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Was trying to fix a damaged outlet in my rental unit, as per usual landlord didn't want to fix it.

I don't have a breaker /fuse box in my room.

So, tired of the outlet, I decided to change the outlet entirely with the breaker turned ON. I considered putting a friend on speaker in case I died, but in my fever pitch I decided against it.

So here I am wearing 2 pairs of rubber gloves per hand, with random unrubered wire wrapped around my body in a way so that if I got shocked, the electricity would have a path to travel to not blast my heart / chest / head.

I do the outlet swap a roo. Ancient super boomer outlet, it's wired differently. Wires charred to hell. One of the wires is brittle and snaps. Half way through random arc, a loud pop, my screw driver goes flying the live wire hit something.

My entire unit lost power.

Panic slightly before realizing that it's not so bad, now I won't die. I finish the swaparoo.

I call up the landlord, with some bs excuse ready.

He doesn't ask and just goes and flicks the fuse back on.

My fuse works. My actual face: XD

Ps:

The outlet doesn't put out enough to kill a person iirc

Get wrecked landlord, guess who just increased the value of your unit!!

I have another damaged outlet to fix, but part 2 will have to wait!

(Also, wtf one 15a circuit for the whole unit?)

I still don't know where the screw driver flew)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/401685

They usually say something like owning an apartment is worse than renting an apartment and I should save up for a house because that's better.

If you add up all the income I've made in my life, it's probably nowhere close to being enough to buy a house anywhere in my city. But some trashy apartment? I think I could afford that eventuallly. I only rent trashy apartments and the landlords don't fix anything worth a damn and I end up doing half of my own repairs - cuz at least that way it's done properly. it annoys me every time that I fix up some rich person's apartment, then I move, then fix up that rich person's apartment rinse and repeat. And it's annoying that the landlord tells me if I modify the room (ex repairs) that violates my lease and they'll evict me.

But if I own it? At least I just fix it once.

Irl people also say if i buy it, it could have like black mold. Like dude, my current place has black mold already. I think most of the irl ppl I know are pay check to pay check, but I don't use taxis or buy take out the way they do.

(My bathroom door literally just fell of its hinges.)

To help regulate sweat / body temperature. Should be more socially acceptable than me stripping in public

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/394982

I've noticed variations of 'calm down' don't work.

Lots of ppl in arguments in the hood

I've noticed variations of 'calm down' don't work.

Lots of ppl in arguments in the hood

Tried it yesterday and it works. Dont go overboard and give yourself bowel problems tho

me 2 mark, me2

Not sure how. Mine doesn't vent outside in an obvious fashion.

Leave it running while showering

I'll still take one. My place is smaller than a shipping container any who.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/284258

You're a rich white kid from the suburbs. Sure man just fly away, forget about everyone else down here. You help me take down x, you help real people with real lives. Think about that next time you're fighting some stupid elephant man or whatever

Haven't found an studies on it though.

Just searched page 1 of google "is rust in diet harmful U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" "is rust in diet harmful"

Most reliable link was https://www.foxnews.com/health/is-using-rusty-cookware-really-that-big-of-a-deal not sure if fox is reliable (iirc fox's opinion pieces are unreliable)

Rust might increase bodily iron: "Limitations of all pot types, except stainless steel, included heavier weight and rust formation. In addition, even though cast iron and blue steel pots were less expensive and leached greater quantities of iron, stainless steel pots were lighter, less likely to rust and presumably less likely to cause iron overload"