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  1. 7 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

    This will be primarily for weekends. I just need a shower and a TV and a comfortable bed. How is cooking in one of those?

    And resale is a big part of what is pushing me in this direction.

    The ovens are crappy to bake in, heat unevenly but it helps to use a pizza stone or something like a terra cotta tile in the bottom of the oven. You're going to burn the shit of biscuits until you get it worked out. Other then that its OK IMO, just smaller. You have to stay really organized. I think you'd find yourself cooking outside a lot on the grill or Blackstone.

    The nice thing is having your place. Familiar bed and all that. Weekends should be easy to handle. My limit is about 5 days but I also have 3 daughters that can only handle so much of each other in a day... 

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  2. 1 hour ago, Chewbacca said:

    Didn't even think about sewer cleanout.  Unfortunately our septic tank is on a part of the property that is inaccessible to an RV.  Furk.  Might have to just go the summer-only route and find somewhere nearby I can dump the sewer. 

    After a couple rum and cokes and trying try to be as eloquent as possible -  Really to be honest, I don't think buying an RV in lieu of other arrangements is the best way to save money. They are really meant for recreation and to stay in one and be honestly comfortable you have to really want to be there. My wife really loves taking our camper out and I like the trips because it's like having the lake cabin I can't afford and the family time aspect with my kids before they grow up.... Yes we've used our trailer a bunch instead of using hotels but we are not anywhere close justifying the cost of the camper vs renting something. 

    Anyway, if it were me - and I had the means (or credit) - as a business decision - I'd buy another property instead of a camper. Then when your place is done you'd probably get a better return. I'd just call it an investment property and put the >$80K you'd spend on the airstream down and then VRBO it or sell it next year. 

     

    TLDR: Buying a camper to save money is a bad idea (drunk me)

     

  3. 53 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

    Didn't even think about sewer cleanout.  Unfortunately our septic tank is on a part of the property that is inaccessible to an RV.  Furk.  Might have to just go the summer-only route and find somewhere nearby I can dump the sewer. 

    Windtraveler: Shitter's Full!

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  4. 4 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

    Anyone have experience with Airstreams?  We are going to remodel our mountain house starting next summer and I'm not going to stay away from the mountains for 12-14 months, so I'm looking at alternatives during construction.  One option is to rent a house, but long term rentals are hard to find and this will cost 3-5k/month.  The other option is to buy an Airstream and park it in the driveway (we have a U-shaped drive, so there will be access for workers and materials) and then sell it when construction is finished.  Can you get one warm enough to use in the winter, or is that a no-go?  We get really cold winters (think 20-40 below zero), so I'm thinking that the trailer probably isn't an option for winter, but interested in feedback.  I could also do a hybrid Airstream/house rental if I have to.  

    Airstreams are built well but I don't know if they are really four season capable, there are other brands with four season models that are better insulated. You'd probably want to put a skirt around it if it's going to be parked there for a while and maybe add some insulation like reflectix on the windows. Also you need to consider your hook ups. Water and electric wouldn't be that big of deal, you'd need heated hoses and at least a 30 amp circuit brought out. Is there a sewer line accessible nearby? A sewer cleanout already near your driveway would be ideal... And probably a large propane tank set nearby because you will go through a decent amount trying to keep it warm. 

     

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  5. 2 minutes ago, immamac said:

    Well for one - Bijan's corporate sponsorships have nothing to do with TexasOne or HornsWithHeart, but if we are talking about Bijan specifically:
    https://www.kxan.com/sports/texas-running-back-bijan-robinson-helps-raise-money-and-discusses-the-direction-of-the-football-program/

    https://austin.culturemap.com/news/city-life/ut-running-back-bijan-robinson-den-foundation-community-first-village/

    https://arizonasports.com/story/3279711/texas-rb-tucson-native-bijan-robinson-donates-3k-worth-backpacks/

    https://den5for5.com/ -> https://mlf.org/community-first/

    There are more examples, but of course you are too fucking stupid to understand that NIL and charity mix extremely well.

    Quinn Ewers hasn't done much outside of corporate NIL and has never claimed to.

     

    TexasOne is specifically putting together charity and NIL as it's SOLE mission and every single time the player gets paid their quid pro quo is actually tied to charitable giving, work or promotion. 

     

    If you keep talking shit or nonsense about players getting paid being impossible to be charitable I will fucking ban you.

    Serious question: Couldn't he have done that stuff before NIL though? I mean as long as they weren't taking money or gifts couldn't athletes sponsor or spokesmen for legit charities before NIL was a thing? I'm sure NIL makes it easier for them to get hooked up with programs at a larger scale but promoting charities was a thing before, right?

    Not tying to downgrade Bijan's community service at all. 

  6. 1 minute ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

    My wife has a bad habit of calling me when she’s bored while driving. I have never liked chatting over the phone just to talk and catch up. I’ll avoid those calls when I know she’s on the road.

    Probably just her way of staying alert/awake and to keep from dozing off while driving. I work shift work and used to get calls at night from an operator at our neighboring entity. He would call in the middle of the night just to bullshit for 20 minutes just to stay awake. Dozing off at work for a little bit is not great but just means you might let an outage go on for a little bit longer than it could have, not like he's driving a car and his life depends on staying awake. 

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  7. Why do people walk around in public holding their phones like it's a piece of jellied toast? First of all you look stupid, second no one wants to hear your conversation... I even see people do this while driving. 

    I see it so often I know some of you have to be doing this.  

     

    Free Photo | Woman talking on mobile phone speaker

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  8. 9 hours ago, Captainant said:

    In our great state, we always pass the buck from the powerful site owner who's paying for everything down to the poor worker who's getting his wages stolen. It's that contractors fault for being willing to walk through water with live wires in it (to meet the production target set by the powerful site owner)! 

    It's absolutely the responsibility of the site owner to keep the GC honest and not endanger his people. Because at the end of the day, it's your fucking site and you should take personal responsibility for the conditions of it. 

    Yeah I don't know....  Not in Texas but when my company hires a contractor to build a new power line or substation it is understood and in the contract that the contractor is fully responsible for his workers' safety and safety (OSHA) compliance. If they violate safety standards it falls back on them. 

     

    Are you saying that the property owner is responsible for safety compliance of contractors and their employees? 

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  9. 4 minutes ago, Royale with cheese said:

    Holy fuck:  "the most morally bankrupt staff and program in America."

    What's funny about that is to get that recognition this bunch had to go above and beyond the Sumlin crew that had an actual strip club in the coaches' lounge... 

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  10. Our QB is broken and his backup is a redshirt freshman who's only on our team because his mom is sleeping with the HC and then behind that is only true freshmen... Our secondary is a downgrade from last year and gimpy, with several RS freshmen in the two deep. Linebackers are a big downgrade from last year. Saturday is not going to be a good day for my Cowboys 😔

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  11. 51 minutes ago, Skipper said:

     

    It's only a matter of time before there is a really ugly incident.  Drunk college students + pissed off athletes is a fucking recipe for disaster...

    Yeah I remember that video from last year when those two WR's from OU FAFO'd in that bar bathroom.

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