Emma Brown (u/brown.emma)

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Serious question, why do people always say to paint before you install?

I was finishing my garage in Portland last year and painted the walls after the shelving was up, which everyone says is wrong. I realized it was actually easier to cut in around the brackets and not worry about drips on new paint. Has anyone else tried doing the painting last and had it work out better?

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brown.emma•1d ago

Remember when we had to run a separate wire for every single sensor?

I was looking at an old job file from 2008, a house in Tempe with 32 zones. That meant 32 individual wires, all bundled and snaked through the walls. It took two of us three full days just to pull the cable. Now, with a modern wireless hybrid panel, I could do that same job in one day, maybe a day and a half. The battery life on those sensors is so good now, you're not getting call backs. The time and material savings are huge. Anyone else still run into those old wired-only systems and just feel a wave of relief that we don't have to do that anymore?

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brown.emma•4d ago

Am I the only one who ditched artificial sweeteners after a health scare?

I used to drink diet soda every day, thinking it was healthy. Then I started having bad stomach cramps and low energy. I cut out all artificial sweeteners and felt better in a week. Now I tell my friends to check their food labels because that stuff can really affect you.

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Serious question, why do people always say to paint before you install?

Remember when we had to run a separate wire for every single sensor?

Am I the only one who ditched artificial sweeteners after a health scare?

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