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  1. 1 minute ago, Mojo Hand said:

    I think the explanation is that Cercei doesn't merely want Tyrion to die; she wants to kill him in a satisfying or sadistic way.   E.g., killed with the same crossbow he used for his father (as she told Bronn to do), or captured and tortured in some other fashion. Like how she killed the "shame" lady, or Ellaria and Tyene Sand.   It's pretty in-character, IMO.   I mean, it was clear that Tyrion was taking a big risk and she almost had him killed.   Everyone held their breath and Cercei thought hard about it.   But he was betting that her sadistic narcissism would hold her back from giving him such a quick death, and I buy that. 

    And the rest of the people behind him that could've be destroyed by railgun ballistas and archers and ended the immediate threat to her rule?

  2. 16 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

    I just watched last night and haven't read all of the posts here yet, but I've read enough to see that "you don't kill people at a parley, and not even Cersei would violate that sacred protocol" is an oft-cited explanation for why Tyrion (and everyone else of note) didn't take a scorpion bolt through the thorax. 

    If that explanation for this particularly glaring failure by the writers holds any water whatsoever, can someone please explain why was Missandei beheaded? 

     

    There were like 4 other scenes that made absolutely no sense to me and that was definitely one of them.  Of any character that would violate that sacred protocol (blowing up innocent people at a religious trial) it would be Cersei.  There's no getting around why she didn't shoot them or at least kill Tyrion.  If that wasn't in the plans - skip that whole bullshit scene and find another way to let Dany know that her personal assistant is dead.

  3. Just came here to say this show managed to ruin 4 good seasons and 3 mediocre seasons in only 4 episodes.  Shocking considering how dumb Dan and Dave are - but they really managed to completely suck the life out of this show for me.  Don't really give a fuck who dies now, don't care who ends up on the throne, etc.  

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  4. On 4/22/2019 at 8:04 AM, swraith said:

    Wanted to put down an application of lawn fertilizer this past weekend. All the stores around me were sold out of milorganite. So I went with a liquid application of Hasta Gro Lawn by Medina. Never used it before. I am interested to see how it goes.

    HD in the Centex area is now carrying Hou-actinite.  Houston's version of Milo.  Its 6-3-0 + 1 iron so it's the same stuff and it comes in a 50lb bag for the same price.  I've been using it now since last summer and it works great.  

    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hou-Actinite-50-lbs-Recycled-Fertilizer-6-3-1-100537721/306913963

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  5. On 4/15/2019 at 2:20 PM, LebongJames said:

    If I put a pre emergent and fertilizer down 2 weeks ago on Bermuda (second round of pre emergent) can I put down a top soil on the yard.

    The yard is very uneven and the Bermuda has never grown in very thick in certain areas.

     

    About to be second summer in new build/sod.

    Let me make you a recommendation.  Use top soil or compost and add in about 30-40% sand.  Golf courses use sand to level and I've had much better results with it than I have with just top soil.  Some places in central Texas call it Pond Sand, which is finer and dirtier than play sand.    

    I use a mixture of compost and sand probably 10 times a season in areas where my bermuda isn't as flat as I'd like it (runoff, gutter spouts, etc) and I just put it down as evenly as possible and use my sand leveler and a push broom to get it below the turf and fill in.   

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  6. On 2/12/2019 at 5:38 PM, Hook1997 said:

    This would have been good to know last week, now it’s just bragging....   

    It was still going on at most stores when I posted this.  They will put all the clearance inventory out in a small area of the store until it's completely gone.  Most of the rods/reels were shitty ass Lews combos and those H20 Express inshore rods.  Saw some guys were getting that 1500 dollar Perception Pilot pedal yak for half off of 800 dollars though, which is a pretty good deal for that boat.  

  7. Not sure if any of ya'll took advantage - but Academy did their annual 50% the clearance price thing this past weekend.     Lot of lures, rods, reels, terminal tackle, and soft plastics for 98 cents after the 50% off.  They even had Rapala squarebills for 98 cents, which is pretty insane. 

  8. On 2/9/2019 at 7:32 PM, Okie Lite in Zapata said:

    After a quick search from what i seen HD and LOW's are very expensive.

    I would order this one. Active ingredient Prodiamine and .58%,  that's the highest rate I could find.

    https://www.pestrong.com/281-barricade-048-dg-prodiamine-granular-50-lbs.html

    Prodiamine is one of the best.  You can also buy it on Amazon.  Lesco makes a Crabgrass Pre-Emergent that isn't too expensive and is usually applied at a 4lb per 1000sq ft rate.

