southern686

re: Painting an older home

Posted by southern686 on 11/21/25 at 10:28 am to bradygolf98

I did this very thing about 2 years ago.

I bought an older home (1970s) and it has paneling. I used an oil base primer and latex paint.
IIRC the wife picked a Benjamin Moore color called Swiss Coffee. Its an off white but none the less still very close to white. I have no signs of any yellowing.

My only issue is my toddler running hot wheels down the walls and other toys. The white shows everything pretty easily but there was no way I could talk her into anything else.

re: My analysis of streaming services for ESPN sports

Posted by southern686 on 11/7/25 at 12:07 pm to Landmass

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I was already paying for Hulu so it was cheap to just bundle in Disney+ and ESPN.

Unsure of pricing but wondering if it would've been cheaper for you to upgrade your HULU subscription to Hulu + live TV? If you get hulu+ live TV it includes ESPN Unlimited when you login to the ESPN app with your hulu info. Also if its a non-espn aired CBS, local channel, ect. you would still get it.

SEC Rant

re: Ok. So how do I watch the lsu- Alabama game Saturday.

Posted by southern686 on 11/6/25 at 8:35 am to TeddyPadillac

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All live sporting events on ABC are on the EPSN App though (ESPN3), and would be available if you had ESPN unlimited.

I've asked this in another thread but got no response.
Forgive my ignorance, but if I were to swap to ESPN unlimited, would there ever be a scenario where I wouldn't be able to watch an LSU football or baseball game?
I'm sick of paying 80-90 a month for a bunch of channels I don't watch. I literally only have it to watch college football and baseball.

On YTTV i had LSU as a favorite. So anytime they were playing it showed up on my home screen when i opened the app.
That said, I've never really paid attention to the channel it was airing on. But don't they also sometime air on CBS or maybe a local channel for BB?
You've cleared it up when it comes to ABC.

re: How to watch SEC network + events? A plea to streaming services

Posted by southern686 on 11/6/25 at 8:10 am to Tom Bronco

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I gave up on non sports programming and signed up for ESPN Unlimited direct from ESPN. Saved $58 a month from my YouTubeTv cost.

This is something I've been wanting to do as I do not watch any other channels I've been paying for on YTTV. The whole purpose I am paying 80-90 bucks a month is to watch college sports. Primarily football and baseball.

I have a question though and forgive my ignorance. If I swapped to ESPN unlimited, would there ever be a scenario where I wouldn't be able to watch a game?
Don't they air sometimes on CBS, ABC, or maybe locally?

I've never really paid attention to the channel. As LSU has always been bookmarked as a favorite inside my YTTV app so it pops up on the home tab as soon as i would open the app.

re: YouTube TV / Disney Update?

Posted by southern686 on 11/4/25 at 12:07 pm to DeathByTossDive225

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Hulu live is the way to go.

I swapped to Hulu as well; at least for the time being.
I still prefer YTTV over Hulu but it could just be because I am not use to the Hulu app yet. I will say, it seems getting to my local channels is easier on Hulu.

re: LSU Athletics Press Conference (Friday)

Posted by southern686 on 10/31/25 at 9:33 am to LSUGrad9295

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the governor bitches about the high buyout for Kelly; Verge basically says money is not an issue with the new hire.

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the money to buy out Kelly isn't coming from public funds

Landy being Landry..... Political grandstanding. "protecting the tax payer".

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dude says the governor had nothing to do with Woody getting shite-canned. I absolutely call bullshite on that.

And I do to.
Now the why, I could speculate but it doesn't matter any more, he is gone.

My opinion is that, if Landry wanted Woodward gone, fine, but don't air it out to the public. That is the kind of crap you do behind the scenes.
Landry needs to leave LSU alone, but his little "I, me, my" and "look at me" personality won't let him.

re: Live: FBI updates on Kirk assassination. 9:15 EDT

Posted by southern686 on 9/11/25 at 9:27 am to mmcgrath

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They have video of him from when he got to campus, walked up stairways, and ran away. I doubt he makes it to Friday.

