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Cake day: June 17th, 2023

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  • Ugh. That’s how it always goes. I was going to replace some 1950s cabinets. The floor around them had tiles, but once I pulled the cabinets you could see they tiled over two layers of vinyl/linoleum. Pull the floor out, had to remove a pipe to get some floor out, the inside of pipe was so clogged with rust and grease that the 1.5" hole was about 3/8" diameter. Pull all the galvanized pipes out, they were laying on the wiring for support. ??? Open the wall to move wiring, no insulation in the walls. Anyway 3 months later a cabinet change was a full down to the studs and subfloor kitchen reno


  • Well China does have the benefit of just ordering the work to be done and funded by the government, rather than a random contractor dropping the ball over cost overruns or not quoting the next stage because they fear losing money. For example Rogers committed to building cell towers through the coastal mountains or rockies to ensure service on those transit routes, BC agreed to contribute a large amount to help. Rogers starts then cancels it all saying land acquisition or development is going to cost to much for the towers. Whereas if it were a government project it would just get done regardless of extra costs, and profit isn’t a factor.