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re: When did Lawns become such a Headache??
Posted by ELLSSUU on 8/9/26 at 4:02 pm to FLObserver
There are a several reasons:
Commercial mowers spreading seeds from weeds across every lawn they touch
Heavy Zero Turns compacting soil
People generally over fertilize, or worse "weed and feed," their lawns. Too much nitrogen initially looks great but leads to grass decline. Weeds fill in where grass is in decline.
Spraying the chemicals not designed for summer heat. Read labels and get the right spray for the job.
Improper watering.
Commercial mowers spreading seeds from weeds across every lawn they touch
Heavy Zero Turns compacting soil
People generally over fertilize, or worse "weed and feed," their lawns. Too much nitrogen initially looks great but leads to grass decline. Weeds fill in where grass is in decline.
Spraying the chemicals not designed for summer heat. Read labels and get the right spray for the job.
Improper watering.
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re: SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon at 5400MPH tonight around 06:35UTC
Posted by ELLSSUU on 8/4/26 at 2:12 pm to HenryParsons
Skeptics and conspiracy theorists will call it a hoax.
Here: August doing August things. Could use some rain.
re: Brennans or Galatoires?
Posted by ELLSSUU on 8/3/26 at 5:19 pm to princessmull
I prefer Brennans.
I was thinking about Taco Bell a week or two ago. It's been a while since I've been and I do like a good Burrito Supreme and my favorite is the Meximelt.
It's not Taco Bell that's lost their mind it's the supply chain and the consumers. Taco Bell is merely a product of those demands. If the supply chain was cheaper the tacos would be cheaper. If consumers stopped going then they'd have to figure something else out.
They're outperforming other fastfood so far this year. Their foot traffic is up and to the earlier point their online app based ordering half of sales.
It's not Taco Bell that's lost their mind it's the supply chain and the consumers. Taco Bell is merely a product of those demands. If the supply chain was cheaper the tacos would be cheaper. If consumers stopped going then they'd have to figure something else out.
They're outperforming other fastfood so far this year. Their foot traffic is up and to the earlier point their online app based ordering half of sales.
re: Taco bell has lost its ever-loving mind
Posted by ELLSSUU on 8/3/26 at 12:46 pm to magildachunks
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That shite cost about $3.50 in the late 90's - early 2000's.
You going all the way back before the iPhone?
re: Corporate meeting pet peeves…
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/31/26 at 1:51 pm to Chef Curry
My recent pet peeve is being on with a non-listener. In this case, I've been meeting twice weekly with a corporate attorney about a auditable control. She talks too fast, doesn't care to hear what's presented to her and assumes before a call that she already knows the answer. She begins every meeting with a litany of action requests most of which have no bearing on the control. After our 1st call she sent an email that was almost 8,000 characters long (thanks Gemini). 6 meetings later she figured out that what I told her a month ago was spot on and we didn't have to do any of the crap she wanted us to do.
SE Louisiana here
Centipede front yard
El Toro Zoysia backyard
Hose dragger-roughly 3 times a week at this moment plus some light watering when needed.
Mow 3 times per week
Doing great. Haven't used any fertilizer since late April and then it was a half dosage to keep the Nitrogen down below limits for centipede.
Have a a few spots of young/small lespedeza (sp?) and two small growths of Crabgrass starting to poke through. Planning on a low dose Celsius app this weekend and maybe some iron.
Centipede front yard
El Toro Zoysia backyard
Hose dragger-roughly 3 times a week at this moment plus some light watering when needed.
Mow 3 times per week
Doing great. Haven't used any fertilizer since late April and then it was a half dosage to keep the Nitrogen down below limits for centipede.
Have a a few spots of young/small lespedeza (sp?) and two small growths of Crabgrass starting to poke through. Planning on a low dose Celsius app this weekend and maybe some iron.
re: Biggest What-Ifs in Baton Rouge history...
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/28/26 at 8:16 pm to FlyingTigerBo
What if Interstate Construction were to ever finish?
re: Easton Royal 7/29
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/28/26 at 8:13 pm to ArkTiger55
Will be announcing his transfer to Lake Travis High School.
re: What’s something “normal” that people swear is great…that actually overrated?
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/27/26 at 5:35 pm to weagle1999
Bacon
re: I-55/I-12 merge
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/27/26 at 3:26 pm to Everyday Is Saturday
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To all I-12 drivers (east and west), stay in left lane when crossing this intersection. Mankind thanks you in advance.
I drive it often and always know to get in the left lane. It's nuts though because left lane is doing 80mph or more while the right lane is slamming on their brakes. And don't get me started on the lane weavers.
