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This is the best way of doing it. I'd recommend some paint thinner and paper towels to help clean up the silicon. Even people that have been doing this work for years can get enthusiastic with caulking stuff in and silicon can get messy fast. Plus make sure to give the whole space enough time to fully cure and be good to go against water exposure. I'm also surprised at the apparent lack of retention screw or something in there, pretty strange

That crack isn't bad at all, especially if it's following a mortar line. Are there doors/windows nearby, or is it close to a corner? Insurance will almost certainly tell you it's nothing. My area had a quake a few years ago and I got a bigger crack (maybe 1/4") above the basement walkout door, also through the mortar like this one. If you wanna seal the crack then you'd have better luck with caulk, mortar would have a hard time taking to such a small crack; and sealing it would make the area more difficult to monitor. Just keep an eye on it over time and bone up on the water management around your house to make sure it's all flowing away from your foundation, not loitering. I really don't think you've got something to worry about right now based on what I see, and I've worked on or evaluated hundreds of houses. Rest easy, friend

It cracks me up how true this is. I managed a theater for a while so on weekends after close (1a-ish) the managers on duty would go unwind at the nearby WH, got to know the staff there and they'd be vocally profiling people to us as groups were coming to the door. One time the cook made a dick shaped pancake for one in our group, but cut off the end and sprayed a bunch of ketchup all over the plate. They were good people, some of my favorite.

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Friend of a friend's basement flooded so friend and I are gonna go help demo and see how far we get on putting it back together. Sunday will be for soccer and gaming and general lethargy

Judging by how far it looks like your bit drilled through the wall it could also be that you were just having the absolute worst luck and managed to find a brick tie on your first attempt. If that's the case then the good news is that you shouldn't have a hard time avoiding them if you stay around the area you've already drilled into.

You've got a few options

I always left mine in neutral but when I'd take it to a shop they'd leave it in gear and I'd lurch forward like an amateur when I left. I'm not convinced there's a difference between the two but I'm no mechanic

I installed Mint this past spring and fiddled around with it briefly every once in a while but I'm not a tech guy so there was a little bit of a learning curve on stuff like getting a second monitor to work, stuff like that. I'm sure you've already found out that there's TONS of documentation and forums for questions, it's just a matter of feeling kinda dumb for a little while as you troubleshoot. I switched over to Mint full time a few months ago and haven't looked back. I've still got Win10 on an extra hard drive just in case but I think more and more of reclaiming that space for Steam now, I don't miss Windows at all

Helping a buddy replace some windows tomorrow and then sizing up someone else's flooded basement to see what all needs done. Beyond that I expect it'll be nothing but the remastered Age of Mythology

I'm enjoying it, tried a few different rogue builds and doing a sorc right now, fireball then probably switch to lightning spear when I get the right gear. Doubt I'll be playing this season for much longer though since it's shorter and I don't wanna burnout right before the expansion. Plus I'm a simp for Age of Mythology so that's gonna be my September.

I also finally beat Lilith and all the tormented bosses, I've really been enjoying the changes since season 4 and the reworked uniques for this season

Looks fantastic! And now you've inspired me to make myself one