Friday Night Rants?

**mossy1200** · 14th August 2015, 21:13

Went to the gym on Tuesday for the first time in 13 years.
I remembered how to work out so well my arms have been destroyed all week and im still hurting. It feels like my skins going to burst also. My muscles arnt as good as my memory I think.

**Ocean1** · 14th August 2015, 21:14

Originally Posted by Autech

Well I am getting my whole house renovated as a result of said pipe bursting, so its kinda bitter sweet.

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Originally Posted by scumdog

We get that sort of shit down here - but in an older house like ours with piss-poor insulation the pipes don't get cold enough to freeze.
Frikkin' good eh!

My daughter's place had the same problem. Un-lagged copper pipe in the roof froze. Apparently it'd happened a couple of years ago for the previous owner. Same pipe. Same insurance company. so I was well puzzled when they didn't want to pay the "extra" to insulate the pipe. Fine, I said. I think next year we'll go with a different paint scheme. Maybe get rid of that nasty wallpaper as well. They coughed up.

What gets me is if it's that common why isn't insulation of copper lines in ceiling cavities "best practice"?

**scumdog** · 14th August 2015, 21:21

Originally Posted by Ocean1

What gets me is if it's that common why isn't insulation of copper lines in ceiling cavities "best practice"?

Dunno.

But uninsulation (poor insulation?) of the ceiling tends to keep the pipes from freezing.

Just as I mentioned re our older house (1930's I think)

**Autech** · 14th August 2015, 21:22

Originally Posted by Ocean1

My daughter's place had the same problem. Un-lagged copper pipe in the roof froze. Apparently it'd happened a couple of years ago for the previous owner. Same pipe. Same insurance company. so I was well puzzled when they didn't want to pay the "extra" to insulate the pipe. Fine, I said. I think next year we'll go with a different paint scheme. Maybe get rid of that nasty wallpaper as well. They coughed up.

What gets me is if it's that common why isn't insulation of copper lines in ceiling cavities "best practice"?

Cause this isn't Canada?

In all seriousness though it is a massive hassle, squeezing two people and a dog into a small 2 room motel as well as all your clothes (we have too many) and all your valuables. Properly shit. I can't just pop out into the garage to work on my bike as my fucking garage is across town. That and I don't think I will be able to get some track time in till this is all sorted. Fuck, better pour another.

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**Ocean1** · 14th August 2015, 21:50

Originally Posted by Autech

Cause this isn't Canada?

Then why is the pipes all froze?

Now that you mention Canadia, I once had a 1970 Buick Skylark drophead coupe originally from there. Had a 110v heater element in the block, with the lead wrapped up beside the radiator. Them what couldn't afford to heat their garage could either plug the car in overnight or risk cracking the block when if froze.

**Autech** · 14th August 2015, 21:59

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Then why is the pipes all froze?

Now that you mention Canadia, I one had a 1970 Buick Skylark drophead coupe originally from there. Had a 110v heater element in the block, with the lead wrapped up beside the radiator. Them what couldn't afford to heat their garage could either plug the car in overnight or risk cracking the block when if froze.

Yup, been there once in winter, think the highest it reached in a month was -10. That would crack a block! Fuck-ing-cold! Brings me back to my insulation comment though, them Canadian houses is built proper, -25 outside and in shorts n tee inside. Brilliant. If you live in Montreal most the city is linked by the underground rail and tunnels, even the malls are underground. You can live pretty much underground.

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**Big Dog** · 14th August 2015, 23:44

Originally Posted by Autech

The trick is to fuck off for a month n turn off your hot water cylinder to save power. Then all you need is a massive freeze like we had (apparently, i was in 30deg heat

) a few weeks back and BOOM, frozen pipe causing the ceiling to collapse and putting the whole 120sqm house under a few cms of water.

Fuck it, time for another vodka.

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And you out of town, nay the country. How convenient.

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**Grumph** · 15th August 2015, 07:59

Originally Posted by Autech

The trick is to fuck off for a month n turn off your hot water cylinder to save power. Then all you need is a massive freeze like we had (apparently, i was in 30deg heat

) a few weeks back and BOOM, frozen pipe causing the ceiling to collapse and putting the whole 120sqm house under a few cms of water.

Fuck it, time for another vodka.

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Few years back, had to move a houseload of furniture from a house in Springfield - West Coast road - which had the exact same scenario.
They had some very nice French polished furniture - all of it got redone under insurance. Unlagged copper pipe again too.
In our neighbourhood - almost as high as Springfield - we get pipe freezes a few times each winter, Alkathene pipes are remarkably resilient...

**Drew** · 15th August 2015, 08:28

My rant. Shaun "I'm a cheating little cunt" Harris, you are a fucktard. I would dearly love to kick you in the nuts, and shit on your face while you're writhing in pain. You commenting on the fairness of everything, actually fits the definition of irony, yet it's obviously lost on you since you continue to spout off and expect folk to listen.

One day you have the balls to follow through with your constant shit about going to a race track. Hopefully you will be completely shunned, and take the hint.

Fuck off cunt. No one likes you. Head injury be fucked, you've always been the same.