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re: Heat pump vs electric HVAC
Posted by TU Rob on 3/19/26 at 11:00 am to ChewyDante
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Gas not an option where I am located unfortunately. So between heat pump and straight electric, it sounds like heat pump is the way to go. Just wasn't sure if there were any tradeoffs I wasn't aware of other than upfront cost.
They do make some that run on propane, if you're willing to put a tank outside and have it filled each winter. My aunt did this where she lives and they don't have residential gas lines. She converted her fireplace to gas logs, electric to gas water heater, and gas furnace. Just stuck the tank back behind the house.
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She's a woman who looked exceptionally better with shorter hair.
A very, very rare occurrence, but it can be done.
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They're gonna bank on him squeaking out two more NIT home games against small bible colleges so they can say he won 20 games in his first season, aren't they?
They have the mighty Seattle U up next, which I had to look up, they are a small Jesuit university with less than 8k students. Then they might get Liberty after that, so I think you're on to something.
re: Is it really necessary to be exclusively in one eco system?
Posted by TU Rob on 3/17/26 at 2:00 pm to LemmyLives
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That's odd. All I've ever used for earbuds is Soundcore (Anker) and have never had any issues with Webex, Teams, etc. That goes back over a decade with multiple phones and pods.
It was definitely odd. I worked in Finance at a big bank during Covid, and several on my staff said the same thing. I think I had 3 scheduled weekly meetings, and it got to the point I would join from my phone for audio and mute the laptop until I got the second set of ear buds just to leave at my laptop. One of the younger guys mentioned something about it being an Apple thing. It would pick up BT audio just fine, but not connect to the built in microphone.
The only one that ever really bothered me was Airpods not working well with Microsoft Teams. Old job we had HP laptops, and if I joined a meeting or call through the computer, I could hear just fine through them, but it wouldn't pick up the built in microphone. But if I joined from the Teams app on my iPhone, it would work great. I ended up buying a cheap pair of BT headphones with a mic and they worked great for Teams through the laptop, but not well with the iPhone app.
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Same. I have photos at Chicot State Park with my kid at around 8 months old. We just bought a large pack & play and he chilled out in that all day.
We had one of those little inflatable kiddie pools. This was at Oak Mountain here in the Birmingham area, and prior to when they revamped the campgrounds. We had reserved a tent spot, and when we got to the check in, the guy told me that they had a spot for a camper, not a full size RV, that had a parking pad and water, but no electrical hookup. If we wanted to park there and set up our tent in the grass, it would be easier than hauling stuff to a true tent spot. So we did that, inflated the pool, and filled it up. I've got pics of my oldest two having a blast in that little pool. One was 6 and the other almost 1. We ended up staying two nights, had a nice fire, let the older one swim, and went fishing. Kids will sleep just about anywhere, as long as the weather isn't too hot or cold, I wouldn't hesitate to take them.
My middle one was less than a year old. Tent camping at a state park. He was fine. Now my youngest is 7 and he’s been going since he was 4. Kids love the tent and the s’mores. And if you’ve got a dog they’ll love taking the dog for a walk in the woods and putting him in their sleeping bag at night to cuddle with.
re: Terrapin Watermelon Gose
Posted by TU Rob on 3/13/26 at 9:36 am to YOURADHERE
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One, or 7, of these after cutting the grass or working outside is perfect.
You're doing it wrong. Chug the first one while you're getting the lawnmower and weedeater out of the garage. Cut the front yard, then down #2. Weedeat and edge around the sidewalk and driveway, chug #3. Cut the backyard, leaving the can sitting in a Yeti near the deck and grab a sip every other pass of #4. Relax and sit on the porch swing admiring the crisp lines while finishing off the 6 pack.
re: Why do people care so little about SEC men's basketball?
Posted by TU Rob on 3/13/26 at 8:39 am to reggierayreb
We used to go to the SEC tournament every year when it rotated around to different campuses and other locations. When we went to Nashville it was at Vanderbilt's gymnasium. This year it is in Bridgestone. We've been to Birmingham at the BJCC, Kentucky at Rupp, Tennessee at Thompson-Boling, Orlando, the Georgia Dome and some others. When it started basically alternating between the Georgia Dome and Bridgestone, it sort of lost its luster.
Campgrounds/Parks near Meridian
Posted by TU Rob on 3/11/26 at 6:20 pm
Can some of you Mississippi baws let me know good spots to take some boys camping? I've got a small group being put together to go see the Blue Angels in a few weeks and we're likely going to camp a night or two if we can find a spot with more primitive camping. I've seen some RV parks and a few campgrounds, but not finding an online booking system for some of them. I've got 6 confirmed but waiting to hear from a few others. I think most likely we'll end up with 12-15 and renting individual tent sites will work, but some of the state parks here in Alabama have primitive sites available where a group can all set up tents near one another.
