Same take, I think. Or yours is an extension of theirs. True points, both.

use the zip toggle / snap toggle / Toggler version of toggle bolts instead of the spring-loaded ones. The Toggler version are easier to deal with.

Toggle bolts can go behind the lathe and plaster or the drywall; they expand inside the wall cavity.

It’s a battle every day—and you are winning it every day! Look at that success.

Even golf?

Only the lathe, not the studs? If they’re in the studs they’re fine. Only the lathe worries me less; I thought they were only in drywall

That’s probably fine. Make sure it’s paintable (most silicone caulk isn’t paintable). Avoid clear; if your shelves are white, use white caulk (be careful; the labels of white and clear look a lot alike). You don’t need waterproof.

Those screws need to be swapped out ASAP.

Get familiar with strap toggles (also called snap toggles, zip toggles and Togglers). You can just push them in at the existing holes in the plaster (take the wood off first, and use the same holes in the wood)

https://youtu.be/r2r44N5tvR8

Oh, you need to watch this video. He points out all the reasons your caulk job failed. I used his method, which relies on a caulking tool, and my tub looks new 3 years later.

Basically: Tape pulls up the edges Using your finger produces these this layers that peel up. Misting soapy water lets the water run behind the caulk and it doesn’t stick.

https://youtu.be/_DI4hfHM_Hg

Here’s my one additional truck to keep it from being messy: cut a bunch of paper towels into 4” squares. Put them by your knee as you work. Also have an open-top trash can with a liner. When you wipe a section of the caulk with the tool, you’ll need to clean the tool before swiping the next section. Use one corner of a square; then the next, etc. this makes it easy to tell which you’ve used, and you can drop it in the trash can when you’ve hit all areas. (Using a wet cloth was so messy because I couldn’t tell where I’d wiped already.

Also—he suggests a caulking tool that has lots of nifty features. You can get less expensive tools without them for about $8 or $9

What my tub looks like: https://i.imgur.com/pWA4roC.jpeg

You forgot that you should remove the dust before painting.

I find a sacrificial microfiber cloth is really good. And then run a damp cloth over it afterward.

Wash with trisodium phosphate ((TSP) first

Is the dog’s ball still going to get stuck between the threshold and the PVC? Maybe a pool noodle would fill that gap. Too bad they’re such garish colors.

No it’s even better? Chocolate chips are semisweet chocolate! Semisweet is the perfect ratio; milk chocolate is to sweet, and dark chocolate is too sharp. I have searched and searched and never really found a good semisweet chocolate bar.

No, it wasn’t the color. The color didn’t matter at all.

It was the presence of the people going to a lot of work to paint the office. Each time they came, it was a shot in the arm.

The changing lights aren’t going to do that.

I was told of a study done to find what color of paint improved morale and productivity. So they’d come in and repaint the same office frequently. They discovered it wasn’t the paint color. It was the act of painting and spiffing up the office.

I have called myself the plant torturer. I neglect them, then I water them and bring them back from the brink, then I neglect them again

Well, it turned into a lesson on whether I should own plants at all.

I had a golden pothos plant that I tended to under water. I noticed that it would pick one leaf to abandon; it would turn yellow and brown, and all the other leaves would stay green it was a lesson in prioritizing.

After Sandy Hook, my husband said that maybe we’d get an assault-weapons ban if someone shot Hoban animal shelter

Use caulk. And a caulking tool can get you a nice straight line.

Be sure to use a paintable caulk.

And be extra careful to NOT get clear (the label for clear and the label for white look a little too much alike)

I would think a person would want to watch a show, or read a book, that is set in an unfamiliar setting. Because they might learn a bit about the world outside of what they know.

Also note that series have a showrunner overseeing it, so that can help to keep things cohesive even with different directors.

(I’m pretty sure you put it after both. But the smartest move is to avoid the possessive on either)

I love this, but it’s not widespread

My daughter works as a cater waiter and had to go to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. There were multiple doors and it was very early and she had trouble finding the right entrance.

If I were her company, I’d make this app a company standard.

Is that a comma after the word “Holy”?

Lawyers have staff.