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  1. I don't follow this stuff closely. Explain to me how the lesser schools cost the conferences money? Is it lost opportunity cost, or is it there some subsidizing going on? It seems like you have a game, you sell tickets. If the networks can sell advertising for ppl to watch, they televise the game and pay out a cut. If the program can't cover costs with ticket, merchandise sales, tv rev, donations etc then they would shit can the program. What am I missing?
  2. My buddy runs his gsp about two miles twice a day, and lets it run free frequently. It still has more energy to spare. It's a cool dog, but not for me. This one is pretty aloof too. Not really interested in anything except hunting (birds, squirrels, lizards) and running. Cool dog but not for me.
  3. I'm pretty averse to spraying poisons around my house/yard. I've had decent luck with this product surprisingly - it's all natural. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UJTBWE?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 It's a short term thing, lasts maybe a few hours, and likely only effective in small areas. But if I sprinkle it around the perimeter of my porch prior to guests coming over, it seems to help.
  4. In all the instances you cite, someone at work was sick or someone in his home was sick. Sounds like the guy doesn't want to get or spread germs. I'm all for people staying home when it's reasonable to do so to mitigate the risk of spreading shit - especially now. I got annoyed pre-covid when jackasses would go to the office with a cold. I don't want that shit - and spreading it around the office probably has a greater negative affect on productivity than WFH a couple of days does. If he's using "being sick" as an excuse to play hooky, that's one thing. If he's legitimately trying to be a responsible citizen during a pandemic, that's another.
  5. We signed a contract in April 2021 - dig started in June 2021. We have a pool we can swim in as of 4 weeks ago, but still waiting for electrical inspection, gas hook up, etc. Everything they did was fucked up in one way or another. We've been patient AF, but our builder sucks ass. I feel your pain.
  6. Do we have a spot for hall of fame threads? I'm specifically trying to track down the 1999 Big 12 Championship story thread if anyone has the link, but asking in general as well. edit: found it - question still stands I suppose:
  7. BillyBadAss

    Austin FC

    Fuck yeah. That was tight at the near post, thought he'd lay it off.
  8. I'll be that sucker. I ended up hiring this guy to install the sod, and a bunch of other work (steel edging, making beds, river rocks, pavers, mulch, etc). It seems a tad high to me, but try even getting someone out right now for an estimate - for anything. It's a PITA - and I'm running out of time before the real heat gets here to get some grass established. This guy was easy to work with and flexible, gave me a full itemized list for everything we talked about, was able to get started quickly, and my neighbors have been happy with his work, so.. He didn't even ask for any money up front which surprised me - perhaps he will when he picks up material. Two guys have been going at it for 2 full 9 hour days now with pickaxes, shovels, and other equipment just doing the prep, digging down in the areas that will have rocks/mulch, removing rocks, etc. They haven't even delivered any of the rock, sod, pavers yet. It's definitely a job.
  9. Update: Got another quote from an independent guy that has done some work for other folks around the neighborhood. He quoted $1100 per pallet, to include grading/leveling, dirt, sod, delivery, etc. So $6,600 in my case. Still ain't exactly cheap, but much better.
  10. re: pool cleaners/robots - The TFP people all recommend going through this place to buy a robot: https://marinapoolspaandpatio.com/product-category/robotic-pool-cleaners-maytronics-residential/ There are videos and comparison sheets on their website which recommend the ones to buy. They are several models which are basically the same (made by Maytronics, sold as Dolphin and other brands). You have to call them and it's hard to get through, but they can't advertise their below MSRP prices so have to purchase by phone. The model I got (Dolphin explorer e30) was $800 which is $200 below MSRP and $100 cheaper than any advertise price on the internet - arrived in 4-5 days.
  11. Cross-posting from lawn thread - My yard has been destroyed with the pool install. Got a first quote to repair/re-sod. Coming in a tad north of $10K for what would include re-grading/leveling, 6 yards of lawn soil, and 6 pallets of st augustine - turnkey. In SW Austin. I've got a bit of sticker shock, but they have capacity to start soon and have great reviews. Feeling like I'm running out of time and yard will be an ugly mud pit if I can't get something to start growing very soon. Anybody with recent a pools build have to re-sod ? How did your quotes look?