We usually do this when we're having steaks for the whole extended family. Go buy a whole beef tenderloin, and cut them into filet at whatever thickness everyone wants. Most of the ladies want a petite filet and we'll cut those off of the ends, and leave larger pieces for the men and teenage boys.
re: Sun Belt bracket is back with the quintuple byes.
Posted by TU Rob on 3/10/26 at 8:44 am to makersmark1
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Also having the men and women at Sam site may draw a little bigger crowd per game.
Yeah I was curious why there were only a couple of games, then I saw some posts on social media about Troy's upcoming games, men and women, and realized it was all in the same arena. Probably helps with travel arrangements as well for the schools.
re: Sun Belt bracket is back with the quintuple byes.
Posted by TU Rob on 3/10/26 at 8:22 am to makersmark1
I also realized at some point last week that both the mens and womens tournament were being held at the same location. Makes a little more sense there only being two games per day in each bracket.
Late in the evenings is about all I get. I put the youngest of 3 to bed, then make the middle one get in the shower and go on to bed. After that I workout. Usually the wife is in the tub for her some alone time so I slip out back to exercise. She and my oldest were gone two nights this week for an office visit, so that left me with the younger boys, and despite there only being 3 people at home instead of the usual 5, I got less time alone.
When we moved into our house 19 years ago, still pretty much newlyweds, I got a couple of quotes for fencing in the backyard so the pets couldn't roam. I went with the black chain link, and it pretty much disappears with all of the shrubs and vegetation behind it. No upkeep to it, it does the job, and was less than half the cost of wood.
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We start having our two year old daughter be around more kids and I’ve had two in the last 6 months. Spent last night unleashing an unholy nuclear warfare on my toilet from both ends a couple days after the aforementioned daughter threw up twice.
Wait until you have multiple. It is lots of fun. Youngest comes home with a fever, ends up throwing up multiple times. Trying to keep Tylenol or Motrin down, trying Pedialyte, and since kids are so dang tough, he shakes it off in about 12 hours, and now has an endless appetite and endless energy. Then the next afternoon my middle child starts aching and feeling bad. More throwing up. My oldest is in high school so not around her brothers all that much, but then my wife and I both start feeling a little weak. One sickness ends up hitting everyone in stages and when one is better the next one is up. 10 days of someone in the house either throwing up or recovering from it.
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They call that a classic Browning A5
Yep. Love both of mine. They were my grandpa's. A light twelve and a sweet sixteen. I have two boys, and each of them will get one handed down to them.
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If he's replacing an existing unit then he's more than likely got an exhaust duct already that he just attaches to the new unit. That's pretty easy to do thru the 7.5"+ cut out the existing fan is sitting in.
I did this 2 years ago in our half bath. We had an existing fan in place, and wife wanted to get rid of the wall mount sconce lights and have just an overhead light, so I think I bought that exact Broan model. It was a simple install. Remove old fan, cut a little drywall on the ceiling out for the wider unit, hook up to existing ductwork and done. Took about 30-45 minutes tops, from turning the breaker off to turning it back on at the end.
Now if you are doing a new install and have to run ductwork, yeah that's the attic and early March would be a great time to do it, rather than July/August.
re: I learned something about Ohio State football last night
Posted by TU Rob on 3/3/26 at 8:32 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Always liked the helmet stickers as a kid, takes me back to youth and high school football.
We had them in high school, so being childish kids, we thought getting them was super important....But we sucked and they were based on performance not participation, so most only had maybe 3 or 4 on the back of our helmets. Good times and orange slices, sorta outdated for CFB pros these days.
We didn't have them the first few years in high school, but our old coach retired and the guy that replaced him instituted stickers. I'm forgetting exactly what they were earned for, but if we won, everyone on the team got a sticker. On offense, every TD got a sticker for the starters, and if somehow we got a lead and the backups got a score, they got one for that. A turnover and the defense got one, and there were tiers for yardage. We also had a headhunter sticker awarded to one defensive player each game for a big hit or a play that had a big impact on the outcome. I was a JV scrub so I only got stickers when we won a game. Team captains got a different sticker to signify that. Pretty much all the seniors ended up with one of those since we rotated which guys were captains each week.
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For me if I know I have a cheat meal/day to look forward to it's easier to power through the week and stay disciplined. I do best with a strict schedule. When I'm not following one and I let myself cheat the meal or day becomes a 3 or 4 week binge. Having cheat meals or Saturdays helps me stay disciplined during the week. It's mental for me. It's much easier to turn down all the king cake at work if I know I'm going to eat a pint of blue bell on the weekend. During the week if I start eating junk I usually end up shrugging and keeping on eating junk since I already messed my week up.
This exactly. I do very well from Monday to Friday. No desserts, nothing fried, no alcohol. But I'll get a 6 pack and have 2 each on Friday-Sunday, and this past weekend it was one of my kids birthday so I obviously had some cake. But ate pretty well other than that.
re: Sun Belt bracket is back with the quintuple byes.
Posted by TU Rob on 3/2/26 at 9:54 am to The Third Leg
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New York, Chicago, Vegas.
Geography must be hard for you.
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