baldona
| Favorite team: | Auburn  |
| Location: | Florida |
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| Interests: | Fishing, hunting, SEC athletics |
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| Number of Posts: | 24531 |
| Registered on: | 2/16/2016 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: CNN, MSNow, Politico reporters were denied access to the White House despite judge’s order
Posted by baldona on 9/24/26 at 1:32 pm to IvoryBillMatt
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States cannot interfere or obstruct DHS in performance of its duties. States are not obligated to assist DHS in performance of its duties.
Fairly certain this was all a contract/ funding issue. The states are paid for their federal facilities, one of the requirements for this payment is to house illegals among other issues.
I'm not a lawyer, call it whatever it is. The states broke their contracts.
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re: Ozempic Has Met Its Match
Posted by baldona on 9/23/26 at 7:41 pm to SingleMalt1973
Ozempic? What about the lifeguard?
You're gonna shoot your dick off!
Just kidding. Looks slick, is there any other advantage over the P365 or 320 outside of taking the other mags? Some of the 365's are already damn near a full size gun.
Just kidding. Looks slick, is there any other advantage over the P365 or 320 outside of taking the other mags? Some of the 365's are already damn near a full size gun.
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That's 99% of your problem. Get a 7" and add a flapper wheel to cover more area faster
Ha could be. It’s inside of a livewell and some other areas of a bench, the 7” kinda scares me unless I really need it. lol. That thing is serious
re: Meanwhile in the E Pac, Hurricane Polo goes from TS to Cat 5 in less than 48 hours
Posted by baldona on 9/22/26 at 8:08 pm to DiamondDog
Why do they never hit California? Honestly asking? Has one ever? I can’t remember ever hearing about it?
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I’ve heard 5 as well, and thought someone from Panhellenic council put out a statement to that effect (and blamed Louisiana) I’ve also heard 3 deaths in one fraternity.
Seems like there’s a lot of BS going around for hits. News reported 2 deaths it looks like, if it was really 5-7 you’d think someone official would be on it?
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flapper wheel.
On what? I've used these for certain things, most grinding something specific down smaller. I need to sand at least 10 square feet. A flapper on a drill?
re: Most abrasive sanding option for fiberglass?
Posted by baldona on 9/22/26 at 9:57 am to Turnblad85
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Jeez, I've never messed with gelcoat before but 40grit on a grinder will usually eat anything.
40 works fine, but its a decent sized area and I'd rather over grind and fill back in with resin than the amount of time its taken to sand it down. Sanding/ grinding just sucks...I have some other projects in mind so I'm just trying to minimize the demo time.
Most abrasive sanding option for fiberglass?
Posted by baldona on 9/22/26 at 9:08 am
I'm grinding down some gelcoat and topside paint on my boat to update my livewell and bench area, and my 4.5" grinder with a 40 grit is just slower than I'd like. I'm trying to get down to bare fiberglass to re do it right on an area that's probably 10-15 sq ft or so. Is there a more abrasive option? I have a belt sander, I haven't tried that, but I assumed the grinder would be better?
I'm thinking some sort of metal or ceramic idk?
I'm thinking some sort of metal or ceramic idk?
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Let’s be real. Nobody gives a shite about where you got a degree from in 99% of jobs. It’s an HR box that has to be checked. It’s all about your work experience.
Most of these questions really depend on the type of job you interview for. Unskilled, skilled, professional, executive, etc varies greatly. I 100% care where a doctor got their degree, or a professional. Its not 100% by any means, but if there’s any other red flags for a professional level position and they went to low tier school they are generally out quickly for me.
Taking a professional or executive level out to lunch, sure. But for my skilled or unskilled labor positions I generally have a 10-15 min phone convo before I even interview. Thin the herd just going over fairly basic items on the phone without even having to set up an interview time to waste both your time.
One easy flag to find is how quick they get fired up. Something currently politically hot, like gas prices, and someone’s crazy political on either side is often a red flag. The last thing I want is someone blaming their entire life failures all day at work on Obama or Trump.
re: NY Post: Yankees selling 16% of team to private equity firm
Posted by baldona on 9/21/26 at 8:08 pm to athenslife101
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They buy a company that makes a product. They reduce all costs to make a product, meaning you create a shite tier product. The private equity firm sees that interest in product is dropping, so then they dismantle and sell off anything of value in the company.
But how do you do this as a minority stake holder?
re: Jim Harbaugh currently 50/1 on first coach fired
Posted by baldona on 9/20/26 at 6:17 pm to red sox fan 13
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Should have never left Michigan
Not a lot of choice in hindsight
re: High tides for teal opener
Posted by baldona on 9/20/26 at 11:44 am to skullraker
As said, it’s not that they leave high tide. They are chasing the tide. They are chasing where they can/ prefer to feed. Just like fish, generally they are feeding where the tide brings/ exposes the food. They go into the marsh because they prefer to be in water as opposed to feeding on land, and like to feed in the shallows generally speaking.
Which is kinda funny, because most of the country there’s very little danger in the shallow water. Not so much along the gulf coast with gators.
Which is kinda funny, because most of the country there’s very little danger in the shallow water. Not so much along the gulf coast with gators.
