MardiGrasCajun
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Dirty Coast, MS |
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| Number of Posts: | 6048 |
| Registered on: | 9/9/2005 |
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re: Update New Mobile river bridge..I-10. Construction starts Oct 1st!
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 9/19/26 at 7:40 am to ghoast
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Five years…LOL… highly doubt it.
Easily achievable. Suspension bridges are much easier to build. The Golden Gate Bridge was built in only four years in the 1930s. The planning is what takes a long time. Sometimes decades. This isn’t a little bridge across da bayou.
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re: Louisiana no longer the second Blackest state
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 9/4/26 at 9:21 am to yaboidarrell
Georgia has almost 2,000,000 more blacks than Louisiana. They have long been more black than Louisiana. Not percentage wise but don’t fool yourself.
re: LA ED Secretary Bourgeois says Lafayette could become the most populated area of the state
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 9/2/26 at 8:21 am to ProjectP2294
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Populated with what kind of people though?
Ones with jobs. That’s what these types of projects create. I know….a new concept for folks in Louisiana.
re: You never own your house or car
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 8/31/26 at 8:07 am to turnpiketiger
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You don’t know bullshite until you experience the taxation of metropolitan Texas. Property taxes (school tax) & MUD taxes are unbelievable. Higher than California believe it or not. I had major sticker shock when I got slapped with it and strongly considered leaving. It makes you really question if this place is worth living in.
What’s your state income tax? You don’t need to answer, I know it’s zero. California has crazy high state income tax. If you make $200k, you’re paying 9.3% tax rate. I lived in Texas for a long time. The property taxes are fair as long as there isn’t a state income tax.
re: My girl has never been to New Orleans and wants to go. Should I take her?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 8/29/26 at 11:21 pm to MKP2004
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Not if you want her to live.
Based on what exactly?
re: Ohio doctor who studied homicidal teens gunned down in scheme hatched by teen daughter
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 8/23/26 at 8:39 am to L.A.
One dead, three heading to jail for the rest of their lives and a father left absolutely devastated…all because some kid didn’t want to do her chores. Unbelievable.
re: DFW Airport to install Islamic foot wash stations in bathrooms
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 8/13/26 at 11:57 am to JTM72
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I also, BR is a city, Texas is a state. Not sure what you were trying to do there?
The story was about an airport, not even a city, yet you went all the way up to state. Not sure what you were trying to do there?
re: Mississippi River Kayaker
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 8/2/26 at 9:54 am to Missouri Waltz
One of my good friends just canoed the Mississippi for two weeks. Started at the very beginning of the river. It starts out very small.
re: Cool A\C story (no pun intended)
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/27/26 at 8:36 pm to donut
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$191
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Wow, that's high, the capacitor was probably only $20.
That’s extremely fair, if not cheap, especially in the middle of summer. Believe it or not, HVAC guys are allowed to make a living. How much do you think he should have charged?
Time for trip there.
Gas for trip there.
Insurance for trip there.
Tools to do the job
Part for the job.
Gas to get the part.
Time to get the part.
Time to diagnose the issue. Not guess….actually know it’s the issue.
Time to change out the part.
Time to test run the system and check for any other issues.
Time to pack up tools.
Time to write invoice.
Time to drive back.
Rent for his building.
Electricity for building.
I can go on but I won’t. Stop acting like the only things a service company pays for is the part. A business is way more involved and costly to run.
re: Missing 18 year old's body found on Horn Island - and ridiculous reactions.
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/26/26 at 8:02 pm to GCTigahs
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OS might never be the same due to these carpetbagging race baiters.
We’ll be fine. They’ll move on to their next targeted GFM and the story will lose its steam. I live here and we’re living our lives as normal. We don’t have a big city next door for losers to come from and create issues nor do I think it would be tolerated. Mostly outsiders online running their mouths so they can get their clicks. Al and Crump about to drop the parents like a hot potato now that they’ve got Ruiz to bank on.
re: How is everyone’s A/C units doing right now?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/24/26 at 11:27 pm to Stinger_1066
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Any opinions from you HVAC experts? Is $8500 a good price for a brand new 5-ton Carrier heat pump with an attic-mounted blower?
