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Question: Where do you go when you old and your heart is broken? I am 48, he is 42, he left me for his 27 year old co-worker whom he was roomate with for 1 year. However, when he moved there she was in a relationship with a lesbian. Long crazy story! We were together for 6 1/12 years we lived together for 5 1/2 years. He cheated on me before but came back!! Now he dumped me for this girl! I guess she can advance him in his job, they both do the same line of work they both cable guys for knology. I am heartbroken sad and miserable. I am self evaluating and my self esteem is gone. I am a RN and can make a good living. It scares me to be so old and having to start new. Any older people outhere who could share their experience and please their recovery?????

Answer: you have a chance to go do whatever it is you want to...you don't need a man to validate you as a person... what he did is his problem not yours...go continue with your career..hang out with friends and rediscover yourself...screw him and his lesbian girlfriend...and when he comes back crawling to you turn your back on him..he doesn't deserve someone like you ...just tell yourself you are so much better off without him...the hurt and mistrust will go away it will take time but it will go...just make yourself happy. good luck!

Question: Physics Question about Electricity? This is my problem for Physics homework, we are currently studying safety in household circuits. Here is the Problem: A worker touched an over head power line and was electrocuted. A newspaper reported the incident in the following way: "He touched the cable and 50000 V of electricity surged through his body." Criticise this statement. I'm not sure how to, any help would be appreciated

Answer: The current passing through the body does the damage! usually it is that a high voltage causes a high current (remember Ohm's law) and hence the common misconception that the voltage does the damage! in other words if u touch a body at a potential difference of (say) 20 million volts but a small current like 2 milli amperes pases through your body you wont feel a thing! an elaborate example is the tester screwdriver used by many electricians. everyone knows that putting a finger in the plug when the power is on gives a devastating shock. however the tester screwdriver is inserted into the plug and nothing happens (just the bulb inside it glows). in other words high voltage does do damage but if u have a high resistance (say) 50000000 ohms against a huge current like 50000 V the current is just 1 mA. u wont feel a thing!!! correspondingly 5 ohms against 50000V gives a 10000A shock. thats gonna hurt BAD!!

