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Too bad you're not in Louisiana! Sounds like a great spot to ride out a hurricane. :lol:

re: New hose real recommendations.

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 11/17/25 at 4:39 am to
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Seriously... Everything they make is top notch. They're the definition of buy once, cry once.


Agreed. Eley is expensive, but worth it. Their hose pipe is legit, too. I own several & gave it out as Christmas gifts for those too thrifty to spend that kind of money on a hose reel.
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You don't necessarily even need to use alcohol as the example, you can use something as basic as the carcinogen additives that the Gov allows companies to put into our food. Follow the money...the government is not looking out for our best interests, they're protecting their donors shareholder value at this point.


Alcohol lobby is probably behind this legislation
Definitely. There are a lot of variables that go into this I suppose. I lost both of my parents at a relatively young age. This hit hard (especially my mother). So is life.
Make the first few real easy, then ramp up the difficulty. This could be a very memorable event for the birthday boy.
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I loved this show and the finale but needed 15 more minutes

I didn’t like how open they left the Grasso storyline. What do you think happened to him?

Also was disappointed that all this build up between Perry and Jason and that’s how it ends? The gang was built up all season and they were all killed in 5 minutes.


Agree. Could have used one more episode and play things out just a little more. I thought the show was one of the best I've seen in a while. Writing, story, and acting were top notch.
Checks out. I'm around 5 years from retirement, so the collapse should happen right before I can hang up the cleats. FML
I've had the worst luck with cleaning dirty gutters. Used gutter grenade at a 10:1 mix rate and it took the paint off of a section. Very weird. Went to 20:1 and that helped, but the tiger stripes returned quick like.

Will try the awesome. So 2:1 mix rate?
I paid for the seat, I'll do whatever I please. Now get off my lawn.
Greed is the ugly side of capitalism. You can have nice profits and a thriving, happy workplace if greed does not take over. Unfortunately, this is all too common in America today.
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i would love to do the whole project for 10k-ish but i haven't priced concrete slabs in about 8 years so that may break the budget.


That's a tight budget in today's world if you want something semi-nice. Concrete over cinder blocks if you want it nice.

Kitchen sink draining slow

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 10/7/25 at 6:03 am
Age old problem, I know.....it's just happening more and more frequent and I just want to get it fixed for good (or for a few months at least).

So, the usual fix is Drano followed by hot water. It works basically every time, but it might start draining slow again in a week. In the past, when things didn't correct after a Drano run, I would get put a high pressure nozzle on my hose pipe and "blast" any clog away. This worked for years, but recently the clog reappears after a week or two (instead of months). So I purchased a battery operated drain snake. Tore down the guts underneath and ran it through. It seems to "hit a wall" shortly after taking some snake. I assume it's a bend in my piping. Is there a trick to get the snake past a bend? Does anyone have any other advice to try to mitigate my issue? Thanks in advance for any suggestions/input.

As an aside, we do not pour any grease or oil down the sink. I wipe down cooking pots with paper towels before washing them. I have a stainless drain sleeve that catches food debris. Very conscious of the things that could cause clogs. But I do cook a good bit and washing all of the shite is a necessary part of kitchen life......so some crap makes it down the drain.
Shi shi's are my favorite shrub. They are bulletproof.

I've done really well with distylium (vintage jade). Not sure how they would do with 11-am - dark full sun though. That will probably be tough on anything with our sun/heat.

re: Water well

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 9/8/25 at 4:05 pm to
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Last quote I got to drill and case a 4" well was $7,500 for the first 100', then $20/ft for each additional in 2023. This does not include pump and drop pipe.

200 ft well = 7500 + 2000 = 9500
300 ft well = 7500 + 4000 = 11500

Depends where the aquifer is. Also will need to figure in mileage for the rig and trucks @ ~$4/mi.


$2000-3000 would be doable. This is out of my price range.

Water well

Posted by sosaysmorvant on 9/8/25 at 12:59 pm
Thinking about putting a water well on my property due to the large amount of water we use to irrigate the lawn and landscape. Anybody have recommendations? Approximate cost?
Seems like somebody has not found the leak YET. Seems hard to believe you would have this much trouble without an active leak. Just a hunch tho. Sounds like a certified nightmare.
John Candy and Chris Farley we my two favorite comedy actors from my younger days. Both taken from us way too soon. Looks like I would ball watching that documentary. lol
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I think this is what we all know, and have all been expecting to happen any day now since 2021.

It somehow has refused to happen.


So much this!