  9. 7 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

    That kid's going to love that trip, but why not hire a guide?  Would be money well spent if you can top off his birthday with fish on the line, and you can let the guide worry about the boat, spots to fish, etc.  Sounds like you have a great trip planned.  I'd shell out a little cash and try to ensure that the boys have some fish to show their mom.  Half a day's guiding service can't be too expensive.

    And don't forget to post pictures here, too.

    i think he indicated that if he had even half day guide money - he would take a trip to the coast.  I'm guessing he's trying to do it on the cheap - which is understandable.   I appreciate the whole "being out on the water with the boys regardless of how the day is going" though because I grew up hunting and fishing the old fashioned way and that meant it wasn't always productive.  

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  10. 52 minutes ago, Ollie Slatt said:

    So are we looking at an earlier than normal white bass run this year? I like to make one or two trips to Reimers each year, but I never quite seem to hit it at the peak. 

    All the reports I've seen thus far were from the San Gabriel and they have been catching occasional males but no ladies yet.

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  11. A guy on Facebook group that spends a lot of time on Travis posted the following:

    Lake Travis is turning on. Lots of fish in the 2-3 pound range being caught right now with an occasional biggun in the mix. I’m heading to the backs of the creeks and finding them. Best baits were senko and spinnerbait.

    Looks like they might already being moving up because of this weird 2 weeks of warmer temps.  He was already seeing some beds that were not occupied yet.  


     

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  12. On 2/4/2019 at 11:17 AM, texasdago said:

    Anyone tried growing Tiff bermuda grass?  How much effort does it take and can it handle any shade?

    I did 6000 sq ft of Tif 419 sod last year in mid March.   It's a pretty awesome turf coming from a smaller, but more water-hungry St Aug lawn.  

    1.  It is nitrogen hungry and I found that it did best with more regular application than I used to use with my St Aug.
    2.  I used a lot of humic acid and Air-8 to try and amend a poorly graded top soil and was able to get my roots really deep in one season.  It made it through that 90 day drought and 100+ temps pretty damn good and the areas that were affected bounced back quickly the minute that we had that early fall rain around Labor day.
    3. This grass just flat out doesn't do well at all in the shade.  Even the shade around the edges of my home were sparse if they weren't getting at least 6-8 hours of direct sun.  The areas that get full sun all day long though were awesome.   I've got some pics of my lawn in this thread a few pages back.

  13. On 1/6/2019 at 9:48 PM, drt said:

    Is it time for pre-emergent yet?  Seems crazy to ask but I had new weeds pop up this weekend

    Yes.  I've been laying down the Lesco 0-0-7 since mid Jan and I'm putting another bag down before March.

  14. In line with what the guy above me just said - Charles Whited is a central Texas guide (Barefoot Fishing Tours) and is an accomplished (very much so) local bass tournament angler.  Guy is always in the money.   If I wanted to go on a trip and guarantee I caught fish, that's who I would hire.  He charges 350 for 4 hours with 3 people on the boat + him.

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  15. 1 hour ago, hayden_horn said:

    so, uh, i'm not a good fisherman. i know how to tie the knots, bait hooks, run a lure, but i'm never successful. 

    but my son's 12th birthday is coming up and i'd like to surprise him with a local central texas fishing trip. no guide, just me, him, his little bro, and grandad. i'd like to rent a boat somewhere (was thinking travis, but i can be convinced otherwise) and take them out on the lake in the early morning. 

    do yall anglers have any advice for me?

    Got to be honest - Travis has been fairly slow as of late from all the reports I've seen.  Unless you have a good graph on your boat and you know how to video game fish, you might not do very well.  What day are you planning this trip?

    The white/hybrids will eventually start moving up into the coves around Grelle / Muleshoe / Krause and that could make for a good day if you dont mind fishing minners.   The weather and the flood event has really been adding the level of fuckery on the highland lakes right now.  Even bank stomping my honey holes, I haven't landed a fish in my past three outings.  

    I'm hopeful the prespawn fishing on Travis will be really good this year as the water temps rise (possibly earlier than normal this year)  If your trip isn't for a couple of weeks, I'd suggest the following lures:

    - dragging a jig (boring as hell but will be productive around ledges, humps, dropoffs) 
    - paddle tail swimbaits on a weighted swimbait hook
    - lipless cranks and jerkbaits

     

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  16. I was able to score some really good deals at HD on all the lawn and garden stuff they start clearancing out.  Got my pre-emergent granules, a half price echo backpack sprayer, and some bifenthren they now carry instore.  Going to hit up Walmart next and score those bags of fungus control granules for 5 bucks a pop.  They also have Lesco ferts in stores for damn near half price per 50lb bag.

