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  1. 1) Check with your Health Insurance. A LOT of insurance companies will subsidize the watch purchase with some sort of stipend for meeting your activity goals. Look there first as you may find out you can get an unreal deal. 2) If you are cheap, buy an older model, I think the 8 is where you get O2 sensing. I love mine. Only thing I wish was that it would stay charged for a week. But it's awesome for fitness, but only if you give a shit. You can also share data, so you can "compete" with family and friends if that appeals to you and motivates you. I guess the best way it helps you achieve fitness goals is by giving you more data to evaluate your training recovery. The only thing that makes you more fit is recovery. If you don't get enough rest, good diet and hydration that will show up in AM resting heart rate for example. It really depends on how much you want it to help with your fitness goals? If you need someone to say, "get off your ass!" It is wonderful at that! But the heart rate and sleep data are probably the best tools from an evaluation of progress and training planning. But for you it may just be gradually raising your goals, and having the watch prompt you to complete them daily.
  2. The problem is at this point the interest expense on the cards is bleeding you out. Seems like the access to the $49K is the relief pressure valve you are looking for. As has been said pay off highest and work diligently on the remaining balance. I might even do a little research seeing if there are transfer offers on some of your cards and not others. So maybe pay off a card in full that has a slightly lower rate to shift a balance to some promotional rate? Usually the fee to move the balance is a couple percent, so unless the rate is super low probably not worth it, but I would look for anything that could buy me some breathing room. Sorry to hear about the issues with your son, I can only imagine the emotional toll it has taken on you past the financial toll. Past the $49K I guess I say go full austerity, as it's the only way to dig out. Make a two year plan if you are dead set on not pulling from your home equity. I am not a big proponent of bankruptcy, but if that's the path to your getting whole you have to consider it. It sounds like you guys are just trying to hang onto the house, and be reasonably secure 10 years from now. Bankruptcy could get you there conceivably? As others have said a credit union might give you options beyond what you have now. Having the wife go full time for two years, since she is the most adamant about no refi, it's not an unreasonable ask. Good luck, hope the ball bounces yall's way!
  3. Just looked at one of the Longhorn draft rankings and interestingly enough Houston has the #59 pick, and T'Vondre is ranked as the #60 pick in this ranking. I would love to get me some T'vondre Sweat on our DL, then Anderson could really feast. It was interesting to me that they had Byron Murphy before Sweat in the rankings. Anyhow I could see how maybe we might get some burnt orange blood for the Texans. I can always hope! TEXAS LONGHORNS 2024 NFL DRAFT PLAYER RANKINGS RANK PLAYER POS COLL WEIGHT HEIGHT 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK RATING SUMMARY 36 Adonai Mitchell WR 196lbs 6-4 4.50 9 43.8 87.1 Adonai Mitchell, Wide Receiver, Texas Adonai Mitchell's journey began at Cane Ridge High School, where he was rated a 3-star recr... 43 Byron Murphy II DL 308lbs 6-1 5.05 9 52.6 86.6 Byron Murphy II from DeSoto High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sc... 45 Xavier Worthy WR 172lbs 6-1 4.29 6 34.6 86.5 Xavier Worthy from Central East High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high... 55 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 243lbs 6-4 4.56 3 57.5 86.0 Ja'Tavion Sanders from Ryan High School was rated a 5-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sc... 60 T'Vondre Sweat DL 362lbs 6-4 5.05 14 62.1 85.9 T'Vondre Sweat from Huntsville High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high... 62 Jonathon Brooks RB 207lbs 6-0 4.45 5 69.4 85.8 Jonathon Brooks emerged from Hallettsville High School as a multi-faceted athlete, excelling in both football and basketball. In f... 173 Jaylan Ford LB 242lbs 6-3 4.76 17 153.5 79.7 Jaylan Ford from Lone Star High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sch... 190 Christian Jones OT 321lbs 6-6 5.21 41 166 78.5 Christian Jones from Cy Woods High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. Following h... 210 Isaiah Neyor WR 215lbs 6-3 4.49 63 470.5 77.9 Isaiah Neyor from Lamar High School was rated a After high school, Neyor opted to join Wyoming.In 2019 as a freshman Neyor saw a... 263 Jordan Whittington WR 204lbs 6-1 4.47 53 375.7 75.0 Jordan Whittington from Cuero High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high ... 334 Keilan Robinson RB 188lbs 5-9 4.32 50 515.5 72.0 Keilan Robinson from St. John's High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. Following...
