ChEgrad
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re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread
Posted by ChEgrad on 5/12/26 at 10:21 pm to Sir Drinksalot
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Staring to eat my ripe tomatoes too.
Pick them at the breaker stage - when they are 10-30% colored. No need to ripen on the vine. It has done all it will do and they will finishing ripening indoors.
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Districts should make geographical and cultural sense
I don’t think so. This is how you elect candidates who are extreme in one way or another. If the district has a broad coalition, then the candidate has to moderate positions to appeal to everyone. While I lean pretty far to the right of what is currently considered center, if we had more centrists in government we would probably be better off.
If that’s under the overhang, you can still see the field. And you stay dry when it rains if row 35 is the last or second to last row. But you get the coldest wind when the temperature drops late in the year - it funnels the wind through there.
re: Lane Kiffin doing a photo shoot for Vanity Fair
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/30/26 at 4:54 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Does this guy ever actually go into the office?
For the most part, a Lane Kiffin coached Ole Miss was a better coached team than LSU. So, he probably spends enough time coaching - they were fundamentally better than LSU.
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I'm definitely not willing to risk my life shopping for a toaster at Williams Sonoma.
No worries. Didn’t Williams Sonoma leave the mall a few years back?
The most we have done in the mall in the last decade is a quick trip in and out of Macy’s or Dilliards. Is there anywhere else inside worth going?
Essentially no line this past Wednesday at 10:00 am.
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All of the smug actors who thought they could get away with it are now staring at prison time.
Conviction will be very difficult. Will be hard pressed to find enough conservative jurors. It will only take a few liberals to prevent conviction and very few liberals would consider finding them guilty. Even if the evidence of guilt is overwhelming, jury nullification will rule the day.
re: What to do about mother's cat.
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/16/26 at 8:11 pm to beauchristopher
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I actually think it’s wild to put a pet down that already reached 17. Unless something really bad is going on.
Ever smelled cat urine? That is something “really bad” and the smell is very difficult to remove.
re: Pentagon preparing for Cuba military operation
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/15/26 at 1:02 pm to DyeHardDylan
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In what reality are we winning? We’re not any closer to opening the Strait of Hormuz and the IRGC is still firmly in control.
We have accomplished delaying nukes and degrading missile capabilities. And navy. These were the main goals.
re: Aidan Anding Tears Achilles in Scrimmage
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/14/26 at 12:36 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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Most happen from 20 to 39...so hes maybe 19 or 20?
Mine happened at 38. Took a step back to take a three pointer and it popped. I was in decent shape back then. Always playing something and had played basketball for two hours a couple of weeks before with no issues. The Achilles is just a wrong move away from popping for most anyone.
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Wish they made those gloves back in my day.
This is what it proves - technology today makes catching the ball much easier.
I rarely listen. He has talent and he actually can do a great job interviewing people and talking sports. He just chooses not to do that for the most part.
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You need ESPN+ sub to watch them all. If you have YTTV you can watch games via SECN but they are rarely on that channel until postseason (unless its the in broadcast market game).
This is wrong. I have watched many games on SECN+ in the ESPN app, which does not require an ESPN+ subscription.
re: Tell me about The Island in Plaquemine
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/8/26 at 2:52 pm to lsupride87
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Hole 2 maybe the most challenging golf hole I have ever played. I would actually like to see 50 pros play it in a tournament from the tips and see the scoring average
I don’t think it would be a big struggle. I played in the club championship with a long hitter there and he hit driver, 5-iron I think.
I’ve made more triples on it than birdies, maybe even pars, but I’m too stuborn to play it intelligently.
re: 2026 Spring Garden Thread
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/8/26 at 2:36 pm to ChenierauTigre
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My beefsteaks are loaded with tomatoes. the pole beans are 2 feet past my 8' trellis and have baby beans on them.
I planted probably the second week of February. Started slow, but things moving now. Got some Sun Sugar and Sugar Rush cherry tomatoes starting to ripen. Larger tomatoes starting to really put on fruit. Violet Delight eggplants finally flowering after a very slow start. Some 4” long banana peppers. Sugar snap peas being inundated with powdery mildew. Harvested yellow squash three times already.
re: New recliner
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/7/26 at 7:24 pm to LemmyLives
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I have my leather one that I bought in 1999 in front of me right now. Why replace it if it works?
I have a cloth Lay- Z Boy recliner/rocker from about 1987 or 8. Does need to be recovered, but it is tucked back in our bedroom now. Just can’t get rid of it - all our kids were rocked in that thing. Still works perfectly and is very comfortable.
re: Rant about weighted GPAs.
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/7/26 at 7:02 pm to GeauxTigers123
It makes it more difficult to determine who is valedictorian. I know of someone who was not valedictorian because they took one more class then the named valedictorian - choir or a foreign language (can’t remember). Since it was only on a scale of 4, it lowered their GPA and dropped them from being valedictorian. They had more credits, but a lower GPA. I think the school may have subsequently fixed their ranking system, but it was stupid to begin with.
re: Aix en Provence—best things to do?
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/4/26 at 12:16 pm to dyslexiateechur
There’s some good stuff in Marseille. You can take a boat to the Chateau d’If - of Count of Monte Cristo fame. Not terribly exciting and much different than portrayed in movies, but I enjoyed it.
You probably can take a boat to visit the calanques from Marseille. Very beautiful. I’ve only done it from Cassis, but I think they leave from Marseille also. Beautiful.
Aix is a nice town. They have an art museum which had a Cezanne exhibit when I was there. Nice if you are into impressionists, but I don’t think it was a permanent exhibit, although he did a lot of painting in that area. It is known for its fountains. Has nice farmers markets and shops, but I’m not sure of what days/times for the markets (Saturday and Sunday morning for sure I would think).
There is a pretty well preserved Roman theater in Orange and many Roman ruins in Nimes.
You probably can take a boat to visit the calanques from Marseille. Very beautiful. I’ve only done it from Cassis, but I think they leave from Marseille also. Beautiful.
Aix is a nice town. They have an art museum which had a Cezanne exhibit when I was there. Nice if you are into impressionists, but I don’t think it was a permanent exhibit, although he did a lot of painting in that area. It is known for its fountains. Has nice farmers markets and shops, but I’m not sure of what days/times for the markets (Saturday and Sunday morning for sure I would think).
There is a pretty well preserved Roman theater in Orange and many Roman ruins in Nimes.
re: Aix en Provence—best things to do?
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/4/26 at 12:02 pm to BlackenedOut
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Aix has a great Roman coliseum
I think you are thinking of Arles or Nimes. I’ve not been inside of the one at Nimes, but I’ve been to a bullfight at the one in Arles.
re: Aix en Provence—best things to do?
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/4/26 at 11:58 am to Shotgun Willie
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We did a tour of the aqueduct and the Pope palace.
Pope palace is in Avignon.
Pont du Gard is northwest of that. Not terribly near Aix, but doable in an 11 hour stop if you rent a car.
re: Over 62,000 students applied to LSU this school year.
Posted by ChEgrad on 4/2/26 at 12:30 pm to LSUfan4444
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Until / unless they drop the on campus living requirement for freshman, there is no shot in hell we are sending our daughter there.
As a former student who lived on campus for three years, I think living on campus has many benefits. Campus has everything you need. Basically never need to drive in your daily life. No worry about parking. Can walk to intramural sports, the rec center, athletic events. I just don’t see the downside.
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