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Catpfish

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  1. Again, hard to say. Are the power lines on your side of the road? Are you okay with power lines running to the house or do you want the lines buried? How much power are you going to require (affects the size of the transformer and gauge of wire)? For instance, my house is about 600 ft back from the road. I had to use one Oncor "credit" to get power to the front of my property (I'm at the end of this particular transmission line and it had previously ended at my neighbors property). That got me a meter at the gate which I use to power the gate, entry lights and pond aerator. Then I got another "credit" to get the power up to my house by getting another meter. I had to come out of pocket for the extra cost of running underground, installing 2" conduit for 600 feet) and the extra distance beyond the Oncor credit, and, even then, stupid Oncor undersized the transformer and we are limited as to what we can do in regards to outbuildings and extra power usage. I want to say the Oncor "credit" was 300 feet or some dollar amount (can't remember the number), whichever got you more distance. I think I ended up coming out of pocket in the $3,000-$4,000 range just for the Oncor charges. Edited to add this was in 2014, so I'm sure things have changed and gotten more expensive
  2. Utilities are impossible to answer without knowing how far you have to go. For instance, Oncor allows a certain amount of money or a certain distance whichever gets you further. You can probably expect to pay somewhere between $9-11 a foot all in on running a water line from the meter to where you are building, but who knows how far you'll have to run the water to get to your property...it could be right in front, it could be across the street (you'll have to pay for the burrowing) or you could have to extend the water line yourself. On the septic, I'm not so sure that I would want one installed. If is already installed, you are going to be limited to what it was designed for. For instance, someone might have put one in for a one bedroom/one bath cabin. If you build any larger, you'd have to redo the whole system. The ag exemption is another issue. Usually, there'll already be one in place. If so, work with the owner/seller on keeping it. For instance, if they are running cattle, let them continue to run cattle, or hay, or row crops or wildlife exemption, etc. It's much easier to do that than it is to get one yourself. You are looking at a minimum of three years and lots of proof to get the county to agree to it if you are starting from scratch.
  3. I think the problem would be that you would end up with just one room without the popcorn. That would be unusual to say the least, not to mention, the imaginary bells that would set off for potential buyers about the roof leaks, water leaks, pee stains (no judgement here), etc. that might have caused the repair
  4. Technically not Dallas Stars news, but the AHL has pushed the season start back to February 5, 2021 at the earliest. I guess players like Hanley, Cogliano, etc. will be carried by the parent club until then?
  5. I'll also add Georgetown TV & Audio. Very nice guys.
  6. Was anyone else's sound all over the place? Really distracting loud background noise for a few seconds off and on throughout the whole episode. On Directv if that matters.
  7. From their FAQ
  8. John Wayne (Marion Morrison at the time) became friends with Wyatt Earp on the John Ford movie sets. Wayne claims that everything he did was modeled after the Earp...the walk, the talk, etc. I never thought about the overlap with the Wild West and Hollywood.
  9. I just assumed that Stormfront's daughter was dead. Didn't she have a line that everyone she loves is dead or something to that effect?
  10. City code might have changed and requires a certain amount of space between the driveway and the corner for safety reasons? Since you are completely tearing down and rebuilding, I would imagine that you lose any "grandfathering." This is purely a guess though
  11. Pardon my ignorance, but which date is the important one where the timer starts? Is it the filing, the trust approval or when they cash the check?
  12. Yeah, I've tried that page. I have tried copy and pasting the URL from when you get the initial google search results (where the cemetery is the first listed) and then I have tried the URL from clicking on the cemetery link. Both times, that removal page comes back and says that it isn't a correct URL. Since there isn't a page that it links to, I'm not sure what they are looking for. The google search links to a google review page. Of course, there is a higher probability that I don't know what I'm doing than Texas missing a tackle on Saturday (is such a thing even possible?), so there is that.
  13. I've tried to fill out the form showing the search results page, but they allow that input. It comes up in the Google search results without linking to any other pages. I'm guessing it's pulling from the old pages but not linking them, so I can't give them specific pages to pull it from...if that makes sense.
  14. Business phone number that we've had for 50 years. We were a contact for this place up until about 10 years ago, but only for access to it's historical significance. Probably doxxed myself already (or close to it), but them's the breaks.
  15. Is there anyone on the Surl that can help with getting some information removed from a google search? When this search is typed, a phone number comes up that is pulled from several websites that are no longer active. I've tried to reach out to the web sites to get the information removed, but no response. It's an issue because this number gets called by people who are almost always going through a period of extreme personal loss (death of a loved one) and all we can do is offer condolences and send them to another phone number/business. This probably doesn't make a lot of sense, but I can go into further detail in a DM.
  16. Also did In the Ghetto Memories for Elvis
  17. Looks good. I don't think the heat pump will work well with a spa. It is not a quick heater. Our pool is a little bigger (about 19' X 40', 4.5' to 6' depth) and you are lucky to raise the temp 1 degree per hour. Of course, you would be heating a much smaller area for the hot tub, but I just don't see it being capable of a hot tub experience unless you keep it running 24 hours a day.
  18. Never even considered that. Thanks for the tip...but just the tip
  19. A piggyback question...I'm looking for wireless earbuds that I can wear while mowing with some type of noise cancellation ability. I have a zero-turn so the motor is right behind me. I have some Walker shooting protection with bluetooth and they work well, but they are over the ear and get very dirty and uncomfortable after a couple of hours. Bose is coming out with a new quietcomfort earbud next month, so no reviews on them yet. Airpod pro gets the best current reviews but I was wondering how well they would cancel a motor right behind you.
  20. Catpfish

    Getting old sucks

    And we'd like to keep it that way
  21. Shooting from the hip...and that pitch fell flat
  22. Is anyone else'ssignal dropping out constantly? I've tried satellite (Directv) and antenna (pixelates badly). I even checked with my mom (Dish) and hers is dropping.
  23. This is from a CNBC story, so take it for what it's worth
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