  12. My yard has been destroyed with a pool install. Got a first quote to repair/re-sod. Coming in a tad north of $10K for what would include re-grading/leveling, 6 yards of lawn soil, and 6 pallets of st augustine - turnkey. In SW Austin. I've got a bit of sticker shock, but they have capacity to start soon and have great reviews. Feeling like I'm running out of time and yard will be an ugly mud pit if I can't get something to start growing very soon. Does that quote look about right (if anything is right anymore in this town...) ?
  13. Do they use dogs in these Wise Co stops to alert from outside the vehicle, or rely on some probable cause or permission to search?
  14. Not sure if we need a new thread for 2022, or rather just a "forever" lawn thread .. above my pay grade. Anyway, I'll ask here. Contractors left a big pile of sand at my house. Would it be good, bad, or indifferent if I spread it out over the lawn. I have typical Austin rocky soil, St Augustine grass. Some areas seem to have a lot of clay, others less so from my experience digging in it.. Thanks.
  15. Maybe UV systems are good for people who don't take great care of their pools. In my experience using the TFP bleach method - once you have all your levels dialed in and you keep up with it (which is a pain in the ass, granted - daily bleach additions, testing, etc) - you don't get much of a chlorine smell/feel at all. You get that when there is something out of balance and the chlorine is doing lots of work to combat it. My suspicion is that bacteria is not the major culprit for putting the chlorine to work - rather algae and other organics are (I could be wrong here). I could see UV being good to keep the water sanitized even if your other levels are out of whack - i.e. too high CYA so chlorine not effective, too low chlorine, etc. But for those conditions you are going to get algae or other stuff which UV likely won't help with. So you're back to shocking the pool which makes it feel/smell like chlorine. And I maintain that the sun will break down the chlorine fast enough that I can't really see the UV system significantly reducing the need for additions. I could be wrong, but that's my semi-informed opinion on it.
  16. Curious about this. It seems you'd still need to maintain the same Free Chlorine (FC) levels with or without UV - 1) for algae and other things that might not pass through the UV system or would not be affected by it - and 2) because you don't truly know if the UV system is keeping the pool sanitized from bugs. So, perhaps the UV system kills a bunch of stuff and therefore the chlorine doesn't need to and doesn't 'deplete' as quickly - you may end up needing to add less to maintain levels. Is that it? How much less? It seems like the sun will break down the chlorine pretty quickly regardless negating much of this. What am I missing?
  17. This shit still seems borked,
  18. How much effort is the turtle to take care of? Do you have to buy goldfish or pellets regularly? Is his pond heated? Take a lot of upkeep? Just wondering how much burden he might be to a new owner. Also curious, is he able to escape his pond if he chose to? Like is he content there and staying of his own free will or would he wander off if given the chance?
  19. Shit's all borked... Every angle that could be off or not symmetrical seems to be off or not symmetrical.
  20. The tile is placed, it's about a 20-30 degree slope down from front (poolside) to back (skimmer box). I'm going to bring it up to the builder when he comes by next, but trying to arm myself with information beforehand. edit: perhaps closer to 10-20 degree slope
  21. .. another question - for the skimmers they made the "runway" leading to the skimmer slanted down. As in, pool side is 3 or so inches higher than the skimmer compartment itself so water would flow downhill into the skimmer. Every other skimmer I've seen the "runway" has been flat. Is this some new thing or is there an advantage?
  22. Can anyone tell me what a standard bench depth in a spa should be? Our (in progress build) is 24" from the bench to top of coping, 22" to bottom of coping. My wife is concerned she wont be able to sit comfortably since she's not very tall. I don't know if this is a standard thing or something I can reasonable raise to the builder as a problem.
  23. RE: sanitation - I opted to go with a liquid chlorine pump which I'm going to tee into the pool return and hook up through the pool control system via a relay to a 110 outlet so I can automate adding bleach to the pool. My pool build is not complete yet, so I can't give you a review of the system, but I got most of the information form here: https://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/stenner-liquid-chlorine-pump-how-to-choose-and-install.169591/ This is the pump/tank I bought ($470) : https://www.poolweb.com/products/15-gallon-gray-chemical-tank-with-45mp2-model-fixed-pump-25-psi-10-gpd-120-volt-1-4-inch-uv-tubing They are going to put in a chlorine puck feeder (pvc) tube also as a backup option.
  24. @T-shirt Sip @ROFL BOX Is it worth looking at treated lumber for parts of the fence (posts, gates?) or will it look bad and/or not last long?
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