  17. 16 hours ago, Okie Lite in Zapata said:

    I get my fertilizer 46-0-0 from Simplot Partners.  Yes I would winterize now and in a few weeks dont forget to put down your pre emergent to control winter weeds.

    I've heard a lot of conflicting reports on "winterizing" warm season turf in mild winter zones.  Also - it's pretty hard to find any 30+ K fertilizers around here.   Would a general purpose 13-13-13 work? 

  18. On 10/2/2018 at 9:35 PM, Okie Lite in Zapata said:

    Your turf looks good, wish all my customers gave a shit like you do, my job would be a lot easier.

    1. Yes, deep and infrequent watering is the way to go, water the piss out of it and the deeper the water goes in the soil column the deeper the roots go to get the water. Deep rooted bermuda grass is healthy and very drought tolerant.  Water around once a week about 1 to 1.5 inches and when its hotter than hell twice a week is all it needs.

    2. Not sold on the soil tests. You can send in 10 different samples from your yard and I guarantee you will get 6 to 8 different recommendations on what your soil needs. New sod needs a good starter fert like a 18-24-12, you need your middle number, phosphorous high and you'll be good. After that like you know it needs a fuck load of nitrogen. Almost every accurate soil sample will show all bermuda needs is nitrogen.

    3. Fert schedule, first of May (depending on your location) 46-0-0 100% slow release, it will last 8 weeks. end of June first of July another 46-0-0. Mid August use a winterizer, something like a 5-0-30 this is important, you dont want to put down a high rate of Nitrogen late in the year, it can cause a shit load of disease including spring dead spot, you dont was that shit. 

    4. Yes, bermuda mows and looks better if the soil is level, if it were me I wouldn't use a compost/sand mix. I would use a rich mix topsoil. Rich mix has a lot less weeds than compost and sand. Vey few fungal issues with bermuda other than to much water when its cool but nothing that needs to be treated.

    5. If I knew your city I could help you with a pre emergent schedule. Late February is to late for the first pre m of the year. 

     

     

     

     

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    Good info man.  I'm in Central Texas.  What slow release nitrogen in a 46-0-0 are you using?  Should I put a winterizer down now if I haven't yet?

  19. Also - if I had to go back and start over in early spring when we moved in, I'd do things completely differently.  

    1.  Even with limited watering time/days, I would only water deep and infrequent in the morning.  Heat/humidity and night time watering on newly laid sod with poor soil is bad.
    2.  Get a fucking soil test from the get go.  You can buy a DIY test kit on Amazon for checking pH and NPK for like 13 bucks.   You can also get a kit that you send to a lab for a full analysis.
    3.  Keep to a specific feeding schedule if you're dealing with Bermuda.  This shit is very nitrogen hungry.  I was having to apply more often with this lawn than my previous St Aug.

    4. This grass will grow fine at varying heights but it is not a very even growing grass when your dirt isn't level.  Your dirt needs to be level and it needs to be short.  Once it's short and dense, the weeds seem less frequent.  It also seems to dry out better and have a lot less fungal issues.

    5.  Pre-emergents are a must for new sod.  I should've stayed on a 3 month schedule from late Feb to May.

  20. All the work this summer has really paid off.   I struggled with brown patch, compacted soil, heat stress, etc.  Got my last ironite/fert down right before the first rains in early Sep.   Excuse the filter but it helps show the unevenness of my turf and trouble spots that are still slowly filling in.  

    Next season I'm going to start off with the grass cut short, aerate and topdress with a compost/sand that'll help level out all the low spots and spaces in the sod.  Once every thing is level, I'm going to be cutting below 1" and using Podium to regulate vertical growth.

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  21. 3 hours ago, Celery Man said:

    still working on my first cup of coffee - South Austin, in your opinion, used to be nice, but has become a ghetto.

     

    Are yellow doors with multiple horizontal windows on gray houses with new siding a crip thing or a blood thing

    Anyone can put lipstick on a pig and flip a home in South Austin.  There are a few areas with some nice neighborhoods, but they're surrounded by neighborhoods that are straight up ghetto as fuck.   I'm talking about south south Austin btw.  Not near-to-downtown south austin.

  22. This whole thing hits close to home.  I too used to live in the once nice - now ghetto that is pretty much all of south Austin.  Glad I got the fuck out that area and moved to the burbs.  

    I would've got all his shit on video/audio so I had loads of evidence for his harassment, and stayed on the phone with code compliance, about the shit spraypainted on his house, trash piles in the yard, etc.  Not sure what they would do but they write tickets for parked junk cars in the street and sheds being too close to a back fence so it would be worth a shot.

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