  4. Plenty of needs still but finally the team seems to be building a sustainable base that offers a likelihood of an upward trajectory. Damn. Writing that makes me feel like I personally may have jinxed the team. Hopefully just Oiler PTSD! I think if you get Stroud better protection, all receivers will see improved numbers. So I am hoping a little more O-line help. I know that it's not flashy, but better protection giving another 1/2 second for routes? I think that could be a nice return on investment. They definitely struggled versus Baltimore, so it's an area that could use some shoring up, if for no other reason than to allow dinged up guys to get some relief? Strong arguments for CB, WR, DL as well. We are pretty good one deep, not great, but pretty good. Maybe we can work some free agency magic, and another year of draft magic to make 2024 another playoff year. Just keep putting good peices into place and good things will happen with Demeco and Stroud I am truly starting to believe (despite my Oiler PTSD)
  5. In other words...Thank God we can rely on the Republican controlled raw desire for personal power at the Supreme Court level to make the correct decision, rather than rely on the integrity and principles of the court. 5-3 GOP So, for the most politically corrupt Supreme court ever, desire not to cede power is our best hope. God help us...
  6. I think I have some sort of hillbilly rig for my RV from the prior owners that looks pretty similar. OF course the fucking outdoor plug near the heater wasn't getting any juice. Maybe a GFCI somewhere, need to test it and see if that's the case or not. That was why I didn't try my heat gun is with so much exposed pipe you could just not be hitting the right spot. I guess it's great that it freezes so often now in Austin, I get an immediate chance to see if my wrap saves it this go round.
  7. My thought was this Spring to potentially flip the conventional water heater into the garage, to free up the space. But a tankless would actually solve all my garage configuration issues with electrical and plumbing for the washer and dryer in the garage. In fact the one area of vulnerability during the snowpocolypse was that the feeder water line for the water heater is not insulated (or well insulated) in the garage wall. And the hot water froze up on those garage lines that were inaccessible. Tankless might be actually the simplest solution from a space and plumbing routing perspective to grab that closet space. So how many GPM are your heaters?
  8. I was wondering about this? Simply as at some point I did some research, and it seemed like the flow of water was what kicked on the gas units I was looking at way back when. With the better insulation maybe just turning on the hot water for a couple minutes every couple hours will do the trick? I'll go measure the space for the future cover, and do a little research on the model they installed. I could pretty easily make that utility closet additional interior storage space, with such a change. SO DIFFERENT QUESTION- Those of you commenting, do you like your tankless water heaters? The reason I am asking is that I am seriously contemplating moving the hot water heater from the interior closet (it used to also house the air handler before it was moved to attic) behind the closet wall and into the garage. I could flip the water connections from the back wall of the utility closet, onto the back wall of the garage pretty easily actually. Assuming the current vent would meet spec on a tankless gas heater. But no power, no hot water, right?
