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Catpfish

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  1. I'm right at 2 inches (TWSS) of rain in the month of August just east of Pflugerville. It has added zero to my tank, I think my fish are going to have to grow lungs or die. It's so frustrating because you watch the radar and it's like watching a rerun of 2008 Tech, you keep hoping the ball gets caught and, yet, are always disappointed
  2. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Not to keep beating a dead horse, but be careful if you move to starlink. My system is mounted at the top of my house, with no obstruction within a hundred yards, and loses connection in any type of rain. This is what my connection is doing right now and has been down all afternoon. They say they are aware of a degradation of service in my area (Pflugerville) and are working on it, but who knows what that means. That said when it works, which admittedly is most of the time, it's pretty good but my wife has had to work from a mobile hotspot at least twice in the last 2 weeks.
  3. I learned starting on the third dot from the right and throwing over the second arrow. Doesn't require a big hook and keeps you away from the gutter A similar shot to what Norm Duke threw at the end
  4. WuLaw, I think it was a couple of years or longer before I ever rolled a 600, but I have already discussed my lack of practice and good habits. You'll stagnate for a while and then something will click. Just keep at it. It looks easy until you start caring about what you are doing.
  5. Best series is around a 760 and I have bowled a 300 although it was early in my "career." Did not even break 600 that night as I didn't really care what happened in the third game. Have made it to tenth about 5 other times but no luck. All that to say, that there are days I end up in without a decent look no matter what I try and I'm still fully capable of throwing a 470 series once I get pissed. The other thing that really gets me is when the lanes don't run the AC enough and there is no slide whatsoever on the approach. That will really throw your timing and balance off in a hurry. One of the guys on my team has a brother that was averaging about 235 in Dallas and got bored throwing right handed. Switched to left for a couple of season was averaging around 205 by the time he switched back to right. I'd be lucky to get a shot off without busting my ass.
  6. How serious do you want to be? We have guys in our league show up with $1,000 in equipment every night, pretty much like a set of golf clubs. Different balls with different covers drilled differently for different reactions to match the lanes on any given night. I only use 2 balls...a hooking ball (I try and adjust my speed and line to match conditions and sometimes it actually works) and a plastic ball for spares on the right side (10 pin, etc). You can get as crazy with it as you want. I've bowled state and nationals, they are fun and you don't have to be very good to enjoy the time. They are all flighted just like golf club championships with fewer flights (usually only 2 or 3). We were missing a bowler so we had a professional bowler from the women's tour sign on to finish out our fivesome. Just about every ball was within a quarter of inch the whole way down the lane. It was something to see up close. I think she bowled around a 680 and was five months pregnant to boot.
  7. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Yeah, it just keeps getting worse. Haven't hit over 40 all weekend. Absolutely no way for there to be instruction. Can't even stream from Hulu right now
  8. Wulaw, are you in Houston? For some reason that pops in my head. If in Austin, I would go to the pro shop at Highland Lanes for any advice. It's owned by Wes Malott but he has moved from Pflugerville to somewhere in the Midwest (maybe Indiana?). The guy that runs it now, Gary, is a great guy and very knowledgeable.
  9. The easiest way to throw a hook is to release the ball like you are going to shake hands bringing your hand up the back side of the ball if that makes sense. It doesn't put a lot of stress on your wrist or elbow the way some crankers do. Have bowled leagues for about 10 years...could be pretty good if I worked at it, but we'd rather drink batmen at Pluckers and sober up to drive home while bowling. Haven't been to a bowling alley except on league night in several years. Highest league average was around 206 but usually around 198-200. Get a team of guys that you enjoy being around and don't give a shit about the rest makes for a fun evening away from the wife.
  10. The law was changed in 1997 for federal taxes. You can get the exemption every 2 years as the trade-off for doing away with the trade-up clause. There might be something with California's state tax that still includes it though. I have no idea on that.
  11. Just a note. It seems like you are including an old tax provision in that you can defer gains by rolling the proceeds into the purchase of "bigger" house, and that is no longer the case.
  12. Just a quick note to those going for formal protest...remember to use median numbers as they seem to like that better than average. I don't think it matters as much right now, but it's a holdover from the times of many foreclosure sales.
  13. I really tried to find a gif of Harrison Ford running through the dam in Force 10 from Navarone but quickly lost interest
  14. What do you mean by open flame? The 640 has a "door" in the deflector plate that can be removed. The door is directly over the pellet burner. If you are wondering about searing, I'm sure you can get it over 700 pretty quickly and you can buy searing grates that should help with potential flare-ups.
  15. Can't help on skulls, but...
  16. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Has anyone else's speed slowed? Mine measured at 30 down and 4 up this morning. The speed has really been pretty crappy since I had to power cycle the dish, dropping from the 110 down range to the current 30.
  17. Catpfish

    Starlink

    And it's back. Very simple procedure to power cycle and let it do its thing. Might have to wait a month or longer for the next rain to see if this was an aberration or if it is that sensitive or moving, etc.
  18. Had a brief rain a little east of Pflugerville. Weather station says it's 94 right now.
  19. Catpfish

    Starlink

    It's bolted to the chimney frame and stucco on the starlink pole adapter, so I wouldn't think it would move. Of course, I have no real way of knowing. I'm about to plug the power back in to complete a power cycle to see if that brings it back up.
  20. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Looks like I lost reception during a brief rain just now including pretty good wind gusts. Wasn't that heavy comparatively speaking...about a tenth of an inch in about 10-15 minutes. Still waiting for it to come back about 20 minutes after it went down
  21. Just got a tenth of an inch a little east of Pflugerville. Of course, I had just paid my cousin's kids to paint the pipe fence about 4 hours ago.
  22. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Haven't noticed anything, but not sure I would notice brief outages. Dish mounted on top of house with no obstructions at all.
  23. Catpfish

    Starlink

    Speeds are pretty inconsistent about 18 hours in. Download has ranged from 63 to 142 which is still much faster than the 30 I was getting from line of sight antenna. Upload speeds have ranged from 1.5 to about 7 with most in the 5 to 6 range which is about the same as what I was getting before.
  24. BD, not an installer, just built a house with the spray foam from the start (even spray foamed some interior walls for sound deadening). My house is all electric so I didn't have to worry about gas appliances and the possible buildup of fumes. I was actually not aware that you could put gas appliances in a foam house when I first started planning (about 9 years ago), so I always planned on all electric. I would be leery of not switching out the units. My understanding now is that the gas units should be enclosed and completely sealed off with outside venting to prevent the gases from getting back into the house, since the whole purpose of the foam is an airtight seal. I can tell you that the house is pretty airtight. We have to crack a nearby window to get a fire started, otherwise it'll barely smolder. Once it's going, it creates a draft with a separate fresh air inlet specifically for the fireplace only.
  25. Wish I could say the same. 3400 square feet and electric bill was $399 last month. Of course, we have a ton of windows, are at the top of hill, no trees to shade the house and a pool...but, still. I'd hate to see the bills without the foam.
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