Question: Why do we let Greedy Capitalists own our Livelihoods? Tribune Company files for bankruptcy By Kristina Betinis and Alexander Fangmann 15 December 2008 World Socialist Web Site On Monday, December 8, the Tribune Company, which employs about 16,000 workers, became the first major news company to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the current economic downturn. The filing, which threatens the jobs, wages and pensions of thousands of workers, allows the company to stop paying interest on its $12.9 billion in debt and enter into debt restructuring negotiations with its creditors. The bankruptcy filing lists the company’s assets at $7.6 billion The Tribune Company is a media empire comprising the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, the Orlando Sentinel, at least 6 other daily newspapers, a cable network, a radio station, 24 television stations, several weekly papers, Chicago Magazine, and numerous websites. It also owns the Chicago Cubs and their stadium, Wrigley Field, which are not listed as part of the bankruptcy filing. At court hearings last Wednesday, the media conglomerate asked a bankruptcy judge for permission to cut employee severance payments and health care benefits. In 1986, the Chicago Tribune smashed a bitter strike by pressmen and other craft unions, replacing 1,000 workers with strikebreakers. Today, the entire conglomerate is mostly non-union. Many media companies are suffering from dwindling advertising revenue, as well as the loss of readers to the Internet. In another recent sign of the downsizing and consolidation of the industry, the Detroit Free Press, owned by Gannett Co, and its partner, the Detroit News, are planning to end home delivery on all but the most lucrative days, which are Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The most direct cause of the Tribune Company’s bankruptcy, however, is the company’s staggering level of debt. Several large media companies, including Media General and Gannett, face enormous debt payments and may soon find themselves in a similar situation. Last year’s privatization of the Tribune Company bears the marks of leveraged debt financing characteristic of the recent climate of rampant speculation. In December 2007, billionaire real estate mogul Samuel Zell, nicknamed the “Grave Dancer� for his history of buying distressed or undervalued businesses, completed the transaction to take the Tribune Company private. He was estimated by Forbes in 2008 to be the 68th richest American. Zell, the Tribune Company’s chairman and CEO, pursued a heavily leveraged buyout of the company which was widely characterized as extremely risky and indicative of the irresponsible investments leading up to the recent crisis. The Wall Street Journal reports that “no one thought the buyout of Tribune Co. would work—and it didn’t.� Ruthlessness typifies Zell’s approach. Speaking on the mortgage crisis at the Milken Institute Global Conference in April, Zell was quoted as saying, “This country needs a cleansing. We need to clean out all those people who never should have bought in the first place, and not give them sympathy.� Zell maintained he could make the Tribune Company deal profitable through a combination of asset sales and reorganization to take place under the new management team, which had little or no experience in the newspaper industry. Senior executives knew that bankruptcy would likely be filed soon, in an effort to protect investments. While Zell invested $315m of personal equity, with substantial risk mitigated by tax breaks, debt was piled on to the company in the acquisition process. By the time of its completion, Zell’s deal had saddled the Tribune Company with $11.2 billion in debt. Most of the risk for the Tribune Company’s enormous debt was pushed onto the newly-created Employee Stock Ownership Program, which purchased $250 million worth of newly issued stocks upon being established in 2007. These schemes, promoted by the union bureaucracy to “save� failing companies, while securing the interests of big investors, have produced nothing but disaster for workers. This was the case at United Air Lines, McLouth Steel and other companies where workers lost their pensions, wages and life savings when the so-called worker-owned companies collapsed. The Tribune ESOP, as the majority shareholder, assumed most of the risk for the debts. Those employee shareholders are also at the end of the line of creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings. Speaking to the Chicago Tribune, Zell admitted it was likely that the employee stock owners could have their holdings wiped out. The Chicago Tribune reported that Tribune Company “will halt all severance payments, deferred compensation and other payments to former employees, who will be required to file a claim with the bankruptcy court.� The executive director of the National Center for Employee Ownership published an analysis of the Tribune Company’s ESOP in 2007 which included the following: The executive director of the National Center for Employee Ownership published an analysis of the Tribune Company’s ESOP in 2007 which included the following: “In the Tribune case, the ESOP will borrow money from the company. Regardless of how the plan acquires stock, company contributions to the trust are tax-deductible, within certain limits. So in this case, the company is able to use the ESOP to borrow money and repay it in pretax dollars, deducting both principal and interest. This is one of the key tax benefits that the many articles on this transaction are referencing.� In this case, as in other cases, an ESOP was established as part of the privatization to provide tax advantages and risk protection to Zell and company, rather than provide security for employees through ownership stakes, which clearly confirms the predatory nature of the Zell acquisition. n the first eight months after the Zell acquisition of the Tribune Company, more than 900 Chicago Tribune jobs were eliminated. Compounding the instability posed by the risky acquisition, the Tribune Company continued to see its advertising revenue fall sharply. In an effort to cut costs, the Chicago Tribune introduced a smaller, reformatted paper in September of this year, composed of fifty percent advertisements and fifty percent graphics-intensive reporting. The cost cuts were achieved by reducing news content and the staff required to produce it, which could be printed on fewer pages. By August 2008, increased layoffs, employee buyouts, and other cost-cutting measures failed to reverse the company’s decline. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/dec200… Jim, Workers everywhere are taking it on the chin through no fault of their own. The capitalist is nothing but a leech on the working class. Capitalism is class warfare. The capitalist gets richer and richer as labor works harder and harder for less and less, as his benefits are slashed and his job "offshored" to cheap labor locations. If you had read this article, Zell's recklessness lies at the foundation of ruin for the employees of Tribune Co. "The ongoing debate over the auto bailout has demonstrated the conspiracy of the automakers, the two big business parties and the UAW against the autoworkers. All insist that workers must pay for a crisis that they did not cause, in order to restore the auto companies to profitability so they can once again be a lucrative source of income for corporate executives and big investors who are responsible for the financial catastrophe." http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/dec200… Cowboy, Read the posted article!

Answer: Im not gonna read your crazy jargon, but your question is fraudalent from the start. Yes, there are greedy capitalists, but this not necessiarly a bad thing. Afterall, they cannot steal your wealth through force or coercion, everything they do is on a voluntary basis. Only the government has the power to force you do something you dont want to do. Businesss fail, this a part of nature, its like natural selection, those who aren't able to please customers or make good products, go bamkrupt. ANd were all better off because of it. Stop listening to to Obama, just say No To NoBama.