  9. Yeah once it got some sun on the black insulation yesterday it started to work. Still has a little bit of a drip, but apparently it's pretty minor. Yes,yes,yes, drip the hot water! I will likely just go ahead and build a box out of foam and some 1/4 ply, as an extra layer of protection. Still I will never understand why folks are such fuck ups on simple installations. The way the flex connections are forced up against the bottom of the unit because they are too damn long makes them impossible to insulate properly. It just takes a fucking second to do shit right, and so often it's just fuck it up, and move on... Thanks guys for all the input! Oh and it faces East, so catches the morning sun
  10. The maintenance guy came out and broke off two of the valve handles... so there's that. I think it's gonna start leaking like a mofo, one it warms back up. But hopefully not. I mean they have the fucking temp setting that should be inside the house dangling on the about 8 feet of wire curled up underneath the thing. That's the LED small square panel you see. But they have Flex water connections that are way too long and thus are crimped in the forcing the connection process and impossible to get insulation around. But hillbilly before and after dad... I did have several bits and pieces of insulation I grabbed from the garage that I hung on to. But I had to cut some strips to fill the gapping as I duct taped up all the water lines. Isn't that electrical line supposed to come into the bottom? Or does a watertight fitting negate that? Oh I did get a nice pour of a couple of tasty Tequila Ocho top shelves at Eldorado Cafe on the way home.
  11. My daughter lives in a newer neighborhood off MLK and they have an outside tankless system. She's renting, and the bottom line is the install was shitty, and the insulation was non-existent. So she ended up with no hot water. I saw a little water leaking but with so much pipe exposed, I figured hitting it with my heat gun might not work and that I should just wrap the pipes as best I could. Forty five minutes later I did about as good a job as can be expected. So maybe next freeze the thing survives. But do any of you have outside gas tankless heaters? IF so how do you insulate them? I was thinking of going over and rewrapping, when my fingers aren't frozen, but I was also thinking about maybe building an insulated box to hang on the wall to further protect the system? Anyhow wondering what some of you do in this situation. I searched for another thread so if this is a duplicate I appologize.
  12. Thank you all for the responses! Great advice and input. I'll try to find out the final resolution and get back.
  13. I said any agreement should include a glowing reference as well. As that's something you can simply require them to do that is fair play in my mind. And I also think that if the guy hasn't been thinking about business cards, websites and manufacturers he doesn't want to compete. So take the money and move on, but stipulate the glowing reference letter that I would write.
  14. Oh yeah he already tried to negotiate more money but no movement there. So to me it's either compete or take the money. Not a lot in between.
  15. He was sort of the technical brains of the operation with an older owner. The older owner he thinks either wants to sell the business, or give the business to one of his kids as an income source. But that's just speculation. But not for cause. He's been there for like a decade Yeah the non-compete is bullshit. And would be dismissed as no specificity at all. And yeah the concern is he could get money whipped in court, regardless of the merits. IMHO that's the main reason for most companies to do a non-compete as fighting deeper pockets as in individual is(should be) a concern when signing anything quite frankly. Personally if I thought I could make $25K by competing with the old scrooge, I would be getting after it out of a burning desire to fuck that mofo over. I got fired one time, and I was the sales guy keeping the fucking lights on with my high profits and prompt payment fro customers. The guy that fired me went belly up in less than 6 months. It was funny that he thought he could take my accounts. Anyhow that's the path I would go. Fuck him. To me it's either that, or just sign the agreement and move on.
  16. For the love of all sanity do NOT show this picture to the Aggies!! All they will see is a potential new variation of their elephant walk!
  17. Luckily it's not me, but a friend of a friend found himself in this situation getting fired when he was expecting a bonus. Then the owner comes back and offer 3 months pay to sign the non-compete and sort of NDA, where he agrees not to speak badly of the owners. Like I said the story is second hand, but that's the gist of it. It sounded like the agreement was some internet cut and paste stuff. I know that Non-competes are basically worthless unless specific geographically and specific time period are included. So I am pretty sure that part of the agreement isn't worth the paper it's printed on. However, I have no idea about whether or not the NDA/speak no ill might actually have some teeth even if signed after the fact? Even if duress may be a factor, it's something I just know nothing at all about. My understanding is the "severance" would be around $25,000, and includes returning a laptop that was a combo work/personal computer. The guy has young kids and that cash would be important to a less panicked work transition. My first thought is just sign, take the cash and move on. As I don't think he really wants to compete with the owner, former boss, as he hasn't been researching and planning to do so the past two weeks so for me that is a moot issue. So what about signing an after the face NDA? My suggestion was to run the cut and paste document he is being asked to sign by an attorney. Just for peace of mind. Then sign the thing and take the money. I think the only concern is that if he signs he might face getting sued, and have his former boss try to bleed him out with legal maneuvers on the NDA. I would feel better about signing and netting $24K with $1K going to the attorney, rather than simply signing. (If I had any thoughts about potentially competing or using my former contacts.) Anyhow just wondering your thoughts since some of you guys actually have brains that are useful! 😉 And no he is not gonna post pics of his wife! Like I said this is a friend of a friend so I don't have a lot of details, just looking for your general thoughts.