That is the way I see it.

I mean if you have enough footage to track his movements on the campus including in the hallways and stair wells, I'd imagine you have clear images of him. (Campuses don't just install Temu cameras.)
and
You describe the person as college aged
and
This person had to know the campus well enough to navigate it to the roof (let alone with a rifle) without being caught
and
You interviewed numerous "persons of interest" with the school

Yea, I am willing to bet they know who the person is already.
To navigate to the roof top, there's a good chance this person was a student there or at one time. Went grab camera stills then went interview people with the school to identify said person.

Won't release identity for obvious reasons. IE: suspect goes into hiding or someone kills them before they are apprehended.

Political Talk

re: Pop Up Deer Blinds

Posted by southern686 on 9/9/25 at 11:27 am to GITiger66

I have a few Ameristeps and love them. They've held up pretty well considering the weather they've been thru while out during hunting season. They are also very easy to setup.

The two other things you may consider for hunting out of a ground blind:
A shooting stick to prop the gun on to take a shot and building a wooden platform a few inches off the ground with carpet to set the blind on. At least in my experience and before I had built one, after a little rain and a couple hunts the entire ground in my blind was nothing but slop and would never fully dry due to being covered by the blind. Chair would sink into the ground, couldn't put nothing down, everything full of mud, and it stunk like hell. The platform doesn't even need "legs".

And as Hawgeye said, I feel the same way about see thru blinds and thus have stayed away from them.
I could be totally wrong but I can imagine some light is let thru them. The last thing you want is light coming in from behind causing a silhouette of you looking at the blind from the front.
I try to keep the interior of my tent as dark as possible by keeping rear windows closed or barely cracked and then having windows I intend to shoot out of just open enough for the barrel to slide thru and my scope to have a clear view.

re: Tankless Water Heater Issue

Posted by southern686 on 9/9/25 at 10:33 am to TheBoo

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I've contacted State and they told me I need to call them during business hours to troubleshoot with them. It's hard to find the time to break free during business hours to do that.

You need to do this, especially if its under warranty.
When I did plumbing work years ago in high school, we had to walk thru the troubleshooting steps over the phone in order for them to warranty any replacement part.

Sounds like a flow sensor but with the issues you described, it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being a bad control board either. We changed many of those across all brands.... granted that was years ago when they were somewhat new to market.

re: Any experience or recs for satellite two way messengers to use while offshore fishing?

Posted by southern686 on 8/14/25 at 9:33 am to TwoFace

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I just looked it up, satellite messaging is available on iPhone 15 or newer, it is free for the first two years you have the phone. Samsung Galaxy s25 also has satellite messaging, which is free if you have Verizon, it does not say it is limited to 2 years.

For those who care.
For Iphones that support it, the service is provided thru a partnership between Apple and Globalstar. So manufacturer and satellite service provider.
For the Samsungs, its different. The partnership is between Verizon and Skylo. So carrier and satellite service provider.
Currently, I think ATT has a partnership but just hasn't rolled this feature out yet. So for the Samsung's on ATT, it does not work yet. In comparison if you have an Iphone, it does not matter what carrier you have because Apple holds the partnership with the satellite provider for messaging.

I have a S25+ with Verizon. From my understanding its free or part of my plan at least and unlimited.

For someone that is just looking to be able to casually text here and there it works. Obtaining and retaining a connection can be a bit of a game, but again it works. Plenty of YT videos.
However, this should never be a replacement of dedicated devices for an outdoorsman who may end up needing to rely on this in a life or death scenario.

re: Metal Roof

Posted by southern686 on 8/4/25 at 8:35 am to SETH6180

Depending how old it is, it could be something as simple as a screw has backed out over time. I would climb up there and re-tighten every screw.