Question: I need some help setting up formulas for these word problems? Helen has a rectangular garden that measures 65 meters by 20 meters. How long is the diagonal length of the garden? A diagonal of a rectangular box is 12 inches long. One side of the box is 8 inches long. What is the length of the other side? A soccer field is 120 yards long and 80 yards wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the feild? The distance between consecutive bases in major league baseball is 90 feet. Find the distance from the home plate to second base. The length of a football field is 100 yards and the width is 53 yards. In the first game of the season, Joe Don catches the opening kickoff at the corner of the goal line and runs straight as a string the diagonal length of the field to score a touchdown. The next day the local paper credits Joe for a 100 yard touchdown run, but how far did he actually run? Larry bought a trampoline measuring 10 by 12 feet. What is the length of the diagonal of the trampoline? How long must a wire be to reach from the top of a 13 meter telephone pole to a point on the ground 9 meteres from the foot of the pole? A pool table is 95 inches long and 51 inches wide. What is the length of the diagonal of the pool table? The end zone of a football field is 10 yards deep and 53 yards across. What is the length of the dialgonal of the end zone? Dana drove her car from her house to her school. She went 7 miles due west and 3 miles due south. How far is Dana's house from the school? The distance fromt he ground to the roof of a house is 13 feet. There is a solid path 4 feet from the house. What would the minimum length of a ladder that would reach the roof while resting on the path? Two workers tied a 50 foot cable to the top of a pole they were going to cut down. The cable reached 40 feet from the base of the pole. How tall was the pole. Lance is swimming at the country club swimming pool. The pool is 30 feet wide and 100 feet long. If Lance swims the diagonal length of the pool, how far will he swim Selma is flying a kite. She lets out 80 feet of string. Her brother moves to a point where he is standing directly under the kite. He measures this distance to be 30 feet. How high is the kite? Jack has a 75 foot vertical TV antenna on his roof. He wants to connect a guy wire from the top of the antenna to a hook on the roof. The hook is located 15 feet from the base of the antenna. How many feet of wire will be needed? A 10 meter ladder is leaning against a building. The bottom of the ladder is 5 meters from the building. How many meters high is the top of the ladder? Mary walks 4 miles north and then turns and walks 5 miles west. How far is she from her original starting point? A surveyor has poles A,B, and C set to form a right triangle with the right angle at B. If the distance from A to B is 35 meters and the distance from B to C is 25 meters, what is the distance from A to C? He can't measure it because there is a deep pond between points A and C. An A-frame tent is in the shape of an isosceles triangle. (An isosceles triangel has two equal sides.) The base of the triabgle is 10 ft. and the two congruent sides are each 8 ft. What is the height of the tent? The distance between consecutive bases is 90 feet. An outfielder catches the ball on the third base line abotu 40 feet behind third base. How far would the outfielder have to be to throw the ball to first base? A high school basketball court is 84 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the diagonal length of the court? A 12-ft ladder is leaning against a building. The bottom of the ladder is 7 ft from the building. How high is the top of the ladder? A hot air balloon rises straight up 500 feet, then catches a breeze and is blown west 1,000 feet. How far is teh balloon fromt he point of liftoff?

Answer: You've got to be kidding. This isn't the do your homework for you section.

Question: Help with VPN problem? Set up vpn on home computer to access work computer, Attempt to access computer and recieve Error code 769 (The specific destination is not reachable). VPN on home computer set up exactly as instructions ask. Tech support is running out of answers. Any idea how I can check whether host server is worker properly. I've typed in the name per instruction with no success. I'm using a wireless connection through cable modem at home. The host computer at work is using a T1 line and a router. trying to resolve ongoing problem and battle between phone company and POS vendor who needs to gain access to computers. Both are saying its the others problem so I'm trying to determine if I can access the system remotely then the problem is with the p.o.s. vendor. I also need access to my system to check daily sales and other business related info on specific computer on LAN.

Answer: Turn off your Firewall first, windows xp firewall and others will interfere and must be configured to allow your vpn application access out. Your router must also be configured to allow access. The error you are getting is a routing or firewall issue, your connection is not getting to the VPN server, or it is not getting back to your host computer. Make sure you are using the proper VPN client, Cisco and other proprietary companies require a unique vpn client and client profile to connect. Good luck!

