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If the moulding (assume this is what we would call skirting board) is painted you might be able to use a profile gauge (https://www.screwfix.com/p/faithfull-plastic-angle-duplicator-10-250mm-/792GC?tc=CT7) to copy the existing profile using a decent quality filler.
I just don't even know what filler to use to fill in the damage.

It turned out that my molding (or skirting board as you call it) wasn't hardwood, which would be easy enough to fix with some wood glue and wood filler. This is more like the kind of particle board that ikea furniture is made from, basically compressed cardboard. I don't even know what filler or glue would stick to it given how porous it is.
 

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I just don't even know what filler to use to fill in the damage.

It turned out that my molding (or skirting board as you call it) wasn't hardwood, which would be easy enough to fix with some wood glue and wood filler. This is more like the kind of particle board that ikea furniture is made from, basically compressed cardboard. I don't even know what filler or glue would stick to it given how porous it is.
Bondo. I used it all the time when I was in furniture repair. Should work for you.
 
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Bondo. I used it all the time when I was in furniture repair. Should work for you.
Thanks for the tip. Any specific recommendations on how best to apply and sculpt it? Can you paint directly on top of it, or does it need a primer?
 
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Thanks for the tip. Any specific recommendations on how best to apply and sculpt it? Can you paint directly on top of it, or does it need a primer?
It's been a while (we're talking about 20 years now,) and the specific wood variety I suggested wasn't what we used, but the one we did was a two-part mixture. You'd mix the two parts together, and it created a thick, light-blue paste; you'd apply that, let it dry, and then sand it down to form. Can't recall if there was a primer involved, but we DID paint it eventually. It wasn't a long process, like, we didn't have to wait hours for it to dry; maybe a few minutes depending on the size of the repair job. I'm sure it comes with the instructions for this specific version, and given it's specifically for wood (particle board is still basically "wood",) I think it should work for you. Just make sure you really press the first pass of your application in to the nooks to give the bulk something to attach to. As this is a baseboard we're talking about; I'm assuming it's not something you'd anticipate getting a lot of action/contact to risk undoing the repair, but you know your house better than I.
 
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One of the Displates that I own fell off the wall it was hanging on and significantly damaged the molding at the bottom of the wall. This happened because the adhesive on the magnets holding it in place failed. Now I have to repair the damage and I'm not entirely sure how to go about it.

Thanks Displate. I will no longer recommend your product to anyone.

I am also taking down all my other displates and applying additional adhesive to the back of every magnet to prevent this from happening again.
Had the same thing happen, and it yanked out one of my speaker cables on the back of my receiver. They should use a 3M vhb but then people would probably complain it takes the drywall off if they didn’t want it there anymore. I did get a couple more recently and it looks like they’ve adopted a different system now involving an additional adhesive-backed paper base that goes on the wall before applying the magnet/tape. Not sure if this is just for the kit that bumps out the plate from the wall though. Seems to hold up better so far but time will tell when my basement gets colder after summer.



 
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Had the same thing happen, and it yanked out one of my speaker cables on the back of my receiver. They should use a 3M vhb but then people would probably complain it takes the drywall off if they didn’t want it there anymore. I did get a couple more recently and it looks like they’ve adopted a different system now involving an additional adhesive-backed paper base that goes on the wall before applying the magnet/tape. Not sure if this is just for the kit that bumps out the plate from the wall though. Seems to hold up better so far but time will tell when my basement gets colder after summer.
The version I have is the version with the paper backing.

The paper backing held up totally fine, but the adhesive on the back of the magnets that was attached to the paper backing is what ended up failing.

I think I might get some construction adhesive and put it on the magnets when I re-attach them to the paper. It shouldn't hurt the wall, the point of the paper backing is that's what is what is actually in contact with the drywall, so that's the part that you pull off if you ever want to get rid of the displates.
 
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I don't know if this is a thing in other countries, but the idea of "rehoming" animals pisses me off. Shut the fuck up and call it what it is, you're breeding and selling animals for profit.
 

