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Catpfish

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  1. From one of the areas gossips, so take with a grain of salt. We've been without power since 530 this morning (east of Pflugerville), so she called Oncor and actually spoke to someone (allegedly). They say they aren't sending anyone out until stuff thaws. Just sharing to keep in the back of your mind. We got lucky and had a generator installed just last Thursday, so we have one heating unit running along with the fire place and are watching TV.
  2. But you have to remember that everything is backwards in the southern hemisphere
  3. When you're sliding into third and you feel a great big turd When you're sliding into home and your pants are full of foam
  4. Sorry to quote myself, but I wanted to add more to this. 99% of the lights in the house are LED, so there is not much drain there. My biggest concern is being able to keep the pool pumps running during a freeze. I lost all of the equipment in Snowmageddon, the total for just pool equipment was about $9,000 (electric heat pump for heating/cooling the pool was the biggest expense). The house is spray foamed and we have a fireplace that will allow one AC unit to maintain things in the somewhat comfortable range during the winter. Should be able to operate more normally if power lost during the summer.
  5. I'm just east of Pflugerville. I just checked, my quote was $13,840 and they delivered the unit within a couple of days of signing (Joe told me that they had units in stock) the bid so that I could have the propane tank installed. The quote is turnkey on the generator side, so it includes all electrical and startup. The total time from signing to fully functioning will be about 3.5 weeks. The bid was from Capital Power Systems. The owner is Joe Rizzo and he's been a great guy to work with. He did want half up front, but with that quick of a turnaround, I was fine with that. I think he wants half up front because the unit is dropped off early in the process so that the gas can be plumbed in as quickly as possible. After that, the electrician comes and does his thing with the transfer switch/wiring.
  6. 3400 square foot house that is all electric. We won't be able to completely power everything (ovens and such), but we'll be able to manage any crisis.
  7. I'm in the process of getting the 26kw installed. The generator and install is going to be about $13,000. However, I also had to install a propane tank (kind of out in the country, though not as far as I used to be) to the tune of another $7,000 after trenching a line and the tank and fuel itself. Hopefully, it's just a very expensive insurance policy, but last year, in a 6 month period, we lost power 13 times for longer than 30 minutes. I think there is something wrong with that spec sheet on the tractor supply website. I'm not familiar with a Generac that runs on gasoline. Are you planning on running propane or natural gas? Just be aware that running natural gas results in about 85% of the amperage than running propane.
  8. I know you said no David, but these are the best flavored seeds I've tried. The Chinook jalapeno ranch are pretty good too
  9. Were you putting it all the way around the house? Approximate linear footage in the $12K bid?
  10. I think it was the Vietnamese general that they had captured. I think they also picked Bond up one time like this.
  11. I know it would be loan specific, but not putting the 20% down to avoid the LLPA would subject you to mortgage insurance, right? Is there an easy pretend scenario to show the difference?
  12. I think you are in the Dallas area, correct? I'm in Austin but would still love to hear what you find out when you get the chance.
  13. I've never met MIA, but for some reason, I seem to recall him being pretty tall. That really limits your choices when it comes to recliners if you want head support. I'm about 6'5" and only about 10% of the recliners I tried were tall enough, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend the one I bought. It's y'all enough but not built sturdy enough for how far up the backrest the weight extends when reclined, if that makes sense.
  14. There's a conundrum
  15. Close, but it was Dale Brown
  16. Kind of out in the country with spray foam insulation, all electric house. KB Homes builds most of their houses all electric, even when natural gas lines are readily available.
  17. This happens a whole lot more than you think. I used to get at least a call a week from California people wanting to buy an investment home with 20% down (and this is when rates were lower). They were absolutely dumbfounded when I told them the numbers don't come close to working out since the rents at the time would barely cover principal and interest...forget about taxes (and taxes were just beginning to take off) on investment properties), insurance, repairs, etc. I think people read something that says some area is the place to be and they just assume that the numbers will work.
  18. Is anyone else's feed absolute shit or is it just DirecTv?
  19. Catpfish

    1923

    I wonder if the Indian girl will tie into Monica somehow.
  20. The Wonder Years got me numerous times. The episode where the math teacher dies, the first episode with Winnie's brother getting killed, the finale where you found out the dad died relatively young (at least they were able to reconcile) etc.
  21. Much like Russia, every accusation is really an admission of guilt
  22. Shades of Jerry Jolley with the celebration while getting your ass kicked
  23. This is not even close to record low inventory. Using the Pflugerville MLS area as an example there are over 100 new homes listed by builders alone. At the lowest inventory levels during COVID, there were less than 15 homes total. The inventory is only about 10-15% less than "normal" times with the mix being slightly skewed toward new homes right now. Pflugerville is running about 4-4.5 months inventory and the pending sales are beginning to slow down while the listings have stayed relatively stable. Anecdotal? Sure, but the same can be said about most of the MLS areas in the Austin area (maybe not the mix of new homes vs resales).
  24. Some dirt or dirty leg, 'cause I'm hoping it's the latter real soon for SB
  25. Refs last chance for the drive killing holding call coming up
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