ApisMellifera
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| Registered on: | 4/3/2023 |
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re: Installing LED light strips indoors and outdoors
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/11/26 at 11:52 am to High C
There's a 13 page thread on the Tech Board about installing lights outside.
Also, Quindor's site is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to these projects. This LED power calculator is especially useful.
I went with 12v pixels around the front of my house so I didn't have to run as many injection points. It wasn't extremely difficult, just very time consuming. The biggest pain was the channeling. I used vinvyl j-channel and drilled +400 holes 1 by 1. It would have gone much faster if I had made a jig.
It's well worth it though. I don't have to put up christmas lights each winter (or take them down) and I can change the display for LSU games, 4th of July, etc. I have it connected to my Home Assistant so I can control it remotely and put it on a schedule to automatically turn on and off when I want. I also bought a mini controller to keep on our camper when we hang lights on our canopy tent.
I've had them up for 2 years now I think and have only had to make 1 repair.
Also, Quindor's site is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to these projects. This LED power calculator is especially useful.
I went with 12v pixels around the front of my house so I didn't have to run as many injection points. It wasn't extremely difficult, just very time consuming. The biggest pain was the channeling. I used vinvyl j-channel and drilled +400 holes 1 by 1. It would have gone much faster if I had made a jig.
It's well worth it though. I don't have to put up christmas lights each winter (or take them down) and I can change the display for LSU games, 4th of July, etc. I have it connected to my Home Assistant so I can control it remotely and put it on a schedule to automatically turn on and off when I want. I also bought a mini controller to keep on our camper when we hang lights on our canopy tent.
I've had them up for 2 years now I think and have only had to make 1 repair.
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re: Update pg 3 - 43" bar information home assistant display now in beta!
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/11/26 at 4:06 am to CAD703X
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what obvious things am i missing?
As a weather nerd, I'd like to see the past track of the storm.
Idk the difficulty but I like to see the trend of storms as well. Somehow showing the past 2-3 cones in increasingly fading shades of gray would be awesome.
re: Best fertilizer to make your grass fuller?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/10/26 at 4:18 am to King of New Orleans
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I have centipede.
Careful with the fertilizer then. Centipede is known as the lazy man's grass in that it is generally low maintenance. Slow growing and doesn't like a lot of fertilizer, it thrives in poor soil where other grasses struggle. Over fertilizing is one of the most common ways people kill centipede. Also, it's going to take a while for centipede for really fill in.
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If I laid a Bermuda centipede mix, it doesn’t come up looking like a weird mixture?
If you do this, depending on how much sun your lawn gets and if you fertilize regularly, expect for the bermuda to take over. Bermuda is the opposite of what I stated above about centipede. It's a nitrogen hog and fast grower. As long as you have enough sun, water, and nitrogen that bermuda will eventually overtake the centipede.
You have a choice to make, bermuda or centipede. If you have limited sun and want a low maintenance yard that you don't need to mow often, centipede is your choice. If you have full sun and don't mind fertilizing a couple of times of year and mowing 2X a week, bermuda would be the option.
Me personally, as long as I have full sun, I'm going bermuda. It is quick to recover from damage (dogs and kids) and weed control is very easy in that celsius knocks out 90% of weeds.
re: Going back to Starfield
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 4:57 pm to BulldogXero
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The one criticism I have is how repetitive the randomly generated content is
This and the PG feel of a lot of places. The dancing teletubbies and stripmall setup of Neon was lame.
re: Looking for a new outdoor TV
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 11:44 am to Tigeralltheway
re: OUST - Q2 Earnings Thursday 6 August (Preview on Page 59)
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 6:57 am to SquatchDawg
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If it rises over the next two days I might sell 1 and let the other ride.
This is where I'm at. I'm too heavy in OUST as it is. If it bumps back to $48-$50, I'll trim half and let the rest ride. Maybe put the gains on calls instead of shares.
re: So it begins - LSU rumored to make deal with PE
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 6:50 am to captdalton
I hope it isn't true and won't panic yet until something more reputable comes along reporting it.
I would assume they are just selling LSU's interest in the media rights, not actually an interest in LSU itself.
Perhaps it's current media rights, which would expire under a different contract with ESPN? No clue how much the current media rights are worth though.
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what is the legality of essentially selling part of a public entity - LSU - to a private entity - private equity?
