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Bill Clay

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  1. 33 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

    I would assume that specific breed adoption groups are likely going to have very limited selection with a somewhat high demand and therefore probably have the ability to turn quite a few people away?  

    That's fine but don't be sanctimonious shaming pricks to us when we ultimately buy a dog from a breeder.

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  2. We gave adopting/rescuing a golden a fair try but those people don't make it easy. The pound is great if you want a pit bull mix of some kind - not for our family though. The rescue groups are psychos about who is "worthy" of receiving their dogs (if they have any to begin with - very little supply). One wanted a financial statement lolnope. A buddy tried to adopt a lab and they DQ'd him instantly because his home had a doggy door, which in their opinion, was a form of neglect since you need to be attentive to the dog's needs 100% of the time. What?

    Spend a day a day or two trying to adopt, sure, but don't feel guilty when you ultimately get a dog from a breeder. 

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  3. 6 Echo Dots or Echo "Inputs" (cheaper). Line out from each one to a cheap multi-zone receiver. Create different "zones" in your house by clumping the Echos together in the Alexa app. Everything is then controlled from the Spotify app and you can connect to different zones right from the Spotify app as well.

    You can find Chromecast Audios on Ebay. I think they have a digital audio out which would be nice, but they aren't supported by Google anymore and I'm not sure you can clump them together to create zones like you can the Echo products.

  4. If Jeff Ward didn't suck, he'd still have his job. Ratings are all that matters because higher ratings = higher ad rates. Clearly he was losing listeners. Produce or get cut, he should know that as a (former) athlete. It's just business.

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  5. Are you a golf guy and want to do something because golf is your thing? Or do you think that mini golf is just a sound business idea?

    1. If the former, a better idea might be a "virtual" golf club where you rent a small warehouse and have 4 or 5 Trackmans (Trackmen?) or GCQuads setup. Run it like a country club where it's all you can golf for a monthly fee. Keycard access, BYOB, online tee time booking. Hire a pro to manage the thing for free. His compensation is the luxury of giving lessons out of your facility.

    2. If the latter, find some raw land and talk to the owner. Convince him to let you lease the land on a year-to-year basis for 25% of the revenue. You're in business for no land cost and your expenses are a portable building and setting up the course. The benefit to the landowner is his property is unencumbered and the "improvements" you've made are easily removed for when he decides to do something real with the land. Somebody alluded to this earlier, and he was correct. Mini golf just isn't the best use for retail/commercial property in the long run.

    I actually thought about doing the first one. DM me if you're interested in #1 and we can talk. It would work. ROK Golf is doing something similar in south Austin but it's more retail/hourly than golf club style. Check them out. 

  6. Just went through this. 

    1. Visit Apple store, acquire Apple Watch with cellular and GPS
    2. Visit AT&T store, add a line, take them up on the free iPhone 6 offer
    3. On your phone, create kid's iCloud account under your existing iCloud account
    4. Setup new phone using newly created kid's iCloud account
    5. Pair watch and new phone
    6. Put new phone on charger and leave it there
    7. Give watch to kid
    8. ???
    9. Profit

    This is enough to give my kid talk and text capability, but no internet. If they really need a phone on a particular adventure, you have it available for them.

  7. 14 hours ago, Lobwedgephil said:

    As I am new and in Texas in the Summer I have a question, any way to cool the pool cheaply? It is pretty hot, I think because it is shallow, 94 degrees now. Would like it a bit cooler if possible. Any ideas? 

    I tried those gizmos that screw into the jets and didn't get much from them. My pressure was too low/weak to make any real spray plus they look like shit when not in use and are easily broken by kids playing.

    Solution was a portable "kit" I designed which consisted of a submersible pump rigged into a milk crate with a couple of dumbbells inside to keep it from tipping over. Ran some PVC up vertically from the pump output above the waterline to a T fitting with another piece of PVC with holes drilled. Run it all night and get a -7 degree drop by morning. $75 all in with the pump being $57 of it. I run it once or twice a week during summer to keep it cool.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017TWW1PI/

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  8. Well actually conduit to be specific. Working on a project and need a single piece of 14' EMT conduit and 10' lengths are all I can find. Yes I know they can be coupled together but I'd prefer a single piece. EMT, PVC pipe, exhaust pipe, anything should work except maybe rigid conduit (too heavy). Any surly electricians got a hookup?

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