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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #30 on: June 07, 2011, 01:07:10 PM »
This would have happened eventually because the tap was weak. Better now than later!
I'm just glad I wasn't on vacation or something because as nobody lives there, nobody could have noticed that something was wrong.
Water could run for days before I'm aware of it.
I told my GF: that's the reason why I have to go in my gameroom every single day from now on  ;) ;) ;)
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« Reply #31 on: June 07, 2011, 01:35:54 PM »
Thank god you was there chris !

ps, berry is an excellent label, (i have it here in my livingroom together with laminate from them  ;D)
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« Reply #32 on: June 07, 2011, 03:28:29 PM »
wow, what a well-told amazing story! would you have let the firemen in if you hadn't been able to get a hold of the owner?
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« Reply #33 on: June 07, 2011, 03:42:58 PM »
 ;)
No I think I would have slept there until the morning and let the water ran through the toilets.
I was getting mentally ready for an awful night (I can't even stand hearing a tap dripping when I'm in my bedroom).
So glad it turned out well!
Did I mention that the owner was slightly drunk when he came to the rescue?
That was about the only fun part for me in this story.
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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #34 on: July 02, 2011, 08:14:59 PM »
Allright, at last the ground is dry now!
This afternoon I cut the palets in order to fit the odd room shape perfectly (not a single 90° angle in there).

Question for you gameroom building pros:
Do you think I should:
_put the anti humidity layer on the concrete ground, then the palets, then the OSB/plywood panels
OR (in order to let the concrete "breathe" more)
_put the palets straight on the concrete ground, then the anti humidity layer, then the OSB/plywood panels
???

last layer will be the cabs of course ;)
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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #35 on: July 02, 2011, 10:08:24 PM »
foli straight on the concrete, silver side down  ;)
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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #36 on: July 03, 2011, 07:39:15 PM »
Thanks a lot Etienne, will do that in no time.
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« Reply #37 on: July 07, 2011, 10:44:56 AM »
Damn, I love this picture!


Did you already thought to send it to There I fixed it?  ;D

Indeed, this is a gamer's dream: to have his own appartment with no space problem!
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« Reply #38 on: July 07, 2011, 11:46:53 AM »
Quote from: Wil2000 on July 07, 2011, 10:44:56 AM
to have his own appartment with no space problem!

no space problem? i'm sure chris is going to encounter that before this year is over ... ;D :P
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« Reply #39 on: July 07, 2011, 01:08:18 PM »
Retrospectively, I find that picture hilarious too. ;)

And about the space issue, I'm afraid it's already too late...
I made a virtual placing of my cabs in the small room I'm "gamerooming" right now and it looks like it's already full...
Oh well, I'll slowly but surely invade the bigger room (which was supposed to be a storage/workshop).
Giant Robots Invasion it is then!
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« Reply #40 on: July 07, 2011, 01:37:55 PM »
You are very lucky!! About 6 years ago I had a flood in my storage unit and I lost about 22 games. My unit was on the third floor so I thought I was safe!!! The water came in through burst mains through the ceiling of the warehouse.

The owners took 2 days before telling me so I couldn't save many of the games as by that time the water had truly swollen the cabinets.

Pix: http://www.arcadeoll.com/pics/FLOOD/

It's not a very nice sight, only click for the brave.

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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #41 on: July 07, 2011, 01:58:04 PM »
let me punish you guys then, and show you the horror  ;D ;) ;)
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« Reply #42 on: July 07, 2011, 02:40:22 PM »
The HORROR!  :o

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Re: THE BASE, home of the giant robots.
« Reply #43 on: July 07, 2011, 03:43:47 PM »
You really lost all those games  ???  :o
Sorry to hear that, man  :'( :'( :'( :'(
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« Reply #44 on: July 07, 2011, 04:38:35 PM »
Yeah, I had maybe 45 machines in storage so not all were lost.
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