hospitalized in pretty bad shape, which sucked in itself (he somehow is doing much better than expected). But then my family's crazy reared it's ugly head and I don't know if I'll get past it. Essentially I spent every day all day in the hospital with my mom while everybody else went about their vacation activities and complained about what a controlling bitch I was since I was the one there. Now I see how families end up hating each other in a health care crisis.
Just got home from a weekend camping in Shenandoah National Park....I thought I was busy...a lot of shit went on here over the weekend. Will have to read up tomorrow...for now I'm off to bed.
So Kanye Douchnozzle is at it again. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...to-yell-at-wheelchair-bound-kid-stand-up.html
So a kid from my grade, don't remember if he actually graduated, was stabbed to death this weekend. His little brother was the one who did the stabbin'. Pure, white, trash. He was actually nice enough of a kid, but a trouble maker as his whole family was. I'd have had him in my top 5, if not 3, people in a graduating class death pool.
If you have the proper water cut-offs that aren't rusted shut, it shouldn't be too hard. If you can get a drop-in replacement tank, it should be pretty easy. If you have to modify the lines to get your new hot water tank to fit, you might have to do some simple plumbing (cutting and soldering copper, etc) which is a breeze. Personally, I don't touch natural gas lines. Last time I did it, the plumbing was ancient and all the valves were fucked, so trying to turn off the water snapped shit off and the water had to be shut off at the mains. Weeeee! In other news, be sure to replace your sacrificial anodes in your hot water tanks as part of your maintenance. It could keep your hot water tank working for years longer than you thought. If you're a home owner, this is worth a read: http://www.waterheaterrescue.com/pages/ ... nodes.html
I had one in my last place, and it did work out really well, but only for the bathroom that it was closest to. Another bathroom about 50' away had to run the water for 30 seconds or so to get hot water to it. If your pipes are well insulated and within a reasonable distance, it could work out quite well. I used to have a huge Jacuzzi that would easily empty a large conventional hot water tank, and the tankless was the only way to fill it with hot water. Great for 80% of the use cases, I'd say, but there are still a few places where a conventional hot water tank outperforms it.
Please tell me they were arguing over a day old slice of pizza or the last Paul Mall in the pack. The cigarette was also broken. I was going to post the article from a month ago when this white trasher killed either his father or brother, can't recall which, over the last slice of pizza, but I got sidetracked reading the Florida Man Twitter. Jesus Christ. Yes, that happened in Florida. Idiot gets high, tells police he's a pterodactyl. At a waterpark. Florida Man wrestles an alligator for "revenge" after it eats his dog. Except there was no dog. "We heard later he probably didn't have a dog. He was just trying to get the gator." "Before conducting a field sobriety test, which Smith failed, the deputy located two knives, a revolver and multiple rounds of ammunition on Smith’s person and underneath his vehicle’s seat." Yeah, his vehicle is a fucking lawnmower. Two men hired to clean out a vacant Tampa Bay area house thought they found a mannequin hanging in the garage. They cut it down and hauled it to the local dump, where landfill workers realized it was actually a human body. Three for one! Idiot arrested for stealing breast pumps. Different idiot arrested for breaking and entering to drink the home owner's booze while naked. Hobo calls 911 on the cops arresting him. TUH-DA! This site goes on for years. What the fuck is wrong with this place. https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan
Worlds dumbest superhero at it again haha. In other news you've been keeping it quiet that you have you're own TV show Black Jesus. Black Jesus is on your TV
Do you guys ever feel like you drink enough to achieve clarity? Like you are so drunk you can see your whole life accurately play out in front of you? In other words, Whisky.
Hodge podge I'm just going to throw this all here together . . . First, I feel like all you vest haters are people that say things like "I don't need a coat! It's just my hands that are cold." You lose most of your heat off your head (wear a hat, duh) and your brain tries to keep your vital organs warm first. So, your hands are cold because your body says "Screw the hands (and feet), imma keep the heart and lungs warm by putting all mah blood flow thur." Hence, the vest design to keep the trunk warm, but not too hot; thus, whole body stays warm. tl;dr vests are awesome. Second, if you're replacing a water heater, about the same size, especially if it's electric, it's easy. Cut the power, drain the tank, cut off the valve(s); remove and replace. (There are plenty of "how to" videos on YouTube. If it's gas, I'm with Net - let a professional do it. I am not a fan of the tankless, or the value you get for your investment. If it is electric, I highly recommend replacing with a Marathon water heater. I put one in a house I bought and sold, and another one in my own house. I won't ever put in anything else. They heat up quicker (recovery), they are MUCH more efficient, (like a noticeable difference in power bill), and they don't have a sacrificial anode rod. So, that rod doesn't ever need replacing. In my case, I have a well with hard water, and I had already changed the worn out rods after 4 years. These cost about $400 - $500 more than a traditional water heater. However, you will make that up in energy cost savings in a few years. And, it has a lifetime warranty, so if you're staying in the house, it's especially worth it. And, on top of all that, many of the power companies offer rebates to offset that cost. I had a 10% coupon from Home Depot that I used for the last Marathon water heater I put in. It worked out to about $400 more than a standard one. Then, Georgia Power sent me a check for $500. Win. And, if your power company isn't a big one like Ga Power or Duke Energy or ConEd or whatever, and it's a co-op or EMC type, a lot of them will sell you the Marathon water heater at a discounted price.
We have a Rinnai tankless water heater and it's definitely the way to go. In our old house when our kids were little, we used to run out of hot water regularly. In our new house with the tankless, we can run three showers (teenagers) at the same time with no worries, after my wife has filled up her garden tub. I'd stick with a Japanese brand also, not German or U.S.
Re: Hodge podge How do you not get a good return/value on your investment? You only heat the water when you use it, instead of heating it all the time just in case you need it.
Re: Hodge podge Relax vest-lover, I don't hate vests, just thought it was a funny joke. You guys sure are defensive about your love of the vests.