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That's why Project exists. Do you insist on on-site meeting with your subs weekly?

Baby steps. You don't want to end up being stressed about things you can't control.

One other thing is that, in the process of becoming proficient in Project, I had to learn how to create "predecessors." Without getting too technical, the program uses links between line items to determine when a new task starts, and, in creating a schedule, I have to think of sequencing not in terms of dates but in terms of when a task starts in relation to its parent. Even if you're not programming a schedule like I am, thinking of tasks in terms of parent-to-offspring instead of as deadline-to-deadline is far more manageable.

Eh, it's all good. I'm just mentioning it because you were talking about how overwhelming the process was. Even with my Project schedules, which tend to be pretty detailed, subs rarely follow the schedule I send to them. Having the visual forces them to be at least somewhat honest, but, more importantly, the visual allows me to better look ahead to see potential adjustments if one trade goes long or doesn't start on time. Doing that makes the whole thing more manageable.

I figured you had a schedule, but what I'm talking about is an actual written timeline - preferably one on a blank calendar so you can visually see the dates. If you give them just dates, subs will almost always agree to meeting a deadline. The problems come in with how they go about meeting it.

You just gotta put a little more prep work in. Have you created a schedule? I mean, you wouldn't need anything professional like Microsoft Project, but writing down a schedule and making sure all of your subs have it is usually the first step because that's where you start dealing with lead times for material and coordinating utilities with the city.

I'm assuming your doing all this work as owner/builder and not through a general contractor.

He's not even embellishing - he's just flat out wrong. Maybe he needs to teach his 12-year-old chinese sex slave how to read english better.

Why can't it be this and a horrible pun at the same time?

You should go back to it. Bum cum can't give you the same kick.

Welcome to the world of construction.

I don't usually, but rollercoasters can be tricky if it's a day that's already windy because of my eyes.

Add me to the "Best not to do it" group. There are plenty of opportunities for women to take control of their bodies and post (and be compensated for) their nudes in a safe environment. She could be telling you this as a friend out of a place of honesty, and asking might damage that friendship. If she's angling to have you buy them, it is not healthy to sell nudes to people who you are supposed to be having a professional relationship with, and it may indicate she has latent self esteem issues.

Dude knows how to mark his territory.

That sounds horrifying.

Nothing is more boring than the The Smiths.

That's the weirdest debate I've ever heard.

I can only imagine how disappointing that would be.

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That makes pretty good sense. I've made a few recipes for cheesecake and the sweetness to sourness balance in the cream cheese base has a lot to do with how successful the cake ends up being, particularly since the baking process tends to amplify it either way. With a cobbler fruit, I'm guessing the spice bridges the gap between the slightly sour cheese and the sweet peaches.

Oh. That's who ProJared is.

I hope you sent that joke to her so she can be even less proud of you than she normally is.

I'm having a hard time imagining what that would taste like. It wouldn't seem like peach would be tart enough to offset the cream cheese.

Or she takes her personal pleasure very seriously.

And a sternly worded letter for good measure.