If sealant is required for something, I've always used NP-1.

re: Mechanic advice needed

Posted by southern686 on 7/31/25 at 11:16 am to Redlos

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Change fluids (differential, coolant, power steering, brakes, transmission) and new spark plugs.

It is probably this kind of stuff. You can look in your manual at the service intervals and see what it calls for at 100K.
They will probably also change all filters, check brakes, rotate tires, etc.

re: RV towing with a 1/2 ton (minor update)

Posted by southern686 on 7/29/25 at 8:10 am to BoogaBear

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Is that doable?

Yes. As long as your truck it rated for said camper, you have a proper weight distribution hitch, and trailer brakes. (you're truck being newer probably has an integrated trailer brake controller)

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What is the most you would pull RV wise with a half ton?

For a bumper pull behind a half ton, the most I'd want is 26'. 30' would be pushing it for me, personally.
If I were going 36' and planned to camp often or far away, I'd want a 3/4 ton and fifth wheel. Just more comfortable and stable to tow.

But then again you see it all the time, people dragging 36'+ bumper pulls behind half tons without any weight distribution hitches and truck squatted to the ground. :lol:

re: My septic pump runs too often

Posted by southern686 on 7/21/25 at 10:08 am to SportTiger1

I wouldn't extend the arm. I'd imagine it would just collect debris on it until it became permanently held down.
You could just buy a normal float switch and install it to the right height. The ones you typically see with a sump pump that plugs in first then the sump pump plugs into it at the outlet.

The integral float will float first, sure, but the new float still wouldn't allow power to the pump until it reaches the height at which you've set it at.

re: i need a table saw

Posted by southern686 on 7/17/25 at 7:59 am to GeauxldMember

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Table saw will definitely be a better option if that will be a primary use

Agreed. Track saws are great for what they are intended for..... when you need to make a cut here or there on a piece too large for a table saw or one too wide so the fence is unusable.
If you constantly just ripping trim or standard sheets of ply wood, table saw is the way to go.

If you're going to use this for the renovation and don't want the hassle of storing a table saw, I'd borrow or rent one.

re: FBI arresting the police in Ville Platte, Oakdale, & Forest Hill

Posted by southern686 on 7/16/25 at 10:34 am to YOURADHERE

From what I understand from the presser....

Apparently you (and your entire family) can obtain a VISA if you are a victim of a crime.
A business owner, I think the name was Patel, was sort of the middle man. Patel would be paid by an illegal, he would then pay his LEO connections to create a false police report for the illegal and apply for the VISA.

O-T Lounge

re: HVAC in basement

Posted by southern686 on 7/15/25 at 9:00 am to ChestRockwell

Evaporator coil could have a little mold in it that needs cleaning. Open the access panel and check it out.

If it needs cleaning, I use a foaming cleaner specifically for HVAC coils and a pump sprayer (like you use for herbicide in the yard) filled with water. Spray the foam cleaner, allow it to sit, then spray the coil with the water from the pump sprayer. The evaporator will have an integral pan (not the emergency over flow pan) for condensate and should have a drain connected to it. So when you spray the coil off, it should just drain like the condensate does.

re: Chris Stanfield and Zac Cowan undrafted...

Posted by southern686 on 7/15/25 at 8:24 am to Hold That Tiger 10

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Option A - be done with baseball for good.

Option B - try as an UDFA, get paid peanuts, and maybe still be forced into Option A

Option C - play at the highest level of college baseball, bang college chicks, maybe make some NIL, for one more year. Then hope you get drafted, or try Option B again.

It's a no brainer to me, unless he really really wants to be done with college life.

This is exactly the way I see it.
There is no reason to go UDFA for hardly any money when you can stay at LSU, probably make more with NIL, maybe finish a degree, add power to your game and thus improve your draft rank next year.
And if you still go undrafted...... just go UDFA next year.

Then again, you never know what these players are thinking or have going on but the only reason I see for him going UDFA is as you said, unless he really is done with college ball/college lifestyle.