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Golesh better be finding a QB for next year’s team right now. If he trots out some bum we have currently behind BB, we are fricking cooked and so is he. Auburn is staring down the barrel of 4-8 right now.
This right here is the issue. When was the last time Auburn had a qb that was in the top half of the SEC just? Probably Nix, and half you idiots on here chased him off because he wasn’t an all American his freshmen year.
Auburn doesn’t appear to be able to spend to buy a top Qb, so we need to work on developing younger guys and stop bringing in washed up 6th year guys from other programs.
ETA: fwiw it wasn’t our issue yesterday and may not be the main issue this year. It was our defensive front 7 last night.
re: Stainless or Cast Iron
Posted by baldona on 9/11/26 at 1:55 pm to SeafoodPlatter
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My cast iron skillet is basically retired at this point, I cook almost everything in stainless pots and pans, only cast iron I still have in regular use is my enameled Dutch oven
I still use my cast iron plenty, but honestly Stainless is extremely underated. There's a lot of reasons restaurants use stainless almost exclusively.
For one, as mentioned already, cleaning and using acids like tomatoes and vinegar is a lot better and easier in stainless.
The main issue with stainless, and cast iron does better here for some reason, is that stuff sticks to stainless a lot easier if its not HOT. Gotta get it hot first. No idea why cast iron doesn't have the same issue?
I did a somewhat similar honeymoon but I'm coming up on 20 years. We did Munich for Oktoberfest to Venice, and back. With stops along the way.
I would HIGHLY recommend doing Rome first here. Its the least relaxing BY FAR.
Or my suggestion was going to be to hit up Rome for a couple of days, and finish in Florence. But Florence has a good 1.5-2 days of stuff you'd want to do.
I'll also suggest a stop somewhere outside of the major metro's in Italy. Its nice to get outside of the busy tourist areas.
Those three places are pricey yes, but two of them are only expensive because of tourism. Italy in general is not expensive.
Sounds like a great trip though!
ETA; HIGHLY recommend more than 7 days. You need 2-3 days to just RELAX. Have basically 0 plans but sleep in late (because you stayed up late...), walk around, just be together. Explore something random just because you have the time.
I would HIGHLY recommend doing Rome first here. Its the least relaxing BY FAR.
Or my suggestion was going to be to hit up Rome for a couple of days, and finish in Florence. But Florence has a good 1.5-2 days of stuff you'd want to do.
I'll also suggest a stop somewhere outside of the major metro's in Italy. Its nice to get outside of the busy tourist areas.
Those three places are pricey yes, but two of them are only expensive because of tourism. Italy in general is not expensive.
Sounds like a great trip though!
ETA; HIGHLY recommend more than 7 days. You need 2-3 days to just RELAX. Have basically 0 plans but sleep in late (because you stayed up late...), walk around, just be together. Explore something random just because you have the time.
re: Taking the Train from DC to New York City
Posted by baldona on 9/11/26 at 10:50 am to danny d lsu
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taking the train from Washington DC to New York City and back
Just to confirm OP, you are going to Manhatten correct? This could make a huge difference in regards to exactly where in NYC you are trying to go.
re: What would you expect this to cost (HVAC)?
Posted by baldona on 9/9/26 at 1:41 pm to Will Cover
Why are you spending extra to get 2 Variable units both 19 SEER? Im certainly not an HVAC expert and maybe you just have money to blow, but you are here asking for help.
I helped someone replace a Carrier 4 ton 15 seer for their beach condo on 30A last fall for $7700. I chose a company out of Panama City, the 30A companies both wanted $9k+. The only reason I bring up the location is because I doubt many areas in the south get more expensive for HVAC labor work than 30A.
My main point is 1 variable makes a lot of sense, I'm not sure 2 variable 19 seer make a lot of sense. Especially since generally speaking most people in a house this big aren't going to use one unit nearly as often as the other.
I helped someone replace a Carrier 4 ton 15 seer for their beach condo on 30A last fall for $7700. I chose a company out of Panama City, the 30A companies both wanted $9k+. The only reason I bring up the location is because I doubt many areas in the south get more expensive for HVAC labor work than 30A.
My main point is 1 variable makes a lot of sense, I'm not sure 2 variable 19 seer make a lot of sense. Especially since generally speaking most people in a house this big aren't going to use one unit nearly as often as the other.
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Rheem keeps blowing fuse and transformer.
How olds the unit? DId they test the volts/ amps going to the fuse that's blowing? It wouldn't be the first time the new part from the factory was also bad.
re: Jackhammering a small concrete pad
Posted by baldona on 9/9/26 at 1:24 pm to RonFNSwanson
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I live in Utah. Maybe I could just dump it in the Great Salt Lake
You need to figure out disposal first. Because it can be literally 50% or more of the cost for someone that doesn't have options.
As said, breaking up the concrete is one thing. Then you have to rip it up, carry it to a truck or trailer, take the truck/ trailer somewhere, then dispose of it which includes unloading and moving it again.
I'm not all for hiring someone, but sometimes its literally cheaper to hire someone than renting equipment and disposal.
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