  18. Seems like we borrowed your mascot... Signed Westchester 😉
  19. Well for me this has been quite a journey. I grew up on the Luv Ya Blue, and the move to Tennessee was sort of the end of my NFL fandom with no Houston. Started to take some interest with JJ Watt on the squad. But I decided I would start rooting for my old hometown team once again in 2020 and shades of the Oilers, the bed shitting began and 4-12 was the final tally I think? Anyhow Deshaun being a moron helped send the team into turmoil, and I thought "Fuck me" any Houston team I root for is doomed if the ball isn't round. But this year has been awesome. You could see from the beginning the defense seemed to be a little more intense, and you saw flashes of hope with a good OL and some new key young draft picks. I could see this team growing into something. Having them turn the corner the same year more Horns have ascended has been frigging awesome! They really are starting to build something! Now just stay healthy and let's home we can get the ball to bounce our way in the coming weeks. It's nice to have football hope again for the long suffering fans of Houston.
  20. A note on the raw tortilla discussion. One thing we have noticed is that if you are making quesadillas after cooking the tortillas you need very little butter (if any depending on brand) because there is a higher oil content in the raw tortillas. The other thing that I started doing last year was cooking the tortilla to where the first side was nearly crispy before I flipped it. Then when the thing puffs up after the turn, I take some of my grated taco cheese and put in in middle of the tortilla to make a melting cheese base for my meat. The puff collapses from the colder cheese, and about the time the cheese starts to soften the other side of the tortilla is done. Then I just make a regular taco, but I like the crispiness of the tortilla. I guess in the end it's half quesadilla half taco, but all delicious!
  21. But whats funny is the amount of money A&M flushes down the toilet with contract extensions after those two blips on the radar. But flushing $100 million down the rat hole for two ranked seasons seems reasonable... if you are fucking moron! These Aggie jokes really do write themselves!
  22. Well, bought some baby squid and some head on shrimp at H-Mart, to pretty up some pasta. Truffle cream pasta with baby Squid (calamari) and shrimp with roasted broccoli. Sort of interesting dealing with the raw squid cleaning it. I have always been a fan of fried calamari. But wanted to try a less caloric presentation with a quick sauté. I grabbed some head on shrimp simply for a colorful presentation but damn if it wasn't some of the sweetest shrimp we have ever had. I am guessing because the head was still on? Going to roast some later with head on vs head off, to see if the head was the secret sweetness factor. Anyhow a pretty plate that tasted great. That truffle cream oil, was fantastic on the pasta.
  23. Aggies take note. You only give the extension AFTER acheivement, not NEAR achievement! Happy for Sark and glad we have him. I think he is excited to continue building his legacy along with that of bringing Texas truly back. The thing I like even better about Sark now is he knows the challenge ahead. He knows it's really hard to get to the promised land, and even tougher to stay there! We have the right man for the job!
  24. One thing that is in play now that was not in play in the past is the use of AI, in targeting and battle planning. This I would think would be especially helpful against players like the Houtis. I would assume that identifying movements, and congregations of key players might be much easier using AI? You have to assume the Houtis are in a game of cat and mouse. And the advantage of the mouse is the ability to hide. I would think that AI might be a great assistance here?
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