tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post1286126011889600191..comments2023-10-12T02:08:05.993-06:00Comments on Winjama: Water In the HouseWinjamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17967737778334776604noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-73167886190571844022010-05-08T10:08:26.310-06:002010-05-08T10:08:26.310-06:00Hi Dennis,
Hmmm, must be a case of don't ask,...Hi Dennis,<br /><br />Hmmm, must be a case of don't ask, don't tell.<br /><br />Although, I do have to say, when my caretaker got injured, he was off work for a week. The Social Security Department was very good and relatively easy to work with and they paid, if I remember right, about 2/3's of his wages for the week he was off.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038109966699072504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-33613789146752205342010-05-08T09:43:03.556-06:002010-05-08T09:43:03.556-06:00Hi Dave,
I also have a couple PVC cutters, which ...Hi Dave,<br /><br />I also have a couple PVC cutters, which have not been used except by me. Since these are something different than the workers are used to, they are either not as good as the hack saw or too hard to use. In our case they get dropped on the sand, which does wonders for tools (especially chainsaws). Bad habits are very difficult to change. <br /><br />The good news is that they have now started to wear the safety glasses I brought down for them. But I am afraid to ask what prompted the change in behavior.<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-9307350310148685762010-05-08T03:28:23.292-06:002010-05-08T03:28:23.292-06:00Hi Dennis,
Thanks for a good chuckle first thing ...Hi Dennis,<br /><br />Thanks for a good chuckle first thing in the morning. I found out about half-way through construction of our Mennonite house that the guys weren't de-burring piping.<br />I have a PVC pipe-cutting tool (like a giant pair of pliers), which does away with the need for deburring and gives a more accurate cut. I showed them how to use it. Came back in about an hour. There the tool was, sitting on the ground, hacksaw in hand... It was too hard to use the tool. Arrrgh!<br />At least they were using primer and glue, although 'Wetset' glue seems to be a really recent development. Maybe it was just 'unavailable' here before.<br />I've found I buy the smallest cans of primer and glue as they evaporate and dry out so quick here.<br />Thanks for the nice comments.<br /><br />"Keep the glue can handy" sounds like Red Green's "Keep your stick on the ice."<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveDave Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038109966699072504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432310.post-52668173893407269182010-05-07T20:37:28.761-06:002010-05-07T20:37:28.761-06:00Congats on the "no-leaks personal best"....Congats on the "no-leaks personal best". It's interesting to see how things are done so differently up in Corozal. So you glue the PVC together! Wow.<br /><br />It's done a bit differently down in Monkey River. Since we are still in the US, our contractor (who is also now back in the US)installed the PVC. One day one of the workers saw a drip from underneath the cabana. Our neighbor Chris (Steppingstones Resort) came down to inspect. While standing under the cabana looking for the drip, the shower drain pipe fell off. Apparently it had been shoved into the drain, but not glued. I think this is an example of the the Quick Disconnect System. Very handy for remodeling, which you are now going to have to do. <br /><br />Since then, we have been looking for little drips and have introduced the concept of removing burs from the PVC (since they like to cut it with hack saws) and priming the pipe before gluing. Although the only can of primer I could buy had the cap rusted shut.<br /><br />Keep up the great work on making your piece of Paradise, and keep the glue can handy.<br /><br />DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com