Hindufury

Downfall was definitely the wrong word to use. I want this to be impactful and make Reddit change course, but that can only happen if enough people leave.

Part of it is the smaller base, but hopefully with more folks coming in, the different instances can help maintain that vibe

Everyone on DIY loves my kind of basic project that I posted. It's a pleasant feeling

For sure, but I am cynical about people's convictions when it comes to their sources of leisure and free time. I see it in all places. Folks are gonna watch the new flash even though doing so will help Miller's career. Activision/Blizzard has proven to be horrendous and for those that don't care about that, they also underdelivered on overwatch 2. Diablo 4, however, is the best selling game in the series. Even back in the day folks had wanted to boycott left 4 dead 2 only for them to end up buying it anyways.

Things like that make me hopeful, but my optimism is tempered.

For sure. I'm enjoying it, but reddit's downfall really depends on how many divest from it and can join us here. I think it'll be fine because people are coming and there will be guides to help folks navigate, but only time will tell

I'm doing my part. I hope others do an exodus and not a hiatus.

Thanks! It is very involved from planning to actually doing the work and deciding how you want it to look. Some edging serves as a retaining wall which means there's a lot more to do. I called 811 first to get the utility lines marked and after that I sprayed my line. My plan was to trench as close to 8.5 inches as possible at each level. That's 3.5 inches for paver base, 1 inch for sand, and then 4 inches for the stone. The incline was the most annoying part because if it wasn't a 2 foot height difference I wouldn't have to have been extra meticulous.

I used my levels to mark the depth as i went and then used crushed concrete as the paver base. Tamped it down then laid the 1 inch of sand. I set the pavers down on the stretch of sand and used both my torpedo level and 30 inch level to get em right. Once the pavers fell below the soil level I'd do the step up using the top of the previous paver level as where the next level's sand would end, so the paver base would start approximately 4.5 inches below the top of the lower level. Some areas did not get as much paver base due to sprinkler lines. Also because of the sprinkler lines I did not use a trenching shovel and used a spade and transfer shovel with some slow digging if I felt resistance.

After it was done I double checked the leveling, using sand for any wobbling and putting it in between the cracks. There's enough gapping that water will drain through. I had extra paver base so I used that for the backfill to help further prevent any shifting.

Some of the resources that I remember:

https://www.lowes.com/n/how-to/create-a-border-using-edging-stones https://youtu.be/E5dSvJB-d3g https://youtu.be/OkySCQSSn4U

Right now I'm doing destiny 2 almost exclusively. I got Spiderman and I'm s l o w l y getting through its DLC before I jump into Miles Morales