August 14, 2017, 05:01 PM
jigray3Bad Forum Advice
This a a great place for good advice, but occasionally I read stuff that makes me wonder, and sometimes even wince.
Last fall I had a larger than normal number of acorns fall in my back yard, and asked the group, what was the best way to deal with it? A couple of folks suggested to just leave 'em be, claiming they'll add nutrients to the soil, so I gave it a shot. I expected some to sprout, but I ended up with hundreds of tiny saplings that show no signs of going away even now, and it looks pretty bad. So, I consider that bad advice. Next time, I'll get them up somehow.
Ever got bad advice from the forum that you tried?
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman August 14, 2017, 05:06 PM
Georgeairquote:
Originally posted by jigray3:
Ever got bad advice from the forum that you tried?
"Just call David Truong".
The service and product was great, better than any you'd get anywhere local or distant. However the fact that my wife now thinks she "has a jeweler in CA" is going to hurt me long term, I can tell!
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August 14, 2017, 05:07 PM
tatortoddI was in need of a new anti-virus software and anti-malware software as the annual subscriptions for the two paid programs were ending. I made a post and a member steered me to 2 free products. Turns out the programs were both anti-virus, and my computer got taint punched with malware. It was a real PITA to fix it, and took many hours and outside help.
He's still a member and is on my ignore list.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. August 14, 2017, 05:11 PM
chongosuerteSometime around January of 2007 I came saying I found out my (ex)girlfriend was pregnant. Several said I ought to marry her.
Well I eventually did, on my own accord. As we know...that went to shit about 6 years later...
But for the record, there are some sadistic assholes around here
I'll trade you for your friggin Oak Forest!
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August 14, 2017, 05:12 PM
41So how many deer did you shoot while they were eating the acorns? So any black bears?
You must have tilled the soil. If you think acorns are bad, try dealing with a neighbor that has a maple tree with all the helicopter seeds.
41
August 14, 2017, 05:16 PM
Fenrisquote:
Originally posted by 41:
If you think acorns are bad, try dealing with a neighbor that has a maple tree with all the helicopter seeds.
Maple are nothing compared to Locust seeds. They have little hooks that lock them together as a mass in your rain gutters.
God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump. August 14, 2017, 05:19 PM
Sailor1911quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:
quote:
Originally posted by jigray3:
Ever got bad advice from the forum that you tried?
"Just call David Truong".
The service and product was great, better than any you'd get anywhere local or distant. However the fact that my wife now thinks she "has a jeweler in CA" is going to hurt me long term, I can tell!
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
“If in winning a race, you lose the respect of your fellow competitors, then you have won nothing” - Paul Elvstrom "The Great Dane" 1928 - 2016 August 14, 2017, 05:19 PM
FenrisYep. Once when I was new here I got some advice that has cost me many thousands of dollars.
Fenris, you should try Sig Sauer. They make great handguns.Nobody warned me about the addictive quality of Sigs.
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God Bless and Protect our Beloved President, Donald John Trump. August 14, 2017, 05:20 PM
petrGet one of these for your acorns. This brand or Case. They work extremely well.
August 14, 2017, 05:58 PM
egregorequote:
Ever got bad advice from the forum that you tried?
I personally have not. In fact, a recommendation somebody made for a head-mounted flashlight has turned out to be one of my favorite tools.
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
I was in need of a new anti-virus software and anti-malware software as the annual subscriptions for the two paid programs were ending. I made a post and a member steered me to 2 free products. Turns out the programs were both anti-virus, and my computer got taint punched with malware. It was a real PITA to fix it, and took many hours and outside help.
He's still a member and is on my ignore list.
Surely this wasn't malicious.
August 14, 2017, 06:06 PM
12131quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair:
quote:
Originally posted by jigray3:
Ever got bad advice from the forum that you tried?
"Just call David Truong".
The service and product was great, better than any you'd get anywhere local or distant. However the fact that my wife now thinks she "has a jeweler in CA" is going to hurt me long term, I can tell!
That's bad.
Q
August 14, 2017, 06:57 PM
ChuckFinleyIf the advice turns out to be bad then ask for a refund of what you paid for the advice.
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August 14, 2017, 07:01 PM
MikeinNCOP,
you could just mow over the little bastages...
I can't think of any bad advice I've gotten from the forum...but there is ONE guy on my ignore list..
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radiomanI bought a Glock.
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August 14, 2017, 07:13 PM
smschulzquote:
Originally posted by tatortodd:
I was in need of a new anti-virus software and anti-malware software as the annual subscriptions for the two paid programs were ending. I made a post and a member steered me to 2 free products. Turns out the programs were both anti-virus, and my computer got taint punched with malware. It was a real PITA to fix it, and took many hours and outside help.
He's still a member and is on my ignore list.
Well that's one way to avoid responsibility for the decisions you make.
August 14, 2017, 07:15 PM
jigray3quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC:
OP,
you could just mow over the little bastages...
I can't think of any bad advice I've gotten from the forum...but there is ONE guy on my ignore list..
Oh, I do, Mike, but they look like a hundreds of weeds in my lawn and lawn weed killer does nothing. Amazing how determined the damn things are.
It's looking like I'm going to have hundreds of little oak bonzai trees in a couple years. Maybe it'll become another source of income.
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work, and increasingly subsidizes non-work" - Milton Friedman August 14, 2017, 07:16 PM
ZSMICHAELAll the Bad Advice is why I keep coming back. It is better than asking random people at the bus stop or members of my family.
Some of the bad advice is very entertaining. I only take the good advice and ignore the bad advice. Something that Will Rogers might suggest. LOL
August 14, 2017, 07:22 PM
mikeyspizzaSomeone once told me that free advice is worth what you pay for it.
August 14, 2017, 07:22 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
If the advice turns out to be bad then ask for a refund of what you paid for the advice.
Bwahahaha!
What's good about this forum is people are generally good intentioned and they really want to help you. Also, if there really is bad advice, there will be enough people to say it's bad advice.
Between all that, it's really up to you to figure out the best option which may included taking none of the advice.
I find the most reliable advice from threads here on things that I wasn't even considering, for example, there's a thread on back up software that I figure I'll switch to after some back up cleaning.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
August 14, 2017, 07:26 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
Last fall I had a larger than normal number of acorns fall in my back yard, and asked the group, what was the best way to deal with it? A couple of folks suggested to just leave 'em be, claiming they'll add nutrients to the soil, so I gave it a shot. I expected some to sprout, but I ended up with hundreds of tiny saplings that show no signs of going away even now, and it looks pretty bad. So, I consider that bad advice. Next time, I'll get them up somehow.
This is a possibility for you. The University often has answers to this stuff.
https://ext.vt.edu/