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I don't know if this is a thing in other countries, but the idea of "rehoming" animals pisses me off. Shut the fuck up and call it what it is, you're breeding and selling animals for profit.
In the US "rehoming" an animal is what happens when someone no longer wants their pet and gives it up to someone else. This is usually either because they are moving and can't take it with them, have a kid that the pet is unfriendly toward it, or because they no longer have the the financial means to keep it.

Breeding and selling animals is just called being a breeder.
 

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In the US "rehoming" an animal is what happens when someone no longer wants their pet and gives it up to someone else. This is usually either because they are moving and can't take it with them, have a kid that the pet is unfriendly toward it, or because they no longer have the the financial means to keep it.

Breeding and selling animals is just called being a breeder.
Yeah I imagined this is what rehoming actually means. Definitely not what these people are doing. They're "rehoming" whole puppy litters with certificates to guarantee the dogs are purebred. Oh, and for $400 a pup (heh). I assume using the term helps them feel better about themselves.
 

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Yeah I imagined this is what rehoming actually means. Definitely not what these people are doing. They're "rehoming" whole puppy litters with certificates to guarantee the dogs are purebred. Oh, and for $400 a pup (heh). I assume using the term helps them feel better about themselves.
This is what is known technically in legal circles as "lying your fucking ass off".
 
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A friend of mine is going on an impromptu international trip, and invited me to come with him. He leaves on Friday.

I have a bunch of interviews this week, and am waiting to hear back from recruiters regarding other interviews that happened last week and the week before. I'm contemplating whether I should go on this trip or not.

On the one hand, it would really suck if going on this trip would jeopardize potential follow up interviews or a job offer because of my non-availability. On the other hand, it would really suck if I don't go on the trip, and my current slate of interviews results in nothing. I would be giving up new experiences and lifelong memories to just get disappointing news.

I figure I should go on the trip. If a company wants to hire me, they can wait the 9 days until I'm back. I don't really want to sit around and be told by others when I'm "allowed" to experience life.
 

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A friend of mine is going on an impromptu international trip, and invited me to come with him. He leaves on Friday.

I have a bunch of interviews this week, and am waiting to hear back from recruiters regarding other interviews that happened last week and the week before. I'm contemplating whether I should go on this trip or not.

On the one hand, it would really suck if going on this trip would jeopardize potential follow up interviews or a job offer because of my non-availability. On the other hand, it would really suck if I don't go on the trip, and my current slate of interviews results in nothing. I would be giving up new experiences and lifelong memories to just get disappointing news.

I figure I should go on the trip. If a company wants to hire me, they can wait the 9 days until I'm back. I don't really want to sit around and be told by others when I'm "allowed" to experience life.
Eh as long as you are not REQUIRED by law to stay in your state for job interviews: Go. Always try the "New". Hope you have a nice trip tomorrow (If you go).

Also my choo-choo (or womp-womp): After a string of failed trades these last few months, i have lost all my savings. All in all i have lost 2 years savings over the last ~4-5 years. Wasn't enough to do anything with (Well partially it would have), but of course would still be nice if i still had it... (You know... so i could trade with it and try getting myself a bit of financial freedom)
Ah well... i guess i have to see if i can crime my way into bit of money then, hehe.
 
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Eh as long as you are not REQUIRED by law to stay in your state for job interviews: Go. Always try the "New". Hope you have a nice trip tomorrow (If you go).
Other side of that coin, there's no law requiring employers hold open positions for candidates who aren't readily available during he hiring process. If they're looking to fill the position in two weeks, but you're out of pocket for three, even if you are their preferred candidate, there's no guarantee their second choice won't be more convenient.
 

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Well I'm off to Portugal for 12 days. The entire trip was planned in 2 days. I did not realize when I agreed to this trip that my friend had done no initial trip planning, so the last few days of booking flights, hotels, tours, restaurants, etc. have been fairly stressful.

