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joe dirt

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  1. 2 hours ago, Spaulding Smails said:

    That seems pretty high.  I would guess $125/SF for the pool (assuming average depth, normal tile, coping, no huge equipment upgrades, etc).  Add $15K for the spa.  So, I think your $80K budget is reasonable.  Do you have crazy logistical challenges like a steep hill or did you add any other flatwork or outbuildings that would drive the price up?

    nope. backyard build area is basically a flat, 60’x50’ rectangle of nothing but grass. we had a quick chat and he did a redesign more inline with the design aspects we discussed and within our budget. still waiting on the other 3 companies before we decide which direction to go. i’m already hating this process and we haven’t really even begun. 

  2. we had consultations with 4 companies last week to design a pool+spa combo in derkaville. maybe i need to reset my expectations, but jesus fucking christ the first quote came in at just over 6 figures, which is a good 20% over the budget we discussed. this is a 20x27.5’ pool with a 7.5x7.5’ spa with a spillover and not much else in the way of water features. decking is concrete too.

    is this the new average cost of pools in texas?! gonna wait to see the other 3 before i decide whether to even bother asking him to tweak anything. fml

  3. On 2/1/2020 at 11:27 PM, closetohumping said:

    Just got a Goldendoodle.  Smart as a whip, but hard to train it seems

    we’re on week 5 with our mini goldendoodle, chancho. he’s been great so far but sometimes i feel like we should be a little further along in the training. 

    On 2/2/2020 at 1:16 PM, Deej said:

    My rule on puppies is even negative attention is attention. Dogs hate being ignored. Ignoring them is a powerful tool. Do something bad, get put in some sort of timeout and don't even look at them. 

    correct. i think this is why chanchito seems to only listen to me. i couldn’t pay the kids to stop messing with him for even a minute bc they can’t help but pet him, pick him up or talk to him with baby talk. 

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  4. it’s been mild af this winter and neither my front or backyard has gone fully dormant. am i good to start the annual scalping? i’m in austin.

    also need to get control of clover. what can i use? i need names of shit i can get at home depot or lowe’s 

  5. 4 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

    lulz

    i especially like the part where he says “many saying don’t do it, sir”, then immediately follows that up with the “...many more mistakes of judgement” projection. 

     

    every time he injects the word “sir” into his stories...

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  6. 51 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Such bs.  Even if hunter Biden is/was the most corrupt person in the world, it has no bearing on this case.  I’m still wondering why Bill Barr isn’t going after hunter if he’s such a criminal.

    i keep tryna figure out why them dumb shits want him to testify here. i was gonna ask the surly collective, but, well, yeah. 

  7. we picked this little guy up a week ago. his name is chancho!

    anyway, i been feeding him blue buffalo wilderness puppy food the past week until my wife texted me this afternoon demanding we switch his food asap. apparently some facebook story floating around about someone’s dog dying after eating this brand. she seems pretty adamant about changing so i come to the surly collective for suggestions. 

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  8. 3 hours ago, Lobo said:

    I think he just supports Trump because Donald backed him in his art supply war with Gary Busey. 

    And to be fair to the President, if I'm ever forced to decide who, between Meatload and Gary Busey, stole art supplies in order to buy coke...yeah, I'm going to the Loaf.  

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  9. On 10/25/2019 at 11:43 AM, BNB said:

    I just started playing COD Mobile.  Enjoying it.  I am thinking of picking this up.   I am thinking PC over Xbox.  I haven't played a fps game in a long time.

    bought mw around black friday and haven’t even loaded it into my ps4 yet. cod mobile has been occupying my time just fine. 

  10. spent the better part of yesterday moving our acct over from at&t prepaid to t-mobile. the acct is for our two 12 yr olds (blended fam) and FIL who is currently rocking a flip phone in some louisiana bayou. my wife and i have at&t service thru work so who cares if my kids’ reception sucks outside of austin. not me is who. 

    anyway, the end result is 3 lines of magenta plus for $112/mo and premium netflix for $3. not bad considering prepaid on the kids’ lines was $77/mo total with 8GB data each plus adding in my FIL. they gave me a 20% f&f code which covers the entire acct forever. so i’ll be keeping this fucker for when i need to add my other chirrens when they’re old enough for phones. 

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