Question: Dog Section: Ever have neighbours/friends like this? So, House one;: In the end of the summer to the beginning of the school year, they had an older Bassett which was given from a friend. After owning it for a few months [around the time of November] they got rid of the dog. Reason being; "He didn't want to play with our son." He was about 9 years old, was blind in one eye, and was always a calm dog. Why they took the dog, thinking it would play with their child, I don't know. A month and a half later, they get a Border Collie pup. The dog played with their son, stayed outside all day [same with the Bassett] from around 5am - around 10pm. Had a dog house, was on a zip-line, had food and water [so it was pretty sound out there "needs wise"]. After 4 months they get rid of it. Reason being, "the dog was too destructive in the house and never stopped looking for attention while we were sleeping." Ok. Being outside for all but 7 hours, alone, with no toys; why wouldn't it want to play inside with the pack for those 7 hours you tried to sleep? My knowledge source: Their nephew, also their neighbour, is a close friend of mine. House two;: Currently has a 2 year old Golden Retriever, as well as an 11 year old Chow Chow. Both from breeders. Occasionally allows their daughter/son-in-law to bring over a 3 year old Basenji mix [originally theirs, but after being "too destructive" gave to their daughter]. All are kept outside, while they're visiting, in a 15'x15' fenced in [chain-link] yard. The Golden Retriever has aggression issues, barks non-stop at everything, and has attacked a neighbour once [bit hand, drew small amounts of blood]. The Chow Chow is timid, has been dominated by the Golden Retriever and is frequently attacked by it, and before the Golden was bought, it had attacked another neighbour two times, as well as other guests; drew blood every time. The Basenji mix dominates the Golden Retriever, but submits to the Chow Chow, and has gotten the Golden Retriever into the habit of dragging pillows/cushions/shoes/fake legs into the yard and chewing on them. [Which gets him, literally, beaten.] All are males, none are neutered. All, except for the Chow, feel the need to break through the fence about twice a month in order to get to our JRT x APBT when she's outside for walks/on the cable. My knowledge source: Immediate access to their fenced in yard, as well as past history of being friends. House three:; Owns 7 dogs. 4 Chihuahuas, one Manchester Terrier, one Maltese, and one Pomeranian. None are walked. Their fenced in enclosure is 10'x15' but is crowded with their childrens' toys and junk. 2 of the Chihuahuas, as well as the Maltese are only allowed access to that part outside of the house. The other 4 dogs are allowed access to the rest of the lawn, which is around a quarter of an acre behind their house. The dogs wander off while the owners are gardening/burning trash, up into our lawn, as well as down into the adjacent lawn, and further into the side-street. The dogs continuously fight with each other, and have attacked their kids [they have 3 children in the house, along with the dogs, four adults, and two teenagers]. The owners have been called upon repeatedly by not only my own household, but other households because of property damage, dog fights [our main reason], and attacks toward humans. The owners complied and either got rid of a few of the dogs they had, took them to a training class or two, or have euthanized the ones that repeatedly were called upon for human aggression. They didn't allow their dogs out roaming for a few months after a call; but after the heat was over, they would allow the dogs back out, go get the dogs they got rid of, and got more dogs to "make up" for the euthanized ones. My knowledge source;: Community meetings, one of them being my mother's co-worker, along with one of them occasionally going to my school. So. Sorry for the long descriptions. Back to the question:; Have you ever had/currently have neighbours and/or friends that were like this, dog-wise [or perhaps another pet, that would be interesting to hear as well]? What was the scenario like? What happened? Was it over-come/changed? Cheers. [p.s. -- can't wait until I have enough money to buy my own land and be free from neighbours. *sigh* bliss.] Beautica -- Oh, I have called our local dog shelter [whom handles the cases, inspects, and then furthers them to the authorities] multiple times. Usually *right* when it happens. But there's never a mark on the dog, other than it's aggressive behaviour -- so there's nothing they can do. Lindsay -- Grow up. Please. Considering I give a sh*te about dogs, and I have to *live* with the dogs' problems, behaviours, and the owners' treatment of them -- yeah, it kind of is my business. You probably couldn't tell a pile of dog sh*te from a barn, the way you answer questions. Chaos -- cheers, you have no idea how many times my dad has used those exact words for dogs of small breeds in similar situations. "That little [insert breed] would be dead in a second." It's good that your dad wasn't attacked, and neither was your dog. Abbie -- You have no idea how much it annoyed me as well. I would have been *glad* to help them with the dog, instead of them just dumping it at the pound/giving it away. Now I'm extremely worried, though. They still have the zip line, but they now have a fenced in enclosure next to the back of their house. Which means they can get larger dogs. *prays*. Dakota -- how did you refrain from telling her off? That self control is much more than I could have had in that situation.

Answer: OMG lindsey we all know you are full of **** so why bother. I had one neighbor at the top of the street whose dog almost attacked my dad, he had my male dog with him who is now slightly dog aggressive cause of that incident. But they would always let there dog outside and he would run around the neighborhood almost got hit by a car a few times. The dog would always go in others yards and poop and stuff. Well one day a girl was walking him and he did that and my dad saw. He was furious he went out side and told the girl to pick her dogs **** up, she had to go back to her house to get something to clean it up and she did do it but i think she probably threw it on anothers yard. They moved a year or so ago, good riddance. My dog was a young dog back then but man if my dad lost control of him that little shiba inu would be dead. My male is protective of my dad.

