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Catpfish

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  1. I had to go look it up. I don't think they are too concerned about CTE...or much of anything else
  2. Depends on where you are. In Austin, right now, it's hard to get appraisers to give much, if any, value to solar. As it becomes more widespread, that will probably change. It'll also depend on whether you own the system outright (might get some value) as opposed to leased (zero value).
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  4. I'm pretty sure I read that it has a private road with a 16' tall stone entrance
  5. We actually had a pretty good soaking east of Pflugerville. 0.56 inches between 11 and midnight last night. Of course, you can still break an ankle in the ground cracks.
  6. I bought one from him also. He was a great guy to work with. You might check with local high schools and their 4H/shop departments. They are always looking for projects, especially one that will get them some money. I know the local high school has the equipment to custom cut the designs for the sides.
  7. The other thing to be aware of is that you will keep getting new plants growing from the roots for the next 4-5 years (at least that's how long it seemed). You can roundup the new plants pretty easily, but there will be continual supply for a while. I cut the stump to ground level and then dug it out by hand.
  8. To keep the fake cheese from binding the students up
  9. The one part that was close to reality. The Yellow Rose of Texas
  10. https://tenor.com/rwL5.gif Crap. Can't get it to work due to old age. Insert Dikembe Mutombo finger wag...denied
  11. Don't think it will work that way. I'm pretty sure that I read the rescuers/searchers were having to leave tanks along the route because there are areas where you can't fit through wearing a tank.
  12. I think the county will determine that. My neighbor, who I bought my land from, was going to sell a five acre tract on the far end of his property. Travis county was going to require the new buyer to have all of the "original" tract resurveyed. That meant that about 6 different tracts were going to have to be resurveyed and I think the total cost was going to be in the $7,000-$10,000 (or higher) range. I think it will end up being something along TwiceHorn's post about the county trying to force "updated" surveys whenever possible.
  13. What Rusty is getting at is that it oculd take several months to get an approved plat. The survey is one of the first steps if full approval by the county commissioners is going to be needed. I think it took about 4-5 months when I went through the process in 2012.
  14. I'm ETJ of another city but since I'm on over 5 acres, that city defers to Travis County for regulation. At the time I was carving out my acreage from a much larger farm, I was told by the county that a permit would be required to clear the hackberries and any further development or improvements after my house (plans approved by county but no inspections) and the approved septic (three inspections per code) would require a permit.
  15. The septic is the only thing that would require an inspection. Everything else could easily be done without the county knowing about it.
  16. Technically, you are supposed to get a development permit anytime you do something to improve your property. It's the county's way of raising revenue and making sure they get their tax bite. I have hackberry trees along the front of my property. Were I to decide to cut them down, I should get a permit...I won't, but I should. I had a friend get a pool put in and specifically told the builder that he was not to get the permit from the county. He's going to ride it until the county finds thee pool via the satellite.
  17. It's possible to buy them out early depending on how much you want to spend
  18. In terms of resale, a leased system adds zero to the appraisal per FHA guidelines. There is a real problem in Austin with appraisers adding much value (if any) for owned systems. I'm sure that will change as more homes have solar, but right now it can be a point of contention in the sale/appraisal process.
  19. They say it takes two weeks to notice anything (supposedly 95% effective at that point) so it'll take a bit. I hung a kit here but it's usually so windy that I don't know if it'll be obvious if it is working.
  20. Update on the shipping...just got my order in and I placed it on Friday. Lost Monday due to Memorial Day and that is pretty quick turnaround. I never even got a shipping confirmation. I have given a kit to a co-worker who has a lot of mosquitoes, so I might have something to report in a couple of weeks.
  21. This is a performance from the National Memorial Day concert from this year. The lyrics were added to the Band of Brothers main theme in 2003. It caused a dust storm in the house when it was on.
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