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Posts posted by Poolflood
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1 hour ago, 4th and 5 said:
Never use your credit card at a strip joint.
This all night long
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1 - who puts tldr in paragraph 2 of a pile of shit that deep
2 - I think shaggy is looking for content. They pay in snowcones
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If we go out and punch them in the nose right off the bat they're going to fall back on all the built in excuses they have to lose and we win by 20+. We start off shity we're in for a dog fight till the end
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They list new rankings yet? Couldn't find in the goggles
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Texas 34
Maryland 21
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7 hours ago, mrhorn said:
Interesting to hear all the negatives about a tanning ledge. To be honest that is one feature that the wife and I wanted was to have an area to sit a chair in and chill. The builder will put in 5 umbrella holders and we've got those placed just right as our backyard faces West. We do have a 10 year old oak in the back that will be about 10 feet from the edge of the pool. The builder recommends taking it out so we won't have problems with it later on. We do have a neighborhood oak directly behind it that gives shade as well. Any ideas on what to do with the young oak? I would hate to tear it out.
Have an arborist come out and inspect. Young oak ten feet away really shouldn't be an issue. Costs about 3k for inspection, treatment, pruning etc.
I'm building next to a 100 yr old oak right now. Keeps me up at night. I give the old girl 50/50 chance.
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6 hours ago, HouTex said:
I agree that the smaller guys can pay better attention and they can deliver a higher quality product. I did my research and I obviously felt comfortable enough to pull the trigger with my GC. But I still got burned.Yeah didn't mean to imply you didn't research. Unfortunately there are many many instances every year of pool companies that fuck up. If you don't mind saying who was the company?
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Umbrella holder costs about 50$ all in. It's personal preference - lol possible irrational pet peeve. Few tanning shelves are large enough to properly accommodate. They're ugly. If you have a small one and it's useful awesome. Most rarely get used.
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11 minutes ago, HouTex said:
Exactly. Had I had the equipment I would have been close to break even. Knowing how these small pool builders operate I just wouldn't trust them with a pool build. They are constantly robbing the next project to pay for the last one. So long as you aren't the last project you might be OK.Just do the research and if you go with a smaller builder make sure they are local and imbedded in the community. The smaller guys will often pay more attention to your project. You may never notice it but you'll get a higher quality project at the end of the day.
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Self latching and self closing gates around the pool.
For parents out there before you buy a house with a pool or have a pool installed - and I've had this conversation with countless homeowners - the threshold for your children should not be "can they swim" but are they "water safe".
They need to have a healthy respect for the water. You need to be sure 200% that if they fall in accidentally that they have the presence of mind to "think not sink".
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3 hours ago, Damor said:
Yeah, you have to think about your needs and how you'd use it, but for us the tanning ledge has been useful. But at our builder's recommendation we made it deeper (12") than most, so you can set a lounger in the pool instead of sitting on the surface if you want. He also put in umbrella sleeves to add some shade, though we haven't gotten one yet. We also plan on being in this house when grandkids come along, so that's a little more playable depth for little ones (for now, the new pup likes it).
That said, they do take up space, so I can see how they might be a waste for some people.So I have a standard tanning ledge with 6in water on one side and an "adult" ledge on the opposite side with closer to 18" of water.
On ledges, skip the bubblers and skip the umbrella holder. Waste imo.
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On 8/20/2018 at 12:39 PM, HouTex said:
I had to fire my GC several years ago when the guy took about 75% of my money and wouldn't/couldn't finish my pool. He used my money to finish his prior project. I was caught holding the bag. My pool was stub-plumbed, gunited, and some of the electrical was done, but I had to do the rest. I hope your pool worked out ok.
When people ask me for a recommendation on a GC, I say go with a company that's been around a very long time. Don't hire a guy in a pick up. That, or make sure you pay about 50% at completion--but none of the guys I got bids from would do that.
No they won't. There's too much upfront cost on the project. 70% by the time you get to gunite is typical. What I will say is before anyone pays the gunite bill make sure your equipment is already in your backyard.
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Some "Wag the Dog" shit gonna come quick
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26 minutes ago, Lurch said:
Cohen submitted an invoice to Trump business for services rendered, and the invoice was paid.Lol. I've messed with some expense reports in my day but DAMN.
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So to connect the dots Cohen paid Stormy. Did Trump pay Cohen back or did the campaign pay Cohen back. I thought the campaign did in a convoluted way.
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20 minutes ago, TKthunder2 said:
I’m selling my 2000 sport soon. Move to a smaller house with only a 2 car garage and I feel bad just keep it in the street. I’ve had it since 12/31/2003 and I’m going to hate to see it go.
Pics would be nice
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3 hours ago, henrygandorf said:
big huge dudes or monsters or whatever can get stabbed, shot, or get the shit beat out of them, and they still keep fighting and running and jumping around, but i have a paper cut on the tip of my middle finger that's been ruining my life for the last 3 days. i can't even put a bandaid on it. what's the point of it all.
This is why God invented super glue. And not that shit for skin. Good old fashioned super glue. And if it hurts- good. That means it's working
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Fairly sure this is related to Trump's tariff on Chinese shit.
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So what's the betting line on how long before the jury comes back with convictions?
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17 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:
Explain cross-exam, please. Does prosecutor call their witnesses first? Did the defense cross-exam (or whatever) those witnesses? What's the real risk of the defense putting on a new witness that subsequently gets crossed by the prosecution? Can the defense follow up?
Somebody never watched "My Cousin Vinnie".
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School around the corner.... Kid A-ok? Bought your Kevlar?
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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
H. L. Mencken
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After the first 6 games of season the Longhorns and Huskers will...
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Texas will be Texas and nebraska will be lumped with Colorado as in "oh, they still around?"