Question: Military wife looking for a job can you help? Please I have applied to so many jobs and I have such a hard time finding a job in my local area! I am a military wife that has just moved to Quantico, VA from Pennsylvania. I have so much experience more then what is on my resume. What is not on my resume is my bartending and retail experience! I am am fast learning multi-tasker!! I have excellent customer service and administrative skills including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and the Internet as well as filing and phone experience that would be an asset to your company. In addition, I am an experienced billing manager. I am also a very motivated, reliable professional, who learns quickly and has the ability to work with diverse populations in fast paced environments, independently or within a team. ANY JOB OFFERS Please contact me via phone(267-679-4665) or e-mail (alexandria.blank@yahoo.com)!!! I am looking for about $10/hr Full-time! I have placed my resume below PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP!! I am an HONEST hard worker!!! (I can send you my resume in a word doc.!!) Alexandria Blank 11022 Poynter Street Quantico, Virginia 22134 Cell (267) 679-4665 alexandria.blank@yahoo.com Objective To obtain a position where my excellent customer service and administrative skills can be utilized in a company with growth potential. Summary of Qualifications -Excellent customer service skills and able to effectively serve and work with diverse populations and ages including supervisors, colleagues, customers and vendors. -Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point and the Internet. -Exceptional organizational and administrative skills, with ability to set up and maintain confidential filing systems, answer single and multi-line telephones, and deliver messages promptly. -Motivated and proactive with ability to work in fast paced environments independently or in a team. -Proven marketing skills including product information, design and location. -Over two (2) years experience accurately handling cash and balancing books. Professional Experience Manager Maui Wowi (Gourmet Coffee & Smoothies), Langhorne, PA (3/07-1/08) -Responsible for the complete operation of the store, including reconciling daily cash and sales, and supervising staff. -Provided excellent customer service at all times by greeting and assisting customers, and promptly and professionally responding to customer inquiries and complaints. -Monitored sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods and conducted marketing of store and products. -Responsible to recruit, hire, train, supervise, evaluate, schedule and complete payroll for employees. -Directed and supervised employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers. -Performed inventory of stock and reordered when inventory dropped to a specified level. -Maintained records of purchases, sales, and requisitions. Examined products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item. -Enforced safety, health, and security rules and maintained clean store at all times. -Assisted in the performance of work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise. Alexandria Blank Page two Billing Manager Wilco Electronics Inc. (Cable & Alarm Company), Fort Washington, PA (1/06-10/06) -Verified accuracy of billing data and revised any errors. -Operated typing, adding, calculating, and billing machines. -Prepared itemized statements, bills, or invoices; and recorded amounts due for items purchased or services rendered. -Reviewed documents such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or records in order to compute fees and charges due. -Performed data entry and bookkeeping work, including posting data and keeping other records concerning costs of goods and services and the shipment of goods. -Maintained records of invoices and support documents. -Counted daily cash and resolved discrepancies in accounting records. -Typed billing documents, shipping labels, credit memorandums, and credit forms. -Contacted customers in order to obtain or relay account information. -Computed credit terms, discounts, shipment charges, and rates for goods and services in order to complete billing documents. -Ordered office supplies. Greeter McCafferty Auto Group (Hyundai/Suzuki Showroom) Langhorne, PA (8/05-12/05) -Operated telephone switchboard to answer, screen and forward calls, providing information, taking messages, scheduling appointments, and to hear and resolve issues/complaints from customers and public. -Received payments and recorded receipts for services. -Performed administrative support tasks such as proofreading, transcribing handwritten information, and operating calculators or computers to work with pay records, invoices, balance sheets and other documents. -Greeted person

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Question: Sewage back-up: Is this possible, and if so, how/why it happened and how could we prevent it from reoccurring? 1. We moved into a brand new house last December. Five days after our moving in, we had a sewage back-up, which caused approximately a 300 sq. ft. area in our basement to be covered with human waste, toilet paper, etc. By the time the plumber came out about 24 hours after the initial discovery, the water had receded on its own, and upon observation (i.e., no scoping, Roto-Rooting, etc.), the plumber informed us that it must have been that one of our kids flushed something down the toilet that should not have been. By the way, during the "pre-walk throgh" about two weeks prior to our moving in, we had found a big, big "poo-mess" in a upstairs bathroom, probably left by a construction worker not wanting to walk to a porta-potty in the frigid Chicago winter. There was no toilet paper present in the house at this time (I specifically remember because one of my own children started saying that she had to go during the process, I frantically looked for toilet paper, there was none, and we had to drive over to a model home) but plenty of industrial-type (i.e., brown, hard) paper towels there. 2. One week ago (Nov. 6), we had another sewage back-up, and this time, we had approximately 600 sq. ft. of space in the basement covered in raw sewage. 3. About 12 hours later, the plumber: 1) scoped to approximately 100 ft. from the clean out, located in the basement. He was not able to find anything that was blocking the flow but was able to see water standing inside the pipe starting at this point. 2) also Roto-Rooted to 100 ft. or so. He was not able to get anything out. He was not able to resolve the problem and determined that he needed a longer cable for the Roto-Rooter, as well as the camera. 4. When another plumber from the same company came three days later, we had not used any water, and the water had gone down on its own (dried human waste and toilet paper remained on the basement floor, however). He: 1) Rot-Rooted to approximately 120 ft. from the clean-out. He was able to recover a wad of what looked like to him paper towels about the size of a computer mouse ( ... where did they come from???). He also informed me that based upon the drawing, this (120 ft. away from the house) is just about where our sewer line connects to the main sewer. 2) For reasons yet to be found out, he did not bring a camera with him. 3) The plumbers also informed me that the further it gets from the house, the larger the width of the pipe that is used (i.e., 2 in. -> 4 in. -> 6 in. -> and then 10-in. for the main). ->->->My main question is how/why would a blockage occur at 120 ft. away from the house especially if 4. 3) above is the case? As a layperson, my thinking is that if something is not going to get stuck inside a 2-in.-wide pipe, then it is not going to get stuck inside a 6-in.-wide pipe 120 ft. downstream, so to speak. Also, is it feasible to think that some sort of build-up could be created with normal use? Once again, as a layperson, I cannot think of a reason as to why that would happen, unless the slope was not steep enough? We just want to find out what is causing these back-ups, and what we can to prevent them from ever happening again. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR READING! Two details that were left out in the previous post: 1. The first time this happened, we had a bunch of snow melt. The second time, it had rained all day. 2. We have also noticed bubbles coming up to the surface in the toilets (most noticeable in the downstairs toilet). THANK YOU! Update: The plumber now thinks that the situation is being caused by a broken sewer line.

