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I thought a Romanian court just over-ruled the election court and put him back on the ballot.


That court apparently had no jurisdiction to do so. That is what grok tells me
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Most fuel is sent via pipeline and blended for each distributor. Not many refineries blend and distribute direct to the pump. Exxon br blends and distributes to exxon branded stations. I believe everything else is sent to the pipeline network (colonial, plantation etc.)


Interesting, Chevron in Pascagoula has all the additives for various brands. Truck driver filling his tanker swipes his card and the appropriate additives are mixed into the stock.
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I’ve said this for years the only reason we have fuel price spikes from catastrophic events are from 51 different cocktail blends. If we chose one national standard for fuels then it could just be transferred from one state or region to the next.


I had no idea there was such variance, glad you posted. Interesting tidbit, the only difference between the gas at different stations within a region is the additives. Their trucks all fill at the same refineries and the additives are added at the fueling point. So that means a shell station could be filling at a Chevron refinery etc…
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On a few I had to cut the bag off to get the root ball out


Unexpected, but good to know. Ty
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Would grow bags be a suitable substitute? I’m in north MS, so I’m a little worried about them drying out in the summers.


I like them and they are economical. First summer incoming so can't comment on drying out just yet. For what it is worth, they don't gush out of the sides when watering so they do hold moisture in to some degree.

There is a claim that air having access through the fabric has benefits to the roots.

TLDR: Fabric bags are my go-to from here on.
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How would that work exactly. They vote to secede and then what? Canada isn’t just going to willingly give up their territory to the US


The US clearly has its problems as well. Not sure they would be so quick to join.
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The business people that saw DJT was surely getting elected, and listened to him say he was bringing the tariffs, had 6-8 months to order extra stock. Some chose not to.


Don’t know if it comes into play or not as I don’t know the tax payment interval, but inventory taxes could be rearing its ugly head again. That’s a tax that absolutely needs to go as it kills resilience to adversity.

re: Stucco recommendations

Posted by DerkaDerka on 4/27/25 at 9:32 am
Thank you. Also I’m not a stucco fan either, but I can’t think of anything else in this spot based on the design.

re: Stucco recommendations

Posted by DerkaDerka on 4/26/25 at 7:20 pm
Probably have to demo the old and redo. It was done rather badly at first.
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Anytime I can I just call them racists.


I call them bigots and point out their intolerance. Brain scrambles to compute.
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River birch


Yep, I planted a few some years back and they are pretty big now. The dropped sticks are great for kindling too.

Stucco recommendations

Posted by DerkaDerka on 4/26/25 at 9:47 am
Looking for a Stucco installer in the Baton Rouge area. Any suggestions?
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Next step will be to put peepee in our Coke


Top notch post :lol:
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If the right wants to bring back manufacturing and win on it they need to lead and set the example This isn’t a “gotcha” this must be pointed out to make real change.


I bought a Mug Club mug from Crowder years back and it was made in China. Hella disappointed.
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if we started over today (with this bunch of leaders), do you really have confidence that the new constitution would be substantially better?


This is precisely why I’m Leary of a national constitutional convention as well. Until the states are cleaned up, I don’t trust what will come of it.

re: La Constitutional Amendments 3/29

Posted by DerkaDerka on 3/29/25 at 4:12 pm
Update: there are signs throughout NOLA urging voters to go against all the amendments. Perhaps it’s a good thing i ended up voting for them all.

re: La Constitutional Amendments 3/29

Posted by DerkaDerka on 3/27/25 at 2:40 pm
Even with the PAR report, amendment 2 is a cluster. I tend to abstain when I don't really understand the ramifications so the current plan is to not vote on number 2.

Public Affairs Research Council amendment breakdown

re: Roofing company suggestions in BR

Posted by DerkaDerka on 2/26/25 at 10:58 am
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Dave Mancuso owner Gateway Roofing
(225) 939-0204


Thanks for the lead, he recommended I call a guy that he knows for smaller jobs. Carlos 225-284-0208