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Returning_CEmen posted...

Picture of the wall you are trying to put the anchor in. My man eyes will tell you if there is a stud there or not

Here you go. Sorry about the mess, trying to find places to put shit



It's the screw on the bottom right hand side that is giving me trouble.

Screw on top left - it's a stud. Was able to put a screw in with no anchor, didn't have a problem

Screw on bottom left - had a lot of resistance, but was able to get the screw in. I don't know why it was much more difficult than the top one. It's a stud, doesn't it go up and down?

Screw on top right - was not able to get this one in successfully. Not sure if you can tell in the picture, but the screw is in diagonally. Unfortunately that is what happened. Tried to get it in straight, and that's the best I could do

Screw on bottom right - that is the one I've shown pictures of. That is the one I'm having the biggest problem with. I'm thinking that there is some resistance on the right side. Maybe it's a stud? My stud finder did not detect any kind of metal or electric

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CanuckCowboy posted...

This is a good point.

Assuming you know there's not gonna be any pvc pipe or anything behind their you can tap a nail in gently and see if it has resistance after it clears the drywall.

not a bad option, but with the pics i showed above the stud finder didnt find anything metal. there must have been some kind of resistance. i cant tell if there was a stud or not, as the stud finder shown in my pics shows lines going horizontally, but not "center" (i assume no center means no stud? or there is a stud but its not in the center)

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KaZooo posted...

did you use both stud finders?

i have two stud finders. i used one originally, but when i had issues i used both to troubleshoot

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Here's the second picture, it wouldn't go in the first post because the space was too much



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Okay here are some more pictures to showcase what we're looking at



It looks like it's either on a stud, or near a stud. The second picture where it says "center" is right near the spot that I tried to drill in

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i feel like this is such an impossible task. this is the 2nd time this has happened, where shit refuses to go into the wall and then i leave a dumb hole. i take every precaution possible, i use a stud finder and it says im in the clear. no electrical shit or anything like that. and boom, fail. seems like my apartment has some metal ass walls or something. cant catch a break.

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__aCEr__ posted...

If there is something behind that wall I would HIGHLY suggest you don't go screwing things into it until you know what it is.

i have a stud finder

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wbloechel posted...

Also stud finders aren't always 100% accurate. Plus there could be some piping or electrical around there, is there an outlet below?

true, the one i bought seemed like a good one, but seems to fuck up a lot

Naysaspace posted...

99% chance there's an obstruction behind the drywall. Stud or whatever. 1% chance you're fundamentally messing it up, like running the drill in reverse or something.

weird, stud finder didnt pick it up. not saying youre wrong. so if theres an obstruction like a stud, i could just put a regular screw in right?

ModLogic posted...

lol yea thats a plastic screw. and the end broke off cos you tried to force it into something solid behind the wall.

yeah i tried to force it in, cuz it would no go in.

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Here's the anchor. Did I buy the wrong one? I don't see why these wouldn't work. It says on the package "for drywall"




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CanuckCowboy posted...

Are you just assuming the studs are where they should be? Cause that's always a mistake.

Also could be a cross piece for bracing.

no, like i said i used a stud finder and theres no stud in the spot i tried to screw that in. maybe the stud finder isnt very good and there is a stud there? if it were a stud, i would assume i'd have a much easier time getting that anchor in

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Update, The anchor fell out of the wall. Here's a picture of two anchors, the top one being the one that fell out. Notice that part of the anchor broke off.



correct me if I'm wrong, but I should be able to just put the anchor in that spot. There's no stud there. If there was a stud, I just would have used a screw without an anchor. All in men my hardware understanding is horrible, so maybe I'm making a mistake here.

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ModLogic posted...

it means you didnt fucking check if there was a wooden beam behind that spot.

I did, there's no stud there.according to my online research, you can put a screw in if you use an anchor, if there's no stud there. If there does happen to be a stud, you can just use a screw in youre fine.

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I feel like a dumbass. This anchor refuses to go in.



looks like the wall around it is swelling up, I feel like it's going to break.anchor. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

For the record, I used a automatic screwdriver to start off the hole, then I put the drywall anchor in there. Right now I'm using a normal screwdriver to manually screw the anchor in, but it's extremely difficult to get it in there. With an automatic screwdriver, the anchor just shakes everywhere

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i cant vote dangerous dog breeds anywhere except trash, sorry.

with that said, golden retrievers and labs are my favorite. huskies are beautiful dogs but not the best to train.

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some people like the white noise, so commercials are ideal

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Kitt posted...

You're preaching to the choir, buddy.

