Move a dish about 15 feet...

[NYDutch]

I'm sure they have to maintain a policy of not accepting tips to keep workers from asking or hinting for them. It becomes effectively a policy of not asking, but not refusing either. I got 'tipped' occasionally but customers knew it was my own business.

I guess the new spot worked, but simply having a 97 dish in same place would be no sure indicator that 110/119 would also work. Also, what's the "expanding foam" used to anchor the post? It's not what I'm thinking, is it...?

This is one brand:

https://www.amazon.com/Postsaver-Pro-Set-Concrete-Alternative-Traditional/dp/B08PKTY5W7/

 

[HipKat]

I'm sure they have to maintain a policy of not accepting tips to keep workers from asking or hinting for them. It becomes effectively a policy of not asking, but not refusing either. I got 'tipped' occasionally but customers knew it was my own business.

I guess the new spot worked, but simply having a 97 dish in same place would be no sure indicator that 110/119 would also work. Also, what's the "expanding foam" used to anchor the post? It's not what I'm thinking, is it...?

No one uses concrete anymore. 1 bag of foam has the strength of several bags of concrete. No reason to carry all those bags of Quickrete anymore
This is the foam we use

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[HipKat]

This is one brand:

https://www.amazon.com/Postsaver-Pro-Set-Concrete-Alternative-Traditional/dp/B08PKTY5W7/

That's not good for Satellite poles. Even a small portion of the bag expands to where it blows out the top of the hole. This is for setting posts, like deck posts

 

[dishdude]

End of the year questions that techs look forward to;
"Do you like cookies?" and "Do you like Venison?"

Best tip I got was a glass of homemade wine. It was right before Christmas, I finished up the install and I was about to show him how to operate his 311, guy asked if I liked wine and said he made his own. I said sure! Wine was great and hit the spot as I showed him how everything worked.

Also had an old lady give me a brand new $2 bill. She said as long as you hold on to this, you'll never be broke.

 

[dishdude]

Nope, not allowed to take cash tips. Though what you don't know, you don't know

Ha, had someone tell me they weren't allowed to accept tips a few months ago, told the guy as long as he didn't say anything I wouldn't.

 

[telstar_1]

Don't ask, don't tell...don't tell me you didn't see that coming.

Best I got was a full bottle of homemade.

That's not good for Satellite poles. Even a small portion of the bag expands to where it blows out the top of the hole. This is for setting posts, like deck posts

On looking at the two I don't see any difference other than one headlines itself as sat post "cement" and for general deck/fence/mailbox post setting. Both are 2-part expanding foam, apparently mixed in the bag. The one you say is "not good" says it's "laterally" (as opposed to "literally", I suppose) as strong as concrete. Why's one good & not the other?

 

[HipKat]

Don't ask, don't tell...don't tell me you didn't see that coming.

Best I got was a full bottle of homemade.


On looking at the two I don't see any difference other than one headlines itself as sat post "cement" and for general deck/fence/mailbox post setting. Both are 2-part expanding foam, apparently mixed in the bag. The one you say is "not good" says it's "laterally" (as opposed to "literally", I suppose) as strong as concrete. Why's one good & not the other?

The pole foam is enough to fill the hole we dig for the pole. The POST foam is enough to fill 10 of those same holes. I explained this in the post above. The second bag is for much deeper and larger holes.

 

[telstar_1]

The pole foam is enough to fill the hole we dig for the pole. The POST foam is enough to fill 10 of those same holes. I explained this in the post above. The second bag is for much deeper and larger holes.

Oh, OK...too much quantity and have to use it all at once. So I guess the larger one would be economical if you had 10 deck posts all set up for a 1-go run.

So then...what actually is the stuff, chemically? As in icenene foam, polyurethane, etc.