Answer: I think it is clear that without TP someone used papertowels and flushed them. They clogged the pipe. Then it rained/snow melt and the water backed whatever was in your line and maybe a gift from the main line into your basement. I live in a city and the lines are 4" internally and 6" to the street but a line of over 100' is unheard of here. A line that long has lots of places for snags. Debris will catch at snags which are especially found at junction points. It would have been helpful to know if the junction point to the main line was problematic. A scope would have told you this. You have bubbles because you have pressure in the lines. There isn't suppose to be any. Will it happen again? Yes. Your options? 1. Talk to the town engineer. 2. It would be best if you come armed with an engineering report. This will cost you and the amount depends upon the testing/exploration required. If the line is scoped out again make sure you get a tape of what the scope sees for later review. 3. The sanitary engineer you hire should suggest alternatives. a. One engineering alternative is to pump all of your waste water and seal your gravity drain system. This may have failure problems but you would never get someone elses business. b. Check valves in sewer lines do not work well. When debris gets caught in them they will not close. A gate valve will work, but if it is manually controlled someone will have to "man" it at the right time. c. the town will have to re-engineer the main sewer lines. Law suits are sure to be involved. Lawyers will get rich clients will have to compromise. Skip all of this and move out suing the people who sold you the house. You will still need an engineer but your lawyer might hire him. Flushing your lines as mentioned above is good. I would suggest you add in a full tub or so as well. Furthermore I would suggest you make sure this is done before any major rainstorm or once a month... but this still won't prevent the main sewer from backing up into your house. Just what comes out first will be cleaner. As an aside for clean ups I use several bottles of bleach while there is still water on the basement floor. (keeps things healthier.) Before it is all completely subsided or afterwards rehydrate and use a wet/ dry vac set for wet pickup. EDIT: For my money the plumber who thinks it is a broken sewer line would have to answer the question of why, when it rains or there is snow melt, you get a sewer back up? While a broken sewer line will be the "snag" that I mentioned earlier by itself it will not explain the sewer backing up under those conditions. The only explaination is the unlikely one that you don't want to hear... that there is a problem with the mains. You may ALSO have a broken sewer line but only a blockage in the main line in the street (with all the same causes) will effect your system in this way. (With the one exception of your also having storm runoff or roof drains going into your sewer line. [This is currently illegal in my area and requires a separate drywell to avoid exactly this kind of problem.])

Question: A day at the IT support in a company.................................... 1. When a tech says he's coming right over, log out and go for coffee. It's no problem for us to remember 2700 network passwords. 2. When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and Popsicle art. We don't have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours. 3. When tech support sends you an e-mail with high importance, delete it at once. We're probably just testing out the public groups. 4. When a tech is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and spill your guts out and expect him to respond immediately. We exist only to serve and are always ready to think about fixing computers. 5. When Pat is at the water cooler or outside having a smoke, ask her a mail question. The only reason why she drinks water or smokes at all is to ferret out all those users who don't have email or a telephone line. 6. Send urgent email ALL IN UPPERCASE. The mail server picks it up and flags it as a rush delivery. 7. When you call a tech's direct line, press 5 to skip the bilingual greeting that says he's out of town for a week, record your message, and wait exactly 24 hours before you send an email straight to the director because no one ever returned your call. You're entitled to common courtesy. 8. When the photocopier doesn't work, call computer support. There's electronics in it, right? 9. When you're getting a NO DIAL TONE message at home, call computer support. We can even fix telephone problems from here. 10. When something's wrong with your home PC, dump it on a tech's chair with no name, no phone number, and no description of the problem. We love a good mystery. 11. When you have a tech on the phone walking you through changing a setting read the paper. We don't actually mean for you to DO anything we just love to hear ourselves talk. 12. When we offer training on an upcoming software upgrade, don't bother. We'll be there to hold your hand after it is done. 13. When the printer won't print, re-send the job at least 20 times. Print jobs frequently just disappear into the cosmos for no reason. 14. When the printer still won't print after 20 tries, send the job to all 68 printers in the office. One of them is bound to work. 15. Don't use online help. Online help is for wimps. 16. If you're taking night classes in computer science, feel free to go around and update the network drivers for you and all you co-workers. We're grateful for the overtime when we have to stay until 2:30am fixing them. 17. When you have a tech fixing your computer at a quarter past one, eat your lunch in his face. We function better when slightly dizzy. 18. Don't ever thank us. We love this AND we get paid for it! 19. When a tech asks you whether you've installed any new software on this computer, lie. It's nobody's business what you've got on your computer. 20. If the mouse cable keeps knocking down the framed picture of your dog, lift the computer and stuff the cable under it. Mouse cables were designed to have 45 lbs. of computer sitting on top of them. 21. If the space bar on your keyboard doesn't work, blame it on the mail upgrade. Keyboards work much better with half a pound of muffin crumbs, nail clippings, and big sticky drops of Coke under the keys. 22. When you get the message saying "Are you sure?", click on that Yes button as fast as you can. Hell, if you weren't sure, you wouldn't Be doing it, would you? 23. Feel perfectly free to say things like "I don't know nothing about that computer crap". It never bothers us to hear our area of professional expertise referred to as crap. 24. When you need to change the toner cartridge, call tech support. Changing a toner cartridge is an extremely complex task, and Hewlett-Packard recommends that it be performed only by a professional engineer with a Master's degree in nuclear physics. 25. When something's the matter with your computer, ask your secretary to call the help desk. We enjoy the challenge of having to deal with a third party who doesn't know jack **** about the problem. 26. When you receive a 30-meg movie file, send it to everyone as a high-priority mail attachment. We've got plenty of disk space and processor capacity on that mail server. 27. Don't even think of breaking large print jobs down into smaller chunks. God forbid somebody else might get a chance to squeeze into the queue. 28. When you bump into a tech in the grocery store on a Saturday, ask a computer question. We work 24/7, even while at the grocery store on weekends. 29. If your son is a student in computer science, have him come in on the weekends and do his projects on your office computer. We'll be there for you when his illegal copy of Visual Basic 6.0 makes your Access database flip out. 30. When you bring us your own no-brand home PC to repair for free at the office, tell us how urgently we need to fix it so your son can get back to playing DOOM. We'll get right on it because we have so much free time at the office. Everybody knows all we do is surf the Internet all day anyway.