I would assume they are just selling LSU's interest in the media rights, not actually an interest in LSU itself.
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$100,000,000 now to give up 10% of future media rights money forever?
Perhaps it's current media rights, which would expire under a different contract with ESPN? No clue how much the current media rights are worth though.
re: What tick is this and Did I get all of him?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 4:17 am to boxcarbarney
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Is it that ghetto up there that they'd break into a van left there for a day?
Gotta assume hillybilly meth heads.
re: Using salt water as herbicide
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 4:13 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I noticed while spraying that some of the especially waxy plants would bead everything off the leaves and little would get to the base of the plant close to it.
Salt on the leaves most likely isn't what's killing, it's the salt going in the soil and being taken up by the roots.
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It also rained heavily about 7 hours after I sprayed it.
Well, that might have diluted it depending on how much it rained.
re: Water leak question
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 4:09 am to Spankum
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I am resigned to the fact that I will have to change the carpet out….but I have to get the leak stopped first.
If you aren't getting mold yet, you still have time. Grab a corner and pull up, borrow/buy a dehumidifier, and cut out the wet padding.
You should be able to see on the concrete where the leak is coming from then determine what's going on.
re: Water leak question
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/4/26 at 4:07 am to boxcarbarney
A month ago my water valve on the back of my fridge/freezer sprung a leak. 1 drip every 2-3 seconds. It must have been there for a while because on the other side of the wall is our closet and the carpet was soaked pretty good.
Luckily I have LVP so no damage in the kitchen and I was able to pull the carpet, dry, and replace the pad underneath. The fridge part was $30 and 10 minutes to swap out.
Overall, the biggest PITA was this all happened 2 days before going out of town so I was on a time crunch. All in all, it wasn't bad and could have been much worse. It definitely makes me want to integrate some leak detectors into my Home Assistant setup though.
Luckily I have LVP so no damage in the kitchen and I was able to pull the carpet, dry, and replace the pad underneath. The fridge part was $30 and 10 minutes to swap out.
Overall, the biggest PITA was this all happened 2 days before going out of town so I was on a time crunch. All in all, it wasn't bad and could have been much worse. It definitely makes me want to integrate some leak detectors into my Home Assistant setup though.
re: Big Lake Charters
Posted by ApisMellifera on 8/1/26 at 8:18 pm to GO TIGERS GO
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Reach out to Andrew Soileau with High Tide Charters
+1
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/28/26 at 8:02 pm to Rip Torner
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Military bros think because they have a uniform on it entitles them to a golden parachute for life. It doesn’t. I have a neighbor who is on disability. He “limps” out to the mailbox to collect his check. Unbeknownst to him, my kitchen window looks down into his garage where he miraculously walks around just fine and even manages to do box jumps lol. He was in the military for five years, never deployed, never left the lower 48. He “injured” his back in a diving accident in the Navy. Don’t give me the everybody who wears a uniform is a “hero” nonsense. He knows it’s wrong and it’s why he fake limps in public
You’re absolutely right in that not everyone who serves is a hero. I served with some real POS.
But you come across as petty and holding a grudge. Sounds like Jody took your old lady or you got kicked out yourself for doing something stupid.
Also, deploying isn’t some mark you should have to hit in order to get disability. There’s plenty of dangerous things I was exposed to on the flight line that could cripple someone.
re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/28/26 at 11:40 am to Penrod
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This is not an isolated instance. It is pervasive in our military.
As I was doing my out-processing when getting out of the Air Force, one of the meetings I had to attend was with a VA rep. I was told it was to go over medical history and make sure I had complete copies of everything.
Turned out it was just this civilian running through all my medical records looking for anything and everything he could to get me some disability. It was sickening.
re: Best RV dealerships near Baton Rouge.
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/27/26 at 7:00 am to Calen50
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I had a leveling jack go bad and they quoted me around $1000 to fix it. They started the work and found a broken wire. Only charged me to repair the wire. They could have installed the new jack and charged me much more. Gabe and Tyler are awesome people.
Yes, very honest people there.
I had a small tear in my roof that caused the decking to rot about 2 inches across. I thought for sure it was going to be a roof replacement, which they said if they had to do that it would be $8k. They came back and said it was small enough for them to cut out the rot and put a vent in its place, $120 including part and labor. I was jumping for joy. :lol:
re: Best RV dealerships near Baton Rouge.
