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Shoxthemonkey

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  1. If need be, I'll paypal you a couple hundred for bail. This needs to happen.
  2. You will always see people crow about it when it's accurate. You never hear about the 90%* of the time that it is off. * made up number. YMMV
  3. Reddy Killerwatt
  4. I put in a 20 station Viega Manabloc when I built my house. It has 8 hot circuits and 12 cold. It's mounted on a wall in my basement utility room. All pex. Worth it's weight in gold.
  5. When I built my house out in the sticks I made sure that I wired the central air so that I could unplug it from the house circuit and plug it into my gas powered generator. I realize that it isn't per code at all but it works like a charm and there is zero chance that I am bleeding current back to the grid. They are doing rolling blackouts up here today and when it gets to be my turn I will swap plugs and hit the start button. I will at the very least stay warm. One of the benefits of living in a backwoods county that didn't have any zoning rules until recently. All this to say that if I lived in Texas I would be investing in a residential Generac setup pronto. https://www.generac.com/ Good luck to all of you, I'm sending as much non-denominational mojo as I can muster.
  6. Just as a PSA, there should be a red cord that hangs from the garage door opening system whether it's chain or track. You can pull that cord to release the door from the powered track. The door can then be manually operated. When it is ready to be returned to auto service you can close the door and use a short push stick or flat ended tool to re-engage the mechanism to the track or chain. No reason to be trapped because the power is out. One other thing, Do this when the door is closed. If you pull the cord while the door is open it could fall to the closed position and kill or injure a pet or child standing in the way. Don't do that.
  7. After I posted I left the heat lamps on the regulators for another hour. It was too cold for me to worry about wasting the electricity. I decided to try the furnace one more time and lobyhole it came on. Apparently it can get too cold for LP regulators to do their job.The sun is out and it's only -3 now. Crisis averted.
  8. -19 below at my house right now. -20 on my car as I drove into town. Not sure the accuracy of a 2004 grand Marquis. Just know it's really cold. And it appears that the igniter has gone out on my furnace. I put heat lamps on both lp regulators to make sure they weren't frozen. They aren't. Waiting for the heating guy to troubleshoot the controls. It last ran at 6:00 so it's still 65 in the house but it is dropping.
  9. Predicting -15 overnight. Will be a new personal low.
  10. Cheap diabetic chocolate candy. Better than Ex-Lax.
  11. -15 and 112, both in Wichita. But they get 3 of the most beautiful days you can imagine. 1 each in April, May and October. I did see -20 at Mt. Washington, NH but we made a special trip to do that.
  12. That's it. Thanks. Interesting sidenote. Way back at the beginning of my time on Shaggy/Surly, you were one of the few posters that I put on ignore. Because of this thread and you being quoted where I could see them, I took you from the list. For what it's worth, I appreciate your response.
  13. Thanks for the replies, guys. A little info I didn't share earlier, we were friends before I went to work there. I have known the family and all of his siblings (co-owners as well) since we were all highschoolers. It makes this all a little more personal than a typical boss/worker relationship. I doubt that it changes the dynamic much but what do I know.
  14. Dayton Moore being involved, you are likely correct. I won't say for sure until I see who the PTBNLs are. There are quite a few good arms in the Royals minor league system. I don't see the need for the cash from BOS unless they are giving up one of them. That will piss me off.
  15. Now this, this is funny.
  16. No shit
  17. Guess who dislocated his middle finger wiping his ass. Yeah, this guy did. Only the tip. Hurts like a mother. Looks like I better go get a bidet. I'll have to use my left hand in the meantime. Awkward.
  18. I'm back. One of the owners of the place I work is going into rehab in Wimberly next week. Not sure how they landed on that facility other than his son lives in the Bee Cave area. It's a long way from home and his wife... I plan to go back and read this entire thread over the next few days but would y'all give me the Cliffnotes on being helpful and supportive through this. Any thoughts on the facility? Good choice? I'm at the point that it doesn't matter as long as he sees and admits the need to seek help and not listen to those that want to maintain the perfect veneer. That hasn't worked. Thanks in advance.
  19. Watts this, Bossy?
  20. ^^^ Yes, he was way too young. Former Shocker and one of my favorites from the Smithson/Fogler transition years. I know he had Covid earlier but it still seems sudden.
  21. It's really easy to remember. One is a shithole with no redeeming qualities and the other is stuck in Kansas.
  22. Nope. This one is in Texas. People get them confused all the time.
  23. Thanks for the bump. I'm a normie, of sorts, but You guys help me keep my head on straightish. Carry on.
  24. Not a PF tune necessarily but it's close enough for gov't work. I had forgotten about this from years ago and remembered it earlier today. Rick Wright's keyboards and DG's guitar work were meant for each other.
  25. I haven't seen the show but I read the article. You are absolutely correct. Well worth the time it takes to read it. BTW, our current rec choices suck. I want to thank you for your post but all I can do is like it. I don't do "hook'em" because I'm not a Texas alum or fan. I have noting against UT.
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