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El Tri

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  1. i'm a graduate of Wm B Travis. They removed the confederate flag a long time ago, and i believe they did away with the Rebel logo. They still maintain the "Rebels" name and the school song, but that needs to change. i got into a huge online argument with some Latino alumni who were arguing that they should be able to keep Rebels and all that stuff. Imagine that, Latinos arguing for keeping confederate symbols. Fucking idiots.
  2. my house is much sloped than that and we built an inground pool no problem. the back portion of the pool is about 4 feet off the ground. i did have them put in footers all along the back of the pool because my yard is so sloped
  3. I’m having issues with fairly new zoysia sod I laid down about 6 weeks ago. Some spots have turned completely yellow while the rest is doing really well. I watered the shit out of it for the first few weeks while it took and it was all super green but now it looks like this. Initially I thought it could be my sprinklers weren’t reaching but I had the heads changed to 15 footers. I’ve been watering the spot manually but it’s not getting much better. Could it be fungus? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. went with pebble tec. yeah it's not smooth like the older plaster, but it looks much better and will last a lot longer. it is rough on the swimsuits when you're sitting on the steps / beer ledge though. My wife has had to throw away a couple of bottoms because of it.
  5. what was the cost of the chiller, and is the electricity cost similar to having a second AC unit?
  6. can you post pics and items you bought to make it?
  7. well our pool is getting too fucking hot in austin. i have no trees hence no shade. bought all the pvc stuff to build those DIY misters. wish me luck
  8. just googled that, had no idea what it was but it sure looks like it based on the pics. haven't mowed it as i laid down new zoysia next to the existing zoysia i laid in october so i'm holding off on mowing it for another two weeks while it takes hold
  9. [mention]cactusflinthead [/mention] - getting these weeds all over my zoysia grass. What do you recommend for getting rid of them? Currently using Certainty for spot treatment of nutsedge Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. question for you. just laid down some zoysia yesterday and spread some 14-14-14. i'm planning to water it twice a day for 30 mins each time for the next week is this good?
  11. Thanks for all the help Phil and Thad
  12. we went with pentair equipment. different pool builders will push different equipment. from everything i read, there really isn't any big differences between hayward, pentair, and jandy. we have a chlorine pool and maintenance is really easy. get yourself a test kit, download the pool math app, and add in the liquid chlorine/muriatic acid as the app tells you. brush the pool a couple of times a week, use the net to catch bugs/leaves/debris on the surface and you're good. we do not have trees near our pool so we don't have to deal with that. we got a robotic (pentair kreepy krauly) and it does a really good job of cleaning. my one gripe is that we had bar stools built in, and it will get stuck there or get stuck above the main drain suctions. additionally, our pool builder built in the plumbing in case we ever want to go back to a regular cleaner. cleaning the spa out is a pain in the ass though. you have to use that damn vacuum hose and it's not all that great.
  13. there's zero fucking chance that will happen. you'd be lucky to have the city approve your permit within 6 weeks, and that's assuming you've already got a pool builder lined up with full architectural plans ready to submit for permit approval
  14. it's going to be a fucking pain in the ass. things will go off-schedule, you'll run into issues. the permits and inspections will take fucking forever. my pool was to be completed my memorial day 2019. it was finally finished at the end of september and we had a whole wasted summer. it's all worth it now but it will be stressful
  15. call any pool service company out to get your pentair screenlogic set up. when our pool was done, the pool builder hired a pool service company to come out and set up all the equipment. as far as maintenance, get yourself a test kit and download the pool math app. this is the one i have https://tftestkits.net/test-kits-c4/ and it's awesome. you run your tests (you'll need to test twice a week during the summer as the heat just eats up the chlorine), plug in your test results into the pool math app and it'll tell you exactly how much liquid chlorine or muriatic acid to add. it's very easy and not time consuming our pool in Austin gets sun pretty much 100% of the day and it never got above 86.
  16. i've been keeping it fairly long as i like the way it looks - so mow it short then? thanks for all of the advice
  17. i laid down some fertilizer with pre-emergent about 3 months ago. what would you recommend next? this is a new zoysia yard laid down in october, in austin
  18. i haven't pulled any dead ones. seems like my zoysia takes it over after it's dead. that fucking nutsedge keeps coming back though in other places
  19. just start coughing like a motherfucker when they approach your window. fucking heroes my ass
  20. doesn't seem like the idiot cop was too worried about pathogens when he punched the kid with the bleeding mouth. cut the bullshit
  21. I use B&B with my large BGE and I’ve been pretty happy with it. I need to buy a kick ash basket. I have the CGS adjustable rig and for briskets i do the oval stone at the bottom, followed by a pan 3/4 full of water, then brisket at the top level. I cook hot and fast, 300* in the dome. Do not use any of the digital thermometers. Spritz with Apple cider vinegar and Worcestershire combo each hour, wrap in butcher paper around 160 when it’s dark as hell already, pull after 203 or when it’s probing like butter in the thickest part of the flat. I also trim the brisket pretty good, especially those corner areas in the point where all that hard fat is. Salt and pepper only (2:3 ratio). This is my brisket from a couple of weeks ago. No idea how I got a smoke ring this time as I never get one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Awesome, thanks for the advice. Can I buy these products from you? If I recall you own a shop in round rock? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Took a couple of pics Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Took a couple of pics Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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