Some of you are familiar with my handiness around the House of Fly. When it comes to fixing things around the house, I am a destroyer. There is nothing that can stop me from fucking shit up. A few weeks back, I had my bathroom tiles steamed, which in turn caused the grout to travel yonder down the pipe until it cemented it shut. Being the handy man that I am, I took it upon myself to “correct” such egregious circumstances.
Mission accomplished.
Fast forward several weeks to today and there is water seeping through the downstairs bathroom tiles, into the foundation of the fucking garage. Fully cognizant of creating a masterpiece of household destruction, I opted to call my general contractor, so that he could laugh at me and my plights. However, at the moment, he is not interested in calling me back. So here I am contemplating fixing this shit myself, knowing full well if I do, the entire house will be flushed away in some sort of plumbing catastrophe.
When the shower is operating upstairs, it sounds like a pleasant waterfall downstairs, almost as if there were no pipes at all!
All of this, AND MORE, usually precedes EXTREME personal winship in the stock market. There is a certain order to things, a give and take if you will. The universe is now taking from me, in a most unusual fashion, setting up for a large monetary gain.
Crack spreads are up 3.5% this morning and the spread between Brent and WTI crude is now over $15. It’s only a matter of time now. The question is, will “The Fly” have a house left by the time his positions reach full potential?
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This market is bleeding me to a slow death like so many leeches. I would rather it make an attempt to properly maul me so that i could be certain of its intent and take appropriate evasive action.
or possibly i am being boiled alive like a frog, whereby they bring the temperature up ever so slowly all the while i notice nothing. Except it is starting to feel a little warm in here.
death by a million paper cuts
Like being nibbled to death by cats…
lol
yes, exactly.
It’s called the “Even Steven” rule. You win the trifecta at the Kentucky Derby, and on the way home your brand new Porsche hits a pothole, rupturing the oil pan and blows the engine. costing you most if not all your winnings.
I guess I’m a little bit older than you, but I’ve learned my lesson… always call the pros in.
Of course, I’m almost 100% Irish, so it may be the that 50% Italian in you that is pushing these “handyman” attempts like the Ghosts of Grandpas Past.
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That’s why I rent call the landlord
This will cost me 10-15k min. Great shit for the local economy.
M. Le Fly – This is not investing advice but important nonetheless: Shit flows downhill and don’t eat with your hands.
Good luck on all things plumbery.
give your home insurance guy a call first.
Best advice so far. This will actually put coin in your pocket.
WHO WILL WIN MY $1,000
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Your plumber, Joey Bagzodonutstelli!
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i’m weary of the temptation for WNR to hedge out quarters. They have said their #1 goal is to reduce debt. If their compensation is tied to bonuses to reduce debt, then the temptation will be huge to do it. I am glad they own 41% which will mitigate this temptation somewhat. But it is also possible to believe they believe they could get paid both ways. I also do not understand why the hedge would not be public information if it is a done deal contract. Why wasn’t it discussed yesterday? All in all, I still believe the refiner trade is back on like a small ant climbing Everest.
Fly
I have a theory that the good traders make terrible tradesmen. My wife shudders when i get the tool box living in fear of what catastrophe will fall on us. So the more you destroy your house the money you make on the stock market. It’s based on the scientific method.
I don’t even have a tool “box.” I have a tool “shelf” in my basement.
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ha ha ha,,,,,,,,,honey do handyman at your service……the drain needs a simple rodding, and if its leaking then the connection had to come undone.make the steamer guy come over with “his” plumber..and get-ter done
oops…. the more money you make on the stock market…..
Is this the same bathroom that you almost flooded the house when you tried to fix the shower handle?
I read that post from a few years ago and was ROFL.
Three people you need on your speed dial, a good plumber, electrician and a lawyer.
I’ve got an electrical engineering degree, and I won’t touch electrical work – get it wrong and it could kill you.
Fucking faucets. They’re a killer.