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/25/26 at 8:44 pm to W2NOMO
Make the drive to Rick’s RV Sales in Ville Platte. Incredible people and the service center is top notch and won’t rip you off. It’s the only place I will ever go.
re: How much of a PITA is it to sell your vehicle privately?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/24/26 at 4:28 pm to TigerMan327
Went with Carvana. Damn that was easy.
Gave me $2k more than the next highest offer and about $400 less than what I was hoping to get selling privately. They pick it up next week.
Thanks for the suggestions!
Gave me $2k more than the next highest offer and about $400 less than what I was hoping to get selling privately. They pick it up next week.
Thanks for the suggestions!
How much of a PITA is it to sell your vehicle privately?
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/24/26 at 5:11 am
I've never sold one before outright, just traded in while buying another. I'm about to buy a truck from my parents and need to off load my current one.
I know value of time is different for every person, but is it worth the $3-4k between selling to a dealer vs selling privately? I'd imagine I would need to pay off the note to get the title before I list it, constant messages from potential buyers, then there's going through the precautions to make sure I'm not getting scammed with a bad check/fake money order.
I just went through some of this with selling a camper but ended up having a relative buy it so it made the actual sale much smoother.
I know value of time is different for every person, but is it worth the $3-4k between selling to a dealer vs selling privately? I'd imagine I would need to pay off the note to get the title before I list it, constant messages from potential buyers, then there's going through the precautions to make sure I'm not getting scammed with a bad check/fake money order.
I just went through some of this with selling a camper but ended up having a relative buy it so it made the actual sale much smoother.
re: Heavy duty dog odor shampoo
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/21/26 at 5:14 am to Royalfishing
This may not apply to you but might to other reading this.
My rotty/boxer mix consistently had a bad odor for years. Within a couple of days he would stink and he is a lazy indoor dog. We dealt with it for 3 years. I noticed he was starting to itch a lot and lick his paws so I made an appointment with the vet. Turns out he has a problem with yeast on his skin. He had "elephant skin" underneath that was black and scaley. Sounds ridiculous but his skin had always been that way so we never thought twice about it. They gave us a shampoo to start using and within a month his skin was a shade of pink we had never seen before, he didn't stink anymore, and he quit the constant scratching/licking.
I was ticked off because we had gone to the vet when we lived in Florida regularly and they never said anything about it. 1st visit when we moved back to Louisiana and they ID'd it and gave us a simple, cheap solution and he's much happier.
My rotty/boxer mix consistently had a bad odor for years. Within a couple of days he would stink and he is a lazy indoor dog. We dealt with it for 3 years. I noticed he was starting to itch a lot and lick his paws so I made an appointment with the vet. Turns out he has a problem with yeast on his skin. He had "elephant skin" underneath that was black and scaley. Sounds ridiculous but his skin had always been that way so we never thought twice about it. They gave us a shampoo to start using and within a month his skin was a shade of pink we had never seen before, he didn't stink anymore, and he quit the constant scratching/licking.
I was ticked off because we had gone to the vet when we lived in Florida regularly and they never said anything about it. 1st visit when we moved back to Louisiana and they ID'd it and gave us a simple, cheap solution and he's much happier.
re: Outdoor Patio Fan
Posted by ApisMellifera on 7/21/26 at 4:51 am to LSUTiger23
Everyone else has pretty much covered it. I also have a tornado fan and it does the job well.
The only other thing I can think of is if you have attic space above the patio, go up there and make sure you have insulation above. If not, you may want to think about putting some. You'd be surprised how much of a difference that makes.
You joke but back when my grandmother was alive, she actually had this done. I don't remember how but my uncle (owned his own A/C business) ran a vent to the back patio and must have had it diverting the main line because the vent was on the far end of the patio and it felt like a blower was in your face 20+ feet away. It was awesome :lol: She only used it when we all went over once a week and hung out there.
The only other thing I can think of is if you have attic space above the patio, go up there and make sure you have insulation above. If not, you may want to think about putting some. You'd be surprised how much of a difference that makes.
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just have you hvac guy run you a duct out there above the fan
You joke but back when my grandmother was alive, she actually had this done. I don't remember how but my uncle (owned his own A/C business) ran a vent to the back patio and must have had it diverting the main line because the vent was on the far end of the patio and it felt like a blower was in your face 20+ feet away. It was awesome :lol: She only used it when we all went over once a week and hung out there.
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