ExiledInIllinois

That's not what he is saying. He's saying you, as a parent are the top dog. You don't go alpha dog, your children will walk all over you. As a manager, are you more important to your company than the workers under you? Your company values you as more important, thinks you are... You make more, have more responsibility then people below you... That's the people above you validating your importance over others. That's what Rosemond, IMO is saying. The hierarchical structure with regard to importance. You're obviously the most important in the family unit. Without you your child stands a very big chance of failing. You're the family CEO.

Agree to disagree, (You're) taking way too much umbrage IMO. He's just saying, don't treat your children like prima donnas... It has ill effects and leads to a sense of entitlement. You wouldn't argue with that, right? Case in point: how star athletes are treated since an early age. And yes, the Kennedy's were one of the first in the public eye to start this trend... How did that turn out? Lot's of issues there. Successful, but issues. Hyper-competition within the family is very toxic. Again... I like Hamnersticks choice of words: Top Priority. I am not judging your parenting... I think you're off base and too judgemental yourself. IMO, you run into a lot with your approach when there are more than one child. Curious... Where do you fall born? I am third born. You don't have to answer if I am being too inquisitive. Forward.

Again... Rosemond would agree with you and @Johnny Hammersticks. Top priority is well chosen words. Really... You wouldn't get out of bed if your son wasn't around. I find that strange. Top priority is a bit different than "most important." IMO.

What does old, white, and rich... Have to do with it? If anything, Rosemond being well off, be more apt to spoil. No? He'd probably agree with your post. You're not a "rudderless ship"... But there are many that are. Not sure why you are getting so defensive.

He's old school but in moderation it applies.

He's been doing it for over 40 years. I think you should listen.

Too funny... LoL... That's what my wife says... But not dopey... She's a Democrat. Lackawanna Democrat. But myself, I tend to agree with you (and you know I am a Lib... Just not AS flaming leftist as my wife). I am a W.Seneca Democrat.

BREAKING NEWS REPORT: Roger Goodell just reviewed the video. It's only Kraft getting a handy . And they play the Bengals the following week! LoL...

Criminals always return to the scene of their crimes!

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz: http://www2.erie.gov/exec/

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Youth sells... $$$$$$.

Blame the Kennedy family many moons ago for starting moving away from what Rosemond is saying. My mother in law... Well into her 80s has been mailing us Rosemond's articles for years.

He is seeing a dentist. Teef is a dentist. Ain't the internet great The only bad thing, @teef gonna miss his Ferrari payment now! LoL

I have one. This is from one of my wife's grammar school class pictures. Back in 1977-78, @ 10. It's for the local Buffalo crowd, they may guess it. Hint: He's an area politician and pretty high up. Hope that wasn't too much of a hint! He looks the same today as he did 40+ years ago.

Simply the name. I never know what is the proper way to spell gray/grey. I won't forget again. You were big help. The PumpSpy really helps, got me to see what the sump was doing. Simply, The pit is too small. If I ever built again, I go bigger and deeper. But redundancy with pumps and maintenance hedges against disaster.

My niece's old house on the coast in N.Carolina:

Just don't pump your cellar out too fast. One of the deckhands with a marine outfit here borrowed one of the company's big pumps... Water came out too fast, buckled his foundation. There is hydrostatic pressure. Betcha @BringBackFergy Ferguson knew that! Smart guy. A little incorrigible, but smart guy... Makes a mean breakfast sammich too!

Don't quote me on this... But that's just one style. The bigger volume ones may be a turbine, powered by water pressure. ??? The venturi style is the portable one I have. Not sure that's set up for high head (lift) and pumping higher amounts of water... But in a pinch, will take edge off water rising... I guess the YouTube videos do confirm, though...

Yup! https://mobile.twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1200184494793342981

@SlimShady'sGhost @Seasons1992 We landed on the moon! "One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind!"

He's probably hitting the weed now and taking a drink! Cannonball!

Yet... Prevented millions of people from getting cholera. Sorry Buttercup. The good, millions outweighs one. Take one for team dad. 4" is standard, great! Most of time no issues with pass through. Mine is PVC... 23 years now.

Noooooo. With Lake Michigan at current levels... It would naturally be flowing in the direction it is now. We are just regulating it, letting it ramble and do some work (flood control, navigation, economy, sanitation) in return. Just like Woody Guthrie sang almost 90 years ago: "Uncle Sam took the challenge in the year of '33 For the farmers and the workers and for all humanity Now river, you can ramble where the sun sets in the sea But while you're rambling, river, you can do some work for me..." If we didn't control... Too much water would be flowing the way you think it shouldn't. So what gives, why are you so conflicted?

Bingo! Any dip in corrugated plastic will collect water, dirt. My underground discharge after 10 years, I had to access it, rod it. I actually sleeved it... It was like pottery chunks coming out with snake I sent down. Formed like glass, shape of corrugated too! If you can 6" PVC... $$$$ you can always sleeve smaller in it, not that you will for 50 years anyway... But it does depend on how careful you back fill, settles, tree roots, etc... Where PVC is vulnerable is at pass through in house. Use cast iron, then adapt back to PVC on both side. Foundation settles. Settles, backfilling may crack it and will never know for years. Neighbor across street, builder passed through with PVC, must have cracked during backfill with dirt... Every time he flushed toilet, water made way thru ground to drain tile and sump went off! Sanitary sewer was on opposite side of house too!!!