Diff bathroom.
no way….i do so many fixtures its unreal.elec,and plumbing.
ever get your WNR caught in a drain? lol
no,but it was caught in a socket once.she called it her cannoli
How did steamed grout cement pipes? What pipes are you talking about? What did you do to correct it? The water sound could be an open pipe or vent pipe or something. When a trap isn’t filling air can flow back up from the sewer, with shit air that kills you.
clogged em up
Shower tiles were steamed
lol
MRO will spin off the refinery part of their business. Will be interesting to watch how stock behaves if spreads remain high prior to that spin.
Yep, MRO is going from an integrated to a more pure E&P company. E&Ps typically have higher multiples so they could be in a win-win situation.
You need grout between the tiles.
Not floor grout. Shower grout, which clogged the pipes. I unclogged it and likely disjointed pipes.
what was the dude too stupid to close the stop, or stuff a rag in it. dude go to thumbtack.com see my tile repair job from a frank loyd crib i did a while back. honey do handyman
Wall grout. Yeah, you probably punctured/cracked the drain pipe or opened up a glued seal while you were trying to unclog it. If they can access the floor from underneath, it should be too hard to fix. Otherwise, they’re going to have to open up the floor of the shower to expose the pipes below.
should -> shouldn’t
I understood it was the wall tiles in the shower. You need grout there, or the water runs between them and down behind the tub along the wall on down to the floor below.
If you’re showering without grout between the tiles, you’ll be fucking the wall big time. My advice is to mop up the water and sell the house immediately! You’re most welcome sir.(indeud)
Floor tiles are fine.
You need grout between the wall tile, and where the wall tiles meet the tub. Otherwise, water runs down between there. If you steamed it out, you gotta replace it.
And then seal it. Grout on its own isn’t waterproof.
The grout on its own will stop the water running thru there. the sealer will protect the grout from getting discolored and scubbed away over time.
No, it won’t. It will prevent much of the water from getting in, but moisture will still be absorbed by the grout and eventually permeate the backer. A simple google search can confirm this. For example:
“Grout is not waterproof. Therefore, you should wait a minimum of 48 hours until the grout has fully cured and then apply a silicone grout sealer according to directions on the label. An old toothbrush works well to apply it.”
http://www.homeimprovementweb.com/information/how-to/tile-grout.htm
Call Vigilante 718-522-6111 They will solve all your problems. Good Luck. Before they fix it can I come over and swim in your indoor waterfall. 🙂
A pond would be good for you.
Yep, sounds like the ol’ pipes are full of grout.
Give me a call.
Great handle there!
Fly – I have taken some of the money for my wife’s boob job and bought 7 WNR May 18 calls for 1.20. If I can get the whole boob job paid for with the WNR calls – I will have the doctor write Paid for by The FLY on her body and if it is not medically bad for her on the implants. You will also get a nice picture of the completed work.
Didn’t you kill your lawn last year right before the Flash Crash which resulted in big dick gains with your first VXX foray?
Where’s TraderCaddy – looking for his view on semis?
And wondering if he saw Kevin Na put up a 16 on a par 4 yesterday.
Not homeless yet. Still long and strong $WNR.
what’s for lunch?
I, too, am prone to assured home destruction as opposed to improvement. WNR is assured bear destruction.
Prediction: $50/ounce silver within 1 month.
you called 40
$50, why not
Thanks for noticing.
the sicilian called 40………50 before a month.
by the way, you most likely poked a hole in the very bottom of the showers water trap which most likely is straight down from the drain, this could be easily fixed with pvc epoxy from topside thru the shower drain but the job will be cleaning the water trap absolutely spotless around the crack/hole before repairing with the epoxy.
this of course is assuming the house has pvc drain pipe, not iron.
Plastic in the Casa Del Fly? Slap yourself for thinking that.
trust me, I’ve been on job sites on 3 million dollar homes… everybody uses pvc now…
if your pipes are not exposed, open ceiling, inspect, look to see if p-trap is just apart, if so connect, done ,if the water is comming from around your drain regrout n seal,,,,easy fix,,,,,the plumber
that ill be 95.00 service info,,or,,fly discount, 1 acknoledgment of greatness,,,,
i know that Fly doesn’t do Fibo Analysis…but fwiw WNR is running into its 23.60% fibo resistance/support at 18.50 from 2008 high and 2009 low.
