sosaysmorvant

re: yeah, its cad again - (10x20 shed edition) UPDATE2: pg 3 - pretty much done!

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 4/12/26 at 8:42 am to Upperdecker

Looks great, dude! Where do you live again?

re: Planting Trees around House

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 4/7/26 at 1:01 pm to Tiger328

DO NOT plant crape myrtle trees around your driveway. They are super messy. Avoid them around your home in general unless you want leaves and flower clusters everywhere.

Beautiful trees but MESSY.

re: Trumps tells kids at Easter all about Biden and Autopen

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 4/7/26 at 12:53 pm to Turnblad85

Biden living rent free in his head. Still can't get over he LOST to Sleepy Joe. :lol:

Political Talk

re: WWL-TV to merge with WGNO as parent companies' merge

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 4/2/26 at 10:20 am to Tarps99

Southeastern Louisiana has been fortunate to have a premier station like WWL for so long. Fox8 has taken over, but their quality is also top notch. Just really good broadcasts with outstanding production quality.

Take a vacation and tune into their local news. It's a total joke. It's literally Temu News in other areas. We are spoiled!

re: Removing old chain link fence

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/19/26 at 7:19 am to slidingstop

quote:
got any friends with a front-end loader?

This is your answer. Pull out the ground like butter. Somebody you know has one.

re: Help with tree selection for front yard

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/18/26 at 8:55 am to Crescent Connection

I'm thinking Live oak.

Just kidding. Yard too small and to nice to add a tree. Leave as is and maybe try the window tint.

re: Do you notice how often people say ‘like’ when speaking?

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/17/26 at 6:16 am to S

quote:
You know

Go listen to a Derrick Carr interview. He hits up "you know" dozens of times. :lol:

Pine straw mulch

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/16/26 at 12:34 pm

Due to the rising cost of cypress (and other premium) mulch, I went with pine straw in 2025. It held up ok....just fades pretty fast in our climate. It was good enough to continue with it this spring.

Just wondering how y'all handle putting the new stuff down. Some areas are still "full" (the pine straw has not broken down much). Do you generally just add on top or remove the old and add new pine straw? Pine straw is difficult to put down.....just trying to see what other folks do before I tackle this project.

If I bought the bagged pine straw, I could put a thin layer on top to get the color back, but those bags are almost as expensive as cypress. The bagged pine starw is shredded and easier to put down.....just expensive.

re: EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/15/26 at 10:32 am to Ramblin Wreck

What about the old gas cans coming back? Was that just rumor???

re: America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four months of the fiscal year

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/10/26 at 2:59 pm to ragincajun03

MAGA!

re: Invasive Vine Removal Advice Needed

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/10/26 at 5:39 am to Spankum

Spend a few dollars on a robust hedge trimmer. I have a Stihl unit that I trim my star jasmine with once or twice a year. It handles the vine with not much problem if you go slow enough.

re: Large stock pot

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/1/26 at 11:04 am to SixthAndBarone

quote:
I believe he’s talking about making a large batch of gumbo and then portioning it into maybe ziploc bags to freeze.

Yes. Cook a "big batch" then transfer into quart containers for future use.

Food and Drink

Large stock pot

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 2/1/26 at 10:21 am

Looking to purchase a large stock pot to cook gumbos, soups, and such in large amounts. Feeding a big crowd or cooking to store a bunch in the freezer. Currently use a big magnalite pot....I think its 12 quart.

I would like the pot to be well made and rather thick on the bottom.

Any recommendations where to purchase? I'm guessing the bigger pots will be stainless steel. Any input or nuance appreciated.

Food and Drink

re: Where would you be 20 years ago right now

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 1/23/26 at 3:25 pm to X123F45

Very reflective question. Perfect for the demographic here.

Chasing a buck, raising a 4 & 2 year old. Those were the days.

re: I'm building a Metal Shop

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 1/21/26 at 6:53 am to WhiskeyThrottle

shite looks legit!

re: cgrand! horticulturists! help me save my japanese maple

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 1/15/26 at 12:21 pm to luvdoc

quote:
Even consider removing the top row of stone to make the exposed roots a feature

I like dis idea me.

re: Toro Super Recycler

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 1/15/26 at 12:19 pm to MrCEO

Just got one. It's a well built machine and feels lighter than my old one. I can't give you any real performance review cause I didn't really cut any tall grass yet.