I didn't want to be in a situation where I miss out on lifetime memories only to face disappointment if I don't get any of the jobs I stuck around to interview for.

I interviewed with 2 companies on Tuesday, let them know that I was going on vacation and they were fine with planning around me and scheduled additional interviews for when I return.

I let the company I interviewed with last week that I was going on vacation and haven't gotten a response back from the recruiter. If I lose out on that opportunity it's fine, that was a 6 month contractor role (with the possibility of an extension or conversion to full time), so I was less interested in it anyway.

I'll see you nerds in 2 weeks.
 

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Well I'm off to Portugal for 12 days. The entire trip was planned in 2 days. I did not realize when I agreed to this trip that my friend had done no initial trip planning, so the last few days of booking flights, hotels, tours, restaurants, etc. have been fairly stressful.

I didn't want to be in a situation where I miss out on lifetime memories only to face disappointment if I don't get any of the jobs I stuck around to interview for.

I interviewed with 2 companies on Tuesday, let them know that I was going on vacation and they were fine with planning around me and scheduled additional interviews for when I return.

I let the company I interviewed with last week that I was going on vacation and haven't gotten a response back from the recruiter. If I lose out on that opportunity it's fine, that was a 6 month contractor role (with the possibility of an extension or conversion to full time), so I was less interested in it anyway.

I'll see you nerds in 2 weeks.
Have fun!
 

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Well I'm off to Portugal for 12 days. The entire trip was planned in 2 days. I did not realize when I agreed to this trip that my friend had done no initial trip planning, so the last few days of booking flights, hotels, tours, restaurants, etc. have been fairly stressful.

I didn't want to be in a situation where I miss out on lifetime memories only to face disappointment if I don't get any of the jobs I stuck around to interview for.

I interviewed with 2 companies on Tuesday, let them know that I was going on vacation and they were fine with planning around me and scheduled additional interviews for when I return.

I let the company I interviewed with last week that I was going on vacation and haven't gotten a response back from the recruiter. If I lose out on that opportunity it's fine, that was a 6 month contractor role (with the possibility of an extension or conversion to full time), so I was less interested in it anyway.

I'll see you nerds in 2 weeks.
Enjoy yourself.
 

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My new job really isn't working out. Amongst a whole host of other problems, today one of the printers we have to use decided to reset itself and stop printing. I was told that I was the one who needed to call tech support... using my own phone. And was summarily advised by tech support that everything was fine and we'd just have to wait for the network to sort itself out and for everything we were trying to print to come through.

...which never happened, necessitating another call to tech support, with all of our printed materials disappearing into the ether(net).

I have two interviews for other jobs coming up this week and I will gladly jump ship if one of them decides they want me. I'm not interested in working at a clown show.
 

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It's official; I hate my new boss.

He's one of those corporate kiss-asses who loves for everyone to hear him talk (especially higher ups) even when the substance of his words would struggle to fill a thimble. He's gotten into the habit recently of committing me and the one other guy that reports to him for results with very specific and immediate deadlines without knowing what it takes for us to produce said results. Then, when we tell him that what he's committed us to is unrealistic, his immediate solution is to scheduled a meeting with us to "discuss" how we can make it happen, which are basically meetings wherein we tell him how we can't, and he contributes "ok, but how can you?" without offering any solutions of his own let alone doing what he should do which is go back to leadership try to buy us the time we need.

And it's further infuriating, because he tries to guilt "us" into this faux team mentality, talking about how "we're" getting hammered with questions, or "we're" being heavily scrutinized, and "we" need to figure out a way to deliver. Dude, HE is the one who said WE could, but only me and this other guy are the ones actually DOING anything!! All he does is CC us on emails, then hound us for constant updates as the deadlines close in.
 

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All of the games got erased on my Myoo Mini+. Apparently, this is common if you have the default Micro SD Card and replace with a new one, didn't upgrade to Onion Software, or both. My brother is going to help me out later this week and install Onion, but I might as well get a new MSD before he helps me out. I am off Friday, so I'll have time to see him.