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smuggs

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  1. It’s that stretched-out piss belly from popping out 4 kids before 25. Thing looks like the Spalding Pro-Grip that’s been sitting out in the weather in the corner of my driveway for the last 4 months.
  2. Should totally bring it back for a game. Blow the goddamned doors off the place.
  3. "Beetleboobs..." "Beetleboobs..." "BEETLEBOOBS !!!"
  4. I believe the free E-Meter reading is administered anally in the penitentiary.
  5. I like how Karen Bear gave him a smack to think about before he left. ”Fuck you… I’m leaving, but fuck you.”
  6. Lol, they still haven't figured out how to get out of my taco. SAD!
  7. I think we need a pipe-laying fact check from @Steel Shank regarding maximum crotch load forces.
  8. Coonass royal family. You should see the crawfish house.
  9. Perhaps Mitch just temporarily spaced-out while reminiscing about this Narvel Felts jam.
  10. The higher the building the more exposure to wind and flying debris. Windows definitely need a stout (not just decorative) storm shutter system and exterior doors need to be multi point locking.
  11. I wouldn't stay in any building that is direct beachfront. That is just an insane amount of exposure to wind and water. Our building is 3 story, structural steel frame with filled CMU walls and 1 3/4" plaster and cast stone exterior. Hurricane-rated windows with shutters and a slate tile roof on metal deck. It is a beast although Laura had it rocking and rolling. We're on the banks of Contraband Bayou in Lake Charles - waterfront but ~30 miles inland from the gulf. Day before / morning after:
  12. And this is spot-on. Being fit and able to handle sweltering heat. Lifting/moving heavy shit. Running power tools. Running a chainsaw. The most important items in the immediate aftermath were drinking water, our Weber Genesis and a couple of propane tanks, my Yeti 65 and a supply of ice. And baby wipes... holy fuck baby wipes are a Godsend.
  13. I rode out Laura in Lake Charles 3 years ago last Sunday. My wife and kids, mother, in-laws and pets evacuated to Austin. My reason for staying was two fold: 1) I had a secure building that we constructed specifically to endure these types of events in which to take shelter. I knew my odds of death weren't zero, but they were very low. There was no party, no drinking, no celebration. There was a lot of silence watching and listening to what seemed like the world being erased outside. 2) I had multiple commercial, residential and agricultural properties to weatherproof and secure after the shit hit the fan. The eye passed over us at ~midnight and by 7am I was out on the street. Being able to immediately address open buildings, lost roofs, damaged and/or unsecured property, etc. saved our family and associated businesses millions of dollars. Not to mention being able to help friends, neighbors and complete strangers even. And then 6 weeks later I did the same exact thing when Delta came through. People riding these things out with a false sense of bravado and to have a good story to tell are idiots. Personally I felt like it was in our family's best interests to stay. I would not have done so without #1 mentioned above, though.
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