As an adult I have very few firsts

[Still Me]

I decided to refinance my auto loan for a better interest rate…

WOOO ADULTING…

why is some shit boring as fuck but yet satisfying?

[Raptorpat]

new plumbing

 

so my house was built in the 1950s and there were original 1950s cast iron drain pipes when we moved in. the original owners replaced most of the exterior drain with PVC in the early 1990s (from the road up), and we replaced almost all of the main drain in the basement circa 2019 (there was a blockage and the cast iron was so corroded that a plumbing snake would punch right through the metal). so all the original cast iron left as of present day was the vertical portion traveling between floors and the remaining 14ft of horizontal outside running through to the inside of the foundation wall. 

the cap on the pipe protruding from the wall was already cracked and corroded, and was already weighing on me - then an exterior blockage backed it up and the water pressure pierced through the cracks and it was leaking poo water onto the basement floor. gross

so we finally got a professional to dig up the remaining 14ft of cast iron, bore through the foundation wall, replace it with PVC, and re-cement/seal the wall up.

 

the whole job I had been avoiding dealing with literally took one guy half a day

[Still Me]

That’s fuckin dumb. I’m sorry dude 

[Noob]

This is the first year I bought car insurance by paying for the full year upfront, instead of my usual scam of only paying for the first month & immediately lapsing after that since I got the ""proof of insurance"" that says my plan is for 1 year. 

[Still Me]

3 hours ago, Noob said:

This is the first year I bought car insurance by paying for the full year upfront, instead of my usual scam of only paying for the first month & immediately lapsing after that since I got the ""proof of insurance"" that says my plan is for 1 year. 

lol you know that doesn’t work if you get pulled over

[Mix]

14 hours ago, Raptorpat said:

new plumbing

 

so my house was built in the 1950s and there were original 1950s cast iron drain pipes when we moved in. the original owners replaced most of the exterior drain with PVC in the early 1990s (from the road up), and we replaced almost all of the main drain in the basement circa 2019 (there was a blockage and the cast iron was so corroded that a plumbing snake would punch right through the metal). so all the original cast iron left as of present day was the vertical portion traveling between floors and the remaining 14ft of horizontal outside running through to the inside of the foundation wall. 

the cap on the pipe protruding from the wall was already cracked and corroded, and was already weighing on me - then an exterior blockage backed it up and the water pressure pierced through the cracks and it was leaking poo water onto the basement floor. gross

so we finally got a professional to dig up the remaining 14ft of cast iron, bore through the foundation wall, replace it with PVC, and re-cement/seal the wall up.

 

the whole job I had been avoiding dealing with literally took one guy half a day

I feel your pain. Plumbing is a nightmare.

I had to replace copper pipes with pex, a blown expansion tank and a water pressure regulator. Might be the closest I came to ptsd.

[Noob]

19 hours ago, Still Me said:

lol you know that doesn’t work if you get pulled over

It's worked for me. They've never looked it up. Some states apparently have databases where cops can look up if you're currently actively insured just by your license plate but my state wasn't like that I don't think. Anyway it's better than not having any proof at all.

But yeah they could definitely prove it immediately if they pursued it past looking at the paper. So driving uninsured is always stressful, that's like the main reason I splurged. Nice to not have to worry so much. 

[scoobdog]

On 10/29/2025 at 3:46 PM, Raptorpat said:

new plumbing

 

so my house was built in the 1950s and there were original 1950s cast iron drain pipes when we moved in. the original owners replaced most of the exterior drain with PVC in the early 1990s (from the road up), and we replaced almost all of the main drain in the basement circa 2019 (there was a blockage and the cast iron was so corroded that a plumbing snake would punch right through the metal). so all the original cast iron left as of present day was the vertical portion traveling between floors and the remaining 14ft of horizontal outside running through to the inside of the foundation wall. 

the cap on the pipe protruding from the wall was already cracked and corroded, and was already weighing on me - then an exterior blockage backed it up and the water pressure pierced through the cracks and it was leaking poo water onto the basement floor. gross

so we finally got a professional to dig up the remaining 14ft of cast iron, bore through the foundation wall, replace it with PVC, and re-cement/seal the wall up.

 

the whole job I had been avoiding dealing with literally took one guy half a day

Ironically, home repair is the opposite of adulting for me, only partially because it’s part of what I do.  The truth is even something as boring as sewer repair involves expensive tools, so I end up playing with toys and pretending like I had to work hard to accomplish something.

Adulting to me is having to talk to a guy who’s padding his time card.