Funny thing is they didn’t have to make the left hand drawer front that wide… There’s no drawer behind the last couple of inches anyway.
Can’t see how wide the drawer is on the right.
Nor are most drawer pulls that deep.
A little carpentry and common sense might fix this.
….
Not like the pipe cleanout in my kitchen, to which the plumber had perfect access, I assume, because that side was completely open before the stove was installed.
I doubt he even thought about the fact that he was installing it in the back of a corner cabinet, which you’d only be able to reach into later by removing the stove.
Before fixing the problem, I have to wonder how they got to this point. There’s stuff in the drawer which suggests that handles are new, but the drawers are old. The next set of drawers is a different finish, imply they are in the middle of remodeling (or at least refacing). And if it’s still a work in process, there are lots of options.
At least this ad is for asbestos mixed into cement.
It was not safe for the workers who made it.
But if you still have some intact old walls or buildings made with it, it’s pretty safe, as long as you leave it undisturbed.
Tearing it out, or anything that causes it to crumble, or otherwise create airborne particles, is when the danger arises.
….
Like, say, using this Christmas snow, which we had a box of when I was a kid. Probably a different brand but I know it said asbestos.
A very small box but it lasted for years, because we rarely did any Christmas decorating, and because my father was so stingy with it, and made us put the cleanest bits back in the box.
Along with the heavy tinsel we were made to remove from the tree and put back in the box… I’m pretty sure now that it contained lead.
It might answer some questions you have about me 🥺
I came in to work one day to find my office door off its hinges and leaning on the file cabinets. There was a pile of white powder on the floor. We called the U’s maintenance folks to come fix the door. They took one look at the powder, beat a hasty retreat, and called HAZMAT.
Seems that in the late 1950s and early ’60s fire doors had asbestos slabs in them. That was then covered with thin plastic sheets in this case. My office had originally been the storage room for pesticides, insecticides, and other chemicals that they didn’t want burned in case of a fire.
(How a concrete block building was going to burn was rather unclear to us.)
Anyway, they removed the door and the powder. Replaced with a steel fire door which was supposed to be kept closed at all times as no one had ever changed the listed use of the room. At this point, it was used for records. I kept the door open if I was in it – there were no windows nor adequate ventilation.
Here is a piece of advice from someone who dabble with computers and IT things. I’m minded to offer this after reading Susan’s experience yesterday.
If a website, or piece of software, unexpectedly asks you to sign in when you don’t expect it, be wary. ‘Spoofing’ or hidden redirects are rife out there in the land of data, and are sometimes not very easy to spot. I know some software, or websites, will randomly require a sign-in (eBay for example), and this method can also be used to prove the validity of such a request.
If you are prompted to input your Username (Or email) and Password, do this:
Input a Username/Email that is similar (But not the same) as yours, and input a fictitious Password as well.
If the request is just for a Password, input a fictitious Password.
If the request is genuine, you will be informed that the Username and Password do not match and be requested to input the data again. At this point you can input your correct Username/Email, and a fictitious Password. If that is rejected, then the likelihood is that it was a genuine request.
If the request is malicious, then the data will be accepted and you will then be redirected to either the real site again (Username/Password Harvesting), or a shadow site that looks similar (Data Theft).
In the event you get a text message, or an email, informing you that you need to log in to a particular site to confirm some information/delivery/data/identity etc. Then unless you are expecting to receive such a message from a website you are using or trying to register on at that time, then treat it as malicious and do not follow any requests to “Follow this link.” If it’s a request from one of your normally used sites, then go to that site in your normal way and see if the request is genuine (You can use the Log-In procedure above to be doubly certain it is the correct site).
Like getting out of bed in the morning, the world out there can be dangerous for the unwary in the Land of Data, but with a bit of common sense, you can be as safe as you can reasonably expect to be.
Apologies for the length of this message, but I thought it was worth the typing.
“If it’s a request from one of your normally used sites, then go to that site in your normal way and see if the request is genuine” should be your first step.
And inform your sites asap.
yeah, years ago I was sucked in by the prominently displayed logos of legitimate companies which convinced me it was genuine—You’d think that would be considered libelous behavior
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But they have to be caught to be changed and most operate out of layers of addresses, often leading to URLs in other countries out of reach of US laws and copyrights.
KISS originally stood for “Keep It Simple, Stupid!” and was meant to counter jargon filled, nerdy instructions for it doing simple tasks… Like tldr, it was meant to simplify and make things clear.
“Short” was sometimes substituted later so no one would be offended, especially those with no sense of humor.
…
But when someone is explaining something to me in clear, understandable terms, I appreciate every word.
It was very nice of you to take the time to write all that… And I wouldn’t dream of telling you it’s too long, even if it were… which it’s NOT.
It’s good advice!
….
KISS and TLDR not only don’t apply to this situation, they are rude.
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Nope.
I was a Coke guy.
Diet Coke for me.
,
Night in
(The Cleo and Claude version)
It seems Nighhawks has a product placement deal going. You must be part of the “Pepsi generation” of income.
.
“…oops…”
Just saw them.
Funny thing is they didn’t have to make the left hand drawer front that wide… There’s no drawer behind the last couple of inches anyway.
Can’t see how wide the drawer is on the right.
Nor are most drawer pulls that deep.
A little carpentry and common sense might fix this.
….
Not like the pipe cleanout in my kitchen, to which the plumber had perfect access, I assume, because that side was completely open before the stove was installed.
I doubt he even thought about the fact that he was installing it in the back of a corner cabinet, which you’d only be able to reach into later by removing the stove.
Should have a lazy-susan corner cupboard there. Just the place to store seldom used kitchen appliances.
The problem is that one side of the corner is the stove…
And the other side has no shelves… Just (supposedly) access to the plumbing.