PD is one of the greatest FPS games ever imo and I've been dick riding it so long and hard, it's probably fallen off by now.

yeah i just realized i made a captain obvious statement lol

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perfect dark > goldeneye

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SwordMaster13X posted...

its like she forgot about the fact that people sometimes get stuck in traffic

actually i forget, i did get stuck in traffic when i was on the interstate. my fault for not looking at the traffic report sooner though. usually when i am on the interstate i think "car goes fast"

anyway im back home now. spent the night at my cousin's. still not happy about how the day turned out.

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MrFaceDude posted...

I go into friendlies with the mind set of friendlies dont matter. Its a different environment and its not like anything is on the line. Its a time to fuck around and go for stuff you wouldnt go for normally in a tourney setting. You see me do it a lot in these arenas since its a great time to try new stuff

yeah same here lol, i was just fucking around. didnt help that i was using their powera controller and tab jump was on. fuck!

HannibalBarca3 posted...

Jesus the two last games went to time out. But seeing Leo time out Sonix is well deserved.

its hard for me to say sonix deserves it. he always played sonic even offline, not his fault that the character is ultra buffed online. but i do hate watching his twitch because he has a very poor attitude and he just brings down the whole mood. with that said, it was pretty funny when cosmo timed out sonix with pikachu and was taunting the hell out of him lol.

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Simon_Petrikov posted...

These are not worth.

i agree with this. mcdonalds nuggets in general are overrated imo.

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Thighon posted...

sloppy joe sliders

never had it but it souns good

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So I went to my cousins and played some friendly ultimate games with her and her soon to be husband.

Is bad that I beat him 4/5 times with DK against his Villager, and some of the game were close !and he beat me once? Seems like I should have kicked his ass right? Sort of killed my ego a little bit, not gonna lie lol.
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__aCEr__ posted...

The important thing is you now have a shovel.

Well that is definitely a positive takeaway lol
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Autocraticus posted...

Hey man,

First sorry everyone was shitting on you before it was supposed to happen, but double sorry for it not working out. Yeah, you should have let her know beforehand, but your area is recovering from a blizzard, you'd think she would have been rational and given you the benefit of the doubt.

If she kept sending followup texts after calling you it a waste of time, it's pretty clear that she isn't all that great to begin with. On to the next.

yeah I'm an idiot. I could have easily pulled over and just sent her a text message sooner. That's what really fucked me up. I'm going to sound like a total toolbox, but I know she's not going to want to meet up again. And I hate to say this but she is kind of cute, so I just don't see someone whose leagues above me being interested at this point. I know people say there's no leagues, and maybe I'm just feeling negative right now, but I royally messed up and now I'm in this poor situation. Did I really dodge a bullet? It's possible, maybe she is hot headed I don't know, but I can understand where her anger might have came from. So to me her reaction is understandable.
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I lost my chance to leave a voicemail because I hung up after I called there. Not going to bother calling her again. Anyway, I left her a text message. I was nice about it. I just told her that my planning was poor, and I don't blame her for being upset. No excuses. I offered to get her something to eat if she wanted. That's all I'm going to send. anyway, my cousin doesn't live too far and I've been meaning to see her anyway, so I'm just going to go ahead and see her instead.
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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

emblem boy posted...

Lol, you should call her

I agree with this, but I also think she seems weird based on her responses. Best to just clear it up for the sake of knowing if it was ever going to be worth it in the first place.

I just tried to call her. She did not pick up.
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Shablagoo posted...

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Been just sitting here in my car talking to you guys. I would have texted her sooner, but I'm driving. I don't want to crash

Wait what lol how is it less dangerous to post on GFAQs than text?

I kind of assumed you were parked somewhere near or in her town trying to think of what to say.

I am parked right now. I didn't say I used gamefaqs before texting her
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Orchestrion posted...

Thats not even remotely her problem. Shes not obligated to spend time with someone just because they drove an hour and a half (lol)

? Never said she was.

I agree. she's not obligated to see me at all. She could have lived twice a distance, and she has every right to cancel. But I am still mad at myself for planning this very poorly.
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emblem boy posted...

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She just texted me with "waste of time". Remember I did not respond to her "nope" text message

Lol what, how late are you running that she jumped to being so aggressive?

I was supposed to be there at 5:00. I texted her at 5:20 letting her know that I was going to be late. It's 5:56 right now. Been just sitting here in my car talking to you guys. I would have texted her sooner, but I'm driving. I don't want to crash
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She just texted me with "you really do suck for wasting my time" keep in mind I still have not responded to either of her text messages. This is getting kind of weird
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She just texted me with "waste of time". Remember I did not respond to her "nope" text message
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fuming posted...

If she's that far away it wasn't gonna happen anyway, nbd.