Nymph, this level has been penetrated, then price came back under that level and looks to be headed back to try to break and hold the level. It is bullish that price hasn’t fallen too far below that Fibo and is headed back at it again.
Jesse…Pros like to take things just over the level to pick up orders there, so first attempt is normally not a great indicator. Not sure if resistance will be taken out.? We have the 21MA on the daily at 17.30 and the 89MA at 17.47.. so that is the nearterm support level/16.78 is a heavy strong support it has to hold. IMHO always easier to sell at resistance levels vs buying at them…but I am overall bearish.
But what makes you so sure the 21MA and 89MA mean anything more than some other made up numbers?
u r right tn,,,danm it, but i still have hope,,,,,
Po Pimp….Fibo MA’s…the magic of the fibonacci that so many Physic Geeks/Quants so love, and they are the ones writing most of the computer programs out there……Razor, Are you the same Razor from Stockpickr?
tn your info is magic, as i posted the other day is sold slv,,,wish i hadnt, but thought it was toppppyyyyy, did u look at slv ? or own it,
Razor, I didn’t look at SLV directly cuz I am so crazy focused on the US Dollar trying to catch support. I will look at it ala Fibo right now.
Razor, For SLV, looking at the 2008 highs and lows, we have the 261.80% level at 39.94ish…nearterm support is at 37.63ish at the moment. But this is one type of chart that Soros would say is pure reflexology and looks to collapse on itself soon imho. So, bottomline 40 is support at this second, but sure looks like traders wiping out buy orders imho.
tks , u r the best,,,imho…
Still learning, but thank you Razor.
50% Italian and you couldn’t handle the job paesano ? Damn !!
Sounds like the crack spread between Monsieur le Fleas personal life inconveniences and stock market winship, is about to blow out to heretofore unforeseen proportions. 8)
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Great. Plumbing advice from a bunch of people who sit in front of their monitors all day gambling.
Gentlemen speculate good sir. Know your surroundings !!!
LOLOL. Nice.
lol good call,,,,ret, plumber chi,il. 30yrs, now daytrader
If it was gambling, they’d be giving out free cocktails.
Pls cant read comments,
Who s in charge fly,
Love your House of Fly posts. I sympathize. We’re in the midst of a similar situation.
Anybody think silver is a mania yet? Everywhere you look it’s being hyped worse than pets.com.
Scary correction imminent?
Senator Gint?
Still not a mania. Ask 50 people on the street or in a mall if they know what the price of silver is.
Once you start seeing commercials about cash4silver, and TV exposé shows on it, or a guy who comes to buy a used fridge off you offers to pay with 1 or 2 ounces of silver instead of cash, then you might be in mania territory. The amount of silver the average person has as a percentage of their investments is teensie tiny compared to basically all history. Same with gold.
Not a mania yet.
Due a pullback, yes.
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I think we already saw the pullback. You called a top and showed an EXK chart last friday. I sold half my position near 12.75 and bought back in for $1.25 less on monday. I think that was it. I hope I am wrong so you and I can buy even more. Things are accelerating in silver.
WTF is “having your tiles steamed”
rofl
It’s kinda like having a Cleveland Steamer
It’s a Brooklyn Italian thing, not a New England Italian thing.
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wnr bids have left the building
There was a guy that had wrote an artical a few weeks back reporting that refiners were going lower…I suggested to him to he pull up wnr chart. Many times these guys are wrong and can cause you to exit a position to early.
check out UAN
lenny dykstra,,,ouch,,,lessons in how far we can fall,,,and how not to trade,,,,
What kind of an irishman are you? have a couple of shots a few beers and get to work!
What about $ALJ? Nice move today.
Steaming tiles gets em real clean sans chemicals
*results may vary.
Is that a quote from your wife? Sounds like something mine would say.
WNR kept popping up today, took 18.02 and crammed some into my Roth.
Not much room left in my Roth, though, but I managed to get enough in to be satisfied, somewhat.
I didn’t think it would fit.
Wanted to be long WNR for the weekend, so I’ll splurge.
http://youtu.be/sXoYK4b_q24