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Louisiana has an estimated $18.9 billion backlog in state highway and bridge needs
But we have some really cool $23M LED lights on a bridge in New Orleans.
Classic Club on great bread. Without bacon
Nope not at all.
We just went through our bi-annual reorganization. Everyone for the next two months will be jockeying to be the best to throw other teams under the bus. Rinse-Repeat-this coming December.
Biding my time until my kids graduate and then I'm out.
We just went through our bi-annual reorganization. Everyone for the next two months will be jockeying to be the best to throw other teams under the bus. Rinse-Repeat-this coming December.
Biding my time until my kids graduate and then I'm out.
re: Missing 18 year old's body found on Horn Island - and ridiculous reactions.
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/18/26 at 12:14 pm to Tigahs24Seven
From a NOLA.com article which I will not link. The article is titled: Why Nolan Well's death is a bigger conversation for Black families across America and supposed to be about the realities of minorities having white friends.
It would be interesting to see statistical evidence supporting those fears.
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I see it in my own family. My relatives had spent years navigating the reality of raising a Black son whose closest friends were White. Like most parents, they wanted their son to experience friendship without fear. But they also knew that loving friendships do not erase the realities of race.
It would be interesting to see statistical evidence supporting those fears.
re: Recommendations on a good walk behind mower
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/17/26 at 2:52 pm to Geauxld Finger
Facebook Marketplace is full of working Honda push mowers for $200. You'd be better off buying a used Honda than a $300 Walmart mower in my opinion.
Use it a few weeks while yours gets fixed and keep it as a spare or sell it and get your money back afterwards.
Use it a few weeks while yours gets fixed and keep it as a spare or sell it and get your money back afterwards.
re: The Mike LSU shirts have returned to Poncho
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/17/26 at 2:45 pm to hometownhero89
$125 Fishing Shirt from China.
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There is a sucker born every minute. -P.T. Barnum
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Those schools will be just like the south shore soon enough. Horrible.
Ironic.
I've said for many years that St. Tammany would be better off if Causeway tolls were doubled and taxes went way up. The transients should become more transient.
re: I’ve gotten about five notifications of shooting
Posted by ELLSSUU on 7/5/26 at 5:09 pm to nicholastiger
It's probably 5 different shootings.
re: Retired now 6 weeks and f-ing love it!!
Posted by ELLSSUU on 6/29/26 at 10:38 am to headboard banger
Congrats.
I'm 10 years younger but contemplating. I've worked since I was 14. The longest period I ever went without a job is 8 weeks during my senior semester at LSU. I was taking 21 hours and was ready to launch.
No males in my direct family lived past 65. That has me wondering if I'll get to enjoy much time. Post retirement I really want to get back into cycling. 15-30 miles per day on the St Tammany Trace sounds like a wonderful life to me.
We just did our 3rd re-org in 5 years. I was promoted during 2 of those but I'm not sure corporate stress is worth any of that. Was low-key hoping for a severance this time but they did the corp-lingo "We're so much more efficient..blah blah blah...we need you to take on more scope"
I'm 10 years younger but contemplating. I've worked since I was 14. The longest period I ever went without a job is 8 weeks during my senior semester at LSU. I was taking 21 hours and was ready to launch.
No males in my direct family lived past 65. That has me wondering if I'll get to enjoy much time. Post retirement I really want to get back into cycling. 15-30 miles per day on the St Tammany Trace sounds like a wonderful life to me.
We just did our 3rd re-org in 5 years. I was promoted during 2 of those but I'm not sure corporate stress is worth any of that. Was low-key hoping for a severance this time but they did the corp-lingo "We're so much more efficient..blah blah blah...we need you to take on more scope"
OT but, It's going to be interesting to watch Porsche as a company for the next ten years.
They're not doing well. Result of becoming over-zealous on electric vs ICE development. The product life cycle of the Cayman and Boxster ending production and availability.
They're left with no car less than $110K. The Taycon and Panamera sells have tanked. The cheapest 911 is $135K. Now they have a gap at the lower end that sounds like will be an electric Boxster and Cayman with a ICE to follow. In stead of developing the Taycon they should have pumped more money into the 718 development.
They're not doing well. Result of becoming over-zealous on electric vs ICE development. The product life cycle of the Cayman and Boxster ending production and availability.
They're left with no car less than $110K. The Taycon and Panamera sells have tanked. The cheapest 911 is $135K. Now they have a gap at the lower end that sounds like will be an electric Boxster and Cayman with a ICE to follow. In stead of developing the Taycon they should have pumped more money into the 718 development.
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