It's really not that bad, literally right off the interstate. It's far yeah but not a big deal. I personally wouldn't have minded
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Shablagoo posted...

Have you replied to the Nope yet?

No I haven't. Honestly I don't know what to say. I assume she just means no let's not meet, but I wish she said more. I'm not a mental health scientist or anything, but it sounds like she's a little ticked off.
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I feel like such an idiot. Doesn't look like it's going to happen.

I drove about an hour and a half to the city she lives in. When I was pulling out to leave my house, I noticed somebody was stuck in snow. I was already running a little bit late, but I didn't want to leave this guy in the cold. So I grabbed my shovel and dug him out. It took probably about 10 or 20 minutes.

Anyway, I drove out there and I decided to try hitting up the place we were going to go to, just to make sure they weren't closed. It was a bad idea, I knew I was going to be late, but I wanted to know if they were open. Their hours say that they close at 8:00 p.m., however they were not answering their phone when I tried to call. I didn't want to find out they were closed when her and I got there, because I wouldn't have known what to do. I'm very socially awkward so she would have realized real quick that I'm horrible when it comes to making decisions, which is a bad attribute when it comes to women. So I thought checking the hours ahead of time would have been smart. but it ended up being stupid of me to do that. I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

Guess what? I texted her probably about 5 minutes ago letting her know "sorry I'm going to be late, I was helping a guy get unstuck from snow", And she responded "let's just try another day". I said "are you sure? I'm almost there" And she responded with "nope" (confusing response, as I asked "are you sure")

I'm such an idiot for not managing my time wisely. And I am a little salty that I drove an hour and a half for nothing, but I'm mostly mad at myself for not managing my time correctly. And now guess what, I'm in a totally different town and I'm not going to be meeting this girl anyway. And I probably blew my only chance of being able to meet her. Would not be surprised if she doesn't want to try again. That is why I prioritized coming out here despite the poor weather, because I knew this was a one time only chance.

So anyway. I know people are going to call me out for being an idiot. And you're definitely correct for doing so. The lesson is, don't be late for shit and do your planning ahead of time. Again, I feel like such an idiot.



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SwordMaster13X posted...

Good to see that you dug yourself out. When is the date and where?

fuck, I'm looking into it right now and my original choice is closed. we we're going to do hot chocolate somewhere, but nowhere seems to be open unless I take her to McDonald's lmao
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lww99 posted...

Good luck later!

Thanks man, I'm going to need it. Tbh I'm socially awkward as hell. Congrats on the baby by the way.

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I dug myself out

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Mr_Karate_II posted...

pojr posted...

We got masks, and social distancing. We good.

It's still fucking selfish and stupid to be this irresponsible. Grow the fuck up, people like you are why i can't get any closer than 6ft to my 80yr old grandma in the nursing home, also why i couldn't see my uncle before he passed away 2 months ago.

No it isn't. Just responding to your post to correct you.
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Sorry about the other day, I was a little salty. That tier list you posted godnorgosh surprises me. I thought for sure Yoshi would be under the god tier or the high tier for online. He's usually mentioned along with Luigi, Ike, etc.
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Godnorgosh posted...

More time to train with Master Face

Lol well at least I have that to look forward to, getting my ass kicked lmao

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SevenTenths posted...

Use a ride share. Ask her to drive. Or take a ride share to a hardware store if you can't walk to a place that sells a shovel

Good man. I just looked and apparently advanced Auto sells shovels. I'll take a walk there and grab one.

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TheBlueMonk_ posted...

fuck this shitty ass topic

i haven't hugged my parents in almost a year. my moms birthday is coming up and we can't do anything

yet tc and other folks here are like "ITS juST A ViRuS tHATs KiLLEd 400000 pEopLe"

fuck off

We got masks, and social distancing. We good.

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Mr_Karate_II posted...

Selfish much?

Not at all. I want to go, but I'm not doing anyone any favors if my car gets stuck.

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Shablagoo posted...

Wait how do you not have a shovel if you live somewhere it snows lol >_>

lol good point, but I live in a second floor apartment. No reason to own a shovel. At least not until now.

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Alteres posted...

Shovels exist.

I don't have a shovel. I guess I go to the store and get one, let me drive out there and get one. Oh wait lol

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Thighon posted...

Why do you need a car for a virtual date

It's not virtual

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I don't think my car is going to be getting out of this one lol



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i bought two shares of AMC. not sure if i should go more or not. seems kind of silly to waste my money like that.

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are you guys using robinhood or another app

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how old are you, if you dont mind me asking. i thought you were my age. seems late to be getting an associates degree. but this is coming from someone that also does not have one.

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