Answer: I really like this. A lot of effort went into it. People fail to think of fellow human beings, sometimes. Thanks for the reminder about appreciating what others do. Have a great evening.

Question: Dumb and Funny Warning Labels On Products? Liquid Plummer Warning: Do not reuse the bottle to store beverages. Windex Do not spray in eyes. Toilet Plunger Caution: Do not use near power lines. Dremel Electric Rotary Tool This product not intended for use as a dental drill. Arm & Hammer Scoopable Cat Litter Safe to use around pets. Bowl Fresh Safe to use around pets and children, although it is not recommended that either be permitted to drink from toilet. Endust Duster This product is not defined as flammable by the Consumer Products Safety Commision Regulations. However, this product can be ignited under certain circumstances. Baby Oil Keep out of reach of children Little Ones Baby Lotion Keep away from children Hair Coloring Do not use as an ice cream topping. Wet-Nap Directions: Tear open packet and use. Dial Soap Directions: Use like regular soap. Stridex Foaming Face Wash May contain foam. Hairdryer: Do not use while taking a shower. Old Spice Red Zone Deoderant Use only on underarms. Zantac 75 Do not take if allergic to zantac. Sleeping Pills Warning: May cause Drowsiness Christmas Lights Warning: For indoor or outdoor use only. Bic Lighter Ignite lighter away from face. Komatsu Floodlight This floodlight is capable of illuminating large areas, even in the dark Fire Extinguisher: Caution: Non-Flamable Earplugs These ear plugs are nontoxic, but may interfere with breathing if caught in windpipe Mattress Warning: Do not attempt to swallow Matches Caution: Contents may catch fire. Pepper Spray Caution: Never aim spray at your own eyes. Auto-Shade Widnshield Visor Warning: Do not drive with sunshade in place. Remove from windshield before starting ignition. Fix-a-Flat WARNING: Do not weld can to rim. Rain Gauge Suitable for outdoor use. RCA Television Remote Control Not Dishwasher Safe Pine Mountain Fire Logs Caution: Risk of fire Triops Fish Food Warning: Not for human consumption Home Depot Treated Lumber Do not consume Hair Dryer Warning: Do not use while sleeping. Road Sign Caution water on road during rain. Camera This camera will only work when film is inside. Road Sign Cemetery Road. Dead End Church Parking Lot Sign Thou shalt not park Children's Superman Costume Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly. Silk Soy Milk Shake well and buy often Air Conditioner Caution: Avoid dropping air conditioners out of windows. Rowenta Iron Warning: Never iron clothes on the body. Slush Puppy Cup This ice may be cold American Airlines Peanuts Instructions: open packet, eat nuts. Nabisco Easy Cheese For best results, remove cap. Swanson TV Dinners This product must be cooked before eating. Hershey's Almond Bar Warning: May contain traces of nuts Heinz Ketchup Instructions: Put on food 500-piece puzzle: Some assembly required. Beach Ball CAUTION: It is not a life saving device. Chainsaw Do not attempt to stop chain with hands. Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. Bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. Bar of Dial soap: Directions: Use like regular soap. Swann frozen dinners: Serving suggestion: Defrost. Hotel provided shower cap in a box: Fits one head. Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on bottom of the box) Do not turn upside down. Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: Product will be hot after heating. Packaging for a Rowenta iron: Do not iron clothes on body. Boot's Children's cough medicine: Do not drive car or operate machinery. Nytol sleep aid: Warning: may cause drowsiness. String of Chinese-made Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only. Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use. Sainsbury's peanuts: Warning: contains nuts. American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions: open packet, eat nuts. Korean kitchen knife: Warning keep out of children Helmet mounted mirror used by us cyclists: Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you New Zealand insect spray: This product not tested on animals. Blanket from taiwan: not to be used as protection from a tornado Cardboard windshield sun shade: Warning: Do Not Drive With Sun Shield in Place. Infant's bathtub: Do not throw baby out with bath water. Package of Fisherman's Friend throat lozenges: Not meant as substitute for human companionship. Disposable razor: Do not use this product during an earthquake. Bottle of shampoo for dogs Caution: The contents of this bottle should not be fed to fish. Curling Iron Warning: This product can burn eyes. Hair Dryer Do not use in shower. Hair Dryer Do not use while sleeping. Hand-held Massaging Device Do not use while sleeping or unconscious. Case of a chocolate CD in a gift basket. Do not place this product into any electronic equipment. A toilet at a public sports facility Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking. Pair of shin guards made for bicyclists Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover. Container of Underarm Deodorant. Caution: Do not spray in eyes. Aim-n-Flame fireplace lighter. Do not use near fire, flame, or sparks. Toner cartridge for a laser printer Do not eat toner. 