Well, you didn’t get gouged and that’s what is important. Obviously, all they did was replace the equipment and no ductwork. Probably doubled their cost and called it a good day. Many others out there would have taken advantage of summer and you. Keep that person’s number handy. They’re a rarity in the HVAC world.
re: How is everyone’s A/C units doing right now?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/24/26 at 11:21 pm to Dixie2023
May want to consider a home energy audit. They can pinpoint energy loss issues without breaking the bank and you may be able to get rebates/incentives to offset the cost. Just a thought. Check with your energy company…they may have really good incentives to do so.
re: How is everyone’s A/C units doing right now?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/23/26 at 11:30 pm to Dixie2023
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What is it?
My bad…I didn’t know you had replied. Could be many things but it’s not the brand of ac that’s your problem. You could put the exact same tonnage using another brand and you’ll still be in the same boat. I certainly don’t know your system situation though. I have no idea if it was sized and installed correctly. Was it ever working to your satisfaction when it was blazing hot? Are you properly maintaining the entire system? Do you have leaky ductwork, bad insulation, leaky windows, dirty coils, etc.? My point is it could be a lot of things including something actually wrong with the system. Have you had it checked? If that system is running top notch, sized properly and installed correctly, then you need to tighten up the home.
re: The Number of A/C recent replacements continue to grow
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/23/26 at 10:59 pm to redfish99
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Tech told me the new won’t last 5 yrs. They’re shite now
So, every coil the tech installed 5 years ago has failed? Find a new tech.
re: AC management strategy when you go to work
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/19/26 at 9:24 pm to tewino
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just me in a big house so when I go to work, is it better to turn the AC off and come back to a hot as hell house it takes about an hour to cool off or should I set the thermostat to 80 when I go to work And then turn it down when I get home. Which way is cheaper
It’s air “conditioning”. Set the stat no higher than 75 when you leave. Walk in to a comfortable home that’s being conditioned properly throughout the day. Leaving the system off in a high humidity environment is an invitation for issues inside the home including mold and mildew. High humidity is terrible for paint, wall paper, furniture and structural components.There’s a reason homes are built with a vapor barrier….to keep moisture out. Do your part to help your home avoid problems. You need to remove heat and humidity even while you’re not home.
re: How is everyone’s A/C units doing right now?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/19/26 at 8:53 pm to duckblind56
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Calculated BTU sizing, plus oversized air mover size = a whole other level of comfort.
But not a good comfort. Wrong is wrong.
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Moving air is the key
Moving the correct air is key.
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thus the push for ceiling fans years ago before more studies and testing was done on what creates a more comfortable environment inside a living space.
Ceiling fans create a windchill effect. Running an ac with an oversized blower creates a humid environment even while reaching the set temperature. Proper cfm is required to remove humidity from a space.
Enjoy your sticky home.
re: How is everyone’s A/C units doing right now?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/19/26 at 8:39 pm to Dixie2023
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holding. It will sit on 78 until about 930/10 bf it starts going down. I have it set to 73. It will hit 73 by morning. Or 74 since it’s so hot out. 6 year old Trane. When I replace it won’t be Trane.
Your problem isn’t your air conditioner.
re: How far will the TV industry go with screen sizes?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/13/26 at 1:13 pm to High C
Trying to snag a TCL 115” but it’s difficult….$18k. Will go 98 instead. I believe they had a 300” at CES. Around $110k.
re: Anyone NOT driven a car over 100 mph?
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/13/26 at 8:54 am to Sams Crow
162…151…143….back in the days when you could actually open it up in certain places between BR and Destin.
re: Philadelphia cancels 4th of July parade due to heat but not the World Cup match.
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 7/3/26 at 4:20 pm to Turnblad85
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The number of posters melting about a city canceling a parade because they don't want the participants to melt is quite humourous.
Bunch of fat baws that would be crying their arse off about how hot it is and there’s no way they’re going to attend in this heat. Same exact baws. They talk shite but zero chance they’d attend in the same heat. Everyone of them dream about Wyoming in here. Two faced shite talkers. They’re about to pass out just reading this thread.
re: The Chinese are trolling Europeans about having air conditioners
Posted by MardiGrasCajun on 6/28/26 at 4:18 pm to jbgleason
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What they aren’t showing are the family of five living in a cardboard box on the side of a highway. Which is what I saw last time I was in China.
You will see way more of that in the USA. That is an absolute fact. Just because you saw a homeless family in a country of 1.41 billion people is nothing. The USA has 750k+ homeless people including a large contingency of families. You do not see that in China. Homelessness is treated differently there. Can you imagine if the USA had 1.41 billion people? There would be millions of homeless people everywhere.
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