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Grimas

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  1. Blame Tonga... With Links to NASA and European Space Agency technical papers on reasons for the current heat increase globally... (Volcanic cause and not man-made CO2 increases...)
  2. Coming home to a garage freezer that crapped out and full of meat really sucks...
  3. Left 95 degree Barcelona for a few days in 70 degree highs in London before heading back to the Texas blast furnace... Loved my buddy giving me his rooftop apartment with a huge terrace in BCN for a week but didn't know that there wasn't an elevator... 79 frigging steps up with a wife who loves packing her suitcases to 49.9 pounds... Luckily, you can get cases of wine delivered to your door...
  4. 1 (maybe 2) episodes dropping tonight
  5. Evening on the Med in Spain does not suck…
  6. Talked to a UA 777 pilot neighbor of mine as I'm concerned about out trip from IAH to LHR on the 4th. He said that - as of today - they are "protecting" international flights from delays... (He's working a desk while he is training on a new airplane certification.)
  7. Aren't these delays related to the smoke and weather in the NE?
  8. Maybe it's just me but my first thought would have been "get this crap off my bed"...
  9. I just did a trip through the neighborhood - bunch of pine needles on some branches in mine but I saw at least 4 houses with trees with >24" trunks sitting on houses about a mile west of me... (Woodlands)
  10. I was out on the patio when the rain came it but didn't notice the winds being any more than normal when I went inside or when I went out to fire up the generator. (Lost power for just 30 minutes). Didn't see any trees down this morning when I walked the dog. (I just didn't notice it being that strong but don't doubt the readings...)
  11. Yea, I usually pour some bleach down every time I change the air filters but got lazy and didn't do it this time... Argh... Pinch-a-penny pool supplies sells 2.5 gallons of bleach for $12 bucks and I had 4 jugs on-hand but didn't pour any in this time... (I was actually thinking - "man, I better go pour some bleach with all this heat" a week ago but didn't...) And I just had service on the units a few months ago and they put my pool tablets in the pan but obviously didn't work...)
  12. Forgot to pour bleach down my upstairs sinks in awhile and one of my upstairs sinks -that shares drainpipe with the A/C condensation pan - overflowed…. Argh…
  13. Had a nephew that looked into this - besides the tax issue is medical insurance. Your company policy may just apply to coverage in the US. He was seriously considering moving to eastern Europe but got really sick while on a "scouting trip" and found out his insurance didn't cover him while he was over there... Your policy (or credit card) may cover you on a vacation but if the insurance company finds out you were "living" out of the country, you could get screwed...
  14. 5 days Barcelona, 7 in Miami Platja and 3 in London in July. Then a week on the Comal...
  15. My best friend's kid made the U18 team from Australia next month in Portugal so I guess I'll have to root for the Soccer-roos...
  16. You had me going until you added one of the -stans to your list... Pilaf and horse meat sausages down south east...
  17. Just got an offer for 3 free months of Clear. I had signed up for a free trial a few years ago when traveling with the family (as I have GE but they don't). Worked fine for our trip and then I cancelled the trial after the trip. This came via email so I'm not sure if anyone can get the same trial but here are the details (My plan is to sign up by the 29th for the 3 month free trial again and then cancel in August after the next family trip...): *Terms apply. Limited time only—offer valid through 5/29/23. After your free trial, CLEAR Plus Membership renews at $189/year. Family Member accounts renew annually at $70 each per year after initial free trial term and are billed to the Primary Member account. Cancel anytime before your free trial ends.
  18. Just got the game on via a CA stream and saw one of their commercials - ARCO now accepting credit cards for gas? WTF?
  19. My best friend is working at one of the international schools in the Baltics and the parents of the Russian students that attend have complained about their kids getting "harassed" by the natives post UKR invasion. Attitude at the school has been "too bad - your country invaded Ukraine - what do you expect?"
  20. When I was watching, I kept thinking all the "India news" is a false flag being planted and they swallowed it hook, line and sinker...
  21. My fight this year is the actual land value that went up 400% from what its been for years... (I live in a "master planned community" that has been built out for years where there are no empty lots where they can use as comps...) Last fight I had with them - and got my rate reduced - had them saying I couldn't use comps on houses outside my neighborhood as they didn't apply. So how are they justifying the land value increases? If its from a lot that is miles away, can I use the housing comps from that distance away as well? On top of that, they were previously basing the land value apparently by the lot size but this year, they had every lot on the street with the exact same assessment regardless of the size of the lot... As my lot is one of the smaller ones on our street, the percentage of increase on my lot was higher than the larger lots... Lazy frigging assessors... GFU...
  22. Similar property tax calculator as above but cheaper. (Looks like it's not ready yet for some counties...) https://jubally.com/
  23. Thanks - I didn't realize this limit was lifted... KU, KSU - tomato, tamato...
  24. Maybe covered earlier but isn't there a limit of how many scholarships (25 or 32?) a team can give out a year? There was a story elsewhere about all the issues KState was having the past 2 years filling their roster because of this limit...
  25. Good pickup!
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