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow Not intended for highway use. Can of self-defense pepper spray. May irritate eyes. Novelty rock garden set called "Popcorn Rock" Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth. A frisbee Warning: May contain small parts. A toilet bowl cleaning brush. Do not use orally. A birthday card for a 1 year old. Not suitable for children aged 36 months or less. Heated seat cushion Warning: Do not use on eyes. Microwave Oven: Do not use for drying pets. Electric Cattle Prod For use on animals only. Can of air freshener. For use by trained personnel only. Silly Putty Do not use as ear plugs. Knife sharpening stone Warning: knives are sharp! Deodorant Do not use intimately. Rat Poison Warning: has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice. Portable stroller Caution: Remove infant before folding for storage. Dashboard of a mail truck Look before driving. Children's cough medicine Do not drive car or operate machinery. Sign at a railroad station Beware! To touch these wires is instant death. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted. Bottom of a supermarket dessert box Do not turn upside down. Package of dice. Not for human consumption. Bottled Drink: Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth. Shipment of hammers May be harmful if swallowed. Manual for an SGI computer. Do not dangle the mouse by its cable or throw the mouse at co-workers. Stamped on the metal barrel of a .22 calibre rifle Warning: Misuse may cause injury or death. Electric Thermometer. Do not use orally after using rectally. Packaging for a chain saw file, used to sharpen the cutting teeth on the chain. Turn off motor before using this product. 6x10 inch inflatable picture frame Not to be used as a personal flotation device. Box of bottle rockets Do not put in mouth. Wrapper of a Fruit Roll-Up snack Remove plastic before eating. Box for a car jack For lifting purposes only. Instructions for a cordless phone: Do not put lit candles on phone. Small print from car commercial which shows a car in the ocean Do not drive cars in ocean. Small print from a car commercial which shows a vehicle "body-surfing" at a concert Always drive on roads. Not on people. Bus Stop No stopping or standing. Church Sign These rows reserved for parents with children. Bag of Fritos You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. Credit card statement. Payment is due by the due date. Laundromat triple washer No small children. Sign in front of a newly renovated ramp that led to the entrance of a building Take care: new non-slip surface. Box of Pills Take one capsule by mouth three times daily until gone. Instructions on the packaging for a muffin at a 7-11 Remove wrapper, open mouth, insert muffin, eat. Can of black pepper. Instructions: usage known. Bag of cat biscuits Simply pour the biscuits into a bowl and allow the cat to eat when it wants. Car Manual In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors. Espresso Kettle The appliance is switched on by setting the on/off switch to the 'on' position. T.V. manual Do not pour liquids into your television set. Label on a hammer Caution - Do not use this hammer to strike any solid object VCR box Instructional video on hooking up VCR included. Toilet brush Do not use for personal hygiene. Black rubber fishing worm Not for human consumption. Orange Juice Can: 100% pure all-natural fresh-squeezed orange juice from concentrate. Depend Adult Diapers Step into underwear and pull them on just like regular underwear. Furniture Wipes Do not use for a baby wipe. Stickers to put on the seat of a potty training toilet This is not a toy. Stickers require adult supervision. Lawnmower Warning: When Motor Is Running - The Blade Is Turning Instructions on the bottom of a grocery store pizza Do not turn upside down. Bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle Do not open here. Bottle of bathtub cleaner For best results, start with clean bathtub before use. Container of lighter fluid WARNING: Contents flammable! Box of household nails CAUTION! - Do NOT swallow nails! May cause irritation! Microwave popcorn, packaged so that the directions cannot be read unless you open the plastic and unfold it Direction #1: Remove plastic. Drink bottle label Do not peel label off. Woolite carpet cleaner Safe for carpets, too! Box of Frosted Cheerio's The logo, "Tastes so good this box never closes," is located just underneath another announcement: "To close: place tab here." Sterno Do not use near fire or flame. Container of salt Warning: High in sodium Hose Nozzle Do not spray into electrical outlet.

Answer: Oh my god, I laughed sooo hard when I was reading these. I have run into some funny ones myself. I think the best one was for some laundry pre-treater: spray on stain and wash. Like nobody would have figured that one out. LOL