NoBanStan

Appreciate the advice. I'm less concerned about the holes in the flooring tbh and I definitely get the importance of leaving them accessible, even if it's shoddy work. I wondered if the backside didn't have the holes. I had planned to put a camera in there to take a look. heck, i may just remove the shroud all together soon and and examine everything to be sure.

i hear this stuff blows the lung right out of the body.

Looks like the guy who did my install left a nice big gap in the shroud when he fashioned it. Quality work by the AC company i used i suppose. So i'll be sealing that up tomorrow. I'll have to have a close inspection though because the metal frame that the AC unit sits on has a bunch of half dollar sized holes. I will have to inspect to see if they would let varmints wander up under the shroud.

Jill, are you getting enough fiber?

appreciate the advice fellas. I think i'm gonna start from the outside first and see if it needs some sealing and work my way inward

always enter through sun and ski sports back entrance. that's my go to when i'm forced to be there. *edit* missed that you said as you enter the mall. doesn't surprise me.

ut oh, pictures broke for me.

@-boatman-Make sure you don't also suffer in silence. if it's unbearable, bring it up to your doc just to be on the safe side. I haven't had it done myself, but I know a few people who did and it was a major improvement once they got over the hump. Good luck to ya buddy.

Specifically after the sub compacts? I have a USPc .45 that i've been debating on selling. Comes with a set of night sights. Figure it can't hurt to ask.

Ugh, I hate even asking these questions on a firearms forum... but I'll be honest, i trust you folks more than i do most people. Anyways, I made the crawl and got some pictures. Again, I'm no construction or AC guy, so this may be totally normal First set shows where the duct comes in through the foundation, you can see the main gap. Round ducts, square hole. I took a long exposure with the lights off just to show the light leak. As you may ask, the AC unit is firmly against the house and the metal flashing (or whatever its called) has silicone to the exterior . All of that light is actually coming from down low, despite it looking like it's from the top in the photo. It's also not that bright, just a long exposure. I would presume it shouldn't have THAT large of a gap? Again, maybe I'm wrong. Also took a couple of pictures the hole they cut in my floor under the tub and left open. When i found this, there was insulation over the hole but it had fallen down and the mice were using it as a ramp to get up underneath the tub. I ripped all of that out. Nasty stuff.

if they would just give me the weinermobile, i would drive it to all of my kids events and pick them up from school.

As if on queue, an old high school buddy of mine called me yesterday saying he was laid off (same organization, different areas). I'm a skilled worker, so I don't lose sleep over this kind of thing at present. But in this field, change is a constant. Makes me want to go be an electrician or something.

Another door is a bit ambitious for this guy I think. Could, probably. Willing... not so much. Though it does sound more appealing than low crawling the full length of the house in the long term.

Yeah something like this is what i'm picturing in my minds eye. I definitely won't need a door... though i wish it was because I have to low crawl from the other side of the house to reach it. At best, I can sit upright in the work area. Hopefully I can get out of meetings early enough today to get in there and assess/measure.

Just don't kill Carl's dog....

You gents are probably right but I'm going to take some pictures this week. Foam is what I was leaning towards, or foam block. Just wasn't sure if mice would just chew through it.

That's kinda my field. I never intended to be in IT, it just so happened that I learned how to fix an old packard bell back in 1995. That lead me to helping other people fix theirs. Fast forward to 2004 when i needed work and said "i guess i'll just go work for Dell, I can fix a computer" and the rest is history. Before that it was odd jobs.

it's pretty sizable. I would say at least a foot or two of clearance above the duct.

So my dogs started sniffing around in my closet recently. I figured out why... there's a maintenance grate that goes to the back of our jacuzzi tub. Turns out, whoever installed this thing cut a hole in the subfloor in order to pipe/wire it, but they left it open to the crawlspace. Making things worse, i got down in the crawlspace and realized that the hole through the cinderblock for the AC duct is WAY bigger than the duct itself.. so there's a ton of open air. Doing what they do best, some mice found it and called it home. I set some traps etc and i'm pretty sure i got the critters but now i'm left with the task of... how do i seal this up. I want to do it the right way however. Any suggestion on materials? I'm not above the labor, it's just the know how. I guess i could cut a plywood section to fill in the gaps and hit it with some kinda foam, but then it's a question on how i attach it. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Yeah at present, I have no plans to change. But I would be foolish to not think a few years into the future about where i want to be.

Anyone here made a major leap to a new career? I'm curious what your experience was like and how you prepped for it. For context, I'm 45 and watching the rate of change within the tech world. I have spent my entire career chasing cutting/bleeding edge and I'm still able to keep up with the trends, but who's to say I will be able to do that in my 50's or even into my 60's. Expecting this, I started down the management track some time ago, but it never hurts to explore your other options... especially with AI running amuck.

ugh, i clicked that and now my computer probably has cancer. **Edit*** Thanks for updating the link @gun sane that flixxy site reminded me of every malware portal i've ever met. It "seems" to be legit content aggregation service, but I wouldn't recommend using it. This youtube direct video is fine however.

I watched Caddyshack a bunch as a kid. It still makes me laugh. She was great in it. It's funny how you get a snapshot in your mind of an actor. Their age, how they look, etc. Then you're ultimately surprised when you find out later that they've aged or passed away. I had that when i looked up recent photos of her. In my mind, she was always that preppy blonde girl that just wanted to party.

yeah@gregintennwhen has thinking it out ever got ya anywhere in life!