Hard to describe, except for saying totally stupid.
Before fixing the problem, I have to wonder how they got to this point. There’s stuff in the drawer which suggests that handles are new, but the drawers are old. The next set of drawers is a different finish, imply they are in the middle of remodeling (or at least refacing). And if it’s still a work in process, there are lots of options.
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At least you could say it’s inclusive.
Yum, yes please!
….
Eeee…
The things we do to ourselves through ignorance.
At least this ad is for asbestos mixed into cement.
It was not safe for the workers who made it.
But if you still have some intact old walls or buildings made with it, it’s pretty safe, as long as you leave it undisturbed.
Tearing it out, or anything that causes it to crumble, or otherwise create airborne particles, is when the danger arises.
….
Like, say, using this Christmas snow, which we had a box of when I was a kid. Probably a different brand but I know it said asbestos.
A very small box but it lasted for years, because we rarely did any Christmas decorating, and because my father was so stingy with it, and made us put the cleanest bits back in the box.
Along with the heavy tinsel we were made to remove from the tree and put back in the box… I’m pretty sure now that it contained lead.
It might answer some questions you have about me 🥺
We used that led foil tinsel also.
I loved rolling balls of mercury around when a thermometer broke.
Me too!
I came in to work one day to find my office door off its hinges and leaning on the file cabinets. There was a pile of white powder on the floor. We called the U’s maintenance folks to come fix the door. They took one look at the powder, beat a hasty retreat, and called HAZMAT.
Seems that in the late 1950s and early ’60s fire doors had asbestos slabs in them. That was then covered with thin plastic sheets in this case. My office had originally been the storage room for pesticides, insecticides, and other chemicals that they didn’t want burned in case of a fire.
(How a concrete block building was going to burn was rather unclear to us.)
Anyway, they removed the door and the powder. Replaced with a steel fire door which was supposed to be kept closed at all times as no one had ever changed the listed use of the room. At this point, it was used for records. I kept the door open if I was in it – there were no windows nor adequate ventilation.
…,
That is scary to me.
Are there people it doesn’t scare?
this is a Japanese tour where this phenomenon occurs regularly
Wow!
I want to see how it’s cleared.
It doesn’t post as a video, and there’s probably a commercial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu6XLEc4OTw
AMAZING! Thank you Alexi.
..,.
..,,,
Turn the faucet on and see what happens.
To save your arm, use tongs.
Our Romy did that in a particular hot summer.
..
A repeat of deja vu again.
Cube?
Here is a piece of advice from someone who dabble with computers and IT things. I’m minded to offer this after reading Susan’s experience yesterday.
If a website, or piece of software, unexpectedly asks you to sign in when you don’t expect it, be wary. ‘Spoofing’ or hidden redirects are rife out there in the land of data, and are sometimes not very easy to spot. I know some software, or websites, will randomly require a sign-in (eBay for example), and this method can also be used to prove the validity of such a request.
If you are prompted to input your Username (Or email) and Password, do this:
Input a Username/Email that is similar (But not the same) as yours, and input a fictitious Password as well.
If the request is just for a Password, input a fictitious Password.
If the request is genuine, you will be informed that the Username and Password do not match and be requested to input the data again. At this point you can input your correct Username/Email, and a fictitious Password. If that is rejected, then the likelihood is that it was a genuine request.
If the request is malicious, then the data will be accepted and you will then be redirected to either the real site again (Username/Password Harvesting), or a shadow site that looks similar (Data Theft).
In the event you get a text message, or an email, informing you that you need to log in to a particular site to confirm some information/delivery/data/identity etc. Then unless you are expecting to receive such a message from a website you are using or trying to register on at that time, then treat it as malicious and do not follow any requests to “Follow this link.” If it’s a request from one of your normally used sites, then go to that site in your normal way and see if the request is genuine (You can use the Log-In procedure above to be doubly certain it is the correct site).
Like getting out of bed in the morning, the world out there can be dangerous for the unwary in the Land of Data, but with a bit of common sense, you can be as safe as you can reasonably expect to be.
Apologies for the length of this message, but I thought it was worth the typing.
“If it’s a request from one of your normally used sites, then go to that site in your normal way and see if the request is genuine” should be your first step.
And inform your sites asap.
I thought that was what I said: Don’t follow the Link.
Just consider nowadays short-span attention: Keep it short and simple.
KISS
Exactly – but I’m used to “Keep it simple, …”
You did.
yeah, years ago I was sucked in by the prominently displayed logos of legitimate companies which convinced me it was genuine—You’d think that would be considered libelous behavior
—
It is… It’s illegal.
But they have to be caught to be changed and most operate out of layers of addresses, often leading to URLs in other countries out of reach of US laws and copyrights.
no apologies necessary! good info!
Thank you!
KISS originally stood for “Keep It Simple, Stupid!” and was meant to counter jargon filled, nerdy instructions for it doing simple tasks… Like tldr, it was meant to simplify and make things clear.
“Short” was sometimes substituted later so no one would be offended, especially those with no sense of humor.
…
But when someone is explaining something to me in clear, understandable terms, I appreciate every word.
It was very nice of you to take the time to write all that… And I wouldn’t dream of telling you it’s too long, even if it were… which it’s NOT.
It’s good advice!
….
KISS and TLDR not only don’t apply to this situation, they are rude.
Sometimes, I just don’t know why I bother, I thought I was trying to help people.
Happens to me all the time.
That’s one reason I wanted you to know I appreciated your response.
Had you made it shorter you’d have left things out.
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Why not? LOL
I won’t wear yoga pants until they have a cargo-pants version.
Can I get Yogi Bear pants?
You can probably find Yogi Berra pants.