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Did I want to fuck around with a wet hole? A dirty, wet hole. That was the question. I did. Scooped about 10 gallons of water and muck out. Got out the big boy tool, and started jackhammering away at that dirty dirty wet hole. Penetration was hard, but I was able to get about 8 inches deep. Hopefully such that if more rain somehow migrates down it will gather in one wet sport, rather than across the whole hole. Once I get down a bu5 in one spot, it's easier to widen. I moved some spare plywood amd metal panels around. Hopefully that will help channel water away. Maybe one day I'll sort of French drain or trench around to better divert surface runoff. I really want to concrete all the way from the bottom up, and pour a good sloped pad. Really manage the water better. Might be fun to make it a little storage hut, with a trap door.
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Hunting 24/25: big bucks and a lot of ducks!
CleverNickname replied to markstanco's topic in Hobbies
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woah!
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Sometimes there are crickets and Sometimes there are crickets. And tiny frogs that maybe eat crickets. And one time I found a snakeskin shef from a snake who probably eats frogs. But I think I have it sealed better now, and that doesn't seem to happen much. I'm always worried some dumbass deer is gonna fall in and die. But if I leave the plywood on, it gets too humid.
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Went up last night. Ran the extensi9n cord and got things ready for the morning. Wall needed trimming. spreader it: other side: Dangling noodle. Happens. While I was in the hole is started storming. I figured, safe place to be. Byt the plywood cover caught some flow of the roof and channeled right on my head. You can see it in the first photo. Ugh. So that was it for today. Got out maybe 7 buckets. I need to around and raise the lowest level by abiut 3 inches but it was kinda wet so I left it for now.
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Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
CleverNickname replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
will it be a total loss? Old Mr Johnsons house is a total loss. -
Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
CleverNickname replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
were are we in the propane theory? Could it have been the dreaded sneeze + fart? -
The boy likes hanging out with me at the ranch. As long as I don't spend too much on the hole, she is okay with it. Not so much as a fan of me going alone all day, if the kids are keeping her busy, which is fair. But all in all it may he cheaper than golf, and less time consuming too.
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Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
CleverNickname replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
your old house was rifht over there, right? -
Not much and probably not enough. Generally the threaded rod wants to hang down. But if it does wander, not that much. I'll clean up maybe later when (if) I dod concrete.
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Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
CleverNickname replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
the house was new construction, so it might not be on satellite or streetview -
Did anyone else hear that explosion just now in North Austin?
CleverNickname replied to hornbri's topic in Daily Texan
I'm about a quarter mile away. Had to reset a breaker. I was at the bottom on the hole when it happened (seriously). So doubters, suck it! (of course home is 100 miles away from hole, but hey, 183A toll to 29 now open). -
Yeah, in retrospect I should not have taunted the subsurface. I know better now. But I won't let it stop me. Not yet. I tacked in some meauring tape, sort of a semi permanent fixture. Ten ft segments, starting below the top 4x6, since that rests on the surface. Bottom is 120" + 83". Dropped in the next 4x of 5/8 rods. Needed to be embiggened, as usual. Narrow side needs embiggening still. That will have to he another day. Widening is easy, but the bottom is some hard rock. I'll have to get the two spreaders in, see about at least partially putting in the lagging (I like to block up the corners), and then the emergency ladder. But at least I can add a step that makes it easier to haul up buckets. Without that I'm lifting a 40 lb buckets of rocks up to my shoulder or head, and that's a real workout. Four foot lifts are better. But it's like Jeff Williams says, don't need to join an gym, be a miner. I would have worked more, but we had to save time to race our rc toys. A little hole dirt to make a jump. You'll have to trust it was a good one. Meanwhile a quarter mile from my house a house exploded. But I was 100 miles away and 16 ft underground. I did have to reset a breaker, so must have been a good shake. Final shot: Weather getting warmer and have a fairly busy summer. I'd like to have the next 4-5 ft below this 4th set out by the end of the year. Twenty foot something sounds good. Hopefully this hard layer of limestone/dolemite is only 8 inches thick, and it's easier going. If not will reassess. Technically deep enough at 17 ft to go sideways. A 4 or 5 ft side passage would have a good 12 ft above. Should be safe. But it would be cool if I could get below this layer and then have that sort of be the roof, like a natural lintel. We shall see.
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yeah, I think I'm gonna buy an electric mixer and do it on like 8 or 12" lifts. Fiberglass rebat, because I want it to last centuries. Lowering each bucket down manually with a rope. I mean, how hard can that be?
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All Encompassing Mortgage and Real Estate Thread
CleverNickname replied to UTPhil2006's topic in Business and Markets
well spreads are spiking up to and maybe past 163 basis points on top of a 10-year treasury hitting 4.43%. So might stick above 7%. So... not good. Oh, and steel, lumber, copper, and aluminum are tariffed fubar'd so builders are gonna be pinched. At least oil might hit $40 and tens of thousands of unemployed can learn how to hang cheap Chinese drywall.... oh wait. But my selling mom's house and closes 4/30 (under contract) so maybe it's all good.
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